Wow , how the last 16 months have flown past again.
With another finale in November in Sydney with a group of 12 wbt girls from Shepparton, a fantastic weekend was had. Followed by a cruise on a tall ship on Sydney Harbour, a lovely way to see the sites of the harbour. I can't believe it was 12 months ago.
An adventure to Brisbane for Xmas to visit family, it was a lovely time but very busy. Highlights included the cruising on the Brisbane river on the city cats, the kids catching a fish with Grandpa. Catching up with my nieces and siblings.
We had a long drive to get there and a very long drive home along the Eastern coast , stopping in Sydney for two nights.
In Sydney we spent the day on the Parramatta river ferries and spent the afternoon visiting the Maritime museum which included going inside the submarines and warships, these are really fascinating. A lovely visit followed by the end of the Xmas holiday period and back to work again.
My creative spirit came out at the end of the summer with the removal of the kids cubby house, which had been in the garden for 12 years and I spent the last couple of weeks before xmas in 2000 painting the cubby in 30 degrees while 8.5 mths pregnant, with my youngest child.
So it has now become time to say farewell to the cubby and create my own garden room, where it can be used by everyone and we can start to enjoy the backyard again.
I created an arbour using the cubby house roof, and lifted it up onto four posts to give it some height. Some paint and it was ready to go, during my April holidays I spent paving around the area and building up the garden on the sides of the paved area.
I have enjoyed shopping in the garden centres and finding nice things for my garden. Lots of lanterns and pretty pots and a marble table to go in the corner. A trip to Ikea to purchase foldable chairs and a table.
This spring saw the garden bloom with lovely tulips, daffodils, irises and freesias making it very rewarding for the work that I had done to create this garden.
This winter saw a visit to Falls Creek for 2 nights, where we had the most perfect snow, it had been stormy and the resort had a lot of snow, the day we arrived so did the sun, and there was not much more snow for the season. The ideal conditions allowed me to get back on my skiis and feel the wind fly past my face and the feeling of freedom (and aching legs) was fantastic. Thank god for the bike riding we had done during the winter as preparation to keep fitter and prepare for the snow skiing, this made the skiing less painful. The youngest child had a ski lesson and had fun learning to ski.
It was nice after many years of not visiting the snow to spend time in the mountains , its like a world away from reality.
I am working full time and enjoying what I do, hence my blog is not updated regularly.
Recently I spent a wonderful weekend in Sydney having a get together with my mothers cousins. It was fantastic to be in a group of people and have different stories to tell and somehow are all related along the way. This is the 3rd get together and the 4th will be eagerly awaited for 2015.
Tennis, is big in the family with the youngest playing Saturday mornings, and this year the parents help score but the games are actually quiet entertaining and fun to watch. I have joined a twilight group and having a fantastic time having a hit and giggle, and sometimes the balls actually go over the net.
Life is good at the moment, a few health issues have seen me try to get back on track again, and recently get back to the goals I achieved last year and had since gone a bit haywire. My husband is home more often at night as he is no longer doing long haul truck driving, allowing me to go out at night to enjoy a bookclub and tennis nights, and the occasional movie out.
Where do I want to be in 3 mths time, enjoying the warm summer ahead, being able to walk comfortably on my sore foot, healthy and to progress with being fitter.
I have a craft cupboard full of things and a patchwork quilt that has not yet been finished, maybe these will get completed in the near future, along with Photo calendars to make for xmas, and photo books for 2014 to be completed.
Until next time
Cheers for 2014
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