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Monday 30th September, 2019

Home from Toowoomba, and played lego with AJ - and we made a pair of race cars with front and rear wings (F1 style) and raced around the ottoman in the middle of the room. Forced AJ to sleept without Julie - had to go in/out multiple times as he wailed on and off for a long time. He started to settle, asking me to wipe his nose each time I went in towards the end - then finally asking me to stay and lay down with him.

Sunday 29th September, 2019

Japanese gardens visit - AJ kept running circles around the centre island past two dolled up younger Chinese ladies who kept smiling at him. Dinner at a pub, huge field behind it that we ran on with the kids - along with them running around the multiple tiers of outdoor dining area.

Saturday 28th September, 2019

Went to the carnival of flowers - there were a huge number of bees flying around the gardens. Played "You've got crabs" for the first time with Eric, Christina, Lauren, and Jon

Friday 27th September, 2019

Bus info the city to meet recruiter at the cafe outside Barpacino. An aboriginal lady took a TV onto the bus from Herston lodge, asking about cash converters Had hanaichi with Nath, then bought Julie a purse as an anniversary gift. Drove to Toowoomba after picking up Julie

Thursday 26th September, 2019

Caught up with Simon Andrews for the first time in forever over a beer with Shaun, was good to see him - as it's the first time in a very long time.

Wednesday 25th September, 2019

Morning coffee and cake with Jess at The Brickhouse - trying to forget the day that was yesterday and the Temando shutdown. Lunch with Dusan for sushi at The Barracks, following by an afternoon of manic recruiter calls.

Tuesday 24th September, 2019

Was told Temando was shutting down, and made redundant. Relieved to finally have closure for what has been a really difficult last few months.

Monday 23rd September, 2019

Heard the latest batch of rumours about work acquisitions today, followed by going with Adam to see his new bike. Then played my first basketball game in 18 years with Matt, with Jess joining to watch after netball.

Sunday 22nd September, 2019

Bunk bed shopping with AJ - he fell in love with the red race car bed at A-mart at Virginia. Had dinner at Sunnybank with Juile's mum at the Vietnamese restaurant in the main food court, where AJ quick tipped his chair over when we arrived - but he was OK. Evening with Alex at the gym - gave him a lift to GYG to grab his dinner, then gave him a lift home as his mom took her car back for a few days.

Saturday 21st September, 2019

Issy's 3rd birthday in the morning - missed the turn into the park that ran parallel Logan Rd. After I dropped my wheel back at Stylish Wheels to get the marks look at under warranty - not sure if it was the right decision, as the marks were so minor. Still - better try. Evening at Dad's to celebrate Jas & Laughy's engagement - spent most of the time chatting to Tiz about work - our company issues are very similar between us both.

Friday 20th September, 2019

Arrived at work and realised I left my laptop at home in my car, after hiding it in the car while at the gym after getting the wheels the day before. Had to drive home and back, after organising to take Julie's car. Police were standing on Butterfield St with a radar gun - first time I've seen them there.

Thursday 19th September, 2019

Ducked off work early to get my new Koya wheels finally fitted. Took a while at Tyre City, but it was a huge improvement. Downside was they showed me the lip of one wheel has some of the powdercoat chipped off.

Wednesday 18th September, 2019

Mounted the initiative board to the wall today - still getting good interest and engagement from the team, so that felt good. Home for F1 Singapore race in the '93 Williams F1 car - I'd say my best performance yet, even though the results didn't line up (a couple of spins did me in - but otherwise it was some good hard racing)

Tuesday 17th September, 2019

Went to the gym after work, got caught in unexpected rain after leaving - so waited briefly for it to pass than ran home. Had a car drive through a puddle and soak my foot. Gave a referee report for Ric in the evening sitting outside my unit, got interrupted by a person I didn't recognise. Talked to him after the call, he was the person who's car was parked out front who we called the cops on. He explained his situation with his rego accidentally expiring, and the car that hit him from behind (Alicia's car - our neighbour)

Monday 16th September, 2019

Kicked off the continuous improvement initiatives with the Service Desk teams. They were a bit quiet, but it felt good overall. Only got definition of done complete - then the fire alarm went off. Drove to Dave's after work to pickup Julie's mouse, and checked our his awesome new OLED TV.

Sunday 15th September, 2019

Took AJ to his first concert - a regurgitator kids show at the Tivoli. He was reluctant to join in at first, but then ran off and proceeded to dance and have fun.

Saturday 14th September, 2019

Finally was able to call Jas to congratulate her on her engagement. Julie, AJ and I then walked to the markets - where an old man on a mobility chair stopped to ask if AJ wanted to pat his dog riding on it. The dog barked at a passer by, so AJ nor I were keen to pat it. In the evening I removed the old sealant from the shower, then put in new sealant. The first attempt was a mess and didn't stick at all.

Friday 13th September, 2019

Powerlifting after work - first time Tyas joined us, which made things easier for Luci. Caught up with Diego and Adrian afterwards, and had some drinks at Mrs Browns, then food at Ribs & Rumps, then onto Gerards bar for some Old Fashioned's before we walked home.

Thursday 12th September, 2019

Squash with the guys - had a bit of a race between Kelvin Grove and Red Hill backstreets with an M140i.

Wednesday 11th September, 2019

First meeting with the support team at Magento after taking on the new role, meeting some new people on their side. Julie messaged me an had a crappy day, so after a gym session I bought her magnum knock-off ice cream at Aldi and took them home to have together.

Tuesday 10th September, 2019

Exhibition night with the SimXP guys - got my first podium in the buses around Spa with a 2nd place, then backed it up with a 4th place in the drift bus.

Monday 9th September, 2019

First team meeting with the new Support & Operations team - felt it went well, although they were all pretty quiet when it comes to questions. Home where dad called and organized to look after AJ tomorrow morning.

Sunday 8th September, 2019

Make a peanut butter and pretzel slice today for Dave and Vin who came over for afternoon tea. I started painting the garage, far more onerous than I expected.

Saturday 7th September, 2019

Picked up my new Koya wheels this morning, then went to look at bunk beds with AJ. Julie crashed out early with AJ after the girls night out, I stayed up and watched John Wick 3 - then the F1 monza quali.

Friday 6th September, 2019

Left work early - talked to Alison as we walked up the hill together, her talking about a play date that she was uneasy about on the weekend. Picked up AJ early, and drove into the city - he spent the entire time saying "City" and "Tower", before parking near GOMA. We ate Nandos quickly, then went down to see the water display for the opening night of Brisbane Festival.

Thursday 5th September, 2019

Sally's last day at work - rather sad to see her go. Had final handover, and then went down to the Defiant Duck after work for farewell drinks and talked to the team about my plans for the support and ops department. Ran home from work - first day today to run both to and from work, and felt good doing it.

Wednesday 4th September, 2019

Met my new mentee Bryant after work at the Defiant Duck - was a terrible choice for a meeting as it was too loud. He was dressed in suspenders and a flat cap - which struck me as rather old fashioned. Talked for two hours, had to jog home and quickly scoff dinner late while Julie worked.

Tuesday 3rd September, 2019

First day back at work after the Cairns trip - went in early to get things done, turned into a long day followed by a quick gym session. Home - where I sat in bed working on my Lean Startup book report. Stopped to watch the Mortal Kombat TV show, at which time AJ walked in to see me - so I turned it off and we went to bed together.

Monday 2nd September, 2019

Last day in Cairns, took AJ to the aquarium. He loved running through the tunnels - yelling and laughing. After we went to DFO for lunch, I brought wraps from leftovers for AJ and I. Then flight back to Brisbane with Alex picking us up. I got told off by a truck as I was sitting parked near his shop, unable to park due to cars so I stopped in the left lane.

Sunday 1st September, 2019

Checked out and went to the Port Douglas markets, then went for breakfast. Justine bumped into two American friends she met on her dive, who joined us for breakfast. After we drove back to Cairns, relaxed - then went out to the Cascade Falls for a walk up the long path beside the ravine. Forgot to bring AJs pram, which was a mistake - it was a long walk up/back. We took AJ to the Fit Tree Playground build into the tree with a big spiral slide. On the way we saw cars from the Targa Great Barrier Reef race.

Saturday 31st August, 2019

Post Tish and Andy's wedding morning - woke up not feeling great after drinking the night before. Went back to sleep after settling AJ and Julie. For the morning - we went to Little Larder for a coffee, then came home for AJ to nap. Afterwards we swam in the pool, then went to the surf club for dinner. I took AJ on the playground at the surf club, he fell while trying to walk across a rope bridge and I caught him dangling via one arm. He was really upset and saying "owwww" so I thought we may have done some real damage to his arm, but it was just bruised and sore. Later that night we all came over to our house to relax outside, while a 2000's music video playlist ran on the TV inside, and we ate ice cream and watched a slideshow of Justine's dive pictures.