Archive for June 4th, 2009

04
Jun
09

365/365

365/365, originally uploaded by lovethehalls.

thurs jun 4
365/365

today is the last day of project365 for me. i can’t believe i have finally made it across the finish line. my enthusiasm has ebbed & flowed over the past year but amazingly i managed to muster up just enough each and every day to take at least one photo.

i sat at work this morning feeling like it was all a bit of an anti climax. i think i had this thought somewhere in the deep dark recess of my brain that the final photo would be something huge…perfect…momentous. but as i stared out the window and saw a gloomy wet day i felt a bit sad that my final photo would in fact be a bit bleak.

work was yuk. fog in sydney, rain in brisbane, low cloud in adelaide, windy in perth – even cobar was fogged in! flights delayed all over the place. and a system upgrade last night went awry so no one had any flight plan details. add to the mix the fact that i was tired and feeling anxious about all the work i need to do before my psych exam next tuesday. and yes… as teggo so kindly pointed out, i was stuck working with one of my favourite people. NOT!

anyway, i made it through the day at work and then picked the kids up from school. the rain was clearing and blue sky emerging. i felt at a loose end. i had itchy feet feeling like i wanted to do something but really lacked enthusiasm to actually undertake anything. the kids took off to play tennis in the park. i pondered following them over but ended up having a 5 minute snooze on the couch that was promptly interrupted by the sound of a new car horn beeping out the front! yay! it was mama lou lou and the tribe in their brand new car (something good came out of the accident). she handed me the keys and i took off with them all hooning around the local streets! very nice indeed. how good do new cars smell! suddenly i was feeling brighter.

we were out the front waving them goodbye when i got a text to say paul and the kids were on their way over! beer oclock & skateboarding in the park. what more could i ask for. over there til way after dark and we literally were getting carried away by the mozzies.

funny how things can turn around so quickly.

so with that, project365 is now officially OVER! time to move on to project52weeks. can you believe i have “blogged” something like 400 photos and over 42000 words this past year?

for those that come here to read, and catch up on all the goss – i will still put the 52weeks pics & words up here once a week or so. thanks for all your kind comments, words & emails – it is actually really nice to know people other than me get something out of this!

song “never let the end begin” pete murray

04
Jun
09

i love you mum

i love you mum, originally uploaded by lovethehalls.

wed jun 3
364/365

the kids did a cartooning workshop at school during the week, and now our house is littered with lots of cartoon characters drawn on scraps of paper!

georgia drew this one for me tonight. and these are her words.

dear mum,
you’re the best mum ever. i love you so so so much. whenever i see you , you make me smile, laugh and love you lots. whenever you leave i find it very hard. i feel like i need to cry because i miss you so so much and i love you so so much. you’re the best mum i could ever have and i love you lots.
love from georgia

ps. you come up with some great ideas. ♥ u lots!
ps. you don’t look that weird (like the cartoon pic) and you don’t wear i ♥ NY shirts. sorry. ♥ u.

song “i’ll stand by you” the pretenders

04
Jun
09

study break!

study break, originally uploaded by lovethehalls.

tues jun2
363/365

a study break already?
lovely loulou popped in with some delicious coffee frappes and caramel tarts to share for morning tea. even bought a spare for cam’s afternoon tea – he is a bit of a caramel tart fiend.

song “tiny dancer” ironik

04
Jun
09

winter is here

winter, originally uploaded by lovethehalls.

mon jun 1
362/365

well apparently it is. hasn’t been really cold yet though.
52weeks project starts today! looking forward to it.

song “waking up in vegas” katy perry

04
Jun
09

the sunday wrestle

the sunday wrestle, originally uploaded by lovethehalls.

sun may 31
361/365

you know sometimes you watch something and think to yourself…i should really do something about this…but you don’t? it’s called the bystander effect & i have spent this week writing a research paper all about it.
well tonight, not only did i stand by & watch this lot wrestle crazily on a bed, but i also photographed all the action! then when i was done, i just walked away and left them to it.
(thankfully it all ended happily)

song “take me back” noiseworks

04
Jun
09

just another saturday

justanothersaturday, originally uploaded by lovethehalls.

sat may 30
360/365

fairly typical saturday today – union & afl, but no hockey as the fields are still flooded. the kids spent the entire afternoon over at the park, kicking the footy, playing tennis and generally burning up some of their endless energy.

song lou reed “walk on the wildside”

04
Jun
09

leading by example??

leading by example, originally uploaded by lovethehalls.

fri may 29
359/365

we had our usual friday afternoon gathering today – good food, music, company and lots of kids running wild!
“someone” quickly nicknamed “paul boob-le`” stuffed a couple of mini footys down his jumper. can you guess who followed his shining example?

song simon and garfunkel “bridge over troubled water”

04
Jun
09

what’s going on?

jo&charlie, originally uploaded by lovethehalls.

thurs may 28
358/365

weird stuff has been happening around here.
the kids have been HAPPILY playing footy together every afternoon from the minute we get home til dark
they are eating stacks of fruit and asking for it in preference to anything else
reading has become a priority for them all
they are spending hours playing trivial pursuit together
and they’re happy to practise piano & guitar without me nagging…
it’s not going to last for long i know
but i will marvel at it all while i can!

and today
we managed to fit in a girls lunch – hilda, sharon, jo & me! seems the planets all have to be aligned for that to happen (too many shift workers involved)

then this afternoon
finally some afternoon fun over at melrose with the gang – beer o’clock, skateboarding and a game of duck, duck, goose.

song “your song” elton john

04
Jun
09

research report…

research report, originally uploaded by lovethehalls.

wed may 27
357/365

today i have been frantically putting the finishing touches on a research report due tonight.
finished and delivered with 45 minutes to spare!

song “come monday” jimmy buffet

04
Jun
09

mel – o

mel-o, originally uploaded by lovethehalls.

tues may 26
356/365

a few weeks ago louise gave me a cd she had made called “mummy”. i decided to return the favour today and made up a few “mel-o” cd’s….i took a few classics, revived some daggy oldies and combined them with some newbies…the only criteria being that each and every song has great sing along potential!
louise’s review…mel-o rocks! eclectic  & heartbreaking yet riveting…

song “creep” radiohead