Let me start by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. I hope 2010 brings all that you wish for. I hope that it is also a safe and productive year for you all. My husband Richard (37 years), son Noah (17 months) and I (25 years) live in a small rural community in Western Australia. Our treasured home town of Tammin has a population of around 500 people. We live on a predominately wheat and sheep farm 25km North East of Tammin. We own 2000 acres which may seem like a lot of land to some people but it is actually considered to be a tiny farm compared to others in our area. Richard has recently finished harvesting our crops which proved to be a success this year....YIPEE for us!! It is tough when your whole livelihood relies 100% on the rain (which more often than not never comes).
Richard is your typical Australian farmer bloke. He loves catching up with mates and still manages to party with the best of them despite his age, he loves fishing and is 100% addicted to sport, any sport on TV will do but he particularly loves playing lawn bowls (don't laugh) and golf. He was once a very talented footballer (that's Aussie Rules football) but he had to hang up his boots after suffering a severe knee injury. Richard is good at most things he attempts. He is a wonderful father to our beautiful boy Noah and he is a loving husband. I like to think that as a husband he is a work in progress.....but I do love him dearly. We were married on the 16th of April 2008 in Airlie Beach QLD. I was 6 months pregnant as I walked/waddled down the isle. Some would say (including cheeky Richard) that it was a shot gun wedding. I was ecstatic to be pregnant when we wed and lucky everyone else was happy too. Our wedding was definitely one of the best days of my life. Richard's parents and his whole extended family are loving and wonderful people who have accepted me into their lives. Richard is an only child.....Maybe that explains a few things!
The latest addition to our family is of course Noah Jon Wheeldon. He arrived three weeks premature. He decided to enter this world when we were least expecting it. Richard was partying in Perth with mates when my waters broke at 3am on the farm while I was home ALONE. Let's just say that it was an eventful birth (aren't they all), a life changing experience and a total blessing. He joined our family on the 12th of July 2008 @ 8:20pm after an excruciating and long, but very normal labour. He was born on my mothers 49th birthday. We have spent the past 17 months watching him grow and I can shamelessly say I am totally addicted to him. Most my days are spent making sure he has the best time possible. He provides endless entertainment for us and our friends and family. I am hoping to share some of the memories and milestones with you all.
What can I say about me.....? I really enjoy being Noah's Mum. It is by far the best job I have ever had but it is also one of the most challenging. Not knowing what you are doing half the time certainly makes life very interesting. So far being a parent has been a huge learning curve and I feel next time round I will be more confident in my abilities. I am very eager to add to our family but Richard and I have a few things we want to do before adding to our brood. I enjoy gardening and trying to beautify our home. We have a tiny little house which we are hoping to build onto in the near future. I enjoy catching up with my friends and I am very close to my family, especially my beautiful Mum Deanne. I love living in Tammin as all the people are friendly and there is a strong sense of community. I do however love going to Perth which is about 200km away. I probably go to Perth a bit too often but I love visiting my Mum and good friend Brooke. Exciting holidays with Richard and Noah are my little piece of heaven.
2010 will hopefully be a very interesting, busy and wonderful year for us. I hope you enjoy reading my blog about our latest adventures. I only hope that my life doesn't bore people to death. I am sure there will be SOME interesting things to write about. I also want to thank my beautiful American friend Mackenzie for giving me the idea and inspiration to get blogging (I have not forgotten your 30th birthday friend and yes we are coming to see you). I have loved reading her blog so I thought maybe someone somewhere will love reading mine!!!!
Until next time......
Chow
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