Wednesday 14th November 2012

The last two weeks have been a bit of a blur - still fighting off jet lag and trying to catch up with my photos and the blogs among other things.

Wednesday 31st October 2012 I had my check up with my eye specialist after my first cataract operation.  I got a good report and the my other eye is now scheduled to be done on 22nd November 2012 which is great as my eyes will be fully functional for Christmas all going well.

Thursday 1st November 2012 I did some garden work during the day and that evening we went to the RSL Club to celebrate Shane's 41st birthday which was on the 29th October and Peter's 70th birthday which is going to be on Monday 5th November.  We met Shane & Sam and Rod, Anne, Joel and Emily for dinner there so the two littlies could be included and the RSL Club has a children's playroom there which is helpful to keep them entertained.

Friday 2nd November 2012 I did some more gardening and catching up and that night we went to the Golf Club Raffle night as Peter was on raffle duty.

Saturday 3rd November 2012 I did a day of gardening at the golf club to catch up with some of the gardens there.

Sunday 4th November 2012 we went over to Rod & Anne's to see the kids before going to golf.  Our golf partners were Doug & Robin Incoll and we had a good day and stayed for dinner at the club that night.

Monday 5th November 2012 was Peter's 70th birthday.  We went to F-Troop as usual and had a big day there.  At morning tea we had a celebration "cake" for Peter's birthday. Peter bought a ticket in the greenkeepers sweep and drew "Green Moon" Shane called over for the occasion and stayed for morning tea.  That evening we went to the Golf Club for a pre Melbourne Cup dinner and sweep draw.  We did not draw a winning horse there.

Tuesday 6th November 2012 was Melbourne Cup Day.  We had a shotgun start at golf so that we could all be in by lunchtime and get ready to watch the Melbourne Cup after golf.  My golf partners were Yvonne Wilson, Elly Van Den Berg and Helen Darkes.  The Ladies put on a fashion parade before the cup and we all had a nice day.  I was up at 5 o'clock to cut some roses to decorate all the tables for the luncheon.  It was a good day and I drew "Green Moon" in the sweep so I came out $10 in front.

Wednesday 7th November 2012 I had another day in the Golf Club gardens.

Thursday 8th November 2012 we did some shopping at Bunnings and out at Erina getting some things for the Golf Club and doing a bit of pre Christmas shopping.

Friday 9th November 2012 I did some more catch up work around the house and that evening we went to Raffle night at the Golf Club.

Saturday 10th November 2012 we did not have a wedding at the club and it was a poor weather day so I spent some time editing my holiday photos and catching up with my blogs.

Sunday 11th November 2012 Rod, Anne, Joel and Emily came over for breakfast and to play for a while before we went to golf.  I took them out in the garden and down to the railway to keep them amused.  Our golf partners were Duncan & Rosalie Dyer and we had a good day on the village green.  My golf was improved from the last time I played but there is still a lot of room for more improvement.  I am still blaming jet lag even though it is three weeks since we got home. We stayed for dinner at the club to finish the day off.

Monday  12th November 2012 we were up early for F-Troop 7.00am start.  We had a big morning with a lot of clean up work to be done.

Tuesday 13th November 2012 I played golf with the Ladies.  My playing partners were Rosalie Dyer & Kath Payn and we had a good day.  Kath was the star & won the day with 43 points.  I made a good effort in the first 9 holes and then my wheels fell off.  That afternoon after golf I went to my beauticians for a manicure & pedicure which were well overdue.

Wednesday 14th November 2012 (today) I went to Sydney with Anne (Martin) to see "Legally Blonde" at the Lyric Theatre.  We caught an early train so we could have a look at DJ's Christmas window display and while there I bought Joel and Emily a Christmas outfit each and a few other things.  We had lunch at the Casino before the show and I left one of my parcels at the table where we were sitting.  I realised during the show that I had left it there.  After the show we went back to the restaurant and at first they said they did not have it and then as we were leaving they caught us just in time with the parcel which somebody had found.  What good luck!  My chances of getting that back were very slim.  We had a good day and enjoyed the show and got home with no hassles on the train.

At long last I have caught up with this blog.  Now all I have to do is my travel blog which I will update and event at a time working backwards from New York so that, when finished, it will read through in the right order of travel.  This will take me quite some time as I have taken thousands of photos and videos to hold the memories of the holiday.  I will give you updates of my progress as I go along.