quick update

Em’s on holidays with Lisa. Looking forward to a nice long update when she returns. Holly is in Canberra for her final assessment. Sue is on her way back from India. Hopefully she will email us all of her experiences there and I will post her email on the blog. But I think she will first need to spend a few days eating to recover and get her strength back! Pete should be on his way to Adelaide for another 2 weeks. Robert is still in Darwin saving madly for his next holiday.

Had a very pleasant Sunday. Mum, Gerd, Michael and Haylee dropped in for lunch yesterday to help me celebrate turning 55! I share my birthday with 3 others in the family. Lisa, our Aunt Anneliese in Germany and a distant cousin in Germany who we are not in touch with.

Dennis spoilt me and made breakfast. Then we rushed off to church and when I came back Michael and Haylee were already here and had cleaned up the kitchen! The weather was glorious so had a wonderful lazy afternoon. Then a nice surprise in the evening. We finally sold Dad’s electric wheelchair. A man came all the way from Hastings (2 hours drive) to buy it and pick it up. Sad thing is that he bought it for his wife who is dying of cancer so that he could improve her life for the time she still has. Which is not long considering she has lung cancer. Had mixed feelings when the chair was picked up. Was happy to sell it but also sad in a way because Dad loved that chair so much that it felt like another part of Dad leaving us.

Melissa had to work yesterday and then Michael and Haylee rushed off to pick her up so that she could get ready for a “black eyed pea?” concert last night. Look forward to hearing all about it.

And that’s it in a nutshell! Now I have to dash. Have a busy day ahead of me.