Partytime

G'day
- well not so good for Bron as I'll explain....................

This week's picture shows how nicely Bron and I clean up - isn't she gorgeous ?

The occassion was our special mate Di's 40th Birthday Party. We got home at 03h30 this morning and let's just say that Bron is feeling pretty ordinary after a long night where she and her glass of bubbly were seldom apart. What a party it was and one which we will all remember for a long time!

As a follow up to last week's news, Matt returned from Sydney with one victory, one narrow defeat and two thumpings. The experience was a good one but he has always made it clear that he doesn't think that practising for hours everyday on a sport is the way to spend his life. It seems as though this is what he would have to do to be competitive. This is obviously not unique to Australia.....................

Despite feeling rather fragile this morning we fronted up to a prearranged lunch at our house with The Byrams and Knoxes. We are glad we did and had a fantastic lazy afternoon around the table. The boys played cricket, cops and robbers ( cops with tazers and robbers unarmed - not quite but not far from the truth )and generally had a ball while Jen played with Yan who is a 4th Year Medical Student doing her Paediatrics block at Manning Hospital. She earned herself some money looking after Matt and Jen while we punished ourselves last night. It was easier for her to stay over and she then gladly accepted our invitation to spend the day with us. The University of Newcastle sends Medical Students up to Taree and I really think we offer them an excellent perspective of Medicine by formal and good old fashioned bedside teaching. Bron and I think that a few meals at their friendly Paediatric Consultant's home should keep them adequately nourished through the year.

I suppose I can't avoid the cricket. All I can say is..........aren't the Aussies playing well ? The Proteas look well prepared but The Aussies just seem to be outplaying us and winning the battles that matter at the moment - like getting first innings runs and not letting us do the same. We continue to support our team and hope that the momentum can somehow shift our way again.

As the shadows lengthen and twilight approaches after what has been a very social weekend for us, best wishes for a fulfilling week.

With love

Dylan, Bronwyn ( now fully recovered ), Matt and Jen