Read this!

I highly recommend this book - particularly if you like a good laugh, followed by a good cry. It gives an honest and heartbreaking look into a time when Australia was the place to be and the pain and excitement that an English family experiences when preparing to leave everything they know to start a new life here.

Have a read! I promise you'll love it :)

Heart Of The Black Country

A post of photos: because Im lazy like that.

I know, I know - I've run out of excuses. I've had writers block - I can't think of anything interesting or important to say and lets face it, I don't want to bore you with dribble. So here's some pics of recent events.

Firstly, my Dad? He turned 50. I think that's pretty young, so no old jokes here (plus, he probably couldn't hear them anyway..Har har har.)

The theme? Science fiction. The costumes? K9 from Dr Who, and me, Tina Turner from beyond thunderdome. I made this costume the night before the party. Can I just say this - I have never been SO unorganised and SO unstressed about it in all my life. And that piece of information? Completely stressed me out.

K9

Dad rockin' it out.

Im weird like that.

My nieces also got baptised. And I am (one of) their sponsors. Pretty big stuff!

My mum and dad with Sophia x

And yesterday Tilly had her art displayed at a kindy art show put on by our local member of parliament. It was a really cute event even if I like to describe it as someone's sick idea of a joke to torment parents. Think 8.2 million kids, obnoxious parents - families who have never eaten in their lives so made the 'light refreshments' their priority and a space a little too small to have this event in. 

But the kids loved it. And that's what counts.

Amanda Rishworth, our local member. 

Breathe out.

And now, it's school holidays and I am CHUFFED! Completely. I can't wait to get up to all sorts of fun things. And if this sunshine stick around? Who knows!

Bye x