Well! Where to begin...
Both Pup and Cub are another year older - Yay me! I've managed to have not knocked them off! To the ripe old age of 14 and 12 respectively...
Pup's birthday was fun because he actually wanted to have friends over. His last 'proper' birthday party (when he was 6) was a total debacle. He invited absolutely everyone he knew from school but he REALLY didn't enjoy the day. This time around he chose to have five friends over. So we did the invitations (we bought Chocolate rolls and made like a 'Golden Ticket" kind of thing) and they all turned up! They ate the hamburgers I cooked on the BBQ, made lemonade spiders, ate cupcakes and lollies and went home. Except for one boy (Master T) who couldn't be picked up until 1130 that night for some reason or other. I told his mum he should stay over, so he slept over and then they took Pup to see the latest Harry Potter movie for his birthday pressie. It was far too stressful for him back when he was 6 but I guess it shows how much Pup's grown up.
Cub's enjoyed his birthday too because he had the day off school and he got to see the latest Harry Potter movie. This year we bought him the "Lord of the Rings" books plus a few toys. He really loved his presents too. That's actually a massive bonus because normally we can't get anything he actually likes or wants. Likewise when Christmas turns up...
Oh! The Floods....... I knew Northern Queensland was flooding but we had a fair bit of rain too. Anyway, I woke up on the 28th December to 8 text messages and 1 missed call on my mobile phone. They were all from my sister in South Africa. She must have started texting at about 8 pm her time (and 4 am my time) She had seen all the images on the news and was worried about us because of the cyclone. I quickly texted back to let her know we were safe... only to get a reply from her 12 hours later saying, "Thank goodness. I was so worried, crying and panicking. I couldn't sleep all night"...
Nana and Pops had already spent a few days at Uncle's place and were planning on going home the day after Boxing Day. The floods meant they were stranded and stuck with us. The massive bonus there was Nana and I beat Pops and Dad at Canasta. Again! Nana and I are now the "Winners for December" (Twice now in December Pops! You and Dad can say you 'let us win' but it's my blog so there! )
Love and Positive Energy to anyone who reads this...
C
