. . . it is time . . .

Preparing for Mark to arrive Michael's brother Mark is repatriating to Australia after 18 years. We have prepared the front room (it was the craft haven, which is now in the garage) and are looking forward to his arrival on Friday.  He will live with us until he settles into a job etc.

I had purchased these measuring cylinders and arranged the with some other glass wear in the corner of the bench.  The hot drink things were in that corner.  They are now all very neatly arranged in the opposite corner and make a tidy tea station with the teas we bought at the Ekka last Monday.

 Kira came home on Friday transformed into a butterfly :)  On Saturday while Michael slept and Lachlan visited a friend Kira and I went shopping.  We treated ourselves to a break at the Shingle Inn.  I enjoyed my coffee while Kira enjoyed her ice cream from Wendy's next door. I had to gice way to this family crossing the road and so Lachlan took a photo for me after they were safe :)

One of the staff at work lost her dad this week.

My sphere of influence increased (doubled) in May when the NUM of the next ward was granted a voluntary redundancy. Work has been hectic since and these two phota show what I have been up to: This is what me new office desk looks like at the end of most days (you should see what the inside of my brain is like!). THis is the office that I have occupied for the most part of the last 5 years.  I am moving to the other ward and will be sharing with a great colleague who will be the Clinical Nurse Consultant of both wards with me as the Nurse Unit Manager. Life just go a little more complex with the local road closing, so I will need to travel another way until the road opens in September sometime!