The Week that Was

It was the week that was ALL about the Iditarod…and not much else…

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though I did manage to get a few things done mid-week when almost everyone took their complusory 24 rest at the same time….

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It was the week Christy decided she was going to follow the Iditarod too and drew a photo of her favourite musher Aliy Zirkle winning the race… she’s currently coming first…

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and the week I cut out all the nasty additives out of my diet and saw an immediate reduction in my arthritis pain… time will tell…

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It was the week that started out with sunshine…

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which meant I could hang my washing outdoors…

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but then the rain and cold returned and it was time to make some pumpkin soup…

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But the sun did return….and with it this most glorious sunset…

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It was the week I attended the Hawks game by myself….

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and had the most lovely day out in Berry with Paola….

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It was the week Amy’s Hunger Games mockingjay pin arrived in the mail…. she’s just a “little” mad about the books and upcoming movie…

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and the week we got a few double yolker eggs..unfortunately this one split….

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It was the week of fried rice…

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nachos…

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and chocolate zucchini bread…

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And it was the week of pups looking out the window…

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assisting Nan with the weeding…

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recovering from a bike run (as Nan & Pop have gone away in the caravan for 3 weeks)….

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and making us laugh….

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The Iditarod should finish on Wed….then life will return to normal…. until next March….

Fabulous Friday

Finally some glorious sunshine. Perfect for my drive down to Berry to meet up with my friend Paola. Kiama looked justĀ  a little different to when I was here last week. I was actually meant to come down last Friday but we postponed due to the bad weather.

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And with all the rain we’ve had Gerringong was even greener than normal.

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Berry is such a beautiful old town. One day I will have remember to get some better photos.

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I met Paola at the Berry Tea Shop…

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where we chatted and enjoyed tea. I also had the most delicious cupcake.

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We then shopped, and chatted some more, before stopping for lunch. Every shop keeper commented on the weather and it was lovely to sit outside in this little peaceful courtyard and enjoy our food.

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Luckily Paola suggested it was time to go as I had no idea it was already 2pm, and I needed to be back to pick Amy up from the bus stop. Another lovely drive home.

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Dinner tonight was nachos before I headed off to the basketball.

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No-one else wanted to go so I went by myself. Great game, though I started getting some stomach pains on my way, so maybe I should have stayed at home. With the exception of the day ending with me feeling unwell, I had such a lovely indulgent day. It was most definitely a fabulous Friday.

The week that was

It was the week that Christy headed off for a school camp….and boy was it quiet around here…

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and the week she put this sign on her bedroom door…

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It was the week of fresh flowers in the house….after a long absence….

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And a week of lots of rain….

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It was the week Kevin bought Christy a basketball hoop…

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and I made a trip to the library and came home with all these books…

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It was the week of Amy’s birthday…

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and a shopping outing with Christy…

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and the week Amy started her scuba diving course.

It was the week Christy received a letter from Hogwarts…. inviting her to go to school there :-)….

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she wrote it all by herself….

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It was the week I started counting down to the start of the Iditarod and watched the ceremonial start on Sunday morning…

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It was the week of a few small organisational projects…

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It was the week I started work on my blanket again…

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and the week Christy and I had a movie night – watching Lassie with the pups….

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It was the week of vegetarian cottage pie…

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sweet potato frittata….

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and quesadillas….

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And always there was puppies being cute….

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Amy’s Birthday Weekend

I can’t believe that I’m now the mother of a teenager. Wow! As you know we decorated Amy’s bedroom for her 13th Birthday, so the actual event was pretty low key. All she wanted was to have a few friends from school for a sleepover. The plan had also been to watch movies in the pool but it was too wet, and cool, for that.

It was the certainly the easiest birthday party I have ever hosted. We just got takeaway pizza and left the girls to hang out. Other than the noise (!!!!!) they were no trouble at all.

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There was a pillow pet fight ….

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and pillow pet fun…

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They all slept in the loungeroom after watching half of Ink Heart…

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which they finished watching in the morning…

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Amy made vegan cupcakes instead of a traditional birthday cake …

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and there were, of course, presents to open… she got PJs from Christy and a special necklace and some nail polish from us….

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One of her friends stayed later and they worked on a school project (yes, on her birthday). I felt guilty not having done much for her on the actual day so we let her choose dinner – Thai takeaway.

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I think she had a great time and a fun start to her teenage years.