Hmm So, it goes. They were playing out a lot of the day as it was a very pleasant day. Jack likes to tidy & one of his ‘games’ is to sweep up the leaves on the back street. Something I will join in with as I’ll get to sweep the yard & outside our yard. As we’ve had a mini-skip out there from the work we’ve had done in the attic – it seemed a good idea if I could ensure that there was as little debris out there that could be associated with that. Eve likes to join in with a dustpan & brush as well. She has not quite got the hang of it yet, but at least brushes toward the pan. I get bored of this game a lot quicker than them as one of my punishments for a major wrongdoing when I was a lad was to sweep the car park. Sweeping holds a special place for me that lowers my tolerance for it very quickly.
After tea such things moved to the front of the house. Jack was just rushing out from inside at one point when he tripped going through the door & fell. I came to pick him up & he complained of his knee & ear (which he bashed on the wall outside as he fell). So I sat down & gave him a cradling cuddle I noticed there was a spot of blood on his ear, but was as little bemused to find no injury. Louise came to see what was the matter & was a bit shocked that when I moved my hand from the back of his head it had blood on it! Eeep! One of those unpleasant moments when you think there may be something serious going on! After a bit of checking we found the wound. A (thankfully) small cut to the side of his head above & behind the ear. Louise dabbed with a wet flannel & Jack professed that it did not hurt. We kept calm as although we were alarmed at it all – we didn’t really want to distress Jack any further. He seemed remarkably unfazed by it all. Wanted to see the blood on the flannel, but was only shown a small bit & was happily mollified by a sweet cup of tea. That would be the 1st time he’s had tea with sugar in it. He didn’t try to brog it the wound & it scabbed over by the time he went to bed. Phew!
He was a little late to sleep & early to rise (awake before I left in the morning) but Louise says that he was back to his usual self more yesterday – not the shouty boy of the previous day. Slept well last night. He was asleep as I left as usual, although Eve was up this morning. Having said that she has slept through the night for the 1st ever time! Louise has probably had the 1st night since Jack was born that she has not had to get up in the night – woo!
The plasterer came yesterday (with plasterer’s mate in tow). No word of what had detained them in Anglesey. Tempted to ask, but could not. A couple of walls done yesterday & preparation for the rest to be done today. He intends that this be his last day here. Plasterers, it seems, work quickly. He don’t hang about. He is good & in demand – more work to getting on with. His eyebrows raised when we asked how long it would take for it to dry & us to be able to work on it. Mainly because we said that we were going to varnish it. “Never heard that one before! But then I’m just the plasterer.” heh. With any luck it might encourage an even better finish.