The real Machine Gun Preacher..

Was at Enjoy Church in Australia!

And I cannot believe I was there..

If you have not heard about this man click here..

He is inspirational and admirable!!

Numbers 6:24 May the lord bless you and keep you..

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Too little for a backpack!

She is too small for a sleeping bag and too little for a backpack, but my little treasure is on her way to her Daddies place for a sleepover. She has never been away from home without her brother or me, ever, so this is yet another first for her. 

A month after Matt left, I made an effort to arrange for her to visit her Dad. We agreed on every Tuesday for four hours and every second weekend, Friday until Sunday. I wanted to do this to add structure and routine for Nevaeh (who was wanting him to come home and was asking for him every few hours) but it was also suggested when speaking to DHS as a way to improve her behavior since the split.

This is a massive step for her today so I really hope she has a lot of fun and the two spend some good bonding time together. She loves her father so at least I know there will be a lot of smiles.

In her bag, along side her clothes, she packed her hair spray, hair brush, toothbrush, two books to read before bed and on leaving she also took her puppy Ralphy (as seen in this picture and this post) as well as her pram.

See you in two weeks Mum! 

She shouted from the back seat as they drove away..

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Wordless Wednesday: Dinner

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The Melbourne Cup 2012

Jie watched the race from the confort of the back room with his paper in front of him.

 <-- My horse

 <-- My back up

 <-- Jie's pick

 <-- Dad and Nevaeh's pick

None of us even got close to winning this year... 

But there is always next year, next year..

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Old Fashioned Fun!

 Today the kids and I traded in the TV for a good game of Kick Ball in Poppies driveway.

Jiedyn was a magnificent kicker kicking the ball high over the fence three times.

Nevaeh was amazing at bowling, often rolling Jie out on her first bowl.

It was so good to find something we could all do for the afternoon.

A bin and a ball had us all enjoying each others company.

But when we were done..  ABC3 won..

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Happy Birthday Nana!

The kids and I had a cuppa tea with breakfast in honor of our Nana's (would be) 65th Birthday today!

Together we took some time to remember all the things Nana loved so much, the cuppas, the wireless and her love for Merlin. 

Today is still her day.. 

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Derby Day 2012

Last year Dad cleaned up, remember reading this post about his victory squizz? 

Well that was last year!!

This Derby Day tradition has been around since 2008 and I had won three years in a row (2008, 2009, 2010) but lost last year.

This year I won and made the extra effort to rub it in.

We spent the day at my Pops factory in Boronia.

Here are some photos of today..

Nevaeh sitting on some boxes

The kids amusing themselves after climbing trees.

Nevaeh and her Great-Pop watching the horses and having a chat.

Pop reading the form guide.

Jie pretending to drive the fork lift.

After Dad and I finished helping Pop out at the factory, Pop gave us a lift home.

Nevaeh and I in the front,

and Jiedyn and Dad in the back of the trailer.

The kids had an absolute ball!

And they played on the McDonalds playground after dinner!

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