Tuesday, December 15, 2009

We're Off To See The Wizard

We decided last night to go to Sydney in 2010 for our holiday. It will be the holiday of a lifetime because I can't see us ever having enough cash saved or time together to do it again. The fifteen year old is chomping at the bit but a chance to see his beloved half sister, who is out in Sydney working in a lab as a molecular parasitologist and trying to find a cure for malaria ( I'm arranging a sainthood for her), is just too much for him and he has condescended to join us. Wouldn't it be great if the other step-daughter could go at the same time...hmmm... all of us in Sydney at the same time, we'd have to do a Christmas dinner in July to celebrate that fact.

It's funny, at times when your kids are young and absolutely doing your head in, on a miserably wet summer's Sunday, and you think you are going to end up doing time because you have thought-murdered them; you never ever, see this day coming - where some have successfully flown the nest and others are intent on jumping out of it before they can fly and stumble back in a slightly bruised daze,(yes, I know it's called a hangover) and the last one is trying desperately hard to climb back inside you, but wants what he sees all his siblings have at the same time. So I'm starting a campaign. Let all of Jemser's kids and their significant others, himself and meself be together in Sydney for Christmas in whatever month we land there, 'cause that's what Christmas is folks - family ( that's a bit too Peggy Mitchell isn't it?)

2 comments:

  1. Can't believe ye are coming - that is just brilliant!
    Afraid I'm not working on malaria anymore - not even working as a molecular parasitologist! Nowadays I'm trying to prevent transplanted organs being rejected. Have a lost my chance at sainthood?
    ps: Christmas in July is actually something people do here (since that's the middle of winter) so we wouldn't be out of place at all with our Christmas dinner!

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  2. Ets! Transplanted organs - rejection, ah double halo at least. Oh great! Now I have a whole new series of topics for stories, I think a torrid affair between a plumber and a Transplanted Organs Rejection Preventer (you're a TORP) would have huge potential - don't tell Dang!

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