Hogmanay was at our place this year. Karen, Dan and Ben came, as well as the usual suspects, our other family: Sharon and Holly and Janet, Steven and Georgia Addison. Kate was at a party at a friend's house. We were also joined by a mate of Jamie and Robbie's, Nick.
Robbie had wanted to spend Hogmanay at his friend, Lee's house. He had been invited to also stay the night before but when I dropped Rob off and spoke to Marie, Lee's mum, to ensure she did want him for two nights, Marie asked was I aware that she wasn't going to be home on Hogmanay. Rob had failed to bring that to my attention so later, after talking it over with Ian, we decided not to let him stay over on Hogmanay; we would pick him up at 9pm.
At 6:10pm the phone went and someone was asking for Robbie. I told them he was at a friend's place until later, could I get him to ring back then? It was someone from Eagle Boys where Robbie works - he was supposed to have started work at 6pm!!! I rang Robbie and quickly grabbed his uniform. Ian arrived home from an errand just as I got to the driveway so I sent him to get Rob from Lee's and take him to work. We'd been nagging him to check his roster - he'd been getting two or so shifts a week before school broke up but suddenly appeared to have a few weeks with no work which seemed strange. (Funny thing was that on New Year's morning Sharon answered the phone and had an almost identical phone call from McDonalds. Holly was supposed to be working that morning and hadn't turned up. Quick fly down to Blaxland for them!)
During the day Ishbel and I went to see the film Enchanted. It's about a cartoon character who gets sent to real life by a wicked stepmother and the adventures she and her prince charming have in New York and the power of true love. We absolutely loved it; laughed ourselves silly. Can't wait to get it on DVD.
Our evening with our family and friends was very pleasant. As is traditional at these events we all brought enough to feed the forty thousand and there was WAY too much to eat. We played games, saw in the New Year, watched the Sydney fireworks on TV, saw the visitors off the premises and went to bed.
Robbie had wanted to spend Hogmanay at his friend, Lee's house. He had been invited to also stay the night before but when I dropped Rob off and spoke to Marie, Lee's mum, to ensure she did want him for two nights, Marie asked was I aware that she wasn't going to be home on Hogmanay. Rob had failed to bring that to my attention so later, after talking it over with Ian, we decided not to let him stay over on Hogmanay; we would pick him up at 9pm.
At 6:10pm the phone went and someone was asking for Robbie. I told them he was at a friend's place until later, could I get him to ring back then? It was someone from Eagle Boys where Robbie works - he was supposed to have started work at 6pm!!! I rang Robbie and quickly grabbed his uniform. Ian arrived home from an errand just as I got to the driveway so I sent him to get Rob from Lee's and take him to work. We'd been nagging him to check his roster - he'd been getting two or so shifts a week before school broke up but suddenly appeared to have a few weeks with no work which seemed strange. (Funny thing was that on New Year's morning Sharon answered the phone and had an almost identical phone call from McDonalds. Holly was supposed to be working that morning and hadn't turned up. Quick fly down to Blaxland for them!)
During the day Ishbel and I went to see the film Enchanted. It's about a cartoon character who gets sent to real life by a wicked stepmother and the adventures she and her prince charming have in New York and the power of true love. We absolutely loved it; laughed ourselves silly. Can't wait to get it on DVD.
Our evening with our family and friends was very pleasant. As is traditional at these events we all brought enough to feed the forty thousand and there was WAY too much to eat. We played games, saw in the New Year, watched the Sydney fireworks on TV, saw the visitors off the premises and went to bed.
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