Day 5 of spring holidays

Today, Friday, is day 5 of spring holidays.  We've had some nice times in the first 4 days.  We are going to take today off as a rest and work day.  Jay announced late yesterday that he is going to be able to take Monday and Tuesday off work.  So I have to plan a mini trip and set it all up.  And I have to prep for it.  Things like laundry and packing. 
Here's what we've done so far this week.
Monday- Joe, Tom and I were out and about when Jay called.  Dave needed a place to crash for the night.  So we came home and cleaned up so that Dave would have a place to sleep. 
Tuesday- Aleeya invited us to meet her at the library, followed by lunch at the food court in the mall.  Sure!  This was actually our first trip to the library and it went well.  The boys all have their own library cards and I have one too.  We can get up to 10 books per card per visit.  And we can have up to 30 books out per card at a time.  That would be 120 books!  The librarian suggested not to get our full limit.  Um, yeah, no worries about that.  Lunch did not go as well because the kids were just a little too wound up for a trip to the mall.  Oh well, we survived. 
Wednesday- We went to a local park called Dutchies for a picnic with Selena and her girls.  About 10 minutes after we got there, a shower came through and it was overcast and cold.  We got a tiny bit wet, but decided just to tough it out.  The shower moved off and while it was overcast and cool the rest of the time, it was fun and relaxing.  The kids all had a great time.   We stayed there for about 3 1/2 hours.  After the park, we went to the post office to pick up my package and drop off some letters to be mailed.  Then we drove over to Aleeya's house for afternoon tea.  We had coffee and snacks while our 6 kids played.  Good times!
Thursday- We went to a great local beach.  We have about 20 local, named beaches and Fingal Bay Beach is a good one.  It is not a huge as Birubi and is much more protected from the ocean waves and wind.  We had a fantastic time!  The sun was bright, the waves were great, the breeze was cool and the water was freezing!  I only got my feet wet, but Joe and Tom went full in.  I used plenty of sunscreen on my face and arms, but still got burnt!  My nose got it and my legs!  I had capri pants on and anything below the pants got burned.  I need to learn to put sunscreen all over and I need some hats!  Hats are much more "in" here than they are in the States.  They are needed here, so part of our errands today will be hat shopping. 
Friday- we are catching our breath today as we are going away tomorrow.  Errands, laundry and packing.  Tomorrow we will be driving about 5 1/2 hours up to Coffs Harbour.  What's in Coffs Harbour, you ask?  Well, I have no clue, but it is close to Dorrigo National Park.  Dorrigo National Park is a huge rainforest park with elevated boardwalks through the upper levels of the rainforest.  It should be a great time with lots of hiking.  Look at this website for more info.  Coffs Harbour also has lots of beaches and we'll be staying in a little holiday cabin for three nights.  We'll be coming home on Tuesday.  So excited!