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I'm not one for teams. Have never played a team sport, and not good at all with a crowd, especially when I don't know anyone. Hello anxiety. However this past weekend was a great example of how teamwork gets things done. It was the Cancer Council Casey Relay for Life 2019...and our group, Mobile Book Worms took to the track. This group is part from work, partners and children, ex-workers and even friends of friends.  It takes some captaining to get this group together and our Fay is amazing. She does it year after year and always with a smile, even if a tired one. This year was hard. It was hot, very hot. There were fires locally (staff members had been evacuated ) and the skies were smoke choked and the sun at one point was blood red. But we walked, and we walked and we walked. I walked for so many people. So many loved ones and family have died from cancer, but my main two were mum and dad. Both lost to this horrid disease. And we walk to...

That's right, celebrating twenty years of Harry Potter. Yes twenty years ago we first met a young boy called Harry living in the cupboard under the stairs. How time flies! To celebrate, many libraries (and I'm sure book stores) held festivities. We had a Harry Potter night on Monday, complete with magician (who was amazing!) to keep the magic flowing. It was a great night...a great family night.  We had folks making bookmarks...looking at amazing potions... Using props for photo opportunities. Many photo opportunities....  There were snitches in cages and wands... I loved the creativity from my team mates... the library looked great! Full of colour and mystery... And everyone dressed up, for that day we lived Harry Potter. (some went above and beyond..they lived their characters). To me, that was the most important part of it all. Don't get me wrong, loved the feedback. So many parents came up to tell us what a g...