Merry Christmas from the Lord Family
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
FROM THE LORD
FAMILY 2015 in words and pictures
Another year at
school for the
children
This year Cadence
completed Year 5 and
Emerson Year 3. It’s
difficult to believe our girl
has just one more year
of primary school before
heading off to high
school. This was the
obligatory first day of
school photo. Cadence
decided to have her hair
shorter this year and it
really suits her. They
have both had terrific
years at school, despite
missing all of Term 2
(more about that soon).
Term 1 was
about getting
ready for the trip
Both Laurie and I had
long service leave and
made a decision that we
would travel around
Australia with the kids in
a camper trailer for 13
weeks. Crazy, huh?
Well it was now or never
with the age of the
children and so Term 1
was spent working hard
at work and at home so
we were all ready to go.
If you’re familiar with the
Alison Lester book, Are
We There Yet, then
you’ll know what we
did…
Where did we
go?
We travelled 13 000kms
in 13 weeks and went
across the Nullarbor
from Perth, down to
Melbourne, across to
Tasmania, up through
Sydney as far north as
the Whitsunday Islands,
down the coast and then
in to Canberra, a few
days in the snow and
followed the Murray
River along the border
before heading home in
time for Term 3. It was
an absolutely fabulous
adventure and we wish
we could have gone for
longer.
A few photos
from the trip
While we were away we
kept a travel blog.
Maybe you followed us?
If not and you really
want the full story of
where we went and what
we did, you can find us
on Travelpod.
Rather than bore you all
silly with the details,
here’s a few pictures of
what we got up to in 13
weeks…
Back to Perth
and straight into
winter sport
We missed most of the
Auskick and Netball
seasons but registered
before we left for both
and then on our return
from the big trip it was
straight back into netball
on Saturday mornings
and football on Sunday
mornings. Cadence’s
team had great success
this year, being coached
by an older sister of one
of the girls and Emerson
had terrific fun being
allowed to ‘wrap tackle’
and move a bit further
around the field.
…and school
We did do some
schooling on the road in
Term 2 and certainly
participated in a lot of
VERY educational
activities. Nevertheless
there was a little bit of
catching up to do,
especially in piano and
violin. Emerson
performed in his little
piano concert in Term 3
and both Cadence and
Emerson participated in
school music festivals
with the string ensemble
and choir.
…and school
Emerson won an award
at the local shire council
– Mayor for the Day,
after his passionate
speech about what he
would do as the Mayor.
We think maybe that
tour of Parliament in
Canberra and getting to
see Question Time in
action might have had
some impact after all…
Ann’s year
It’s been another year of
balancing my two work
loves - three and a half
days per week with the
Department of
Education’s School
Psychology Service and
a bit of wedding work on
weekends. My office is
moving to Padbury
(about six minutes away
from home) early in
2016 and I continue to
get a real kick out of
meeting some terrific
people and helping them
to celebrate one of the
best days of their lives.
www.annlord.com.au
Laurie’s year
Laurie is taking a well
earned break for a few
days after a very
successful year for Willie
Creek Pearls.
They won Western
Australian Tourism
Awards, updated their
website, opened three
separate eateries in
Broome, bought a boat
oh, and a pearling
licence. You can read
more about all that on
the Willie Creek Pearls
blog.
Here’s a cool little video
about the Pearl Farm,
just north of Broome.
Our new
addition - Stella
Following the passing of
our beloved Lucy some
three years ago, we
decided it was time to
add to the family again.
Just a few weeks ago
we welcomed Stella, the
two year old rescue
Staffy to our family.
She’s a Kalgoorlie gal
and has settled in
beautifully.
Merry
Christmas
Best wishes to you and
your family for the
festive season and
2016.
We are having a holiday
at home this summer,
enjoying the beach, our
pool and our renovation
and extension that finally
feels like it is almost
finished.
Ann, Laurie, Cadence
and Emerson Lord.
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