Kendall came up from Melbourne this week for two weddings and stayed with us for the weekend, to celebrate Australia Day which was yesterday. After a morning of national anthem singing and flag waving with the kids we hosted a load of mates for a traditional Australia Day bbq, complete with snags (sausages) and plenty of beer.
We took our lead on all things Aussie from Simon, our next door neighbour, as to the correct ettiquette for the day. Already drunk by midday, as is traditional, Simon informed us that the correct greeting to fellow Aussies on Jan 26 is not "Happy Australia Day" as we had thought, but " Good on Youse".
When the unexpected, but welcome wet weather, drove us indoors, and the kids from the paddling pool, there was nothing for it but a rousing session of our new favourite game -YouTube Karaoke. We each took turns selecting 1980s videos which we then sang in full voice and with accompanying dance moves, much to the alarm and fascination of our children. Popular choices included "Rio", "Wake me up before you go go", "Total Eclipse of the Heart", " Come on Eileen" and Buck's Fizz's "Making Your Mind up". I recommend it.
Kendall came up from Melbourne this week for two weddings and stayed with us for the weekend, to celebrate Australia Day which was yesterday. After a morning of national anthem singing and flag waving with the kids we hosted a load of mates for a traditional Australia Day bbq, complete with snags (sausages) and plenty of beer.
We took our lead on all things Aussie from Simon, our next door neighbour, as to the correct ettiquette for the day. Already drunk by midday, as is traditional, Simon informed us that the correct greeting to fellow Aussies on Jan 26 is not "Happy Australia Day" as we had thought, but " Good on Youse". 
When the unexpected, but welcome wet weather, drove us indoors, and the kids from the paddling pool, there was nothing for it but a rousing session of our new favourite game -YouTube Karaoke. We each took turns selecting 1980s videos which we then sang in full voice and with accompanying dance moves, much to the alarm and fascination of our children. Popular choices included "Rio", "Wake me up before you go go", "Total Eclipse of the Heart", " Come on Eileen" and Buck's Fizz's "Making Your Mind up". I recommend it.
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