Hi everyone! Yes I know I haven't barely been online for two months as I had dramas with the previous laptop. Now I have a new machine and I am slowly getting the ropes of using windows 8. While window shopping for a new laptop the guy told me windows 10 is supposely coming out in the near future. TYPICAL! Just as when I get use to using one program a new one comes out!! Also we had six weeks of summer school holidays so most of my time was busy with my children. We visited three theme parks, visit a musuem twice, went shopping, alot of dining out with friends and seen 6 movies at the cinema. Was thinking of going away for a week but it started to became more a wet January. We live in a tropical cyclone environment. We are on cyclone watch now!! There is a tropical low out to the sea and it is forecast to hit inland as a category one by the middle of the night tonight. We are forecast to have storms and heavy rain up to 500mm in two days. The girls have been back at school for three weeks now. Both of my girls had their swimming carnival recently and school photos were taken. Monique didn't have a good start to her school year. In the first week her best friend was admitted to hospital after she collapsed at school and lost her sight. She had fluiid in the brain!! Since then Monique had a virus for two days and only yesterday she sprained her left ankle. She has now house bound for afew days. Next month Rachel will commenced volunteer day at a Meals for Wheels centre. Its an organisation where they cook and deliver meals to people who aren't fully dependent to cook themselves. I don't know what her role will be as she isn't old enough to have a driver's licence. All her grade level is involved and they are roster two mornings a week for two students each week during school term. Later in the year they all will have work experience for a week. Was on a break from bowling and craft over the summer holidays. In mid January bowling league resume. At present time my team is in the top 10 position. It changes each week! My team mate had two star of the weeks for bowling over average games. I had ups and downs each week. Craft resumed two weeks ago. At the moment I am only attending on Tuesdays and some Wednesdays. I hope to start studying soon. Hope everyone is well and enjoying their winter season in the nothern hemisphere. I heard it has snowed alot in US. I am start to wonder if we will have a cold winter for once. Suzi