Miles Franklin Fete

I couldn't go to the fete this year with the Whooping Cough in the community so Nathan go to have all the fun! All i got were these photos, when they got....

 Slushies! Yum! And.....

 A ride on the swing chair and......

 a hot dog cooked by the teachers! And....

all of these cool toys from the white elephant store! And now Nathan knows to go there last because this year they went there first and he had to carry them the rest of the night!

End of Movember

Well Movember is finished. Nathan did such a good job using his face to promote Men's health issues he raised over $1000! After Nathan's struggle with depression last year we both felt he needed to help promote this awful illness. And while he didn't do it in great style he did do it! It took a long time... Ryan didn't notice it until after 24 days of growth! However I noticed it from about day three and placed a kissing ban on him for the month!

I was quite relieved when he finally shaved it off on the first of December that I couldn't wait to do this........

I just wanted to post some of the comments made from people who donated. Firstly because they were funny and secondly because we wanted to say thank you!

Teesh: Congratulations on making it through Movember. I would love to stay and chat but I really mustache! Love you xxx



Janey: You made it! Woot woot! Here's a dollar for each of the mo's 30 glorious days of existence (and an extra-special dollar for each day Jen had to put up with it!). xxJ (I appreciated this one Janey! Although he probably owes you a couple of bucks as it didn't really exist for the first few days!)
 
Cleon: Nath, we could shave your eyebrows and glue them to your top lip. love ya Cleon xx :)





Brenton: You have a strong rickard mo legacy to live upto!

Whoops

Recently Ryan made a boat as part of his integrated unit on water. He called it the Jenny.(Or back to front J-ene!)  No doubt you are all going Awwww. But he actually named it after the little boat the cruises Lake Burley Griffin called Jenny!

 Anyway it came to bath time and Ryan and Ben became very, very upset! Ben was upset because Ryan's boat didn't float and Ryan was upset because he hadn't planned on it needing to be waterproof!

The poor Jenny is no longer sea worthy and had to be recycled!

I think the drought might have broken!

Canberra has been in a drought for as long as I can remember. Our until recently our dams sat below 40%. After the last few weeks they are now full and overflowing! We had a huge down pour on Saturday when a river of water was flooding off our entertainment area and down our new granite path!

 

 Our turf is certainly getting enough water!

Loquat harvesting season

Finally, after four years of the Dodgy Bros. (Nathan and Mark) pruning the loquat tree we have been able to actually eat one! Nathan is spewin' coz he loves them! Just think, he could have been eating them for the last four years if he wasn't obsessed by pruning trees down to sticks!

Anyway, our over the road neighbours LOVE loquats. These days I often look out my window and find this....

 The boys are fans and Ben was very impressed with our yield!

 There is only one person able to get the high ones!

 The picture of bliss!!!



Mr Puny-verse!

Can you undertand why we call him Mr Burns?  'Nuff said!  

Grief

Well I thought they were doing ok! :( I have just put a sobbing Ryan to bed. He misses Barkley. We all do buddy! Unfortunately it was Ryan chore to feed Barkley and today was the first day we have not had to do that chore.
Thank goodness I bought king single beds! I just climbed in beside him, we chatted about the things that we missed and then I snuggled him until he fell asleep.
Nathan and I are torn about getting another puppy so soon. We really aren't ready for one but the boys would love another one. Some people have suggested that Santa could bring them a puppy. What do you all think? Too soon or a quick replacement?