In the line of fire January 24, 2006
My eldest brother rang to wish me a happy birthday this morning, four days early. Normally I might be mildly miffed that my brother got my birthday wrong, but at the moment he has good reason.
B1 lives just the other side of Ballarat and is a member of his local CFA. He’s been pretty busy over the last few days and expects to be very busy for the next few.
My sister-in-law’s sister lives near the Grampians. I think she & her husband grow wildflowers commercially. B1 and SIL were there yesterday helping them clean up. Their house was fine, but apparently there was a lot of other damage.
B1 is self-employed. He’s facing a lean month because he can’t focus enough to do any work at the moment. He’s constantly waiting for a call.
SIL works for DSE. She’s on call too.
It all feels a bit more real.
Have you got another nifty name for your blog lined up? You’ll have to change it in a few days.
You should be impressed that he remembered your birthday at all in the circumstances…