Wednesday 22nd August 2012

This week has been busy - recovering from my birthday, golf events & getting the gardens up to scratch have filled in my week.

Friday 17th August 2012 I was in recovery mode after a big birthday night with the family.  I ventured over to the golf club and did some planting, fertilizing and watering in the gardens.  I needed a nanny nap in the afternoon before we went to the club for dinner and raffles night where I enjoyed my bottle of birthday wine from the club with some help from my friends.

Saturday 18th August 2012 I spent the day in the back gardens managing to get some of the large gardens weeded, fertilized and mulched.

Sunday 19th August 2012 Shane arrived to show us his new Suzuki Motor Bike which he has just bought (mid-life crisis purchase perhaps!)  so he can do some cruising with some of his friends.  He was on his way to join a group for a ride to Denman. We went over to Rod & Anne's to see the kids before going to golf for a 12.00pm shot gun start.  Our playing partners were Col & Lauren Matterson & we had a really nice day out in the sunshine.  The golf was not wonderful but the company was good.  We stayed for dinner at the club after golf & got some last minute things sorted with Col & Lauren re our up coming holiday which is approaching very quickly now.

Monday 20th August 2012 we were up early for F-Troop as we had a big day planned.  Peter & his crew worked on the new cart shed that they are putting together and my crew worked on getting some of the gardens mulched among other things. In the afternoon I had an appointment with the eye specialist to check my eyesight which has deteriorated badly over the last 12 months.   The outcome was that I need to have cataracts off of both eyes. The specialist wanted to do the first eye next Thursday but that is the day we fly out to America so I had to postpone the operation until after I come home in October.  I can't wait to have the operations done so I can see properly again.

Tuesday 21st August 2012 I had a big day at golf playing in our Bronze Salver Day which is a stroke match. I played with two visitors - Donna from Shelly Beach and Anne from Hawks Nest and we had a good day in some nice warm sunshine.  The course has dried out and there is good run which helps.  I played well enough to win a ball and had three good pars which made my day.  Donna & Anne were great company & we enjoyed the day.

Wednesday 22nd August 2012 (today) we had another lovely day of sunshine. I spent the day finishing off the back gardens so that all the gardens are now heavily mulched & that should hold them while we are away and keep the weeds down.  I cleaned out the oven & broke a finger nail which did not please me as I had them all growing well & had not damaged them with all the garden work I have been doing at the club and here.

Tomorrow Emily is going into North Gosford Hospital to have her ears fixed.  She has been having ear infections continuously so she needs to have grommets put in place which should help to make her a happier girl and hopefully she will sleep better.  We are looking after Joel for the day so I am looking forward to that.