The Jo's Funny Farm: The week in short

So, we have now had over 16 inches of rain so far this year. The veggie patch that I was so proud of a few weeks ago is now a decaying mess, after most of the plants became so water-logged for so long that they now have the dreaded "root rot". Oh well, at least I grew them from seed, so it's not like I spent heaps of money on setting it all up. Plus, there's nothing like planting seeds and watching them grow more and more every day.
Now that we've had a few days of sunshine (although there is more rain on it's way this week) the temperature and humidity is so high! According to our sources (weatherzone) the 70% humidity makes the temperature seem at least 4 degrees higher than what it actually is. Anyway, it sure is hot!
Now, most every morning while I'm making breakfast I look out of the window and see kangaroos everywhere, outside the fence, grazing; but on Thursday morning I looked out to see a young--ish one inside the yard (with his mummy right outside the fence)! Right outside Miss A.'s bedroom window, the only way it could have gotten in was to jump over the fence. It was quite a thrill to see them so close, but a little concerning for it to be so close to my beloved veggie patch...
L. has been bull-dozing trees recently, specifically peach trees. After a few years they bear less and less fruit and it's more efficient to just get rid of them and plant new ones, which he will be doing soon. He hasn't yet decided what, but probably stone fruit of some description.
I have spent the last 3 days listening to Miss A. ask me "are you thinking what I'm thinking B1?" *sigh* to which I am obligated to respond "I think I am B2" even though I have no idea what is coming next, it's one of the most annoying phrases, and hearing over and over again is really really...annoying. She is really enjoying gymnastics, so 'bananas in pyjamas' aren't the only thing in her life :). When she first started she was completely overwhelmed with the other children all running around her, but for the last two weeks she has actually participated in all of the activities really well, which is great. L. came along to the last session and took a few snaps...

Whoo-hoo!