Clever girl

So, not sure if that will have actually been the last day of maternity leave or not, as Juliet is now incredibly spotty and won't be able to go to daycare on Monday if she still looks as she does today.

The doctor this morning said that she has a virus of "an indeterminate nature" but which doesn't fit the bill of any of the major ones.  We are still to keep her away from pregnant people and other young children.  She does seem perkier today, but the spots have got worse as the day has gone on.

So brave girl Alice went to ballet on her own while Juliet and I quarantined ourselves on the Corso.  She had a grand old time.  Later we wrote Stu's birthday cards and I must admit to fairly bursting with pride.  We've been working on "Alice" for some time, but she managed "Dad" and "Daddy" to varying degrees of success by me spelling out the letters for her.  As with everything, she has been completely disinterested in writing until she has got the hang of it.  Now she's very keen.  I'm wondering whether, with some intensive coaching, I can get out of writing the Christmas cards this year.

The "e" is that big, purely to annoy me, since I asked for "little e"

Took a few goes...

Got there in the end!