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Jumped the Ditch: September 2010

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010. Nothing says spring like.,. Post From Sandra's iPhone. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). In 2006 we Jumped the Ditch, moving from New Zealand to Australia. Nothing says spring like.,. Awesome Inc. theme. Theme images by nicolas.

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Jumped the Ditch: Ben Tre, Mekong Delta

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Monday, September 22, 2014. Ben Tre, Mekong Delta. We barely stopped along the way, but at one stage did get to cross one of the branches of the Mekong on a vehicle ferry. Everywhere we went Mia's white skin, blonde hair and the fact she was female with short hair (unusual in Australia, unheard of in Vietnam) was a source of attention. At the noodle shop the locals sitting eating struggled to refrain from touching her hair and skin. She bore it all very well. Ben Tre day 2. Ben Tre, Mekong Delta.

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Jumped the Ditch: July 2011

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Mia left this for me today. Post From Sandra's iPhone. Links to this post. Monday, July 11, 2011. We had a very spur of the moment trip up to Mount Donna Buang, it's the closest snow play spot to Melbourne and doesn't always have snow. But I saw on Facebook that it did, so we headed up the next day. Mia has never seen snow before, and there was plenty of lovely powder and it snowed most of the time we were up there. Links to this post. Margaret came to visit. Headed to the Casino ...

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Jumped the Ditch: November 2010

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Connor has written a novel! Connor joined the NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program. He has been writing hard for a month and his novel is not quite finished, and still needs a name. But he has acheived his word count and is a. Links to this post. Saturday, November 27, 2010. Mia and I had a quiet day at home while the males of the family sailed. I'm madly making bags to sell, so Mia made one too. I only did a bit of cutting out and guidance, every seam is all her. Links to this post.

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Jumped the Ditch: Home Schooling

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We removed Connor from Grade 1 in 2006 and began home schooling him. We did it because Connor was struggling at school. We removed him from school, planing to spend 6-12 months homeschooling before we put him back into school again. What we did not expect was to find that it was fun. That he learnt so well and so quickly, and that the lifestyle suited our family. In the process of working through the possibilities, we discovered that home schooling high school is not that big a deal, so w. We have always...

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Jumped the Ditch: Travel Journal.... after the travel

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Monday, September 22, 2014. Travel Journal. after the travel. This is an update on how our Travel Journalling went. It went really well! We did them regularly, they were not onerous to do. The printer worked great to allow us to finish pages at the time rather than later. The whole system was a big hit. I can't emphasise enough that doing a journal yourself encourages your children to do the same, and even if getting THEM to do it is a nightmare, you will have your own precious record. Mia's journal was ...

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Jumped the Ditch: October 2010

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Friday, October 01, 2010. Mia's 7th Birthday (plus a couple of soccer pics). Mia wanted a soccer party, so we gathered some friends and went down to the local park for a game of soccer. Then back for a party game and food. Note the Socceroos shirt, sorry Kiwis, she has gone to the dark side. And the cake, my best effort for a while. And a couple of soccer shots. The first one is typical Mia, bellowing orders to her team mates as she runs. Lining up a kick. Links to this post. Lots of gorgeous fungi.

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Jumped the Ditch: January 2011

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Monday, January 31, 2011. Jan 29 - 2011 Speed. Links to this post. Jan 28 - 2011 After Dinner Sailing. Links to this post. Thursday, January 27, 2011. Jan 27, 2011. Holiday. Ocean Grove Beach this morning. Sitting on the rocks this evening. Post From Sandra's iPhone. Location: Wallington Rd,Ocean Grove,Australia. Links to this post. Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Jan 26th - 2011 Surfing Dude. From scooter dude to surfing dude. Connor has enjoyed using Vic and John's soft board to learn to surf. Already, I ...

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Jumped the Ditch: February 2011

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Feb 6th, 2011 Mia's new bed is underway, finally! There is still more to do, the front trees to paint, plus more on the back wall. These are progress shots. Links to this post. Feb 4th 2011, Jordan starts at his new school. Links to this post. Tuesday, February 01, 2011. Feb 1, 2011 I see the future. A future of piles of leaflets around the house. Connor has a new delivery job. Links to this post. Jan 31, 2011. Sketching the sunflowers. Links to this post. Links to this post.