As a consolation prize for not attending the F1 in Melbourne, I attended the Clipsal-500 Super V8 racing on the Saturday and watched on TV the Sunday. It was really good to experience the noise and smells of screaming engines and tires. It is basically Ford vs Holden and Adelaide is Holden country due to factory here. It was strange to witness the fanatic support of the various camps. Next year I will ensure that I pay the extra money to get onto a stand as they occupied all the good spots.
I thoroughly enjoyed the first F1 race of 2009. It just showed again that some guys simply have the ability to design a race car: well done Ross Brawn and may you sweep the tracks again. Adrian Newey’s cars confirm this point with the performance of the RBR compared with the Renaults. It is a pity and “jungle justice” that teams employ boy racers which get carried away and crash cars in the first corner and on the last laps of a race. It was great to notice the effect of the KERS devices and its use and application will obviously develop through the year.
I attended a meeting of the Breakaways 4WD Club of South Australia. I think it will be a good way to see the country and meet Ozzies with similar interests as me. What caught my eye on their website was the campfires and potjies. They turned out to be of similar vintage as me. The meeting was again a rather strange experience as the meeting was more formal than the ones we conduct here at work. The chairman formally opens the meeting, welcome the guests, apologies are tabled, the previous meeting’s minutes are accepted and actions from the minutes are discussed and so forth. We then break for tea and biscuits. Afterwards the previous trip reports are presented and future trips are discussed. The financial report is presented and expenses approved. A raffle for camping goodies is held before the meeting is formally closed. Now I just need to get the 4x4. The next trip is a week trip up the Lake Ayres which has filled up from rains in Queensland. This happens once a decade so it is a really rare event.
The company has lodged their application to sponsor me for a Permanent Visa! Now we are just waiting for their approval to come through before we lodge our application. It will make it easier for Carina to enlist in courses and find work. I have also learned that I can probably join the Reserve Force and shorten my required time to achieve Citizenship!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Febrary 09 News
School started after a very long break. The last week of holidays Michael expressed the need to go to school to see his mates! It didn’t last very long and he isn’t so exited about going to school any more. Every morning a new ache or pain is presented as an excuse to not go to school.
Carina made and covered new cushions for our Cane furniture. It really looks lively and is comfy to sit on again. Working with the machines also inspired her to make some clothes for herself and stuff for Di’s bedroom as a birthday present.
We have now concluded our main Project and apart form a few small scale projects; most people are preparing proposals and generating system process documents. It really feels strange to not be chasing some unrealistic deadline!
Wynand and Marlene returned from their trip the “republic” (for those that were in the army) otherwise know as the RSA. Although they enjoyed their trip, everything seemed very expensive, except eating out and booze! They confirmed that we did the right move to come here (for whatever that’s worth).
I was planning to attend the opening round of the F1 as tickets are really cheap at the moment. We were planning to all go and stay with Carina’s niece but they are moving house at the time so the whole thing has fallen through. The world wide recession may see the collapse of this extravagant circus and it will be a shame if Michael never experienced the roar of a F1 race. The Ozzie race is also under a lot of pressure and may not be around much longer.
Carina made and covered new cushions for our Cane furniture. It really looks lively and is comfy to sit on again. Working with the machines also inspired her to make some clothes for herself and stuff for Di’s bedroom as a birthday present.
We have now concluded our main Project and apart form a few small scale projects; most people are preparing proposals and generating system process documents. It really feels strange to not be chasing some unrealistic deadline!
Wynand and Marlene returned from their trip the “republic” (for those that were in the army) otherwise know as the RSA. Although they enjoyed their trip, everything seemed very expensive, except eating out and booze! They confirmed that we did the right move to come here (for whatever that’s worth).
I was planning to attend the opening round of the F1 as tickets are really cheap at the moment. We were planning to all go and stay with Carina’s niece but they are moving house at the time so the whole thing has fallen through. The world wide recession may see the collapse of this extravagant circus and it will be a shame if Michael never experienced the roar of a F1 race. The Ozzie race is also under a lot of pressure and may not be around much longer.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
January 09 News
We don’t celebrate X-Mas. We believe it is a pagan tradition in a “Christian wrapping”. He warns us in the Bible not to partake in pagan traditions. Christ was also not borne on 25 Dec and he did not instruct us to celebrate his birthday, rather we must celebrate his death and resurrection.
Our neighbours across the street, John and Di, invited us to join them for New-years party. We had a nice dinner despite Di nearly breaking an arm and leg while falling off a step and spilling a patato dish. Tea (evening meal) was followed by games on their Wii. This was really great fun and everyone participated. Michael obviously was the best and showed the “old people” up. At Midnight we watched an impressive Adelaide Fireworks display from our balcony.
We then decided on the spur of the moment to go camping at West Beach with Rosy, Paul, Jazmin and Abby. After pitching the tent we discovered the trees under which we huddled was covered seedpods with extremely fine hairs which had the same effect as carbon fibre. I lost my first encounter with the harsh Ozzy sun and got burnt badly. We did fishing and swimming in the sea. The kids did some rides around the park with Pedal Cars. It is unfortunately very close to Adelaide International Airport. The noise started just after six when the first planes took off and which also woke the local birdlife, especially the Rainbow Lorikeets which ate the nectar from the flowers which then became these spiky seedpods. There was also another bird, the Common black bird which makes noise like a RSA grouse. All in all it was a very different experience from our previous camps which were quiet and out in the sticks. The aeroplanes, cars, cyclists, scate boarders which passed in the road wasn’t good for peaceful sleep. I started work before the time was up so I commuted for a few days from the campsite, apparently the typical Ozzy way of holidaying.
We again forgot our anniversary (17 years), just like last year. Last year we were travelling from Witrivier to Warmbad when we remembered. This year we were driving from the campsite to the shops when Carina again clicked on what day was coming up. Di and John visited to share the day and we made stir-fry on the camp’s BBQ’s after a nice swim.
The project was finally and officially terminated early. My section finished off our work at the end of Jan.
Tuesday, 13 Jan 2009 was the hottest day I have ever experienced at 41oC. I rode to work on the bike but the afternoon was like being in Hell. The wind felt like a giant hair blower was switched on somewhere. The heat from the tar, the wind, from the cars in front and the bike’s engine on my bare legs was nearly unbearable at stages. This morning all our plants’ leaves were drooping. They have recovered well though and we have chillies and capsicums.
Last week made that day seem like a holiday when we had 4 days of over 41oC and night time temperatures only going to 35oC. It is actually so hot that the body becomes confused between hot and cold. Riding on the motorbike with bare arms I actually got goose bumps in the heat!
The week of the 40’s. In most of Victoria and southern South Australia, the temperatures recorded were the highest since 1939, and Adelaide and Melbourne both missed their 1939 records by a few tenths of a degree. Melbourne had three successive days over 43C, and Adelaide had four. More than 20 people died as a result of the heat. Queensland on the other hand received 1100mm for the month, its average annual rainfall after just one month which is also twice Adelaide's average annual rainfall.
We have access to so much fruit that Carina entertained herself by making Jam, Chutney, Ingelegde Vrugte and more.
The week of the 40’s. In most of Victoria and southern South Australia, the temperatures recorded were the highest since 1939, and Adelaide and Melbourne both missed their 1939 records by a few tenths of a degree. Melbourne had three successive days over 43C, and Adelaide had four. More than 20 people died as a result of the heat. Queensland on the other hand received 1100mm for the month, its average annual rainfall after just one month which is also twice Adelaide's average annual rainfall.
Our neighbours across the street, John and Di, invited us to join them for New-years party. We had a nice dinner despite Di nearly breaking an arm and leg while falling off a step and spilling a patato dish. Tea (evening meal) was followed by games on their Wii. This was really great fun and everyone participated. Michael obviously was the best and showed the “old people” up. At Midnight we watched an impressive Adelaide Fireworks display from our balcony.
We then decided on the spur of the moment to go camping at West Beach with Rosy, Paul, Jazmin and Abby. After pitching the tent we discovered the trees under which we huddled was covered seedpods with extremely fine hairs which had the same effect as carbon fibre. I lost my first encounter with the harsh Ozzy sun and got burnt badly. We did fishing and swimming in the sea. The kids did some rides around the park with Pedal Cars. It is unfortunately very close to Adelaide International Airport. The noise started just after six when the first planes took off and which also woke the local birdlife, especially the Rainbow Lorikeets which ate the nectar from the flowers which then became these spiky seedpods. There was also another bird, the Common black bird which makes noise like a RSA grouse. All in all it was a very different experience from our previous camps which were quiet and out in the sticks. The aeroplanes, cars, cyclists, scate boarders which passed in the road wasn’t good for peaceful sleep. I started work before the time was up so I commuted for a few days from the campsite, apparently the typical Ozzy way of holidaying.
We again forgot our anniversary (17 years), just like last year. Last year we were travelling from Witrivier to Warmbad when we remembered. This year we were driving from the campsite to the shops when Carina again clicked on what day was coming up. Di and John visited to share the day and we made stir-fry on the camp’s BBQ’s after a nice swim.
The project was finally and officially terminated early. My section finished off our work at the end of Jan.
Tuesday, 13 Jan 2009 was the hottest day I have ever experienced at 41oC. I rode to work on the bike but the afternoon was like being in Hell. The wind felt like a giant hair blower was switched on somewhere. The heat from the tar, the wind, from the cars in front and the bike’s engine on my bare legs was nearly unbearable at stages. This morning all our plants’ leaves were drooping. They have recovered well though and we have chillies and capsicums.
Last week made that day seem like a holiday when we had 4 days of over 41oC and night time temperatures only going to 35oC. It is actually so hot that the body becomes confused between hot and cold. Riding on the motorbike with bare arms I actually got goose bumps in the heat!
The week of the 40’s. In most of Victoria and southern South Australia, the temperatures recorded were the highest since 1939, and Adelaide and Melbourne both missed their 1939 records by a few tenths of a degree. Melbourne had three successive days over 43C, and Adelaide had four. More than 20 people died as a result of the heat. Queensland on the other hand received 1100mm for the month, its average annual rainfall after just one month which is also twice Adelaide's average annual rainfall.
We have access to so much fruit that Carina entertained herself by making Jam, Chutney, Ingelegde Vrugte and more.
The week of the 40’s. In most of Victoria and southern South Australia, the temperatures recorded were the highest since 1939, and Adelaide and Melbourne both missed their 1939 records by a few tenths of a degree. Melbourne had three successive days over 43C, and Adelaide had four. More than 20 people died as a result of the heat. Queensland on the other hand received 1100mm for the month, its average annual rainfall after just one month which is also twice Adelaide's average annual rainfall.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
2008
This has been a very traumatic year in for our clan. 2008 surpassed 2004, and then some. The second week of April 2008 was particularly bad:
-Carina’s mom passed away after a short intense fight with Cancer
-My sister Lena’s youngest son Barend was killed in a car accident
-A friend Jani was shot and killed in the driveway of their home
-Bruno our lovely Staffie drowned in our pool
Some of the other things to recall and forget:
-Our 15 year marriage nearly crumbled under the stresses of moving
-The financial downturn hit early when I couldn’t get my house or vehicles sold before leaving RSA
-My project was terminated early
-And to top it all off my brother Rassie was brutally murdered in December
These Lows make the highlights seem few:
-We moved to Oz
-Michael is in a good school and is settling in nicely
-We have 2 neighbours that are great
-It is safe enough that I can ride motorbike again
-It is good to feel safe and relaxed
Tonight we are having a BBQ at John and Di across the road. Tomorrow we are going camping with Michael’s friend Jasmin (his girl!). We are really looking forward to it. I just miss my Double Cab Nissan very much as we cannot get much in the little Hyundai Accent. I can’t even use my Engel Fridge as it doesn’t fit and the site doesn’t have electricity.
To all my friend and family out there: Hope that you have a wonderful and blessed 2009. May your dreams come true and you be blessed with good health. We miss you all terribly. Hans, Carina & Michael.
-Carina’s mom passed away after a short intense fight with Cancer
-My sister Lena’s youngest son Barend was killed in a car accident
-A friend Jani was shot and killed in the driveway of their home
-Bruno our lovely Staffie drowned in our pool
Some of the other things to recall and forget:
-Our 15 year marriage nearly crumbled under the stresses of moving
-The financial downturn hit early when I couldn’t get my house or vehicles sold before leaving RSA
-My project was terminated early
-And to top it all off my brother Rassie was brutally murdered in December
These Lows make the highlights seem few:
-We moved to Oz
-Michael is in a good school and is settling in nicely
-We have 2 neighbours that are great
-It is safe enough that I can ride motorbike again
-It is good to feel safe and relaxed
Tonight we are having a BBQ at John and Di across the road. Tomorrow we are going camping with Michael’s friend Jasmin (his girl!). We are really looking forward to it. I just miss my Double Cab Nissan very much as we cannot get much in the little Hyundai Accent. I can’t even use my Engel Fridge as it doesn’t fit and the site doesn’t have electricity.
To all my friend and family out there: Hope that you have a wonderful and blessed 2009. May your dreams come true and you be blessed with good health. We miss you all terribly. Hans, Carina & Michael.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Dec 2008 News
A few new and interesting things to get used to:
Which company would have a name like Booby Trap? (answer at the bottom)
Tea=Dinner
Lolly = Any sweets not just a lollypop
Flat white is a type of coffee like Cuppachino, short and long black
No Fanta grape or Grapetizer but Solo which is Michael’s new favourite
Paper advertising in the mail is over the top, we receive around 2kg per week
Specials are “really specials” and when the time expires, the normal price applies. Sometime over the weekend the meat and perishables are marked down by >50% in some cases when the “sell-by date” is reached.
Petrol fluctuates from day-day but on Tuesdays petrol is cheaper by 10 -20c (>R1) per liter.
We had drinks and snacks (not tea) with the neighbours the other weekend and Erika (Hungarian) made Hanosh which is nothing more than the good old boere vetkoek. You eat this with strong garlic butter and cheese on the top (not inside, just like Cremora). Very rich and nothing gets close to you for days.
We visited a Fresh fruit market on Sunday which is held at a working drive-inn where stuff is nearly ½ price. You actually need some sort of a trolley as you park miles away and tend to buy lots. I was already impressed with the fruit in Oz but this fruit is even better: Ripe, juicy and tasty.
We started our herb garden. We have to plant stuff in loose plastic pots sitting in the flower beds. Check the pictures on Picasa.
Carina got her Oz driver’s license first time: I am so impressed! You write a learner driver test (like anyone else here but they remain learner and provisional for 2 years!), attend a driver’s lesson and then do a drivers test before you can get a license. We had to ask why we from RSA, driving on the same side of the road as Oz, had to do a complete drivers test and the Americans are simply issued with one: Tit-for-Tat was the basic reply: RSA doesn’t honour Oz licenses so why should they! It was like anything else here, quite an expensive exercise (R3300) but Carina’s license expired yesterday so we didn’t have a choice. I don’t have to do it for another 4 years but may do so as this license is a very useful ID document.
Children are very precious in Oz society: Parents with children got a Xmas bonus of $1000 per child (residents only) and you get a $5000 bonus when your child is born. This is from the driver’s handbook: “Children under 16 must be given a seat belt before any other passengers.”
Michael is starting to talk like the Ozzie kids: They don’t pronounce the “t”; what becomes wha, what is the matter becomes wha is the ma-u. I can’t say that I am very impressed with this bu that is the way the kids talk and he (we?) will be talking like them sooner or la-ur.
We had the company Xmas party at the Greenhills Adventure Park, a very impressive venue near Victor Harbour. The weather didn’t play along and it was quite cold and wet at times but we still had to be chased out at closing time. Only kids were on the water slides. There was plenty to eat and drink and the kids all got presents from Santa. (www.greenhills.com.au)
And so the holidays are upon us. We will be staying home and doing stuff in and around the house and Adelaide area:
Building a workbench and 2 tables for computer and sewing
Swimming, Cycling, Lego, Scalectic Cars, Radio controlled cars and boats, fishing,
Computer/PS3 games
Booby Trap is a Company selling bras; brilliant name!
Which company would have a name like Booby Trap? (answer at the bottom)
Tea=Dinner
Lolly = Any sweets not just a lollypop
Flat white is a type of coffee like Cuppachino, short and long black
No Fanta grape or Grapetizer but Solo which is Michael’s new favourite
Paper advertising in the mail is over the top, we receive around 2kg per week
Specials are “really specials” and when the time expires, the normal price applies. Sometime over the weekend the meat and perishables are marked down by >50% in some cases when the “sell-by date” is reached.
Petrol fluctuates from day-day but on Tuesdays petrol is cheaper by 10 -20c (>R1) per liter.
We had drinks and snacks (not tea) with the neighbours the other weekend and Erika (Hungarian) made Hanosh which is nothing more than the good old boere vetkoek. You eat this with strong garlic butter and cheese on the top (not inside, just like Cremora). Very rich and nothing gets close to you for days.
We visited a Fresh fruit market on Sunday which is held at a working drive-inn where stuff is nearly ½ price. You actually need some sort of a trolley as you park miles away and tend to buy lots. I was already impressed with the fruit in Oz but this fruit is even better: Ripe, juicy and tasty.
We started our herb garden. We have to plant stuff in loose plastic pots sitting in the flower beds. Check the pictures on Picasa.
Carina got her Oz driver’s license first time: I am so impressed! You write a learner driver test (like anyone else here but they remain learner and provisional for 2 years!), attend a driver’s lesson and then do a drivers test before you can get a license. We had to ask why we from RSA, driving on the same side of the road as Oz, had to do a complete drivers test and the Americans are simply issued with one: Tit-for-Tat was the basic reply: RSA doesn’t honour Oz licenses so why should they! It was like anything else here, quite an expensive exercise (R3300) but Carina’s license expired yesterday so we didn’t have a choice. I don’t have to do it for another 4 years but may do so as this license is a very useful ID document.
Children are very precious in Oz society: Parents with children got a Xmas bonus of $1000 per child (residents only) and you get a $5000 bonus when your child is born. This is from the driver’s handbook: “Children under 16 must be given a seat belt before any other passengers.”
Michael is starting to talk like the Ozzie kids: They don’t pronounce the “t”; what becomes wha, what is the matter becomes wha is the ma-u. I can’t say that I am very impressed with this bu that is the way the kids talk and he (we?) will be talking like them sooner or la-ur.
We had the company Xmas party at the Greenhills Adventure Park, a very impressive venue near Victor Harbour. The weather didn’t play along and it was quite cold and wet at times but we still had to be chased out at closing time. Only kids were on the water slides. There was plenty to eat and drink and the kids all got presents from Santa. (www.greenhills.com.au)
And so the holidays are upon us. We will be staying home and doing stuff in and around the house and Adelaide area:
Building a workbench and 2 tables for computer and sewing
Swimming, Cycling, Lego, Scalectic Cars, Radio controlled cars and boats, fishing,
Computer/PS3 games
Booby Trap is a Company selling bras; brilliant name!
Monday, November 24, 2008
November08 News
The roses in Adelaide are in full bloom at the moment and I have to admit that I haven’t seen roses like this ever. They are bright, colourful and plenty flowers per bush. The Jacaranda trees are also in bloom now and make me think of Pretoria.
Fruit also have mysteriously acquired the taste that I remembered them having as a kid but which has disappeared from the RSA fruit. I actually stopped eating fruit because they tasted so bland in Cape Town. I miss the grapes from the Cape street vendors though; the ones here are from USA!
And so summer arrived with a vengeance. This week the temperatures are over 30 for a few days! I rode to work on the motorbike this morning with shorts and a golf shirt! It doesn’t cool down much during the evening when the breeze comes over this vast desert north of Adelaide. Fortunately we have an evaporative cooler.
To Michael’s delight the neighbour has one of these small blow-up pools that she got going the other day. I suppose he’s going to make a pest of himself there. He also managed to work himself into joining them on their farm for the weekend! He thoroughly enjoyed it; he caught some fish but the Quad bike was broken.
Michael’s girlfriend, her mom and “irritating” little sister visited the other day. When I asked why she is irritating: she apparently organises posses of her friends to chase him around at school! They stay close to us so I expect we will visit more often.
We got so tired of the terribly bland pizzas that we attempted our own this weekend. Not as easy as it looks and sounds. The dough was not right as became crumbly and the girls (Carina and Marelene) piled too much stuff on. Tasted OK after a few beers! Tried again a week later with different dough and less toppings and it was really good.
We also decided to treat ourselves with a Breville coffee machine. This is the type that forces the water through the coffee grind. We are experimenting with making “flat whites” and cuppachinos at the moment. All very scientific you know: You have to grind your own beans and only extract 60ml of coffee and then add water and/or heated or frothed milk. The finer you grind the coffee the better the extraction but the coffee grind has to be compacted and twisted to exact maximum flavour! This does make even Mug&Bean’s coffe taste like brown water in comparison. Next step will be to start removing the sugar and milk and one day I can be a purist.
And so it happened that in the early hours (00h45) of Thursday 20 Nov 2008 that I was pulled over to blow in the little pipe for the first time in my life. I was out with colleagues for dinner but fortunately I was a good boy and stayed within the limits! I even declined the “loopdop”! Raar maar waar: as they say in the movies!
Our Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com.au/strumfie
Fruit also have mysteriously acquired the taste that I remembered them having as a kid but which has disappeared from the RSA fruit. I actually stopped eating fruit because they tasted so bland in Cape Town. I miss the grapes from the Cape street vendors though; the ones here are from USA!
And so summer arrived with a vengeance. This week the temperatures are over 30 for a few days! I rode to work on the motorbike this morning with shorts and a golf shirt! It doesn’t cool down much during the evening when the breeze comes over this vast desert north of Adelaide. Fortunately we have an evaporative cooler.
To Michael’s delight the neighbour has one of these small blow-up pools that she got going the other day. I suppose he’s going to make a pest of himself there. He also managed to work himself into joining them on their farm for the weekend! He thoroughly enjoyed it; he caught some fish but the Quad bike was broken.
Michael’s girlfriend, her mom and “irritating” little sister visited the other day. When I asked why she is irritating: she apparently organises posses of her friends to chase him around at school! They stay close to us so I expect we will visit more often.
We got so tired of the terribly bland pizzas that we attempted our own this weekend. Not as easy as it looks and sounds. The dough was not right as became crumbly and the girls (Carina and Marelene) piled too much stuff on. Tasted OK after a few beers! Tried again a week later with different dough and less toppings and it was really good.
We also decided to treat ourselves with a Breville coffee machine. This is the type that forces the water through the coffee grind. We are experimenting with making “flat whites” and cuppachinos at the moment. All very scientific you know: You have to grind your own beans and only extract 60ml of coffee and then add water and/or heated or frothed milk. The finer you grind the coffee the better the extraction but the coffee grind has to be compacted and twisted to exact maximum flavour! This does make even Mug&Bean’s coffe taste like brown water in comparison. Next step will be to start removing the sugar and milk and one day I can be a purist.
And so it happened that in the early hours (00h45) of Thursday 20 Nov 2008 that I was pulled over to blow in the little pipe for the first time in my life. I was out with colleagues for dinner but fortunately I was a good boy and stayed within the limits! I even declined the “loopdop”! Raar maar waar: as they say in the movies!
Our Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com.au/strumfie
Sunday, November 2, 2008
October News
Carina got her first speed fine: $207 (R1800) for doing 68 in a 60 zone! It was delivered within 3 days of the offence! If you pay late it is an additional $100 (R800). Now she is not allowed to go and drink coffee in the shops till the end of the year! This is not because I’m cruel, coffee just cost so much also. Our coffee cost more than petrol per month!
Something I noticed the other day is the lack of stop streets and signs! I have also figured out why everyone with V8’s are forever spinning their wheels to the point of melting the tar: they are frustrated by having to travel 60 with all that potential power! I felt it yesterday on the bike!
We entertained the first Ozzies at our house and we should be seeing more of them as Carina and SAM get along well and Jim and I are both bikers and love to help the kids with playing some of the car games on PC and PS3! Carina is also making friends with 2 of the neighbours. Carina and Di are walking every morning. Erica threatened to join but hasn’t managed to get up yet.
We moved Michael to a new Karate club where he got credit for the training he has done to date, unlike the club at his school. He was also awarded the Orange belt. Last week he demonstrated how to do the splits! As you can see his Sense is very proud of him, but not nearly as much as his mom and dad.
Michael’s Karate club: http://www.karateclub.synthasite.com/
Our Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com.au/strumfie
Something I noticed the other day is the lack of stop streets and signs! I have also figured out why everyone with V8’s are forever spinning their wheels to the point of melting the tar: they are frustrated by having to travel 60 with all that potential power! I felt it yesterday on the bike!
We entertained the first Ozzies at our house and we should be seeing more of them as Carina and SAM get along well and Jim and I are both bikers and love to help the kids with playing some of the car games on PC and PS3! Carina is also making friends with 2 of the neighbours. Carina and Di are walking every morning. Erica threatened to join but hasn’t managed to get up yet.
We moved Michael to a new Karate club where he got credit for the training he has done to date, unlike the club at his school. He was also awarded the Orange belt. Last week he demonstrated how to do the splits! As you can see his Sense is very proud of him, but not nearly as much as his mom and dad.
Michael’s Karate club: http://www.karateclub.synthasite.com/
Our Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com.au/strumfie
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