We had friends around for dinner tonight and one of them commented about some other friends of theirs who have set up a blog (or something similar) in which they dress up son number 2 and place him in the same position as a photo they had taken of son number 1 a few years earlier.
So here is our first edition of Noah vs Isaac. As you can see, both are extremely cute at 2.5 months. Please note, we haven’t mimicked the look … yet.
After having dinner with PM Rudd on Thursday night, The Spindoctors decided Saturday was a good day to head out past Braidwood and check in on our cache.We left Canberra a little later than planned, and our stop in Bungendore was lengthened by a yummy sausage roll. Through Braidwood and onto Mongarlowe. Must admit we passed the turnoff and after realising that we were heading to Nerriga, turned around. Almost missed another turn in the hamlet of Budawang, but thanks to Nay’s super vision we turned onto the correct road.
Once at the parking spot, we gave Zac a bottle of milk to keep him happy, and then headed off. The day was fantastic – a little warm, but the breeze cooled us down.
A stop mid-way was interrupted by the ranger who told us that the fire tower had been vandalised last night and the communications tower for the emergency services was disconnected. Who would do such a thing? Stupid!
We continued climbing up the mountain, which was a decent slog. Finally after a little over two hours, we made it to the top. What a view! Unfortunately it was too hazy to see the ocean, but the Budawang National Park stretched out to the horizon. The castle and pigeon hut were as clear as a bell.
We placed Zac on a mat and we then all had a drink and a sandwich. I wandered off to find my cache. Man! I was evil. I think I found too many caches at the time that were like this. After ten minutes I located it, pleased that it hadn’t become geolitter (it wasn’t likely to be muggled). Unfortunately the contents of the cache had suffered from the ‘not-quite-weatherproof’ container.
I returned to find Nay and Zac fighting off a viscous army of black ants that had descended upon us. Even while I changed his nappy, they advanced upon us.
We quickly packed up, transferred the log book to the new cache container, took some pictures and then headed off to rehide the cache in an easier location.
Spotted somewhere less demanding, but still out of sight, marked the waypoint and placed the cache. As I emerged, Nay was talking to another walker. “Call of nature”, I told him.
The trip down was much easier than up and we returned to the car very satisfied to have completed our trek as a family. I was especially pleased that Nay not only made it through her first 12 km hike – up a hill and back – but did it well.
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It’s amazing how a good night’s sleep makes you feel. Once a week Nay and I switch off the TV and don’t use the laptor computer.
It started as a way of making sure we spend at least one weeknight talking. Nay has many great ideas, but this has to be best. Not only do we spend time talking, but we also go to bed earlier. I’ve always thought technology leaves us slightly wired and we stay up later.
The result of going to sleep early is that I feel so much better the next morning. Sounds stupid, but It appears we don’t sleep enough.
That leads me into a story from the sleep conference in Adelaide this week. My colleague Dani has a great story about kids and sleep debt. Strangley I think of applies to all of us. Maybe we all need a mid-week ‘digital free’ night.
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I’m heading back to work for the first time in a week. At first it started as a headache and cough, but on Monday the doctor told me I have bronchitis. Unfortunately Zac developed a cough and Nay is also croaky. Fortunately they don’t seem to have it as bad.
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Sunday afternoon at the busiest Ikea in Australia. Why not?
We headed out to Rhodes with Zac in tow. Why is it that he gets upset in the car eveytime we head out there? Nay thinks he takes after his father.
We arrived at the store knowing what we wanted. The challenge was negotiating through the crowds with a pram. Once at the area where the desks were located it was a matter of deciding exactly what we wanted – yes we changed our mind a few times.
After chatting with the sales assistant, who nearly talked us into spending an extra $120, we bee-lined to the warehouse. By now Zac was awake and angry again. I gathered the goods while Nay feed the lil’ man. Next stop the queues – to pay, to collect, to organise delivery.
Two hours later, $700 lighter and a pair of headaches combined, we headed home. To top it off, Zac filled his pants with … you know what, and the air in the car soon turned racid.
Can’t wait to do that agan … NOT!
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