We are a family of short people, who have worked hard over the past few years to build ourselves a new home in "the Shire"
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The OLD and the NEW
When we bought our first new car in December 1995, it was difficult to imagine that our kids (both then pre-schoolers) would end up driving it.13 years on, the little white Hyundai has been really good to us, and Jess has nearly completed the 120 requisite hours on her Learner's Licence, and will be able to go for her Provisional Drivers Licence in it at the end of February 09! Even more scary is that in October 2010, Jacob will be able to apply for his Learners Licence and start driving officially.Here's a picture of Jake practicing in the Excel at Kurnell aged Two:We had to share this next picture with you for comparison; here's a similar Photo of Mike in his Grandad's VW at about the same age - this one is taken at the old house in Peninsular Rd, just up the hill from where we are now, with next door neighbour Donna Label:The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, does it?Moving on to the 21st Century, it was part of our plan for Kate to get a new car when we had built a garage to put it in. After such a good run with the old one, it was hard to go past another Hyundai:Some of the subtle differences that the new one has include two extra doors, keyless entry, iPod dock, cruise control, 6 airbags, ABS, ETC (think that stands for Electronic Traction Control, not etcetera) and much more. And being a Turbo Diesel, it apparently puts out less emissions than a Prius, so soft on the environment.Looking forward to at least another 15 years with the i30, while the kids get to use the old girl.
Having lived in "the Shire" almost our entire lives, we have been tirelessly planning our humble abode for over 5 years now. We previously lived at this location between 1984 and 1992, and have been captured by the mild climate and sensational northerly aspect across the North West Arm of the Hacking River.
We hope through this blogsite our Friends and Family can watch our progress as we enter the final stages of turning our dream into a home.
This blogsite is developed using an iMac PowerPC G5... Gotta love the Mac; it just works!
We had to share this next picture with you for comparison; here's a similar Photo of Mike in his Grandad's VW at about the same age - this one is taken at the old house in Peninsular Rd, just up the hill from where we are now, with next door neighbour Donna Label:
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, does it?
Moving on to the 21st Century, it was part of our plan for Kate to get a new car when we had built a garage to put it in. After such a good run with the old one, it was hard to go past another Hyundai:
Some of the subtle differences that the new one has include two extra doors, keyless entry, iPod dock, cruise control, 6 airbags, ABS, ETC (think that stands for Electronic Traction Control, not etcetera) and much more. And being a Turbo Diesel, it apparently puts out less emissions than a Prius, so soft on the environment.
Looking forward to at least another 15 years with the i30, while the kids get to use the old girl.
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