Well we are actually here for Michael to work, so we had a weekend at home here in Seascapes (our subdivision) as Michael marked assignments for the upcoming report cards. While teachers do have to put in lots of extra hours planning and marking, at least it is generally predictable - as was this weekend. We've known for a while that this would be a weekend for Mike to work, so the rest of us were all set with our own leisure activities to keep us occupied. The library here loans out puzzles as 
well as books - great concept!, and Kyle is quite content with his computer companion.Patrick has been missing his guitars immensely, and we have been looking for a solution almost since he arrived. We've tried renting, buying used, and even buying cheap all with no luck. Any guitar we could consider, he really did not like playing.
Our last chance was to check out the store near 
Perth where the school music teacher buys their guitars. We were extremely lucky and found that they rent guitars, and Patrick immediately found one that he liked. So I drove home serenaded as Patrick played in the back seat of the car, and he has hardly stopped since. His fingers are raw and his hand muscles are sore, but he's loving every minute of it. We even managed to get a hard case so he is trekking it back and forth to Gingin on the bus with him!
We still managed to fit some R&R into the weekend for Michael - We were back to the dog races on Friday evening for a Pinjarra H.S. staff social.
A fun way to spend some cash - or gain some cash as a couple of lucky folks managed. It turns out that betting on dog #1 in every race will make you some decent cash! There seems to be some secret at the gates it looks like.
On Sunday the boys headed
over to a local computer gaming outlet (you play on their computers) with a bunch of Kyle's school friends. Mike & I took a nice long walk along the local beach as a break from his marking. The local limestone
formations all quite spectacular, and with winter approaching, there seems to be less sand on the beach (maybe it was just since the tide was out, but it does seem more rocky).
So Michael was still able to get his photography fix for the weekend despite the lack of travelling :-)
And last but certainly not least....to our Dad's. Although Mother's Day is shared with Canada, Father's Day down under is on the first Sunday in September. Now since I only get one Mother's Day, we (or at least I) decided that it is only fair that Michael also only get one day - so we will celebrate locally here on September 1. But for both of our Dads, and all our other Fatherly friends and family members back in Canada (and Argentina) - Hope you had a Fully Fantastic Father's Day. Love you all.
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