Double 60th birthdays

I have just booked the coolest ( I think and hope) joint birthday present for my parents- it was Dads 60th last month and Mums 60th next month and so while they are here I wanted to do something special.

I have booked them a premium experience tour at the Sirromet winery- a private tour going through all aspects of the winery - sampling lots of different wines, getting the chance to ask any question they like followed by a special lunch - they are going to for instance make their desserts into a 60 with chocolate. They also get some special Sirromet wine to take home with them. It takes from 10.30 - 3.30 so I hope the first question Mum doesn't ask is about where they can smoke and that the 2nd question is why aren't we doing it with them - we hope that this will be something special for them to do together, and we just couldn't afford for us all to do - and can you imagine a 6 year old in a winery - no thanks - we will have a day out nearby at a national park.

Oh and the coolest thing too - it is booked for 31 December. So happy new year and happy birthday to them both.

We have Jims Dad 60th birthday present for next year sorted too but can't say what that is yet...he might actually log on and read this.

12 days of Christmas

Well 13 days before Christmas some of the things that are planned:
Today - Jim has a BBQ with workmates
Tomorrow - 12th - Putting up our Christmas tree
13th - Jack is swimming - now in the crocodile group - much more exciting than the seahorses and we will be doing an evening tour of all the houses that are lit up - who says that electricity has gone up, that saving energy is a good thing, that there is such a thing as 20 lights too many - oh yeah we do!!!
14th - Finishing off our Christmas cards and final posting of presents
Mon 15th - still at work
Tues 16th - bah work
Wed 17th - getting hair cut, doing a client Christmas drinks event on Gold Coast and then Jack is having a sleep over with a neighbour while Jim joins me for a work dinner afterwards - champagne - yes please!!!!!
Thursday 18th - Mum and Dad leave for Australia - happy flying :-)
Friday 19th - last day at work hurrah
Sat 20th Dec - Mum and Dad arrive - Jack has made a hello poster to hold up
Sun 21st - a trip to the city to the special post box for Jack to post his list to Father Christmas then a trip to see Meyers Father Christmas
Mon 22nd - off to surfers paradise to stay - use as a base and relax
beach, national parks, waterfalls, shopping, restuarants, whatever takes our fancy - go a bit further along the coast or back inland with a ocean view hotel to come back to
Wed 24th - Christmas eve - return home for a early night......all ready for the next day....Happy Christmas