Wednesday 20 December 2006 - Sarah's Birthday! Paul's plans paid off with the house looking fab for Sarah's surprise birthday party. After opening all her presents we had a barbie. Sarah was looking forward to her first birthday in the sunshine but it never happened as the rain came out! After dinner party games of 'pin the nose on the clown' and treating Sarah to a Cha Cha slide dance. Saturday 23 December 2006 - Nite out in the city M...

Saturday 16 December 2006 - CHEP Christmas Party Themed Christmas Party of 'Underwater' and 'Summer Festival', Sarah as Seaweed, Paul as Scuba Diving Santa after initially wanting to go as an underwater kangaroo, and Ellie and Rita as Hula girls. Getting out of the taxi we were being chased by Japanese people wanting to take photographs, they must have thought we were an attraction! After having some concerns that we would be the only ones dres...

Saturday 9 December 2006 - Coogee Day trip to Coogee to see Michelle and Emma. Semi beach day then back to theirs popping into the Coogee RSL on the way home. Sunday 10 December 2006 - Dog Party Took Milo and Dennis to the dog park for their dog Christmas Party.

Monday 27 November 2006 - Back to work! Rita's first day at work! Ellie was left home with the dogs and made an attempt to find work! Relaxing evening enjoying a lovely dinner cooked by Paul including chocolate muffins, watching Tom Cruise in Cocktail! Wednesday 29 November 2006 Evening at Taronga Zoo. Friday 1 December 2006 - Big light switch on Friday drinks after work where we became members of the North Ryde RSL (Oz equivelant of the British L...

Saturday 25 November 2006 - Manly First trip to Darling Harbour then ferry to Manly! Sat outside and just watched Sydney go by, very slow ferry much to the annoyance of Sarah who thinks Seacat is the way forward! Got to Manly Beach where Paul went for a swim. Dinner then back to North Ryde for a night in the RSL (Australian version of the British Legion!) Yeah ok, full of old people but we got to play keno (kind of like the lottery!) and drink very cheap drin...