Rasita My Family, My Animals, My Food

Yesterday there was a bomb scare on Brisbane's public transport. This is close to home (about half hours drive away)

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=71959

I finally worked out why Jade had trouble spending her money today at the bead shop. The choices were simply overwhelming. It was like going into a lolly shop and telling a child to only choose 1 lolly, despite them wanting to taste everything.

Our strawberries have taken the mark, have gotten ready and then gone! Their runners are threatening to take over that patch of the garden. This afternoon I set about arranging the runners (and their rooted ends) into pots, hoping that they will take and then I will be able to seperate them from their mother plants. There are a few that I have missed and lots of new runners coming into the game. Next year I think we will just grow strawberries in the back garden instead of anything else!

What a surprising ending to the series. I can't wait to see how it turns out in the next series but I suppose I will have to. Just as Vaughan was about to confess his deep dark secret to Sydney, a car slammed into the side of his. The sudden, unexpected crash made me jump from my seat in surprise. Lets hope the wait isn't too long!

Well the in-laws have left, catching a midday flight today.

The cubby house (play house) was finished yesterday and today I started with some more painting on it. I have started on the door, painting their names (kids) and 'Home Sweet Home'. The cubby is pretty cool. It has a double door (top half swings open), windows on the other three sides, a roof that slopes to drain away the water, exposed beams on the inside so that they can be used for shelves, and I am sure it is big enough to have a couple of kids sleep the night in there. The kids have been in it most of today so far and enjoying it. The empty boxes, containers and bottles I gave them is also helping for imaginary play. I am thinking that for Christmas we might dress it up with some curtains, maybe some shelves, table, chairs, etc. It's good to have a place that they can play in outside and invite their friends to play in.