September Photo A Day - Day 2 Father

This is me with my Dad on my wedding day 25th September 1993.... he passed away 6 weeks later.

I love you Dad and miss you every day.

Happy Fathers Day xxxxxx

Murray family dinner.....

Mam and Dad arrived home from their holidays but we hadn't caught up with them until tonight.  It was great to see them, even though you could tell they were still exhausted from their adventures and the jet lag that they were experiencing.

We had yummy dinner of Roast Pork but the highlight was just catching up with not only the two of them but with Sean and Vicky also.  It seems like forever since we have seen them also.

It was great to hear all about Mam and Dad's adventures and all the places that they went too.  Some of their destinations sounded so beautiful, some I had visited myself and brought back memories of my days of travelling... many many moons ago. Long before I became a Murray!

It was great talking with Sean and Vicky and catching up with them, something we should definitely do more often.  They used the Gold Class Tickets that we gave Vicky for her birthday last year, with Vicky's parents having the boys giving them a night out by themselves.

Mam recieved her birthday present from the family, a bowling jacket, as she will be away for her birthday next weekend.  They are heading to Tweed Heads as they do most years at this time.  Hopefully they will have a safe trip and an enjoyable time.

The final resting place......

After 17 years Dad has laid to rest finally and in the right spot.

It has taken me a while to post this. Not because I didn't want to or the fact that I was still saddened but I wanted to wait until I had a clear head so I could write without anger or sadness.

On 25th July, which would have been Mam and Dad's 40th Wedding Anniversary a group of people, family and friends that hold a special place in the history of the Davies', got together to send him on his final journey and to a resting place very fitting for such an amazing man.

Emotions had been building especially as firstly we had to remove him from the resting place that he had been in since his death. It was necessity that this occurs considering all the changes and upcoming plans/gossip surrounding the golf course and there was uncertainty regarding how safe his ashes actually were if left be.



As everyone gathered and mingled, chatting about the past, the memories and of course Dad himself, there was an sense of calm and relief that the day had finally arrived.



Mam thanked everyone for coming down, there wasn't much more she needed to say for the people there were there because when invited they chose to be. Mam scattered some of dads ashes into the flowing tide, then offered for others to do the same. We all did, saying a silent prayer to a beloved man before setting his spirit free.





Pip brought a bunch of daffodils - a wonderful symbol of not only our heritage but a beautiful and kind thought. We let these float with Dad with the ebs and flows of the tide and I know he would have been happy.







Once the tears had dried and a few more words were spoken for old times sake we did some crabbing!! With the tide in there wasn't that many but enough to have a little fun and find some very small crabs.





After we all went to the pub for a really nice meal, where we all chatted and continued to reminise, laugh and enjoy each others company.




Then back to Lars and Pips for coffee........

It was a perfect day, one that I will always remember.
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Happy Easter 2009

These are our Easter gifts for our family and friends - we made the Easter Egg Biscuits yesterday and must say we all had fun decorating them. They were so easy to make. Plus making these little parcels puts an element of love and thoughtfullness in the giving over Easter - I honestly believe that Easter, like Christmas, is becoming too commercial these days. Lets face it - Easter eggs and Hot Cross Buns have been selling in the shops early March and I am sure it won't be too long before the Christmas decorations are back on the shelves!! LOL!!

As usual the kids were up early to see if Easter Bunny had been to our house and YES he had.... (Thankfully both are getting older and the wake up time is getting later each year!!)


There was the usual mad dash to ensure they both picked up more eggs than the other but then of course we make them count them out and share evenly!!

Easter Bunny definately brought enough eggs for these two!!



We are off out for lunch today which we are really looking forward to. Not only is it Easter Sunday but we are celebrating Dad's birthday (which was on Friday). The whole Murray family are off to the Italian Club in Keysborough for a 4 course lunch. Noel has been there a few times as his work always have their Christmas Break Party there but none of the rest of us have.

From all of us at the House of Murray we would like to wish you a Happy and Safe Easter 2009.

The Thirteenth of December .....

Yesterday was the 13th December (I know that you all knew that) but in our family the 13th of December is a VERY special day for two reasons.

The first and most important reason is because it is my Dad's birthday - so...

"Happy Birthday Daddy!!

I love you dearly

and miss you still so much!"

Secondly, it is the twelth day before Christmas and the day that we put up our Christmas Tree and officially start of celebrating the Festive Season.

So when we were all finally home, somewhat organised after putting the shopping away and doing a little cleaning we all set to the task of putting up the tree. This year we had a special helper, Tom. Thanks for helping Tom! It, as usual, was fun. With Christmas music playing in the background we put the lights on the tree and then adorned the tree with decorations old and new.

Funnily enough, putting up the tree brought the buzz of Christmas into the House of Murray!!