Audrey and Eli's school celebrated book week.
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Friday, August 1, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Kite flying at the National Arboretum
This week was National Tree week and so we appropriately headed for Canberra's fabulous National Arboretum.
It was lovely spending time together as a family. We had a bite to eat in the cafe and then the kids went to the fabulously appointed Pod playground.
Amy was really tired from her outing and headed to the car for a snooze while I took the kids to fly a kite on the grassy bank by the Village centre. The wind improved as the afternoon went on and I eventually had to wind the kite down by hand as it would have flown for hours.
It was lovely spending time together as a family. We had a bite to eat in the cafe and then the kids went to the fabulously appointed Pod playground.
Amy was really tired from her outing and headed to the car for a snooze while I took the kids to fly a kite on the grassy bank by the Village centre. The wind improved as the afternoon went on and I eventually had to wind the kite down by hand as it would have flown for hours.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
The Day The Circus Quirkus came to town
One bright day, a travelling circus came
They came to play at Queanbeyan and Quirkus was their name
We went there
'twas packed but got a chair
Lots of performing acrobats
A clown and juggling balls in the air
ooooooooooooo
Eli and Audrey loved the show
Were sad to say goodbye to the circus
Off we went with a DVD
Jump, jump, jump
Audrey and Eli loved the show
The girl in pink with the hulas
Audrey forgot her poster
hrumph hrumph hrumph.
They came to play at Queanbeyan and Quirkus was their name
We went there
'twas packed but got a chair
Lots of performing acrobats
A clown and juggling balls in the air
ooooooooooooo
Eli and Audrey loved the show
Were sad to say goodbye to the circus
Off we went with a DVD
Jump, jump, jump
Audrey and Eli loved the show
The girl in pink with the hulas
Audrey forgot her poster
hrumph hrumph hrumph.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Play School Comes to Town
Play School in Australia first aired in July 1966. Forty Eight years later the live show came to Canberra again and the four of us went along to watch Teo and Rachel (plus of course the big four of Jemima, Big Ted, Humpty and Little Ted).
I've written on this blog before about how I think it's sad that the BBC killed the series off - consigning Humpty to the alley behind the wall he fell off. Fortunately it's still going strong in Australia, in broadly the same format and judging by the sell out crowds that we've always seen the show play to I rather suspect the BBC in their wisdom made a pretty big mistake.
It's a bit of an institution in our house. All the cliches of the 'kids growing up with it' are true. I hope it's still around when our children have their own children, it's good, honest children's entertainment.
During its time it's brokered a lot of important topics - the show upset (horrible) former PM John Howard some years ago when it ran a clip starring two lesbian parents and last year had a feature where one of the presenters tweeted and went on facebook. In that respect it's old fashioned but yet very contemporary. I like it.
We managed to get front row seats and it was great to see both Audrey and Eli get totally engrossed in the show. Sadly I rather suspect it will be our last trip. Audrey will be seven next month and Big Ted and Co. will be replaced by boy bands and other distractions. I must admit as the final song was sung there was a lump in my throat.
I've written on this blog before about how I think it's sad that the BBC killed the series off - consigning Humpty to the alley behind the wall he fell off. Fortunately it's still going strong in Australia, in broadly the same format and judging by the sell out crowds that we've always seen the show play to I rather suspect the BBC in their wisdom made a pretty big mistake.
It's a bit of an institution in our house. All the cliches of the 'kids growing up with it' are true. I hope it's still around when our children have their own children, it's good, honest children's entertainment.
During its time it's brokered a lot of important topics - the show upset (horrible) former PM John Howard some years ago when it ran a clip starring two lesbian parents and last year had a feature where one of the presenters tweeted and went on facebook. In that respect it's old fashioned but yet very contemporary. I like it.
We managed to get front row seats and it was great to see both Audrey and Eli get totally engrossed in the show. Sadly I rather suspect it will be our last trip. Audrey will be seven next month and Big Ted and Co. will be replaced by boy bands and other distractions. I must admit as the final song was sung there was a lump in my throat.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Day Trip to Thredbo
The ski fields are only a short drive from Canberra and Audrey, Eli and I were happy to be driven there with our friends the James's.
We'd originally set out to go to Selwyn, but at the last minute decided to head on to Thredbo. The snow there was excellent and we enjoyed a really lovely sunny afternoon on the slopes. We'd kitted the kids out in new snow gear. Sadly we managed to lose one of Eli's brand new boots along the way, but it didn't diminish our enjoyment. The sun was setting as we headed for home with four tired children on board.
We'd originally set out to go to Selwyn, but at the last minute decided to head on to Thredbo. The snow there was excellent and we enjoyed a really lovely sunny afternoon on the slopes. We'd kitted the kids out in new snow gear. Sadly we managed to lose one of Eli's brand new boots along the way, but it didn't diminish our enjoyment. The sun was setting as we headed for home with four tired children on board.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Update on Amy
It is with a very heavy heart that I write this post. My liver has been playing up the last couple of months and has now got critical. I have one more chance at a treatment option which may/may not work - to be honest, the oncologist doesn't even know if there will be time to see if the chemo will work. I pray that it will and that it may give me a bit more time with my beautiful family. So, I am in the hospital at the moment with a plan to commence the new chemo tomorrow provided I am well enough ( a bit of a raised temp which I hope will be brought under control).
I was due to finish up at work in 2 weeks - I had so many plans, so many things to still do and now I don't know that I will have the time. Will I be here for Audrey's 7th birthday, for Christmas, for Eli's first year at Kinder? I always knew that the time would come but I always thought I had more time. I always thought I will be one of those ladies that live with cancer for 20 years. Now, nothing is certain. Nothing except the love I have for my family. I wish they didn't have to go through this. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
I was due to finish up at work in 2 weeks - I had so many plans, so many things to still do and now I don't know that I will have the time. Will I be here for Audrey's 7th birthday, for Christmas, for Eli's first year at Kinder? I always knew that the time would come but I always thought I had more time. I always thought I will be one of those ladies that live with cancer for 20 years. Now, nothing is certain. Nothing except the love I have for my family. I wish they didn't have to go through this. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
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