News flash!

I interrupt this blog for a news flash of an event of epidemic proportions:

My brother-in-law has swine flu!

At least we think so. He went to Melbourne for a few days with a group of guys from the Army, one of whom is now quite sick with confirmed swine flu, several others are moderately sick and awaiting test results, and my brother-in-law is not yet being tested because his (milder) symptoms don’t require treatment - but has been told that is most likely what he has. You could pray that he doesn’t give it to his two-year-old daughter or seven-month-old son, who might suffer the worse from it (he is currently in the dog-house - or maybe it's the pig-house - because he’s been told (by the doctor) to stay away from them).

For the good news, he is now a qualified flying instructor (helicopters) with the Army, which is no small feat, so congratulations to him!

For other news, my niece, who up until this point has stayed out of stuff she wasn't to have, found the blue food-colouring in the cupboard and ran off with it.