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Published: December 28th 2009
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20-12-09 Sun, Den decided to get the wood for the Pantry runners, again its 35 deg & the air con is going full bore. I caught up on my diary & photos & Den is putting in the Pantry sliders, The girls are lazing about. I caught up on my diary & photos. We are getting there. 21-12-09 Den went out to see about jobs at Bunning’s (He has to apply over the internet) & a Fruit shop, they had no jobs , but took his name & phone. He then got some wire etc & got home in the avo. We spent the avo on the net applying for three jobs, what a time consuming job. It was 32 deg today, so still hot & the air con is going again, I think we might wear it out. 22-12-09 Den is connecting the Reversing Camera on the van, & has got it working & just need to attach it. We then went to Hillary’s Harbour, it was a lot cooler, there was a sea breeze. We walked around & had a look at the shops & than had lunch & a drink at “Sharky’s” & then went & sat where
the kids were swimming & playing on the sand. It was very relaxing. 23-12-09 Another hot day, but at least the nights are cooler. We went grocery shopping next door at the Centre, it was pretty busy, but not too bad, we then had to try & get everything in the fridge, how we are going to eat it all is beyond me. We will just have to try. We made a few phone calls & caught up with a few people & had meat & vegs for tea. 24-12-09 I cant believe its Xmas Eve, we are not running around & cooking & cleaning, quiet strange really. Corey rang this morning & was setting up Skype, so we had a few hours calling backwards & forwards to get it right. Our camera & microphone is playing up, so we went out & bought a new one for the computer. We took the girls to the dog beach for a swim & they had a lovely time as it was hot again. They were good & are getting better at not chasing sea gulls & Jessie was just enjoying surfing the waves. After the beach we came home & they
had a bath & I made a chocolate log for tomorrow & Den set up the new camera & microphone for Skype. We Skyped Mike & Rob & our new camera worked well. Then we talked to Brett & Kara , it was great to catch up with them. As soon as we had hung up Corey rang & we then Skyped them & talked to them. Hayden has grown up so much, he looks so different. We have not seen him for 8 months, his hair is longer ( not as long as Uncle Micks, but getting there). He is excited about tomorrow, & cant wait. We talked to Val & Larna, & Yvonne were there for Xmas too. Hayden reckons he will ring us ay 3am (5am QLD time) as Corey has to go to work Xmas day & they are getting up early to open presents. We will see if that happens. Our neighbours came over & asked us for a drink so we set up our chairs on the cement pad next to their van in the shade & had a nice drink. By this time I was a bit “happy” as I had been drinking
wine since 3.30pm when we were talking to Mike & Rob, so when we got home I went straight to bed. That’s why I am up at 12.30am doing my diary. Merry Christmas everyone. 25-12-09 Christmas Day, I kept waking up & Mick rang at 5.15am & we Skyped them to see Maddy opening her pressies, but the people next door (that have spent the week having fights & the language coming out of the tent would be enough to curl your hair) kept singing out, have some consideration it’s xmas morning. It went on & on & we had to cut short seeing Maddy opening her Pressies. Anyway we went back to bed & I was fuming , we got up later & had Bacon & Eggs for breaky & opened our presents. We then rang Dad, Ivy , Merry , Jim & Dean. We then talked to Kirsty & Riley who were having a quiet day . I then cooked Pork, Lamb & Chicken, & did the vegies as we were having Tara & her dad Jeff & Nyree for tea. We had biscuits & cheese for lunch in the van as it was 34 deg. We had
another go at Skyping Mick, Nick & Maddy, who had a lovely day, We then Skyped Merry & Mike , Rob, Megan & Dusty joined in , so we tried to have threesome but it did not work. We talked to M, R M & D for a while & them we Skyped Merry, Jim & Dean. Marg, Warwick & all their gang rang & we got to talk to all of them, which was nice. By this time Corey was finished work & we Skyped Corey Val & Hayden, He had a great day & got a new Motor Bike off Santa. We had tea with the neighbours & had a nice time with Tara , Jeff & Nyree, great company, a different Xmas Day this year, but missed everyone heaps. 26-12-09 We spent the day tidying up & we had Hazel & Jack across for tea for leftovers - cold meat & salads. It was a pleasant night with good company. We set up our tables & chairs on the spare cement behind us & it had cooled down & was a great night. 27-12-09 We decided to go to Mandurah today & left the girls in the
van & Tara was going to walk them after lunch. We had a lovely day & we had packed a picnic lunch. Mandurah is on the water & is full of rich people with boats & Marina’s, we wandered around the docks & had a nice time. We then found a spot after a lot of driving around as it was very crowded. We had our Picnic of cheese , biscuits, Prawns & buns & wine, under the shade of the tree & by the inlet to Peel Bay. We stopped at Rockingham on the way home , it is another nice spot by the sea with lots of sail boats enjoying the nice day. We grabbed an ice cream & headed for home.
28-12-09 Today we took the girls to the dog beach & we took Tara with us. There were lots of dogs on the beach, we went for a walk & then Tara & Dennis went for a swim. Annie had a great time digging a hole with Dennis & Tara , it was a very hot day 40 deg, we had a great time & got an ice cream on the way home. Den & I
had a rest as it was so hot. WE got tea & had an early night.
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