Australia Day...

Happy Australia Day to everyone, I hope you had a sun-filled, fun-filled day!

Did I go to a breakfast, or to the cricket, or a BBQ, did I watch tennis or see some fireworks.

Nuh! (she says in her best ocker-speak)

I celebrated in a true Aussie style of having a bludgy day off!


I managed to do a little scrapping,


a walk in the morning before it got too hot,


& a little shopping with Hayley for birthday presents for my sister & my nephew.









I picked up these new plates for the kitchen to satisfy my fetish for things that are red.

Hope you had a good one!

More Sunday musings...

The girls were watching a DVD this afternoon & had the whole loungeroom to themselves but chose to sit together in the same smallest chair. They were lucky enough to go swimming together later in evening as well.

I still can't decide on a colour for my new front door (which was fitted by Chris months ago). I want to change the colour of the walls & the door will tie in with that, so I just have to decide & then do it! The front is a nice terracotta-ish brown, not the teal green at least.

The cafe at Blackwood...no shade for the bike so when you get back on your bum feels like it is on fire!

Photos from October finished in a layout for my album, from the day we went bike riding using our pedal power not our horsepower.

Tower of...

You've heard of the Tower of London, The Tower of Pisa, Trump Towers, Tower Bridge, Charters Towers (for you Queenslanders), Telstra Tower (in our nations Capital) & the Twin Towers. There is even a 'Tower of Terror' amusement ride.



But have you seen the Tower of....















Toilet paper???!?




I seem to be the only one in our house capable of stocking up the roll holder (which only holds 3 rolls) & the only one who can replace the empty roll with a fresh one. But it seems that someone has reached a point of frustration & made sure of a supply for the future.

Sad thing is though that stack will probably only last a few days.

The week ends...

I started Project 365 really well.

I just had to take a photo a day of ordinary day to day life, capturing a year on film to look back on & remember.
And I did start out really well, with my mothers sage words ringing in my ears..."start out as you mean to continue" She always said that in reference to child rearing - as in ,don't weaken in your resolve, don't deviate from what is right, don't give in to your child... but I digress.
Taking a photo a day was easy when I wasn't at work every day, when I had time. What??? I hear you ask, haven't you got time to take ONE photo when you are working?
Well...no I haven't.
But I have taken some photos & are now loading them in one hit, one bite of the cherry.

My first day back at work... first time back in my sensible nursey shoes








And this is why I haven't had time to catch up at the end of the day.
Many evenings spent at Nessa's watching Erin cool off, shedding the guilt felt of having to work full time while she is still on holidays.
I get to have a wine or a coffee & catch up with Vanessa at the same time so not at all hard!



A catch up with the local news & the junk mail on Wed







Checking out Chris' new haircut, perusing for that stray hair that evades the clippers & stands out later.








A glass of wine at the end of the day & the end of the week.

I hadn't fully realised that covering the Unit Manager's leave meant working full time when Erin was still on holidays.
At least we were able to have a nice holiday at the beach during this long break so it hasn't been all boring. There's nothing worse than when they return to school & haven't any highlights to document & compare from the holidays.
Usually by the time they go back to school the 'absolutely fabulous' Christmas presents they received are all but a memory.

Day 10...

Day 10
Even though it is summer we still wear a lot of black clothes.

Even on holidays the washing, ironing, cleaning still need to be done...so day 10 is a very ordinary Saturday.

I want to say how proud I am of Hayley, the way she goes off to her 3 jobs, today she has gone from one job to another.

She's not particularly enjoying any of them but she keeps going. Good on you darling.

Day 9...

Day 9 saw Erin help me wash the car.
I always like a clean car but its one of those jobs I put off.
I just don't like it.
Same as filling up with petrol, I always wait until I HAVE to do it (maybe I like the thrill of the flashing 'empty 'light...pushing it to see how far I can get before it conks out completely, not that it ever has)


Keith's funeral was this morning - sad, funny, reflective & absoutely heartbreaking to see the grandchildren walking out behind the coffin. Undoes me every time.

Edited to add: we used our own tank water to wash the car as water restrictions forbid using tap water.

More holiday snaps...

I took loads of photos & had fun discovering the different functions & effects on the camera, I'll have a tough time deciding which ones to print & which ones will be in layouts.
This image caught my eye.. I liked the simplicity of the wooden steps with the children's sand bucket left at its base.
Port Fairy is a pretty unique place!
The surf was up this day...but a bit wild & woolly!

Albie came along for the holiday & Erin was able to get a little 'dog fix' each day.
Our site backed on to the oval, this was our view out of the rear window/flap.
A Wasgij puzzle is just the thing to keep you occupied when its raining...just tricky enough not to be done too quickly & involving for all ages
If you look closely you can see my brother-in-law being inventive with the toaster in the rain...who knew you needed a folding chair to make toast on holiday???