FATHERS DAY 2020

 Father's Day this year... not one anyone will forget in a hurry.  It is the year from hell really.

Certainly is in this family.

-Steve got REALLY SICK.

-COVID-19 struck the world.

-And finally, my Mum got REALLY, REALLY SICK.

So we are not exactly 'celebrating' this year.  But, I do have a little gift for my darling Stew, and we are having some of the family around for a Sunday Lunch.

Just finger foods.  No biggie. No fuss.  Just a nice family gathering.

It will also be a chance for me to see and say 'Bye bye' to the kids before I leave the country for an indefinite period of time.

I'm starting to feel 'just' a bit nervous!  It's now only TWO sleeps to go.  I don't know what I'm nervous about more!  Flying.  Quarantine. Seeing Mum again.  Leaving home for an extended period of time?  Probably all of the above rolled into one.  

I am going to do my best to look for all the positives in every situation ... because that's all I can do.  Be positive.  Look on it as an experience I will never have again.  And be THANKFUL, so very thankful that I am able to actually go over there and be with my Mum and Ron during this time.  There is NO POINT being negative, because that will just make this harder on everyone.

So, moving forward.

I got this photo of Bex last night, she is making a large crochet basket using all her scraps of wool:

ABOVE:  She fully expected me to dislike it, but I think it's really neat!

I might have to 'commission' one, in my colours, for my bedroom. Yeah, there's an idea.

OK... time to get up and start the day.  Should be a nice day with the family.

ONWARD...

ABOVE:  Happy Father's Day Darling.  I'm sure you just LOVE your new Britto!  I couldn't resist it, so cute. He also got a big box of 'goodies'... chocolate, pretzels, licorice allsorts etc.  We shall probably eat it all during the course of today.

Right, lunch has been and gone.  Visitors have been and gone.  All is quiet again.

IN no particular order:

ABOVE:  Left to Right:  Joel, Huston, Logan and Daniel.

ABOVE:  My kitchen... full of testosterone!

ABOVE:  We ran out of regular size forks, so had to resort to the 'serving size' ones.  😂😄😅

ABOVE:  Amanda brought along her boyfriend, Daniel, and his two small children (Payton and Logan), top right in this photo.

ABOVE:  Me and my man... probably last photo of us together until I'm home from Australia again.

It was really nice to have a little gathering for Father's Day, and a chance for me to say 'Bye', and issue a few instructions for while I'm away.

And it's now 10.45 pm and I'm about to go to bed.  Not to sleep, cos that's not been happening much for a little while.  I toss and turn, sleep for an hour, toss and turn some more, sleep for an hour... and so on.  Very frustrating.

My hot flushes have kicked back in with a vengeance.  15 years of hot flushes and counting!