my kitchen

after nearly 4 years of a half done kitchen, it was finished this weekend. i am so excited. you have no idea!!!!!
new bench tops, sink , tap and TV.

book week

a book parade at school tomorrow, prompted us to create this Zac Power t shirt, using a freezer paper stencil

finding gnomes

this christmas season 10 of the local buisnesses have put gold gnomes in their shop windows. there is an inititative by the town to encourge residents to shop locally.over the coming month there is a competition to find all the gnomes and then enter to win christmas hampers. the boys and i spent the afternoon riding around the town on the hunt for the gnomes. we had a great day exploring and hunting for the gnomes. we have found 8....

christmas pudding

as a child i remember going to my Grandma's house to help her make the Christmas pudding. the best part was stirring the pudding and having a wish.
over the years my cousin has taken on the role of making the pudding when my Grandma passed away, however this year he is now living in Singapore so i offered to make it. i am really happy that my boys and i can know make the pudding with mum and they can have this tradition with their Grandma.

milo cricket

hugo is loving cricket.
friday evenings.
we wander down to the oval, with fish and chips then while Hugo plays we spend the time catching up with friends with a glass of wine or two watching the boys play.

final goodbye

today i did a final clean inside and out before John's mum house settles.
a last bunch of flowers from her beautiful garden.
i have struck many plants, hoping that i will be able to continue her love of the garden in my home.

sleepover

as part of the camping program at Hugo' s school, the grade 2 children have a sleepover on a Friday night in the school hall.
a very excited Hugo happily packed his bag last night and was counting down the minutes after school to get back.
once we had arrived and i helped him set up his bed, he was off.
have fun !!

gardening club

face paint

cup weeekend

a long weekend, much needed for all.
good weather, lots of water sports and fun for all

halloween

this is the first year we have acknowledged Halloween, and the kids enjoyed carving out a pumpkin.
the kids went trick or treating by boat round some neighbouring houseboats which they thought was great fun.

same same but different

it was a fun night, a little weird to step back in time..
but interesting to see so many faces from 20 years ago. some had changed, others were still exactly the same.
in the middle photos these girls and i started prep together !!! so we have know each other since 1979 !!!

20 years

i cant believe that its been 20 years since i finished year 12...
they school are the best years of your life and i certainly loved school and had fun while i was there. i was a middle of the road kid, with a wide circle of friends and achieved all i wanted to so why i am i feeling nervous about attending my 20 year reunion on Saturday night.???

where did that time go?
i know lots of things have happened..
: travel
: uni
:work
:boyfriends
:marriage
:children"
buying houses etc
it certainly doesn't feel like 20 years, if i shut my eyes i only think of myself in my late 20's, but when i open them and look in the mirror i do see the age starting to creep up on me.
I'm glad some things have changed when i look back at some of the photos from 20 years ago... the invention of hair straighteners for one !!!
it will be interesting to see the girls that are going and catch up with people i haven't seen for a long time.
face book has certainly reacquainted me with many people ...but even still i am looking forward to seeing people and catching up, especially with a few close friends along side me i am looking forward to a night of reminiscing, laughs and happy memories.