Sunday, 30 April, 2017

This week was our last week off before Dad starts work again.  It was, as usual, full of activities....haircuts, doctor's visit, missionaries for dinner, chiropractor appointment and a facial.

 My new haircut - I decided to go quite short and I really like it!

There were also two social outings (for me, of course 😊)....the first was with my friend, Maureen - she is the same age as Nana and we just clicked when we met each other in Hervey Bay years ago.  Every time I get back to the Bay, she and I do lunch and a movie.  We ended up going to a little cafe in town, 'Chatters on the Bay', which Dad and I had checked out on Monday (and we loved it) and Maureen and I really enjoyed our meal as well.  Maureen chose the movie which was 'Beauty and the Beast' and I wasn't really looking forward to it, but it turned out to be really good - I was surprised.  I wouldn't take Sienna, Juliette or Kendall to see it until they are a little older as it's a bit scary in parts (especially the beast), but I think it would be suitable once they are about 8 years old.

Me and Maureen at 'Chatters on the Bay' 

My second outing was with my teacher friends - six of us met for morning tea (another iced chocolate for me 😊) and we had a nice yak together - it's always great to catch up with them (most of whom are retired and very happy to be so).  The one teacher who isn't retired and teaches grade one told us that there are a few behaviour issues in her class and she is tired of it all.  I definitely got out when the going was good.

Dad and I ate lunch out on Thursday at a new place called the 'Happy Days Diner' - it is pretty much like its name says .... a diner which basically serves hamburgers, hot dogs and shakes (among other things).  Dad and I shared a hot dog and fries and they were quite good.  I took tons of pics of the place as it really has a 50's vibe.

 Dad with our hot dog and french fries - that's my iced chocolate in the pic 😊

 Me in a booth at the 'Happy Days Diner' - 50s/60s music actually plays on the jukebox

 Decorations on one of the walls

 Large jukebox in the diner

 Another wall

 Just inside the front of the diner

 Where you place your order

 One of the employees in 50s garb

 One of the creations at the 'Happy Days Diner' - it was made for a young boy and I asked him if I could take a pic of it - it's an iced chocolate with chocolate, candy, a donut and candy floss added - sugar high to be sure

Mural painted on the outside of the diner

On Friday, Dad and I flew to Melbourne and stayed the night in an airport hotel as one of Dad's colleagues and his family were staying in the unit.  Dad is teaching a four week course here on the A320 - it will be nice for him (and for me) to be teaching this course as he has taught it a number of times before and he won't have to spend a ton of time prepping.  After the number of hours he had to put in each day on the course when we were in Brisbane, it's nice to be teaching a familiar course.  

Today, we went to the Glenroy ward - the one we always go to when we are here - and we received our usual warm welcome from the members.  Our Canadian friends, the Bishop and his wife, Colin and Debbie Coates, were still there so it was nice to sit and chat with Debbie again.