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An Emotional Day

Today was the last day of kinder for the year.  I have mixed feelings as most of Charlie’s buddies are going off to school next year with only him and 2 others continuing in 2012.  I guess we never really … Continue reading

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Early Christmas Celebrations

I can’t explain why but it’s taken a long time for me to start feeling christmassy this year. I will forever lay part of the problem to being in the wrong hemisphere….wrong temperature, light outside and most importantly lack of … Continue reading

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Hectic Weekend

It seems that the silly season is definitely upon us and weekends are busy, busy, busy. After school on Friday I took everyone to see the Christmas light show in Crown Casino….they were mesmerised.  Ruby & Poppy danced along to … Continue reading

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I Conquered Eureka!!

On Sunday I took part in the Eureka Challenge along with my team from work. The challenge: 88 levels, 300 vertical metres, 1642 stairs…..and I did it in 15 mins 52 secs! It was certainly tough but very satisfying to … Continue reading

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Halloween

Halloween is still not a big event here in Oz but this year there seemed to be more going on than usual.  Charlie’s kinder had a day of dress-up and a ‘gathering’ in the park afterwards.  The kids loved the … Continue reading

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Happy 3rd Birthday Ruby & Poppy

Hard to believe 3 years have passed since our little bundles came into the world so abruptly….a whole 10 weeks premature.  Without looking back at pictures, we struggle to remember just how tiny they were compared to the healthy little … Continue reading

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Weekend Fun

We started the weekend with two little girls very excited about their first ballet class but the reality was all a bit too much for them and they didn’t want to join in.  They watched from outside the class, copying … Continue reading

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Weekend in Lorne

This is a late post but we spent Grand Final weekend at Jenni & Richard’s house in Lorne.  They have a fantastic place there and it was great to escape the city, relax (as much as you can with 6 … Continue reading

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Melbourne Marathon 2011

Today was the Melbourne Marathon and Alan’s big run is over for another year! We watched him run long the beach towards Albert Park then return in the opposite direction ahead of a grueling stretch down beach road. The kids … Continue reading

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Water Fun

It was the last swimming classes of the term today and the theme was ‘water awareness & safety’.  The kids had to wear their pyjamas to get a sense of what it would be like to swim fully clothed should … Continue reading

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