Had a nice long chat with the wife yesterday which was good. The eldest daughter had a good long chat this morning… which from her perspective was even better. She really misses her mum…. awwww… 🙂 Other than that not a lot happening. I still have an infection in my toe which stopped me from … More So…

To be fair she *was* (is?) jet lagged and had no computer access for a while. However, at least in the hotel all is sorted and we had a long chat using Google chat. I say she was jet lagged yet she managed to meet up with a friend from our college days. She’d intended … More Finally the wife surfaces!

I assume all is well over there. Besides, I’m not really sure when she arrives so I can’t complain about not getting a ‘safe arrival’ message! It’s a 27 hour flight if I recall correctly… so she may well not even be there until 7:00 tonight! 🙂 Have patience grasshopper and wisdom will come!! 🙂

So far we’ve done ok! Kids were up at 6:30 a.m. grumbling and moaning as usual but after some jolly encouragement… and threats of violence… they both got up, showered and dressed. Breakfast cooked by me with no picking! Scrambled eggs, fried eggs, hash browns, beans, spaghetti and tinned mushrooms. Not a gourmet feast admittedly, … More Morning: The First.

So the wife has left for the UK. She might even be there by now… can’t recall when she arrives. She’s dressed for the weather with woollies and a Mac and is really looking forward to two weeks of rain after all the sun we’ve had here. We were all missing her here even before … More Away to the woods.

We finally got to the competition at around 4:30 p.m. after the wife went into the boarding area at Mascot. The youngest was already there having been taken to the rink by a friend who’s daughter (Lara) was also having a go. We were a bit concerned that we might have missed the their efforts … More The Skating Competition.

The kids wanted to grow veggies. In school they help maintain a small veggie patch and wanted to do something similar here. Trouble is we really don’t have room for a dedicated ‘patch’ as such so we compromised. We already have a Lemon tree and two avocado’s, two pear trees, two small apple trees and … More Talking of gardening

Well yes I know it was 24 hours like all the other but it just *felt* longer. I was up fairly early and as the wife was taking the kids shopping I decided today was the day I’d make a start on tidying the garden. Loads to do. Edges trimmed front and back, then lawns … More Long day yesterday.

Seems the answer to that is *yes* I *did* miss another day! Not sure how that happened… probably just too tired to write. I’d spent the usual two hours plus of the morning in the gym, then rushed home to gather up the kids to go and pick up two *other* kids, then rush on … More I missed a day?

In the interests of expanding the range of my exercise repertoire, I thought a nice walk to the new shopping centre would be interesting. Not only would I get more calories burned off, but the kids would be hoicked off the computers for an afternoon as well. What’s more I could do a little shopping … More Lord it's hot out there!