2008

Been a while since last blog - and have been back to Hong Kong for Christmas. As usual did not want to return to Aus....
Here's hoping 2008 brings something new!

And its that time of year again....

Back to Smelly-bourne and reality with a thud...

School into its last term - which is good on one hand as it means the year is almost over and very bad on the other as it means i have 26 reports to write - the amount we have to write is huge (essays practically) and I worked out whilst writing my mid year reports that I write about 10,000 words in total - so a thesis really. These end of year ones are even bigger. Ah well. They are due in 2 weeks and i have so far written 3 comments. Each child needs 6 comments (comments being about 15 lines) and so I fear i have a long long way to go!

Chloe has settled back in to life here fine, but does keep on saying that she wants to go on the big plane back to Hong Kong to see Nanna and Grampy. I also think she has been listening to me as she keeps announcing that "...we don't like Melbourne do we mummy - we like Hong Kong..." Oops!
Chloe's social like continues on - visits to the park and teddy bear picnics are recent forays we have had. Keeps me on my toes I guess and keeps me young as well (nothing like rolling down grassy hills with a 2 yr old to keep a gal honest!)

Weather is doing the usual Melbourne thing - 4 seasons in one day - cold, warm, hot then cold - we have even had some rain, but not enough to stop the drought. Spring is in the air and so i have planted the tomato plants and sorted out the herb patch so all should be good.

Now to convince my reports to write themselves!

Hong Kong Daze

Trip to HK has been great so far - as usual have just got back into the pace of life here. Caught up with my dear friends Sam and Rebecca and got our assorted offspring together. Have also been into China to play some golf with Daddy and relax by the swimming pool.

Chloe loved China - and even tried to use chopsticks - shes a born natural!

As usual Chloe has taken all in her stride - sleeping well and playing with whoever is around. Grandparents are delighted to have her around as well. So much in fact that Grampy is taking her to Disney land on Friday and Saturday and has organised her to meet Mickey mouse (although I am convinced she will be mentally scared for life!!!!)

We are off to Stanley today to go clothes shopping for Chloe and Freya, should be fun if the rain stops...

2 weeks till Honkers

I am now in firm countdown mode till I go to Honkers for the annual visit. This time is going to be wierd as due to the delights of Facebook I am now in contact with heaps of people that I went to school with and we are planning a reunion to get together. Reunion is planned for Smugglers Inn in Stanley, an old stomping ground as the first pub we all went to , Thingummys, has been razed to the ground (and anyone who ever went there would say THANK GOODNESS).

Spent the weekend this end with Chloe enjoying the early spring weather. We went to the shops as usual for the now traditional milkshake/park trip. We did some more weeding, cut the grass and went to the park again. At the park we met Chloes friend Sophie and the girls proceeded to cause chaos by chasing each other around. Great fun.

This week we have Student Led Conferences at school - so am frantically finishing off their portfolios so they can share them with thier parents etc. Nothing like a deadline!

New bedroom

Have spent the last few weeks changing the old study into Chloes new room - for a few reasons butmainly because it is nice and light and airy and also has a patio door to the outside so when she is older she can sneak in late at night and not disturb me (I joke....honestly). I have put curtains up, sewn butterflies onto said curtains, hemmed the bloody things, set up her new bed, lugged furniture around....but Chloe loves it and tonight is spending her first night in there...mainly because she split her water all over her old bed. She looks very small in her big bed - and ver grown up!

We had dress up day today for book week at school and my teaching partner and i went as the Bananas in Pyjamas...bliss the whole day in my pjs..... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The scholl was overrun with Harry Potter, Hermopine Grangers and the like but a few older characters, including the twins, Sabre and Jaegar (and no I did not make those names up) in year 4 who crossdressed and came as Goldilocks and Red Riding hood.....

3 weeks left of this term and then I am off to Honkers for a few weeks. Due to my recent addiction issues with Facebook , I have made contact with a few peeps I went to school with and we are going to have a mini reunion at an old pub of ours whilst I am there. Will be a huge mind buzz to see some of them as I graduated school in June 1991!

Gee I feel old now!