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We have been absolutely flat strap since we arrived home. Have had all my xrays and scans done and no real bad news other than arthritis in my left wrist, fingers and right knee, well thats just more to go along with the arthritis in my lower spine and neck. Years ago I had a large gangleon on my left wrist which my doctor at the time said to hit it with the big family bible. Wouldn't leave the hand there long enough for DH Ian to hit it .... I'm not that stoopid! Anyway over time the lump disappeared and I thought it had gone to gangleon heaven. Not so, it is still there about 1cm thick under the skin and I'm going to leave it there too unless it decides to grow again. What the pain in the left wrist came from while we were away was a combination of the arthritis, the gangleon and then crocheting while we were on the road. RCI [repetitive crocheting injury] I call it. But since I've been home, not doing so much crocheting, the pain has lessened to a bearable degree but the wrist is still weak, I don't use it if I don't have to. Other than that I'm in fine fettle. My glasses are still fine for me though I have large floaties in the eyes, which will go away when they are ready.
Ians' news is good too. No operation on his lip, the severe sun damage has healed according to the plastic surgeon. Eventually he will have to have some sort of surgery for his sun damaged skin everywhere else on his body but we don't have to worry about it for a year or three.
Last weekend we headed to Brisbane. Saturday night was a barbque for DB#2 Trevor and his partner Karina to celebrate their engagement, their wedding date is 27/9/08. Sunday morning was DB#1 Ken and DSIL Lyn's first grandchilds' christening and he did look absolutely gorgeous as you can see.


... and he didn't make a sound even when the minister poured water over his head.

... that's DB's big head in the road. In the background to the left is their other daughter.

Now to travelling news.

Travelling south we found some wonderful things, people come up with brilliant ideas. Like making cages out of chicken wire and filling them with small boulders then using them to build tunnels.

A much better idea - utulising the small boulders dug up out of the hill and looks fantastic too. Our first nights stop in a free rest area was not what we invisaged. Seven roosters lived on the rest area and one of them decided that our car made for a nice warm spot to roost for the night. What with the semis travelling south on the highway beside us and a full moon above, you can imagine what the roosters did all night too. Not much sleep that first night.