Day out

Friday was such a nice day we went into Ararat for the crazy day side walk sale and the out to Halls Gap in the Grampians for a BBQ and what a pleasant day it was there after leaving the Grampians we went to Stawell for afternoon tea and then home

Another day in Melbourne

We went down to Melbourne Friday on the fast train it travels at 160 kilometres an hour and boy that is fast then did a lot of walking for a while before catching the bumble bee tram,this is also a part of the light rail system and this also travels very fast once it gets onto the old St Kilda rail line I cant be sure of the speed but it seemed around 100 km per hr.We went out to Akland St were all the cake shops are but we were very good and had none as they all seemed so rich it was a big day the train left Ararat at 7.30am and we got home at 8.45 into Ararat.

Austalias Got Talent

We went down to Melbourne to see Australia's Got Talent it was a full on day,we were told to be lined up by 11.45 am but they made us stand out in the sun until 1.45 until they opened the doors but it was worth the wait as most of the talent was great only a few duds this finished at 5.30pm and then it was of to Totos this was the first Pizza place in Australia its been going for well over 40 years and it is in Lygon St Carlton. I remember going there just after it was opened Glenda and I had Pasta and Amanda had a pizza with Mat also having a pizza then it was onto the highway and home.

Been passed fit enough to go back and find a job so I applied for a few and one of them is driving the V-Line service from Ballarat I had a phone call from the owner who said that he is interested in me and as soon as a position comes up he will phone me I originally applied to do one of his school runs but he said it was not worth coming down for 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours at night so I will just have to wait unless something else turns up.

Doctors Responce

The results for the colonoscopy are back and they said that I was all clear I am so happy,I still have to do a colonoscopy every 2 years and keep up with the blood tests but that's OK its exactly 12 months to the day I was operated on so its been a hard journey but well worth it.

Still more to do

Of to Ballarat tomorrow (Wednesday) for a CT scan and Thursday I get the results of my colonoscopy then next Wednesday have to see the Professor at Stawell and do a blood test before seeing him so its still all go and have applied for a couple of jobs.

Last Chemo

Tuesday I did my last chemo its been a long haul and on the 3rd of February I get the results of my Colanoscopy but with no job to go to I will have to start looking for work.Had the grandchildren up at the weekend it was great as we did not get much time with them over the years because of work.

The Boy from Oz

We went down to Melbourne today and had lunch at Australia's first ever pizza house Toto's I can remember going there when I was around 18 and only just got my driving licence then it was onto the Arts centre to see Todd Mckenney in the Boy from Oz it was a great day out and a show I would recommend to anyone it told the story of the life of Peter Allen.

We also had flood behind our house in the creek boy it looked like a lake but we were safe as the water went the other way as our ground is a bit higher but we lost a huge gumtree when the water flooded it.

Hairspray

The whole family went to Melbourne on Friday night and seen Hair Spray and boy what an energetic show it was all go from start to finish and as it finished late we stayed in Melbourne and the next day went to COS CO a large supermarket where you can buy everything Amanda and Mat are both members so we got in with them for a look around and then down to Geelong for lunch it was a great weekend and both our grand children Emily and Chelsea had a great time to it was good to be altogether.

Christmas in Port Fairy

This year the first for many years we had Christmas with our family in Port fairy,the weather was great to us and we all had a great Christmas day there was lots of food and drinks .Some of the family went fishing in the afternoon and caught a couple of fish but they were undersized so they went back in.

Set Back

Went up for chemo today and had a little setback as they don't work over Xmas or new year so I wont do my last chemo until Jan 25Th instead of finishing on the 12 Th but I have to take the good with the bad.
This will be the first Xmas in many years that I will be home and I am looking forward to it as the whole family will meet in beautiful Port Fairy and we will be with Chelsea and Emily our grandchildren this is what Christmas is all about to see two happy kids,then after Xmas Amanda our eldest daughter has shouted the whole family to hairspray in Melbourne so we will all meet up again in January for this show and then a week later we go to see the boy from oz so very busy January as you can see.

Aftrernoon Tea

Hi look at the great biscuits Glenda cooked for afternoon Tea I should resist them but they are just to nice.Having a break from painting as I just finished the hallway and on Monday we have a carpenter coming to put on a new sliding door to our bathroom and a new back door also getting some more lights put into two spare bedrooms and a couple of new light switches so it will be all go so long as the rain keeps away.

I am going well to as I do my last chemo on the 12 Jan that is five more weeks and then after that a colonascophy just to make sure everything is OK but I am sure it is as I am putting on weight all the time.

Still painting

Still painting finished the hallway yesterday and today went down to Ballarat to get new reading glasses the make a difference and tomorrow its back in for chemo as I said I will be glad when its all done then the joints should stop moaning.We have had a lot of rain and the creek is up down the back the gums are in the middle of the creek so I am waiting for one to fall over.

Slowly getting there

Well only 6 more weeks to go with the chemo boy am I counting them down as you well know that I hate the big needle they put into the back of my hand.just started working on our passage way filled all the holes and now I have to wait until it drys before I sand it down and put on the undercoat that will be Fridays job to start the undercoat and sanding.

On the Downward slide

Today means only 7 more treatments and boy am I counting them down this means I Finnish in the middle of January cant wait then I hope all the aches that I get from it will go.Just finished painting another bedroom and now it is being refurbished as we sold the big bunks in there and bought a new double bed and some bedside tables and new touch lamps,new curtains so it has all come together very well now its start all over again in another room but if it gets to hot I will wait untill it cools down.

Half Way Point You Beauty

Today was the half way point of my chemo ten weeks to go with those big needles and five more blood tests and today the Professor told me that I will have to do a Ultrasound to make sure the treatment is not affecting my liver.I have put back the weight so its now on a diet and to do a walk each morning and in the afternoon I use the walking machine and then the vibrating machine this helps the circulation and is supposed to take of weight.

The New Friend

I decided to have the weekend off so we went to Yarrawonga for a break away from the work at home the weather was perfect and it was the first time Glenda has had a stone grill it was yummy and then I won $88 in one drop of the machine I was only playing one coin as it was getting low should have been two never mind that's the luck of the draw.

When we arrived home our new friend was out to greet us and he is getting used to us as he no longer heads back into the drain just keeps an eye on us as we pass.

Nice Day

A great day again and today we lifted the carpet and found that it was on top of lino then when we got the lino out underneath was lots of 1959 sun newspaper boy did I have a ball reading the ads and some of the stories brought back memories even Prince Charles when he was a boy but the best part is it is imprinted onto the floor very strange.Then latter I went outside and here was this massive Lizard sunning on the grass I kept an eye on him and out popped a second one but I only got a photo of one.I found the roof has still got a drip as I could hear it so its of with the roof again as soon it gets fine its a real problem might have to replace a few sheets of iron but that's a summertime job.

Baby sitting at Port Fairy

Over the weekend we went down to Port fairy to Baby Sit Chelsea and Emily and as the weather was so good we met them in Warnnambool and enjoyed a bit of time at the Botanical gardens feeding the ducks this was on Saturday and on Sunday we took them to a school fair in Port Fairy it was here they had a great time but Glenda took of when the wildlife park man had a snake out and was showing everyone he also had lots of other young animals that the girls loved.

The Mighty River Murray

Hello we just came back from Echuca as I wanted to go and see the amount of water that is in the Murray and it has quite a bit but I have seen it much higher years ago,while we were there we went out to Turrumbury hotel and had the best steak ever it was just so tender and tasty then back to Echuca to play the machine and we started with $20 each I pulled the $40 I had won and put it back in my pocket and then went and had a coke but Glenda finished up with $145 so we are in front this is rare.The motel we stayed at was the Caddle on the Murray and yes it was right on the side of the Murray River and a comfortable room.