Miss Gremlin has a new best friend…Buddy the baby kangaroo. He’s my brother’s pet and is very cute. He thinks he’s a dog though. We spent an afternoon with my family and buddy entertained the kids for ages. Even in Australia it’s a novelty to have a kangaroo as a pet. Glenn got him while out shooting and killed his …
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, 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
No Wonder I’m Nuts
Last night after a busy day for us but a stay inside work day for the King this is what transpired when a suggestion to go outside was made. Nobody was very enthusiastic. We lost ………………….. 🙂 King: Let’s go out for a hit of tennis after dinner kids kids both falling asleep in their dinner plates: nah bit tired …
Summertime Blues
Summer vacation is a time of freedom, of spending time in the great outdoors, swimming, running, bike riding, discovering nature and just playing wild and free…………..right?! eeeeeehhhhhhhhh (lame buzzer sound) This household has a hard time moving 🙂 the kids don’t even surface until after 9am, hey I’m only just up myself, don’t judge me. Then we gnaw on whatever …