LGR scored his first goal over the weekend. It was a beauty too - he took receipt of the ball, dribbled and beat a defender and then neatly slotted the ball inside the right edge of the goals. To top it all off he nonchalantly walked away as if nothing had happened and then challenged the biggest kid on the other team to a fight ....
I was thrilled to bits and thought I was going to cry. Not a good look for the coach :-)
So proud. So wonderful.
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Mrs G and myself had another evening out - this time to see the boys from The Chaser do their stage show. It was quite amusing. Somewhat rude, definitely straying into the inappropriate. They covered a number of topics including people arriving late for shows, online dating, both sides of Australian politics, terrorism, shoddy audiences and even the national anthem. We laughed a lot and enjoyed the night out.
The kids stayed at a friends place so they reckon they got a pretty deal out of it also. They certainly seemed to have stayed up late enough.
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On the Sunday we took a trip down South to visit the beautiful Scarborough Hotel. The pub itself is a bit hohum but the beer garden is magnificent - particularly on a fine day with very littel breeze. Much like the one we had. The kids love the space and the massive tree which they can climb and the adults like the kids having fun playing on the grass and in the tree. The food is probably overpriced for what you get but the place itself is quite amazing.
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Monday evening was kind of weird. Hayzey fell asleep on the lounge at 17:45 and didn't wake up again until 06:30 the next morning. I guess she was a bit worn out from the weekend, daylight savings and a very early start on Monday morning.
LGR got a certificate at school in front of the entire junior school ie Kindy thru to Year 6. It was for the book he created about the fire near our place. He was very pleased with this and Mum and Dad were thrilled to bits.
LGR introduced me to a new phrase on Tuesday morning - "Peekaboo, I love you". Very sweet.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
Fire!!!
There was a house fire in a house about 75m from where we live a few days back. A good one too - unfortunately for the very distraught folks who (used to) live in the house.
In the end we had 7 fire engines, 5 police cars and a handful of car based fire vehicles attend. Roads were blocked and about 300-400 people gathered in the park to watch this house be gutted. It was quite surreal.
We took it as a chance to teach the kids some things about fire - like it is very dangerous and shouldn't be played with. We also reinforced the 000 lesson for LGR.
After we got home LGR draw several pictures of the things he had seen and turned them into a book. He ended up using the book as a prop for news at school yesterday.
Hayzey hasn't really mentioned it again - but was full of excitement about the fire 'at kindy' yesterday. I would have been alarmed about this except for the fact that LGR and I saw the fire truck when we arrived and it was 200m up the road. Can't let a fact get in the way of a small girl's excitement.
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We were back at swimming lessons last night. Every week I thing LGR is right on the edge of being able to swim and he's not quite getting there. I suspect it has more to do with my optimism than any shortcoming on his part. He is slowly but surely becoming more adept at breathing bilaterally and his kick is now turning into quite an effective part of his stroke.
Hayzey is not quite as advanced - but still doing quite well. I was watching her yesterday and couldn't help but giggle at her ridiculously big bright pink goggles.
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Word of the week in our house is disgraceful. Hayz uses it whenever there is some food she doesn't want to eat - "I don't like it. It's disgraceful." You have to hear it for the full impact but suffice to say it amuses both myself and Mrs G.
In the end we had 7 fire engines, 5 police cars and a handful of car based fire vehicles attend. Roads were blocked and about 300-400 people gathered in the park to watch this house be gutted. It was quite surreal.
We took it as a chance to teach the kids some things about fire - like it is very dangerous and shouldn't be played with. We also reinforced the 000 lesson for LGR.
After we got home LGR draw several pictures of the things he had seen and turned them into a book. He ended up using the book as a prop for news at school yesterday.
Hayzey hasn't really mentioned it again - but was full of excitement about the fire 'at kindy' yesterday. I would have been alarmed about this except for the fact that LGR and I saw the fire truck when we arrived and it was 200m up the road. Can't let a fact get in the way of a small girl's excitement.
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We were back at swimming lessons last night. Every week I thing LGR is right on the edge of being able to swim and he's not quite getting there. I suspect it has more to do with my optimism than any shortcoming on his part. He is slowly but surely becoming more adept at breathing bilaterally and his kick is now turning into quite an effective part of his stroke.
Hayzey is not quite as advanced - but still doing quite well. I was watching her yesterday and couldn't help but giggle at her ridiculously big bright pink goggles.
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Word of the week in our house is disgraceful. Hayz uses it whenever there is some food she doesn't want to eat - "I don't like it. It's disgraceful." You have to hear it for the full impact but suffice to say it amuses both myself and Mrs G.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Outstanding
A few weeks back I wrote that Mrs G and myself were going to attend a Keith Urban concert with a couple of friends (The Chefs).
Well - that show has been and gone and I will openly admit that I was astonished, and very pleasantly surprised, by the quality of the show. I will quite freely admit it was the best concert I have ever had the pleasure to attend.
If you ever get the chance to see a Keith Urban show I highly recommend it - even more so if you like (or possibly even partially like) the music he plays. As a result of this experience I view his repertoire of songs in a whole new light and have a lot of respect for the guy as a musician.
It really was a fantastic show.
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What else has been happening?
LGR is powering ahead with school. He loves it. He has discovered the joys of using MS Paint on the PC, and of late is also playing a lot of Solitaire on the PC. I now have to fight with him to get access to the computer :-)
His soccer skills are slowly developing. Of interest to me is that he shows a bit of promise as a goalkeeper - surprisingly fearless and quite adept at getting his hands on the ball. Last game he kept a clean sheet while he was in goals by keeping out about 10-12 shots. Very well done little mate!!!
Hayzey is, if possible, becoming even more stubborn and headstrong. She swings wildly between being amazingly sweet and loving to incredibly frustrating. It's hard to think of specific examples but suffice to say she manages to bridge the gap between the two extremes quite comfortably.
Well - that show has been and gone and I will openly admit that I was astonished, and very pleasantly surprised, by the quality of the show. I will quite freely admit it was the best concert I have ever had the pleasure to attend.
If you ever get the chance to see a Keith Urban show I highly recommend it - even more so if you like (or possibly even partially like) the music he plays. As a result of this experience I view his repertoire of songs in a whole new light and have a lot of respect for the guy as a musician.
It really was a fantastic show.
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What else has been happening?
LGR is powering ahead with school. He loves it. He has discovered the joys of using MS Paint on the PC, and of late is also playing a lot of Solitaire on the PC. I now have to fight with him to get access to the computer :-)
His soccer skills are slowly developing. Of interest to me is that he shows a bit of promise as a goalkeeper - surprisingly fearless and quite adept at getting his hands on the ball. Last game he kept a clean sheet while he was in goals by keeping out about 10-12 shots. Very well done little mate!!!
Hayzey is, if possible, becoming even more stubborn and headstrong. She swings wildly between being amazingly sweet and loving to incredibly frustrating. It's hard to think of specific examples but suffice to say she manages to bridge the gap between the two extremes quite comfortably.
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