Friday

I decided to go shooting tonight as Sooz and I are going to be away for the weekend - in Toowoomba - for We's housewarming party ... which means no shooting on Saturday morning as there won't be time. It was air pistol - but not competition as they have just finished the 8-week comp, had their presentation on Wednesday night - and tonight was "games night" - where one of the contingent had devised a game called "cricket" where one shooter "bats" - firing three shots at the target - and then the "bowler" shoots twice - and if they hit a nine or a ten, those points are deducted from the "batter", otherwise the batter's score stands. It was good fun and a great opportunity to become a little more familiar with air pistol.

We were finished just after 7 which gave me time to get to Mouse's for dinner. Sooz and M were there well before me and had just about finished (except for fruit and tea) by the time I arrived. The soup was good though - and lots of it. We really missed Mouse's cooking while she was away. I don't know how she does it ... but she just seems to gather up whatever she has around, and make that into the most delicious soups you can imagine.

The extra guest at dinner was Prince - who is now staying with Mouse while his parents are away. He seems to have settled in very nicely ... and seems to be a little more comfortable than he was when he stayed at Latimers the year before last (was it the year before last? Time kind of melds all together after a while).

M and Mouse met with Az at lunchtime - and presented her with her early birthday present (she'll be in Thailand when the day actually rolls around) ... and she liked it very much. Great choice M.

EOM continues at work and by the time we went home (Ch stayed a little longer) there were only 12 invoices, worth under $30k still to be cleared from the system. It was truly a mammoth effort made by all .... recognised by Man sending someone out to get us lunch so we could keep working our way through the list.

I would have stayed but I had organised to meet a mortgage broker - and that meeting took place in the car on the way to the Pistol Club. That was okay because it was just an "introductory" meet, with a real face-to-face still to be scheduled.