Change in the weather

Where has the sun gone ? It's now pretty nippy and we've had rain - the UK has better weather than us this Easter weekend !! Still we've been working on the garden all weekend so the rain is good news for the roses which have been moved.

Mum and Mike have been in Kargoorlie this week and had a great time visiting the superpit, museum etc. We had a busy week with Mutley, the new pup, and have decided that he's going to be an outdoor dog. He loves being outside as long as it doesn't rain and doesn't like the dark so he comes in at night. He's been busy digging and chasing the cats and catches Casper who he nips and licks but Casper doesn't fight back which is a bit worrying. Honey, on the other hand, swipes Mutley quite frequently and draws blood when she feels like it so Mut doesn't get too close to her now !!

The girls have now finished at school for the Easter holidays and their reports were both fantastic so we were all really pleased. They also still love school which is brilliant and have many friends, they have settled so easily and it is a great worry lifted. Kids happy, hubby happy, what more could you ask ?!

On the down side I cracked a tooth so have booked into the dentist next week. It is so expensive here so I'm not looking forward to the bill as I'll probably need another crown and Mutley needs his 2nd jab next week and we have the girls birthday presents to buy so we'll be hitting the credit card big time. Oh dear. Parties, presents and cakes to organise !!

Mike has now moved all of my roses and cleared the bed ready for fruit trees and he and Paul spent yesterday securing the garden for the dog so he can be left outside. Today we went to church and I had a little tear - we sang a song I first sang at Spring Harvest so it made me remember my friends who are all off to Spring Harvest next week without me. If I won the lotto I'd join them, I am really going to miss that this year. After church we had a bbq lunch followed by an easter egg hunt (with clues devised by Paul so they were a little strange) and the we lifted the pavers in the back yard ready for the new lawn. I am trying to persuade Paul to leave it as a sand pit because it's for the trampoline and the dog and would be easier to clean but he's having none of it !

Tomorrow we're off on a boat trip around Mandurah then a trip to Bunnings to checkout the lawns. So many different types of grass to choose from, who'd have thought it !

07:21 - Sun 8 April 2007