may the best woman win!

I love the olympics! I look forward to them every two years. I don't even care which country wins, you know that these are true athletes competing at something they love. one of the few times the entire world comes together in celebration. Gotta love it. I am especially looking forward to this year because my friend from Tasmania, Donna Macfarlane, is competing in the 3000 meter Steeplechase track and field event. This is the first year women are competing in this event and it is kind of interesting to watch with fixed hurdles and large puddles of water to jump through. you can see a recent race Donna won in Qatar on her website http://www.donnamacfarlane.com/ . So if you happen to be watching and see her race- give a little cheer for her.


I have gotten into a habit of getting into my bed at night, reading books and letting the kids fall asleep there, moving them into their own beds when I go to bed. the upside- I get to crawl into a nice warm bed, the downside- it usually takes a good hour for the kids to settle down and fall asleep. here is one of the nights they actually fell asleep quickly.

I love the birds out here. there are colorful parots and cockatoos everywhere. here are some cockatoos we saw in parking lot.
Chesney had to write a report in school on the possum. she wrote it by herself while at school and received a certificate of merit from her teacher for her fine report writing and a principals award for her good work. She was very proud of herself. Oh, and her hair- she wanted to do something different for school, so this is what she wanted me to do that day.
I have been told that it NEVER snows in Sydney- but a couple of weeks ago it got really cold and this started to fall from the sky. I wouldn't call it snow but rather big balls of slush fell.

love you- Kelly