Grand Master D especially but Miss Gremlin too, have been pestering me to let them split logs. I have avoided it because it can be dangerous, however at Uncle Glenn’s all the boys went out and felled a tree, cut it up and brought it back. Then the kids had the task of splitting all the wood for the fire …
Shooting the S#!^ out of Stuff is a Bit Fun…
The weather cleared enough this morning to spend the day outside. Uncle Glenn arrived with his big boys, the C’s and a box of clays. Having had a little taste of shooting on the farm, the kids were keen to have a go. In previous years they were too small to be able to use the guns. This trip they …
Uncle Glenn Rocks…….
Uncle Glenn hasn’t really spent much time with the kids over their lives. We’ve always lived far apart. Today, however, he gained legendary status in the eyes of Grand Master D and Miss Gremlin…. After the BBQ he took them out in the back block and taught them how to drive. They won’t forget this trip any time soon 🙂 …
The Published Article
The newspaper article that the kids were photographed for last week was published in today’s paper. The photo was half of the back page and the article was a couple of columns in the sports section. Quite good publicity for my cousin’s club, South East Australian Taekwondo, and a fun treat for Grand Master D and Miss Gremlin… Yes we …
Wildlife Mishap
Today we went out to the place where Dad’s beloved little dog has made a new home. She was all alone too much here on the farm and with Ma being allergic, circumstances made life hard for both Ma and Whisper. So it was decided that Whisper would go to another place. An ad was answered in the local paper …
Continuing Kids Adventures
UPDATED- Back on the farm from the city. The kids had an absolute blast with their cousins. It’s this type of thing I miss for them, they don’t miss it because they’ve never had it but I remember my childhood just like that. The huge family gatherings on a pretty regular basis. All the kids running everywhere. It was a …
Taekwondo Fame
Last night the kids went back to my cousin’s taekwondo studio. They really enjoyed it on monday night and wanted to do it again. Of course there was a little extra incentive to go out in the bitter cold……. The newspaper wanted to do a human interest story about the Harlem kids coming to do taekwondo in an Aussie country …
And Then They Built a Fire
There comes a time in every kids life that they need to learn to build a fire. For Grand Master D and Miss Gremlin today was that day. Armed with some newspaper and a box of matches, Â they found a stump requiring burning and set to work. Ma showed them how to set it alight.
Taekwondo Down Under
Grand Master D and Miss Gremlin do Taekwondo at home with Harlem Taekwondo, lead by Master Fall. They’ve been doing it for about 4 months now, 5 days a week, 2 hours a day. It has improved Miss Gremlin’s physique incredibly and Grand Master D has great form. Well the connection with the sport does not end there. My cousin …
An Adventure in Pictures
Give the kids some freedom and they are good to run wild over the farm…They’re at the age now that they can just explore. No supervision required