Round-Up~ November 2011

On our bookshelf this month....

Kieran: Harry Potter, again.
Merenia: Louise Rennison Books
Will: A series of books about Australian animals.
Tama: is into Maisy, he prefers to try and consume his books though.
Les: Some Op shop finds he got for the plane and The Slap which we recently watched on TV
Me: Lists- Christmas Lists, To do lists, Horse Lists, Wii Game lists etc etc etc

Loving on the box....

Merenia: Reality anything involving people or animals getting hurt: Paramedics, SPCA Rescue and so on and anything that involves the war.
Will: Ra Ra the Noisy Lion and Octonauts- EXPLORE, RESCUE, RETECT!!! (sic)
Kieran: Survivor, Spicks and Specs, Numbers and Letters.
Me: One Born Every Minute, Offspring, Survivor

For you...For me?

We sent stuff for Ehren in November. I have a stack of stuff for Miss Wendy and Vienna. Les has brought a stack of stuff in Aberdeen. I have done a bunch of scrapbooking shopping. And we got Pigs Ears for the dogs next door. We received an envelope of goodies from the Seelen-Smiths. And of course Kieran got a load of stuff for his birthday- including his now appendage an iPod.

Germs and bugs and botherations....

There was a bunch of colds with complimentary sore throats and I got a Cold sore while Les was away- which gives a good indication of how run down I am!

Today was good today was fun, tomorrow is another one...

Merenia sang in the Choir at the Seniors Fayre. Kieran enjoyed a school trip to Scitech. Tama and I enjoyed a One Act Play with Kieran in it at his school. Will and I took a few trips (adventures) around town including one that took us to the Beach House at Scarborough Beach- it is a big indoor playground like Chipmunks or Lollipops neither of which Will had ever been too- so good times inside on a day that was way too hot to be outside. Les went to Aberdeen, Loch Ness and Edinburgh.

Yum, yum, yum....

We tried Logan Fruit (so so). I made an Apricot Loaf from Healthy Food guide- YUM. Also good: Red Rock Beetroot Dip with Red Rock Crackers, McDonalds new Smoothies and fresh Mango. Not so yum- Tomato Sauce- we've tried 4 or so brands now and it's all vile if you are coming to Perth bring Watties and Tuimato, we'll pay you back.

'It was on sale'....

Holy Cow!! A whole heap of purchases this month Grey's Anatomy 6 & 7 on DVD. A Sassafras Big box, a super cool apple peeler, plants for the garden, some more stuff from Ikea, out door furniture and the icing on the cake a new Camera Eos 550D which I am waiting impatiently to arrive.

Bugger!

My Grandma is feeling really down and there's not much we can do about it. We offered to have her come live with us but she's not keen- she's basically on her own in Brisbane and it's not a good scene. The big kids were really really slack when Les was away it was very disappointing and gruelling.  Will's Pre-school is a dud we have handed in notice early because he is really unhappy there. Our grass is dying!!

Hooray!

Merenia got a Merit Certificate at Assembly. All of Kieran's Exam results were above 80% and at least 2 in the 90's. He also got a High Distinction in his Australian Maths test which was done in NZ before we left. And we got a letter from one of his teachers telling us what a great student he is and what a fine example he sets. I finally did some scrapbooking. Got all the plants and seeds into the vege garden.

Etc...

Filling out Life Insurance forms sucked eggs! Merenia's school had it's official opening (the school was brand new on it's site this year). Our neighbour Nancy has been keeping an eye on us dropping by each weekend since Les has been away.

You know who's good idea this was? Katie The Scrapbook Lady. Go check out her list of tasks to do at the end of each month as well.

♥