Announcement

I am currently on Facebook, if anyone wants to continue keeping in touch. :) I haven't had time to update this site, and it is easier announcing to everyone quickly what is going on with me on the Facebook site. I am under Anita Camp Waugh. Looking forward to hearing from you all!

Some Photos of my Family Visiting in January (My Mom, Dad, and Amy)

My Family's Time Here

My parents and sister had an incredible time here. We stayed for a week in a beach house and swam in the ocean a lot. It was so peaceful and beautiful. I did some small sand sculptures in the sand one day, and really enjoyed it. Behind where we were staying was a national park with hiking trails everywhere. The animals were so unusual, and my family was totally amused taking pictures at everything. There are so many different sounds and creatures here than the United States. They got to feed some tame kangaroos in an animal reserve and pet the koalas. They really loved that. When we got back to my house, we spent a lot of time riding the public transportation and showing my family how to get around in Sydney. They loved the trains and ferries. It is easy to get around Sydney without a car. We took a cruise around Darling Harbour and saw many features to Sydney Central. We also went to the aquarium and really enjoyed all kinds of water habitats that are found in Australia. I can't tell if they liked the crocodiles or the sharks better. The platypus was not showing well in the aquarium that day. But I did have a video of it from another time I had visited there. We went to Katoomba in the Blue Mountains and rode some trams that take you to other parts of the canyons. My family got to enjoy these beautiful waterfalls that go down the mountainside as they rode the tram. We also got to see the Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains that are some rock formations in the canyons.

It was hard to say goodbye to them when we took them to the airport. But my dad did say he didn't have ONE bad day in Australia the entire time. I have a feeling they will come again to visit the next chance they can. :)

Finally an Update

Well, I know that you have all been hanging on the end of your seats waiting for the gorgeous blonde girl to update the blog, what can I say? She has a broken arm?...NO! She just got a little refocussed in other areas? ... Closer ........... so I will do it instead.

Here we are 2 weeks away from Christmas. Anita's Mom and Dad and Amy her sister are headed down to Australia a couple of days after Christmas and will be staying for about a month.

We are going to do some snorkelling and bush walking and Dick really wants to climb the Bridge, then we will just experiencing life in the "Wonder Down Under".

If we don't make another entry we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy and Prosperous New Year.

Spring has Sprung!!!

Good news!

Tomorrow is the first day of SPRING!

We had a terrific day at church today. It's a bit hectic in primary, but we are glad to be busy doing some good. We came home today and relaxed after church. Lew had been planning a nice pot of split pea soup with some ham hocks. We had some of that with rolls and butter. The rain has been off and on the past two days. It's really beautiful. Ben is also a marvelous cook and made us some bread and butter pudding which we had with a dab of ice cream. I'd like to cook more, but can't object the the men in this house and their talents. LOL I am very blessed.

Bondi Beach

Okay, okay! I've neglected this site, and I apologize to all my friends and family! I figured I'd start by writing kind of a journal entry and I think I will be able to write more often.

Lew and I spent Monday doing errands in the city. Lew finished his physical required for a job interview, then we stopped by the immigration office to finish some paperwork there. Fortunately, the office was in Bondi Junction so Lew and I spent the rest of the late afternoon touring old neighborhoods of antique and quaint expressions. Common walled-constructed homes in Old English fashion with ornate iron railings on the porches that overlook the ocean is an incredible view! Bondi Beach is quite the attraction to surfers. Lew and I walked a bit on the beach as the sun set. Surfers were combing the waves all along the coast. The waves were something to behold for sure. Surfers bobbing in clumps waiting patiently. By the water movement it wasn't hard to acknowledge its world-renound success on this beach for surfer attraction. I got thinking about my cousins, Matt and Carl. We were chatting a bit about their surfing skills and adventures before I left the states. I wish they could see what I was seeing now. Come on down and visit! I can imagine for a surfer this place is heaven. It certainly is for me, and I don't surf. Actually, in thought of that... I was watching the news in the morning before we left for our errands. A man who spends his career riding GIGANTIC waves off the Australian coasts was talking about his training and experiences. Lifeguards once came out and got him saying a shark had been spotted. He asked which kind. The lifeguard replied, "Matey, there's only ONE kind we get here." (Great white). That warrants a bit of respect for ocean life here!

Lew and I drove through mostly neighborhoods all the way home. He showed me where he was born, where his mother was born, where he played ball as a kid, etc. etc. I love looking at the architecture in the homes and buildings as we drive by. It was a wonderful day!