I haven't slept very well for a few days....

After seeking some advise from nursing staff at the hospital where I work, I have come to the conclusion that I have probably either cracked or broken ribs from my little motorcycle 'incident' last week... If you have never fractured or broken your ribs, take it from me... It HURTS!

I'm OK when I sitting/standing and doing most daily tasks (walking hurts a bit) but laying down is torture... and every time I move, its like someone is twisting a knife between my ribs.....

Note to self: Try not to do that again!

The 'plan' came together.... perfectly!

Kylie and I had 'arranged' for Kylie to leave a variety of clues for Shannon around the house, the night before his birthday, while he was out of the house. These 'clues' consisted of instructions (small notes) and various items of clothing that Shannon had to put on before he was allowed to go looking for the next clue. The clues included things like riding boots(old), gloves(new), goggles(old), body armour(new), etc..... the final clue leading him out to the backyard shed, to the last item.... a new helmet... This was all to be 'synchronized' with my planned arrival on his new Honda CRF450X.

So, at 7am Kylie woke Shannon and gave him the first note, eventually leading him out into the back yard....

The look on his face as I showed up was priceless.... and when i told him the bike was his, it was all a bit much for him to take... He just had to bury his face in Kylie's arms for a while. (He thought the bike was mine and that he would be allowed to ride it for a while.) Mindy turned up at about the same time and was able to congratulate him as well.

Gave Gazza a card for his Birthday with a note about the motorcycle he would be getting on Saturday. I didn't tell him what Make or model it was.... just that it would be "awesome".....

He is very excited and can't wait until Saturday.... but, he has to keep it 'quiet' because we don't want Shannon to expect anything. Shannon will be getting his new bike tomorrow.

Had some trouble sleeping last night.... Too excited about my 'new' toy... Kept thinking about the cost saving benefits of buying a second hand bike versus the questions about how well the bike had been maintained and generally treated... I had heard some bad stories about buying second hand dirt bikes.

Rang 'Snowy' at Albany motorcycles.... "Sorry, I have changed my mind. I don't want the 2nd hand CRF450X any more.... I want a new one instead!"

"No problem... we haven't got another one ready to go but we'll work something out. It'll be ready on Saturday".

Cool!