tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48744249045704322422024-03-14T14:06:05.688+10:00Rachael B's BlogRachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.comBlogger218125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-17295735318912612532016-03-28T12:56:00.000+10:002016-04-07T21:34:07.425+10:00Happy Easter 2016We've had a very relaxing Easter at home. We've caught up with friends, done some hiking up Mt Cootha, read and watched movies. We had the usual Easter hunt which is always exciting but seems to take much less time these days.
Pip and Hamish have enjoyed having us all home - especially snuggling in bed with Bunny ears on!
Hope you and your family have had a terrific Easter.
Love, Rach xxRachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-17367307276625323092016-03-27T19:21:00.002+10:002016-03-27T19:21:38.458+10:00Welcome 2016!As promised, my commitment to this blog would be sadly lacking. Here's a quick catch up since my last post in November in the form of photo collages. Hold on for the ride as this post is LOOOONG.
DECEMBER 2015
Clockwise from top left:
Christmas Day spent in Brisbane
Penny's Dancing Concert- she was in 10 dances!
Cool Pip
Nic had braces fitted for the next 20mths and managed them brilliantly
Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-41691260173941653042015-11-21T11:38:00.001+10:002015-11-21T11:38:26.495+10:00Mischievious Pups, Dancing and the Brisbane City HallPip and Hamish have been getting up to high jinx and mischief. A couple of weeks ago they decided to destroy a Pepsi box that still had 15 cans in it. There were cans and cardboard all over the deck and even next to the pool. They even sampled two of the cans which had puncture marks but luckily the Pepsi drained away to the verandah below!
This week the pups caught a mouse/little rat with my Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-8682248319536963982015-11-07T19:23:00.000+10:002015-11-07T19:23:29.521+10:00Gardening and BirthdaysNic and I have planted a veggie patch underneath the laundry window. We put it together by ourselves and researched how to make a good soil mix. After letting it sit for a couple of weeks, we planted seedlings of parsley, chives, spring onions, tomato, basil, coriander and more recently beans and thyme from seed. Everything is roaring along with the help of consistent falls of rain. Nic is very Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-30337161169008968552015-11-06T17:32:00.000+10:002015-11-06T17:32:06.643+10:00Poor Neglected BlogSadly, again I have neglected the blog. Thank you Robyn for the message on my previous post which has spurred me on even if you did leave it a few months ago!
It's too hard to go back and fill in March-August so I will just fill you in for the last few months.
In the holidays, Craig and Nic and some other boys/men went camping and kayaking at Eurimbula National Park (6hrs nth of Brisbane) for 4 Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-76295857823149859702015-02-02T21:37:00.000+10:002015-02-02T21:37:06.748+10:00First Week of SchoolNic and Penny returned to school on Tuesday with one major difference - they were at different schools. They had a great first week.
Nic has begun year 7 at St Peter's Lutheran College at Indooroopilly. He had a fantastic week and we watched his confidence soar day by day. He catches the train by himself, is managing his timetable, a new phone and laptop very well. We are really proud of him.Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-3656821026773027192015-01-24T17:04:00.000+10:002015-01-24T19:13:41.601+10:00Australia Day Weekend 2015Well 10mths later and I'm back. I've been thinking about deleting this blog for the last 6mths as it reminds me of how slack and unmotivated I am these days. At Christmas, Robyn (sister) was asking me about my blog and why I didn't write it any more as she loved receiving the updates. So I've been pondering this for the last month and decided to give it another go. No pressure to do it regularly,Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-84933543388721920922014-03-25T17:09:00.003+10:002014-03-25T17:32:16.208+10:00New Book Review x 2My recent reads include:
Elliane by Judy Nunn
I really enjoyed this book but I think that was in part due to the setting being in Bundaberg where I spent 16yrs post graduation. She has researched this area and it's history very well. It's a great story with a good twist.
The Winter Sea by Di Morrissey
Again a very well researched book. I have read all 21 books Di has written and Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-10212784100989482812014-03-04T20:43:00.002+10:002014-03-04T20:43:34.122+10:00March Already!Sorry February, no posts. Lots has been happening. We've had the downstairs interior of our house transformed with a beautiful paint job and replacement of carpet in the bedrooms with floating timber floors. Just waiting on a few pieces of new furniture and it will be complete. Nic and Penny are thrilled with the transformation which also included some new curtains and bed coverings.
School is Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-52929004111350913682014-01-31T13:03:00.000+10:002014-01-31T13:03:23.926+10:00The Beginning of a New School YearWhat lovely holidays we had but it all had to come to an end so that some routine could return to our lives.
We enjoyed having my SIL, Trudie and kids, Alex and Lachlan from Griffith to stay in the beginning of January. The cousins really enjoy each others company and just enjoy hanging out together. We then had some Bundaberg friends to stay for a weekend. The boys went to the 20/20 Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-35568136424333507932014-01-03T17:35:00.004+10:002014-01-03T17:35:53.602+10:00GOMA
Yesterday we visited the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) at South Bank, Brisbane. They always have a kids program for the school holidays and it's a great place to beat the Summer heat. The children's program was about an Australian artist and his book and paintings about different roos. There were masks to make, computer games to play and a computer generated poster to make. We also visited&Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-29636736275869934392014-01-01T11:23:00.002+10:002014-01-01T11:24:32.515+10:00*** 2014 - HAPPY NEW YEAR! ****
I'm back and determined to document our year ahead through this blog. A new blog appearance and a beautiful sunset in Lombok adorns my header to celebrate the passing of one year and the anticipation of the next.
What a busy year we had in 2013. My Christmas letter was a little more difficult to write this year as I neglected my blog. In a nutshell this is what we did:
* holidays - Byron Bay inRachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-25352422897686255242013-05-03T22:00:00.000+10:002013-05-03T22:00:15.922+10:00Hello There
Another long absence but for good reason. Shortly after my last post we were robbed. Due to the invasion of privacy I shut myself down to all social media but have slowly returned. I find it's important to blog as it is my diary. So here is what we've been up to.
In March, Craig and I went away to Bonville (just out of Coffs Harbour) and stayed at the international golf course. We went down for Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-79488087205205926822013-02-15T08:19:00.001+10:002013-02-15T08:19:41.272+10:00HelloFebruary already and mid way through at that. I have been busy with work in the last few weeks working 5 days a week (school hrs) as one of the other sonographers is away. It has been very busy at work with the back to school rush of Mums who wait until school goes back before they think about themselves and their ailments. I am looking forward to returning to 4 days next week and having my Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-90728316321771034222013-01-22T21:55:00.000+10:002013-01-22T21:55:07.604+10:00The Last Two Weeks ...
have been busy. My brother, Richard and SIL Trudie came to stay with their children Alex (photo with Penny) and Lachlan for just over a week. They came to finalise the sale of their house in Brisbane. The cousins all had a great time together. They swam most of the time and enjoyed each other's company. One day they set up a great vet hospital with its own radiology department filledRachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-24236124209379299212013-01-07T19:06:00.002+10:002013-01-07T19:06:56.170+10:00Baby Possum
Back in October we found this baby possum making a strange noise outside the laundry one afternoon. I had heard the noise for at least half an hour but was not obviously concerned to go and investigate. Luckily I discovered the little one before our puppy, Pip. It was tiny, with only a light covering of fur but very cute. We left it alone for a while so that it could call out to it'sRachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-87562533905094238682013-01-02T11:19:00.002+10:002013-01-02T11:19:37.251+10:00Book Review - "All That I Am"
Well I'm back, 2 days in a row! I have recently finished reading a book called All That I Am by Anna Funder. It won the 2012 Miles Franklin Literary Award amongst other awards. The book is set in modern day Sydney through the eyes of an elderly lady looking back to her life in Germany in the early 1930's when Hitler came to power. It is about the difficulties faced by the Jews and Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-2856799344022652392013-01-01T13:16:00.003+10:002013-01-01T13:16:31.407+10:002013
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I'm not sure that many people would read my blog now as I have been very slack at adding posts in 2012. Hopefully I will get around to blogging again this year as it is such a great diary to look back on. I think the reason I haven't blogged much as I felt I always needed to add a photo which I didn't always have ready to add to the blog. Well this year there may not be photos Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-42572070157569269222012-08-26T19:24:00.000+10:002012-08-26T19:24:15.786+10:00Smitten...
is how we feel about our new puppy, Pip. Craig and I went to pick Pip up from Strathpine on Friday morning. She didn't take to the 45min car trip too well and vomited all the way home in her crate. On arrival home, she had an explore, feed, play and bath and then passed out on the couch for the afternoon. Nick and Penny ran all of the way home from school and were home in record time. She was Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-24907016335360323772012-08-22T21:12:00.000+10:002012-08-22T21:12:06.205+10:00Excited!
Well we're all settled into our new home. It's only been 3wks but feels like we've been here forever. All boxes are unpacked and amazingly we didn't need to buy too much storage. I was a bit ruthless with what I put away as some of the gear we haven't seen for 18mths (packed in boxes), so we decided to get rid of it. Our guest room is already getting use with Trudie and Alex (SIL and nieceRachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-35122030622187832882012-07-30T20:08:00.002+10:002012-07-30T20:08:46.981+10:00Settlement DayTomorrow we get the keys to our new house. We are really looking forward to moving. So sick of boxes everywhere and cleaning for open houses at the rental.
We had a lovely time in Fiji. Such a beautiful place and the weather was amazing. The people are welcoming, friendly and so kind. Easily the best family holiday we've been on.
Term 3 is well under way with both children busy with school and Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-73625281501176971612012-06-20T22:00:00.003+10:002012-06-20T22:00:40.039+10:00Life Is A Changin'
Ooops, long absence again but I have good reason. Most excitingly, we have bought a house and today the SOLD sticker went up. It's a lovely old Queenslander with lots of rooms and most importantly (according to Penny), a pool. It is just up the road from where we live at present so the move in 6wks shouldn't be too painful.
On ANZAC day, Nick marched in the local march with his Cub Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-40862220228517960282012-04-23T21:36:00.001+10:002012-04-23T21:36:13.724+10:00Bad Blogger
This poor neglected blog. Since I've started working 4 days, life just seems to get in the way. I always think, I'll just wait until I have the photo edited to put with the post and then it never happens.
Here's what we've been up to:
We've been to see Mary Poppins on stage at QPAC (lovely) and How To Train Your Dragon on stage at Brisbane Entertainment Centre (spectacular). I had Rachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-87966178710993134402012-02-20T21:51:00.000+10:002012-02-20T21:51:30.309+10:00I'm BackI seem to have got lost in the beginning of this term trying to work out our school timetable and working out how to get all of my jobs done with one less free day a week. The kids are busy with school and extra-curricular activities. Nick has joined Scouts and begins soccer practice this week. He is also back at tennis coaching and Cantori (choir). Penny is enjoying dancing, tennis coachingRachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874424904570432242.post-78734860677908902012012-01-29T21:14:00.000+10:002012-01-29T21:14:59.158+10:00Supporting The ArtsThe children and I are planning many visits to the theatre this year with many performances in the first half of the year being aimed at children. In the last week of the holidays, Penny and I attended a performance of Cinderella danced by the Ballet Theatre of Queensland. It was beautiful as well as highly entertaining and Penny wanted to stay on for the night time performance. We haveRachael Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559545591925028550noreply@blogger.com1