Its Official

We had our AGM at Kinder and we have a president - and yah! its not me. Thankfully another parent stepped up to take on the role - and she will be really good.

The other news from today is the opening of the Uni exhibition for my brothers art class. He has two paintings in it - these are mere studies for the larger works. His concept is a portrait as a landscape and has worked with stereophonic images - 3D like the old magic eye. Hanging in the gallery and lit properly the images just pop. All in all a good day.

Addictive

I like shopping. Yes, normally but I don't actually spend money. I can go and wander around great shopping centres and buy nothing more than a coffee. But I do have a weakness and lately it is a bit of a problem. Craft items - from fabric to beads. I went out to Theo's sale today and got a big bag of stuff that I really didn't need but was a bargain and would be useful in the future! Recently there have been visits to spotlight, lincraft, and Darn cheap ( not to mention the internet) but less and less actually getting done. I will have to tighten the reins - or actually do something!

Hot

Unseasonably hot - for a few days now. This is our version of a pool - luckily they still fit!

Designer Shopping

A misleading title. Alexander is the Designer! Quite an ingeneous dress he quietly made for Barbie out of orange stickers. I think it looks really good. I however went discount shopping today with some girlfriends. We were booked for a charity shopping tour but luckily for us it was cancelled so we ran our own (with an extra $45 in our pockets) Most of the christmas shopping is now done with a visits to a toy warehouse, diana ferrari and Darn cheap books. I cannot recommend these bookshops highly enough. The ads are really bag but the books are great. I got a $20 Charlie and Lola book for only $5.

Simplify

After being away, living a bit simpler, spending time together and giving the kids a bit of independence has made me want to make some changes at home. To strip things back and simplify our every day life. Turn off the telly and get outside and play more. Live more and worry less. . . . . worth a try

Back a winner?

Today is Melbourne Cup Day. I still can't believe we get a Tuesday off for a 5 minute horserace. It is just too easy to turn it into a four day weekend. Strange. Anyway we did a little sweep at home for the race and I got first and third. Next year I will arrange people to actually pay!!

Sightseeing

A friend has a house at Anglesea so we went of sightseeing. A lovely morning with a cafe breakfast, a stroll through a market, a lighthouse visit and then a look through her amazingly decorated house. She's done a wonderful job - we had to leave though before the kids ruined it! A lovely relaxing day.