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That’s right people, as of this morning, its bikey hoonSSSS- plural!

I managed to get my licence Monday, and what an epic story that one is. Sunday night I literally worried myself sick looking at the stormy weather and assuming I’d have to try to pass a riding test in that junk *puke* So of course, Monday morning I wake up all flu-symptomy! Figures, I’m terminally healthy until right when I don’t need to be sick. I had lozenges (thanks Rob!), fruit juice, an orange and a hot honey-lemmon drink for brekky, then got my butt over to City West DPI nice and early- but alas!The learner my Elite instructor had out before me was stung on the neck by a bee- and allergic! Mad dashing to the hospital meant my last-minute-cry-for-help lesson was cut in half (a worthy cause, hope she’s ok!) Lesson ended up fine, just nerves shaking the U-turns around, then we raced back for the test- and pass!! Sun made an appearance just long enough to get back to the carpark and get my bit of paper

So I rode to work Monday, and home in the cold that night, and then I rode to work yesterday, and home in the cold last night. As you may have guessed I stayed home from work today with a thoroughly self-inflicted flu. And I couldn’t be happier!!

Rob’s test this morning was decidedly less eventful, but not without its interesting bits as the instructor’s bike which we both used for our tests developed a sticky throttle! No problem, he still passed with more flying colours than me

Now its a simple matter of fighting over who gets to ride and when! I did get the last couple days to myself though, so I guess I should give back the toy for a while at least… *puppy eyes and pout*

*nay*

Sorry Tiff!! We are corrupting your boys

Ladies and gentleman, let me introduce to you:
Skit the Scarey Bikey Man
Lukas the Looney Hoon

aaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnddddd…

This Is Spaaaadaaaaaa!! (The bike is a Honda Spada, see what I did there.. )

Didn’t take Squirt long to work out what to hang on to, where the keys go and how to make all the lights flash

Soo… Bike lessons are going well. Lesson number 5 is this Thursday, and I have to remind him that we haven’t done emergency stopping yet (how to not throw yourself over the handlebars). Those rotten U-turns are coming along nicely, and I’m plenty confident in leading the instructor around and sitting in the right bit of the road. Just need to get out and practice lots, which we have been doing with Rob’s Dad nearly every weekend. Great to see him more often!

This weekend was my Nan’s 80th birthday (crikey, when did that happen??) so my parents came down to surprise her! They flew in Thursday night, so we went out to dinner on Friday to catch up. We took Dad along, and they had organised for a friend from Hedland to come too. Anne was a crazy lady who used to work at the Depot with Dad and at Maccas with me, and had a hand in pretty much every sport up there at the time. Still crazy!!

Then there was The Lunch on Saturday. We all turned up at the Atrium at the Esplanade Hotel in Freo- Nan had no idea! Dad’s little brother was over from Brisbane aswell, the first time all four kids had been together in about 11 years. Then lots of grandkids, and 3 great-grandies running and crawling around the place. My cousins’ kids are sooo cute! Pa had helped the girls to organise everything, and did a stirling job of keeping Nan in the dark about the lot After lunch we went back to Nan and Pa’s for cake and photos- I think thats the first big family photo that Rob’s been in. We crashed with very full bellies that night!

Then another lunch Sunday! The girls (Dad’s two big sisters) had figured a take-away picnic in Applecross was the way to go. So we headed down to Coogee to meet up with my parents again and move fridges and freezers around with Dad- well I entertained the dog while they worked out the logistics Then my Dad borrowed Rob’s Dad’s bike and gear and he and I rode to the picnic with the cars in convoy! So cool to get out for a ride with him after spending so much time as his pillion to get to school and stuff. There was much KFC and introducing and more photos- though I’ll have to get copies off Mum’s camera since we forgot ours on both occasions! Then Mum and Dad headed off to get to the airport, and Rob Dad and I went back to our place to drop off the Spada and get our buts to the movies- made it just in the nick of time too, lucky Adam pre-paid the tix on teh internets.

Overall, alltogether too much food! But plenty plenty family- very cool to have (Rob’s) Dad thrown in the mix too!

Oh yeh, Mum and Nan were quizzing on when my Grad ceremony will be, when Nan suggested I where my Great Gran’s regalia! Turns out Pa’s Mum graduated from the University of London with a Bachelor in Music, and Nan still had the gown and mortarboard packed away. Aunty Heather wore the gown when she graduated from Curtin, and when I called ECU to see if was ok to provide my own regalia they said No Probs! I’ll still have to get a mortarboard from ECU with the hire of the sash and hood though, because Great Gran’s has a pale blue tassel, and ours have to be black. But I get to keep that one so its all good! Nan got them out to try on at their place on Saturday- it was a bit of a shock to see myself in the mirror.. I thought “Oh crap, I’m really graduating!” Now I have until September to find an outfit to put underneath it

*nay*