Monthly Archives: May 2016

Posted on

Birthdays, Visits and Trips

Third cycle finished - Half Way

by

Lots of the family were on the move this month and two of us are having a birthday.

Happy Birthday to Sarah Buchanan born 28 May 2001

.happybirthday (1)

Happy Birthday to David born 29 May 1971.

Last week Liz came down to Melbourne for a board meeting of the Rosy Batty Foundation. She brought Baxter with her. A babysitter looked after him in the afternoon from our place. After work it was Grandma and Opa plus Uncle Peter and Aunty Bec who bathed Baxter. He was as good as gold. He sat up with us for dinner then went to bed without a peek.

I did a separate video for the Run in the Blue Mountains. It was good to have Kate and Sarah back in the country. I was sorry I didn’t get a change to catch up but I will be going to Thiam Siew Avenue on our layover in Singapore on our way to Paris.

Maddie is now working at Planinsek Property Group on Thursday afternoons for4 hours. She is studing full time so has limited time to work part- time.

Liz went to Phuket for a health break. We saw that David has been in Jakarta having 8 million rupiah dinner catching up with friends. Sounds so much!

I am inching closer to starting the podcasting series. I am aiming to have 4 in the “can” by end of June so we can launch early July. I think I will have more. I have found a guy in Spokane Washington who is helping me and it is making it so much easier. I interviewed Sarah Galvin on Monday about what its was like finding a place to rent.

Peter is still selling and is very positive. I think generally the market is going to slow.

There is still talk of a 10% reduction in prices

.13220977_784062815062694_1983979777501970842_n

PJ and Bec removed the garden shed and the courtyard now looks so much bigger. They are doing more of the wooden flooring but there will a some grass as well.

Today I had my third chemo of the third round so I am half way with three rounds finished. I am still feeling OK.

 

Still in progress – note the video is up

Posted on

Busy Families

Mother's Day, Blue Mountains Racing, Yeah Weekend and more

by

Erich and I went to the Park Hyatt for my second Yeah Weekend! We went shopping early Friday afternoon then back for a swim on Friday afternoon then out for dinner at their restaurant. Saturday was a spa then more swimming. Back home then for an afternoon rest before heading into the city again by tram to have dinner at French restaurant then onto the State Theatre for the Carole King Songbook Concert which was great. Three young singers telling the story and singing the songs. I now see that there is also a broadway show about her life which may be following here. I had no idea she had written so many of the songs which went along with my life. 400 hits over fifty years. Amazing.

On Mother’s Day we had a quiet day. I am grateful for my gifts and phone calls and Facetime. Thank you all.

I am now looking ahead to my third Yeah Weekend, not sure what we might do – the fourth will not be a weekend but a trip to Paris. July is getting closer and I am excited.

Maddie is now working at Planinsek Property Group one afternoon a week. She is doing some much needed data entry work. At the moment mostly for Peter but I am waiting in the wings with my data – building up our email lists is the priority at the moment.

Peter continues on his selling way which is great. He has introduced a very positive energy around sales in the office. Great for our business.

The big news is Kate and Sarah coming back for the races in The Blue Mountains. Congratulations to both of them for such a great effort. I wonder if Kate has run out of punishing races?!! I am amazed at what she can do! I’ve made a video The Blue Mountains 2016.

I have now started my third round of chemo and things are going along OK. I have had a terrible skin reaction on my arms which started in Singapore and is now worse. Thankfully with long sleeves it is not so noticeable. It isn’t itchy just looks disgusting.

We are looking forward to Liz and Baxter visiting on Thursday. Rebecca and Peter are helping with the babysitting! A family affair.