Wednesday, November 29, 2006

The Post With no Name..or purpose....really.....

Things are busy here, but nothing of any real interest to share. Clover is a the most lovely little doggy, and has settled in as if she has lived here all her life. We have even let her off for a run in the park....and she came back!!! With an enormous, Boxer-dog smile. I have never, ever seen a dog enjoy life as much, nor as enthusiastically, as a boxer. The camera has been living in Beloved's work bag, so I have no photos yet..snoff, says I..phew, says you!!!

Jack has his year 10 formal on Friday night, so tomorrow night I will get his fluoro green suit out of laybye and hem the legs and sleeves...a deep purple-coloured shirt, and natty striped tie, finished with white dunlop volleys will complete his ensemble. He and Bestie Hannah had a final falling out; he is partnering another friend, Amy, who is wearing a black frock, and is more than happy for Jack to do his own thing. And by the way; she asked him to go with her.......

So, here's a couple of jokes to share;

Bored with his job, a man decides to act insane so that his boss will give him a few day's sick leave. He hangs upside down from the ceiling, making funny buzzing noises, and tells a female colleague that he's a light bulb. She calls the boss, who sends the man home until he's feeling better. As the worker walks out the door, the female colleague follows.
"Where are you going?" the boss asks her.
"I'm off home, too," she says. "Surely you don't expect me to work in the dark?"

Boom Tish.........
And another.......


In the USA, the FDA has approved a Prozac-type of drug for depressed dogs. This is good, because it's hard for dogs to get therapy;- they're never allowed on the couch.

And one more for good luck......

With the winning post in sight, two racehorses were neck and neck. Suddenly, on eof the jockeys is struck by a picnic basket thrown from the crowd. He loses the race by half a length.
"Why didn't you win?!!!" rages the trainer.
"Sorry Boss," says the jockey, "I was hampered."


And that's probably enough frivolity for one night!

Take care of yourselves and loved ones
Love to all, Bloggie xoxox

Monday, November 27, 2006

I 'Ad a Good Weekend.......

Gone.

The Weekend's gone.

Leisure Time, wind-down time, gone.

Just like that........

It was a good weekend, though. Saturday Beloved, Scorpa-Boy amd I drove to Newie. GG stayed home, partying with her friends on Saturday night, and hanging out on Sunday, furthering her withdrawal from family activities. She says, that the highlight of her weekend, and her friend, Jason, also went to great pains to tell me this, was their visit to the very hallowed (evidently)......rear workings of the kebab shop. BestiePat works there, and they waited out the back for him to finish work on Sunday afternoon. Amazing what tickles someone's fancy.......

Vegeboy arrived home from his school excursion on Friday night very tired and cranky, and adamant that he was not travelling anymore, so he spent Saturday night at a fellow wrestlemanic's house, and visited another of his wrestlemanaic mates on Sunday. When we picked him up last night he was sniffling, snuffling and snorting and very keen on going to bed. I have kept him home from school this morning as he still seems a little worse for wear. He is happily reclined watching the first, and most likely, the second and third series of "Scrubs"

We called in on the in-laws, who have retired happily to Elermore Glen, and it was lovely to see them. They are lovely, gentle people, for whom the glass is always half full. We are now caught up with the family comings and goings. They are currently babysitting my sister-in-law's, gorgeous West Highland White Terrier, Bonnie. If you're after a fab fur-kid, and don't have cash issues, then a Westie could be the dog for you. She's not overly high maintainence, has a fun-loving temperate, and isn't too big either. She's so cute!!!

The biking boys headed off into the wilds of Stockrington for the day with a group of other biking nuts, and enjoyed themselves so much that any ideas of driving home from Sydney after Homebake next Saturday night, so that Beloved can go to work on Sunday, have been shelved. More biking next Sunday too!

I had a delightfully quiet day with my mummy,; I didn't even get dressed until lunchtime. I sorted throught the Christmas gifts that she has purchased so far; she has done well, and only has a few more to buy. Which is the total opposite of a certain Blogmuggle, who really hasn't given it all too much thought at the moment.

The absolute highlight of my weekend was the visit to Clarencetown last night on the way home. I had looked on the Hunter New England Health Website Message Board for the first time in weeks on Thursday, and there was a female boxer to GIVE AWAY!! There was a notation that said dog had a penchant for fresh chicken, though.....After discussing it with Beloved on Saturday afternoon, I phoned and enquired about her, and made arrangements to view her yesterday afternoon. We were only the second people to phone her owner. To cut a long story short, we have a beautiful new fur kid at our house and her name is "Clover". She is 2, small for a boxer, and an incredible sook. She fits right in with us. I really don't want to leave her at home... I know that there will be an adjustment phase, and probably behaviours that we don't like, but so far, everytime someone looks at her, she brings a smile to their face....She doesn't seem too concerned about the cats so far...but they don't have feathers or fly....She has the same colour markings as Tessa, was born the day after Jack's birthday in 2004, was microchipped the day before my brother's birthday, purchased by her previous owners on Elly's birthday, and was tended by vets at Scone. Rhys was upset that there was no link with him, but then I discovered that she had been vaccinated on his birthday.... We're not sure if we'll stick with "Clover"; already it has been shortened to "Clo", and then "Cloey", so I think she may end up being called "Chloe" by us. I don't think it will make a great deal of difference to her. They reckon that dog's hear "Blah, blah, blah, CLO. Blah, Blah, SIT. Blah, Blah, Blah, BED." This afternoon, I will transfer her registration into my name; there is no way that I want to give her back; I am totally besotted with this canine already. This morning, Beloved showed her where I was in bed, and in the shake of her tail, and in an older boxer, that's short, she was up on the bed giving me a morning cuddle and smile. Even Tess didn't get quite that friendly! I don't have the camera at home today, but as soon as I've taken some photos, I'll post them, and I promise I'll get over my new obsession very soon, and stop boring you.

Anyway, that's a wrap!! Have a good week.

Love to you and yours
The Blogmuggle. ;)

Saturday, November 25, 2006

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Good morrow, Bloggers!

I know that this posting title has been used by another of our beautiful Marys before, but today it just seemed appropriate. Which leads me to The Good......

Mum has come out of her operation ok, She has had an epidural anaesthetic, which safer for her heart and lungs, but she will be a bit sore and sorry for a while. Hopefully, she will be discharged today. Unfortunately, she has had an allergic reaction to one of the pre-op antibiotics, resulting in a nasty rash. Poor mum, but if that's as bad as it gets, then it really is good. We usually spend a few days in intensive care after surgery.....

Next; The Bad...

Well it's not really bad. GG failed her driving test. I don't think anybody really expects to pass first time anyway. It's just a bonus if you do. Beloved, GG and I were still looking for the missing log book at 2.30 am, and got out of bed at 5.30 to start again. No luck. GG's driving lesson at 7.30 went well, and we then headed off to Maccas for some warm Bevvies and toasted Banana and Cinnamon loaf. If you haven't tried this, then, as Molly Meldrum says, do yourself a favour and try some. Don't forget the butter, warm and oozing with comforting, fatty goodness...mmmmmmmm......We were Back at the RTA when the doors opened at 9am, and explained The Mystery of the Missing Log Book. We were sold another book, instructed to go through our diary, and fill the book in, ready to be back at 11.15am for The Test. GG's had her book since Octber last year...it took me almost 2 hours to fill it in, together with all the competency checks and signatures...In her new book, she has almost 72hrs logged, in reality, she would have had somewhere between 80 and 90hrs. It's lucky that I even keep a diary, and that she usually drove home from work, and that those trips were a neat 30mins. Anyway, the first thing she had to do was check her lights and indicators, without the engine running, and as I walked up the hill, I knew that I hadn't taught her this, and neither had the driving instructor....20 minutes later, she was back...she had failed to fully stop at a stop sign, even though she had to give way at the intersection..we had successfuuly navigated that same intersection on many, many occassions, including a couple of hours earlier..the things that nervousness can do to you...She's booked in again for December 19...and the log book and booking details are safe and snug in the glove box of the car..so now you can all remind me of their whereabouts when I loose them again......

And The Ugly......
This doesn't directly affect me, or, hopefully, you, but this is ugly; My heart go out to the families and loved ones of the teenagers from Sydney that were involved in the car/truck accident on the way home from their formal celebrations. It's every parents worst nightmare; you stress out just about everytime your kids laugh and run out the door, but you have to let them go. So, kiss and hug your kids and tell them you love them ...often

That's enough for today. I'm off to be a domestic goddess before we head off to Newie this afternnon. Have a safe and happy weekend all!!

Love, Bloggie xoxo

Thursday, November 23, 2006

The Woman Look....

Today, Bloggers, I am feeling better. In fact, I feel so much better, that I know how unwell I have been over the last few days.

I feel good! (Cue James Brown here) Nah-Nah, Nah-Nah, Nah-Nah, Nah;
I knew that I would Nah-Nah, Na-Nah, Nah-Nah, Nah...etc

I worked, came home, went out again to buy food for tea..I could buy a 4 pack of caramel drumsticks because Vegeboy is still in Canberra. Crumbed chicken, wedges and pasta for the boys, mixed salads, pumpkin couscous, curried rice salad, and locally produced camembert cheese for the girls. Nice this cheese, but I can't quite fathom why a cheese that was made 20minutes from here cost me almost $8, and the same style of cheese can be imported from Europe and sold to me for around $5.

Next I helped GG clean the inners and outers of her car in preparation for her licence test tomorrow!!!! She can't find her log book, so there's a problem...it's not unusual for things like this to happen...I painted my fingernails, so now instead of being a pale, mother-of-pearl colour, they are a frosty, rose pink...I really must buy some more polish in a more interesting colour..GG has mostly black, with the odd bottle of colour such as red or purple..So now, at 11pm at night GG is shredding the place, looking for her book...she can't do the test without it. We have to leave at 7am too..She has never, at any point, taken responsibility for this book..and I must have become tired of finding it for her, and haven't even filled it in over the last month; I am sick to death of it...it doesn't matter; she has more than enough hours logged... I don't know where it is either....The last time I saw it was a few weeks ago, when she drove my brother's car around Belmont....this is not good....

My poor Mummy has a day or two in the John Hunter from 9am tomorrow. It's not a big procedure, but mum's scared stiff that she won't survive the anaesthetic, she has a poor history in this regard, but as I tell her, if you're going to almost fall of the perch, then the hospital's the best place to do it, as they can put you back up there again. So, I'll be back in Newie this weekend, but I'll not have time to socialise; I'll just be with Mum and Dad. It will be.....interesting.....

I'll post tomorrow and let you know how my 2 favourite girls go...

Love as always, The Blogmuggle ;)))))

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

plurgh....

Hi all,

I am home from work, feeling very under the weather, with a sore throat, and one large and lumpy ache..everywhere. It started to creep up on me on Sunday, and after a day at work yesterday, I came home, fell into a chair and slept until dinner time, cooked tea, ordered the two remaining teenstrangers around, mumbled at Beloved, and fell back into the chair, Finally, I crawled into bed at 9.30, instructing GG not to be long on the computer. Very early for me. 3hrs later, the tap, tap, tap, and light woke me up. She's lucky I couldn't yell. I think the tone of voice still got her though.

I posted yesterday, but it disappeared before I pressed the "publish" button.. ...otherwise you would all know that Vegeboy has gone an a school excursion to Canberra until Friday... that I've been quaffing large amounts of honey, lemon and paracetamol for days... Bugger; it was a fine and entertaining post..or not..I can't remember..

Today, something major has happened to my computer overnight. The most recent wallpapers, documents, bookmarks, Firefox, pictures (all of them!!!) have gone, and hve been replaced with stuff that is about a year old. Scorpa Boy's is till in place, I don't know about GG's, but I am devastated. I will have to get Local Area Command Computer Whiz, Alex, to look at it for me. Luckily, I could find my way onto your blogs, and so find mine. I am a Super Mary Blogger!!

Anyway, I'm off for now..I am melting towards the chair... and I must press "publish" before this post gets stolen like the last one...

Love from the melting, achy lump that is the Blogmuggle xoxo ;))

Saturday, November 18, 2006

And the rest........

Evenin' all (In my best English Bobby accent)

It certainly has been a busy week. Here's some things that I now know;

  1. Waratah is very quiet on a Wednesday evening...except when it's "Larry Potter" night at Rose Cottage
  2. Mary Raihn was definitely not in her vinegar tips mode on aforementioned evening..dancing, shaking, rattling, rolling....but I love her anyway even when she is...when would this be????...
  3. Larry Potter is an exihibitionist.......pots, bowls....... loves to drum and share the energy in public places such as Rose Cottage
  4. Arty Farty Mary has very, very beautiful hair....and I'm sure we've been friends before...somewhere...sometime....
  5. Mary Rylah is very pretty, but she doesn't know it.... and she is now the proud owner of 'Mary Zippy'... and she lives in the same suburb that I grew up in.
  6. Faerie Mary is just that; a divine diminutive faerie who exudes energy and enthusiasm, even with a migraine and sick fur kid at home... and GG was her 1st internet whimsigal buyer. This lovely and unique brooch attracted quite a bit of attention.
  7. Mary Jen... this woman is as funny face to face as she is on her blog... a very generous soul....
  8. Mary Boss certainly gets a gong for her wonderful sense of rhythm and timing.... unfortunately there was only one gong to give her...never mind, she can only operate one at a time...she's a dab hand at the bongos as well... and provides a soothing aura of calmness over a cup of tea.......
  9. Mary Tesah is full of energy!.... and has her personal pole on order...but she better not let any beginners on it..we all know what happens on slippery poles......(yep Lisa..I went there)
  10. There were more blogging Mary's there...they just don't know it yet.
  11. We welcomed a new blogging Mary.. poor girl agonised over her blog name, found one that she thought was perfect, then we went and changed it on her... we love you Hairy Melon....that is... . Mary Jewel....
  12. Blogland seems a little empty without Upduff Mary and Ruby... having fun in Queenland, they are......
  13. Mary Raihn has become an ace wather forecaster... better than Grant Denyar.... miles in front of Tim Bailey... (why are the current weathermen, short, blonde, adrenaline junkies?).. she even rivals the great Des Hart... now there was a meteorologist for you! But Our Mary Raihn told me she had arranged for a cessation in the rain on Thursday evening so that GG and her friends could arrive and leave their formal in a dry and un-bedraggled state.....and so they did!!! The Professional photos were taken outside too...nice overcast sky to prevent glare and squinting...gentle breeze blowing..but no rain! Thank you Mary noRainforGG'sbignight!!!!!!!
  14. Rose Cottage rocks!!!!
  15. Dreadlocks CAN look good.....especially on a evil fairy woodnymph.
  16. One should NEVER use one's husband's electric razor to shave one's underarms....regardless of the fact that it worked just fine on the legs....this is extremely painful and leads to a very uncomfortable shaving rash.......never good in the sweaty section of the body that arm pits are....sweating hurts, and hurting makes you sweat more, which hurts, which, in turn, makes you sweat more... if you get my drift......it is absolutely NOT SCHMICK!!!
  17. Scorpa Boy had his long and unkempt hair cut off this week... very unsure about the whole thing, he was........until the hairdresser informed him that a boy came into the shop the next afternoon asking to have the same haircut!!....Very chuffed, he was.......
  18. Most people don't understand when you tell them that you haven't been nailed for almost 20years.. all sorts of things go through their minds.... GG and I both had acrylic nails applied for the big night... as those in attendance at Rose Cottage would have seen...I love my new nails....they make me feel pretty, and make my stumpy little hands and fingers much more feminine, and, well... girly.... and I feel like my beautiful nanna, who always had fabulously manicured nails (which I didn't inherit). I must have Italian heritage somewhere along the way, and use my hands a lot when I talk.... people are really noticing them at the moment. I want to keep them. But like all things beautiful, they have their dark side;
  • I'm not supposed to have them for work due to OH&S considerations (but I LOVE them..and I would never deliberately shred the skin off somebody)
  • It's really hard to open ring pulls (so you have to buy bottle of drink instead, or use a can opener....or get someone else to do it for you..fat chance of this at our house...)
  • Zippers, buttons, ribbons and laces can be tricky
  • Craft glue should never be used when wearing nailpolish as it's 60% acetone..difficult in my line of work.....
  • But I love them.....
  • Using a mobile phone requires the development of some very natty (and seductive; ok, so I made that bit up) finger/button-pressing techniques....
  • There are potential hazards in the removal of belly button fluff from another individual.....
  • They can get in the way when chopping vegetables...not sure about this task yet...I might have to retire from the heady world of vegetable slicing...
  • Not sure about them in regard to personal hygiene tasks either, at this point..short and scrubbed might be easier......
  • But I LOVE them.
  • They are flammable..but I haven't been an arsonist for a while
  • They have no real practical use, and I am such a practical and grounded person (Capricorn..), that spending money on their up keep just doesn't make sense, and seems to be a waste of my very precious time....and they seeem to have grown already...
  • On the other hand, the girls at the salon are so much fun.......
  • But the biggest difficulty I have endured so far with my beautiful fingernails is ...........typing. For someone like me, who is already extremely challenged in this department, missing letters and double-stroked keys are a nightmare. I seem to spend more time than ever correcting my appalling typing...plurgh to the max...
  • And there is an annoying clicking sound when I type, too..... it might even wake Beloved up... or not....
  • So, I guess they'll have to go. But not totally. I think I'll compromise by having them cut shorter, so that way they might be a bit more manageble....I'm very good at the art of compromising.....
Sorry, that's ended up being quite long winded. I should have instructed you to provide yourself with some refreshments before you started reading, or inserted an intermission somewhere....But then again, I could have edited that in at any time.... oh, I am such a bad, mean-spirited Mary........time to say goodnight...it's after midnight, as usual.......

Anyway, Love to you all, as always,
Blogmuggle <3>

Phew!!!!!!!!!!!!


GG and Amy



GG and cohorts (some of them)



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GG and BestiePat

Sorry there aren't better piccies, but they looked good on the camera, but when loaded onto the computer, they were blurry......shame..there were about 70 taken, and only about 15 were really any good ...can't wait to see the professional shots, though........

The past few days have been so busy. Newcastle for 2 days, home in a mad rush for GG's formal, and then just general running around. Slowing down would be good.....I'm home this morning, Vegeboy has been sent to his room to tidy, Scorpa Boy and Beloved are at work, and GG has gone to Sydney with friends to see AFI, and won't be home until tomorrow. The washing machine is doing it's thing, and I'm ignoring the chaos around me....

GG had the best time at her formal......she was the most beautiful woodnymph/evil fairy......

Will post more more later....Vege Boy has an assignment to do that was given to him 2 weeks ago, and was due in yesterday, so I have to get off the computer.....again....plurgh........

Love, Bloggmuggle xoxox <3 ;)))))))

Sunday, November 12, 2006

The little Blogmuggler who could..........

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...........

Today I have changed.........
to Beta.Blogger.

I have added links to my sidebar.....
As I said I would.

I have even performed a miraculous rescue......
I have saved Quackers from an eternal life in the limbo that is cyberspace.

And I did it .........
on my own.

It is true......
GG showed me how to link one person.

And then she ran back out the door....
To spend the night with her friends (again).

Off they drove to Maitland for tea.......
At Hungry Jacks..Plurgh.

It is so scary............
Letting them go off like this.

It is amazing that I was able to manage this blog thing.....
By myself.

And tonight I was able to re-home Quackers........
By myself.

Next thing you know.........
I'll be uploading images other than my own photos.

Maybe I'll even steal them..........
From you.

But the most amazing thing of all is that I did this........
With an evil and bad head.

One that was resistant to drugs......
And is only easing off after 14hrs.

But because I'm a trooper, not a pooper........
I still managed to blog.

Hey, that's almost a poem, right?!!!!!!!

Love and light to all,
The not-so-Blogmuggle xoxox ;)

Saturday, November 11, 2006

Thank you all for the compliments in regard to my new template. I like this one because it's....pink. I love this colour..... to me, it's soothing, relaxing and happy. I am also extremely fond of green. These are the colours that I like to have around me, as you will see if you ever come to my place. Laihnabeth, you may remember that the cottage that Marc re-built for us was pink, inside and out.

But I have a confession to make; I didn't change to beta-blogger.... and if I did, it was by accident. I only meant to change the template, and the time. I thought that I was very clever managing to do this. I started out trying to adopt a pet for my sidebar (not that I had one...yet). I decided upon a very cute little duck, that I coloured in purple (yes, I know; I'm so predictable), and named him "Quackers"...Good idea, you say...Cyndy is Quackers. So then it was up to me to pick where to send him, and that's the about the time that I came unstuck...I had no idea...at all......and...I lost him....I was so sad...Quackers was lost to cyberspace....alone.... somewhere out there in the ethernet......what had I done?.... so, to cheer myself up, I decided it was time for a change. Hence the new template. It took quite a few attempts to get it right, and even then, it wasn't until the next morning, that the new template showed itself. I was convinced that I had stuffed up yet again...Me and computers...plurgh...I hope that the powers that be never decide that this is a swear word....

So, here I am, you're requesting that I add you to my links, and I've not got the foggiest idea of how to do this. See Mary Jen, you really do have desirable talents. As clever as my children are, they're not Stickboy, nor are they at home much. So, I guess that when the computer is free, I'll have a serious look at how to set this thing up. This may mean that I incur the wrath of my family as I impede their computer time for a month or so, and I may never read or comments on your lovely blogs for the next year or so, but I'm a trooper not a pooper, so, imbued with the Aussie spirit, I'll have a go.........


Love, Bloggie ;))))))

Friday, November 10, 2006

Thought for the day......




If you have to choose between two evils, choose the one that you haven't tried before.......



Have a Good Day!!!!

Love, Bloggie ;)





Thursday, November 09, 2006

This was the best day of her life.......

G'day.

Well, she's done it...... the Gorgeous girls has finished her Higher School Certificate exams...that is the end of her school days, or should I say, daze, which was more like how she felt yesterday afternoon when I picked her up from school..... It is very unreal to consider that ther will be no more parent teacher interviews, requests for money and help at school functions on her behalf, and other such past-times. She was quiet (unusual for her), but planned to meet friends for tea, at a local Thai restaurant. She is easing us into life without her; she has attended few "family do's" over the past year, and has very rarely spent time with us on weekends. She's so considerate, that she spent her first night as a non-schoolie at her friends house!!!!! She's going straight to work today, but will be home tonight (maybe; she's a free-agent now). So it was just Beloved, the Boys, and me at home; the shape of things to come.....Wierd....I am going to miss this child of my heart more than I can imagine. Mothers who are able to keep their kids at home don't realise how lucky they are. Having said that, there is no way that I would want my GG to live out her life here; there are too many roads to travel, and too much to experience in life to live it from here.

Oh well, I've still got the boys....2yrs of schooling left for Scorpa Boy, and the Vegeboy starts yr 7 next year, so there's a lot of mothering ahead me yet!!


Have a good One!!!!

Love , Bloggie xoxox ;)

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

ummmmm..sorry....

Forgive me bloggers, for I have erred.

It has been 5 days since my last blog entry...I'm not dead (that smell is just a vicious rumour) ...and I'm not drowned...our computer is slow, but working much the same as usual...ummmmmm...sorry. What's been happening in the world of the Blogmuggle? Lets start with Friday...

Hmmmm...it was raining and I worked all day.
Vegeboy had a mini-fete at school, so I supplied 11 large bottles of fizzy drink to make spiders with, and blankets to make a maze around the desks for the small people to crawl through. And gave Vegeboy $10 of my hard-earned cash to spend at the fete. I don't know what he did with it....Dinner on Friday night was family barbeque at Beloved's nephew's house in Muswellbrook. His sister and her husband had arrived from their debut motorcycle-trek from Canberra that afternoon, after being very unceremoniously rained on over the past few days, and breaking down twice.....His brother and partner were there too, as well as his brother's mother-in-law, who is on holidays from Lismore. I had bought a bottle of Pink champagne to christen Dan and Twistie's (Yep, I've got one too; she's also a cracker!) house, but never even had the chance to open it as the kids were at a band gig at the PCYC, and had to be picked up by moi at 10pm. It was freezing, and the lovely size 8 Twistie found me a jacket to wrap around my very voluptous and ample shoulders...

Saturday....still wet...mmmmm

Both the big kids were hard at work, and I decided to clean up the feral hole we call home. Washed and utilised the non-solar drying apparatus so that there was enough clothes to wear to work/school on Monday, as we were off to Newcastle to see...DAVE HUGHES perform at the Civic Theatre...a very funny man!! His 7.30 performance was a sell-out; we had seats in the middle, in the second row; a very safe place to be, as we were in the middle of the action, but out of the firing line. He was finished by 9.30, so we had a quick visit with some old friends at Jesmond before heading back to my brother's house to crash for the night.

Sunday..a moderate amount of precipitation....

The boys headed down to the Hawkesbury for some motorbiking fun. My sister in law headed off to church, taking my 3yr old Rogue nephew with her, so gorgeous Girl and I headed off to Garden city with the 8 and 6yr old nieces in tow, for some serious girl time. And we had fun. I went to see my lovely friend, Maxine, at 'Just Cuts', and she gave a me the best haircut that I've had in ages, for the grand sum of $22. Amazingly, in the 17 or so years that we've been friends, this is the first time that Max has cut my hair. And now, I'll just have to go back for a trim.....again, and again... We had icecreams from the 'Cold Rock Icecreamery'; 2 kid's cones and two ordinary cones for almost $19..hmm...that's almost next month's haircut...
I bought Beloved a lovely shirt from 'Colorado', to wear to Gorgeous Girl's Yr 12 dinner; it's his 1st 'good' shirt in 6 years...No suit's and ties for us....I'd given up on the search for a tent to contain the circus that has become my body, and decided that Black pants, that I found in Kmart, and a nice black (?) top might be the best outfit fot me to wear...at least I could wear it again.
I met sister in law and Rogue at my mum's, and after lunch, decided to go to 'Millers' at Belmont to see if I could buy a top on sale. Well, 'Millers' was closed, but GoLo wasn't...it is much better than the one in Muswellbrook. I'm sorry; sometimes, bigger is better. Eventually, we went back to mum's. My uncle (and the lovely Laihnabeth's) arrived, and much discussion ensued about where gorgeous girl can reside when she moves to Newie next year. It has been decided that we will renovate a shed for her to live in, but, the renovation will be a doddle compared with the clean up before hand. This will be blog-worthy on it's own. Domino's Pizza for tea, then back to Elermore Vale to meet Beloved and the boys and then back home to Denman. Rather late, actually.....

Monday...light showers, resulting in the cancellation of the Horse racing in Muswellbrook (absolutly tragic for some).....
Into the Brook to buy groceries (bah humbug), check out the cosmetics warehouse sale, and book GG's driving test with RTA. She's ready to go on Nov 24 at 11am; I had to pay up front; they don't miss you, do they?
Then the important part of the day; Black Top Shopping. Nothing in 'Millers', so into "Seven Sins" I go..very sort of hip in a hippy sort of way, and a bit unusual for me..GG loves it in there. Bingo!.. a simple black number that GG will probably steal after I've worn it once. You may be now wondering why a mature woman such as myself would wear something that her almost 18yr old would wear....and the answer is ...because I liked it!! It has a camisole style with a net over lay that has a little skirt sort of arrangement that falls over the hips..It sounds a little disgusting, and confused, but believe me, this folds and hides in all the right places....
Home to unpack the groceries, cook tea, then off for an evening shift at work.....only time to read blogs when I got home... Jen and Jacqui's moon was beautiful though, wasn't she?......


Tuesday..no rain..but the Muswellbrook Cup Carnival was cancelled..Ha ha, hoho, says me....
Off to work as usual. It's my unfortunate job to organise Melbourne Cup Day festivities for our residents, which is really hard for me..because I really don't care about horse racing in the slightest. Nevermind; hats (made in previous years), decorations, streamers, and afternoon tea before the race sufficed....We are a small hospital, with 11 permanent residents, 1 wardsman and about 20 nursing staff andabout 8 hotel staff; there were 7 sweeps ran today!!!!! Obviously, others are more passionate about racing than me.....

Anyway, Marys and bloggers, I'm off to bed; thank you for missing me; you sure know how to make a girl feel loved!!

Love to you all,

Bloggie xoxo ;) <3 <3 <3

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Rain, Rain, Don't go away.....

Good evening Bloggers,

I have nothing exciting to share with you all............. except that


IT'S RAINING!!!!!!!!!

Ho Hum, you may say, but up here in the country, there hasn't been any decent rain in ages. February, I think. We don't have to mow the grass; there isn't any. Even the bindiis and burrs have died. Everytime I go to Newcastle, it rains. But it always seems to stop at Maitland or Singleton. I have friends that are dependent upon rainwater filling their tanks, but they've never had more than a drop of the stuff out of the sky, and continually buy their water by the tanker. I just had to stand outside and watch it. It was so loud that we had to turn the sound up really loud on the tv, because it was raining so hard on the roof, and there is nothing in between us and the roof.

Two songs popped into my head;

Madonna's "RAIN"
Rain, feel it on my fingertips
Hear it on my windowpane
Your love's coming down like
Rain.......
Wash away my sorrow
Take away my pain
Your love's coming down like
Rain......

and then there's

"I Love a Rainy Night", by Eddie Rabbit;

Well, I love a rainy night
I love a rainy night,
I love to hear the thunder
Watch the lightening
When it lights up the sky
You know it makes me feel good.

Well, I love a rainy night
It's such a beautiful sight;
I love to feel the rain
On my face
Taste the rain on my lips
In the moonlight shadow.

Showers washed
All my cares away
I wake up to a sunny day.
"Cos I love a rainy night
Yeah, I love a rainy night.
Well, I love a rainy night;
Well I love a rainy night

Puts a song
In this heart of mine
Puts a smile on my face everytime.

'Cos I love a rainy night


Yep, I surely do......

G'nite all ;) xoxoxo




Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Educational TV..

Last night, I learned a new word, courtesy of "Tripping Over", the new programme on the ten network;

Epoophany; this the moment of realisation for a man that he is gay

Beloved and I cacked ourselves when we heard this word.

Have a lovely day xoxoxo <3>