Doctor Janelle

After 6 years of full time study the day (22nd November) had finally arrived for Janelle to take her "Declaration of Professional Dedication" and officially become a Doctor.  The ceremony was held back at UWA in the stunning Winthrop Hall.

 Janelle arrived with her partner Dustin who was also about to become a Doctor...

 After a few family photos we moved into Winthrop Hall and waited for the graduates to file in behind all the Deans, Professors and others who had been involved with this group of students over the 6 years...

 

There were over 200 graduates this year and Janelle was one of the 44 rural students...

We were very proud when it was her turn to be recognised ~ she was also part of the second group named who graduated with honours!...

 After a few more speeches  they all stood and read the "Declaration of Professional Dedication" and were all very happy to leave the ceremony with the title of "Doctor" before their names!...

 

Champagne and refreshments followed in the beautiful UWA gardens...



Celebrating with her mentor and our family Doctor



Janelle and fellow graduates



 Then we headed over to Cottesloe for a big Italian feast at Il Lido Restaurant with Dustin's family...

Congratulations Doctor Janelle!



November

As we tried to settle back into "home" life after our trip away there was still plenty happening during November. We started looking seriously for a wedding dress for Nicole both locally and in Perth. It was fun and a little frustrating at the same time with so many choices!...

 

 Peter joined his workmates in forming a team to do the 24 hour Relay for Life and walked many laps around the Payne Park oval to raise funds for the Cancer Council. This year our Prime Minister made a special appearance as he was in Western Australia on other business. It is the first time I have ever seen one of our Prime Ministers in real life in my lifetime so whether people love him or hate him I still found it very interesting. He walked a lap with one of the families and with just a few men in black suits hanging around security seemed to be minimal and Mr Abbott looked very relaxed!...

 He made a speech...

 And then slipped on a Relay for Life shirt and mingled with the crowd before heading off to Perth...

 

A few months ago Peter was involved in some promotional filming for Bankwest. Little did he know he would end up on TV, in the movie cinemas, the newspaper and on a huge billboard! Sarah's friend Georgia mentioned she had seen the billboard so we went for a drive to find it. It was closer to Perth than we thought but we managed to turn around on the highway and snap a few pictures... 



 

 

With building of our new shed finally going to start and 6 cars always parked in the driveway we needed to make some room in the yard so we took the caravan over to Busselton and left it at Mum and Dad J's for a few weeks.  As always they had a job for Peter to do (sprinkler maintenance this time)...

 It was lovely mild weather in November and we enjoyed some lovely mid week walks on the beach with the doggies ~ love their little footprints in between ours...

 

Construction of the shed finally started...

And it went together very quickly...

Slight problem with Peter being able to close the door now...

 

I took Janelle out to hospital to have her second eye operation to remove another pterygium. It all went well and she did look ever so glamorous in her hospital gown...

 Our cactus plant put on a beautiful display of flowers this year. Normally it only has 1 or 2 flowers but this year they came in clusters...

I am always amazed at the centre of this huge flower and white "star" it forms...

Mildred has now moved into the new shed where she is going to undergo a massive renovation and be restored back to a beautiful little vintage caravan. It is certainly a bonus with her being so light and we can just push her in and out...