Birthdays are special for everyone and no more so to the Cleary’s. My own birthday rolled past another year just over a week ago and albeit that my birthday night was a quiet affair as Michele took me out to the catering college where Lewis is learning to beandnbsp;a chef. Joshua was invitedandnbsp;too but Lewis was unfortunately working the bar. Sam, Matt, Harry, Drew and Fran were also out and busy, so just the 3 of us ate.
The food and service was excellent I had the duck salad for starters, followed by the sea bream, Pudding as we say in the North was a raspberry jelly with rhubarb and mascarpone, nom nom nom.
As the usual culprits were unable to attend my mid-week birthday meal Michele had organised a birthday party for me at home. Sam and Drew along with their respective partners and my grandson Harry were unable to attend as were a couple of close friends but the birthday bash went on until the small hours of Sunday. Mum and Dad stayed over.
The following day we were invited over to Sam and Matt’s for sunday tea, however Michele was not very well and just Josh and I went over as Lewis was working. Drew and Fran turned up and as the weather was fantastic soandnbsp;we had a BBQ
The following week Lewis worked at The Radisson an extra couple of days as they had asked him to miss college as all ‘hands to the pump’ were needed. He thinks he made a banana split for David Cameron – Prime Minister.
This last week at work has been a busy one as we seem to beandnbsp;getting more design work through the doors. Monday I was in the Birmingham office for a meeting with our M and E team leader as well as my team leader to discuss the use of AutoCADandnbsp;MEP. I was on the 07:30 train from Wigan and not back until 19:20 – a long day. The highlight was being treated to lunch by a colleague who I’d known for the past 8+ years – cheers mate my turn when you make it to Manchester.
The weather this weekend has been warm and bright, howeverandnbsp;not for one young man who has been ill all week. Lewis has been suffering with severe tooth ache as well as sickness. We had him at the emergency dentist who seems to think that he mayandnbsp;need root canal treatment. The diagnosis on the sickness maybe due to him consuming too many pain-killers! This has caused him to have a weekend in bed and had to miss work.
I got a surprise call off a close friend who I’d not spoken to in ages this morning which was nice.
Tomorrow I’m off to Heathrow for a couple of days as we have an 800 bed hotel to measure – oh the joys!
