Olive was booked in for an aircon service and MOT today, so we all drove down to Brackmills and dropped her off at 8.30am, at one of the In and Out centres. We were early, so we went to Costa for a coffee before we took Sophie to work. I meant what I said about not going back to Café 900!
Once we'd dropped Sophie at work, Keith and I went home, had showers and popped to Tesco at Kettering. It's my Mum and Dad's anniversary today, and I bought them flowers and chocolates. Keith bought food for tomorrow night's meal, and we drove to the care home. I had decided to see them this morning as I needed to get some housework done this afternoon, and I'm glad I did because Mum was just about to go and have her hair done. I gave them their cards (one was a Moonpig card with some lovely photos of them over the years) and their goodies, which they were both thrilled with. I then went down to the salon with her.
Another lady was being seen to, so Mum and I sat and chatted with Jo, the hairdresser, for almost an hour. It was most pleasant! What a difference from what I'd been expecting, as well! Jo was lovely and perfect for her job as she shows a genuine caring approach to the residents. The lady being seen to was in her late 90s and was from Belgium, so she sometimes talks to Jo in Flemish! I bet she has some tales to tell!
Once Mum's hair was washed and curlers put in, she went under the dryer, so I rejoined Keith, who had been reading the paper in the car. We went home, had lunch, and I made a start on cleaning the kitchen. I started at the sink and went clockwise to give everything a deep clean. The fridge needed a good clean as we'd spilt egg white all over the shelves! I also had one mission today: find space for Sophie's collection of dishes and bowls that she's collected on her travels!
To free up space, I put some rarely used items into the cupboard in the garage and set out the collection on the island so Sophie could see her treasured china! I did as much as I could in the time, but I certainly made a difference, cleaning out the fridge of old jars and having a cull in the cupboard. It does need doing from time to time!
At 4pm, Keith and I drove back down to Brackmills. I picked up Olive, who had passed her MOT with flying colours and went to get Sophie from work while Keith returned home. The aircon certainly felt a lot colder, so much so that on the way home, it became really chilly. Success!
Dinner tonight was fajitas and then it was another episode of Panda!
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