Madelaine was complaining of headaches now and again, and we also discovered that she found it hard to read things which were far off.

So yesterday we took her to the opticians and had her eyes checked (although they’re actually brown - old joke!) It turned out she needed glasses, with -2.00 in one eye and -1.75 in the other (if that means anything to you). That’s fairly strong for a first pair - not as strong as Rob’s, but stronger than Lois’!! Amazingly, we chose the frames on Tuesday after the test, and they were ready Wednesday evening. 24 hours - wow, must have been the African equivalent of Vision Express!! They’re cool glasses, with the word ‘Astérix’ on the side:

Of course, her siblings weren’t about to miss out on the fun, even though theirs had no lenses in:

Other News…

* We’re having our first ‘Yard Sale’ tomorrow, to sell things we don’t want to keep when we return in July.

* Cotonou traffic is in chaos (what’s new, I hear you ask!), even more than usual, as its first two fly-overs are currently being built.

* Lois’ birthday is at the weekend - her age is a prime number the digits of which total 5 (that’s for those who came to the Ampthill curry!!!)

* For Lent, Rob is giving up cakes, biscuits, cheese, all drinks but water and…Facebook!!