Well a month has come and gone since our last
update------------
We have not been updating much because we have had to come
to terms with the death of our four-legged fur child – BUSTER. L L
- who passed peacefully on the 3rd June 2014.
31st May – Beckie, Brad, Gemma, Max and Luke and
Andy (Beckie’s Cavalier King Charles) and Ben came to visit and spent the day
with us and Buster. He wasn’t real well and got exhausted quite quickly
during their visit. He didn’t have a terrible cough but just an
intermittent one. His walking was a bit off – doing a crab walk and
falling over his own feet. Which was so sad to see. He usually got very
excited when Ben arrived but this time his reaction was very slow and subdued.
On 3rd June we had to take him back to the Vet
for a checkup. After a couple of minutes of examination the verdict was
not good and the decision was made. Buster passed very peacefully in my
arms. He is so sorely missed but we know that he is far better off
running in Heaven with Buddy, Daisy and Benji – his canine friends who passed
before him. I still wait for the tinkle of his name tags,
telling me he needs to go out, and having him curled up at my feet. :C He
was such a great little mate and it will take a long time to settle the tears
that roll, ohh so frequently. We are going to stick with our decision NOT
to replace him. We will just have to get our ‘puppy fix’ from our friends
dogs.
4th June – the Queensland Caravan, Camping and
Touring show is on. Darryl is still wanting to get a slightly larger van
and has a list of about 9 manufacturers that he wants to SEE. They look
good on paper – he says – but wants to see them in person. So off we go.
We caught the train from Cleveland at 8.24am and arrived at the Ekka grounds at
9.40am.
We spent all day checking out 6 van manufacturers and still
didn’t see all the ones he wanted to see J
We arrived back at the house at 8pm. A long day.
5th June – my Cousin Julie came for the
day. Was so great to see her and spend time BUT time went sooooo quickly
(as it always does when we visit each other).
6th June we headed back to the Caravan show to
see some more of the manufacturers. We now have a more concise list of
vans and checked them off on Darryl’s Check sheet of must haves and would likes
and is it possible……… He now has to narrow it down and we need to make a
decision. J
7th June – we hitched up the van and went for our
first camp without our companion. We camped with the Campertrailers group
at Atkinsons Dam out at Coominya near Fernvale Qld and it was good to be
with friends but sad at the same time.
21 Campers on the banks of
Atkinsons Dam
Wildlife at the Dam
9th June – Gemma Walker is turning 8 today, Happy
Birthday granddaughter. So we packed up the van and headed to Jimboomba
to celebrate. We had a lovely time with the family and then went out to
dinner at the Greenbank Chinese restaurant with Margie and Lucy from next door
and had a nice meal.
or Luke 
10th of June was a sad day as we remembered the
loss of our dear friend John McKenzie, and thinking our dear friend Gloria.
11th June – Bradley Beckett is turning 15 today,
Happy Birthday grandson. I was not having a good day as my balance was
shot to pieces and so I was horizontal until about 11am. Darryl and I
then did a trip home to collect some things we had forgotten and to see Rhonda
and Graeme and ‘Rita’. We then returned to Jimboomba and waited for Brad
to get home from school to give him his birthday presents. That night we
had a lovely BBQ dinner with Margie and Lucy from next door.
Love them all dearly J
13th June – we went shopping with Beckie getting
the final preparations for Gemma’s Pamper Party for tomorrow. She is
having 7 young classmates join her for a few hours.
14th June – Darryl’s Birthday, Happy Birthday
lovely. We have all the preparations on the go for another BBQ dinner
tonight to celebrate.
16th June – Today we left Beckie and Matt’s house
and headed down the coast. We stopped at Evans Head for – initially two
nights and then increased it to – three nights. It is a lovely spot right
on the water and Darryl tried his hand at fishing and caught a whiting and a
bream and will have another go tomorrow. Our niece – Holly Menz turned 17
today – WOW. Such a lovely young lady.
towards the Entrance of
the Evans River
Darryl in his element – fishing.
17th June – Sister-in-law Wendy has a birthday
today. Darryl went fishing and although he had lots of bites – he did not
catch any fish L. He had
dolphins playing in the deeper water in front of him and stingrays coming in
behind him.
18th June – Brother-in-law Peter Fulmer having a
birthday, as is Darryl’s Aunty Marie. Cold, wet and very windy day today.
So glad I got the washing done yesterday :D
19th June – we travelled the 50kms to Iluka and
have a nice spot in a quiet caravan park. It is cold and wet and we have
been for a couple of little drives to check out the area. We went to the
‘Sedger’s Reef Hotel’ for a very nice dinner.
20th June – Happy Birthday to Lucas Downes and
Greg Cockerell. Today we travelled into Maclean and checked out the town before
meeting up with Roslyn Smith (nee Hollis) who I completed my Midwifery training
with in 1990. It was so good to spend lunch time with her BUT it went far
too quickly. Back to the van and trying to catch up with emails
etc. This evening we learnt of the passing of one of my young Midwives :C
– Rest In Peace with the Angels Vanessa. You gave a very strong fight and
now it is time to rest – our hearts and prayers go to Vanessa’s family and
friends.
21st June – today we travelled to Grafton (59km
down the road :D) and stopped with our dear friends Mandy and Peter Harper ,
Jared and Alyssa and their friend Chas. We had two lovely days with them.
23rd June – Happy Birthday to Carol
Moore-Kelly. We left Mandy and Peter’s just after 8 and headed
south. We stopped at Halfway Creek and met up with Mandy for morning tea
before continuing on our way. We were going to stop at a reserve east of
Macksville, but with the rain over the past two days we decided to keep going
and are camped at the Jacaranda Caravan Park at North Haven. It is still
very cold and blustery.
24th June – we went for a look-see at some of the
fishing spots that Darryl and his Dad used to go – Gogley’s Lagoon and ‘the
hole in the wall’ before making our way to Harrington to join friends Carol and
Greg Eade and Carol and Trevor Watson for lunch. We had a lovely couple
of hours at ‘Inspirations’ Restaurant before going our separate ways
again. We last saw Carol and Greg in Broome in 2012 and Carol and Trevor
in Moama in 2011. Happy Birthday to Hailee Withers.
There were pleanty of Angler’s out trying to catch black
fish.
When we returned we found this in the grounds of the caravan
park ---- A lovely FAIRY STUMP
Some people are just sooo
clever. What a great idea to incorporate in the childrens playground
area.
A pleasant day of eating and chattering was had by us all
and then we went to the club for the raffles [unfortunately Darryl and my
numbers were not drawn L] but Aunty
Kath won a lovely piece of Corned meat.
26 June – Happy birthday to Carrissa Hugler. We left
Uncle Max and Aunty Kath just after 10 and went and visited Darryl’s Mum and
Dad at Innes Gardens Memorial Park. We then continued back to the caravan
and Darryl has now gone out fishing – and hope that he is able to bring home
some fish for dinner.
A photo of 88 Lord Street, Laurieton
We will be here until Monday morning before heading to
Taree.
So that is what we have done and what we are doing ------
for now.
Take care.
Barb and Daryl, I'm sorry to hear about Buster...a pet is a much loved member of the family and it is just as distressing when they go to pet heaven. Keep your chin up!!
ReplyDeleteSandra