Birthday fun

Neither John nor I were up to much this morning and we sat downstairs, goggling the box until our eyes were square. “I need to go and buy milk,” I said – over and over again, while all the while still sitting on my bum until it was nearly numb.

John, meanwhile, was struggling and in discomfort for much of the morning. The morphine came out but even that didn’t work straight away, and a second dose had to be administered.

Finally, about lunchtime, John felt a bit better and I got out into the sunshine to toddle up to the shops for the milk.

We were expecting the family this afternoon for birthday celebrations – and I literally only had to buy milk. Danielle had bought most of the grub for the birthday tea, and Paul had bought the rest.

Danielle had also made the cake and she shared a photo of it early this morning, with two little boys, having helped the process by licking out the bowl, looking as excited as I don’t know what! Nothing more exciting than Daddy’s birthday, eh?

The Kenilworth Newbies arrived mid-afternoon and Danielle got on with prepping a lovely birthday tea, while I enjoyed time with the grandchildren – especially dandling Oliver on my knee and blowing up the balloons with William and Thomas.

The Kenilworth Originals arrived (including all the girls which thrilled us to bits) with the rest of the food, and tea was served, birthday cake candles were lit and ‘Happy Birthday’ was sung to dear, darling Michael.

Here is the ceremonial cake cutting – it looks like a very serious business, doesn’t it? Oliver was particularly keen to get at the cake and Michael and Freddie were having to hold him off…..hehehehe!

We had a lovely time together – nothing frantic – just a gentle afternoon to suit our mood. Until, of course, we started watching the rugby. Gosh, that nearly went to the wire, didn’t it? My nerves were shredding more and more the nearer to full-time it came, so I played the ‘lava’ game with Thomas and dandled Oliver some more. Freddie and William were glued to an iPad, building a town, and oblivious to the tensions of the room..….

We were very happy to have the family at home with us. We are so very blessed to have such a fabulous family, aren’t we? And gosh, how we love them all!

Take care everyone. If you have any healing or soothing vibes, prayers or thoughts, please send them John’s way. He could do with them right now – that blooming leg, and now his back, is giving him gyp! God bless.