The 2011 school year has begun! Well, we are into the 2nd week and it's all going smoothly so far.

Master 5 is now a big school boy and has taken to it rather well. He's been utterly exhausted each night and dragging him out of bed in the mornings is a challenge but once he's awake he's roaring to go!
Both Miss 10 and Miss 9 are extremely happy to be back in the classroom learning.

Here's hoping the remainder of the term sees them staying happy!

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A quick bus update.

Hubby has been spending every spare minute he has working on the bus, and lately that hasn't been much but i give him credit, bus renovations are on the top of his list, my threat still stands lol. I wish he would stop changing his mind about things though, he's worse then a woman lol

The cupboard is the start of the kitchen area. There will be a sink and a cooktop on this bench. We've decided not to have an under bench stove. It wouldn't get a lot of use to be honest and having a door that opens downwards isn't ideal in this small space.

It might not look too fantastic yet but it's definately taking shape, albeit slowly.

Oh, he got himself a new (recycled) drivers seat. More comfortable then the previous one (don't have a photo of the old one)

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Seems asthough hubby has taken my threat of "if you don't start doing something to the bus soon, i'm selling it" seriously for once in his life lol

Yesterday saw him pulling out the seats and over head luggage racks aswell as drafting the renovations in chalk on the floor. We even went looking at appliances so we could get precise measurements so we know how much room we have to play with!

I must admit, it was fun drawing and discussing, but don't tell hubby hehe.

Wonder when the next installment of Bus Update will be ;)

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Miss Mogs has a love for anything 4 legged and furry, woolly or hairy. Her most beloved creature is the horse. She did have a couple of horse friends when we lived on the farm but since living in surburbia there has been limited space for even a minature pony so she's made do with a beer keg, a saw stool and the riding equipment she wouldn't let us put in storage incase the oppertunity arose to put it to good use lol.

The following photos tell the story :)

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The begining of a new calander year.

Start afresh and make those dreams come true, i know i will be.

Last year is in the past. I've no regrets, i will learn from my mistakes.

I have many things i wish to do this year but my one and only new year resolution is not to tell anyone anything until it has happened. I tend to get too excited and blab about my intentions only for them to fall flat. I do have big news but my mouth is firmly shut! Hopefully noone can read my mind lol

I've also decided a new year calls for a new blog template. Not too much different from what i previously had, by the same blog designer too. Who knows, i may change it to follow the seasons or my moods later in the year.

Blessings for a wonderful funfilled 2011.

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The other half has gone a brought a bus to convert to a motorhome :/

While i am all for this i didn't expect it to be so sudden. We'd talked about it and done some research but i said we would be better to wait 6 - 12 months and use the savings we had for a deposit on a home, the price of a bus may come down in that time or a better bus might come our way. I gave him my honest opinion and he still went off and did his own thing which has now left us homeless, in a sense, and pulling the budget strings even tighter. It'll be months if not a few years before the renovating of the bus even begins.

Ok, rant over. I'm off to play with the budget.

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Gosh, 3 months has gone by without a blog post from me, how slack am i?? Don't answer that, i know the answer!

Well, to cut a long story short, all my adventureous plans always come to an abrupt end.
Most of you know we were planning to travel around the country in a caravan. We started our adventure at the begining of September, got 600kms up the road, had an accident and the caravan is now a write off. Thankfully the children and ourselves are ok, not a scratch or bruise, a little shaken and emotionally drained but alive. So our plans have taken a drastic turn. We are now back in our original hometown in South Australia living quietly but happily until we sort ourselves out.

I will not say anymore on this subject. I will continue to blog as i have been, i find blogging is soothing for the soul and have missed it immensly.
Until next time~x~