Since we’ve missed so much of this year here’s a pretty general overview of our year to date – February to September.
What we’ve been up to
- K turned 14
- Back to school. K part time
- K went on camp
- State election
- Back to hockey. A playing U14. K playing U14, U16 and Div 3
- Started an art group at A’s school.
- Joined a local art group
- Started coaching school hockey.
- Went to Hobart for the Battle of Crete memorial
- So much hockey
- Checked out Big Picture School as an option for K next year.
- Uni open day
In the News
- State election. Liberals won.
- Eurovision
- Julian Assange freed from prison
- UK Election – Labor wins in a landslide.
- Attempted assassination of Trump.
- US Election debates.
- Biden steps out of the US Election race and endorses Kamala Harris
- Olympics in Paris.
- Global IT outage
- WHO declares mpox a public health emergency
- Hurricane Helene hits the US state of Florida.
New recipes
- Pork Tenderloin with Honey Garlic Sauce
- Chow Mein Ramen Noodles
- Parmesan crusted baked fish & potatoes
- spicy apricot chicken
- chicken satay noodle bowl
- country beef dump dinner
- slow cooker honey soy beef brisket
- chicken casserole with cheesy damper top
- Quick french onion chicken pie
- one pot honey bbq beef brisket
- coconut chicken curry & yoghurt
- slow cooker kung pow chicken
- slow cooked melting pork ramen
- RTE doner kebab
- Slow-cooker beef with tomato chutney
- Slow-cooker spiced chicken meatballs in tomato sauce
- Slow Cooker Coca-Cola Chicken
- Slow cooker Chinese beef
- thai sweet pork
- general tsoa’s chicken
- yakisoba
- pork & hokkien noodle stir fry
Monthly stats (Feb-Sept total)
Photos taken – 2568
Books read/listened to: 2
Plans for next month (October)
- Apply to go uni.
- Get my planner caught back up.
- Get back in0to blogging.
- Tidy my bedroom & get my craft corner reorganized
- K graduation for Seagulls to Chips program
- Get our front car brakes replaced
- 18th birthday do for a friend
- Alt market
- Halloween/Beltane
- Finish some of the books I’ve started
Until next month!
You can catch up on previous months by checking out the Monthly Reviews tag.