Sounds like you have a wonderful family Geoff. The birthday trip sounds great too!

Quote Originally Posted by Dorsetman View Post
I have 2 from my first - rather poor marriage. Say no more, don’t speak ill of the dead, etc. Then I had a very happy marriage to my 2nd wife, who had 3. None from that 2nd marriage, we were both 50+. But we called them all ‘our children’ , not yours or mine. And from them I now have 8 grandchildren, and I rather lose count, I think 10 great-grandchildren. Apart from the odd black sheep, they are lovely, but they all live a distance away - the nearest is a 2 ½. Hour drive, and one is as far away as a 3 hour flight plus drive.Maybe I shall see them all Next year if I have a big birthday bash(90th) but I am thinking of sneaking off to Laos, or is it Cambodia ? To look at Angkor Wat, with my new girl friend to avoid the fuss , watch this spot !