Well our original Australia day plans did not go as planned. Initially we had intended to stay home, have a BBQ and listen to some good Aussie rock. But we decided instead, to go and spend some time at Port Arthur.

This choice was quite a fitting and enjoyable one. We had a lot of fun at Port Arthur and enjoyed the fine weather. The children also had fun following the journey of their convict as they roamed around the site and read lots of information.

Well today is the day that we have to go to the airport and pick up DJ. For he is coming to our house for a few weeks holiday. It has been a while since we seen him. Last October in fact, so it is great to have him come and visit with us again.

While he is here we intend to go to Port Arthur and hopefully have some fun filled days together. Learning is always an everyday part of our lives and as DJ is also home educated, it is part of his too.

I hope that DJ is looking forward to visiting as much as we are looking forward to having him come here….

We have only had our Bunnies for around a month now, but it is incredible to see how big they have grown. Also along with their growth, has come the development of their own very different and distinctive personalities.

Sooty is more curious than Fluffy, she is the first one up to the door, when you go to play with them or feed them. She is more jumpy and full of life. Where as Fluffy is more cuddly and happier to be held. She always tries to nibble the children’s shoes and loves to follow them around.

Fluffy is obviously ‘fluffier‘ than Sooty and also bigger in size, but still they are both small bunnies and a pleasure to have as members of our family.

Well holidays are officially over for me today. It is back to work tonight. I have enjoyed the time off immensely .

However, Tata has one more sleep until he is called back to work and into a new position. I hope that when he gets there he likes it!

About every six months we tend to have a ‘BIG” clean out. This is usually when the cupboards are overflowing with things all in the wrong places and when the children have seemingly grown out of the last lot of clothes we have purchased. Our ‘BIG’ clean out seems to come around quicker and quicker every year and this year it just happened to occur this week. Just in time for the cupboards to be clean and everything it their correct places for the new learning year.

So now the cupboards are all clean, we have piles of things ready to go to their new owners or to op shops, so that others may get some enjoyment out of them. I have a huge pile of home school text books that we no longer wish to use or keep, but they are all too good to throw away so they are going to be given to a friend of mine so he can use them and give them another lease of life. We also have three bags worth of clothes, that no longer fit the children, but have a lot of wear left in them. These are all set up ready to go into the brotherhood bin. I also have our large garbage bin full to overflowing with rubbish as we cleaned out all the unwanted work we have done over the last six months. We keep a lot of it, but we just can’t keep on keeping everything!

Our pergola is now also under control as well, as we removed all the Christmas decorations yesterday (6th of Jan) as per our tradition, and packed them all away again until next year. So our outdoor space again has more flow and room and feels so much nicer – rather than old and cluttered.

So we are now all ready for what ever comes our way – and it feels great!

Happy Birthday Nan!

Well today is Nan’s Birthday, it is a day of celebration and joy. Unfortunately we do not live in the same state as Nan so we will be giving her a call a little later to wish her every happiness on this special occasion and best wishes for the next year.

Today we will also focus on learning something new that is in some way connected to Nan’s past. We might learn about where she was born, what it was like for her to go to school as a child, explore old photographs of her when she was younger… ah all these wonderful ideas and how much fun we can have!

Happy Birthday Nan! Enjoy your day!

Note — If you are interested to learn about the connections we made today related to Nan and her life, then please visit us again in a day or two to find out what we got up too!

Phinee’s Present for Nan

Nik’s Present for Nan

We wish you a happy New Year,

We wish you a happy New Year,

We wish you a happy New Year…….

full of laughter and fun!

May 2012 be brighter than 2011, May all your dreams come true and may health and happiness surround you.

Blessings, Love and Light!

Here is a GLIMPSE of our life in 2011 in Pictures… Enjoy!

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Merry Christmas to you all. May this festive day be full of fun, family and friendships. Let’s hope that you were all good throughout the year and that Santa brought you something you wished for.

Brightest Blessing!

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