It's been a bit wet around here....

Even the young fella had to play Hockey in the rain on the long weekend.....





We sent Regan on a Girl Guide camp to a property in Waughope (sorry I know thats not how it is spelt) for the long weekend.... the girls did so well in the horrible conditions ... we spent all day Sat waiting for the phone call to say they were coming home but it didn't come till Sun night when they were evacuated.... they had to leave camp by foot and all their tents/ stretchers etc are still up there.... It was quite the adventure - 16 girls in tents cooking over open fires with pit toilets and only one bath.... they can now deal with anything....

While she was away we tried to surprise her by turning her bedroom from this...



to this......
we had told her she was going to get her room redone for her birthday but this was the only opportunity we would have to do it as a surprise





The colours are (I think) brilliant - Taubmans Kanimbla Blue for most of the walls and Sea Isle for the alcove around her bed.... she also got a new desk and bed in a gloss white .... very grown up...

and as for the latest on the dogs....



how could you not forgive this face.....



We had rung Steve last week and told him that we couldn't look after him as we were worried he would transfer his guinea pig obsession to the chooks ..... but after behaving himself sooo well all week and after much persuasion on mine and the kids part Shane has relented (it wasn't very hard - he's just as soft as me)and we made a last minute call to see if it wasn't too late to keep looking after him... He has promised to keep getting on with Koda and not to eat any other member of the family....

Say bye to Hades

I'll leave it up to your imagination......

Say Hi to Hades

What a good looking guy eh.... yes he is the latest edition to our clan, a beautiful, rather large pure bred (our first ever non mutt) German Shepard called Hades.... Hades being the Greek God of Death and he being so named because of his black face... He did belong to a mate of ours (he has also appeared here before) but unfortunately they have to move to the coast and can no longer look after him....





He is fitting in quite well so far ... Toddy knows he is the boss so isn't really bothered by him however Koda has a bit of small dog syndrome happening and is trying to show Hades who's in charge..... at the moment I think he might win... he is smaller and younger but as menacing as he looks Hades just wants someone to play with...



Other than that we have had a great week here in not so sunny Taree

- both Regans and Aarons choirs won their age group at the Eisteddfod and therefore they got to go in the major concert
- Regan was chosen (one of only four in the school) for a gifted and talented drama day being held in Wingham tomorrow
- Aaron was mentioned in the paper for great defence in last weeks Hockey day, and
- Regans photo was in the same paper for the choir






Aaron is getting better on the motorbike, his balance is nearly there and Shane is finding it harder and harder to keep up with him as he tears around the backyard.

How cute is my daughter, caught her last weekend catching up on her reading under 'her' tree in the backyard.... as gorgeous as it looks it didn't last long ... she's not one to stick to an activity for very long without getting bored.



and last but not least it was mum's b'day last week - or was that the week before.... anyway I sent her this card ... it's one I copied from one Kim Watson published in Creating Keepsakes.... but why wouldn't I, it's soooo cute...