Christy’s Year 6 Farewell & Formal

The 17th December was a big day for Christy (and me) as it was her Year 6 Graduation and Formal.

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The day started with the graduation ceremony.

 

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It was bittersweet for me as I was also leaving the school – after being a part of it for 10 years.

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After lunch it was time for a trip to the hairdressers, before I did her nails and makeup.

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She chose to wear the dress we’d bought the cruise formal night last year, which was dressy but age appropriate.

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She was so excited about the formal and had a fabulous time.

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She came home happy, but tired with sore feet.

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The week that was…ending 15th Dec, 2013

It was the week of lovely walks to the lake….

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and early morning shadows….

 

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It was the week the pups got to have a swim…

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and a free run….

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It was the week I found these cute Christmas tissues in Woolies…

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and the week Amy and I had fun shopping and checking out Christmas decorations at Shellharbour Square….

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It was the week I fell in love with the Emily Button things in Target. Seriously, I am so in love with this.

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and it was the week Amy made a delicious dinner for Nan’s birthday….

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It was definitely a night to celebrate as she’d just been given the remarkable news that the cancer in her lungs had all but disappeared and no further treatment is required.

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It was the week I took Christy into emergency (after being off school for the last 2 weeks), as recommended by her GP. But it seems there is nothing more we can do for her until we see her Pediatrition in January. Thankfully she has been feeling well since our visit.

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It was the week we took Amy and some friends to see Muse…

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While we waited for them we went to see Thor…

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and got some Mexican for dinner….

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before waiting for them outside the All-Phones arena….

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It was the week of bats flying overhead….

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and the week of Thai for lunch with Nan & Pop, followed by a game of scrabble.

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It was the week Amy made these treats for a stall at school…

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and the week of lots of cute puppy photos….

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Christmas Home Tour

We all know what a bad,bad blogger I’ve been but I really wanted to share to some photos of my Christmas decor. Nothing like leaving till the last moment on Christmas morning.

You watch my video tour or check out the photos below. Enjoy. And I wish you all Very Merry Christmas.

The entrance

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Downstairs Bathroom

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Dining room

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Loungeroom

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I just adore these new Christmas stocking we got from Pottery Barn Kids.

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The kitchen

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Family room

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Upstairs hallway

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My bedroom

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My bathroom

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Girls bathroom

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I hope you enjoyed seeing my home all decorated for Christmas. You can expect to see quite a few catchup posts over the next few days, then (to make up for my absence here during vlogmas) I’m thinking about committing to a daily blog post for the month of January.

 

Canberra Getaway – Day 3

We took full advantage of the 12pm checkout and didn’t leave until almost that time. We relaxed, lazed about, played on laptops and enjoyed a yummy fruit salad.

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After checking out we went to the Homemade Markets.

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There was lots of great stuff but we only bought sea salt!!! If my girls were still young I’m sure I would have bought LOTS. The other stuff I did like was out of the current budget :-). As we were leaving (after about 30mins) Kevin got a cupcake and I got a juice – but it wasn’t very good.

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We headed back to the Old Bus Depot Markets and Kevin decided he wanted to get another hat. He bought his current one from here over 10 years and it’s just now starting to come apart. He thinks he can fix it, but didn’t want to attempt it without having a back up hat.

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We then went and bought all our fresh foods, including bagels, which are amazing from here.

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and these dips we had sampled yesterday. Unfortunately we couldn’t find the ladies selling falafels.

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We then bought some lunch from the food area but instead of eating indoors, I suggested we go down to the lake and have a “picnic” lunch. Today I had some Spanish food. It was good, but not amazing.

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But the view certainly made up for everything.

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And we made some new friends.

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Whom eventually decided to come say hello…

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and share my lunch (when I was finished eating, of course)….

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Swans have long necks when the stretch them right out don’t they?

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Then, reluctantly it was time to head home. We were absolutely spoilt with the weather this weekend. It was just perfect.

 

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When I got home I found Amy had tidied up the whole house, which I thought was so sweet.

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After unpacking, we had our first swim of the season, had some bagel melts made by Amy and settled in to watch Modern Family.