However, a week after the operation I developed blood clots in my leg, and so far I have spent 12 days on the couch with my leg up, and obviously off work. I still have at least 4 more days of this.
Imagine my surprise yesterday when the door opened and in walked our eldest boy Sam, who is meant to be in London!!
As it turns out, another son, Will, said he was off to Melbourne for the day with a few of his mates. No big deal, that sounded great.
It turns out that both he and Lachie (other son) knew all about Sam coming home, and the Melbourne trip was to go and collect Sam from the airport. They had been in on it all along!!
So the rest of the day was spent just chilling with Sam, who we hadn't seen for 9 months. His brothers hadn't seen him for 15 months.
It was great to see Jen's reaction when she walked in the door when she got home from work...our family was complete again.
So last night was just the 5 of us again in the lounge and just talking as a family should.
He heads back to London just after Christmas, so his next few weeks will be busy catching up with family and friends.
Today he was off to the gym as he felt crappy after his flights ( and wasn't I impressed with that!!!)
and catching up with his close mates who are all great blokes. He has even snagged a game of indoor soccer tonight with the team he played for, the legendary 'Cool Ridge', which he was really excited about.
It is amazing to know that someone who you thought was on the other side of the world is now just a few minutes away for the next two weeks. No doubt we will be making the most of this time together, and I will also be making some good plans with him for when I head over there in Feb next year.
Sam and Jen just after she got home from work.
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