I’ve always said Mackay punches well above its weight when it comes to things to do, and last weekend really proved the point. The RIN Awards kicked things off on Friday night, hosted by none other than Ed Kavalee. It also happened to be my husband’s birthday, so I figured, why not blend work with celebration? We’re big Ed fans from Have You Been Paying Attention?, so that was my cheeky sales pitch for working on his big day.
From there it was straight into Rhythm and the Reef on Saturday, then international cricket on Sunday where Australia went record-breaking crazy — highest ever one-day score on Aussie soil and the opening three batsmen all notching centuries, something never seen before. Honestly, it was three epic days stacked back-to-back, all just after returning from New Zealand. There will be an extended feature on the RIN awards in next week's edition.
Speaking of NZ, for those who remember me saying I’d take my son to see snow — let’s just say our ski field day was more blizzard than postcard. His cousins embraced it by tobogganing down the learner’s slope with snow blasting their faces taking my little one for rides. Mine? Let's just say he's a Queensland baby through-and-through. We now joke he has snow-induced trauma.
And because life loves a quick turnaround, the very next day after returning home was his daycare’s Book Week parade. I missed the group memo that everyone from his class was going as Alice in Wonderland characters, so my little one marched as the Gruffalo. I use the term 'costume' loosely, if I'm honest, it was a t-shirt. Stranger still, he wasn’t the only Gruffalo in a group of Queens, Cats and Mad Hatters. You can see some truly amazing Book Week costumes in this edition on pages 14-15.
Maybe next year I’ll channel my mum and whip up an elaborate handmade costume… but let’s be honest, probably not.
Amanda
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