Monday, December 11, 2023

Remember Christmas 2023

Making carrot cake from homegrown carrots, Milla grating half the tiny carrots 

Wrapping Christmas presents, Milla did half the wrapping 

Milla having a three certificate day on Friday: maths, reading, karate. 

Cheaper Buy Miles run as always. 

Volunteering at West Welcome Wagon doing sheet packs, girls' clothes and Christmas toys.  

Dinner with Scottish in Glenferrie, ice-cream on the footpath. 

Charlie starting the packing for going away.  

Cycle to blood bank and chestnut mission to South Melbourne. 


Walking to karate grading 8 Dec 2023 

 

Sunday, October 01, 2023

Areas of investigation September 2023

Transparency International 

Anat Admati 

Jasmine in the evening, and in the office

Jobs in Lombardy 

Jenolan caves

Have entered a limbo time at work. Spring is gorgeous, feelings are mixed up in the wind. 


Bedroom view. 


Thursday, August 03, 2023

This is nine

Savoury breakfasts. 

She's never had a spider. 

Still runs everywhere, occasionally gets zoomies.

Can climb a 20 clean, indoors. 

Happy in the snow. Happy most places. 

Loving life. 

Nine. Snow camping trip to the Bluffs. July 2023. 

Wants to help cook. Does chores for Netflix, keeps a record that we countersign. So many things. Still loves to read. Loves her new watch and the independence of setting her own alarm. Still loves hugs and demands them constantly. Charlie quizzes her on times tables on the walks to school. Still runs the hallway. Brushes her teeth without complaint but not well. Wears a crop top every day. 




Wednesday, May 03, 2023

First school camp

Grade three, first school camp. So excited and thought she was nervous on Monday. Still chipper at pick up on Wednesday. 

45 minute drive away. 

Classic activities of making damper, flying fox, talent show, bunk room chatter about kissing. 

Didn't shower at all, the girls all took too long. 

Some others were homesick and 'we comforted them'. 

Wore all her clothes, had to borrow a toothbrush.  

Bed was small and hard as a plank. 


Pumped for first school camp 


Sunday, February 12, 2023

Eight and a half and a bit

Remember the tears when the old kangaroo was going to be shot.

Making friendship bracelets.

Starting to learn cornet just before Christmas.

Seeing the wellbeing officer in the second week of school for friend troubles.

Joy at a playdate being arranged.

Making dresses in Fitzroy.

Grampians Paradise morning February 2023. 


Monday, January 30, 2023

Summer holidays when you're eight

Went Wandi for a week 

Went to Luna Park and Charlie and I went on first ride 

I had biggest fairy floss in world

Stayed a couple of nights at Grandma's in Chewton

Went to Buffalo Bouldering in Myrtleford

Went to see Lyle Lyle Crocodile and had sleepover Pop's

We went to Grampians and went to Venus Baths. 

We found at Tawny Frogmouth feather at Grampians Paradise

I got a remote control car

We got totem tennis

I had a cool playdate with the twins, we watched a movie (Matilda the Musical) and ate lollypops

We went to Freya's house, it was super fun, we went swimming at the beach. 

I had a bubblegum and English toffee ice-cream in Bright 

Ladies Bath Falls, Mount Buffalo, January 2023


Sunday, July 24, 2022

Long service leave week one

Back at Blue Mountains, Milla has no memories of staying here as a baby during my maternity leave. But we are thinking of those stays.

Arriving at Airbnb in Mount Victoria 

Long drive from Woods Reserve in ACT, where we stayed for five nights. A new area, climbing and bouldering, hiking, waterfall, river and lots of quiet. 

Funny spot to camp as only 37k from Canberra, so people came just for dinner at the campground. 

A few nights here and we're planning snow camping and a Mount Kosciusko snow shoeing adventure.