This has been a very busy day and a very important one for Grandma and Davie. At 6.30 a.m. James took his Mum to Ross Hall to get her second cataract operation; she was very upbeat about it and keen to get it over with. All went well and when we went round to see her tonight she was very happy. Today was also David's first day at his new school which is also my school! He was nervous but brave and I ran in to school when we arrived to purchase a school tie for him. I kept an eye on him from a distance during the day and he coped really well with his induction, which consisted of a series of seminars about health and well-being as well as advice and information about 5th year. At lunch time I saw him sitting with a group of boys; I strolled past subtly and he told me later that one of the boys said "Why has Mrs Anderson walked past us and looked at us twice?" David may not know many pupils yet but he knows plenty of staff both in my department and the staff who were in Paris with us last year, so all day teachers were asking him how he was getting on! He will start his proper timetable tomorrow.
Meanwhile I have noticed a large bruise on my upper arm, painful to the touch. I was very intrigued by this and my imagination was running riot as to the cause - I couldn't remember hurting myself and I wondered if it might be blood poisoning from an insect bite. Then the penny dropped - it is a bruise from the rifle when I was clay pigeon shooting! I must have been holding the rifle a bit wrongly, through my own stupidity because Hugh gave us excellent tuition. I must have held the rifle butt more against my arm that against my shoulder. It didn't hurt at the time but has produced a spectacular bruise.
This evening I went back up to school; this time with James. We went to the 5th year parents open evening and found it interesting and informative. I was trying to see the school from James' point of view as a parent, and I think it's pretty impressive.
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