Saturday 15th February 2014

The last two weeks have gone in a flash.  The weather has been very hot and dry but we have had some nice light showers the last few days to cool things down and give the gardens some relief.

Friday 31st January 2014 was Rod's 41st Birthday so we all went to Trackside Restaurant at West Gosford to celebrate.  It is good there as they have a playroom for the children.  Anne's parents Ron & Rae, Anne's brother Jason, Joel, Emily, Ron, Anne, Shane, Danielle, Peter & I had a nice dinner there and enjoyed the night.

Saturday 1st February 2014 I was over at the golf club to tidy up the gardens and surrounds for the Wedding Expo that is being held on Sunday.

Sunday 2nd February 2014 We played golf with Neville and Jan Walker.  We had a lovely day kept bearable by a nice breeze to keep the temperature down.  That evening we went to the Gosford Hotel for dinner with some of the other golfers.

Monday 3rd February 2014 We were up early for F-Troop.  During the week we had been donation a petrol golf cart for F-Troop use which will be a huge help to me.  I am all set up now to carry tools, hoses etc. and we will not have any more wear and tear on our private golf cart which I have been using up till now.

Tuesday 4th February was the Ladies Golf Opening Day.  My playing partners were Jan Walker & Jann Henebury and we had a very pleasant day out on the course and got some good team pluses in a team par game.

Wednesday 5th February 2014 I spent the morning at the Golf Club working on the front street gardens which is a huge job.  I worked early in the morning to avoid the heat and then came home for a nanny nap.

Thursday 6th February 2014 Peter had to do some repairs to our golf cart so I went over and worked in the Front Street Garden at the club and got some good work done.

Friday 7th February 2014 We did the household shopping and then went to Bunnings to pick up some garden fertilizer and odds and ends.  While there we spotted a garden trailer that was perfect to pull behind the Petrol Golf Cart for F-Troop.  That evening we went to the Golf Club for dinner and Raffles and won three meat trays so that was a bonus.

Saturday 8th February 2014 I did some more work over at the Golf Club gardens early to beat the heat.
That evening we went to the Club Presentation Night which was well attended.  No prizes for us but we had a good night.

Sunday 9th February 2014 Rod, Anne, Joel and Emily came over for breakfast.  We had a late start at golf - hitting off at 12 o'clock so I took Joel and Emily for a walk to see the trains at Gosford Station which is getting to be one of their favourite things to do when they come over.  Our playing partners at Golf were Robin & Doug Incoll and we had a good day - my highlight was getting a gobbler chip in.  After golf we went to the Gosford Hotel for dinner with some of our golf friends.

Monday 10th February 2014 we were up early for F-Troop having a lot of projects to do. The Golf cart and trailer got it's first workout and it went well.

Tuesday 11th February 2014 I played golf with Yvonne Cummings and Robin Incoll and we had a good day.  We had some cloud cover so it was pleasant playing golf.  I was an improved putter so that made my day.

Wednesday 12th February 2014 I went to Sydney with Anne to see the Lion King at the Capitol Theatre.
We caught an early train so we could have some retail therapy before the show and managed to pick up some good bargain buys for Joel and Emily.  We had morning tea at Victoria Building and lunch at the pub near the theatre.  We really enjoyed the show which had great puppetry work, costumes and wonderful voices.  We caught a good fast train home after the show and Rod picked us up at the railway.  Rod, Anne, Joel and Emily stayed for dinner with the kids staying with us for a sleepover so Anne could get some good rest.  Joel and Emily settled well so we had no dramas.

Thursday 13th February 2014 Joel and Emily slept in until 7.30 which was great.  It was a nice beach day so we took them to the Avoca Beach wading Pool which is their favourite beach.  The water there is very shallow and safe so they could have a good splash about.  They were tired by the time we got back so we had a quiet afternoon napping and watching cartoons.  Anne picked the kids up after work and I could report that they were well behaved and no trouble at all.

Friday 14th February 2014 I had to go to the Doctors for more prescriptions and then we went on to Erina because we wanted to organise out travel insurance for our upcoming China trip.  Peter had some trouble finding some parts that he wanted for golf club maintenance so we ended up finding the right place out at Erina eventually.  In the afternoon I put some fertilizer out on the front Rose Gardens as we had rain forecast.
That evening we went to the Golf Club for Dinner and Raffles.  We won another meat tray which will be handy for our Hawksbury River Houseboat Cruise next week. We celebrated Anne Stimpson's birthday with a cake.

Saturday 15th February 2014 (today) I was back at the Golf Club to tidy up the Wedding Garden for today's wedding.  It was sprinkling rain so I had my doubts that the wedding could be held in the garden but I cleaned it up anyway.  Just as well as there were only very light occasional showers through the day so the outside wedding went ahead.  In the afternoon I went to Aldi's to pick up some garden tools and equipment that were on special.

The weather forecast says heavy rain for tomorrow and I hope it is right.  We need more rain to fill the dams at the golf course.  We are not playing golf tomorrow as we have to organise ourselves for the Houseboat Cruise so rain will not upset us.