Now They All Get Elfed!
After watching Grace’s elf video several times over the last two days, Sarah and Hannah also want to get in on the act. So, without further ado…
Grace Gets Elfed!
A bit of Christmas silliness…
Add comment December 20th, 2008
Family Bonding Day
Today was a huge family bonding day, although we didn’t all spend it together.
Megan and Grace went up to Sydney with the Peterborough school for the Rotary Club of Turramurra and Pathfinders Jumbo Flight. Qantas donated the use of a jumbo jet, pilots and cabin crew donated their time, and Rotarian volunteers provided ground support in the terminal to allow a plane full of disabled kids and their carers to enjoy a 90-minute flight/party over Sydney.
Meanwhile, Darren took Sarah and Hannah to the Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School fete.
As if that wasn’t enough, Darren and the girls then went up to Glengarry Cottage at Kembla Grange for their gala day.
Sarah still wasn’t done when we got home (Hannah had fallen asleep by this stage), so we then had to make a scarecrow.
On a personal note, there’s something strangely satisfying about making a scarecrow from your mother-in-law’s clothes!
Add comment November 8th, 2008
Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge
We have signed up for the [Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge](http://www.sustainableillawarra.com.au/The-SuperChallenge.html), and Monday night was the official launch of the programme.
The idea is for 120 households across the Illawarra to spend the next 12 months moving towards a more sustainable lifestyle. Sustainable Illawarra provides participants with information, workshops, guidance and resources (as well as some nice discounts and freebies from local businesses!) to help them achieve the goals they’ve set for themselves. In return, Sustainable Illawarra will learn what the issues are for local families, and they’ll also get some stories and case studies they can use in getting the message out to the wider community.
To keep track of what our family is doing and how far we’ve come, we’ve set up a new blog: [Green-Change.com](http://www.green-change.com). Feel free to have a read, leave some comments, and send us suggestions!
Add comment November 6th, 2008
Magic In The Garden
What I love most about this photo is that Sarah actually disappeared into her bedroom to get dressed for gardening, and this is what she came out in. Click to embiggen.
1 comment September 7th, 2008
Sarah’s Birthday Party 2008
For Sarah’s fifth birthday, she had a “princesses and pirates” theme.
Add comment July 5th, 2008
The Chinese Silky Chicks Arrive!
After a lot of searching, emailing and ringing local breeders looking for silky pullets, I finally found a lady up in Marulan with some chicks for sale. I originally didn’t want to get chicks because of the mucking around with heat lamps etc, but since it was the only way to get some silkies for the girls we decided to go for it.
We bought nine chicks, 4 for us and 5 for my mate Danny. Ours have been named Seraphina, Ro, Luciana and Molly (yes, Barbie movies are big in our house!). Turns out they’re not really that much hassle to look after.
First thing Hannah and Sarah wanted to do was draw pictures of the chicks, so they could show their grandparents and friends what they look like.
Rather than give them out to people, Sarah decided to turn her pictures into a book about chickens:
8 comments July 3rd, 2008
Wisdom Lost
Well, my four wisdom teeth came out this morning. Ouch. I wasn’t able to talk for the rest of the day because of swollen and numb bottom lip, jaw and tongue. That makes it really hard to be around inquisitive/talkative one- and three-year-olds! Grace seems to be the only one who understands my grunts 
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All is going well. I have to pop all sorts of pills for the next couple weeks. I won’t be eating much for the next few days, but everything should be back in good working order for Christmas feasts!
Add comment November 21st, 2006
Sarah’s Tea Party Video
A while ago, I video taped Sarah hosting a tea party for Grace and several of her dolls and teddy bears. Later, while browsing through some old audio files, I found the perfect backing track by the Animaniacs. Enjoy!
[Sarah's Tea Party](http://www.pool-room.com/video/Sarah-Tea-Party-web-500.mov) (4.6 MB). You may need to download the free [Quicktime 7](http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download) player to watch it.
1 comment January 7th, 2006