I know he's an old man. I mean he turned 89 last week. But sometimes it's difficult to understand why he is so mean.

Anyway, Aisling had an appointment this morning with a plastic surgeon. He removed 2 moles, one from just over her bellybutton and the other from her left shoulder. As a matter of routine they have them examined in a lab, but he didn't think there was anything sinister in either of them. We just have to keep an eye out for infection. We go back in 4 weeks to have some more taken off.

We had a lovely unexpected morning in the shops afterwards. We even went for ice cream, and sat in the sunshine to enjoy them. Aisling is on her school holidays now. In the past I would have been panicking around now, because I wouldn't know what to do with her. This year, I'm looking forward to lazy days, maybe having day trips here and there, and enjoying her company.