In the evening we had dinner guests: Masato and Yukiji Ando, from Nagano, who Nick used to work with at MHI. I was nervous about the meal as I had taken a chance and made a swordfish dish, though sometimes I have been very disappointed in it if the fish has been tough. Thankfully this time it was soft and not at all chewy. Nick put Skype on so they could see Alistair, as he is also a friend of theirs, and they ended up chatting for an hour or more. They didn't stay too late as he had been up until the small hours drinking the night before and then risen before 5am to play golf.
I was happy to be able to get to bed at a sensible time. Since Emily swapped to a bed I have been getting steadily more tired as a night does not go by when I do not have to go in to her at least once because she has fallen out or dislodged her duvet and got cold. I usually clock up a total of 6 hours sleep or more but it is no good if my sleep cycle is broken at the wrong point. It doesn't help that Nick gets home so late either, as I feel guilty going off to bed as soon as he has had dinner. It is rare that I get to sleep before midnight and Emily usually wakes for good around 6.30am now. I have never been a morning person and have always needed eight hours sleep; these days I am a zombie and Emily gets fed up with me if no sooner than we get up I collapse onto the sofa while she gets stuck into her toys.
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