Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Keeping Dad Awake
Andy flew home on Saturday morning arriving into Canberra at 10am after a slight delay in Melbourne. It was a typical lovely sunny cold winters day and with the Saturday orienteering being held at the nature park just down the road and no soccer, we thought we couldn't let this opportunity pass. On the way back from the airport we stopped at the house so Andy could see the changes that he had missed during the two weeks he was away for. This meant we were pushed for time to make the midday start but we got there.
Both girls decided to do the blue course. Ella wanted to be shadowed by Andy and Katy was happy to go around with me. Was nice just be able to focus on one little person for a change! Good undulating course.
After lunch and play with Cathy and kids, Andy headed out for a bike ride in attempt to stay awake before taking Katy to a late afternoon movie birthday party. He managed to pick her up, eat some dinner and read Katy a story before crashing by 7pm.
It's been 5 days since he arrived home and this morning was the first time he has slept past 4.30am! Hopefully the days of jet lag have come to an end!
Both girls decided to do the blue course. Ella wanted to be shadowed by Andy and Katy was happy to go around with me. Was nice just be able to focus on one little person for a change! Good undulating course.
After lunch and play with Cathy and kids, Andy headed out for a bike ride in attempt to stay awake before taking Katy to a late afternoon movie birthday party. He managed to pick her up, eat some dinner and read Katy a story before crashing by 7pm.
It's been 5 days since he arrived home and this morning was the first time he has slept past 4.30am! Hopefully the days of jet lag have come to an end!
Goodbye Term 2!
Last week the school canteen introduced soup day. A great initiative especially as the temperatures have taken a dive. Both girls were especially happy with their chicken noodle soup and bread roll for lunch. Another surprise appearance by Ella in the school newsletter!
Not to be out done, Katy came home with a Principal Award sticker on her t-shirt! I couldn't quite understand what she did though! It was something about literacy and drawing.
We celebrated the last day of the term with some hot chips at the local cafe as well as a movie night with Nana and Grandpa who got to watch Frozen for the first time!
Not to be out done, Katy came home with a Principal Award sticker on her t-shirt! I couldn't quite understand what she did though! It was something about literacy and drawing.We celebrated the last day of the term with some hot chips at the local cafe as well as a movie night with Nana and Grandpa who got to watch Frozen for the first time!
Monday, July 6, 2015
Renos - Day 43 - 47
Its been a slowish week in reno land. In fact all was quiet in the house between Wednesday and Friday but to be fair we were warned that this would happen as the next stage begins. Various tradies will arrive to do their bit.
The beginning of the week saw the plasters continue patching up the walls and ceilings.
The beginning of the week saw the plasters continue patching up the walls and ceilings.
Waterproofing of the wet areas began ready for the tiler....
the ensuite
the bathroom
The toilet finally found its way outside!!
The new sliding door was fitted.
and the cladding is now finished well except for the painting
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Renos - Day 42.1
Nana and Grandpa arrived back home on Saturday night after a two week stint wandering around the Kimberleys. The cold Canberra conditions were a little bit of a shock to their bodies which had been enjoying temperatures in the low 30's!
Luckily for me it meant they were happy to remain inside with the heater cranked up and watch over the girls thus providing me with an opportunity to finish off the painting. I headed over to the house, collecting a warm coffee on the way - an attempt to loiter a little longer for the temperature to get a little closer to the magical minimum of 10°C required for painting according to the tin.
A bit more stalling at the house by feeding the chickens, collecting several more items from our stuff, getting out all the painting things and final prep of the surface. Without any distractions of young children, I was able to complete the window in just over an hour before cleaning up. Another job to tick off the list (although it will reappear in several weeks time ready for another coat!)
Luckily for me it meant they were happy to remain inside with the heater cranked up and watch over the girls thus providing me with an opportunity to finish off the painting. I headed over to the house, collecting a warm coffee on the way - an attempt to loiter a little longer for the temperature to get a little closer to the magical minimum of 10°C required for painting according to the tin.
A bit more stalling at the house by feeding the chickens, collecting several more items from our stuff, getting out all the painting things and final prep of the surface. Without any distractions of young children, I was able to complete the window in just over an hour before cleaning up. Another job to tick off the list (although it will reappear in several weeks time ready for another coat!)
Chilly Canberra
We have been greeted by many freezing mornings recently and have been observing the birdbath in the front garden of Nana's as our temperature gauge....with both girls sprinting out to door to discover just how frozen the water is!
Saturday was no different except the girls were dressed in their soccer gear, it was 10am and the fog hadn't lifted. The birdbath water still had evidence of ice. We arrived at soccer with girls complaining a little about the cold (the car said 3°C) I some encouragement by saying that the sun would soon would burn off the fog and it would warm up. Famous last words!
Ella started on the sideline, so unfortunately I only got to watch about 5 minutes of her playing before I headed off in the fog with Katy to peewees. Katy decided to pull her bib on over the top of her puffy (wise girl) and subsequently played with her hands in her pockets for most of the first match!
Despite the cold conditions both girls had fun and certainly deserved and enjoyed the hot chocolate afterwards. I think the fog lifted around 2pm and the top temperature was around 8°C!
Saturday was no different except the girls were dressed in their soccer gear, it was 10am and the fog hadn't lifted. The birdbath water still had evidence of ice. We arrived at soccer with girls complaining a little about the cold (the car said 3°C) I some encouragement by saying that the sun would soon would burn off the fog and it would warm up. Famous last words!
Ella started on the sideline, so unfortunately I only got to watch about 5 minutes of her playing before I headed off in the fog with Katy to peewees. Katy decided to pull her bib on over the top of her puffy (wise girl) and subsequently played with her hands in her pockets for most of the first match!
Despite the cold conditions both girls had fun and certainly deserved and enjoyed the hot chocolate afterwards. I think the fog lifted around 2pm and the top temperature was around 8°C!
Renos - Day 42
There was more little bits of stuff going on. Plaster work continued, so did the cladding and I painted the new sliding door!
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