Monthly Archives: June 2007

Strong winds, rain, floods and 12 degrees sounds like Scotland but is actually Melbourne! At last the catchments are getting some decent rain with over 100mm in the main catchment dam for Melbourne in the last 24 hours and lots … Continue reading →

We just had a lovely weekend in Ballarat. We were staying with Amanda, Kirstin’s friend from Mothers Group, and her 2 daughters. Although it was very cold we had a very relaxing time. Ella had a ball as usual and … Continue reading →

Saturday morning included a visit to our local Toy Library to do our 2 week swap of toys for Ella. For $50 per year we have access to 2 small items and 1 large item every 2 weeks. This week … Continue reading →

This may be hard to believe but I’m at last re-engaging my brain post babies……It may be a voluntary position but I’ve found myself a little job managing the database of our local Toy Library.  It’s an interesting role as … Continue reading →

Ella’s quickly approaching her second birthday and her language has been constantly improving with more and more words every day…in fact she repeats anything we say now! We need to be careful. Recently she started finishing sentences in her books … Continue reading →

Typical…..follow Scotland for years with the Tartan Army, watching defeat after defeat. World ranking 86 then….I move to Australia and we start winning – world ranking 14! Still if we qualify for the finals it may be a good excuse … Continue reading →

It may sound odd but we’ve been fish-sitting for our friends Neil & Kirsteen.  It all came about after Ella stayed overnight at their place so we looked after them when ‘mum & dad’ were home in Scotland.  But tonight … Continue reading →

Ella was delighted that her little buddy Hugh returned from his holidays this week. All the time he was away she kept telling me ‘Hugh Holidays’ and ‘Hugh in Fiji’ quickly followed by ‘Mummy Ella Fiji’. If only she understood … Continue reading →

Charlie had his 4 month check-up on Monday afternoon and he tipped the scales at 9.035 kilos and is 69.5cm long already!  How do we breed such big babies?????  He’s a healthy, happy soul and they’re pleased with his progress.  … Continue reading →