Day 360 - Saturday 23 December - Birthdays in Denmark

Day 359

Saturday 23 December -Happy Birthday Mum

Denmark

7am and I was awake and happy to be reading some of my book that I have neglected of late. We eventually got up at 8am and joined the others in the house, where we wished Mum a happy birthday and gave her her new phone.

We ate breakfast, as I began loading Mum’s apps via the wifi, but it was taking forever. Brad and Dad took the boys fishing on the inlet in the dinghy leaving us in peace and giving Laura a chance to wrap presents.  In the end we left it and took the dog for a walk, enjoying the chance to get out in the fresh air once again. We spent some of the time walking through the forest trail, admiring the trees and plant life, so different to what we have been used to of late.

Once back, I continued to work on Mum’s phone as Mum and Laura busily continued wrapping presents before Brad returned with the entourage and no fish. I finally got everything loaded and then it was time to tackle Optus, but I had to leave it with Brad as Paul and I were off to Boston Brewery to catch up with Brian from Artisan Brewery, who Gypsy brews from their premises.

We joined Brian in the brewery, where we chatted about his beers and his beer journey before Paul tried some of the beers direct from the tanks. Paul was given a tshirt which always makes him happy.

We made our way to the Denmark tavern after the brewery visit so that Paul could try the Artisan range on tap there and then we returned home for much needed lunch. We settled in front of the TV to watch the Brisbane v Sydney basketball game. I spent time going through Mum’s phone. Unfortunately, Brad wasn’t able to fix the Optus issue and after becoming frustrated with the round about he was getting from the call centre he decided to leave it.

When the basketball finished, we drove into Denmark to watch the Perth Wildcats v Illawarra game at the pub. We sat with a drink and settled in for the next couple of hours. The game started well for us but soon deteriorated badly, leaving us with our heads in our hands. It really was not a good showing and after being up by 16pt at quarter time, we ended up down 84 v 96.

We returned home somewhat dejected and ready to drown our sorrows. We joined the family, choosing to eat outside. Brad had made delicious arancini balls to start and then home made pizzas. It was all very relaxed until the mozzies came out and we had to retreat inside and continue the feast, including cake for mum’s birthday.

The boys were bathed and sent to bed, while we adults stayed up for a while longer chatting. I spent most of the time trying to sort out Mum and Dad’s Facebook issues, which I thought was going to be beyond me, but after pulling faces, a few choice words and persevering I managed to get somewhere and was happy to head to bed.