I get sent these emails all the time with Questions you have to answer about yourself. So instead of driving everyone crazy in my contacts list I decided to post it on here and be done with it. It kind of reminds me about being back in intermediate and we had these profile books that you would make all your friends fill in, this I guess in the online equivalent...
1. Were you named after anyone? No I don't think so, I believe my Dad chose my name, mum wanted to call me Phillipa Louise (Thanks so much dad!!)
2. When was the last time you cried? The day my parents and brother left to go back to NZ. (I cried most of that day)
3. Do you like your handwriting? most of the time when I'm not rushing.
4. What is your favourite lunch meat? salami
5. Do you have kids? Yes, 3 little darlings.
6. If you were another person would you be friends with you? I hope so, we would have so much in common.
7. Do you use sarcasm? umm... yep!
8. Do you still have your tonsils? No, I had them removed nearly a year ago.
9. Would you bungee jump? Before I had kids I would have said 'bring it on', now I'm too much of a wus. Its a maybe now. (strange how having kids turn you into a big chicken)
10. What is your favourite cereal? breakfast? Special K (with the berries)
11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? No I'm too lazy for that, though I growl the kids if they don't (They haven't learnt the art of doing it without wrecking the shoes.)
12. Do you think you are strong? Physically? No! Though I am getting there.
13. What is your favourite ice cream? Not really an ice cream fan but if I had to choose it would be a mr whippy choc dipped with a flake.
14. What is the first thing you notice about people? Hard one...Their Hair.
15. Red or pink? red
16. What is the least favourite thing about yourself? ummmm....being naive
17. Who do you miss the most? My family definitely! and my good friends at home.
18. What colour pants and shoes are you wearing? khaki green shorts, no shoes (but I did have brown jandles on earlier)
19. What was the last thing you ate? A carrot.
20. What are you listening to right now? Incredibles playing on the tv.
21. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be? Blue
22. Favourite smells? my kids when they've had a bath and washed their hair.
23. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Brendan (Joshs dad)
24. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Of course.
25. Favourite sports to watch? The kids soccer games
26. Hair colour? Blonde
27. Eye colour? bluey grey
28. Do you wear contacts? no
29. Favourite food? anything out of the sea
30. Scary movies or happy endings? Scary movies scare me too much so I would have to say happy endings (the ones that make you cry)
31. Last movie you watched? Shriek the third (yesterday)
32. What colour shirt are you wearing? black
33. Summer or winter? At home - summer. Here - winter. (10 days into winter and its still hotter than our summer at home.)
34. Hugs or kisses? Both
35. Favourite dessert? Chocolate Log and mums cheesecake
36. What book are you reading now? The Power of One (Bryce Courtney) I have been wanting to read Tandia (as its Janayas middle name) and Sean told me I had to read the power of one first. Will be reading Tandia next.
37. What is on your mouse pad? I don't have one!
38. What did you watch on tv last night? Nothing was on last night so I studied till 10.30pm then watch Survivor Fiji.
39. Favourite sound? little kids belly laughing (Janaya belly laughed her way through Shriek yesterday, it was funnier than the movie).
40. Rolling Stones or Beatles? If I had to choose, I would pick Rolling Stones.
41. What is the farthest you have been from home? Canada.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Our Visitors Part 2
We decided to go up to Port Headland for lunch (488km round trip) A long way to go for lunch but it only took 2 hours each way and driving over here is so easy just set cruise control and cruise all the way.
We hadn't been to Port Headland so we were looking forward to going to a new place. Noone really has much good to say about Port Headland, I thought it was really nice, Its quite a bit bigger than Karratha having South Headland and Port Headland.
In the town itself you can't help but notice the mining industry happening around you, coming into town was a huge salt hill and in town there are mountains of Iron ore. Walking down the main drag they stick out like a sore toe, and is ugly, the houses in this area are covered in red dust from the iron.
An Iron ore ship (massive)
But away from that end of town its really nice, Their houses are built next to the coast and they get some amazing views, Million dollar views.
The thing that really stuck out for me was the town pride, all grass verges mown and kept tidy something Karratha lacks big time. We saw some evidence of the destruction caused in cyclone George, houses still with no roofs fences mangled and one house completely demolished but aside from that it looks like they have recovered well. We shot over to South Headland to have McDonalds for lunch about 10kms away, very nice homes. We took the kids to a really neat playground nothing like I have seen before, they had a blast. Then after a bit more of a look around it was time to head home.
Mummy
We stopped at Whim Creek pub (roughly halfway between Headland and Karratha) A neat little pub stuck in the middle of nowhere, I didn't go in as the guys were just stocking up on a few beers for the trip home, but they said it was really nice inside with a pool for the kids, (a place to revisit oneday).
Sean and I swapped driving duties while he piled in the back with Dad and Mark to enjoy a few beers. Mark wonderful Mark had given the cruiser a bit of a birthday the previous day, new shocks and suspension put on, changed all the filters and spark plugs, handbrake fixed and petrol flap fixed (I don't know what it is with us and petrol flaps our BMW's one always use to fall off and the cruisr one was impossible for me to open). It was like driving a new car and felt alot stabler on the road. We cruised comfortably all the way home doing 130 -140kms. It just goes so much better now.
Saturday was a bit of a hectic one. Tayden had his first Taekwondo Grading, at the same time Michelle and Paul were getting their daughter Billie christened. We had borrowed Brents spare ute so Mum, Dad and Mark took the kids to Taekwondo while Sean and I went to the christening. After the christening we raced up to where the grading was taking place and luckily we hadn't missed our boy. They did them in threes and not being bias or anything he looked awesome, so much stronger with his moves and he knew the drill down pact, I was so proud. About 12 or so white belts were going for thier yellow belt and only 5 of them passed one being Tayden, so now he proudly wears a yellow belt 1 stripe...Then it was off next door for the christening party.
A bit more sight seeing here and there over the remaing days and lots of shopping. On the Sunday we went to a restaurant that has only been open for a few weeks, It was so nice the food was fantastic and being there made you forget you were in Karratha, it was really flash.
Mum, Dad and Mark spoilt us by coming home with 3 georgus barstools, Something we have been wanting to get for ages. I love them and the kids can now sit in the kitchen and eat and they think thats pretty neat. Plus mum had already bought us heaps of stuff during their stay. I had to learn not to point out things I thought were nice as they seem to just appear everytime she went shopping. soooo spoilt.
A few pics of a game of cricket when Josh was over
Wednesday was a sad day, they were leaving in the morning. The kids had cross country that day and Kahayla really didn't want to miss it, the decision was completely up to her and she agonised over it. But decided to say her goodbyes in the morning and go and do the cross country. Dad and Mark took a tearful little girl to school, I was so sad for her. I gave the guys a haircut and mum a blow wave and then took them out to the airport. It was the hardest thing saying goodbye again and poor Sean had to remove us from the airport once they had hopped on the plane, due to Janaya howling, and Tayden and I sobbing away. We drove to the other side of the airport and parked up to watch the plane go. For the rest of the day I moped and shed a few more tear, it was so hard. When I picked Kahayla up from school I was greeted to a very happy girl wearing a red ribbon on her uniform. She just about burst and said I came first in the cross country, well I cried again, I was so proud of her and sad at the same time that I had missed her big moment. All she wanted to do was ring poppa and tell him. So we rang them on his mobile to tell them the good news and when I spoke to them I started crying again. lol. They said they had a nice day wandering around perth before their long flight back to Auckland that evening.
I miss them so much but its now only 6 months till we come home for a holiday in December , and in September our friends Greg and Paula are coming for a visit so we are very much looking forward to that.
Thats it for now......
We hadn't been to Port Headland so we were looking forward to going to a new place. Noone really has much good to say about Port Headland, I thought it was really nice, Its quite a bit bigger than Karratha having South Headland and Port Headland.
In the town itself you can't help but notice the mining industry happening around you, coming into town was a huge salt hill and in town there are mountains of Iron ore. Walking down the main drag they stick out like a sore toe, and is ugly, the houses in this area are covered in red dust from the iron.
An Iron ore ship (massive)
But away from that end of town its really nice, Their houses are built next to the coast and they get some amazing views, Million dollar views.
The thing that really stuck out for me was the town pride, all grass verges mown and kept tidy something Karratha lacks big time. We saw some evidence of the destruction caused in cyclone George, houses still with no roofs fences mangled and one house completely demolished but aside from that it looks like they have recovered well. We shot over to South Headland to have McDonalds for lunch about 10kms away, very nice homes. We took the kids to a really neat playground nothing like I have seen before, they had a blast. Then after a bit more of a look around it was time to head home.
Mummy
We stopped at Whim Creek pub (roughly halfway between Headland and Karratha) A neat little pub stuck in the middle of nowhere, I didn't go in as the guys were just stocking up on a few beers for the trip home, but they said it was really nice inside with a pool for the kids, (a place to revisit oneday).
Sean and I swapped driving duties while he piled in the back with Dad and Mark to enjoy a few beers. Mark wonderful Mark had given the cruiser a bit of a birthday the previous day, new shocks and suspension put on, changed all the filters and spark plugs, handbrake fixed and petrol flap fixed (I don't know what it is with us and petrol flaps our BMW's one always use to fall off and the cruisr one was impossible for me to open). It was like driving a new car and felt alot stabler on the road. We cruised comfortably all the way home doing 130 -140kms. It just goes so much better now.
Saturday was a bit of a hectic one. Tayden had his first Taekwondo Grading, at the same time Michelle and Paul were getting their daughter Billie christened. We had borrowed Brents spare ute so Mum, Dad and Mark took the kids to Taekwondo while Sean and I went to the christening. After the christening we raced up to where the grading was taking place and luckily we hadn't missed our boy. They did them in threes and not being bias or anything he looked awesome, so much stronger with his moves and he knew the drill down pact, I was so proud. About 12 or so white belts were going for thier yellow belt and only 5 of them passed one being Tayden, so now he proudly wears a yellow belt 1 stripe...Then it was off next door for the christening party.
A bit more sight seeing here and there over the remaing days and lots of shopping. On the Sunday we went to a restaurant that has only been open for a few weeks, It was so nice the food was fantastic and being there made you forget you were in Karratha, it was really flash.
Mum, Dad and Mark spoilt us by coming home with 3 georgus barstools, Something we have been wanting to get for ages. I love them and the kids can now sit in the kitchen and eat and they think thats pretty neat. Plus mum had already bought us heaps of stuff during their stay. I had to learn not to point out things I thought were nice as they seem to just appear everytime she went shopping. soooo spoilt.
A few pics of a game of cricket when Josh was over
Wednesday was a sad day, they were leaving in the morning. The kids had cross country that day and Kahayla really didn't want to miss it, the decision was completely up to her and she agonised over it. But decided to say her goodbyes in the morning and go and do the cross country. Dad and Mark took a tearful little girl to school, I was so sad for her. I gave the guys a haircut and mum a blow wave and then took them out to the airport. It was the hardest thing saying goodbye again and poor Sean had to remove us from the airport once they had hopped on the plane, due to Janaya howling, and Tayden and I sobbing away. We drove to the other side of the airport and parked up to watch the plane go. For the rest of the day I moped and shed a few more tear, it was so hard. When I picked Kahayla up from school I was greeted to a very happy girl wearing a red ribbon on her uniform. She just about burst and said I came first in the cross country, well I cried again, I was so proud of her and sad at the same time that I had missed her big moment. All she wanted to do was ring poppa and tell him. So we rang them on his mobile to tell them the good news and when I spoke to them I started crying again. lol. They said they had a nice day wandering around perth before their long flight back to Auckland that evening.
I miss them so much but its now only 6 months till we come home for a holiday in December , and in September our friends Greg and Paula are coming for a visit so we are very much looking forward to that.
Thats it for now......
Our visitors
Its been a long while since I last updated this but I do have an excuse…
My mum, dad and brother Mark have been over for a visit and sadly they have been back in NZ for a week, and its taken me this long to find some time to write about their visit.
They spent the first night and a good part of the next day in Perth and it was agonising knowing that they were here in WA but still so far away. They decided to spend the morning having a look around Freemantle, so jumped on a bus to the Train station, and the bus they were on CRASHED!
THE UTE OCCUPANTS
Apparently a ute came into the bus lane and hit the bus then the ute was sent airborne and landed on the grass verge on the other side of the bus. Pretty scary for them all but no one was hurt but their bus was a bit munched, so they hopped on a replacement bus which took them to the wrong place. What a good way to start their holiday, but they made it to Freo and had a nice wander around.
They arrived up in Karratha in the afternoon, Sean was at work, so the kids and I got out there extra early and sat waiting patiently for a glimpse of the plane. As soon as it touched down, out of no where I burst into tears. I just couldn't’t believe that the plane had my parents and Mark on it. Seeing them in the flesh again was so awesome, and a few more tears were shed. As it was about 5pm I thought oh good its nice and cool for them but when we got out to the car park, Mark said something about it being really hot, and I said no it’s a bit nippy. We got in the car and Mark said boy I hope your air con works, I said of course so we set it to high and after a few minutes down the road, I was freezing.
The kids gave them all a tour of our house and showed everyone to their beds, then we settled down to catch up. It was like xmas with all the gifts we were very spoilt, there were bags and bags of snifters, pineapple lumps, perky nanas, onion soup and smoked fish, all the things I have been missing from home. Sean had asked dad to bring over some truck tie downs, and the kids got soooo spoilt with lots of goodies.
Mark and Dad were still commenting on the heat so I turned the air con up a bit and by the time Sean got home the place felt like a fridge. Sean laughed and said you finding it a bit hot. To cut a long story short for the next two weeks we all wrapped up in jumpers and jeans at night apart from Dad and mark. Mum didn’t find it too hot, she found it quite comfortable.
The weather at the moment is just bliss barely reaching the 30s some days and getting down to as low as 20 over night.
The other thing that they had to contend with was the flies, they were so persistent, we don’t usually have that many flies but they have been really bad the last few weeks, you just get one annoying little fly that will constantly come back and land on your face, no matter how hard you wave your hands.
Sean worked the next day but was off on a rostered shift off after that and he didn’t go back to work till after they had gone home. Janaya and I took them for a tour around the place showing them this and that, then I took them to the shopping centre. Mum could have stayed there for hours I think, We did leave her there for a while as Dad and Mark had seen enough so I dropped them home and went back to fetch mum.
When the kids got back from school I took them out to Dampier and Hearsons cove, Dad was quite fascinated by all the red rock around the area, big hills of the stuff and it looks so unnatural an like a dump truck as dumped it all over the hills.
Mum really wanted to go and have a look at Roebourne she had read up on the place and thought it sounded interesting. I joked about it, as to me Roebourne isn’t a place you would want to stop at, I explained that it was kind of like driving through Otangarei…. How wrong was I. We went to the old Jail and the place is preserved in History, I learnt a lot about the area and got a bit more of an understanding why the aborigines are so hostile towards the Caucasians. They were treated so badly its quite sickening. We offered to leave mum at the pub in Roebourne so she could mingle with the locals, but she declined.
Dad with the ball and Chain
In the slammer
Then we went over to Point Samson to go have lunch at the restaurant overlooking the beach. Being a Sunday it seemed that everyone else in Karratha had the same Idea, the place was packed. Sean suggested we go to Wickham and find something there, but everything was closed!! The supermarket, the service station, everything closed. With us all getting quite hungry I suggested we try the café at Cossack, Sean was adamant there was nothing at Cossack and it would be a waste of a trip, and I was sure there was. He was made to eat humble pie as we saw the CAFÉ OPEN sign come into view, but not for long, as they only served pies and sausage rolls, so $40 worth of frozen pies and sausages rolls heated in the microwave (which took half a day) we were finally eating, it wasn’t quite the nice Sunday lunch I had envisioned but it was something. We sat on the wharf and watched the people fishing, dad getting some tips on crabbing while he was there. Then we went and spent the afternoon at Walcolt beach, had a nice swim and headed home.
On Monday Mum and I took the kids to school (they had days off here and there depending what was on the agenda) When we got to kindy, Mrs Blackman asked if we could stay and have nana as Janayas news. I was so proud of my wee girl standing up there in front of all her little kindy mates, She told everyone that this was her nana that came on the plane to see her from NZ, Then the map came out and they showed the kids where NZ was and then there was Question time (yes in kindy) so a few questions were thrown at her. One little boy put up his hand and she said Yes Daniel, and he asked ‘which ones your nana’ lol.
Dad really wanted to go crabbing and it was all he talked about, he talked to a few people to get ideas, and got some long steel rods and fashioned some crabbing tools. Sean, Dad and Mark left early one morning off on the great crab hunt. They went out to 40 mile and walked 10 kms for 3 crabs. hmmm. He later found out talking to someone else, that you can get them off the town beach quite easily. (Oh well never mind)
Dad and his crabs
Wednesday we went out to Seans work to look through the visitors centre, Sean and I had never been through it so it was good for me to go have a squiz and see what he gets up to.
WOODSIDE
It was a pretty big flare that day
Later that night we invited a few friends over for a BBQ so that they could meet the Whanau. Was a really good night, and we finished up around 1am.
Fishing was the next must on the agenda, the guys hired a boat and headed out for the day. They didn’t catch much but enough for a feed of fresh fish which they fried up in the fish fry. It was so good as we have only had fresh fish once since we arrived.
To be continued…..
My mum, dad and brother Mark have been over for a visit and sadly they have been back in NZ for a week, and its taken me this long to find some time to write about their visit.
They spent the first night and a good part of the next day in Perth and it was agonising knowing that they were here in WA but still so far away. They decided to spend the morning having a look around Freemantle, so jumped on a bus to the Train station, and the bus they were on CRASHED!
THE UTE OCCUPANTS
Apparently a ute came into the bus lane and hit the bus then the ute was sent airborne and landed on the grass verge on the other side of the bus. Pretty scary for them all but no one was hurt but their bus was a bit munched, so they hopped on a replacement bus which took them to the wrong place. What a good way to start their holiday, but they made it to Freo and had a nice wander around.
They arrived up in Karratha in the afternoon, Sean was at work, so the kids and I got out there extra early and sat waiting patiently for a glimpse of the plane. As soon as it touched down, out of no where I burst into tears. I just couldn't’t believe that the plane had my parents and Mark on it. Seeing them in the flesh again was so awesome, and a few more tears were shed. As it was about 5pm I thought oh good its nice and cool for them but when we got out to the car park, Mark said something about it being really hot, and I said no it’s a bit nippy. We got in the car and Mark said boy I hope your air con works, I said of course so we set it to high and after a few minutes down the road, I was freezing.
The kids gave them all a tour of our house and showed everyone to their beds, then we settled down to catch up. It was like xmas with all the gifts we were very spoilt, there were bags and bags of snifters, pineapple lumps, perky nanas, onion soup and smoked fish, all the things I have been missing from home. Sean had asked dad to bring over some truck tie downs, and the kids got soooo spoilt with lots of goodies.
Mark and Dad were still commenting on the heat so I turned the air con up a bit and by the time Sean got home the place felt like a fridge. Sean laughed and said you finding it a bit hot. To cut a long story short for the next two weeks we all wrapped up in jumpers and jeans at night apart from Dad and mark. Mum didn’t find it too hot, she found it quite comfortable.
The weather at the moment is just bliss barely reaching the 30s some days and getting down to as low as 20 over night.
The other thing that they had to contend with was the flies, they were so persistent, we don’t usually have that many flies but they have been really bad the last few weeks, you just get one annoying little fly that will constantly come back and land on your face, no matter how hard you wave your hands.
Sean worked the next day but was off on a rostered shift off after that and he didn’t go back to work till after they had gone home. Janaya and I took them for a tour around the place showing them this and that, then I took them to the shopping centre. Mum could have stayed there for hours I think, We did leave her there for a while as Dad and Mark had seen enough so I dropped them home and went back to fetch mum.
When the kids got back from school I took them out to Dampier and Hearsons cove, Dad was quite fascinated by all the red rock around the area, big hills of the stuff and it looks so unnatural an like a dump truck as dumped it all over the hills.
Mum really wanted to go and have a look at Roebourne she had read up on the place and thought it sounded interesting. I joked about it, as to me Roebourne isn’t a place you would want to stop at, I explained that it was kind of like driving through Otangarei…. How wrong was I. We went to the old Jail and the place is preserved in History, I learnt a lot about the area and got a bit more of an understanding why the aborigines are so hostile towards the Caucasians. They were treated so badly its quite sickening. We offered to leave mum at the pub in Roebourne so she could mingle with the locals, but she declined.
Dad with the ball and Chain
In the slammer
Then we went over to Point Samson to go have lunch at the restaurant overlooking the beach. Being a Sunday it seemed that everyone else in Karratha had the same Idea, the place was packed. Sean suggested we go to Wickham and find something there, but everything was closed!! The supermarket, the service station, everything closed. With us all getting quite hungry I suggested we try the café at Cossack, Sean was adamant there was nothing at Cossack and it would be a waste of a trip, and I was sure there was. He was made to eat humble pie as we saw the CAFÉ OPEN sign come into view, but not for long, as they only served pies and sausage rolls, so $40 worth of frozen pies and sausages rolls heated in the microwave (which took half a day) we were finally eating, it wasn’t quite the nice Sunday lunch I had envisioned but it was something. We sat on the wharf and watched the people fishing, dad getting some tips on crabbing while he was there. Then we went and spent the afternoon at Walcolt beach, had a nice swim and headed home.
On Monday Mum and I took the kids to school (they had days off here and there depending what was on the agenda) When we got to kindy, Mrs Blackman asked if we could stay and have nana as Janayas news. I was so proud of my wee girl standing up there in front of all her little kindy mates, She told everyone that this was her nana that came on the plane to see her from NZ, Then the map came out and they showed the kids where NZ was and then there was Question time (yes in kindy) so a few questions were thrown at her. One little boy put up his hand and she said Yes Daniel, and he asked ‘which ones your nana’ lol.
Dad really wanted to go crabbing and it was all he talked about, he talked to a few people to get ideas, and got some long steel rods and fashioned some crabbing tools. Sean, Dad and Mark left early one morning off on the great crab hunt. They went out to 40 mile and walked 10 kms for 3 crabs. hmmm. He later found out talking to someone else, that you can get them off the town beach quite easily. (Oh well never mind)
Dad and his crabs
Wednesday we went out to Seans work to look through the visitors centre, Sean and I had never been through it so it was good for me to go have a squiz and see what he gets up to.
WOODSIDE
It was a pretty big flare that day
Later that night we invited a few friends over for a BBQ so that they could meet the Whanau. Was a really good night, and we finished up around 1am.
Fishing was the next must on the agenda, the guys hired a boat and headed out for the day. They didn’t catch much but enough for a feed of fresh fish which they fried up in the fish fry. It was so good as we have only had fresh fish once since we arrived.
To be continued…..
Sunday, May 6, 2007
goofy goober
My comedian is slowly coming back.
Janaya has always been the comedian of the family, loves to make us laugh with her silly ways and ideas. The comedian in her disappeared for a while, as she dealt with the change of life and stuff.
She has definately taken it the hardest out of all of us, but is alot better now and it shows now as the entertainer chooses to entertain again.
The other day she got all dressed up and started singing the I'm a goofy goober song. I had to take a picture so I can shame her out one day. (mean mummy)
IM A GOOFY GOOBER YEAH!
(thats her lunch box on her head???)
A couple of weekends back we went to a woodside social do, a movie lying on blankets, bean bags or swags under the stars with dinner and drinks. Before the movie, janaya got up on the stage and danced for ages putting on a little show of her own for the crowd. Oh she will be a performer one day....
Janaya has always been the comedian of the family, loves to make us laugh with her silly ways and ideas. The comedian in her disappeared for a while, as she dealt with the change of life and stuff.
She has definately taken it the hardest out of all of us, but is alot better now and it shows now as the entertainer chooses to entertain again.
The other day she got all dressed up and started singing the I'm a goofy goober song. I had to take a picture so I can shame her out one day. (mean mummy)
IM A GOOFY GOOBER YEAH!
(thats her lunch box on her head???)
A couple of weekends back we went to a woodside social do, a movie lying on blankets, bean bags or swags under the stars with dinner and drinks. Before the movie, janaya got up on the stage and danced for ages putting on a little show of her own for the crowd. Oh she will be a performer one day....
BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Yesterday was Maria, Jackie and Kates birthday, so of course a celebration was had. I had somehow been commissioned to make the cake, as Sean was bragging about my birthday cakes, I protested and said I only make kiddy cakes, but a kiddy cake was what they wanted.
I ended up making a flower but instead of making it colourful I just iced it with chocolate icing, to make it a little more grown up. (I should learn to make more sophisticated cakes someday)
THE CAKE
So we went round to Brent and Maria's, and had a very nice evening. Kate unfortunately couldn't make it as she was sick with the flu, so we sang happy birthday to her over the phone and Jackie took a piece of her cake round to her.
It was just a quiet gathering with just a few of us but was still a good one. Tayden played darts with the men (I think he thinks he one of the boys).
Funniest thing happened, Janet was asking if I could cut her hair some day Sean pipes up and said he'll do it (as he always does whenever someone asks for a haircut). Questions were asked and stories spun and now everyone thinks Sean and I met while working together in a salon and I was his apprentice and he was this award winning super hairdresser. The funniest thing was instead of the girls asking me what they should do with their hair, they were asking Sean. He pulled it off and now everyone believes it. Not sure how long we'll keep them in the dark about it as its pretty funny.
ME AND MARIA
THE GIRLS (JANET, ME, MARIA, RENAE AND JACKIE)
KAHAYLA
ZOE AND JANAYA
BIRTHDAY GIRLS AND KATE ON THE PHONE
TAYDEN PLAYING DARTS
BRENT MARIA AND ME
I ended up making a flower but instead of making it colourful I just iced it with chocolate icing, to make it a little more grown up. (I should learn to make more sophisticated cakes someday)
THE CAKE
So we went round to Brent and Maria's, and had a very nice evening. Kate unfortunately couldn't make it as she was sick with the flu, so we sang happy birthday to her over the phone and Jackie took a piece of her cake round to her.
It was just a quiet gathering with just a few of us but was still a good one. Tayden played darts with the men (I think he thinks he one of the boys).
Funniest thing happened, Janet was asking if I could cut her hair some day Sean pipes up and said he'll do it (as he always does whenever someone asks for a haircut). Questions were asked and stories spun and now everyone thinks Sean and I met while working together in a salon and I was his apprentice and he was this award winning super hairdresser. The funniest thing was instead of the girls asking me what they should do with their hair, they were asking Sean. He pulled it off and now everyone believes it. Not sure how long we'll keep them in the dark about it as its pretty funny.
ME AND MARIA
THE GIRLS (JANET, ME, MARIA, RENAE AND JACKIE)
KAHAYLA
ZOE AND JANAYA
BIRTHDAY GIRLS AND KATE ON THE PHONE
TAYDEN PLAYING DARTS
BRENT MARIA AND ME
STAIRCASE TO THE MOON
On Saturday night we had nothing on (a first for a while) so we decided to go out to Heasons cove to watch the moon rise.
1 or 2 days of the month about 4 times a year you can go out at witness the staircase to the moon. We were 2 days to late but decided to go for a look anyways.
We got out there and set up a possy on the beach in the dark (the kids wondering why their crazy parents dragged them out there for) We sat there quietly in the dark watching and waiting for the moon to show itself.
Then it came, the biggest orange moon I have ever seen. We suddenly realised we were at the wrong end of the beach and told the kids to get up and run with us down the beach a bit. The tide was what seemed like a mile out and with all the bumps in the sand and the moon hitting it, it created what looked like stairs going up to the moon. it was amazing and I imagine when we go on the right night it will be even more of a spectacle illusion.
I took about 100 photos (slight exaggeration) and spent ages fiddling with the settings on the camera trying to capture it on film that I nearly missed the whole thing. Still didn't get a good shot of it but you can kinda see what I mean
1 or 2 days of the month about 4 times a year you can go out at witness the staircase to the moon. We were 2 days to late but decided to go for a look anyways.
We got out there and set up a possy on the beach in the dark (the kids wondering why their crazy parents dragged them out there for) We sat there quietly in the dark watching and waiting for the moon to show itself.
Then it came, the biggest orange moon I have ever seen. We suddenly realised we were at the wrong end of the beach and told the kids to get up and run with us down the beach a bit. The tide was what seemed like a mile out and with all the bumps in the sand and the moon hitting it, it created what looked like stairs going up to the moon. it was amazing and I imagine when we go on the right night it will be even more of a spectacle illusion.
I took about 100 photos (slight exaggeration) and spent ages fiddling with the settings on the camera trying to capture it on film that I nearly missed the whole thing. Still didn't get a good shot of it but you can kinda see what I mean
Soccer Season has started
Well the kids started soccer last weekend, and already pretty exciting.
This year they have decided to combine 9th and 10th grade over all clubs, Tayden would have normally been in 9th grade so playing at this level is more of a challenge, which over the past two Saturdays he is proving himself. He seems alot fitter than when he usually starts the season at home, not sure if its the Taekwondo training or what, and he has speed I haven't seen before, all in all hes playing very well. This year is his first year playing in position and has played as a forward for the games. First game his team won 5 - 2 Tayden scoring 2 goals. This weekend he had his game out at Dampier, and what a nice place for a game of soccer, the soccer pitch runs off to the sand and onto the beach, kids weren't too pleased I hadn't bought their togs but Sean had to be back in town for a game of squash, next time. His team had another win 3 - 0.
TAYDEN WITH THE BALL ABOUT TO SCORE THE FIRST GOAL OF THE GAME
Kahayla is enjoying playing soccer again, she is in a pretty good team too with two wins, this weekend her team thrashed the other team 7 - 2, they too play in positions and play 6 aside as opposed to 5 aside at home.
The only real different between home and here is that its sooo hot being out there watching soccer, Its uncomfortable with sweat pouring down your face at 9am and that's just us spectators, I don't know how the kids do it!
This year they have decided to combine 9th and 10th grade over all clubs, Tayden would have normally been in 9th grade so playing at this level is more of a challenge, which over the past two Saturdays he is proving himself. He seems alot fitter than when he usually starts the season at home, not sure if its the Taekwondo training or what, and he has speed I haven't seen before, all in all hes playing very well. This year is his first year playing in position and has played as a forward for the games. First game his team won 5 - 2 Tayden scoring 2 goals. This weekend he had his game out at Dampier, and what a nice place for a game of soccer, the soccer pitch runs off to the sand and onto the beach, kids weren't too pleased I hadn't bought their togs but Sean had to be back in town for a game of squash, next time. His team had another win 3 - 0.
TAYDEN WITH THE BALL ABOUT TO SCORE THE FIRST GOAL OF THE GAME
Kahayla is enjoying playing soccer again, she is in a pretty good team too with two wins, this weekend her team thrashed the other team 7 - 2, they too play in positions and play 6 aside as opposed to 5 aside at home.
The only real different between home and here is that its sooo hot being out there watching soccer, Its uncomfortable with sweat pouring down your face at 9am and that's just us spectators, I don't know how the kids do it!
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