There were fireworks close by last night but they weren’t nearly as exciting as the huge thunderstorm that rolled through almost straightaway afterwards. There was an almighty crack quite early in the storm and Kaz and S were talking about it this morning and it appears a house in Labrador was hit by lightning in the strike. Kaz would know more but she no longer subscribes to the Gold Coast Bulletin so she can’t access their site any more.

But what they have managed to access is a new Christmas Tree which they assembled this afternoon – if you call “assembled” sticking things on a felt board … ahem … Christmas Tree. They’ve also dragged Olaf and the Reindeer out from wherever they’ve been. I can’t believe how good it looks – bright, green, colourful. Mummy sooz seems to love it as much as I do.

The little roadies (aka toads) are still plentiful out in the yard. I wonder if this means we’re in for even more rain. Hopefully it dries out soon because I’d like Kaz to take me outside again.

It was really hard not to laugh this afternoon. Kaz was cleaning out a shelf in the pantry and she was too short to reach up there to wipe it down properly so she pulled out the plastic step that’s been in beside the fridge since I arrived. Listening to Kaz after ”the incident”, she thinks they’ve had it since they lived at Marrickville (well before my time) – some 15 years at least. I hate to be the one to say this but I think Kaz may have been a bit lighter then because when she stood on it (the second time) today, it just died, collapsed, crushed beneath her feet. She was a tad surprised because she was so busy concentrating on her cleaning at the time. She knocked her arm on the way down – and both Sooz and Kaz think it will bruise nicely but … and this is the amazing thing … Kaz stayed on her feet when she dropped to the ground. Good job Mummy!