The kids' sport is over for another year and we've had a big day. This morning was the last cricket game for the year and we were up early to get there by 8:15. Alex came home from sleeping at a mate's house, so red-eyed (because he didn't get to bed until 3am) and tired, I had a hard time convincing him he had to play. When you join a team you have to turn up, no matter how tired you are. He got 9 runs so was pleased with himself and I was happy he chose to play rather than argue about it.
Straight after lunch we headed off to Wagga for the grand finals in the touch competition, and both Carly's and Alex's teams won their games. Once again, Alex's team had a convincing win, cleaning up 15-2, while Carly had a much harder game and they got up 5-2. They got little trophies to add to the already large collections, and vouchers for McDonalds and free movies.
I'm looking forward to not worrying about early starts on Saturday mornings for the next 6 weeks until school starts back. I still have so much to do before Christmas. There's lots of presents I still need to buy and time is running out. I'm working until next Friday, so I have tomorrow, and next weekend, so the plan is to go over to Wagga again tomorrow (hopefully without the kids) and shop until I drop.
I'm sure that next weekend there'll still be last-minute presents to buy, and already the shopping centres are a nightmare, with cues so long at the checkouts it just makes you want to forget the whole thing.
I have a pile of Christmas cards still sitting at home only half done, and will definately need to have them done to post by Monday or there's no point. Last night we had our work Xmas party, and although I had a great night, I felt a little like Alex this morning when I dragged myself out of bed. I'm looking forward to a lay in tomorrow, and the break between Xmas and New Year so I can catch up on some much-needed sleep.
Lauren and Daniel have booked a site at The Great Aussie Resort, and I've booked a campsite next to them so we can spend the time between Xmas and New Year down there. It's a nice spot, with a swimming pool and tennis courts and lots of things to keep the kids occupied. I plan on taking a couple of books, my laptop and a few DVDs, and just relaxing. They've got a live band for New Year's Eve and a theme and it sounds great.
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