Jobee's Journal

Michael & Uncle Dave

We went to Mt Kaputar on Easter Saturday. We hadn't been for quite a while. It was nice & cool up there as usual! We had went for a walk then had lunch. The kids love walking in the bush. Elizabeth loves looking at maps & showing us where to go.  

I’ve been working on some digital scrapbooking in Photoshop.  It’s been fun!

I posted a question on Twitter today asking what people suggested to make New Years Eve a bit more exciting for those of us who stayed at home. I got some great responses - dressing up & making dinner special with special dishes etc, playing games, making a video, making a time capsule. All great ideas. I went with the special dinner idea mainly. The kids loved it. We had a table cloth, actually set the table (rather than grabbing the cutlery off the rack), candles & wine glasses. Of all that I think the kids were mostly excited about the wine glasses - oh & the fact they had 'proper' plates, not the melamine ones they usually use! I cooked one of our favourites - orange chicken. I thought this could be the start of a new tradition - although M did point out it was only one of his favourites! I suggested we take a vote next year! One thing Bissy learnt off her aunty a few years ago was clinking glasses & saying 'Cheers'. She learnt this rathe...