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is the latest update to my web site. Dad and I worked on it and uploaded it on Saturday
19 August, 2000. You can visit my original home page (1997 to 1999) where you can learn more about
me and my family.
This new photo was taken
by my Auntie Marg, my Dad’s sister. She’s really cool. She lent me her computer and
printer so I don’t have to use Dad’s computers. Auntie Marg has a new laptop she
uses instead.
This year I’m in Grade Five. Mrs Nolan is my teacher again. I’ve grown much taller this past year. I’m
nearly as tall as my Mum. I’m the only one of our family who’s shorter than her now,
except for Ainsley and Nadia.
I got through Grade Four
last year, but my campaign to get rid of homework wasn’t completely successful. Now
we only have it at weekends and special projects once a term, so at least it makes
some sense.
In May last year we moved
to Doncaster East, just a few minutes from our old home in Templestowe. I like it,
although I miss the horses and the space and the swimming pool. Our new place is
a three storey house. It’s built on a very steep hillside. My bedroom is bigger,
but I don’t have a walk-in robe and toyroom like I used to have before, and it’s
not next to the kitchen and family room. All the bedrooms are on the top floor.
I only have this photo (below)
of our new house so far, but Dad says he’ll take more soon. It’s hard to describe.
Inside it’s very light, not like our last home. That was quite dark – but nice and
warm. That’s Tom, Miffy’s cat, in the driveway. My cat, Misty, is further down in
front of the lavender bushes by the front door. Some of the trees are bare because
it’s winter.
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I’ve started
voice training this year, and Mum takes me to her drama classes. Graeme Ford is my
teacher. He also teaches Mum. Josh and Miffy are also taking voice lessons from Graeme.
Josh
is living in the downstairs family room. Mum and Dad think he’ll still be living
with them when he retires. He does lots of stage make- up work now, and someone from
the Victorian College for the Arts wants him to lecture there. He sometimes shaves
his head for a fancy dress party and goes as Darth Maul from Star Wars. He looks
just like him, and his muay tai and ballet training are perfect for the part. Here’s
a couple of photos of him as Darth Maul. He’s scary – especially with his red and
yellow contact lenses. He creeps me out.
Angus,
Josh’s dog, lives in the back yard and chews everything in sight. He’s wrecked a
trampoline, a bath and several trees, some rugs and mats and a bunch of cans. He
had to go to the animal hospital a few months ago because of all the junk he ate.
My Dad says he’s the like the dog in “The Mask” when it had the mask on, except Angus
is all black. This is a photo of him taken at the park at the end of our court. He’s
a black Staffordshire terrier. He’s two years old. We all love him because he’s a
real clown. We don’t like the smells he makes from both ends, though. Dad calls him
“Foul Bowel" and "Death Breath.”
Ainsley
(left) and Nadia (right) are growing up fast. Ainsley will start school next year.
She turned 5 in July. I turned 11 this month. Marnie often brings them over to visit
Dad during the day because he loves them and he says they keep him sane. I think
he just likes to stop working. They get into my room and play with all my stuff,
then I get to clean up. (Well, that's how it’s supposed to be.) I love playing with
my little nieces.