What a surprise

It's been an amazing year. Six months ago I retired from paid work. Nick has also done the same...I think we are too young so I think we will be back working soon. I digress. Actually it has been great, making life more flexible. Rachel has met a lovely man last November his name is Tomislav (Tomi). He has bowled Rachel off her feet and been a breath of fresh air for the family. Rachel joined him in his country of birth, Bosnia , mid September which allowed us to have Rachel's 4 children for 3 weeks and take them on their own holiday to Kangaroo Island. We loved having the opportunity and Rachel and Tomi cemented their relationship. Win Win all around. We have been blessed living in the town where our grandchildren live because that allows more opportunity to be involved with their lives and in turn help out our daughters. Love it. Perfection would be Adam and Eva moving to Gawler as well but I can't see that happening soon. Anyway we have 3 great kids and they have all have fantastic partners in life. Life is sweet. Back to the surprise. Rachel flew back home with Tomi and a couple of days later called saying she had booked us 4 weeks in USA. We were going to do this next year but the flights were so cheap we have decided to take the plunge. So on Monday we fly out to USA for 33 days. Rachel ,Tomi, and her 4 children. 8 of us, nearly a small group journey. We have a huge amount to pack into those 4 weeks so here we go.....