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Southport Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Southport, Australia
Winners are grinners
This is a top pick! Some days are just great, from start to finish, and today was one of them. Elwood wakes up early, and Noah and I do a bit of a tag team Woody patrol. We get to swimming early (high five) and we have all his stuff ready to go straight to preschool from ...
Round 1 goes to the bees.
This is a top pick! We wake early. And it is not the slow wake up I like. But we roll with it. The fellas get stuck into Lego, as that's their thing. I devour breakfast and sort some out some admin. Noah heads down to the library to work so he can be ...
Happy Birthday Buddha
This is a top pick! ... ice-cream is stonkingly good. Woody is very happy with his big chocolately mess and I had a flavour I have not had since I left Australia (mocha almond fudge for the ice-cream enthusiasts) and it tasted just as good as it did in my memory. ...
Cause i've got more bad habits than anyone
This is a top pick! This morning starts too early with an enthusiastic woody around 6am. Noah, who could not have even been in bed for that long, gets up with Woody. And at some point, when I am lying in bed, shattered but knowing I have to get up, I come to the ...
The geek shall inherit the earth
This is a top pick! ... with the knowledge that Woody will probably be up in 5 hours wanting to play fire engines. Meanwhile Noah as been both working and looking for work. He looks as shattered as I feel. Goodnight, from a very productive but tired family in southport. ...
Woody embraces easter
This is a top pick! It's a big day in our family. We are up early and out the door just after 7am. Woody has a breakfast date with the Easter Bunny. He is psyched. He wears a pirate hat and eye patch to show the Easter Bunny. It is all very ...
Loving the ‘Lucky Country'
This is a top pick! ... . Admittedly, we are currently unemployed, but for now, it is rose coloured glasses all the way. Goodnight and much love from Southport, on the Gold Coast (yeee- haa!). And, go the Sharks! P.S my brother had the biggest boil I have ever seen ...
The lingering smell of curry
This is a top pick! This morning Mum tries to wake me, then Woody does and then he does not stop until I get up. We have committed to doing our shred at 7.30am every day. This is insane. Mum and I both look a state. She has exercise clothes on, but with a ...
Monday, already?
This is a top pick! I know Monday happens every week, but it always comes as a bit of a shock to me on a Monday morning. Woody is, as ever, fabulous. Noah and I, as ever, are well intentioned, a bit chaotic, and running late. I do, however, manage my 2 stages from my ...
A big day for Bogans
This is a top pick! Well, Woody wakes early and we went to bed late. You would think we would learn. We never ever do. Noah sorts the old audiobook and cereal in bed technique to buy us a little more time. It works, briefly.... The fellas get up, and make ...
It's gettin' hot in herre
This is a top pick! Wow – a big day for proud parenting. Noah lets me sleep in til 7.20am, and I am not sure how long he was up with the crazy one before then. I haven't asked! I razz around and Woody and I are in the car by 7.50am, and on our way to the first of his ...
Pirate-ing and Market hopping
This is a top pick! We have intentions and then there is actually what happens. It is rare that these two are the same thing. Today is no exception. We want to be up and out the door early. I set my alarm for 7am and Noah sets his alarm for 7.10am, just in ...
Are you muscley?
This is a top pick! 5am and alarms and alarms are going off everywhere. It is D-Day. The Dizza a.k.a The Mothership, Deepak Diane, Grandma or Mum has a plane to catch to WA where she will be catching up with the very big WA contingent of our family and ...
Woo hoo - Leonie and the boys are here!
This is a top pick! The alarm goes off. The fellas get up and I go back to sleep for an unspecified period of time and Noah hoovers the house and Woody plays pirates happily. I am woken by the sheer force of Woody's smile. He is super happy and has been super ...
I do not recommend drinking Pom Pom.
This is a top pick! ... a couple of stories. Justin and the girls snooze too. Noah and I stay up and blog and half watch the movie ‘Australia’ on TV. I am sure it got rubbish reviews but we’re really enjoying it. Now I am going to try ...
The Mum Who Roared (and then fell asleep)
This is a top pick! The day starts stonkingly well. Woody and I head to swimming and Woody is brilliant at listening to the teacher and the actual swimming. That's a win-win. And I remember to take my super brilliant audio book which is nearing the end – ...
Oh boy Telstra, you make me cross.
This is a top pick! Despite serious sleep deprivation Noah wakes with a bit of a spring in his step. Woody wakes with a stack of springs in his step. Sadly, my spring has sprung. I get about with about 3 seconds to have a shower and make myself look like I have not ...
Rambo Vs Cockroaches
This is a top pick! ... I have to say. Noah is working and I am snacking and typing. My to do list has a good half a dozen things not crossed off on it for today, so tomorrow I intend to be a big winner and power through loads. Good night from fabulous ...
A laser is a wonderful addition to football
This is a top pick! We wake and we do not ache today. We are all super dooper chipper at that (except Noah is a bit sleep deprived as a result of work and caring for high maintenance sickies). So we let the husband/father snooze and Woody and I get up and have ...
Pizza production line
This is a top pick! Today we are on a bit of a mission. We have shopping to get, dinosaur's remains to find, and food to cook in preparation for Uncle Justin’s arrival later today. So, first of all there is Woody’s breakfast and much packing of ...
D-Day
This is a top pick! Today starts rather chaotically. We set the alarm for 6.15am and press snooze twice. We have a lot to do. The fellas have some brekkie and I am detoxing so I have hot water and lemon juice. It is a poor substitute for a latte, there is no ...
Bang on trend!
This is a top pick! My new early morning system of the heating coming on for an hour failed this morning. Woody switched the heater off, therefore I could not get out of bed, therefore I fell back to sleep, therefore I failed in my commitment to be better in the ...
"Can you get a real lion for next week?"
This is a top pick! Right, it's a work day. Frankly, we are not used to days like this. So, we get ready and out the door without incident. Good. We drop Noah off at Broadbeach and Woody and I go to the park. Woody is fantastic and makes a friend and they ...
Today, we get our groove back...
This is a top pick! Right. I intend to get up early and don't. Blah, blah, you know the story.... Noah gets up with Woody, I feel pretty rubbish and Noah brings me a cup of tea and I limp into action. Woody is sunshine brought to life today. He is chatting and ...
We know how to party....
This is a top pick! ... relaxing and have a disproportionate sense of accomplishment. On a bit of a whim we decide to go out for dinner. We head to Southport Sharks Club and have a great meal, some wine, and Woody gets to play in the kids’ area. We are all ...
Sun, surf, cockroaches and ants
This is a top pick! Well, we have done a bit better today at getting back to a non-holiday life, but we have a way to go – so no cigar, just yet. We wake up, and get up. Good start. We have brekkie and chat about what we have to get done, and when we do ...
Getting itchy feet
This is a top pick! Woody wakes up in a terrific mood. He is happy and gorgeous, and better still, happy to watch some Madagascar so Noah and I do not have to leap out of bed. Excellentness. I get up and make a salad, tidy up, decorate some cupcakes and generally ...
Unless
This is a top pick! I wake and lie very still in bed waiting to see how much I hurt from yesterday's exercise overdose. Yep, I still hurt. Admittedly less than last night, but I will be mostly keeping my arms still today. I get up and Mum is making pikelets with a ...
2 out of 3 ain’t bad
This is a top pick! ... fundraising options. Next we are on our way to Woody’s footy at Burleigh Waters as we could not make the Southport session yesterday. We are late. But we are happy. Woody joins straight in at the footy lesson. The ...
"I love you two. You are pretty."
This is a top pick! Woody sleeps a little later today, 6.30ish, and I sleep even later. Brilliant. I razz around and get ready for accountants appointment. It's raining today so Noah and I reluctantly bypass our 'beach ready’ uniform and wear jeans. ...