Last Friday, we decided to take Farooq and Emily to Hobart for the weekend. Farooq has not visited our fair capital before and it was a great excuse to get away and have a mini break before the real fun begins with inundatedness of everything Christmas.
Unfortunately, Chris has come home very miserable. He has had a back injury imposed on him by some half wit workplace assessor who clearly had no idea whatsoever how to conduct such an examination correctly or even responsibly. The idiot was getting Chris to pick up 20 kgs of weights in a milk crate with his arms stretched out in front of him. Did I mention the guy was an absolute drop kick. If I sound cranky it's because I am furious and trying hard to hide exactly how furious and frustrated I am !!
Poor Chris :( He has been extremely lucky to have maintained a great health rap so far, with no ongoing issues of any kind and now to be in extreme pain through no fault of his own but due to someone else's incompetence! Well!
Plus we have so much to do and so many places to go that involve a few hours in the car, so you can imagine how much that is going to hurt.
Anyway in the wee wee hours of Saturday morning, I had to get the ambulance to the hotel to take Chris to the A&E as he was in so much agony and I could not move him. So, unfortunately, that kinda ruined our little trip to Hobart. Thanks again Idiot Workplace Examiner!
So the kids went out and did stuff while Chris and I went to bed and tried to get a few hours kip. They visited Salamanca Markets, which is of course a Hobart Institution and drove up Mount Wellington. They took some great photos too.
They told us they did have a good time though, but it was not what we had planned and hoped for.
Today we have cause for celebration however - Daughter D and SIL to be S arrive on the boat tonight!! YAY, wave your arms in the air like you just don't care! Can't wait.
Daughter E is busy baking and son J and SIL have mowed the lawns and tidied up the garden a bit. So I think that we are pretty much ready now. If we can just get Chris right.
Tomorrow I will stuff the turkey and get the lamb ready; get all the vegies prepared and make a couple of salads. Of course we need to have pavlova and a trifle. So may well start on those tonight. What isn't done by tomorrow, we will just have to do without. As long as we have food on the table and everyone is seated and together ~ I think that is all that matters.
So I want to wish you all the very, very happiest of Christmas Joy. I hope that you all have a fabulous day and enjoy the company of people that you love and care for. May God Bless you all with the true spirit of the season. xxx <3 <3 <3
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