the goodwin family

we took 7 kids ice skating today .  and then we went to spears point park  and had a picnic .  the girls ended up paddling there feet in the water .  it was a lovely day .

carissa was  10 in september  but we had been so busy and broke we never had a chance to do anything for her until  today .

so she took her best friend lily and 3 of her next closet  kaitlin , melissa and sidnea .

brodie and his girl friend nicole was with us aswell .

great day was had by all .

luv alisa 

hi

how is everyone ?   brett is going good . carissa is well , her birthday was in september but we have been that busy we never got a chance to do any thing  so sunday she is taking some girl friends  ice skating .

brodie ’s girl friend nicole is staying for the weekend .     brodie is 14 on tuesday   wow time flys . 

the weather is hot again   we need some more rain . 

9 weeks till christmas  wow this year has gone fast .

love to all  

hi

it is that time again , back to school , scouts and cubs .  back to watching the clock  to get school buses and to activities on time .

the holidays went so fast .    brodie is almost finnished year 8 .  he finnishes school 9th of december .   year 9 next year , 14 next month  , wow where has the years gone .

carissa finnishes year 4 on the 19th of december ,  she is 10 now   growing so fast .

2 of my nephews (on brett’s side )  are getting married next year , one in april and the other in september .  carissa is flower girl in the september wedding . she is so excited .

brett is going good . diaylsis  every 2nd day .  he is feeling realy good for it .

love to all friends and family .

and to tiff and family   thinking of you all .   william was blessed to have you all for as long as he did .  you are all special people . 

brodie is at nicoles and carissa is at a birthday party .  it is quiet .   they are both home tomorrow .    i am enjoying a bottle of red wine tonight .

spent 3 hours yesterday at cessnock hospital with carissa . she had xrays , thought she had broke her wrist , thank god not broken .  

well by love to all  alisa 

wow    life gets busy at times .     school holidays are here , it gives us a breather  , don’t have to watch the clock for the bus  and no cubs and scouts . have a rest from the usall routine .  went to wollombi markets today  , it was a big turnout . carissa had a night at lily’s on the weekend .   brodie ’s mate is coming here next week  for a few days . brett is off this week with the kids and i . so we are doing family things in between dyalsis .

every one is heathy at the moment , getting use to day light saving . 

well love and best wishes to all my friends and family .

love alisa 

 hi

12 months today  my great aunty passed away . she was a lovely lady . the kids miss her . i miss her .  she was 88 . 

brodie enter a writing competion at school he had to write about his dad   he won first prize .

carissa was in the mayoral academical challenge , the bellbird team came 2nd in a tye breaker .    great effort ,

carissa is very upset tonight  she misses her best friend lily .lily is on school camp .    lily don’t ever leave town i can’t put up with the crying here .

brett is keeping well .  machine going good .  how life changes .

i am well .  keeping busy , kids , machine , scouts and cubs .

carissa is 10  on monday the 7th  and she wants a party to celabrate . can’t do any thing till the 19th september . weekends are busy .   she can have some friends out then .  not many .  her brother will be on scout camp so it will be all girls .

love to all  hope everyone is well and happy .

hi ivy hope you are feeling good .                alisa

a good day ,

got my washing machine back today  , can give mum’s a rest now .  

brett’s machine is going good .  

my rabbit  had babies today  not sure how many  can’t desturb  them yet . could see at least 2 . 

carissa will be 10 on monday 7th september .

they grow fast /  brodie will be 14 in november .

hope all are well and happy    luv alisa

great weather . 

wow good day today  carissa and i have been in the yard  all day ,we done some gardening .

brett went to the footy at kurri .     and brodie is at nords warf  camping  he is on a flat water course with scouts .

well the dialysis machine is going good so far . brett goes on tomorrow night  that will make 4 runs no trouble .

to tiff  i am thinking of you and you are no1 mum to your fantastic kids .    and david haven’t forgoten you .

to all family and great friends  hope you are all well  and happy .

luv alisa  

wow

the dialysis machine  , we are on our 4th machine , 

the washing machine has died ,

the clothes line pipe has rusted out and fell on the ground ,

what esle can go wrong ….

please no more we need  some good luck  please

15/8/09 

i don’t know what we have done . we have been doing home dialysis now for 4 weeks , and the problems are rediculas we are on our fourth machine . then tonight brett blew his cannular so we had to pack up and try tomorrow .

man is he in a pissy mood . .

life is so hard …