Family matters

 18.7.2022

 

The weather has returned to winter wickedness. Leaving our warm house to care for the animals takes a lot of resolve.  There is no way I would be out in this weather unless I really had to.    When I am not caring for the animals, I am sat by the fire knitting for the grandkids or doing our accounts.  Last week was pretty quiet with all the kids away. Bo and family came home late into Friday night and then had to get ready for Bo’s 40^th birthday party on Saturday.

 

Lots of friends and family turned up for a very Jolly evening with a huge spit roast and piles of salads. I was really happy because Wayne came with his youngest daughter, Maya. Like the rest of the family, they had also just got home from a QLD holiday. Maya has a huge mop of curly soft brown hair and looks incredibly cute. 

 

Edd and I went home fairly early but others partied on even after Bo had gone to bed.  She got to sleep but then was woken a few hours later by Simon and his mother who were in great distress.  They had been searching everywhere and could not find Simon’s father.  Then they all noticed that he was asleep in bed next to Bo!  He had obviously got the rooms confused. Bo thought it was very funny.

 

The other news is that Al and family have arrived home from the UK.  They had to delay their return for a week until the boys tested negative to covid. Fortunately, they found replacement flights and arrived back safely.  They are hoping that the travel insurance will cover most of their extra costs.  It is a great relieve to have them back again.  Covid and flu are causing havoc here, and the medical services are getting over whelmed.

 

Businesses and schools are also having a hard time with so many staff missing. The worst bit is that people seem to be getting sick again quite soon after their first infection.  We were all told that herd immunity would click in and solve the problem but that now looks impossible.