Back to Melbourne for a week

We're looking forward to a week back in Melbourne for Charlotte's christening.

We've added some time either side of the weekend, and the kids are booked in to go to their old schools for 2 days on Monday and Tuesday - testimony to how much they loved their schools to be going back voluntarily when they didn't need to! They are missing their friends, so it's a great way to catch up with them and also to let the teacher's know how they are going.

The focus is on visiting family and school friends, so sorry to all our other friends who we may not have time to catch up with! Luckily some are visiting us, as April heralds the start of our visitors. We're looking forward to it, and last week I went out and bought some extra sheets, pillows and covers and today I borrowed an extra doona (duvet) for when they come. I'm hoping we will get to go out and do a few "touristy" things, as we have spent most weekends catching up on schoolwork or work.

Last weekend was busy with helping out the Dunoon Public School with their annual stall at the Channon Craft Market. The kids played Marimba with the school Marimba Ensemble to a very appreciative crowd. (See Liam in yellow on the right)

It was a lovely day, marred slightly by a very nasty ant bite that Breanna sustained at the end of the day. It swelled up and was a very angry red colour for several days, with a red line extending up her vein. She's decided that bitey/venomous things clearly like her, since she was also the lucky recipient of a bluebottle jellyfish sting - VERY painful and quite concerning, but fortunately the lifeguards helped us with the appropriate treatment and reassurance that it would get better, with the caveat that if she had trouble breathing to get her to hospital!

Hospital is almost looking like an option for James at the moment who has worsening asthma and hayfever and more than three weeks with a persistent chest cough. So we'll see how he goes tonight and get him to the doctor first thing in the morning. Hope he is well enough for the Melbourne trip as he is the one who most needs to have a break and to catch up with his friends.

Till next time...

Bronwen