Shirley has decided that after 10 years the house needs a paint inside. That of course includes colour changes galore.
The girls wanted to help, and were quite good at their 1st attempt at painting.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Pin boards
After seeing the ridiculous prices for pin boards we decided to make our own. After a trip to Pennypinchers for the soft board and MGE for the material we went home to start the project.
After a few technical problems with the walls we wanted to attach them to, we managed to get them up. They look great and work well.
We ended up with 2.4m x 1.2m for the price of a 0.3m x 0.3m bought board.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Back to school
The girls enjoyed their 1st day back at school. Jorja has lots of new friends to make. Of course she says she is bored already. Kayra said there was too much playing and not enough learning!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Jorja can swim unaided
We went to Kayra’s friend Brittany’s birthday. Jorja has been swimming with a buoyancy aid, but Shirley had removed most of the floats, so she has been ‘swimming’ for a while. She however wouldn't swim without the aid.
The pool was an interesting one, 20m by 2m for training. Shirley decided it was time and so Jorja had to swim without the aid. She had no problems and the aid has now found a new home for a 3 year old.
Hopefully Jorja keeps it up and starts braving it in the sea.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Budding chefs
The kids wanted to help mom making rusks. Ended up being a bit more messy than expected. But the rusks tasted delicious!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Succulent garden
Stupidly I agreed with Shirley that the part of our front garden that nothing grows because of the wind needs to become a succulent garden. So we spent most of Saturday and Sunday removing the old stuff and planting the new stuff.
After my surfing escapades from Saturday I was rather stiff and it wasn't fun. Thankfully the kids helped moving the stones. I am sure tomorrow I am going to battle getting out of bed!
At least the garden looks good. We still need more stones and more succulents, but a start has been made.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Surfed again
After days of easterly we woke up to a westerly and the kids wanting to go to the beach. I took my board with hoping to get some waves. Well there wasn't much and with long boarders around not much scraps to pick up.
So I decided to paddle up from lower Millers to Bird Rock where the kids where, about 1/2km. Mistake! I made it with a couple of breaks but will be sore for the next few days! I really need to work on my fitness!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Kayra knitting
Kayra has been busy knitting a lot. She has made socks and scarfs. She still has to make bags and beanies. It keeps her and her sister busy, and mom busy sorting wool out!
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