60th Party at Glenmore Palms and a weekend at Ridges Capricorn

All the secret meetings and the in depth organisation payed off on Friday Night at Helens 60th Birthday party at Glenmore Palms Motel.  If you are thinking about having a special party and looking for a venue, look no further, Glenmore Palms under the leadership of Kylie just made the party so easy to organise.  Very obliging, very organised, very friendly and Kimberly the cook made our mouths water.  Unfortuneately Kimberly will be leaving soon, but she is a wonderful cook.  The serloin steak was so good that Geoff checked to see who the butcher was (Norm Milner).  He said he'll change his butcher in the near future. Geoff owns one of Rockhamptons larger motels.

I took the decorations and the cake to the motel and left them with Kylie.  When we all arrived the decorations were up and the room ready for 46 people to celebrate.

A special guest Bob Pacey a Bush Poet was invited for dinner to recite some of his and other bush poems, one's like Turbulance, The Cattle Dog's Revenge and a special one for Helen and about Helen.  Bob has a keen skill and a great ability to knock up a poem from a Bio.  He had Helen in tears as he read the poem and the momories flooded back.  Bob is great entertainment and can be contacted at Email Bar staffer Haylee keep us all well watered.  There is nothing better than smiling staff

Now Mango4 provide a great artwork / come poster service too, I was able to email them a copy of the poem and some special photos of Helens friends and they turned it into an A2 Poster printed on quality photo paper and laminated for about $100 and worth every cent.

Only two of Helens guests were unable to come, making a total of 44 in attendance.  We thank you all for coming.  

My sister Amanda from as far away as New Zealand, Anne and Tony from Brisbane, Andrew, Vanessa and grandson Nathan from Chinchilla, Aunty Joan, Ted, Cousin Geoffery and his children Samantha and Dan from Theodore, Barney and Carolyn from Yeppoon and many more from around Rockhampton.

It was a great party and Helen is still talking about the night.

Saturday we saw Manda off at the airport and headed down to Ridges Capricorn.  Not the best of weather, it was cool and rained, but we had enought sunshine to get young Nathan into the big pool with his Dad Andrew.

Nathan is such a happy little boy and I put it down to his mother and father, Vanessa and Andrew.  Nathan is only 14months old, but already understands NO, and GO TO SLEEP, eats everything put in front of him, from olives, capers, bananas, pasta, Double Brie cheese, toast and chicken liver Pate, toast and Vegemite, 4 weetbix for breakfast with toddler yoguart and drinks water and milk from a sippie cup.  No dummy or passifier, loves hugs and is as ticklish as ever, loves his bath and adores his Dad.  You can see the look in his eyes when he spots Dad coming.  Very inquisitive, knows what to do when sitting on a rocking house, so what more would you need a little boy to do.