Big Nut

Something funny occurred last week and I thought I should write it down before the whole event is lost to obscurity in our memories.

Last Sabbath was Adrian's last day of his week visit from America. We spent the afternoon at Sharlene's parent's place, lounging around and generally relaxing. Adrian had found some coconuts and sugar cane stalks during the week and brought them back to the house. At some point in the afternoon Brian went outside with Azariah and Zemiel to show them how to eat some sugar cane, which they enjoyed while he was there. But when he returned, Azariah soon found another use for the sugar cane. He began to hit a coconut and shout at the top of his voice, "I'm hitting the big nut! I'm hitting the big nut!"

Gideon

Zemiel and Azariah have a favourite story that I tell them at nights before bed. It is the story of Gideon and how he put to flight the Midianite army who had invaded Israel. Azariah loves it because there's fighting involved and breaking pots, and Zemiel enjoys the depiction of the fires flaring up and horns blowing. I sign the story to them and encourage the boys to tell the story back to me. Zemiel is getting quite good at retelling the story.

Birthday # 33

Yesterday was my birthday. I like my birthdays and 33 doesn't sound so devastatingly old either.  Anyway, the day was good. Had a bit of quiet time and then played with the boys, went for a walk around the park and finally spent the night with the Mackay Deaf Club's 30th anniversary dinner celebration. It wasn't my first choice for a night out but it certainly was good to see some of the deaf community.

Ironically, we won the free raffle prize of a nice silver serving tray, 6 wine flutes and a bottle of white wine. Ironic because we were probably the only people in the room that didn't drink. We sat with the other 'hearies' and the photographer and her partner. The guest list extended from Townsville down to Brisbane. There were about 65 folk there with wide range of ages and signing ability. Sharlene and I held our own pretty well I thought but we need to work on our vocabulary.