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Matt was free of school and had enjoyed his week at Leavers in Dunsborough. Amy finished off assignments and had a few exams and Jane had the usual panic to write reports and submit them on time!
Andrew had entered a competition on TripleJ and won tickets for Matt to go to the Bloc Party concert and meet and greet the band. As he was under 18 he had to take Ray along as a responsible adult! Matt really enjoyed the whole experience - not so sure about Ray!
We welcomed Luiz Veloso into our home till mid January. Luiz is a Rotary exchange student from Apucarana in Brazil and has been in Perth since February.
Luiz went with Ray, Matt and Will to Rottnest for a couple of days - staying at the Youth Hostel and riding lots of k's on their bikes.
Matt's 17th Birthday was a low key affair. He spent some time with friends and we had a chocolate cake at home.
Later that week Luiz went down to Busselton with Bill and Pat Young from the Rotary Club of West Perth. Ray met Luiz down there a couple of days later and showed him a bit more of the South-West. They stayed in Pemberton and Walpole and then after sightseeing in Albany they came home via Wave Rock in Hyden.
Matt attended his first meeting at the East Perth Rotary Club where he was presented with his blazer and some club banners.
Amy and I went for morning tea at Burswood Park so she could meet some of the others going to Gondwana in January. Here she is with Ariane and Georgina from Perth Mod - with the identical mobile phones!
Rather unexpectedly Christmas ended up at our house and whilst it meant a huge last minute run-around we had a great day.
Boxing Day saw Matt, Luiz, Will and eugene veging out in front of the tv watching the Boxing Day Test Match.
On December 27th we decided to go to Freo for some souvenir shopping for Matt and Luiz. It was not really the weather for trying on Ugg boots and other sheepskin products but we had a fun day.
The last event for 2008 was our annual street party which was held at our next door neighbours' and doubled as Steve's 60th Birthday party.
