It looks like you Girls are having a blast!!!! Have a very Merry Christmas... eat drink drink drink and have lots of fun.....lots of love Jo

Hi! Hope you are both safe and well. Term is finally over, its the longest one of the academic year and I'm shattered! The kids started going nuts at the end of the term, for example one of my Year 7 classes; while lining up for period 5 they stuffed the new boy in a dustbin and someone started threatening the class with a BB gun. Then during the lesson another kid got his willy out and was showing it to the boys next to him! Just getting ready for the big day tomorrow. The Christmas tree at the beach in your photo looked really out of place! No chance of a White Christmas this end but it will be different this year with little Theo getting into everything in sight! Hope you have a great Christmas day, i'm sure it will be very different but exciting too. You must make the most of it and introduce the Aussie blokes to our mistletoe tradition, maybe you could customise some!! Happy Christmas, take care, lots of love XX

Hi Guys, Just thought i'd wish you both a happy christmas! Just starting to feel festive now with only 1 day to go! Hope you two are chillin in the sun and getting v.drunk. Anyway the rest of the sheppard family send festive greetings. Father has just seen the pic of him he thinks its hilare!! x

hello girls. I do hope you enjoy the festive season in the sun. Do think of your old pal who will receive nothing more than a two day break from the office and miserable weather. I have nearly turned into Scrooge already. Please post more pics asap. Dead - how is Nicky T? You have not responded to my previous email. You can't possibly be too busy - can you? So long for now. Enjoy yourselves and a very Merry Christmas from the Forest. xxxxxx P.S. Please do NOT send a Review pic any time soon - JP says if you don't send one he will have to fly me out there with my camera!!

Hi Chan

Hope you are havimg a brilliant time out in oz. I am so jealous of you out in the sun!! Have a great christmas and a fab 2006! Love Michellexx

Dan,
Thanks very much for the electronic Christmas Card & all the news that appears on the Message Board makes it just like home, warmer maybe.
Back from the Fatherland last evening, had a pleasant trip, as usual the Christmas markets were very good.
Had snow, so an early picture postcard for Christmas that was.
Will be talking with Glenda tomorrow, conference call booked by text today.
Must go and get my brussels now, not Christmas without them, must tell you the many mature jokes I know about brussels.
Enjoy the Festivities in OZ, back in touch again soon, Steffen

Thanks Dan for the postcard. It arrived this morning. Glad you are all enjoying yourselves. Why weren't you on GMTV this morning? Apparently (Denise tells me) it was coming from Sydney and was all Brits outs there enjoying themselves. One couple had a 9 day old baby that no-one at home had seen yet so was able to hold it up for the cameras for all to see. Also about 7 young girls like yourselves who were having a good time. One had run out of money within 2 weeks and when asked why she said buying clothes but her friend said it was booze! Also one chap had been out there for a while and lost 7 stones. So the presenter said that they wanted to re-assure all the parents at home that they weren't all drunks and the boy had been being fed properly!! Anyway Dan probably won't get on for a while as I'm not back at work until after the New Year and don't have a computer at home so wishing you both a lovely lovely Xmas and a really great New Year!! Love Auntie Sue XXXXXXX

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all have a really great Christmas & New Year, We'll be thinking of you,

Lots of Love Chan & Dan xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Chan, apparently Fat Boy Slim is doing a thing on Bondi Beach on NYE - check it out, should be ace!! Try to see the fireworks in the harbour too though, its amazing - oh so many choices you lucky things! Hope you both have a fab crimbo and new year aussie style, will be thinking of you wishing we were there in the sunshine! Take care. Luv Sal & Chris x x

Guys - go to Mrs Macquaries chair on the 21st between 17.00 - 20.25!!

Hi Dan am at Kens playing on his ancient computer. It has nearly taken me as long as the time difference just to get in!!!. Never mind. Am out on the razzle tonight going to a big dinner/dance bash at a posh hotel with Jacuzzi and such....Really nice so will probably have a bit of a head tomorrow on account of having had too much lemonade!! Not to mention the brandy in it of course!!. How did you manage to chip your tooth Dan?!! What a dingbat, still I hope you got it sorted.

Any way must close now got to sort out the hair with me straighteners!!

Lots of love to you both Auntie Sue & Ken. (His hair doesn't need the straighteners!!) xx

Hi Dan & Chan: At last I've managed to get through with the help of a friend, tried earlier in the week but 'IT' refused:) I''ve sent your website to Brian Furrer with the option to get in touch if he feels up to it. The trouble is his eldest daughter died in September after a long fight with cancer & as you can imagine it is not the best of times. love to you both.