The Aussie Fisher Family

Heading DOWNUNDER....June 2011

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Hello Everyone,

We are all looking forward to our trip to Melbourne next month in June. We hope to catch up with many of our family and friends while we are there.

We love where we have come from, and look forward to where we are going!!

Kathryn's First Communion - April 2011

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30th April 2011

St Rose Catholic Church, Perrysburg, OHIO

Kathryn Rose Fisher, First Communion

(http://www.saintroseonline.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Home_Parish)

Q1 2011 Flying by.....

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This year is going by us so quickly. Kath's birthday in January...She had a 'Salon' party...Princess for a couple of hours at least. Mal had a quick trip to Sao Paulo, Brasil for business. Campbell turned 12 in April and already wearing size 11's.

Spring time is excellent here.....The grass is so green, the rabbits are all over the backyard....Almost like 'Teletubby Land'.

Christmas Time 2010

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Autumn (Fall) and Halloween 2010

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Perrysburg Classic Car Show 2010

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Europe Vacation 2010 - Part 5.

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Europe Vacation 2010 - Part 4.

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Europe Vacation 2010 - Part 3.

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Europe Vacation 2010 - Part 2.

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Europe Vacation 2010 - Part 1

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Travelling through France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxemburg, Belgium and the UK. These are just a few of the great things we did and saw. The highlights were Paris, Bordeaux, Lourdes, Cannes, Ipres, London and York. We had an excellent time even though it was a a busy trip with the driving. Catching up with family in the UK was a great bonus to this fun filled trip. 'English Pub Meal Rule'

Cheers.....

Summer in 2010 - Hot Hot Hot

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Spring Break 2009 - Travelling in the South - PART2.

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Spring Break 2009 - Travelling in the South - PART 1.

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Winter Time 2010

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Christmas and Chicago 2009 - Happy New Year

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Thanksgiving for 2009

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Swiss Trip 2009

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Halloween 2009 - BOO - Trick or Treat

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China Trip 2009

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FALL 2009 - Happy Hay Rides

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American Life in the Summer Time (2009)

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So here we are in August 2009, we have enjoyed a pretty good summer with the weather not getting too humid for us.

We had another great time with the Vaughan's for the 4th of July celebrations, the smoke bombs down the man-hole made for some amusing entertainment for the boys and big boys.

During the last couple of months, Grace entered in her teenage years.......the big 13. Grace was treated (and continues to be) with a new 'Cell' phone. "That would be mobile for our Aussie family and friends!" She wanted the one with a full keyboard and flips open.....I don't know, I still remember I thought it was great when I could actually call my friends on the phone, when redialing meant you had to start again and you got a sore finger from the rotating dialer. Now they just Text each other, and only speak when they happen to look up from the screen.

Campbell also graduated to Blue Belt in August, and is now working on getting his Green Belt.

The main event was the O-I team 'Cookout' (BBQ) that was arrange and hosted in our backyard. We had some great food just a few fizzy drinks, all in glass containers, where ever possible. Of Course. Anyway, we had one of the team members, Craig, organise the Global Service Desk (GSD) Olympics. We played 'Texas Horseshoe, Corn Hole, Ladder Golf, and a game I made up, which we called 'Bucket Golf' (Best I could do on short notice for a name and a game).

Mum and Dad arrive here in Perrysburg on the 3rd of September, so I am sure we will have a snap or two to show you from the coming weeks.

June 2009 - Charleston, South Carolina

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If you ever want to go to a place that makes you feel like you are in a sauna, this place is for you....Stinkin' Bloody Hot!!!!!!

Charleston is a beautiful city in South Carolina (look it up on google maps) steeped in history and old money. They have rigorous rules around keeping the look and feel of the town like it was and is. If a structure/road/path has been in place for 75 years it then comes under the historical society jurisdiction to approve any updates of face lifts. Any of the houses with old fashioned lamps must have them burning 24/7.

Anyway, we went on one of the Horse and Carriage rides that takes you around Old Charleston, where the houses are absolutely fantastic. Some were built as wedding presents, others built to lookout over the water, complete with widows peaks. We also saw the house that George Washington used to stay in when he visited Charleston.

Our last night was a seafood dinner at the famous Hyman's restaurant, after a VERY hot day, we got in there early. Sara was chuffed to be sitting at the same table where Oprah had sat, and also the guy who played 'Ferris Bueller'.........Bueller.........Bueller..........Fry.......Fry........

Charleston was a brilliant end to a Massive Holiday!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina

Kennedy Space Center and Universal Studios

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Disney World - Theme Park Heaven

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Desert Sands, Cacti and Grand Canyon

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Viva Las Vegas

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Los Angeles and Hollywood

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Vacation Started in San Francisco

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Easter 2009

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Having FUN in Winter Wonderland Jan 2009

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Here goes with a run down of Jan.

We had some good snow early in Jan, and on the 10th Mal went to Europe for a week. The same week as Kathryn's birthday, 14th Jan. It was also the week that it snowed every day. Luckily for us our landlords dropped of a snow blower for us to use. A snow blower is like a lawnmower for snow. We have to clear the footpaths and drive ways after each snow fall within 24hrs after it finishes snowing.

You can see from the photos, we have about 1.5feet of coverage and more is forcasted this coming week. The kids are looking forward to going sledding again.

Just last weekend we went to an O-I organised social weekend at the Kalahari Resort, Sandusky, OHIO.http://www.kalahariresorts.com/oh/

We had a great time, riding all the rides and swimming. I even go Kathryn to go on the Boogie Board wave ride, and the Zip-Coaster (Water Roller Coaster) was very fast. It was like a Wet'n'Wild all squeezed into an indoor complex. It was huge. Just to check-in we had to wait in line for over an hour. Not bad for the middle of winter. I wish Australia would do something like this for the colder months.

The outlook is more cold, and then some even colder weather. Having fun in the snow and keeping warm under the 3-4 layers of clothes.

Keep safe everyone.

Merry Christmas 2008

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T'was the night before Christmas......

All the kids, and us, were dreaming of a white Christmas, and we got it.

Christmas had the usual Huge amount of Santa present opening by the kids. They started bugging us around 5am, and we managed to delay them until 6......still makes for a long day.

I (Mal) cooked a huge Turkey and Ham, and lots of vegies. I had prepared a pudding during the week so we had that for dessert. Man that pudding was fantastic. Thanks for sending the recipe Isobel.....

We also had a great time at the New Years party at a neighbor's place. Caroline and Pete, parents of Campbell's mate Rory, had the fisher (rent a crowd) over to see in the new year and have a few drinky poos....Fun was had by all.

Happy New Year.

It's weird to us that the weather is so cold this time of year, but to be honest we are enjoying it. Even though we are getting some real cold, into the -20's C. You know you are alive when you go running in this weather....Brass Monkeys come to mind.

'The National Treasure Tour', Philadephia, Washington DC, Virginia and West Virginia (December 2008)

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After the huge high of being in the 'Big Apple', we started out from Jersey City around 8am. Saying goodbye for now to New York, at least for now.

We arrived in Philadphia around mid morning and went straight to the Indepence Hall / Liberty Bell historic section of the city. The tour of the Independence Hall was free and very informative. From there we also had to see the museum and the steps made famous by the Rocky movies. And yes we ran up the steps just like Rocky did.....Sara and Grace were embarrassed until, another group turned up and did the same thing.

After lunch we got on the road to Washington DC. On the way we drove passed the city of Baltimore. Grace was happy due to her love for the movie Hairspray.

The next day we drove around Washington, snapping as many monuments as we could, good thing we had plenty of free memory in the camera. Arlington Cemetry was probably the highlight for me, although Sara was very impressed as well. Not knowing what to expect. The honor guard to a great job of guarding 'The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier'. I also had to seek out the grave of 'Audie Murphy', and of course JFK.

The kids really wanted to see the 'National Archive' so we found a car park......Now that was a challenge..... Once we walked to the Archive building, it was really interesting and we got to see the dome room, where the Declaration and Constitution are kept (or copies), pretty awesome all the same.

After Washington, the drive home took us through Virginia, so we stopped briefly in Richmond. Driving west through 'West Virginia' and some of the best scenery we have seen so far.

We spent the night in Beckley, WV and drove via Charleston, WV the next morning, heading North on Interstate 77. On the way we had time to stop in a small city call Mansfield, OH. It is the home of the Historic Ohio State Reformatory, the site used to film 'Shawshank Redemption'. It was closed due to the time of the year, but opens once it gets warmer for day and night ghost tours.

All in all, this was a fantastic trip which we managed to see and do a whole lot. They kids are still talking about it.

Catch up with more VERY soon.....