Getting things done!

We had another lie-in this morning - what bliss! Keith went to do the weekly shop while Sophie and I started on some things that we needed to do. First up was a new bank account for her. The one she has is just a basic account that she's had ever since she did a weekend job, so she felt it was time to upgrade a bit! The bank I use is fantastic and very easy to use, so she has switched to mine, and this will happen later in the month.

She also paid off the rest of her car as the agreement is coming to an end in a couple of months. This pleased her enormously - how quickly the years have gone by since she bought her little Hyundai! She wants to get herself a credit card for emergencies, but we decided to wait until her new bank account was opened.

We couldn't check in for our flights to Palma until later in the afternoon, so we helped Keith put the shopping away, had a late breakfast and did some housework. Keith had painted Mike's small chest of drawers so we put that in the spare bedroom and took an old television down from the loft to go in there as well. Sophie can then watch Netflix in there when the room is all decorated and cosy!

After a lunch of cheese and biscuits, we all went to the tip in Brixworth to take the old quilt and the bedding we no longer wanted. I was accosted by one of the staff who asked me to fill out a survey. He was very jokey and a real character!

From Brixworth, we took some toiletries to my Mum in the care home and then went to Tesco at Kettering. Sophie took two watches to Timpson's to have a battery fitted and some links taken out. While that was being done we had a drink in Costa and a slice of cake. We are eating out a lot just lately!

Back home we were able to check in for our flights and start to fill in the Spanish Health form. We put our details in but we can't submit it until 2 days before we fly. We are getting there, and all we need to do now is arrange for our lateral flow tests, two days after we arrive back in the UK.

At 6pm Sophie and I went back over to the care home to watch a firework display in the grounds. There were more people there than I thought there'd be, and although the display was shorter than the one in the village, it was still lovely to see fireworks! We missed them last year!

We returned home to baked potatoes and chilli - perfect for a cold night like tonight!