August action

It was Jenna's 6th birthday this month.
I think we should have wiped some of the chocolate of her face for the photo..
She decided it was roller skating for her birthday. It was good fun and she picked it up very quickly, soon becoming miss independent.
She wished for a budgie for her birthday, but I think she still got a shock when she actually got one. Lucky is settling in very well. In a pleasant twist, at this stage he only goes about with Jenna, and she is really doting on him.

I have recently been volunteering on the bushfire recovery program, visiting sites and doing what is called BAL assessments (Bushfire Attack Level) according to the new Australian Standard that came in this year. BAL assessments are required to determine the level of construction for new homes in bushfire prone areas. Its been good experience, the organisers send us to an area to do several over a day and I have become fairly profficient, which is useful for Z House too. So far I have been to Kinglake, Marysville and Callignee.
Aside from the technical aspect, it has been a unique experience (for want of a better word)
Mum spent 10 days in the Alfred hospital receiving some new specialist treatment for her condition, and it has done wonders.

Michelle had her school concert and we all loved it. Mad on Music is a business that comes into schools to teach different instruments, so they ran a very slick concert with good sound and entertaining theatrics. Rachel now has piano lessons with our next door neighbour so she wasn't involved on the night. They are both progressing really well and Annie and I both really enjoy hearing them practice and play at home.
Building is starting again after winter, although at the moment I am still only getting to do a few hours a fortnight. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I have caught up with work again after our last holiday and I can get back into it.