Pilgrimage

Tomorrow we're heading north to Sydney for Christmas. We're all staying for 2 weeks and then returning so that I may go back to work to keep everybody in the lifestyle to which they've become accustomed.

It's been a very busy day just one day before the road trip. Karen had a wisdom tooth break away last night and it required an emergency removal today! Barkley had the cruellest cut of all today and will be feeling a bit sore and sorry for a couple of days before he forgets what all the fuss was about! And now we've got to pack and get the house ready for our imminent departure!

As well as being busy today, we've been very busy for the past month - the silly season. We've had Christmas parties, picnics, Xmas conerts - The Works.

We recently had a picnic in the Royal Botanic Gardens with some other folks who keep a blog (weblog - this kind of website) about kids and family. We took the dogs and they were a hit with the daughter of Kathy (the organiser). Alia was rapt in Hayley and Barkley and they did not mind the attention at all.







It was a gorgeous day and we'll be doing it all again some time in the New Year.