Cottage point

Friday 20 February

The lawn mower has been playing up,

so we took to be fixed and serviced.

To boost up Claude moral, we went

for a drive in the National park

And went to Cottage point.

Last time we went there was with 

Christopher a long time ago.

The kiosk has been taken over by 

a young couple, it look well

maintained and they did a lovely garden.

We had 1/2 a bottle of wine and

a Mediterranean vegetables tart

and salad. Followed by a nice coffee.

No sun but still warn enough.

We had a very relaxing time

before our drive back home.

All in a day

Monday 16 February

Last night Jo asked us if we could have Joshua.

She needed a day on her own.

Shane is away for work so she does not have

We took it in turn to play with Joshua 

and getting ready.

Then out we went to the playground in Queenscliff.

morning tea

Joshua tried all the equipment

A workman was truing to dislodge a broken branch.

Joshua called out to him.

"Mykaela can go higher, right to the top"

Then Claude dropped me at the gym for my Pilate 

and he took Joshua to Freshwater beach.

home for lunch, also for the birds

more play before going home

Sunday afternoon

Sunday 15 February

Arrived home to find a bunny rabbit

on our lawn.

Claude went to notified the neighbour 2 door down.

They came with nets and tried 

to catch him back.

the children played nicely while diner 

was cooking and we were talking 

with Jo with a glass of wine.

Australian open of surfing

Sunday 15 February

We went to Manly to watch the final

of the Hurley Australian open of surfing

we spent the whole day sitting in the sun

Laura holding her winnings.

at the end of the Corso was some gym competitions going on.

We watch a bit before heading home.

Jo and the children have been camping and they

are coming for diner.

Lunch in Bondi

Friday 13 February

We drove to Clovelly where  we parked the car.

Then we walked along the coastal walk, passed

the Waverly cemetary, Bronte Beach, Tamarama beach 

and arrived in Bondi just in time for lunch.

We went to the iceberg club.

Again we had a marvelous table with the view.

32 degrees heat, a nice cold light beer.

Sunday

Sunday 8 February

With some of his medication

Claude is not allowed in the sun.

So I went to nippers.

The family was small today.

Only Shane Amelia and Joshua.

Jo stayed home to be with her daughter. 

Mykaela has an overnight 

friend from her new school.

The girls are going to the movie

(not boring nippers)

Amelia wanted her daddy to watch

her doing nipper.

I played with Joshua building 

sand castle, mostly hole.

Then we jumped waves.

and got further and further in the water.

Shane and I were suppose to swap

but Shane seeing how good 

and not scare of the waves 

Joshua was, we continued on.

   

I am amazed how Joshua went

so far out and did not panic 

when a waves went over his head.

he just said:

"that was a sneaky wave"

Shane cane to see how his dad was.

After a phone call to Jo, Shane and the kid stayed for lunch

Amelia is a newpaper star

Saturday 7 February

This morning looking through

our local paper I came across

a photo of Amelia and Tara at nippers.

Claude was not sure it was Amelia

as the photo made her more round in the face.

So I scanned it and e mail it to Jo and she confirmed

that indeed it was Amelia

As I was going to the Diggers to aqua

I pinched a dozen newspapers

so that Jo and her friend can give mementos

to their families.

In hospital

Friday 6 February

In December we found out that all

was not well with Claude.

He had an MRI but with Christmas and New Year

we had to wait for the result.

Anyway today he is having 

some biopsies.

ready to go home...he is not allowed to walk out.

What a lot of crap, he walk from

the hospital door to the car

in the car park.

19 February

yesterday  we find out that  Claude

has prostate cancer.

He has to decide which

treatment to go with.

We have to stay POSITIVE.

Helping

Sunday 1 February

This morning we met Shane and family

at Curl Curl Beach for Amelia nippers.

Then we went to the mall

for our weekly shopping.

Jo had some shopping to do too 

for pizza tonight.

Amelia stayed with us while

her parents went home.

In the afternoon, Claude went

to help Shane build the foundations

for the new pool deck.

I minded the children plus an extra one

while Jo did some Pilate with her friends.

the children had a swim and 

dried by the pizza oven

3 generations watching a pizza cooking

Amelia putting some lipstick on me

the first pizza is ready

it was really yummy we even had 

a Nuttella and strawberries one too

for dessert.

the making of more pizza