JUMP!!!
Talk about covered in sand on the way home. He was caked in it. Dylan is pushing the limits on several fronts at the moment, the best ones being, ahem, gross motor function (that's a medical term that is) and the not-so-best-ones being of the assertive independence kind. Still, the joys of being two I suppose. He has several favourite phrases which get repeated often, one of which is "I want an ice pop please daddy" but you've got to draw the line at 6:30am.
It's been two four day weeks for me recently which has been nice. Jan 26th was Australia Day which is, naturally, a national holiday. We headed off towards the centre of Sydney to see what was going on, and it turned out to be quite a lot! There was a huge classic car exhibition right through the centre of town with everything from Minis to Corvettes. (If anyone knows of a nice red, 1965 Ford Mustang going, I'll take it. But you can keep the furry foxtail whateveritis...). There was also quite a bit going on in the harbour with the ferries all decked out, Google taking close up aerial shots for Google Earth and an F-18 flyby (I'd put a picture up, but Gary's is much better...) All good fun!!
Last Friday Isy and I had day off and went to see Casino Royale in the morning which was fantastic!! Daniel Craig is a great Bond and the new gritty edge was excellent. The day went one better too!! England managed to win something, and We Were There! Yep, after so many games and weeks that I've lost count, the England cricket team played their socks off to beat the Aussies at the SCG in a day-nighter. Very entertaining and beyond all my expectations. I tell you, it's not how many you win, it's which ones you go to watch that counts :-)
Today we all went off to Camden Valley golf course for my first ever full round. What can I tell you. I thought my score was my phone number at the end :-) A "few" shots over par but it was a great laugh and I learned an awful lot. I kid you not, I hit three trees in three consecutive shots. I mean c'mon, really... although I did manage to get down in four on one of the par threes which I was pretty chuffed with. I'll definately be giving it another go soon though. Just not for money.
The New Year has seen quite a few old friends surface (Hello everyone!). Amazing really, coming all the way to Sydney to find people again who (some of them) used to live round the corner!! Anyway, it's been fantastic hearing from everyone and we're looking forward to visits from Duane in May and Connie sometime soon!! It's been nearly 15 years since we all used to hang out in Munich doing the beer gardens... "Noch ein Stein bitte. Ausgezeichnet." 
