Unemployed in Australia

For the last six months I've been making myself and my team redundant. Off-shore is the new game in town closely following what the UK did 10 years ago. So now as a man of leisure I should have time to keep this blog up to date. Between interviews and the incredibly poor weather we're having I'm planning to go home for a couple of weeks to sort some stuff I've been meaning to do for ages. Now all I need to find is a money tree as Australia is not a great place to be with no income. The boys are having their school music production next week so that should be fun, NOT, and life goes on.

PS With all the iFads and crap that kids zombie out on its amazing to see how much fun $20 of slip and slide can be.



The "Production"

Spring is here

It was Karl Jnr's birthday a few days ago and believe it or not he has turned 8 although I'm sure he's actually 28 in a child's body. I took them to SideTracked which proved to be a really fun place with indoor go-karts for all ages, bowling, games, skirmish and putt-putt. They also received their "participation medals" (sic) for the football season. I have to say that both boys will never be the last kids picked for a team and hold their own on the field while Dad sits reading on his Kindle.

I am speed

It's Spring tomorrow

Bloody hell, time flies. The boys are finished football season (loved it) and suddenly it's Spring.......... I took the boat for a service today (thanks Mom for paying) to get ready for Snapper Season and now we are just enjoying a few hours mucking about in the sun playing catch with the boys. Went for a bike ride as we live very close to a reserve with miles of tracks and the boys loved being dare-devils on their bicycles.... (dad is just waiting for them to say - Can I have a motorcycle....Mom says No!!!)



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Have fun till you drop

The boys are having fun as usual (cough cough Karl Jnr camping it up :-))




Skate, dance and laugh

Star of the Week

Martin get his mandatory star of the week for being "positive". What ever happened to getting prizes/rewards when you actually do something meaningful or outstanding. So, now we reward people for merely existing and kids with raisin like brains believe they are super-achievers which translates into "Hi, I'm not very bright but I'd like to be the CEO at 24". I guess this is where parenting comes in but if parents are anything to go by today, we are in serious trouble.

On a lighter note, we made our first batch of olives from the tree. I (Georgie) have a feeling they are supposed to be prepared a different way as they are kalamata but I did them in a traditional method. I gave it a go and they turned out pretty well, but nobody trusts my recipe enough to eat them....maybe next year!





I'm a star