Glad to hear that your grandson is beginning to settle down - and that you've managed to get him ahead with the school work. He's lucky to have you. I'm afraid Em hasn't done so well over the school closure - she has learned lots and seems very advanced in many ways, but I fear that she hasn't taken advantage of the opportunities offered by learning at home. She won't be behind the rest of the class, but she won't be ahead - from her point of view, if she does what she has to, it is enough. She's very bad at focusing on anything remotely academic. Neil was exactly the same - too bright for his own good. With a high IQ, he refused to listen to teachers and wasted most of his time at school. He thought he knew better (and, sadly, often did). As with Em, it was a case of "done that, don't need to do it again".
No, I've never been tested for gluten intolerance, so all I'm working on is self testing and observation. I'm not totally convinced that this is the issue, but will keep going with cutting out wheat and other grains with gluten for a while, then test again - probably starting with rye (never did like barley). I can get gluten free products here, which should cover all those grains. The only problem with them is that some of them contain things I have always had problems with (tapioca, arrowroot, almond and even, I think, sweeteners) so I will have to read labels very carefully - or Neil will when he goes shopping - I have difficulty reading them even in good light with my glasses on, never mind in the shop (our local shop is the only one I can get into and is small and not very well lit). Talking to my sister-in-law, who has a diagnosis of coeliac disease, my symptoms sound very similar. After all these years, it seems strange for such an intolerance to have developed in these last couple or so years, so I'm not convinced. Trying to keep an open mind.
Finished off the raspberries and double cream for breakfast. Lunch will be the remaining beef burger and some salady things. Dinner? Could be salmon, or sausage, or a kind of "full English breakfast" - without the beans or the carby things. That's what is sitting in the fridge after Neil's shopping trip yesterday.