Afternoon Heat

 I have lost my voice due to some form of catarrh that I was given. They ask you if you are sick before you get on a plane, so did somebody lie and bring it with them because everyone else denies it. My beach friend Jill has a potion she gets from Thailand and I have a vial here which I used thru the night. Deep inhaltions clean out the most blocked sinuses. Moving onto this afternoons heat wave. It was a better day yesterday with a cool breeze but today it was 35° but felt like 38° with a hot breeze.  I got the shot out anyway and gave it 10 goes but it was hot work. The next two hours were lazing in the water or lazing in the shade. We are now getting ready for the late afternoon grandie round up.

There were two 20 somethings in the car next to ours as we were heading off. She wound down the window to say you have a great bikini and well fitted. Debbie couldn't resist replying "it was bought in France". 

magic potion - but it is all in Thai

putters

Build it Pa

It's non stop here as if there is any other way.  A moments reprieve while school and pre prep kick in for the next few hours. What happens after all the presents are opened? We have to put them together Pa. Last night was an intensive hour with a new lego kit which consisted of four separate instruction books. At least we new all the parts were there. The main one was a spider man pirate boat. This morning it was a basketball backboard which took a bit of nutting out with very small printing. This one combined electronic counter, scoreboard and feedback voice congratulating you on every goal being GREAT.  Very annoying. Then it was the monster truck which will be the best fun when he gets the hang of it.

Nana & Pa Time

 Well what happens when you drop off the kiddies to their all day activities, Nana & Pa get about 4 hours to fill in before the pickup end of the day starts. It was 33° today so we drove 30mins to Margate where they have a good beach that is sandy even at low tide. We had some rolls made up with a few travellers and the trusty shot put. I rolled over no more than 10 throws at a medium force. The water here is warm. We stayed at the Sebel right here in Dec 2020. Not sure how that was possible with the lock downs. It was easy parking and plenty of space.

Charlie Awesome Foursome

Yesterday I said there is something you can help me with. I said it was heavy and round but you had to wait til you got home before I would try it.  They found out soon enough. Pa what are you doing? It even momentarily distracted from todays big action which was Charlie turning four, that started at 6:00am with lots of presents. After dropping Evie off we took him to "Let Minnow" for a cookie and juice. I would recommend Caffe Cherry Beans before this one. Time for a snooze.

Grandie Overlap

 Swapping from one grandie to the next is not a new thing except when you wave off one set and you wake up in QLD the next day with the another set in the bed. All good fun. The night time arrival at 12 midnight was not as bad as I thought it might be. The grandies have been sent on their way today so it will be a reasonably calm start but will get more interesting at home time. Yesterday's packing and planning between grandie jobs seemed to work and I have the Put which is the main thing. I added five kilos to the total weight of the suitcase but I was still under 20kgs. You can pack light even with a 4kg steel ball and no they did not demand an explanation about why I was carrying a canonball.

this was the days winner a car circuit like no other

The L5

 It has taken me two weeks to get my hands on this MRI Report. It doesn't say that much but in the end that is what you want, nothing to see here please move on. This is a the one line conclusion  "Extruded disc at L4/L5 in the subarticular recess causing compression of the descending left L5 nerve." I guess that all adds up to a bad pain in the left leg.  Basically this slight bulge will recede with full function restored over time but with some scarring. There was no immediate indication of the problem so 70+ could be the main issue.  I need to go play the song Forever Young.

Just to keep in the goodbooks the Grandies scored a teacup each.

Grandies on the March

 Nothing like a 6:00am Earthquake, no hang on that is a Grandie making a trampoline out of my bed. Yes it is a long weekend of fun and games around here, except I have to break it in half and do the next bit with the QLD Grandies. Yesterday was a short beaching session, indoor play and lots of music.  I tried a drawing session but then it was onto the next thing.  As well as Grandie sessions today, I have to get to the doc for the disc report and also pack a bag and get to the airport all in good time. It is a good thing I still have one leg working ok.