Slight relapse

Wake at 6:30 to the alarm and make a full English breakfast and tea. It's raining outside but the sky is clearing and fine weather is forecast for the next few days. Slept well last night despite a recurrence of my bronchial catarrh, perhaps it would be prudent to stay out of the pool until it has completely cleared. Shower, dress and drive to Cherry to collect Louis and take him to school. We arrive a little early and he gets the chance to run off some energy before school commences. Louis makes me laugh, he has such a surfeit of energy, always running and never tired. Just like his dad, Paul. Drive back to Cherry, load the dogs and take them to the Westwood, they are a bit stir crazy as they haven't been off the lead since last Wednesday. The rain has stopped and the sky is clearing, and soon I have to take off my jacket and then my jumper, as the sun comes out. All the trees that were flowering a short month ago are now starting to produce fruit and the abundant rain will ensure a bumper crop in the autumn. I let Dolly have an extra ten minutes off the lead as Teddy usually gets the lion's share. They are both glad to see me and much calmer after they have run off some pent up energy. Kids and dogs have much the same needs, love, food and lots of exercise! After dropping the dogs back with Pip, I drive into town and park at Tesco's and then walk to the library, but there is nothing that I haven't already read, or at least nothing that catches my eye. Walking back to the car, I feel suddenly tired and pausing only to buy some more fruit for Louis and a French stick, I drive straight home. Once in, I put the kettle on and make tea, then slice the baguette and make beef salad sandwiches of it and eat these in the garden. The midday sun burns hotly and I am forced to put the umbrella up whilst eating. Afterwards my attempt to read another book by Vermes ends in failure, no fault of his, just overwhelming tiredness. I set the alarm on my phone for ten to three and lie down until it's time to collect Louis. After collecting him, we go to the park opposite our doctors on Manor Road and he plays with the other children, happily, for an hour or so, until it's time to take him back to Cherry. Back home I make a pancake with lemon juice and Splenda from the left over Yorkshire pudding batter from Saturday. Then spend an hour breathing new life into my lap top, in order to redeem the iTunes voucher Andrew gave me for Fathers Day. After using my iPad and iPhone, I find using windows so slow and painful, it seems to take forever. I use the voucher to buy the audio book of Hilary Mantel's "Bringing up the bodies", her sequel to Wolf Hall. After rye and cheese sandwiches, listen to the first few chapters before calling it a day.