who would believe

After all the wild weather we've had this week, wind, rain, floods etc, that today would be a beautiful Queensland day, no sign of rain, flooding all but subsided (a few areas still damp). it's gorgeous!! We took the boys for a picnic at Wappa Dam, what a site to behold. The noise of water running over the dam was deafening but oh so worth it. We didn't end up going to the falls as the path there was too muddy and far to treacherous for a little old lady who tends to fall over just by saying the word fall LOL...no, I mean ME lol, i tripped up 3 times at the dam, Heaven only knows what damage i could have done to myself at the falls!! (oh LOL i just realized..falls...LOL see, i would have fallen for sure). Nothing to exciting happened on our excursion, the boys were well behaved and even asked me to take their photo near some very impressive golden bamboo. Naturally, being the loving mother I am (choke) I obliged, Even Gary obliged by not looking gormless in some photo's and to top it all off Cameron offered to take a photo of Gary, Aaryn and Me, i had to check it before he took off though as the terror usually pretends to take a photo and you stand there looking like a plonker as he takes a photo of a tree or something like that, but today he took a not to bad photo!...

Wappa dam, How impressive!!!

Under the bamboo

flood pics

Blogger wouldn't let me upload all the pics so i had to collage them, but you get the idea!! the 2nd last row is not a lake BUT the football grounds at Palmwoods. Just about every road that leads into Maroochydore was closed at one stage today, Hayley and I braved the rain for the sake of scrapbooking to get some pics, The river apparently completely broke the banks at high tide approx 6pm tonight but it was too dark to go get pics plus the fact that on the news they told people to stay inside unless really necessary, i dont think the police would class my scrapbooking as necessary (well I know one who would, but i dont think she's on duty tonight LOL)..things are quite soggy here, but dams are filling..IF it stops as promised tomorrow, I've promised to take the boys to Wappa dam on Sunday as it's filled to capacity and roaring (should get some good pics!!) also have promised them a hike to Buderim Falls, we've only ever seen them running once (lived her near 20 years!) and as they are just up the road from us (and round the corner!) it's not to far to go and once again..great photo's to be had!!!

I hear thunder!!

• It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring!! oh yes, i think the drought has broken!! well it feels like it. Steady, hard rain since Tuesday night, and earlier on Thunder and lightening..the park across the road is totally underwater, you can just see the skatebowl. It looks like a nice little lake..talking of lakes, the lake around the corner has flooded too!! and not to mention the back yard, it's well above our ankles and the dogs will be needing little rafts soon LOL..Apparently Baroon Pocket dam (our main water supply) is full and has enough water in it to last SC 2 years (so they said on the news tonight). Hopefully Wivenhoe is getting filled up too!! Mr You Know Who, might keep his mitts off Traveston if this rain keeps up!!!...ok enough about wet, rain,(give us a few more day's we'll be praying for sunshine again LOL)..
• I SCRAPPED...indeed I did, i started off by just organising all my scrapping gear the last couple of days in preparation for the new dining suite, I have no desk so had to scrap at the dining table BUT it felt good!! Probably because i knew exactly where everything was! I didn't mean to scrap, I was just going to put packs together ready for the crop at TSH on Saturday, needless to say, no packs were put together but i did throw this layout. It's the Adorable Aussle pack and have to say, LOVED THE PAPERS!!! I also used one of Nicole's sketches.
• It's a bit of a tribute to my Dad, it wasn't going to be, but then the journalling kind of took over. It was hard to write down, but very therapeutic! it says:
• Since Dad died, I often wonder where he is now and is there really such a place as Heaven. Sitting on the beach late one afternoon, I was thinking about dad, when the sun came out from behind a dark storm cloud. In that moment I knew Dad was telling me he is ok. I didn’t have my camera so I used my phone to capture a photo, so I could never forget the day I had a glimpse of HEAVEN....
• It was a clever woman who invented the phone with built in camera dont you think LOL

another calendar page!

making 12 pages exactly the same, sounds easy but GAWD it's dead boring after about 4 LOL..i've finally finished all the pages for the calendar swap now, January and July...+ the actual page with the calendar on it!! so 48 pages soon winging their way to SA to Nicole!!! Here's my effort for July page..

Back later to blog properly

what do you think

OF the clip LOL my boys found it on youtube and have giggled all evening...They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard,!!!!...ever so clever!!!

Pay it forward Ladies

3 lovely ladies to receive a RAK...TD, Leanne and miss Chrissy!!! I have TD and Chrissy's addresses. Leanne could you be a love and email me your snail mail i cant seem to find it and I know I had it LOL.. NOW LADIES, dont forget, you now need to pay it forward on your blog, just copy and paste the bit from previous post..ta muchly...

BIG THANKS & pay it forward.......

To my friend across the ditch Michelle aka mrs frizz for these absolutely beautiful creations that she did for me in a recent photo swap!! Mind you, we had a few small heart-attacks in thinking that the postie may have decided to keep them for himself, but after a little detour, the parcel arrived this morning!! Absolutely amazed at all the little beads, patiently stuck down and perfectly placed by Michelle. I surely would have thrown the beads with temper! what patience she has!!

• Thanks heaps Michelle, i really love them to bits!!!

and while i'm handing out thanks, i would like to thank

Heike for being so generous with her EDM win!!! I was lucky enough to win the Autumn leaves stamps...

and also Lis for a RAK on her blog for the Pay it Forward thingy on her blog!!!

So now it's my turn to pay it forward.The first 3 people to comment on this post will recieve a handmade gift from me! But you have to keep it going forward, so you will need to post it on your blog too! (that is if you want a gift from me lol you might not!!!)

RGB....that's me! lol

Nicole thinks I'm a Rocking Girl Blogger, Bless her little heart..so now i have to choose 5 of you my friends to be one too HMMMMM....but first the rules...

• Apparently the rules are: place the badge on your blog -give credit to Roberta (She started the rockin’ blogger awards) -check out the latest list she has on her site -pick 5 rockin’ girls of your choice and tag em’
• ok....so now i choose

• Debbie
• Tina
• Sharryn
• Bev
• Susan C

There now go forth and nominate!!!!! LOL..... (will be back later with an update etc)

just a sneak peak

I have been working on these calendar pages all afternoon! I had to make 12 identical pages for a swap I am in for one of my yahoo groups :). I have no idea why I decided stamping and cutting all those flowers would be a good idea, but I'm glad I did it now (with callouses on fingers too lol). I have also put a little glass bead in the middle of each flower and also the A.s I wanted to use pearl beads but i didn't have any

I used the Robo to make the January title and will use the word on the actual calendar side (so double use!!). All in all I stamped and cut 72 large flowers and 96 small ones. I love this stamp set from Stampin-up it was a special earlier this year. Delight in life..

I used pink bazzil and java bazzil but somehow my scanner decided it would look better bright pink (i assure you it is a very nice pink!). I do hope it will be ok..It's my first big swap with this group and for some unknown reason, i put my name down for 2 pages so now I have to do July's page (but I do have an idea so will get to them tomorrow!!)

better day today

Having a better day today after my little vent yesterday, although Cam is still out of sorts apparently he doesn't like cleaning and it's all my fault that his room is too clean! oh well, you get that! We've had a huge clean up today! I've had my carpets cleaned, lounge suite, even my computer chair. It's so much easier when you have your own carpet cleaning machine. Floors are all mopped, house smells ever so clean!! I've even dyed my hair as a bit of a reward. I usually spend a fortune and never really happy with the colour i get, so this time i just bought a do it yourself job and have to admit I love the colour!! (and there is no grey!) Had a huge shock about 10 minutes ago, well not so much as a shock but a sort of OMG my babies are growing up far to fast and I should really pay attention to the songs they listen too! Music Max is on, I told Cam that Black Eyed Peas were on and his fave song was playing, Him and Aaryn sat and sang along to it..My Humps, My Humps..they knew every single word. I was impressed until i started to really listen. I mean, I hear this song nearly every day, I even sing My Humps along with it and then lalalala the words I don't know BUT NOT ANYMORE!!!!..OMG (i have to admit that Gary is in fits of laughter, because he knew the words of the song and what it was about) Watching the clip, all the bits fell into place..OMG they are NOT singing about speed humps or camel humps,..but lady lumps!! (i must admit, i do find it a little amusing that I've been singing a song about my lovely lady lumps and not knowing it)..so..in future, I'm going to Google any song, get the right lyrics and start to veto what they listen too, although I'm beginning to think it's a little late for that LOL..that's what happens when you have Older children and then younger children..YES i blame the 3 older ones ROFL...

just FED up today!

Today has been just 'one of those days'. You know the ones, that seem to go on and on and nothing is achieved?? SO if you dont want to hear me vent, just dont read on any further!!!

Cam spent the night at Hayley's, he sat up for most of the night playing the XBox, then was up well before 6.30am to play it again. They rocked home about 9 and he's been in fine bloody form all day. I hate it when he has what I call 'true Asperger days'. These are the days, I so wish he was back on his medication. He doesn't listen, is extremely rude and cheeky, eats everything in sight (which is a good thing not a bad thing so something good comes of these days) and is just so damn tiring, that I dont know which way is up. He's finally managed to calm down a bit and I have relented and let him watch cartoons until bedtime WHICH if i have my way will be 7pm!! lol.. He gets a sort of glazed look on days like today, i feel sorry for him but yet I also feel sorry for anyone who gets in his way. I told him earlier, it is like having a perpetual 2 yr old in the house, he doesn't seem to accept reason and does the silliest of things, like tipping all of the dogs water over the top of the dogs and then playing in the mud it makes (just like a 2yr old!!). Very Tiring day indeed!!! I'm tired of cleaning up after him today!

I also had a menopausel moment, which really hasn't helped my mood much at all, in fact, since having it, i've been downright depressed. I felt i needed to talk to my dad today after all, it's saturday, i used to ring him on Saturdays, only thing was. I sort of forgot that my Dad had died, I rang the nursing home and felt a right absolute idiot, when the nurse informed me that he was no longer with us, she must be used to it though, because i just stammered and she said, it happens a lot. I cried for ages after that. I feel I'm not allowed to be depressed or upset about my dad's passing because when i do, if I'm asked what's wrong, i get eye rolling and oh is that all, when i say what's up with me. It seem's it is not acceptable for ME to grieve but it's ok for others. This comes from friends as well as family. Sometimes i just want to yell at them and tell them that believe it or not, I am human too. (surprise!!!!)

On days like today, I feel totally alone, no friends, nothing (*SIGH* insert Mr Lonely song here!!! Lonely, I'm so lonely, I have no-body...to call....myyyyy owwwwnnnnn).

Husband has gone to play poker AGAIN..seem's he has found his calling LOL...so I'm home alone with 2 naughty boys who if i have to speak to them to stop hitting each other with my new cushions just one more time, will be going to bed with very red bottoms!!! NOW where did I hide that vodka bottle??? LOL....think I might try to get a few calendars finished for the calendar swap I'm in. REMIND ME?? why do I do these things?? not drink LOL but do swaps?? I might learn to say no one day!!!

Curls, curls and more curls!

This cheeky monkey came for dinner tonight and a bath too! just love how her curls go into ringlets after a wash and condition!! shame they dont stay that tidy though!! I asked her to smile nicely for Nanna, so she did! she mucked up a bit too! I was lucky enough to get some new scrapping material LOL.check out those curls, hard to believe I used to have hair just like that and so did her mother (hayley)......

she watched the wiggles with me this arvie, red wiggle was making a spell, "what is that magic word?" he said..."why yes, it's abracadabra, thank you for telling me"...

THEN cheeky little miss says..."stupid murray, i never even said a word, did i nanna"

I guess she's growing up LOL...

oh and for the record...I am a good girl!!! I took miss to the toilet (she's in the process of being trained and doing very well) and naturally, nanna had to 'go wee's too!" It's been quite a while since I got a resounding round of applause and jumps and claps and naturally Poppy was told that nanna was a good girl!!! I'm feeling quite proud of myself ROFL.........

Monday!! ahh

I love Mondays, my day off!! i do nothing on Mondays, I get the boys off to school and usually sneak back to bed for an hour, then when I hear Gary come home from work, I jump up, pretend I'm making beds (doesn't everyone??) and then when he goes back to work at 10 I sometimes sneak back to bed OR just veg around the house. BUT not this morning, OMG look at me, I'm dressed and have been out and about (begrudgingly mind you!). I had to drop my car over to the panel beaters by 9am then came home so Gary could eat his breakfast, then back into town to pick up the hire car. What a kaffuffle that turned into, Gary forgot to transfer the $$ onto his other card , so, over to the bank to do so *sigh MEN*, back to the car hire, they upgraded the car for free, (so they said lol) all the did was give me an automatic with 4 doors instead of a 3 door manual,!! but, it's silver who's complaining LOL. Checked the car over, have you driven one of these before?? oh yes I have, I've had a few when i've been in Tassie..so in I get and turn on the car, PMSL it was already turned on, (I promise I have driven one before, only it is so quiet i didn't hear the engine)..OK forgot they are touchy on the accelerator too LOL..nearly run over Gary, (without even trying ROFL) I have also finished one of my challenge layouts and 2 calendar pages. I forgot to scan TD's (sorry) but did scan Danielles. I have decided I like Danielle's page so much I'm going to do 12 the same, for another calendar swap i'm in with a different group! the baby is ME!! i was about 10 months old, it's one of the only pics I have of me with my Nanna!

OOPS

forgot to say YES PLEASE Kathryn..the link would be Fab... thanks also to everyone for leaving comments...it's nice to know whose been in to visit!!!

Not a lot

Happening to report, it's a tad boring here LOL..Went scrapping at LSS last night, bit quiet, i only did 2 layouts and 2 calendar pages, so much for trying to get a heap done!!

It's far to distracting at the shop, i scrap better at Tina's! and dont spend as much money there!!

I bought 4 more albums, BARGAIN $20 each, and perfect!! so have ordered some more!!

As we were leaving I noticed a Kaiser wooden dragon kit, Aaryn is studying dragons at school so thought perhaps i might buy it, but it was a tad expensive. SO, Barb struck a deal with me, she said I could have the castle kit (which was marked at $46) for half price if i bought the dragon. I ended up getting both kits for half price LOL and then i used my discount which bought the whole set down to $20.

Needless to say the boys were well impressed with their score this morning and we spent the afternoon, building and painting.

Then tonight, they've played with it all. i was impressed at how big it was!! It was funny listening to the boys talking while they painted. Aaryn asked me what colour were dragons, i said, Green i think, Cameron said they were black.

Aaryn looked at him and said " Mum should know, she used to have a dragon when she was a kid and she lived in Wales, all kids in Wales had dragons instead of dogs in the olden days, didn't you mum!".. Now this little bit of information came from my cousin 2 years ago when he was here on holiday and Aaryn has never forgotten. I could hardly keep a straight face! He is a bit gullible. I must think of a name for 'my pet dragon'

I took photo's of the building and painting, will share them tomorrow.

Hayley came over just before dinner and asked me if i would like to go out with her tonight, I looked at her with horror when she went on to say...Come play poker at the RSL...I told her i was too tired and would rather stay home and stick needles in my eyes that suffer at Poker! (i'm not good at it, when i bluff, people know i'm bluffing because i get the giggles and start to jiggle in my seat!)..Gary has gone with her, BUT he was very upset with me because i said i prefered needles in eyes! He demanded an explanation, so the easiest way was this.."Well, lets put it this way, How would you feel if i asked you to come scrapbooking with me??" Point taken!! as he left the house, he handed me a knitting needle ROFLMAO!!! stupid man...

I went back to Good Guys today..still no singing!! bought a new fax machine it's very high tech lol, it even prints photo's, what a clever phone!! naturally, it's in the office so i'm not allowed to play with it, but i will HEHEHE, the software that came with it looks pretty good i think i might have to 'do up some invoices' as an excuse to get on the office computer LOL.. We also got a set top box. WHAT FUN that was to set up (NOT)...but rest assured, i worked it all out and it works perfectly now!!

I love to shop LOL..i think i was born to do it..i even like grocery shopping..sad, but true!!

I took Gary out to look at the new dining suite, He was impressed that I found such a bargain.

Yesterday I also bought a new coffee table, when i got it home, OH DEAR, they had given me the wrong one, right style, only it was the bigger one (and much dearer lol), so, i got the table i wanted in the first place at the price i was willing to pay for it LOL...WELL it wasn't my fault, the men in the delivery dock were how should i put it.... a few cents short of a dollar?? lol, all they did was look at the name of the table, not the size..i guess, had it been the other way around i'd be complaining BUT i'm not LOL...so now i'm going back to get the matching entertainment unit!!! Then all my furniture shopping is finished *sigh*.... We'll have bought all our new furniture ready for the move to the new house later this year..then i'll have to start all over again LOL..

I'm having a garage sale soon, I have heaps of stuff to get rid off...2 x study bunks the boys needed them, so we bought them, then they didn't want them anymore so back to normal beds... i miss those bunks, such a great space saver and their roooms always looked clean.

I'm also selling ALL my christmas lights and toys etc. NO more house decorating for us..so if anyone want's any outside christmas decs you know where to go LOL..

ok..your eyes are probably bleeding now so I'll finish here and go and put all my layouts into their new albums..but first...i'll take a pic of the huge pile, stacked up on my NEW coffee table LOL..

here i am again!

• so far so good LOL this daily blogging is easy peasy!! but what to talk about lol..
• Yesterday, was a great day, I had some much needed retail therapy, boy it felt good! I went to The Scrap Heap, spent a small fortune there (probably could feed a small 3rd world country with the proceeds from my PP alone)
• Went to Amart, found the perfect dining set, i've been wanting a new one for ages, SO bought it LOL large square dining table, 8 chairs, carved!! oh joy, we'll all be able to sit at the table together instead of doing it in shifts. Dont think Gary liked that idea though LOL he likes to sit on the lounge, balancing his tray and drink LOL..only downside is..i have to re-arrange the room to fit it in when it arrives in 2 weeks BUT i am no to upset about losing my scrapping area, the table is so big, i can scrap on one side and there is still room to eat!!!
• Walked into the Good Guys, was a bit upset there, no singing, no dancing like on the advert, i even complained to the salesman about it, he has promised to do something special for me on my next visit, i'm a little scared! lol..bought a dryer!! even paid for it there and then, it gets delivered this arvie and wouldn't you know, no rain forcast now for about a year!! I like the good guys, they give you good discounts for cash and then that pays for delivery. The salesman as i was about to leave, yelled out, We love you..(insert die of embarrassment here).. You are our best customer, see you next time..I guess, i spend far too much money in there!!!
• Last night, i remembered i needed to get something from camera house, Gary drove me over there, i stood outside the door, the man looked at me and smiled..I couldn't walk in there, OH MY LORDY it was the same man the one who thinks i'm strange and weird.. I had to pretend I'd been in the shop and they didn't have what i wanted. I cant go in there when 'that' man is there and why???
• A while ago (quite a while ago, but the memory lingers like a very bad smell) i wanted to buy a digi-dock, for travelling, so i could remove my photos safely from memory card without using a computer, oh yes, sounds easy enough, just walk into shop and ask for it. which is what i did!!
• I confidently walked up to the man mentioned above...smiled very nicely (i find this gets you discounts sometimes) looked him in the eye..and asked in my very important I have some money to spend voice..Good afternoon, do you have a dodgy-dick??...his reply, complete with smirk, "it wasn't last time i checked". I looked at him mortified, saw my daughter in fits of laughter, he cracked, ..i turned tail and fled and have never been back into the store and will NEVER go back into the store until the day that man retires...I have heard, he's the manager, he will never retire, I can never buy a new camera!!
• ..........................................................................................................................................................
• Onto this morning, life is never dull here!
• The boys have just handed me invoices from school, more extra activities (groan) oh this one they can do, Sex Ed.. Aaryn is mortified, he just knows he's too young to have sex. Have reassured him he doesn't have to have sex, just learn about it etc, (ykwim)
• Cameron on the otherhand, says he doesn't need it as he knows everything about sex and it's just a waste of money he's 11, he'll tell Aaryn all about it, ok then, off you go...I just heard him telling Aaryn, He's doing the class!!!! he really knows nothing (sigh of relief)
• OH and for the record..."it's not called sex-ed mum it's HRE" I stand corrected!!!
• I think that will do for today, i have to go to work and now i'm running late..this daily blogging could get me into trouble with the boss!! oh..i am the boss, must speak severely to myself and put me on a warning!! I'm far too good to sack though, so a warning will have to do ROFL...

A new day dawns!

Well here we are day 2 of August, no more dreary's, in fact i feel GREAT today. (had a giggle at Susan's comment, my dad's fave food was BEER, i hate beer LOL). I have a few things to share today

1. I signed up for daily bloggers over at kathryn's blog. I've been meaning to do it every month but never do (because i lurk there and just love reading her adventures) so this month i jumped in head first!!
2. ok this one is FANTASTIC... My very talented daughter is now one of Di Hickman's sketch girls!!!! SO very proud of her I am. You can find her on her own blog and also on Di's blog. GOOD ONYA TINA!!! (gets her talent from her mother I'm sure LOL)
3. My baby was a bit worried about his mummy last night so he wrote this poem for me! (it made me thankful for what I have and how he obviously see's me LOL

A Poem about Tess

When you smill (smile) your room lites up

without a piese of darkness.

when you brush them

your brush them with delite

when you are scared at night, you smile

so you will lighten up your room

Then you go back to sleep and fill your mind

with delitefull dreams.

I love you Mum

Aaryn

Your little baby Aaryn.

NOW isn't that just adorable LOL obviously, he loves my teeth! And i always knew i lit up a room when i walked into it *wink * lol.. Here's the pic of his poem.. just have to scrap it!!

A new month!

August the 1st~ a special day in our house, it is my Dad's birthday! well, it used to be a special day Today it's a very down and depressing day. Do you have birthday's in heaven? I like to think you do, complete with whatever sort of cake is your favorite, (perhaps angel cake?). Today is the first birthday i've not been able to ring my Dad to wish him health and happiness. I found his birthday present yesterday, all wrapped, card signed, even in it's parcel, just waiting to be posted. This year I thought I would be super organised and have his present all ready to be posted so it would get to him in plenty of time. Needless to say, I will never be organised again! I shed a couple of tears when i found his parcel, for goodness sake, it's only a pair of Y-front old man undies (too much info?? going to have nightmares now??), 2 pairs of pj's and a nice pair of warm socks, BUT that's what he needed, I think I will take them to the nursing home down the road, still wrapped and ask if there is a little old man (dad was really little about the size of an 11yr old boy at the end) who could use a little present. I could take them back to the shop but I just cant bring myself to do that. The same as I cant just simply cant bring myself to remove dad's mobile number from my phone, in doing that, i'm accepting the fact that Dad is gone and to be honest, I'm not ready to do that yet. I'm trying to cheer myself up a bit with a little memory thing happening in my head. Dad's twin brother, died a couple of months before their 4th birthday, This birthday is the first one they are sharing together for 75yrs! I like to think of the 2 of them up there, with their parents, finally all together having a huge party!!! My Dad had a theory, that if you lived to see another birthday, you should live another year, so not to waste it! I guess that's why he died, when he did 5 weeks before his birthday, so the year wasn't wasted. he probably thought OMG if i have another birthday, I'll be bloody stuck here for another year!!! That's the logic of the Irish LOL..I like his logic!! SO..Happy Birthday Dad and also to Patrick his twin!!! 79 years!!!! I love you and miss you so very much!!

just a quickie

to say...I'm doing a little happy dance..just had another weigh in....I've lost 15 yes 15 kilos *big scream*... I've made it to goal!! NOW, i've set myself yet another goal....another 5 kilos for the month of August, will i be able to do it????????, that is the question. (Ideally, i'd like to lose about hmm another 20kg but i'd probably look disgustingly thin and anorexic, realistically i'll go for another 5 see how I go!!!)... Must get around to taking a pic of the new a whole size smaller me LOL

WELCOME to the World,

Finn Joshua...Finally a new baby to smell, cuddle and love!!! My friend Sam, finally gave birth to this darling baby on Wednesday 25th July a week late!!! 8lb 3oz and 55 cm long..isn't it funny how we weigh babies in pounds (sausages are kilo's lol) and measure them in cm's!!

I can't wait to see him and cuddle him and smell him and just do the sort of things that nanna's and deprived people do to babies LOL...like smother him in kisses!!!

MIKA UPDATE..

I have been pmsl @ the comments left about my previous post..all i can say is..i still love the song AND i have learnt how to hit the high notes, much to Emily's delight, She collapses in laughter everytime the chorus comes around and say's...GO NANNA!!!! naturally, i have to do the dancing with it!!! AND i've had a fab idea for a layout it's in progress LOL shall share when it's finished!!!

gone a bit

Mika mad!! i've got his ringtone, downloaded the song onto the mp3 player and bop along to it at every moment!!! The high notes have hayley in fits watching me 'try' to get up as high, i'm sure i will be able to do it, once this wretched cold is gone!! BUT rest assured, i shall get there!! even if it means, burst eardrums for the rest of the family!!! I can be brown, i can be blue, i can be violet SkyYYYYYYYYYY ...now your gonna have this stuck in your head all night aren't you...MWAHHHHAAAA......

Happy Birthday Princess!!!

TODAY is the day Miss Emily turned 3 years old...oh yes..she has a 3 year old ATTITUDE too! This morning, she put that look on that only a nanna could love, hands on hips and said..NANNA where are my PINK things?? I told her she had her presents on Saturday, "WELL i need more" needless to say she didn't get MORE!!! After work, we went over to Tina's and had cake with PINK candles. She sang a beautiful Happy birthday to herself, Gave Julie, the evil eye everytime Julie said it was Bindy's birthday too! but she did let Julie have cake! When we got home, she said to Poppy ..."Poppy, silly Julie" and that's all she would say on the matter!!!! She tried to charm me with her 'cuteness' it didn't work! SO she sat on my head and told me I had WONDERFUL eyes! (um, Emily,sat on my head, NOT Julie LOL). Flattery got her no-where, she still didn't get anymore Pink Presents. She didn't want Thothageth (sausages) for tea, she wanted Chicken please (she got thothageth) (the yummy ones we had at Tina's!) She ate all her tea, she didn't want to go to bed, preferring to pretend she couldn't hear her mother telling her it was time to go out to their room, She sat stroking Poppy's hand, thinking THAT would work..IT nearly did, but Nanna looked at Poppy with 'that' look that says without saying it.."let the kid go to bed NOW".. The last I heard from her was her little voice, yelling out no so little, SEE YA IN THE MORNING NANNA.. oh yes, i did miss them so much when they were in Mt Isa, BUT they are home now LOL....3 more sleeps and they move into their little unit!!!!

• Today is also Miss Bindy Irwin's Birthday and also Daniel Radcliffe's Birthday I hope they dont give their poor Nanna's as much grief as my birthday girl does LOL

Pink, Pink and v8's!!!

When a princess asks for PINK a princess gets PINK (and i hope i never see pink again for a long time lol) Even the inside of the cake was PINK!

presents wrapped in pink and all presents were PINK..

Poor Poppy, had to have all presents on his knee along with the birthday girl INCLUDING the PINK and blue pram that madam ordered!!!

ignore her BLUE socks, her mother forgot to buy the pink ones, i am so ashamed!! lol

NOW FOR THE BOYS..........................................V8's VROOOM

getting ready!!!
• 

YES!! he overtook the black car!! what a champion!!

shame he cant do this all the time BUT a big relief for his mother that he doesn't!!!! lol

race day!

Off to Qld Raceway at Ipswich tomorrow morning!! Luke has his V8 drive at 10.30 so we are driving down to watch (laugh at) him. I have to work out how to get there, Gary doesn't need a map, he is a male, they have a homing devise built in, it's just a shame his homing devise doesn't work very well and always ends up getting us lost SO i'm in seek mode and will calmly direct him on the right road. I have to find the destruction manual for my camera, so i can work out how to put it on fast mode and also that mode that goes..click, click, click..take photo's rapidly in a row..I'm so technical!! I've only had my camera for 15months, i should know how to use it now!! LOL..I do know how to put it on a tripod and got one of those little thingy's that you put on the shutter release oh yes, that's what it's called a shutter release cord LOL so i dont have to touch the camera, (yes, did manage to embarrass myself yet again in Camera House when i bought it, I think they are used to me in there..lol).. I cant remember where my manual is...it could be anywhere..had better go and find it...and get reading!!!Will post photo's tomorrow if any turn out LOL

my baby is

DOUBLE DIGITS!!!!!! when did that happen?? where has the last 10 years gone? 10 years ago today, 9-7-97 the youngest one appeared at 7 minutes to midnight! he just made it for the 'run of the date!"...He got a little spoilt as usual, and had a great day. will get pics of camera later

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• NEWS NEWS NEWS.........
• HAYLEY IS HOME FOR GOOD...oh yes, her and the babies are home safe and sound where they belong!!!

and dont faint...i scrapped!! i did this double layout for Michelle, over the ditch in NZ...

have you ever

have you ever laughed so much you think your going to vomit?? I just had that experience!! Aaryn (yes that child again) has his best friend D here. D's mother died a few years ago, & I just overheard Aaryn, tell D that he could share his mother, that's what friends are for (bless him). That's not what made me laugh! This did. D says to Aaryn..."my dad isn't very well, my step-mum says we have to be very good and quiet for a little while, that's why she sends me around here" Aaryn says..'oh that's not good, what's wrong with your dad.." D replies..."oh it's his heart, it's turning into a vagina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" sorry i'm still cracking up I think he meant he has angina BUT i'm laughing to hard to ask him and there is no way i am going to be around when D's dad comes to pick him up!!!

100 posts!

Ok 2 posts in one day, how boring LOL but i just uploaded some pics i took in Tassie last week and wanted to share! Sunset over Low-head, from the Nursing home. what a view!

Bit cold for this Qld girl LOL, check out the ice in the bird bath!! brrrrr,

and who is this handsome lad?? only my baby brother!!!!

which reminds me..He sent me this, and i didn't want to forward it on to everyone so decided to put it on here. Now dont get me on the bandwagon about bikers, i love them, I have no gripe whatsoever with them, Just look at that face, he wouldn't hurt a fly now would he (and i can make him cry with just 3 little words!), Bikers have been getting bad publicity lately (ok, i agree, some do deserve it BUT most dont). My biggest fear, is that my darling bro will get on his Harley one day and not come home! This poem says it all! Feel free to copy and paste it to your blog!

The Bikers Poem

I saw you pull your child closer when we passed each other on the sidewalk.

But you didn't see me playing Santa at the local mall.

I saw you change your mind about going into the restaurant.

But you didn't see me attending a meeting to raise more money for the hurricane relief.

I saw you roll up your window and shake your head when I drove by.

But you didn't see me driving behind you when you flicked your cigarette butt out the car window.

I saw you frown at me when I smiled at your children.

But you didn't see me when I took time off from work to run toys to the homeless.

I saw you stare at my long hair.

But you didn't see me and my friends cut ten inches off for Locks of Love.

I saw you roll your eyes at our leather coats and gloves.

But you didn't see me and my brothers donate our old coats and gloves to those that had none.

I saw you look in fright at my tattoos.

But you didn't see me cry as my children were born and have their name written over and in my heart.

I saw you change lanes while rushing off to go somewhere.

But you didn't see me going home to be with my family.

I saw you complain about how loud and noisy our bikes can be. But you didn't see me when you were changing the CD and drifted into my lane. I saw you yelling at your kids in the car.

But you didn't see me pat my child's hands, knowing he was safe behind me.

I saw you reading the newspaper or map as you drove down the road. But you didn't see me squeeze my wife's leg when she told me to take >the next turn.

I saw you race down the road in the rain.

But you didn't see me get soaked to the skin so my son could have the car to go on his date. I saw you run the yellow light just to save a few minutes of time.

But you didn't see me trying to turn right.

I saw you cut me off because you needed to be in the lane I was in.

But you didn't see me leave the road.

I saw you waiting impatiently for my friends to pass.

But you didn't see me.

I wasn't there.

I saw you go home to your family.

But you didn't see me. Because I died that day you cut me off.

I was just a bikie. A person with friends and a family.

But, you didn't see me.

Repost this around in hopes that people will understand the biker community.

I hope you never lose someone that rides.

Have a great week my friends

Tears are unspoken words that the heart can't bare to say.

how embarrassing!

Took the boys for their haircuts today, they got a little spoilt and had a few blonde tips put through (just to entertain the hairdressers i'm sure). They were the source of amusement for Simon and Kylie for sure.

Conversations started first off with age. Simon asked them to guess how old he was.. 38 said Cam, no he's 31 said Aaryn..whisper from mother as mortified Simon looked on 'he's 27'.

Next conversation...

• Aaryn- "is Simon the best hairdresser in the whole world?"
• Simon- " I like to think so"
• Aaryn- " I think you are, I also know what you are"
• Simon (smiling)- "oh, do you, that's lovely, and what am i?"
• Aaryn- "Your the G word"
• Simon- looking puzzled...'The G word??"
• Mother--cant speak, in fits of laughter
• Kylie....DITTO
• Aaryn- "yes, the G word, you know..g..a...y"
• Simon about to burst a blood vessel from laughing..."OMG how old are you..yes, I am gay, how could you tell?"
• Aaryn- "I'm nearly 10, and it's very obvious you are, because you have blonde hair!!!!! and you went to that gay party thing didn't you and i saw your brother on last chance learners and he finally got his license, do you have a license?"
• Simon- (about to wet himself now). "david isn't my brother, he's just another gay hairdresser, yes I have my license and yes i did go to the mardi gras"
• Aaryn- "yes, i told mum that i thought I saw you there!"
• MOTHER- OMG when did you go there?
• Aaryn - "I'm making polite conversation mum, i never really went there, I dont want simon to think that you told us"
• Mother - I would rather simon knew i told you, (looks at simon), should I be getting worried about now??
• Simon- OH DAHLING, no, he's just a curious little boy and I take my hat off to you for bringing your boys up non-homophobic (like i have a choice?).. it's amazing how many mothers, tell their children to shut up when they come in here. You have made my day..

next convo after about 10 minutes of silence

• Aaryn...'Mum'
• Mum..."what now??'
• Aaryn..."is Simon a boy and a girl in the same body"
• Mum (omg simon can hear you).."I dont know, I suppose he might be, please open up ground and swallow me!"
• Simon.."well, actually, I haven't thought about it before, but i guess I would be the boy, (flaps hands around a bit dramatic), i mean i dont wear dresses"
• Aaryn.."oh ok" satisfied now, no more discussion about Simon's gender THANK GOD

UNTIL:

Aaryn- "so, hmmm, you kiss boys?"

Mother...ok..that's enough now, Simon is getting embarrassed.

Simon...actually, your mother is getting embarrassed, i think this is hilarious..NEXT QUESTION??

Mother..SHUT UP SIMON...

oh yes, i do love taking the boys to the hairdressers!!!!

Aaaar you ready for this??

A fun-filled weekend of party's and pirates. I look a little worse for wear and be rest assured that I did change for Luke's 21st, even though we didn't take down the decorations, much to his horror LOL..

I make a pretty mean pirate and boy am i glad i dont have long hair anymore LOL..Gotta admit though, my Jack Sparrow wig, went down a treat, everyone wanted to wear it!

how cute are those 3 little pirates (they refused to swab the decks and walk the plank for me though)

Evan was gobsmacked with the pirate candles that Nanna found!

Luke looks pretty pleased with his score doesn't he!!! He drives the V8Supercar on Sunday 15th July and I'm hoping we can all be there to watch him poop his pants ROFL..one of the requirements of the drive is that you must wear underpants WELL you can imagine the jokes that flew around the room about that one!! I'm glad he liked his presents though, there was one moment when i was convinced he wanted a sandwich toaster LOL, and he did find his present in his album and got all excited until one of the boys told him it was all computer generated, that burst his bubble for all of 10 minutes LOL..All things considering, we had a great birthday party for him, one he certainly wont forget in a hurry!!! AND his grampy was there in spirit, as we did the traditional Irish thing and set up chair complete with beer for him, BUT who did drink the beer??? how spooky that it kept disappearing!!! All i know is that there were 4 little boys, who had a little headache on the sunday!!!

THANK YOU

While i sit here, thinking about making some thank-you cards I thought I would come in and personally thank you all, for your kind words, sms's, comments and emails, during this last week (and year) I honestly do not know how i could have coped without bouncing my thoughts off all you (patient and understanding) girls. Most of you I know, some of you I dont, but i just wanted you all to know just how much I appreciate every single comment etc from you. A special Thank-you to my adopted mum, Heather, who every single day, texted me, reassuring me, she was praying for me. Thank you also to Lise (you know how much i luvs ya) for your texts and card and also to her Mum and Dad, for taking the time out to come to the funeral and give me the support I desperately needed! Thanks also to Michelle all the way across the ditch, i've never met you, but the card that was waiting for me on my return home was beautiful. I appreciate your kindness. A special thanks to my darling Brother, without his support and love I never would have gotten through this last week. I dont need to tell you how much I love you, You know..mwah..xx and to you, My friends..THANK YOU...most sincerely, from the bottom of my heart..... I"m going to put the Eulogy on here as a few friends have emailed me asking to read it.. DONT READ ON if you dont want to...for those who wanted it..here it is...I wont post about dad anymore, it's too depressing, after tomorrow my blog will be back to normal, with photo's from Birthday parties etc...I bet you cant wait LOL.......

Eulogy

• First and foremost, we would like to sincerely thank Dr Tim Mooney the Staff at Ainslee, and the hospital for the care and support they have given to Dad in the past 18 months. There are so many of his friends to thank far too many to name however, we would like to publicly thank in particular Beryl and Jack, who tirelessly over the years, cooked Sunday roasts and shared their UK papers with Dad, it was the highlight of his week, On every visit to him by us, they were mentioned. His mates at the RSL were an integral part of his life, you don’t need to be told who you are, you can raise your glass to him later! However there is one friend We feel we must highly thank on his behalf, this friend, his best friend, the one person who he could always rely on to be there when he needed him the most, who sometimes made him happy, sometimes made him sad, but a friend who never ever judged him or argued back, One who he loved dearly and one who will miss him dreadfully now he is gone.. Thank you Mr. … Jimmy…BOAGS!!! Dad is survived by not only his Children, Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren but also his only sibling, Mary, who resides in the UK. Unfortunately she can’t be present today but she sends her love. We have many memories of our dad, some good, some bad, lets face it, he wasn’t always the easiest person to get along with, BUT he was our dad, and the only dad we ever had and we loved him unconditionally. One childhood memory we all have and actually now laugh about is how we were always amazed at how a man could wake up Welsh, but go to bed Irish…it must be something in the ‘water’!!!! We used to love, right up until the very end, to stir him up to get a reaction. We would call the beloved RSL the pub and a ship a boat (isn’t that what it is?) OH how he would go on and on about how disrespectful we all were, but he always ended up laughing with us. One story, we remember and would like to share is, It is one of dad, a small 10 yr old boy, about to turn 11, You desperately wanted a bike for Your birthday, you asked your mother for one but she told you, she just couldn’t afford it. The day after your birthday your mother came to you and asked if you still wanted that bike, of course you did. Nanna Kath then told you to come with her as she had one for you, she led you to the corner shop went in and told the shop owner that here you were, ready to start work for him as a delivery boy. The bike came with the job, complete with the wicker basket on the front! Every person who has spent 10 minutes in a room with dad would have heard one of his stories, and there were a lot of stories, and as one of his dear friends pointed out on Sunday, He should have written a book. We all wish he had, there were far too many for us to remember. Dad is at rest now, no longer suffering, re-united with his parents and brothers. Time is a great healer, our wounds will heal, our grief will gradually disappear, but our love for him will not. We never said the words I love you a lot, that’s the way we all are BUT when we say it, it hits you, right in the heart and will stay there forever. That way we know the words I love you are real and not just 3 little words….so now those words are forever in our hearts and yours too Dad Take Care God Bless P.S you always had to have the last word now it’s our turn, we can have a word without being yelled at… OK. Who wants to come over to the PUB????

ARRR you ready LOL

couldn't resist showing you this pic of Evan in his SUIT!!

yes, he put on the top, took a lot of fighting and screaming but he got it on..had it on for 15 minutes then took it off! I'm hoping he will get used to it and wear it..AND tomorrow is the pirate party, he is going to be so traumatized at all of us pirates in our costumes!

I was there today, and kept saying to him, oh it's a lovely suit, you will look so smart, he just kept saying NO, NO NANNA...NO NO...Keiran in his infinite wisdom, just looks and shakes his head at me (he's 4 and knows everything)..and says...."WEEEEELLLLLLL Nanna, you could put it on BUT you are to big and OLD"

He is going to be gobsmacked tomorrow when Nanna fronts up in her Jack Sparrow hair, Bandana and eyepatch complete with cutlass isn't he!!! I hope i terrify the little snots..That'll teach em...ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR (i love pirates lol)

Happy birthday boys!!

Well it's here FINALLY!! Luke's 21st and Evan's 3rd.

I've not seen Luke at all today, but have spoken to him on the phone, he wont be up here until Saturday evening, it's dreadful when work gets in the way of a social life isn't it..WELCOME TO ADULTHOOD lol....Have finished the album (sort of, still have 3 or 4 pages to put in, but the bulk is done!) and if you look closely you will see his birthday present in there too!! yes, scrapped it already..i've put it in to see if he 'really' looks at the album or just skips through it, if he doesn't notice the page, then he doesn't get his presents until he looks properly..yes..i'm a tease LOL....

Saw the littlest man today, WELL what a drama, i was ever so excited about his present..he opened it..smiled, face dropped..NOOOOOOOOO he wailed, burst into tears, and ran out of the house screaming. I was mortified, Tina took off after him, he was shaking, I wanted to take the present back, but she assures me he will like it when Keiran is around..What was it?? a Cptn Feathersword costume...apparently, he was fine until Keiran pushed it into his face and traumatized the poor child..Then to add insult to injury, Keiran, hands on hips looks at me and say..WELL NANNA, now you need to go and buy a PROPER present dont you..then adds..Can i have the suit??..needless to say, i'm still fragile over the whole ordeal and have overcompensated all day..Bought him a happy meal for lunch, took him to toyworld where he could choose whatever he wanted and he chose some little people toys (bargain 1/2 price) and a little spiderman football..I'm going to buy him some more stuff tomorrow to take to his party...Poppy met us for lunch, Evan i'm pleased to say, was very excited to have a happy meal (i can do some things properly) and ate all his burger and fries and even some of Pop's! Then it was back to Nanna's for an imprompu birthday cake with one candle, which he blew and blew and blew!!

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*father update*

it's a morbid free zone at our house, but i just wanted to say a huge thank you to EVERYONE who commented here, sent emails via the groups (yes all 2 groups lol), privately emailed me, sms'd, rang and even popped in, You have no idea how your thoughts have just helped me focus through all of this! It's going to get tougher, but I'm ready now thanks to all of you!

there is no new news to report, but dad is 'as comfortable' as he can be and is dare i say..a cranky old bugger!!!!

new look!

i got brave! new look!!! still working on putting links in etc as i lost those, but i'll get there!! now although TJ is old enough to be my father, (dare i admit, my father owes him money??) the little welsh girl in me (lol) just loves him to bits and when i found this clip of him, singing at Cardiff Castle, i just had to have it on the blog if only for a little while!! I have photo's of me at Cardiff Castle..*sigh* cant wait to take my boyo's there!!

another post!

I had to get this down right away before i forgot!!!

• Aaryn has been upset all day because he isn't going to the show this year.. his last words to me as he got out of the car this morning were..."oh i am the poorest child in school, not going to the show"
• and when he walked in the door after school, his first words to me were " I am being tormented, by seeing thousands (yes thousands!) of small children walking around with showbags in their hands!" {where these children have come from is beyond me as there are only about 500 kids in the whole school and only the grade 4's went to the show today, so he must have seen about 50 kids if he was lucky lol}.

Just now he came up to me and said

• "you know, if you got pregnant when i was 1 and i wasn't the runt of the family, then, i would be very happy because then my younger brother or sister would be in grade 4 and i would have had someone to buy me a showbag today at the show!"

if he's trying to make me feel guilty, it isn't working!!! and he want's to be careful being the 'runt' of the family LOL where do they get these things from..Runt..lmao i can see a title being made out of that!!

what a giggle

I happened to mention to Gary that the Dalai Lama was at Australia Zoo yesterday and how exciting it must have been for those people lucky enough to see him. Aaryn pipes up..I love Llama's, it's about time the zoo got some in, can we buy a llama..he wasn't impressed when i told him who Dalai Lama was!

I heard a little yappy dog about half hour ago, out near our front gate, yapping at our 2 big boxers, how brave that little thing was just because there was a gate between them all LOL, i opened the front door to shoosh him home when a big boxer the dead spit for Tyson came around the side of the house, I couldn't believe my eyes, he was so playful and just adorable, i had to go check to make sure it wasn't my dog LOL..i bought him and old yapper inside and rang the number on his collar, his owners have just left, they had been missing since early this morning and had travelled quite a way to get to here.. The lady told me i was right in not going near old yapper as he is quite spiteful and nasty (i dont like little hairy dogs lol and this one looked just like hairy mclary from donaldson's dairy) where'as Kosta (what a cute name for a boxer lol) was a big sookie just like my Tyson lol..we got brave (because her husband was there) and let the 3 boxers have a play together, i'm just cranky that i forgot to take a photo of them all!! I am going to get our number put on our baby's collars now... the lady said she only got the numbers engraved 2 days ago!! just as well i would think LOL (although our dogs are microchipped!). .. she also asked if she could breed Bonnie and Kosta... I shall have think about that lol because Tyson might not like his 'wife' mating with strange men no matter how handsome they are!!!!

BLAH

I have not bitten my fingernails since April 13th (for obvious reasons lol it's nigh impossible) so for the first time in my life, my nails look lovely or did...yesterday, i broke my thumbnail right to the edge of my thumb ouch indeed and today i hit my middle finger on the same hand (yes the rudey finger) and the nail broke, just sort of under where it joins onto the finger, it only tore sort of half way through and i had to carefully pull it (took me about 15 minutes because i'm a sook) completely off, then it bled for a while, so now, my nice nails look dreadful again...i guess they will grow back LOL.......

AND my bread maker blew up...yes..so much for yummy hot bread smells every day...The stupid machine worked fine through the mixing process, fine for the rising process and then, when it came time to cook..it blew out the power, so i turned it off, cooked bread in oven, tried again..same thing..so Gary threw it in the bin, without so much as a backward glance at me! He has promised to buy a new one, so i can see me going to the shops next week to buy one..It wasn't that old really, i bought it when Aaryn was 2 and for heaven's sake, he's not 10 for another 3 weeks!!! Nothing is built to last these days..

I'm starting to get the hang of my new toy now..OOPS forgot to blog about my new toy!! I've had it since just after SWIG..yes...i'm the proud owner of a Craft Robo..and i've made quite a few little things with it, even getting clever and making corners and lattice etc. I made an Ahoy Matey title for Tina yesterday complete with parrot!! for Evan's birthday page (he's having a pirate party next week, but that is a drama unfolding in itself lol) and i've done quite a few titles for Luke's album..nearly finished that too, have about 15 more pages to do, it's coming along nicely, hidden in tina's 'studio' at the moment, incase toad comes home and finds it...he keeps looking at my scrap table asking what i'm up to and i just say..oh nothing...i love surprises LOL

Talking of surprises..some of you have had your Rak's posted out already, I've not posted 3, only because i went to the PO with envelopes in hand, posted them all, got home, and cleaned (yes cleaned) my desk, only to find..um...3 envelopes under the cardstock...so slap on the wrist for me and I shall post them on Monday when i go to the PO again!

YET another long weekend here for us..this time we have Friday off, making it a 3 day week YUK i totally hate show week..it's only a holiday in our shire, so, if i drive in the opposite direction, everything is open BUT i dont want to drive in that direction lol..We aren't taking the kids to the show this year..I'm going to the Convention at Kawana instead (*note to self*- better tell Gary LOL)

I think that's all, except perhaps that i've been pricing tickets to the UK for me and the 2 boys!! hoping to go in March/April, but have to save lots of pennies first! Was going to go in Oct, then realized that i would miss SWIG so changed my mind pronto LOL...unfortunately i have to pay adult fare for Cam after Dec, because he will be 12, absolutely ridiculous, so that bumped the fare up heaps more $$$$$, but..oh well, you get that..

ok..if you've managed to keep up this far, with my ramblings your doing pretty good LOL..

shall try to think of something interesting to tell you in my next post....

Tease

WHAT? another post? lol i must be bored..so bored in fact that i have been cooking..*faint*

..i just love wintery smells, it's so cold i had to wear my coat up to the supermarket..unheard of so early into winter LOL

..anyway back to my wintery smells.

.i dug out my old bread maker that has not been used for quite a while, and i have as we speak (or read lol) hot bread smells going through the house, YUMMY..gary and the boys will be dead impressed with me when they all come home! Combine that smell with the almost as yummy smell of beef stroganoff in the slow cooker!!! and the blueberry teacake!! oh yes indeed, winter brings out the 'mother' in me lol (and i've been to work today too, is there no stopping me??).

I have to pick the boys up from school, but as it's pouring STILL and hasn't let up for ages, i'm going to leave in about 10 minutes (yes, 1 hour early) it's the only way i'm going to get a decent park outside the school gates AND i've a new mag dying to be read, so I'm going to tear myself away from delish smells in the house and take my scrap-mag, glasses (mustn't forget those), blankie..oh how i love my blankie, it's coffee coloured and ever so soft lol and head to the school..ooh i might even take a coffee with me...NOW that sounds like total relax bliss in the car doesn't it..self indulgence at the school LOL i do hope no one see's me!!!

rain rain and more rain

not a lot happening in our house the last week, except rain, rain and more rain. the back yard resembles a swamp (watch out there goes shrek!!) I've had enough now, it can stop until at least i get my washing dry..Yes, i have no dryer, it's on my list to buy, but so are lots more things i guess lol..........................

Kids say the darndest things lol (this is one for my booklet for sure!!)..

i'm known for always saying "Is the pope a Catholic" instead of yes, yesterday I asked Aaryn something expecting a 'yes' answer..his reply was "is the Pope a Cat-licker?" oh i nearly pmslauging at that one..in fact, i'm still giggling over it

As most of you know, #1 son is turning 21 in exactly 15 days! (he's counting lol). for once i am all organised or so i thought, presents ordered and should be here next week (personalized number plates and a racing car drive for 5 laps at the speedway, cost us an arm and a leg, but he didn't want a party plus he's a spoilt so and so lol). Last night, his girlfriend sent me through about 20 photos of him for his album..HIS ALBUM...i had totally forgotten i was making it and have only done 3 pages..so now i'm a woman on a mission, have to do his whole life in 15 days LOL..i will do it..just as well it's 9x9!! (and he's a boy, less is more!! lol). it will be my luck i do it all and he will hate it (being a boy!)..

Grandson #2 is also having a 3rd birthay in 15 more sleeps.. We have been given strict orders from Luke that Evan is NOT to spoil his 21st nor is he to be the centre of attention on that day..Luke feels that Evan took the spotlight off him on his 18th by being born and taking all day to do so! Secretely, Luke is chuffed that his nephew was born on the same day, but like all males, doesn't like sharing much LOL i have told him his cake will be bigger with MORE candles..his reply.."rightly so!!".. they also share a birthday with Prince William, but Luke will tell you, he is better looking than Will's..(in his dreams perhaps lol)..And to be totally duped, it's the shortest day of the year LOL..(unless you live on the opposite side of the world where it is the longest)..It's going to be a very long 2 weeks in our house, thank goodness he has moved to Brisbane although, that doesn't stop the daily texts reminding us how many days are left LOL..

AND..now Aaryn is getting in on the action by telling us it's his birthday in 34 more sleeps and dont you forget it, he's going to be DOUBLE DIGITS..oh my!! the last one..double digits...time for me to take my pills now LOL..i feel so old!!

had to share this pic, isn't he just beautiful LOL..so in touch with his feminine side my son LOL..

Tagged!!

I laughed when i saw that Bev had started her own Tag..soon had that smile wiped off my mug when i saw that she had tagged ME...damnation LOL..so here it is

1. Name three things that scare you. Mice, dentists and husbands who find out you've spent more than you say you have lol
2. The daggiest thing in your music collection. *blush* ABBA
3. Your three favourite clothing items. I'm so glad it's winter I can wear my cargo's that i bought to wear in the UK and also 2 jumpers that i bought over there, they are probably my faves (unless of course you count the new jeans, jumper cardi and undies that i ordered today, but they aren't here yet lol)
4. Your partners most annoying habit. would have to be how he ALWAYS tells me how to use the washing machine, dishwasher EVEN how to mop the floor..honestly if he's so damn perfect, he should do it all!!!!!
5. What stresses you out. going to the dentist lol..seriously..driving the car with husband in the passenger seat..i cant do it..i end up pulling over and letting him drive..he treats me like i'm still on my L plates..i hate it
6. If I could change the world I would hmmmmm...make it out of chocolate??
7. Your favourite household chore…. would have to be oh shoot, i hate doing my own housework, i do it every day for other people and oh yes...i enjoy BEING PAID..yes, that will do lol!
8. If you had fifty bucks to spend at Target which section would you head straight for…. Jumpers..i have an addiction to jumpers..cant help myself
9. In my next life I would like to come back as …..Me, I'd like to start with a new mother LOL
10. Your least favourite celebrity…I have so many but really cant stand..Jeannie Little..she gets right up my nose.(she'd probably fit too Dahling!!)

Ok i have to tag someone now heheheheh who shall it be...let me see.....ok..Tassie Deb....Raechel.....Heike... and Mish.... if i have to suffer...then you do too!!!!

OOPS!!!!!

My friend Jen, sent me this today and i nearly fell off my chair reading it, i haven't stopped giggling all afternoon..so i thought i would share it with all of you................................................................................................................................................................... Father of one of my children?? I was in the supermarket and noticed an attractive woman waving at me. She said hello. I’m rather taken aback because I can't place where I know her from. So I said, "Do you know me?" To which she replies, "I think you're the father of one of my kids." Now my mind travels back to the only time I have ever been unfaithful to my wife and I said, "My God, are you the stripper from my stag party that I made love to on the pool table with all my mates watching, while your partner whipped my backside with wet celery???" She looks into my eyes and says calmly, "No, I'm your son's teacher."

Suddenly I see...................

Reminds me of my darling Emily...i miss her so much, every time i hear it i can see her face and i miss her more and that makes me sob (much to my embarrassment when i let out a huge sigh in the car and Gary got quite concerned and then laughed at me when i told him that the song makes me cry.)..Now, dont get me wrong in thinking that i dont miss Brayden, I do, very much..I think it's because Emmy is the only girl and we had a nanna/grand-daughter kind of bond . AND to say we are not gutted TOTALLY GUTTED to hear that Hayley and the cherubs wont be home in 3 weeks for Luke's 21st (and Evan's 3rd on the same day!) is an understatement.. I was beside myself with excitement that they would be here for a whole week and then Hayley rang to let me know she wasn't allowed to come down and probably wont be back at all this year...all i could say on the phone was 'aha..oh..ok..' then hung up and bawled like a baby..Sometimes i feel like i should just fly up there and kidnap them all and bring them home to us, where they belong...but i cant do that... Back to the song LOL.................. Her face is a map of the world Is a map of the world You can see she's a beautiful girl She's a beautiful girl And everything around her is a silver pool of light The people who surround her feel the benefit of it It makes you calm She holds you captivated in her palm

Suddenly I see, lalallalalalallallalalallalallalallalalallalallalalalallalllalalla..you get the idea LOL I did these 2 layouts at SWIG (bev's class..thanks bev)...I just love them...

RAK NEWS.....

i have finished the RAKS (well all but 2 of them lol) so shall try to post them out to you this week, but will let you know when they actually do go in the post..now the big decision..hmmm do i take a photo and put them in here?? or just let you stew for a week LOL

how frustrating

I have been without bloglines for 3 days now..so tonight i uninstalled it and NOW I CANT FIND THE BLOODY DOWNLOAD SITE arrghh i am going slowly insane..all my feeds were on it....i've read a few threads, lots of people all around the world having trouble..so if you have the link to bloglines download..please please either leave it here in comment or email it to me..I THINK GOOGLE HATES ME....

i think i killed a chinaman

To say i've had a shit of a week is an under-statement. I think, i not only run over the chinaman but buried his body on top of all the other chinamen i ran over!!.. I had a phone call from the school yesterday, Aaryn was mucking up yet again, this time though, he had overstepped the mark by calling a Special Ed girl, dumb and stupid..so off I went like the good mother one want's to be to the principals office. (I was so glad the new deputy was there, the other deputy drives me mental, i always feel like i should hand him a mirror so he can look at himself, his nicname is Ken so that gives you an idication of what he's like). Anyway after a lot of OMG i am so ashamed of you Aaryn, I thought you would know better.. blah blah..(considering his brother was in the SEU for ages).. I looked at him firmly and said..I simply cant believe that you would torment and tease, not just an SEU student BUT a little girl..WELL, he squared his shoulders, stood up and said in a very loud voice...LITTLE??? LITTLE??? she's big and huge and FAT and way bigger than me..she is certainly NOT LITTLE..and anyway she choked me first..." I couldn't look at his teacher, all i could see was his teachers shoulders moving up and down, nothing was said..the deputy was looking out the window, his shoulders were moving..I had to stand there, not move, not laugh, and try to take control of the situation, all i could mutter was.."oh, ok"..once his teachers had controlled themselves, I asked if anything was being done about the bullying, ie: aaryn being stabbed, thumped, CHOKED almost on a daily basis..SO finally they are looking into that..the girls mother was due in after me to discuss her daughter choking aaryn, i certainly wasn't hanging around to confront her (i know the family, lets say, the girl takes after her mother and she's very scary and yes I'm a chicken)..I asked the deputy if perhaps the school councillor could have a chat to the little snot as i am at my wits end with him..SO, got home, was getting ready for dentist, and he rings, had a nice long chat, few tears, etc, and he now wants me to take Aaryn to the paediatrician as with all the things the school have told him and with what we discussed ,it looks like Aaryn has Asperger's Syndrome too (so that makes all my boys!). I had thought it in my head for quite a while, but because he's not like the other 2 sort of full on etc, I assumed he had sort of copy cat syndrome, to get attention..but, now i'm not so sure. SO..ring the paediatrician, cant get it until july, but that's ok, the councillor is going to do me up a letter, so it wont take too long to reach the diagnosis (Cam took 3 years!!)..SO that was the icing on the cake....I've finished work for the week, so my weekend has officially started! so lets hope, it's a good one and next week is a new week!!

push??

I am so going to try this LOL' Sometimes You've Gotta Love Drunk People...... A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o'clock in the morning by a loud pounding on the door. The man gets up and goes to the door! where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push. Not a chance," says the husband, "it is 3 o'clock in the morning! He slams the door and returns to bed. Who was that?" asked his wife. Just some drunk guy asking for a push," he answers. Did you help him?" she asks. "No, I did not, it's 3 o' clock in the morning and it is pouring out there!" Well, you have a short memory," s! ays his wife. "Can't you remember about three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us? I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself!" The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and goes out into the pounding rain. He calls out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?" Yes" comes back the answer. Do you still need a push?", calls out the husband. Yes, please!" comes the reply from the dark. "Where are you?" asks the husband. "Over here on the swing!" replies the drunk aahhhhh just kills me that does LOL LOL