Dec 20, 2006

Just... Keep... Going...

Still Going Well if 4am was a bad time to start your day yesterday, I imagine you'd be pretty jarred off to wake up at 2am and not be able to get to sleep, with a 12 hour early shift as your first day back at work to look forward to!

Poor old Nicole. I was vaguely aware of a text message that arrived about 7.45 and when I got up and read it, it was from Nicole saying that she'd forgotten her cards, keys, and bike lock and could we please drop them off?

So we tootled down to the hospital for around 9am, dialled the wrong number to let her know we'd arrived, making some poor nurse attempt to track Nicole down because after all I insisted she did work there.... never having been (or remember being) told the name of Nicole's ward which I know now has the inspirational name of "5C."

So we met her by the lift, dressed in the height of this year's fashion, viz. Wellington boots, and what I assume were these "Scrubs" things but might as well have been low-cost pyjamas for the criminally insane.

Since we were headed in that direction anyway, we went to Coot-Tha and did the circuit we generally do on a Monday, except with a back-pack and a child in it. I think it's what they call "yomping" although strictly speaking that may involve actual jogging.

Whenever Eloise was let out to walk, progress immediately came to an almost complete stand still, with Matilda exploring, Tiny waiting patiently, and me looking on good-naturedly (honestly) while Eloise performed some obviously essential task like clearing the leaves off the path. With a stick.

Whenever Eloise ensconced in back pack, progress excellent, though legs are feeling it a bit now. Somewhat short of breath at various points. Probably good exercise.

So... two hours later we finished up with some very tired dogs and a very tired Eloise.

Rest of the day spent sleeping, shopping, etc.

Nicole came back at 7.45pm, very tired. In bed by 8.30, after consuming Haloumi with Spiced Leeks w/ Rice. Haloumi fried excellently, I thought.

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