CHRISTMAS DAY

at the Holmeses

 

WHIP CRACKING

AND

4WDRIVING

 

Abbi plays in the mud



 

Well, we don't celebrate Christmas in

the ordinary way.

Around here there's no presents, just

FOOD  FAMILY  AND  FUN!

 

This year we added in a little whip cracking

(thanks to Cam's new whip)

and also 4wdriving!!

(also thanks to Cam's influence!)

 

I have uploaded a short video below

of our whip cracking attempts

for you to laugh at:)

 

 

 

 

We drove out of town to pick up something

Dave had seen on the side of the road

(very common for us), only,

we got sidetracked down a muddy track.

 

We drove down to see the river and did

a little hill climbing seeing

the track was slippery.

 

 

I have uploaded a short video below of this

first driving episode for you to watch.

 

  

 

NOTE: I don't know why they call

it 4WDriving, as you only need 4WD

once you're stuck otherwise

it takes all the fun out of it??

 

Looking out our back windscreen

Once we were tired of hill sliding,
we tackled the muddy puddles.

 

I had a lot of fun videoing the comings

and goings. Especially Abbi's first attempt

at taking on mud!

 

I managed to hit a small tree but

mainly because I was trying to get

the old girl to go sideways

and Dave had given me permission

to be an idiot!!

 

What a laugh, slipping and sliding!

 

 

 Another Abbi splash

 

 

Please watch and enjoy the video below

for the full effect of our experiences!

 

 

As you can imagine,

by the end of all this, our cars

were filthy and so were we!

 

The reason everyone had one dirty arm

 

 

 

 

In this photo, Cam is not being gallant,

he was actually threatening to dump Lauren

in the mud, but he repented of the deed!

 

 

Not surprisingly, on the way home

the old girl starting making strange

and ominous knocking noises,

but she made it home anyway!

(This could well be her final farewell)

 

All in all, it was a great day.

 

We had our pastor and family over

that night for homemade pizzas

and delicious desserts!

(Lemon meringue pie, chocolate meringue

pie and frozen Tiramusu icecream cake,

not to mention Dr Pepper and A&W Root Beer!)

 

Hope you enjoyed another

day in the life of the

Holmeses (and Drews)

 

 

 

 

 

 



MY NEW "NO PHONE"

 

Ok, so I'm hopping onto my soapbox here

and in case you don't already know,

I have a little thing against the constant

use of mobile phones!

 

I know they have their place,

but does anybody besides me get really

annoyed when they're trying to have a conversation

with someone who is continually txting

or facebooking or whatever you can do on these things??

 

Well, I recently came across this great project

called the "No Phone", and I just had to have one.

 

Here are some of its selling points:

 

And hey, I got the selfie upgrade (yes another pet hate, who

wants to see a photo of someone's face that's

taken at such an angle that you either look

up their nose, or down it, making it much

longer than it really is??).

 

 

Yes, it has a thing called a 'mirror', so you can

'take a selfie'! Or clean your teeth or arrange

your hair etc.

 

 

And here's some of the instructions that came with it:

 

 

Toilet bowl resistant!!

Now, that's got to be a plus doesn't it?

 

Oh, and shatterproof! And waterproof!

 

Basically, put down the phone,

and LOOK UP!!

 

It's amazing what you can miss while

 you're gazing at a screen.

 

God's beautiful creation passing you by,

a smile from a stranger,

a hurt look in your child's eyes,

a word of encouragement,

a word of advice,

someone that needs us,

and the list goes on.....

 

Now, I'm not saying that I'm perfect,

I've been guilty of ignoring others

around me because of a screen,

but I think we all need a wake up call.

 

Nothing can ever replace face to face

conversation and interaction.

 

 

HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Random Stuff

 

Well, I just thought I'd post some random happenings

here in the Holmes' household.

 

 

We are taking a break from school and seeing

"Schooling stifles my creativity"

(I just discovered that today),

I have done something creative in the kitchen,

first time in ages! Ha ha.

 

No, seriously.

I made Linzer biscuits with some cute vintage

cookie cutters I found at my favourite place to shop.

 

The op shop!

 

They were very fiddly but I enjoyed it.

I even took some to the ladies at the op

shop to show my appreciation;)

 

 You might remember, this time

last year, we had a bikky decorating morning

with friends. Well, this year, the girls and I

just did it on our own.

 

 

We took the table and all the trimmings,

into Abbi's bedroom to do because she has

the most space and also air con!

 

I think it would have been an epic fail if we

had tried to do it in the 40 deg dining room.

 

 

 

Well, as always, Lauren's were the prettiest

and most meticulous,

but Chloe made an adorable little duck........

 

 

 

And Emilee...........well, she made one too.

(Look away if you're squeamish)

 

 

 

It was missing a head,

so she made the most of it:)

 

In other news,

we have set up our pool again,

after finally getting the pool fence up.

 



And of course, we needed some very

important signage!

 

 

And some more..........

 

And I have another in the making,

but I'll keep that one to myself for now.

 

After taking a couple of days for it to fill,

we have discovered 2 lovely little holes

that are squirting out water. Sigh.

 

I think one of the many neighbourhood cats

that seem to make our house their home,

might have been stretching its claws on it

and it didn't show up until the pressure of the water

forced it to show itself.

 

Anyway, we'll figure that out later.

 

We'll enjoy it while it lasts.

 

In other, not so recent news,

I spent some time helping Dave out

at work for a few days in a warehouse.

 

It was at least 45 deg under the hot tin roof

and minus 20 deg in the freezer.

 

Absolutely painful going through

a 60 odd degree difference!

 

Anyway, it was all a new experience

and the best part

(besides getting to spend time with Dave)

 was that I learned to drive

a forklift! They are so much fun!

 

I can now add that to my growing repertoire

of vehicles that I've driven or ridden.

 

If you're wondering why there hasn't been

any truck trip photos lately,

it's because, after much prayer,

Dave stopped doing the long haul

driving as getting home at midnight

most nights was wearing very thin for all of us.

 

He is now working local for the same company

and only occasionally has to do an out of town run.

He misses the driving and adventures,

as we all do, but it is much better for

our family life and church ministry here.

 

 

Well, that's enough news for now.

 

Enjoy

 







 







 

 

 



Food For Thought