The weekend was set for watching golf- tickets to the Desert Classic at Emirates Club for all the family! Club-house access too as social members, and a parking slot in the club- great. Jack decided he didn't want to come and Maddy was on a sleepover Thu-Fri so it was me Liz and Amelia. I tempted Liz with a full english breakfast buffet in the club so we were all thereat 10am Friday morning for the real pork and baconfest! We started off following Rory McIlroy round with Jimenez, then switched to Lee Westwood before a chicken shawarma lunch in the clubhouse. The girls got a bit tired out hot-footing it after the golfers to keep up with the game (and chasing after me), but we took it a bit easier later and sat in the stand at 18 to watch a few go through for a finish, including Darren Clarke. The pic is me and Amelia to the left of the 8th fairway. The next day Amelia did a 7km sponsored walk to raise money for the school they visit in Vietnam at the end of March. It was twice around Safa Park, I went too and took Pepper- there is a rubberised jogging track right around the perimeter- it wasn't until we'd finished that I saw the no dogs sign, but we avoided any 200AED fine! The girls were too footsore from Friday to go back to the golf on Saturday, so I went along myself and followed Watson then Westwood. I said I was going to be in at 4pm to watch the derby, Liz said to the kids, "Your Dad will be in in a minute" and Jack said, "No he won't, he's still there- look!" pointing at the telly where I was pictured stood behind Westwood teeing off at the 17th- very funny! The golf was great, not many spectators so you could get really close to the play. Capped off in the evening by Liverpool beating the toffees with 10 men!
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