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My little brother Tony in 1980. Lovely patterned papers from Tamar at Tarisota. Thanks.

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Looking at this photo of this cute kid (my brother Tony) you could be tricked into thinking he was so sweet. We had the normal brother/sister relationship as kids and most of the time we got on quite well. Let me tell you though, this boy could tease and taunt me no end. Tony had a knack of being able to find every known word that rhymed with my name and loved to call me by every one. I think his favourite was ‘Dawn the prawn who ate a cob of corn’. Harmless you might think and looking back it really was but it used to drive me nuts. Mum would tell me to ignore him. Easier said than done. Another favourite way of annoying me was to repeat every single thing I said for days on end. I would end up complaining to Mum and Mum would once again tell me to ignore him. Tony would then start repeating everything Mum would say. He was very annoying and frustrating.

All in all though we did have a good relationship and we would stand up for each other without hesitation. We shared many secrets (mmm does a clothing bin ring any bells) in our teen years and Tony was always by my side when I needed him (when I was being teased for being a Pom and punching Bradley Blinco or telling boys to leave me alone when we were older). We used to spend hours together as little kids swimming in the pool, playing in the cubby, going for bike rides and playing with his Lego (our favourite was to play, Enid Blytons, Galliano’s Circus and build caravans) and Tonka trucks or playing cars in the dirt under the house. I can recall one Easter when we were living in Toowoomba, Tony was nice enough to lend me once of his trucks for Easter Bunny to leave our eggs in. He used his big yellow Tonka and I had his green tractor with a trailer.

As we have grown older and now have children of our own we still have a good relationship even though we now live 2000kms away from each other. When we see each other we enjoy each other’s company and share a lot of common interests such as camping, country music and country living. Tony still has that special knack of teasing, bear hugging or picking me up off the ground, but these days I realize it’s because he loves his big sister. Although he is and always will be my little brother, I now look up to him, as he is much taller than me. I miss that we don’t live closer to each other, as I love spending time with him. Photo taken Lone Pine Koala Santuary approx 1980, Journaling December 2006.

A layout for the holiday album last year when we went to Dreamworld with all the English relo's.

Photos of the girls enjoying the new pool. Even though they froze.

Kady's graduation outfit.

Kady's graduation pages. I included a cd with the songs they played on a slideshow to remember the year. Behind the group photo is a black and white copy of the photo with a number on each child and a list of who's who underneath. I have also added a copy of her speed to the layout.