Blistered hands

My husband spent most of the day clearing out my daughter's bedroom with her.
We managed to fill the boot of the car with unwanted toys and had a row of bin bags outside the kitchen door. They also sorted out all the old books. I felt quite sad getting rid of all the lovely picture books I used to read to them at bedtime when they were little.
My son and eldest daughter went kayaking after lunch. They did 12 miles on the river today. Both had sore hands when I picked them up.
My youngest daughter's best friend is emigrating to New Zealand on Tuesday. My daughter put a picture of her and her friend in a photo frame and has been carrying it around most of the day. We have found her in floods of tears many times today. Poor little thing is really upset at losing her friend.
My son's friend is here for a sleepover tonight.