Our visit to Perth in April was slightly different to previous ones. Namely Nana was mostly at work while Grandad was at home. Luckily for the girls Nana set up various fun activities (like egg decorating) to keep the girls and Grandad busy while I embarked on my annual renovation challenge. This time around renovations included fridge swapping, weeding, painting (8 internal doors and my old bedroom) and various odd jobs. All of these required numerous visits to Bunnings which for the girls meant a play on the indoor castle (much more exciting than the local Bunnings playground). And of course while I was busy at home, Andy was busy at UWA.
So our trip wasn't all about work - Mum and Dad bought a few secondhand bikes. Ella was a speed demon on hers while Katy had a tricycle with a handle out the back so we could assist when necessary. Katy slowly got the hang of steering by the end of the holiday but flatly refused to pedal!We visited our favourite playground the 'Pirate Ship." Dad, the girls and I enjoyed lunch there which was lovely. Unfortunately we forgot it was still school holidays so the playground was absolutely packed and trying to keep an eye on Ella was difficult.
The girls became experts on watching out for Grandad's foot (where he had his achilles tendon stitched back together) as well as finding his crutches and reminding him to use them. We had the community nurse come most days to dress dad's wound as it had been infected. This provided some interest and the teddy on the bed also ended up needing his leg bandaged too!
Grandad wasn't the only one in the wars. Amy, mum's 13 year old poodle was taken to the vet with bad breath. Turns out she had a gum infection as well as requiring a trip to the doggie dentist. Now I thought human dentists were expensive - Amy had a scale, clean and 6 teeth removed all for $1700!! No wonder why mum and dad still need to work!
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