The chicken pops, as Catherine likes to call it, has been going through our house this month. Nicholas had a minor bout with only a few visible spots. He was quarantined for a week which included on his birthday. Chicken pox will always be known as his rite of passage to turning nine.
Despite the pox, Nicholas had a pretty good birthday. After opening his presents in the morning and reading a new book in his new sleeping bag, I took him out to an empty skate park where he took his new scooter for a spin. And after munching on a Crunchie bar from Daddy, he declared that it wasn’t the worst birthday ever. Later that evening, family came over for a breakfast dinner and birthday chocolate Bavarian cake to celebrate.
Two days later, Granny arrived and we drove to Jindabyne for the Easter long weekend. It was cold and wet, but we had a mostly pleasant time away. Our accommodation was next to the lake and our view wasn’t bad. On Easter Sunday we went to church at St. Columbkille and had a filling and delicious lunch at the warm Wild Brumby Distillery (4/5) followed by a short explore around Thredbo until the rain arrived.
During the next two days, we went on a few walks along the lake and visited Kosciuszko National Park a couple of times. Nicholas and Phil completed the 2km Sawpit Walking Track loop and saw a few wallabies while the rest of us turned around after about 15 minutes when Catherine got tired. Lake Light Sculpture Jindabyne was on, so we walked on the lake foreshore and viewed 60+ sculptures in the early evening. Neat exhibit. We also watched Cinderella (3.5/5) at Jindabyne Cinema which Catherine absolutely loved. There was even a bonus Frozen Fever featurette beforehand.
We went up to Charlotte Pass twice. Like last time last year, the weather on our first attempt wasn’t great. No wind, but the mountains were completely covered by fog and our photos were mostly of a white background. On our second attempt, there was patchy blue sky but mostly cloud. We walked up the lookout again and it was clear and so still and peaceful. Dark clouds and the cold eventually arrived and it was time for us to drive back to Canberra. We made a lunch stop in Cooma at the mediocre The Lott Food Store Bakery & Cafe (3/5) before we drove in pouring rain all the way back home.
About a week later, Catherine came down with the chicken pops. She’s been home the past week, not feeling too bad but definitely a lot more spotty and itchy than her brother was. And that leaves me as the last one standing not having had the pops yet - fingers-crossed, I’ve avoided it.
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