Category: the week that was

 

It was the last week of school holidays. Can’t believe they went by so fast. I’m looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet but I will miss the girls and lack of routine.

It was the week that started with a trip to Sydney to see Amy’s opthomologist where we received the wonderful news that her vision should return to normal given a bit of time. On the way home there was a trip to IKEA to buy furniture for Amy’s new bedroom, which was project of the week….

It was the week of Harry Potter plays…

and dog costumes for a movie project Christy and Shantel have been working on all holidays….

 

It was the week of multiple grocery shops…

and a very exciting basketball game…. where the Hawks ended up winning by around 20pts. Such an exciting game. My date was Christy.

It was the week of board games…..

and Aussie foods….

It was the week of special drawings….

and gorgeous skies…

It was the week we took the girls to Hangdog….

and enjoyed Thai for dinner on Chinese New Year…. close enough I say….

It was the week of lemon cake…

and cute puppies….

 

It was the week I revisited an old friend…..

and the week the girls and I combined our nail polish collections….

It was the week of Harry Potter games…

and the week of new Harry Potter wands….which I didn’t get the chance to photograph…

It was the week of a special package for an online class I’m doing with Stacy Jullian….

It was the week of lunch and exploration at the Nan Tien Temple…

and the week I finally took my braids out…

It was the week of friends to sleep over…. and friends to have water fights with….

It was the week of another trip to the dog beach….

where the girls all got buried…

and Rosie dug a HUGE hole….

It was the week we took a family trip to Minnamurra…

where looks can be deceving. It was a beautiful spot but you couldn’t spot the strong current until you got caught in it. Both girls were aided by a person onshore, Kevin & I, who had left after them, managed once we realized you could stand a bit further around…. but it was scary for the girls. Of course, then we had to get back to the other side… which we managed by walking further up the sand and coming back on an angle. It was certainly an eventful outing….

It was the week of visiting birds…

It was the week of Sunday afternoon games…

and pasta making….

It was the week of a minimally processed food challenge so our menu featured the like of blackbean burgers….

homemade pizza and garlic bread….

rice paper rolls by Amy….

and healthy banana muffins…

It was also week we decided that our 20th Anniversary trip in December is going to be Walt Disney World….

and a Caribbean cruise…

It been 8 years since we were there and we (well, the girls and I) are VERY excited. Let the planning begin….

It was the week that started with a trip to the dog beach….

It was the week of beautiful skies…

and time spent by the pool….

It was the week of improvised boxing gloves….

and tea parties and sleepovers with friends….

It was the week of a tragic loss for the Wollongong Hawks…

and a weekend in Sydney to see the Harry Potter Exhibition and the musical Annie….

It was the week of Rosie wearing her bucket…

and Bailey ending up in strange positions….

 

It was a nice relaxing week at home. Sunny, warm days, swims in the pool and trying to get back into some sort of housework routine.

It was the week of a few fun purchases….

And the week my Project Life kit arrived (well the week I picked it up from the post office). Anyone else doing Project Life this year?

It was the week of being happy with the way the lounge room is shaping up. I spend a LOT of time in this room so it’s nice it’s full of my happy things.

 

It was the week of friends over to play….

and the taking out of SOME of Christy’s braids….

It was the week of very small eggs from the new chooks….

and the week of seeing this out of Christy’s bedroom window. They come to eat the chicken food.

It was the week of this fun nail polish. It’s much more flurescent (think pink highlighter) than the photo shows and Amy informs me I’m too old to wear such a colour!

It was the week of Kevin finally installing a new kitchen tap. You might recall that head lamp from a recent post….

and the week Kevin hung some canvas prints in our stair well. We do plan to add more but I think it looks great….

It was week of dinner out with friends….

and a basketball game where the oppositions coach actually got expelled from the game….

 

with some fun half time entertainment….

It was the week of fresh veg and strawberries from the garden…

And the week of simple dinners like macaroni and cheese….

and tacos…

and cheese and hummus wraps (known as crack wraps in the food blogging world) for breakfast…

and pavlova nests with fresh cream and strawberries from our garden…

And was the week of cosy pups….

and the return of Rosie cone-head… due to hot spots….