23/12 - Fixed

After this popped up on our washing machine the day before we headed to Sydney for the weekend I was stressed! Thankfully they were able to get someone out to repair the washing machine before Christmas but it cost over $300 and that was just for a new computer to go on the top of it. Oh well, at least it is fixed and I wont be running up to Dad's to wash all the time. Thank you Dad for moving into town and letting us use your machine last week!

22/12 - Busy

Today was a very busy day, with us having Christmas lunch with Gail where Maddie was spoilt rotten, and I do mean spoilt, before we headed over to Wollongong to pop in to see Auntie Dianne and then over to the Sea Cliff Bridge to have a look. From everything that I had seen and heard about the bridge I was expecting it to be a lot cooler than what it is. Yes architecturally, its pretty impressive, but I expected it to go over the ocean more, I don't know why, seeing as I knew that it hugged the cliffs. I guess that't just a strange idea that I had in my head, so I was disappointed when we got there.

I wonder when Maddie will learn that she doesn't have to do a spectacular pose for every photo that we take. I didn't get one shot of her out on the bridge that isn't some kind of pose.

5/12 - Science Time

Volcano day at Science Time today, which Maddie absolutely loved, especially when she got to make her own eruption with bicarb soda and vinegar that they had coloured red to make it look more lava like.
Maddie has a keen interest in x-rays at the moment, and every chance she gets she has a look at one, so she was pleased to get to go into Mini-Q for a play before class today. Hopefully her interest in x-rays leads to her working in the science field when she grows up and not us spending hours at the hospital regularly having her x-rayed for injuries.

4/12 - Boring!

Today I spent way too much time looking at Insulation to buy for when the plaster goes up for the ceilings. I don't envy the guys putting this stuff in, the walls were bad enough but lifting it continually over your head has got to make you even itchier than what we were doing the wall cavities. Hopefully all of the plaster will be up before Christmas so Nathan can use his time off to get a few things on this extension finished. I cant believe that the only photo today is a screen shot of insulation, talk about a boring day.

3/12 - I WON!

I have become a little addicted to Facebook competitions recently, and finally after months of trying I won a hair clip. The brown clip on the left is my prize which Maddie was pretty pleased to take possession of, and the other clips were just too cute to resist.

We spent the awesome day out at the zoo today for Mum's and Cubs and Maddie got to feed an emu as well as Hummer the Giraffe who I think is her favourite animal at the Zoo. I love the summer, its so nice and warm outside its a shame to have to go inside some days.

2/12 - Christmas Lights

We finally put up some Christmas lights this year, after I pestered for years about getting them, thank you Nathan for hanging the ones that I couldn't. They are so cool, I loved turning them on for the first time last night. I really need to learn how to use the camera a lot better especially of a night time so I can take some better pictures for my blog and because I love night time photos.. Maybe a birthday present - hint hint.

1/12 - Santa

When we pulled into the car park at Majura Park today the radio was telling people that Santa was in the centre this weekend for photo's and of course Maddie heard. That meant our quick dash into BigW and Woolies to get supplies for tonight's lighting up the house BBQ became a much longer trip. I cant say I love her shoe and dress combination that she has going on today, but she was happy with how she looked.

I can not believe how excited Maddie was to see and interact with Santa this year, such a change from the past years we have visited.