Never a dull moment

From May2012

As you may have guessed with my lack of updates as of late, May was a busy month and June is starting the same. The last month of autumn provided a spectacular display of colours around Canberra. Despite its meaning that winter is just around the corner, autumn is still my favourite season in this part of the world. This change of season was hard to appreciate in southern California.

Other May highlights include attending our first school assembly as parents at Nicholas’ primary school, an unexpected trip to America and Catherine’s 2nd birthday. It was a proud moment for all of us when Nicholas received a merit award for “Effort and Excellence in Handwriting”. He pre-empted the principle announcing his name by raising his hand and saying, “That’s me!” when he spotted his name on the certificate. The kindergarten unit hosted the assembly which involved announcing parts of the program as well as singing a few entertaining songs. It was a fun hour and Nicholas loved us being there.

Phil and I both had short trips away separately this month. He went for a work meeting to Sydney and stayed overnight just before I went to America for 3 nights (5 nights including transit time). My grandmother had fallen 2 times and suffered a brain haemorrhage as a result. The family was told that she wasn’t going to survive. As I hadn’t seen her for a couple of years, I wanted to try to see her one last time. It was a surreal few days, but I’m so glad that I spent time with her and my extended family. Lola’s a fighter and she managed to survive that ordeal. She's now in a nursing home.

That crazy week ended with Catherine’s birthday. I arrived home that morning. I was exhausted, but so happy to be home. My amazing family did so well while I was away and I’m so grateful they supported my last minute decision to go overseas. Catherine’s birthday celebration was a nice welcome home. She had fun opening gifts and enjoyed everyone singing “Happy Birthday” to her. And she knew exactly what to do with the candles on her cake.