Goodbye Oasis...

We've been at our new site for about 2 weeks now. All is pretty good! 
We are still here in Cloncurry, North West Queensland...maybe we'll move in permanently, Hahaha..not if Shane has anything to do with it, Hahaha!

So Goodbye Oasis Caravan Park...We have a heap of memories from our very long stay!
Our new site is a bit refreshing, we were more than ready to leave the Oasis caravan park...it was our home for over 10 months, so it was mostly good. However, after 10 months in one spot even a little change, even just a change in caravan parks is a little refreshing, Haha!
Our new site...

Hope all is well in your world xo

Love, Dimi xo 

An Update On Us...

Shane's last day working st Oasis Caravan Park...

Our Girls helping Shane...

We've had a good, at times hard and crazy month or so! It's still peak season up North with all the grey nomads and quite a few families travelling North for the warmer weather.
The girls have their local friends that they catch up with at least a few times every week, however, it has been great for them during this peak season to make many new travelling friends. In particular the girls made friends with a boy and girl around their age, and Shane and I chatted with their parents. The next day we were heading to Mount Isa for my hospital appointment, and this family were heading there also, so we arranged to catch up for lunch together. This family were a Christian family and we had a lot to talk about and encourage each other with while our children hung out together. We chatted for ages, we really just clicked and neither of us wanted to part from each others company. We lingered for as long as possible before we had to leave to go to my hospital appointment, and before we left we encouraged each other and prayed together, it was a special time together...I'm pretty sure God brought us together for those couple of days, it really felt as though we had known each other for  a long time...it's great when you just naturally click with people!

The other week we went to the small gem festival, we had a lovely day. The girls hung out with their friends and Shane an I chatted with the locals. Shane bought me a GORGEOUS chrysocolla pendant, I adore it. It's from a man who goes to our church here in Cloncurry. This man goes fossicking in and around Cloncurry and turns the gems he finds into beautiful, original jewelry, I love that! 
Upon leaving the gem festival Elissa was just about to walk down the hill to buy one final thing, as she did her soccer ball was about to roll down it, she reached out with her foot to stop the ball and she somehow twisted and sprained her ankle, Oh No...off to the hospital...my poor darling was in quite a bit of pain! After about 1 week or so on crutches, Elissa's ankle seems perfectly fine, YAY! Thank God!

Shane the Pro Basketballer, Hahaha!

My last appointment at Mount Isa last week we found that our vehicle was leaking a whole lot of diesel. We took it to the mechanic and they advised us not to drive it the 1 1/2 hours to Cloncurry without having it fixed first, Boo Hoo! RACQ was called, the vehicle cost us another $900, ARGGHHHH! Thankfully all went well with our full cover RACQ and they paid for us to spend the night in a motel in Mount Isa and a hire car for the time our vehicle is at the mechanics. What do you do!

Basketball FUN with Dad...

The girls have been spending quite a lot of time with their friends, it's been good to get know their friends parents. We caught up with their friends parents the other evening who have a 5 acre property here in Cloncurry, it was great to catch up with them. We are looking forward to catching up with them for camp oven cooked damper and stew...We have been so blessed to get to know people here in our outback home.

Mr. Spunk!

As I type I'm still unwell and now have an issue with my foot (who knows! More about that in a future post), My beauty Elissa has a bit of a gastro bug, My gorgeous Serena has a bit of a cold and Shane is on his way to Mount Isa to swap the hire car for our vehicle, and tonight is our final night at the Oasis caravan park. Shane finished up work about 1 week ago and even though we would like to head off soonish, we still have some loose ends to tie up (and it's a little sad to say goodbye to our outback home). So we are staying in Cloncurry for the moment, just moving our caravan elsewhere. Shane still has his morning job here and has had to job offers, so we have a bit to think about!

Gee, sometimes I feel that we may as well stay here for another season, sometimes it feels as though something keeps keeping us here- It's something to think about!

The girls are well, they love their friends here. They are doing well with their homeschooling and they are growing up quickly, we are so PROUD of them xo

Homeschooling Fun...

Our Faith Led Journey has taken us on such an adventure with MANY twists and turns, bumps and smooth roads, I wouldn't swap it for anything. The ups and the downs, both good times and hard times, they have changed us, shaped us and grown us. Sometimes I've cried, most times I laugh and usually we try to just enjoy the moment, the very simple things in everyday life, and cross every bridge as we get to it.

Zoey loves life!

Shane and I are well. We adore each other and I often Thank God for a husband like him and for my beautiful children...
I LOVE my family, I LOVE God and believe it or not, with all it's CRAZY ups and downs, I LOVE LIFE xo
I Hope all is well in your world xo
Take Care,
Kiss and Hug your loved ones and Enjoy life!
Love Dimi  

Big Bro visit

Well my brother was in cairns and had decided to go for a drive to Alice Springs and Uluru with his girlfriend which meant he had to drive through the tiny town of Cloncurry. It was good to catch up with him and felt like it was only a short time since I had seen him. It has actually been 19 months.
We caught up and when to the only  place to go for lunch; the bakery.
After that Daniel and I went to the local pub for dinner and a couple of games of pool.  
It was really good to see him and show him our outback home.

Have a good one
Shane.

The Cloncurry Show...

The Cloncurry Show was a GREAT distraction from whats been going on with us lately and a whole lot of FUN for us, especially our Girls. We surprised our girls and just turned up to the Cloncurry show a few weekends ago, you should have seen their BEAUTIFUL faces, our Girls were sooo VERY excited, they had sooo much FUN.
I nearly didn't make it because I was feeling quite unwell, however, I just pushed through and was so glad I did, watching our girls having so much FUN is good medicine for the soul. 
We also hoped we'd bump into some of their local friends, and we did, so Shane and I walked around with our girls and their 2 friends well into the night, until the fireworks finished, it really was a wonderful time together!

Check out some of our many pics...

Dirt Bike Show...

Smash Up Derby...

So Much To See and Do...

Look at those Sweet Smiley Faces xoxo

Serena and Shane went on the Ferris wheel together...

Got to get one show bag...

We had a good, long chat with this christian couple who give away Christian scripture plaques..they travel around with the show...Good on them...We Love what they do...

Me and My Girls xoxo

Elissa and a friend on the Cha, Cha...

The Girls having a Heap of FUN...

The Crazy Raft Ride...

Makayla Jade and her Horse...

And a GREAT Fireworks show to end the day with...

We all had a GREAT experience at the Cloncurry Show and it was great to see so many people we have come to know here in the outback enjoying a fun family day together!

Take Care xo
Love,
Dimi