Laetitia's Creative Memories business has been hard work for her this year, not knowing many people in Mackay. She has made good friends with some of the other CM consultants having joined a group of 'exotics' (not originally from Mackay CMCs) run by Lynne Baillie who moved to Mackay from Brisbane in October last year.
We recently travelled to Townsville for some home classes. These were for a lady that Laetitia met in April at the Australian Gospel Music Festival.
We also did a little sight-seeing - Mt Stuart, Castle Rock, the OmniMax theatre, The Strand. Laetitia was quite startled by just how close Magnetic Island is to the mainland, particularly for such a mountainous island. All the islands off the Mackay regional coast are further out / smaller / flatter or not actually islands but low tide isthmuses.
Highly recommended: Masala Indian Restaurant on Palmer Street and the OmniMax theatre next to the aquarium. We saw a great movie about various forms of sea life narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.
You can also see some of Ian's photos of Townsville.
24 October 2007
20 October 2007
The heart of a father
Bill is Laetitia's father. He's had a dodgy heart valve for years and this year was the time for it to be fixed!
He went into hospital just before church camp in early September. Normally heart valve replacement patients are out after about four days. Bill was in the ICU for four weeks with another 2 weeks in the rehab ward.
He was under sedation for the week when Queensland had a change of premier. When he came around, and could understand things, Laetitia took pity on him and told him what the date was and that Anna Bligh was now the premier. She and other family members had considered telling him that it was 2008. :-)
While he was under sedation, all his children returned to Brisbane (if not already in town) because he was touch and go. There wasn't much that they could do for him, although Laetitia did sing some hymns to him, but at least they could be around for Bev (Laetitia's mum) supporting her.
He went into hospital just before church camp in early September. Normally heart valve replacement patients are out after about four days. Bill was in the ICU for four weeks with another 2 weeks in the rehab ward.
He was under sedation for the week when Queensland had a change of premier. When he came around, and could understand things, Laetitia took pity on him and told him what the date was and that Anna Bligh was now the premier. She and other family members had considered telling him that it was 2008. :-)
While he was under sedation, all his children returned to Brisbane (if not already in town) because he was touch and go. There wasn't much that they could do for him, although Laetitia did sing some hymns to him, but at least they could be around for Bev (Laetitia's mum) supporting her.
02 October 2007
Doris & Munro
Ian's parents Doris & Munro came to visit us in Mackay in October. We enjoyed a cool day trip together up to Eungella National Park.
But we didn't see any platypus. :-(
But we didn't see any platypus. :-(
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