Going It Solo

1 Adult, 1 Dog (my 4th baby), 3 Kids and 930km round trip of highway.

Nothing is impossible!

The trip started off with miserable weather,

but that didn't stop the kids having fun,

 and spending quality time with their Nanny and Boo Boo.

We managed some time however breif it was in the sand and surf.

To see Grandpa who is much better and moving about a little more each day.

Fixed my punctured tyre, thanks to an anonymous nail,

Finished my book,

Relaxed,

Go carted,

Easter egg/treasure map hunted

Ate good food,

 Played mah-jong

And let the Kids run around the farm, breathing in fresh air, streching there lungs an legs, and enjoying the freedom of space. 

It was Murphy's law that the best weather was as we headed home.

I was quietly suprised that the traffic was quiet considering how close to the end of school holidays It was, I was expecting a lot of congestion and delays.

I can not fault the kids on there travel performance, even if one more pit (pee) stop was going to reduce me to wimpering heap, but I'm blessed with 3 excellent travelllers, they have been well seasoned since they we're born, travelling from the N.T down to VIC every year, and I am glad to say they were just angels to travel with yet again.

I'm not new to travelling long distances solo with 3 kids and a dog, but this has been my longest journey so far, and remarkably the easiest trip I've made.

 But I think this has to do more with the kids age then my experience.

As a defence wife I've never been one to sit around and wait for good things to happen in the hands of others, like holidays approved, time off, or wishful promises,

 because I know from experience that it just doesnt happen like that, I've learn't the hard way, the kind that envolves, heartache, screaming mactches, and worst of all the sorrowful eyes of little children looking questionlying "but why".

I learnt that If I didn't take the bull by the horn my kids would miss out and so would I, and whilst I know it sounds selfish leaving my husband at home alone fending for himself  and slaving away at work while we're away on holidays having a blast, if he had time off we'd have him with us in a heart beat. 

Limitations are only restrictions we put on ourselves.

I know there will be a lot more trip in the near distance future. I know I can do it, and nothing will stop me.  

Holiday Mode

So Tuesday I packed the car full stuff, 3 kidlets, an the dog and I embarked on a 6hr journey up the coast to my parents farm to see out the remaining school holidays. I'm blessed with excellent travelers and despite the DVD player having some power malfunction not even 30 mins out of Sydney we still survived the entire trip with out it. I love travelling but the gods were against me yesterday pouring bucket loads of rain all over my little car the whole entire trip, but nothing damped our spirites, we were going to Nanny and Boo Boo's. The kids have been live wires ever since they got out of the car practically running, the fresh air, room to run and endless adventure and places to explore have them running in circles like excited puppies chasing there tales. Even the slight rain shower this morning didn't deter them from there Easter treasure hunter, fully equipped with individual treasure maps, clues and x marks the spot ( post to follow ) They are having a ball, just what they need to rest and recoup before going back to school next week.

Happy Sane Easter Everyone.

Surviving Easter for me will require lots of fun, interesting outdoor energetic activities.  

Thankfully we live just minutes walk from a network of walk/cycle ways connect by parks with various play equipment, ponds and estuaries full of wildlife (when I say full I mean little fish, tadpoles, ducks, turtles, and eels, but enough to be awesomely fascinating to smalls)

Surprisingly for Sydney the paths are lined with thick nature corridor's not the thin one's you usually see, which harbour there own Eco system of wildlife, lizards, beetles, bugs and slugs, all the things my kids just love.

I love taking the kids for a ride on there bikes and setting a list of things we need to find before we come home, different leaves, gum nuts, flowers, or common bugs, hours of entertainment.

The boys got a lesson on mushrooms this week and why we don't eat or touch one's we don't find in the store.