Welcome 2012
Thursday January 12 and I am finally here writing again. This is our first full week back at work for 2012 and I am excited by the plan we have in place. We had an all-team meeting yesterday to layout where we are heading and it all looks good.
Kim and I can't believe we have been at it 7 years. So much has been achieved and yet there is so much more we want to do. We can't wait!
We finished 2011 as we do each year back in Sydney. While the weather wasn't fabulous early on it was great to get back and see family and friends. The cricket was a highlight as usual and Fynn and I got the chance to go and see day one of the New Years Day test, Australia vs. India.
Harper got fully into Christmas party mode with his outfit below, a full day ahead of Christmas:
And the sunsets were always a sight to behold:
Very sadly while we were in Sydney, we got word that our 13 year old dog Mohican had taken a turn for the worse. Kim jumped on a plane and rushed home to spend a few final hours with him before he headed over the rainbow to that dog park in the sky. We miss him terribly. Our Aussie neighbor who is also a vet - Maree and her husband Rob were incredible, having Mohi stay at their house rather than in a hospital.
Clive, a local down at Bondi was giving away puppies back in 1998 on the beach with the proviso that owners had to work from home so the pups wouldn't be stuck at home alone. Mohi was the last of 12 and one of only two who had a permanent ridge of hair on his back (like a mohawk - thus the "last of the Mohicans"). He was there before we got married, when both our sons were born at home and moved to the US with us in 2004. He was a real mascot for the company and is now our Guardian Angel. He will be missed.
Traveling gTeas: Philly Dec 2011
We had a whopping 31 Mums / Dads/ Bubs at our first Philly gTea on Friday. The poor cafe was somewhat overwhelmed but the staff were great - and we tipped well. The bloke behind me in the first pic below didn't know what hit him!
Met Hugh Jackman tonight
Top bloke.
Every Mother Counts
Our New York Week continues. After the fun we had yesterday with our fabulous gMums, today we met up with the incredible Christy Turlington and Erin Thornton of Every Mother Counts. Their mission is to improve maternal health globally and we think that rocks. We are trying to figure out ways to work together next year.
If you'd like to support maternal health, head over to this page: http://bit.ly/pIsGHI to vote for Robin Lim as one of CNN's 2011 Heroes. Robin and her team have helped thousands of low-income women have a healthy birthing experiences in Indonesia. Today is the last day to vote!
Traveling gTeas: NYC Dec 2011
We held our first "Traveling gTea" today. We have done a gMum dinner from time to time over the years when we are on the road but the logistics got a bit hairy with all the baby's nap schedules etc.
So this time, while in NY City for the week, we thought we would just invite gDiapers Facebook friends, plant ourselves in our hotel cafe for 2 hours and meet who ever rocked up.
It was all about quality not quantity - we met two lovely Mums, Amy and Djassi and their beautiful bubs Alpheus and Mirahl. We had a terrific chat about everything and anything and I discvoered that we really can only meet two at a time! This Friday we will do it all again in Philly. Come join
Mirahl & Alpheus getting to know each other.
I promise Kim wasn't attempting to breast feed!
Mirahl enjoying the view from the window.
I'm not sure Alpheus was really paying attention here!
Kim, Djassi, Amy & I with Mirahl & Alpheus.
We promise that next time we will do this in Park Slopes and save you the commute!
The end of gHQ 1.0 back on Bondi Beach?
This doesn't look good....
