About six months ago, my good friend Cal, who lives with her husband Nathan and three kids in Geelong, messaged me saying Nathan would be at a conference in Brisbane in the September school holidays and they were thinking about coming up to stay as well. Long story short, I told Cal they should stay…
Continue reading →Friday was our day on the Great Barrier Reef and it was absolutely magic. Grumpy had done some research and we decided on Seastar Cruises as it was a smaller group (fewer than 40) and took us to two locations for snorkeling. The weather was perfect which was such a bonus, as it had been…
Continue reading →It’s so hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since our four nights away to Tamborine Mountain last year. I just re-read my (very long) blog post about that trip and I can honestly still take myself back there and live off the relaxation that was had, and now I get to add…
Continue reading →The last two Mother’s Days in particular have been kind of awesome for me. You can read about them here and here. To be honest, I didn’t want to have any expectations leading in to today, as that can often lead to disappointment, so I kept calm and hoped for the best! The morning was…
Continue reading →Gosh what a great weekend away! Friday we arrived a few at a time, and just settled in to our Beach House, went for a walk on the beach… …and made reservations for dinner. The food was delicious, the drinks were flowing as was the uninterrupted conversation! Saturday was all about the op-shops and there…
Continue reading →After 15 years of blogging, I still find it hard to call myself a writer, especially since I haven’t written regularly for months. Keeping up with this blog is often either a pleasure or a chore, and not much in between. There has been so much going on these past few months and every time…
Continue reading →I mean, better late than never, right? Last Christmas was a gift that kept on giving for sure! It started at lunch time Christmas eve with our tradition of having Kate and Kyle and Beth and Adam over and playing the present game. Nathan and Marty were able to join us as well, and Marty…
Continue reading →In case you haven’t heard, it’s Gran’s 70th birthday month! It began in early October and is just starting to wind down now. Mum decided she wanted to have a few celebrations so that she could actually really catch up with different people from all walks of her life and really enjoy each occasion. And…
Continue reading →Now to catch you up on everything else that’s been going on! We got a new carport and handball court installed! The kids even sometimes let me park my car there! So generous… It has been a bit of a game-changer, having the extra outside area for the kids to scoot, ride bikes, draw with…
Continue reading →A few months ago, I was telling Kate that Marty had some long service leave that he could take this year, and she kindly pointed out that I had been in my current job (parenting) for over 11 years now, and was due for my own long service leave! I was so pleased she pointed…
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