January 07 update

Well - we are well and truly into the 2007 and it feels like an absolute age ago that I had a few days off from work. That is until this week - I have taken the week off from Coles - just for a break. They had a stock count last night and Al went in for 4 hours - his leg was a little sore when he got home last night but he is looking at going back to packing next week when I go back on Wednesday night.

It is Australia Day on Friday 26th Jan and we have managed to get some time share in Noosa for the week so we will be going up there on Friday morning and coming home (straight to school and work) on Monday morning. It is only about 2 hours north of us so it shouldn't be too bad. But, given that we will be up early in the morning I didn't think I would be wanting to pack until 1am on Tuesday morning !!!!! Dad and Mom will be going up on Tuesday after their paper rounds and spending the rest of the week there so it will be good for them to be able to have a break as well.

Tomorrow we are off to Brisbane to see the specialist about Al's leg. It should be an interesting appointment as it will be the first since we stopped moving his leg around so it will give us a good indication of the bone growth which has taken place and how much longer he is likely to have the frame on. He is managing very well without his crutches now which is great because at one point it seemed like he was never going to get off of them.

We have been having unbearably hot weather here lately - thank goodness for air-conditioning - I don't know how we would have managed without it. I have even been in the pool a couple of times although sometimes the water is so warm it isn't even refreshing - it is just like getting into a warm bath !!!!

I hope that you are all OK and that things are going well in your world - take care and go safely !