Birthday week

This week was Mum and Mikes last week, it was also both girls' birthdays so was pretty hectic on all scores. The girls were back at school on Monday and it was Mutleys first school walk which went pretty well. On Tuesday it was Nakita's birthday - 9 already !! Her main present was a trip swimming with wild dolphins with her dad. She has always wanted to do this since we went to Florida and we didn't do the 'swim' there but promised her for Oz, she seemed pretty pleased but then she was bouncing off the walls anyway because it was her birthday. She picked a roast for her tea so, unfortunately, Paul got to cook as I had an extraction at the dentist ($126) so wasn't feeling too great. I did manage to eat some though !!

On Wednesday it was Anzac day so a bank holiday here. Nakita had some friends to the cinema to see 'Meet the Robinsons' which was a great film and then they came back to ours for a play and some cake. It's nice to see she's made some friends and settled well. There are two that she has problems with, on/off friendships, but, at least when they're 'off', she has other friends to play with. Mutley was in his element - he loves attention of any kind !! Her cake was a beehive one from the Cheesecake shop - lovely cakes, good value and everyone stuffs their face so nothing left !!

Thursday I was back helping out in the canteen. The original two ladies who ran the canteen have now left to set up in business on their own so there was a new lady and she was on her own !! It really is a three person job as we were flat out and still the lunches were late as we weren't ready. Apparently it was like that all week, bless her, I wish more parents would help, they could quite easily. Let's hope more come forward.

On Friday it was Tallulah's birthday and she got her much wanted mobile and hair straighteners. She did want GHD straighteners, but they were a tad on the expensive side so she got a cheaper pair. In two days she used up all her credit so today we had to get her a new SIM on a new plan which was better (Paul bought the phone, no research was done - say no more). Her tea was mashed potato and beans, easy peasy.

On Saturday it was Nakitas swim and she absolutely loved it !! The boat went out into the ocean and they swam with lots of wild dolphins - including some babies, both Paul and Nakita haven't stopped talking about it. They said you could even hear their high pitched chatting. It was an awesome day, really warm and no wind so the ocean was like a millpond, apparently the organisers said that it was the best day that they had ever had.Paul said that Nakita was a natural at snorkelling so it looks like diving could be her hobby, we need to get her some lessons in surfing first though as she's after that - she really is a water baby - body boarding, surfing, snorkelling and diving, she wouldn't have been doing any of that in the UK. Tallulah now wishes she'd gone too so that maybe a Christmas present for her, unless something else takes her fancy !!

Mum and Mike left today - Paul took them back to the airport to save any tears - so that's our visits over for the year. So now we really need to crack on with sorting out the garden for the pool and the new plantings, sort out the guttering as, when it rains, it floods and start getting some curtains up and heating in ready for the winter. Today is a horrible day - lots of rain and wind and definitely a taste of what's to come. Yuck

10:28 - Sun 29 April 2007

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Glad the kids had a great birthday.
Sounds fantastic for the kids
Mandy

geordie mandy - 11:40 - Mon 30 April 2007