We have had a rather busy day today starting with breakfast in the yard and then a quick trip up to Bribie Island to meet some friends for a coffee at AJ's on the eastern surf side. That was followed by a short stroll to the surf club for Lemonade and coke's all round. We then had a drive to the west side of the island to take in some terrific views with the Glass house mountains (that were named by no other than Captain Cook himself) perched high in the distance over the water.
We then returned back to Walowa Street for a quick dip in the pool before heading for the local golf club up the road for a shandy or two. As I said we have had quite a busy Sunday so far and its not over yet as Adrienne is currently making us all a sandwich before we head to the airport for the eagerly awaited arrival of the Mc.Enzies to Brisbane Australia. I think the drinking is about to begin again and probably on the next level!!!

Initiation Ceremony

This week Lauren was asked to sing the Australian National Anthem with her friend Teah. The ceremony was attended by the emergency services as well as the local big wigs and politicians.You can see her performance in the video bar down the right hand side of the blog. The photo's are of them coming home from school the same day.

A Week of Disasters

This week has been a week in Australia that the Mills family will choose to forget. After the hideous fires down in Melbourne the current death toll stands at 180 and rising. The R.S.P.C.A. think that over one million animals may have been lost to the inferno also.
Another disaster almost occurred a lot nearer to home as well, in the back yard in fact with William almost breaking his neck diving into the pool. It really was quite frightening as we kept him still sat in the pool waiting for the ambo to arrive. Thanks to Ray and Linda for coming to our aid. After X-rays and numerous tests William was discharged with nothing more serious than an headache and a stiff neck. He still managed to wangle a day off school thanks to mum!
Still I hope we don't have too may weeks like that in a hurry.