Saturday 18 February 2012

Now that's a haircut



Have had the last couple of days away from the machine at my son's swimming carnival.  It's not a carnival - it's a festival!  From war cry competitions to swimming and fund raising and catching up with friends.  It is one of the great annual events at school.  This year, Year 12 are rallying to one of their own who is undergoing treatment for his second cancer diagnosis.  Now this is a private school and there are strict hair regulations - prefects even stricter - but for a very good cause!  The boys raised over $2200.00 by shaving heads and even WAXING MY SON'S CHEST!  I had to do 2 chemist runs for numbing cream, pain relief and rash cream.




Max assures me the redness has now gone and he is fine!  Buddy, I'm so proud of you!  (eat more, we can count your ribs)





Thursday 2 February 2012

Catching up

I could have titled this post many things:- Country Music Week, moving house, tears, Orca Bay, finished quilts, but really, trying to catch up is what strikes me most about right now.

Yep, I've finally moved out of the Tamworth House, lots of packing, squishing into boxes, bags and cars, needless to say, I haven't done much unpacking yet.  I thought about showing a photo of the accumulated detritus of 3 houses (daughter moved home as well) but it's just embarrasing.  Before leaving we managed a quick visit down the street to check out Country Music Week, some of the buskers are fantastic, some others are well.... it could be a while before a record contract comes there way.  We spent the evening of Australia Day wandering along the main street checking it all out and our favourites were definitely the Perch Creek Family Jug Band and Surkuy from South America, and followed up on Friday morning with Max, Cheryl and I doing the walk of life!

Nothing like needing a hair cut! Lucky they gave us caps.

I got this photo under sufferance!


Gotta love the camels in hats!


On Monday I had to take my boy back to school for his final year.  It's hard to believe that he is now in Year 12.  He got his haircut at the last minute before dropping him off.  As I drove away I couldn't help have a few tears, I was remembering so many of his firsts.  Being my third child, it is hard to admit he is growing up when his first day at school was only just the other day.  Taking him to boarding school for the first time 6 years ago was horrendous but he, like the others, has flourished and has made lifelong friends, seen the world and done brilliantly academically.  I am so proud of him.

But of course, it's now back to the real world where I've done 3 customer quilts and have toiled away on Orca Bay. I'll unpack a box or 2 tomorrow.



Parts 1, 2 and 5(?) 6 completed.

And it's raining again, which is great sewing weather!  The dam is letting out more water as flood mitigation, more like flood instigation, so we are going to be trapped for the next 3 days!   Which means bonus days, nothing we can do about it, we have plenty of food, wine, good neighbours and lots of sewing!!!

See ya!
Jane