And just like that, school holidays are over again, and we’re back to the regular pattern of life. On Australia Day, Puff had a school choir event, so we all went in to the Opera House to watch. People were handing out Australian flags – Huff was running around with hers.
We walked across town to get to a video arcade. On the way, we saw a busker with a marionette puppet; Huff was entranced: this is her running back from paying the busker.
We had a short trip to the arcade on Australia Day and went back for a longer visit the next day – Dad had a day off. The kids had a great time wandering around trying out different games: some more extortionate than others.
It was good to watch them have a go at air hockey – Huff is tall enough to see over the table, but not quite tall enough to reach all the way to the middle of the table.
Saturday morning Dad and Puff went for a long walk to do a church letterbox drop. We managed about 10 kilometres, though we stopped for breakfast and a cold beverage on the way home. He was a trouper, though it was now time to retire his too small sneakers.
And then, just like that, the kids are back at school. Here they are, ready to head back into the fray.
