Sunday, 17 August, 2014

I have been doing a lot of family history this week.  Dad and I started off the week spending Monday at the Family History Centre at church.  My friend, Robyn, has been quite sick and, as she helps out every Monday at the FHC and couldn't go, Denise (the Family History Director) asked me if I would come and be there for the day.  It's been an interesting week with doing my family history.  I am trying to make  sure that the info that is online is correct for my ancestors.  I have input my own info received from various sources, but others have put stuff on there which does not have the source for their info.  So, I have spent quite a lot of time this week trying to find sources.  My cousin, Rosie, who lives in Sydney, is very much into family history, too, and so she has been helping me along the way.

Dad had a 'top and tail' procedure this week (that's the nickname for an endoscopy and a colonoscopy here in Australia).  He had to go on a special diet for three days before the procedure and it was a very boring diet - he is glad that he only had to be on it for three days.  He could basically eat white toast with honey for breakfast, chicken on white bread for lunch and chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner.  The procedure went very well.  I waited at the clinic while Dad was in having it done.  Most patients have their carers go and come back later when the procedure was over, but I didn't want to leave.  So, I brought a lunch with me as well as my book and knitting.  We got there around 12:30pm and left at about 4pm.  Dad said that when they put this thing over his face that he thought it was the anesthesia, but that when he started counting backwards from 100, he didn't think it actually was the anesthesia as it didn't seem to be working. Next thing he knew, though, someone was shaking him awake. :-)  We go see the doctor a week Tuesday to get the results of both tests.

Dad has been trying to resurrect our lawn this week.  It is looking so sad in the front that I told Dad that the neighbours are going to kick us out of the neighbourhood. :-)  It used to look better, but since we have been away so much, the lawn hasn't been getting enough water and the weeds have been allowed to run wild.  So, Dad has spent time this week pulling weeds and putting 'Weed and Feed' on the lawn.  He has also been watering it regularly at night and then we had a lovely rain storm last night. We'll have to see how it goes this week.