So, before Connor was born, we were looking through old family photos, to show Paul what Jo looked like as a baby and came across the above shot of Joanne and I at Uncle Paul's party. that's Uncle Paul standing in the red tracksuit top next to Father Christmas. Joanne's right in front of him and I'm next to her. Yes, we're dressed the same and both have our hair in pigtails. And we're wearing (heaven help me!) dungarees. It happens when you're merely a year apart. We're also helping to blow the magic lights out so that Father Christmas's fairy can come and join the party. The funny thing about this photo and my reason for sharing it with you (besides to distract you from my earlier post) is that Jacques' standing right there next to me there in the light blue Pitsburg top (directly in front of Father Christmas).
As most of you know, Jacques and I were in the same pre-school class (in 1983). This must've been Uncle Paul's Party of that year, just before we went to Sub-A (grade 1). I guess that, at that age (6), if you bump into someone you know, you naturally just spend the evening throwing straw at them. It's funny to think that we spent time together at school. I mean, he wasn't my best friend, but we must've gone to birthday parties together and he'd have had to have sung to me on my birthday when I took cakes to school for my friends. I wish I could go back and see how we interacted with each other back then! I wish I could remember...
One thing's for sure though, I need to get our box of photos out again and sift through for any hidden shots of Jacques!!
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