Davy Mitchell isn't a Thinker, Davy Mitchell is a Driver

After months of planning and weeks of execution, after countless spanners were thrown into the works, the Mitchells have finally purchased a Mustang (when in Rome.......) and here's a picture

Isn't she lovely? Davy and I love her almost like a third child, which incidentally there will never be as it won't fit in the back of our beloved car. It's the best fun driving car we've had since the Volkswagon Bug with the added benefit that it goes like the stink. Sabine and George fit snuggly in the back but have been given strict instructions to stop growing. Now the only decision we have is whether to put black stripes over the roof and bonnet as is American custom. What do you think?

Trebuchet Smebuchet

What a wonderful response we've had from our beautiful friends and family re the launch of our high tech bloggy thingo. I am especially pleased at the responses that have come our way in the form of poetry, filling the world with such high quality art. Hooray to Dene who managed to rhyme Trebuchet in the comments section thereby giving us a flimsy segway type reason for putting a link on our blog to Mick's fabulous You Tube video. For those of you who don't know David had a fantastic send-off from Australia in the form of a Trebuchet building day. If you would like to know what a trebuchet is (as i did) check out the video. If you would like to know why one would build a trebuchet, I can't help you. I just really don't know. Until five minutes ago I didn't even know how to spell Trebuchet. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_usgPnuan8

Tooth Fairy Please Stay Away

In other news Sabine finally lost her first tooth. It was hanging in there for many weeks but finally came out at dinner. Riveting. Anyhoo, at bedtime there were tears from both Sabine and George. George was afraid of the tooth fairy. "How big is she? How will she get in? What if I see her?" Sabine didn't want to give up 'a piece of myself'. In the end a compromise was achieved whereby I would pay Sabine two dollars, she would keep the tooth forever and give George one of the dollars and everyone would just go to sleep.

Poppy Mark has suggested that the tooth could be made into a necklace as is traditionally done with shark teeth. The gag photo is for the amusement of Poppy Mark . Apologies to everyone else.

The Aliens Have Landed

Obviously a lot has happened to the Mitchells over the past eight weeks and, as is pretty usual, I've really been a bit slack in keeping in touch. Well, all that's about to change with this high tech bloggy thingo! To celebrate the first episode I've gone to the enormous trouble of summarising the past eight weeks and magically weaving it into a poem! It's got pictures and all!


We left Maitland in the rain
We jumped aboard the jet plane
Bianca and Sabine didn't sleep much in the air
Davy and George can sleep anywhere!


We landed in the USA
We stayed in the badlands for four weeks and one day
People at midnight screamed, swore and cried
and shot guns in the air on the Fourth o' July


We went to San Diego for a few days
We watched a Killer Whale put on a display
We fed the dolphins frozen fish
We bought it for $US5.00 a dish!

Meanwhile......

Davy was an alien with no social
Bianca was nothing, about which she was vocal
Then Davy got his blessed number
and at night we could peacefully slumber (except for the guns and the shouting and the swearing)


Bianca sped during the driving test
Davy passed and with his license was the best
Bianca passed on the second go
but was told to watch the lead toe (which will be hard in the mustang)


Now we're here in Bear Valley Springs
You drive through a security gate to get in
It's very pretty with deer and squirrels
Which are like rats but cuter.


The big truck came and bought all our things
The men unloaded the boxes what they bringed
It's very nice to have our clothes and stuff
But nothing fits because of Reece's Peanut Butter Cups


But our favourite so far
was when we jumped in the car
and drove to LAX
to pick up Millie who flew with Jet Pets!

last but not least.......

We went to see about a 'stang in Corona
Your man said he couldn't sign her over 'cause he didn't own her
It's too long a story for this rhyme
But we'll have a mustang before next time!