Monday 16th January 2012

This week was about a lot of gardening work which I wanted to get done to get the lavender plants out of their pots before we go on holidays.  It was a busy week with plenty of activity every day.

Wednesday 11th January 2012 I got to mind Joel for the day.  Peter was at golf so I took Joel on the train for a ride to Woy Woy and back.  He thought that was wonderful ad we sat on Woy Woy station having a picnic lunch while we waited for the return train to Gosford.  After that we stopped off at the Gosford Hospital to watch all the workmen in hard hats (Bob the builders) working all the cranes and graders and big trucks which Joel thought was the highlight of his day.  It was a warm day so I put some water in his wading pool so he could play between that and his sand pit.  That kept Joel amused until lunch time after which he happily had his nap until 3 o'clock.  Anne picked Joel up later in the afternoon & I got to have a nurse of Emily.  Emily is just gorgeous now with huge dark smiley eyes - very lovable.

Thursday 12th January 2012 I went over to the club to water in some of the new plants because we had some wild winds overnight.  When I got there the club grounds were a mess from falling bark & branches so I spent the day over there cleaning up.

Friday 13th January 2012 I went over to the club to work on the garden at the 16th and to plant in some of the smaller lavender plants.  It was a big day & I worked there until about 2 o'clock.  That evening we went to the Golf Club for dinner as Peter was on raffle duty.  We won three lots of meat trays which was a bonus.

Saturday 14th January 2012 we did some household shopping in the morning.  Peter played golf so I spent the day over at the 16th garden preparing the ground for some lavender planting on Monday. I worked there until 2 o'clock so it was a big day. We had some very heavy rain overnight & in the morning & then the weather cleared long enough for me to get the gardening done.

Sunday 15th January 2012 we had a couple of hours with Rod & Anne so we could see them before they left on holidays on the Gold Coast.  I played trains & cars with Joel before we had to leave to have lunch at Rosalie & Duncan Dyers place with some friends.  Rosalie & Duncan had renovated their outside deck so that required a celebration.  I was up early to cut some roses to take to Rosalie and to make a salad to contribute for lunch.  While we were there the weather changed in the late afternoon and we had some very heavy showers.

Monday 16th January 2012 (today) we were at F-Troop at 7.00am as we had a busy day ahead of us. It was still showering on and off throughout the day but we managed to get the lavender garden completed which was great.  The weather has fined up now which will dry everything out.  We worked until after 2 o'clock which was a big day.  Getting all the lavender plants in was a bonus as I do not have to worry about keeping them watered.

I had planned on playing 9 holes of golf in the morning but may change my mind.  I have a lot of catch up work to do at home which is probably more important.  The course is very wet which makes golf hard going.