Bucks in Oz

Zig and the Cat come to Sydney

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Because this is Mrs B's first try at posting. Everything is in reverse order. Soz.
They jetskied on Hamilton Island.

They walked the Grand canyon in the Blue Mountains.

Stuff Cat and Zig did in Sydney

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:57:00 +0000

They got bored at Manly

Cinema in the Rain

The Benefits are Wild ..

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:55:00 +0000

Cat The Snake Goddess

Ethan Loves Green Tree Frogs

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:53:00 +0000

BukWahs were the trivia kings - a victory to Mountgay rum

Our Love Will go Onnnnnnnnn

Outback adventures with the Waages Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:51:00 +0000

Our hotel pool was awesome

She should have known it was a strangler fig ...

More outback adventures with the Waages

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:49:00 +0000

So how much is a bird on the head worth then?

Too Kool 4 Skool

Cat and Zig Visit the Reef

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:29:00 +0000

Bucks and Waages visited the Great Barrier Reef. Airlie Beach QLD.

Cat and Zig's Honeymoon

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:23:00 +0000

We made them feel at home - on Brighton Beach

They threw away all the rubbish. Where's ya wheelie bin?

House part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:52:00 +0000

Wendy moving us in to the kitchen - cleaning and preparing (all the things Cath doesn't like to do)

A quick view of the garden from the kitchen

House part 7

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:47:00 +0000

Thank goodness for Bob the plumber.
He saved us from flooded bathrooms - replumbed the shower and patched in the dishwasher - but he did advise us against running our network and speaker cables through the sewer pipes

The finished floor in the lounge - nice - thanks David & Wendy (for not having faith in me to do the job and kindly paying a professional!)

House part 4

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:34:00 +0000

Even with Michaels roofing instruction.... I still managed to break my finger by falling ONTO the roof

Meanwhile Michael did some wizardy under the house to make some crazy metal bolts "disappear"

House part 15

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:26:00 +0000

Michael showed me how to tile the roof without hruting myself

Cath laughed her pants off

Serge making a shelf out of a crate

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:20:00 +0000

... he is really very handy (at least that's what the girls say)

Gang member Cath started painting with her trousers on looking

Bag upon bag of sawdust

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:53:00 +0000

Ethan "helped" by hammering all the screwdrivers into the ground....

The lounge with nothing in it (except my

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:39:00 +0000

beautiful wife)

Another Korean dude ripping up the lino in the hall

Our colour consultant Vin...

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:35:00 +0000

...advised Cath that Brown is pink and that all rooms should be painted Orange if possible

Her assistant agreed and then ate the cheesy balls

The boys room

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:31:00 +0000

Before (carpeted)

After (destroyed and leaning)

House part 22

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:20:00 +0000

Serge takes down the curtin rails (which he finds funny)

Meanwhile the Korean dude rips up the carpet - he spoke no English so he found everything funny

House Part 23

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:07:00 +0000

It is very cold in our house
In fact these are all of our blankets!

I wouldn't let Alf go to the loo until he had finished

Ethans year 1 teacher Ms Bensley

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:03:00 +0000

I can't believe he has his own football team

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:02:00 +0000

Jonathan Lamb Football Club (even note that the contact name on the banner is JOHN!

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:58:00 +0000

Rory would rather chase seagulls than ride the scary rides at luna park

Ethan and I went to visit USS Kitty Hawk in the harbour

Rory's toast

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:54:00 +0000

Please note when we get to England that he likes his toast this way:
Jam + Honey + vegemite (he doesn't like marmite)

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:52:00 +0000

Serge helps at the car boot sale

noreply@blogger.com (Chris Buck) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:45:00 +0000

the classic moment this day was when ethan, trying to be helpful, altered our signs which read O.N.O to read O.N.O.L.Y (which in ethan spell = only)