Amy and I drove back from Melbourne on Tuesday, 8 hours in the car together, Thursday morning I woke up feeling exhausted and a bit congested. Did a RAT which tested positive COVID. Bill and Amy both did a test and were both negative. So I was isolated to one end of the house. Spent the first couple of hours cancelling the week of appointments I had the following week with the dentist, physio, gynaecologist, skin doctor and plasma donation- it was a busy week! I thought I was in for a couple of days of not feeling the best, instead it turned into 10 days of feeling exhausted and fatigued and doing virtually nothing. Even now I am only just feeling that I am on the improve and still struggling with that feeling of fatigue.
Saturday, May 14, 2022
And Then Along Came COVID- Not Fun!
On the Road Again- Melbourne to Canberra
Had a lovely time in Melbourne, Bill and I briefly caught up with Bill's sister Hilary and BIL Stuey, was looking forward to seeing Benny the Dalmatian, but was greeted by a second liver spotted tail wagging Dalmatian, so got to meet Millie as well. Bill made it safely home to the macaws, eclectus and the dogs. Amy and I enjoyed a day out at Healsville Sanctuary, we have loved staying in the Dandenongs, it was a lovely break away.
Friday, May 13, 2022
The Wedding
My niece Natalie ( youngest child of my older brother Michael) was married to Dylan, on Sunday 1st May at Marybrooke Manor at Sherbrooke in the Dandenong Ranges. It was a lovely day and in a lovely setting. It was nice to catch up with all my family, especially not having seen many of them for quite a while with COVID lockdowns etc. It is lovely up in the Dandenongs, and the wedding venue was 10 minutes from where we were staying at Belgrave. Was a great opportunity to get family photos.
Natalie with her brothers Josh and Nathan
On the Road Again- Trip to Melbourne
We had a family wedding in Melbourne so it was time to shake off COVID anxiety and head to Melbourne. It was a bit of a logistic nightmare as we had to drag Bill away from his birds and find someone to feed the dogs and the birds. Amy and I drove down on Thursday, stopping off overnight at our favourite bed and breakfast, Amberesque, in Rutherglen then heading on to Belgrave in the Dandenongs, where we had hired a house to stay. Bill flew down on Saturday afternoon and flew back Sunday night. We organised friends of ours, Emma, Noah and Adele Stuart, who love birds and were happy to come over Saturday night and then Sunday morning and Sunday night and look after the rest of our family.
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Good Friday Easter Picnic
We had our annual Good Friday Easter Picnic at Lennox Gardens again. It was a foggy start but then a lovely sunny day. Gary and Arlene were visiting from Melbourne so it was lovely to have them there with Ben and Matthew as well. It was the usual menu, hot cross buns, fruit, egg and bacon rolls and haloumi and then an Easter Egg Hunt. We had the Scott's and Stuarts, Gary and Arlene, Bill, Amy and I , Bindi and the kids and another family with young kids who are friends with Bindi.
Gary, with Matthew and Ben
After the picnic, Matthew and Gary went off to ride electric scooters around the lake, so Arlene and Ben came back with Amy and I, Matthew and Gary came out later. We had a lovely time catching up with them, they ended up staying for dinner, we got takeaway from the local Thai places. Gary and Arlene both had a snooze at some point. Ben had fun playing with Amy's squish mallows, her sensory toys and the bean bags and weighted blankets. It was lovely being able to spend time with them.
On the Sunday afternoon Amy and I glazed and baked a ham and we had a lovely family dinner with Bindi and the kids and Gary and the kids. We then played Gartic Phone and Family Feud that had us all in stitches. Was nice to see Matthew getting to know his cousins.