Absent daughters

I forgot to post an update from Sunday.

After dropping off my mother at Heathrow I dropped my brother off then drove over to the family who were staying at my wife’s parents.  Needless to say I was knackered but got to relax and rest.  They had travelled from abroad the week before and had the option to stay longer.  We had told them to stay as things were to get worse here, but they were reassured by optimists that things would not be too bad.  But things got worse in the days before we saw them and when we arrived my father-in-law did not want to hug me!  Considering that we were to stay overnight, I am not sure this would have helped at all.

The following morning I took my wife and her mother to the shops, were we saw the panic, including the empty shelves of bottled water.

After doing our weekly shop, with the things that we were able to buy I was asked to do some lifting. And both kids helped.  Normally, it is just my daughter who helps, but my son, who has been becoming fitter since he has been cycling to school, helped as well.  I am hopeful that both will become fitter, but this depends on what restrictions COVID19 are placed.

On Monday, my daughter left for a school trip.  We were wondering if this was to go ahead, and in fact we were surprised when it was not cancelled.  And it has been quieter with just the one child.  He loves it, though has said he misses his sister.  I have been too busy to notice myself, finishing my day exhausted and only returning home was he was asleep.