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Totally Jealous
All I can say is that I'm totally jealous and wish I was there.

FANTASTIC
That was suppose to have been Yay for Aunt Virginia!!

You are seeing a lot!
And much more than you bargined for! :-) Ozzies seem very friendly people!

I love you too!!
Hearing from you Saturday evening (our time) was such a treat. Keep the blogs coming and tell Emily that is my favorite picture of her so far - all ready to go.

Tubing
Once again - a great story! In my defense, I never chased my children with power tools. Sounds like you had a very interesting time. The mozzies make you leg look like you have a case of measels.

Guar Gum Gak
I am really glad you posted the info of how to make this Gak stuff. This sounds like a really fun kids party. My inner nerd squealed with delight when I heard it was a science theme :)

OMG, the Birthday Party looks Awsome
First off, thank you Barrett for calling me to wish me happy birthday. Besides thanking you, I have to log into facebook (which I never do) today to thank everyone else too since I got like 50 wishes online. But man, a science experiment birthday party??!!?!?! So cool. Very awesome Heather. Talk about being jealous of someone else's childhood. It is just so cool.

A trip of a life time
See!!! Never would I have thought you would be able to accomplish so much while visiting Heather/Simon. A big thank you should be given to them for showing you a great time. Though who knows if what they are doing is just a normal Aussie weekend (which makes mine seem boring). Also, glad to see you are still alive after falling 20 feet onto the rocks. Plus, it looks like you learned about another rule in regards to applying sunscreen. Keep up the great work on updating the blog with photos. It helps in keeping my jealously at all time high.

Loved the story...
particularly of blowing out the eggs. Am anxious to hear about the cave trip. We miss you in spinning! Nina

Exciting!
That sounds exciting! When you get back we will have to go spelunking in Blacksburg, that is to say, "if" you come back...

Egg Hunting Traditions
In my own defense, I enjoyed hiding the real and fake eggs for Marcus and Barrett to find on Easter morning. I took the time to evenly divide the prizes to all four corners of our property. The more valuable the contents, the more difficult I hid the egg. Up in trees, on the ground - but always in sight and not under or in something. The first time I did this I believe Marcus was 16 and Barrett was 9. As I recall I explained that the eggs were equally distributed in all four corners of the property and the more difficult the hiding place, then the greater the gain. Clear enough to me. In any case, we started the egg hunt and Marcus took off with Barrett in close pursuit. Marcus scooped up the eggs in front of Barrett, leaving the lesser prizes for his sister. This was not going as I had planned it! The straw that broke the camel's back was after Barrett complained about the lack of prizes, Marcus said something along the lines of "Nah, nah, - na, nah nah". "Whap!" went Barrett's Easster basket on the ground! Easter was now officially ruined. Anyway, that's the way I remember it. The following year it went better and no, I never bit the face off my kids' chocolate Easter bunnies. That's my story and I'm sticking with it!