Here's a rare Photo of Gabrielle at the Ball in her splendid ball dress!
Now I could tell you all about her new car but that would steal the thunder she intends to eventually release upon the unsuspecting (but patiently waiting....) readers and friends.  So I thought I would instead tell you more about Heather's Ball. What I wrote was quite good and perfectly accurate but Gabrielle's version adds detail in many areas that I glossed over. She insists that what she has written is unfinished so she cannot post it however I think what she wrote is quite excellent and needs to be written and I cannot see her posting it now that the ball was two months ago so I want to post it  here in its unrefined beauty unfinished but effervescing the raw energy of her youth and creative talent...But she said she will post it and doesn't want me to... Of course you can read my version further down and get how the ball finished too. You could tell her to post it as is and not be such a perfectionist. She is sick of me nagging her and trying to bribe her and maybe I should just give in and never blog again... maybe some of you experts in manipulation could offer some advice.

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I think it is about time you all protested about Gabrielle not sharing the news about the car she has had now for 6 weeks on Wednesday. The news is getting old. I know she has a high standard of writing but you must all protest her tardiness. It is simply not fair for her to keep you all in suspence for so long!
I won't spoil her thunder by posting a picture I'll tell you to pester her!
Scaryman Ben may have a lower standard but at least his news is on time!
He wrote about the slide the day we finished it.
I think I'll take Ben to the gold coast and leave Gabrielle to baby sit her sisters as punishment! at least then you would hear about Seaworld before their dolphins die- too late for Napier's last dolphin.....
I hope Ben will write some anticipatory blogs before we go...

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We have as a family often had grand ideas of how to make our children's rooms interesting and unique.
After all our children are interesting and unique so why should they live in something that is mediocre or boring. This week over several evenings and some other time which could have been spent in many ways I chose to bless Gabrielle with a modification to her room that is a little different!  I've made a high bar for her to do gymnastics on 2m high and 1.6m long and a trampoline 12foot by 6 foot mostly as a novelty place to lie down and read. She used to climb trees and perch in them to read and she likes climbing to strengthen  her arms and keep fit so now she can do these things in any weather.
We have had plans to make over her room in the past that have never come to fruition but this one has so she cannot plead that we never do all the exciting things we plan.  I will admit that we have  thought out many ideas and not  all get  implemented because of practical things like time or money or the tyranny of the urgent.
But here it is a testimony to our ability to do something a little different !! VIve La Difference!

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Altariel has finally updated up to where I got up to.... there's more to come ... she writes more that I do, Was it worth waiting for or are you getting impatient for part 3!

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