Fiona celebrated her Confirmation in St Paul's Albion Park on the 10th August 2000.

Home Modification

I have refurbished the spare room and moved Fiona in there.  Fiona chose the colour and style. It is bigger than her original room. I hope she takes care of it! I intend to do my room next. Excuse the photo, my camera doesn't like photographing rooms, they come out like a fishbowl. 

Choir Festival

I went to the the Wollongong Town Hall last night (Thursday 17 Aug) to hear Fiona's school choir group sing in the Southern Illawarra Music Festival. It was great.  There were about 6 school choirs there and they sang together in a massed choir as well as putting on individual school performances. I thoroughly enjoyed it even though  1000 parents squeezed into a room big enough to comfortably hold only 800. The slightly inadequate picture is of the choir from Fiona's school, Albion Park Rail Primary. Click on it for a slightly better photo.

Circus

Fiona and I went to the circus at Dapto on Sunday 27th Aug 2000. We both enjoyed it greatly and the Ashtons put on a wonderful performance especially when you consider that their beloved Queenie Ashton died the day before and someone stole their circus horse that same morning. They must have been feeling miserable.

Sydney

On the 2nd Sept,2000 I took Mum to see Uncle Roy who has been in hospital in Sydney for some time. Fiona went with us. Shortly after we got there we had to leave in order to abide by the hospitals visiting times. We had a two hour wait before we could visit him again and so we decided to catch a train to Circular Quay and go for a ferry ride to Darling Harbour. Sydney is like a sparkling new coin at the moment all dressed up for the Olympics. We walked from Darling Harbour to Town Hall and caught a train back to the hospital. Uncle Roy seems much better and is expecting to go back to Orange shortly. It was a tiring but enjoyable day. We had MacDonalds on the way up.

BBQ

2nd Sept, 2000

Went to Doreen and Bruce's today for a BBQ to celebrate Fathers day. It was very enjoyable.

BBQ

9th Sept, 2000

Brett and Lisa asked us over to their place for a BBQ'd chook. We enjoyed it very much.

Olympic torch

We got up early this morning (11 Sep, 2000) and drove to Warilla to see the Olympic  torch pass through. I picked up Millie, Lillie and Ruby on the way. It was 6.45 am, Fireworks and Police cars and Harley motorbikes and buses and colour everywhere. It was very enjoyable.

During the school holidays - Tennis Clinic

Fiona has enrolled in a tennis clinic and it started today the 11th Sept, 2000. In the afternoon when she came home she told me she enjoyed it. I am glad and I would like to see her get interested in a sport of some description at a competitive level. I bought her a tennis racquet in order to encourage her. After attending the three days of tennis Fiona has asked me if she can go again.

During the school holidays - Sleepover

Kayla and Fiona were talking on the phone and I was promplty asked if Fiona could go to Kayla's place and spend a couple of nights. I agreed. The next day Fiona fell over and took skin off her knees, elbows, hands and head. She was trying to ride blades at the time.

During the school holidays - The Tent

After coming home Fiona convinced me to put the tent up in our back yard and spend the night in it. She changed her mind after a while and we ended up inside in our own beds. I think the noises she heard in the back yard might have spooked her.

During the school holidays - Jessica

The next day her friend Jessica came around and together they decided they would like to spen the night together in the tent. I agreed and Jessica's Grandma agreed.... Surprise! They did it, and the next night as well. Then they dismantled the tent, took it to Jessica's place and re-assembled it there. They then intended to spend the night in the tent there. However the weather closed in and noises in the yard worried them so they went inside and had a sleepover instead

During the school holidays - The Movies

Fiona and I went to the movies during the holidays. We saw ? it was a very memorable movie.

Corrimal Street Fair - 8th October

This was great, marching bands, marching girls, fair rides, demonstrations, dancing demonstrations, artists, stalls helicoptor rides and so on, it had it all.

Paralympic Flame - 12th October

The flame was carried along a nearby road and so, I picked my mother up from her home and we went down to watch it. The atmosphere was electric and very contagious. The flame was exchanged right in front of us and the school kids and parents were going off their heads - cheering Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oy, oy oy. 

Gerringong - 14th October

Fiona and I went to Kiama and had lunch on the jetty and then on to Gerringong to do some rock hopping and collect shells and stones. We got into trouble though because we forgot to ask Grandma if she would like to go. We will have to make another trip.