> # Grandpa's birthday party

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> Posted by Chris on November 26, 2015 at 13:35:16

> It was grandpa's 70th birthday on Sunday (that's my dad's father) and dad had arranged a surprise party for him. Gran and grandpa live on the edge of Bath so on Sunday morning at breakfast, much to my surprise, dad asked if I would drive down to fetch them whilst he set up a few things, so I agreed readily, having nothing else planned.

> "I'll go and get my car out" I said "it should be fully charged now - its been plugged in since yesterday lunchtime, I can get there and back on one charge, I'm sure ... how far is do you reckon ?"

> "No more than 35 or 40 miles I guess" dad replied "depends which way you go. I've never really checked - look, why don't you take my car - more room for mum's wheelchair, if she needs it today, and you won't have to worry about range, I filled up yesterday."

> "Really - are you sure ?" I asked.

> "Of course, I didn't put you on my insurance for nothing. Just don't get caught speeding and please ............. bring it back in one piece - I've already agreed a trade-in price against the new one !"

> Nice to know he has confidence in my driving ......... his car, a BMW 535i Touring, seems huge compared to my Zoe, and the performance is a bit scary until you get used to it ...

> Well, I got there and back without incident and didn't see any speed cameras flash at me and I didn't even get lost ! As mum remarked "That'll be a first then, son." - Thanks a lot, mum......

> When we got home we found that mum and dad had been busy decorating the pool area for the party in the evening. Gran and grandpa have spent some time in recent winters with friends in Barbados and grandpa has fallen in love with the music of Caribbean steel bands, so dad had got some inflatable palm trees, put a load of sand down as a 'beach' at one end of the pool, set up a bar in the style of a Bajan 'rum shack' and got some steel band music to play. Grandpa was over the moon when he saw it all and we spent the rest of the afternoon after lunch, putting up some coloured lights and extra decorations and blowing up a couple of lilos and inflatable pool chairs.

> The rest of the family and a few friends were due to arrive at about 4pm and dad had told everyone about the Caribbean theme asking that they dress appropriately for the beach and a swim, if they wished. Grandma had been told about the party and had bought some yellow shorts and a floral shirt for grandpa and mum and gran wore bright floral blouses. Dad and mum had even got some artificial floral garlands for everyone to wear (Yup, I know, I know - wrong part of the world ..... but they looked good).

> I looked out a pair of blue and white flower print board-shorts, and a bright blue tee with a beach scene print on the front. Dad wore bright red shorts and a green leaf print shirt. Jamie and his parents were the first guests to arrive, Jamie in plain yellow board-shorts and a orange floral pattern shirt, his dad wore white shorts and a blue and white cloud pattern shirt and his mum a bright floral blouse and blue shorts. All the other guests had made a good effort as well, although cousin Tom had taken things a bit further by dressing in a grass skirt over tight, black Speedos, a long black wig, and a heavily padded bra - very alluring !

> Jamie was the first to be pushed in the pool - fully clothed of course. He and grandpa have an on-going joke about how much older they are each time they meet (they both have the same silly sense of humour). The exchange ended with them both laughing aloud and grandpa telling Jamie not to be so cheeky before pushing him firmly backwards off the side of the pool into the deep end. Jamie was therefore the only person to eat his buffet lunch whilst soaking wet. Everyone else waited until afterwards. When we had mostly finished eating, Jamie challenged grandpa to use one of the floating chairs and see if he could relax in it comfortable and still remain upright. Grandpa waded in down the steps as Jamie held the chair steady and then floated serenely away, glass of wine in hand and a big grin on his face. Jamie decided to test the stability of the chair by jumping in next to it causing it to overturn almost instantly, amid much laughter from everyone watching. After that Tom and me dived in and the other younger guests, three teenage sons (two of whom go to our school) and one younger daughter of family friends, all joined us in the pool. Tom looked very funny with his wig all wet and straggly and his grass skirt floating around him, after a bit he stripped it all off and just swam in his Speedos.

> By the time the party ended everyone had been in the water, even those not in actual swimwear, and we had all had a great time. Gran and grandpa stayed overnight and dad took them home before flying back to work for the rest of the week. This coming weekend Jamie and his family are moving into their part of the house, so that will be fun having them around full time.

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