Hark! It's Spring!

Hello again everyone. I know I say this ALL THE TIME...but I can't get over how fast time is flying by. I nearly had a mini stroke when October hit! I didn't recall moving through September! Geesh. Before we know it, it'll be Christmas and then New Years and then 2011. Yikes! Spring is finally here and our days are getting warmer and longer. The boys ask every day if it's "swimming weather" yet and they need convincing it's bedtime even though "the sun's still out." Life is going great for all us Smiths. Everyone is happy and healthy and at the end of the day, what more can you really ask for???? Max auditioned for his first musical! I'm so proud!!!! He and I auditioned for The Sound of Music. Maxie made it through both call-backs but sadly didn't get the part. I found out later that he was just too young and little. But the panel thought he did a great job for his first time. I didn't get the part I wanted either, and I was more upset about Max! He now wants to audition again, he really wants to be on stage. And I would LOVE to do a show with him.

The boys had a two week break in the school term and have just started back for one last term. It's a little hard to believe that it's the end of year 2 for Max and Ashton will start grade 1 next year! I began the holiday break with a solo trip to Sydney to visit a friend of mine from college. Yes, another Yank living Down Under. It was great to get away and be "Kara" for the weekend and it was awesome to see Sydney.

When my boys picked me up from the airport, we went to the Royal Melbourne Show. It's like a giant state fair type thing, with food, rides, animals, etc. We go every year and the boys really enjoy the day. We learned that Alex does NOT like animals (he screamed the whole time we were in the petting zoo area) or fireworks. Oops.

Dan is going through withdrawl as he is NOT playing cricket this year. Sniff sniff. He is getting psyched up for double ankle reconstruction surgery next week. After years of playing hockey and cricket, the ligaments in his ankles are wrecked. He ripped the left ankle's ligaments playing cricket last year, and then tore the right side jumping up and down watch the rugby on tv. The surgeon thinks that because he's fit and young, he can handle double surgery....no one thought if I could handle it!!!!! The poor bastard will be in bed for 2 weeks, casts on for 4-6, moon boots for another 6-8 wks. I'm thinking of sending him back to live with his parents. He's looking forward to being able to walk without pain...and getting sponge baths. Nice.

Pray for him...but pray MORE for me.