It is sold

We have sold our house.... and got pretty much what we expected and wanted... More would have been nice; but I am sure that everyone would say that... and they agreed to do settlement at a time that suits us...

Settlement is the 14th December and we are jumping on a plane the following evening and doing the RedEye flight to Brisbane to have Christmas with Nanny and Poppy in the Sunny Sunshine Coast...

So it has all worked out. Justin (as usual) was away so it was a bit of a complicated process to get him to sign the documents but we achieved it..Thank goodness the Yanks invented Email!!!

So 10 weeks to go and we will be leaving Perth forever.... (unless we have to choose out of a posting to Sydney or Perth.. and then we will be back here!)

Babysitting Bronte

I have started babysitting Bronte in those weeks that we have remaining here... The boys are happy about it as they love to fuss over her and make her laugh...

I had forgotten just how fast your day goes when you have a new baby around...

Only 12 weeks until we move.... House better sell?

It has been awhile since my last post.. I did say that I would either be really vigilant or I would be rather forgetful and slack at making regular posts.....

WEll it is only 12 weeks until we do our big move to Darwin.... it is a little daunting but very exciting and I am itching to go... and I am also hoping that we can go over to Brisbane to have Christmas with Nanny and Poppy...

Our house is on the market and has been for 4 weeks now... had a few people here for the home opens but no luck so far... HOpefully someone will love it soon and whip it up... and then let us move When We want to!!!

My thoughts for Mel.

August started very well, despite me having the worst cold in many years... Lisa, Dave and Pixie visited and and that was good fun... But the end of August was a bit tragic....... Diagnosed with Breast Cancer exactly 3 years ago... the barstard of a disease return in July this year... She started intensive chemotherapy treatments... but the barstard cancer quickly moved onto the only place in the brain that chemo has no affect on: the Brain....

Shortly after Lisa and Dave left Mel got very sick and ended up being hospitalised and sadly given the terrible news that she only had 6 months to live... Finding this out Tracey and I went up to see Mel in Hospital that Saturday, and unfortuately it was the last time that I ever saw her... over the remainder of the weekend her poor body deteriorated rapidly and 6 days later she was gone...

She was trully one of those people that you not only remembered but her generosity, sincerity and ability to tell it straight were just a number of her qualities... She was will be trully missed and has taught a lot of people to not just take life for granted. She taught reaffirmed my passion for photography, scrapbooking and definitely made me appreciate all those special things in my life... my wonderful boys, my great husband, my fantastic doggy, and my friends and family....

It is just sad that tragedies like this, and my scare with endocarditis nearly 2 years ago have to occur to make you appreciate, love and live your life...

You will be trully missed you wonderful woman...

Pixie and the Boys

The boys were totally wrapped in Pixie... especially Aidan...

Lisa & Dave's Visit

It was great Lisa and Dave and baby Pixie all came for a short holiday to Perth to see us and it was really nice... despite me being sick! I haven't had a cold for about 2 years and the one week that my cousin comes to visit I get so terribly sick that I even LOST my voice... Typically, Justin made LOTS of comments as you can imagine.... "yippee. there is a god!!". But HA to him.. it has come back again!!

Well despite me being sick we all had a really nice time. The highlights of the week being a day at Fremantle and a day at Kings Park. For myself I really enjoyed the afternoon at Kings Park in Perth... That park is trully beautiful and all the wildflowers were beginning to bloom..

Tennis Lessons for Aidan

Aidan started Tennis lessons today and loved it... He was so excited and amazingly he went off onto the court with his coach Josh and hit the ball very well..

It was very basic and Aidan is use to moving his legs and being a little more tested when playing with his 'pushy' mum, but he did well and he also 'happily picked up tennis balls'... something that he never did willingly at home....


Go Aidan.....