How can I continue blogging now, without at least mentioning what our last two weeks have been about? How does one just keep doing the normal stuff when someone so close has died? I don't know, but somehow it just slowly starts happening, so here I go...
We rushed back to Australia 2 weeks ago because Andrew's dad took a rapid turn for the worse in his health. Sadly, we did not make it back before he died, and we have spent the last two weeks missing him badly. I'm sorry to those of you who I haven't written to let you know, we have been in a bit of a bubble, naturally I guess.
So here's to my wonderful father-in-law, whom I loved. He treated me well, (I always knew his 'ring-in' comments were purely affectionate!!), and loved his grandkids sweetly. I will deeply miss him and the way he always greeted me - "Hiya girl!" I am so grateful that he did not suffer in hospital for weeks and weeks, but so sad that we will never have him back.
We spent a night in the city last weekend. Got two adjoining hotel rooms with another family, put the kids to sleep in one room and ordered room service desserts in the other room! What fun. The weather was typical [read: rainy], but we sucked it up and went out in it! Anyway, the kids didn't seem to mind as much as the adults...