tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84625459555041793762024-03-05T20:41:00.758-08:00I wish I was ThreeSue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-2482842079041020422010-01-13T20:55:00.001-08:002010-01-13T22:04:21.199-08:00Hello 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaf7xI-Bs160wdw4oamgwrfZ6S-p9u1H6tp7U1n3msOVup2Z1-Do8YxVnJYUb1btM0_3JUljMZQwuzZQWZyT_fXjnEVE-EKZSUa0MIdNeYC8KiJzhBeUBcDZEtc6-cysHpBWz9Yifk0xk/s1600-h/DSC_0816.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaf7xI-Bs160wdw4oamgwrfZ6S-p9u1H6tp7U1n3msOVup2Z1-Do8YxVnJYUb1btM0_3JUljMZQwuzZQWZyT_fXjnEVE-EKZSUa0MIdNeYC8KiJzhBeUBcDZEtc6-cysHpBWz9Yifk0xk/s400/DSC_0816.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426459235594416322" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>Well well well ....... 6 months has passed since my last post. At last post I decided to change the look and feel of my blog. I did a little and got stuck and put my blog in the corner. 2010 is the year the year of my blog. hahaha i hear you.... she'll last a month. No I will not I am going to update this regularly this year :)</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a pic from last year to keep you happy. This was taken in Twizel NZ. Last July we took the kids skiing with our lovely friends the Horshams. We had the best time. Ellie just said to me yesterday "Mum can we have Christmas at the snow next year" my reply "Oh Ellie that would be lovely I'd love to" now we just have to win lotto so we can spend Christmas in Aspen!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Sue xx</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-26464840475934374902009-05-14T02:50:00.001-07:002009-05-14T02:50:45.273-07:00_DSC0042<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30418256@N06/3215001092/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/3215001092_fc1ac7f484.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30418256@N06/3215001092/">_DSC0042</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30418256@N06/">sueb72</a>.</span></div><p>Timothy<br /><br />He does not like us calling him Timothy. His name is Tim thanks very much. My first born that little incy wincy baby has been at camp for the last week. It is the longest he has been away from home.<br /><br />He was really concerned about being homesick. He will be having the best time of his life.<br /><br />Can't wait to pick him up tomorrow.<br /><br />Love you Timothy xx</p>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-24830500613377630282009-04-25T21:54:00.001-07:002009-04-25T21:54:05.595-07:00Ellie<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30418256@N06/3317991565/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3409/3317991565_c5583df322.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30418256@N06/3317991565/">_DSC0063</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30418256@N06/">sueb72</a>.</span></div><p>No way she is not old enough for school, well someone thinks so. Ellie start Prep this year. It is 5 full days. I thought she was too young and wouldn't cope but yay she is loving it. She became a Princess last year when she turned 5. She became demanding and everything was going to be done the way she liked it or we all heard about it. <br /><br />Since starting Prep she has really changed. I think that she is having so much fun learning at school that when she comes home she is too tired to complain and get her own way.<br /><br />She has her boys, Kye and Jimmy who she went to Kindy with. She has made some really nice girl friends as well but it is these 2 boys that she mainly plays with. Oh and Kye is her boyfriend and she informs me that he kissed her back in Kindy eeeeek. Lucky his father is a Policeman so we are lucky there.<br /><br />Ellie started Ballet, Tap and Jazz last term. Boy do the tap shoes get a good work out at home. We have Tim on Trump, Georgia on Violin and Ellie on Tap shoes makes for a great performance.<br /><br />Be back with an update on someone else soon.<br /><br />Sue xx</p>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-49613044995362219052009-04-25T21:40:00.000-07:002009-04-25T21:42:39.884-07:00New Photo BlogI started to change my blog earlier this year and make a nice clean one. I got stuck and it all got a bit too hard.<div><br /></div><div>So I have started a new photo blog for all my photo work. Do I hear laughing out there?? How long will it last well goodness knows. But I did work out how to blog straight from flicker which is way to easy.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think I'll keep this blog for family stuff and just stuff.</div><div><br /></div><div>http://suebrockwellphotography.blogspot.com/<br /></div>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-38234210612629600892009-01-27T02:25:00.000-08:002009-01-27T02:30:15.414-08:00The end of 2008<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;"><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">and where did that go? I cannot believe we are in 2009 (more about that later).<div><br /></div><div>Well 2008 ended with a bang. Sometime earlier in the year the lovely Mark thought it would be a great idea to take a wife and 3 kids away in a caravan for 1 month. We thought he was joking until the 20th December and he piled us all in the car for our Adventure. First stop Yamba on the NSW North Coast. We had a lovely week here with our friends the Ross Family. Way too much alcohol was consumed and lots of lazing about.</div><div><br /></div><div>The kids had a blast searching for things in the sand, playing in the pool, riding their bikes and just mucking about.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a couple of pics </div></div></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWE6y1XMm5ehc2a51mpi3SreaCJomWSSVufpxGnIjp3Uuotm6NjZMxK0DTHMRBA5PtO_lXXpvimtfq99Y4PjK0Mb_mGTukNh-Nyhrl4B8AUzZq9ZyASADPrVwPVEjt8FKtg7faiy1mzra/s1600-h/_DSC0334.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWE6y1XMm5ehc2a51mpi3SreaCJomWSSVufpxGnIjp3Uuotm6NjZMxK0DTHMRBA5PtO_lXXpvimtfq99Y4PjK0Mb_mGTukNh-Nyhrl4B8AUzZq9ZyASADPrVwPVEjt8FKtg7faiy1mzra/s400/_DSC0334.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295918040496844130" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaJw2LiM_PzSi9DF_syW5jpfv3ObCz1x9MExEby9ac7RtNXIeRepwToyjPmvL3X5JluB317Kw5mCUS13y4hHE31QAAy7NOwe0VSgeUEu8kc3XVvuAlLuLnkBqF7bFIxAhyphenhyphenkqmyR_Kdtp-/s1600-h/_DSC0262.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaJw2LiM_PzSi9DF_syW5jpfv3ObCz1x9MExEby9ac7RtNXIeRepwToyjPmvL3X5JluB317Kw5mCUS13y4hHE31QAAy7NOwe0VSgeUEu8kc3XVvuAlLuLnkBqF7bFIxAhyphenhyphenkqmyR_Kdtp-/s400/_DSC0262.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295918666025298002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The story will continue ...........</div>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-70694251879076955792008-11-12T06:20:00.000-08:002008-11-12T06:25:18.952-08:00Work in Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8kobezswI1ihiJuaoQv2Oh-IH4ZhGhWfr8xirpNu93NxAVwivsTzkqtc1PDGmY0xLnYnERUs53KkA3LTzyxxbKCT0Ka_auEPGCDBEn1FKz2z2BrcEM_QMGNX2vMv3AmQuYlptPkH4C58/s1600-h/_DSC2949.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8kobezswI1ihiJuaoQv2Oh-IH4ZhGhWfr8xirpNu93NxAVwivsTzkqtc1PDGmY0xLnYnERUs53KkA3LTzyxxbKCT0Ka_auEPGCDBEn1FKz2z2BrcEM_QMGNX2vMv3AmQuYlptPkH4C58/s400/_DSC2949.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267776900988030786" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">As you can see my Blog is taking on a new look. Not so pretty yet as I try and quickly learn XML. At least I have worked out how to get a wider space to take larger pics it was just to small before.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">So hopefully in the next few days I can have it looking pretty.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">Mark can you see a little bit of sunflare in this shot :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Sue xx</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-91938108687489907872008-11-12T05:53:00.001-08:002008-11-12T06:12:09.314-08:00Baby Max<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipL7-3x02DsiDfmMxvYK3Da_kOFDrAOssDZ49Z1Iu3nPvjLGBvYRehLaTd4yIqZPNtkqkk7CXthfDT2cu39CXmqRZyoAe5XfZxVqa6Rs16m9D51085QaEcwCs1-micClt5tpew1rQXbSgW/s1600-h/_DSC3034a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipL7-3x02DsiDfmMxvYK3Da_kOFDrAOssDZ49Z1Iu3nPvjLGBvYRehLaTd4yIqZPNtkqkk7CXthfDT2cu39CXmqRZyoAe5XfZxVqa6Rs16m9D51085QaEcwCs1-micClt5tpew1rQXbSgW/s400/_DSC3034a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267769459262008594" /></a><br />I have done my first real shoot, other than my family. My friends had their 2nd baby a couple of weeks ago and asked if I would take some photos of him. He is absolutely beautiful.<div><br /></div><div>Sue xx<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-12077708846846465072008-10-16T06:13:00.000-07:002008-10-16T06:19:39.095-07:00PhotoshopFinally today I got my copy of photoshop. I have been procrastinating about this for a couple of months now and 2 days I bit the bullet.<div><br /></div><div>I couldn't wait to open it up. Oh it was so scary to begin with but now I have achieved a story board. Yay!!!!!!! Still have to perfect it a bit but at least I am kind of getting there.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sue xx</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30418256@N06/2947087230/" title="Photostory 2 by sueb72, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/2947087230_633a0abd60.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Photostory 2" /></a></span><br /></div>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-83597534332941491262008-09-28T04:55:00.000-07:002008-09-28T05:02:58.342-07:00Summerwell warm enough to be. It was 30c here today and just beautiful. We've just come home from 4 days of camping and water skiing out at sommerset dam. We had a wonderful time. Tim got up on skis for the first time without the training bar and on a single ski on the training bar. Georgia got up on skis on the training bar. This is huge because last time we went out she didn't like the feeling of being in the water in the middle of the dam. She was fantastic when she fell off she would just wait in the water with her arm up. I am so proud of both of them.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Poor Ellie ran into a stick and had a big hole in her lip. So she couldn't go in the water for a couple of days. But when she did she gave the tube a good workout. That girl is not afraid of speed. She also got out on the training bar for a little big and just hung in the water while the boat was going for a little bit. She'll be skiing for sure by the end of summer.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>These were taken today while the girls were outside cooling down.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/brockwells/?action=view&current=DSC_2862.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/brockwells/DSC_2862.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/brockwells/?action=view&current=DSC_2936.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/brockwells/DSC_2936.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></div></div>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-8042225698450553192008-09-22T02:24:00.000-07:002008-09-22T03:47:49.801-07:00o I come back to my blog and I see my last post and it is about how long it has been since I posted. Wow it's like groundhog day or something.<div><br /></div><div>Well quick update. What have I been up to?? Ummmmm nothing much. </div><div><br /></div><div>Some exciting news though. Back in 2006 I upgraded my SLR camera to a flash Digital SLR. I figured it would be easier to learn as I could take photos download them and see where I was going wrong straight away and I would learn heaps and .......</div><div><br /></div><div>Fast forward to August 2008. Thanks to the No. 1 photographer in the world I have found myself. I am doing a Sheye Rosemeyer Explore photography course. And guess what I get it. Yes after 2 years I am fully manual. I'm not saying I am good but at least I am getting there. This has been my dream since 2000 when I bought my first SLR. It only took me 8 years.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I'm starting my blog again to record my photo journey into my new life through a lens.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is my first good photo. Thing is Ellie is my little prop as the others are at school and aren't around much so you are going to see heaps of her.</div><div><br /></div><div>xx<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span></div><div><a href="http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/brockwells/?action=view&current=DSC_2783.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/brockwells/DSC_2783.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></div>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-35976897936151608872008-05-13T18:25:00.000-07:002008-05-13T18:51:26.589-07:00I've been taggedOh it has not been 3 months since I posted. Seriously where has that time gone. Well I haven't been holidaying or anything exciting just doing the everyday life things.<br /><br />So I've been tagged by<br /><br />Vanessa and Carrie - I think people are giving me the hint to update my blog because I seem to have disappeared. <br /><br />So the tag this is what i have to do -<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Mark/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-12.jpg" alt="" /> Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours<br />Tag 6 fellow bloggers by linking them<br />Leave a comment on each of the tagged bloggers blogs letting them know they have been tagged.<br /><br /><br />1. Neopolitan Ice Cream I have to put the lid on so that the colours that are on the lid match those in the container.<br /><br />2. I hate spiders, am petrified of spiders actually. I can't even walk near where one has died. Mark squashed a massive one on the wall the other night and I was waiting for him to ask me to clean up the mess it left. There is no way i could do that. Even vacuuming them up gives me the creeps.<br /><br />3. I don't do work gathering. Even if someone is having a morning tea for their birthday I will stay at my desk and keep working. Just can't be bothered with office crap.<br /><br />4. I am snobby about my coffee. I don't do Instant, there is only 1 coffee shop in town that I will visit and only a couple in the city.<br /><br />5. I can't stand the smell of Bundaberg Rum. Pre children that's all I used to drink now it makes me gag when I smell it.<br /><br />6. I don't do confrontations well. I like things to just run nicely. At work yesterday one of the girls started a confrontation with her boss right in front of me and I just shrank and wanted to crawl away.<br /><br />Very boring aren't I. I suppose it's good I don't have any major weird things.<br /><br />Well i'm off to read Lynda's blog to see what Meme she is up to.<br /><br />Sue xxSue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-21349831876708155472008-02-06T18:07:00.000-08:002008-02-06T18:15:31.982-08:00Out my Kitchen Window<a href="http://lulusbay.blogspot.com/">Lynda</a> has a fantastic idea on her blog for everyone to show the view out their Kitchen window. She has recently moved to Cairo so hers is very different. It has been raining the whole holidays over here in Brisvegas so it is green green green. I don't have an actual kitchen window my kitchen bench is in front of sliding doors then out to our deck.<br /><br />So here is my view! I do love looking out my kitchen window, which is just as well cause I spend so much time in there.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjhWdlekArKVLJkHK7SfRXACVzCi1AZGoEa34skvK9hXSXP-sqUs9jZpRMsausJ1lbe8rNkCY62zxJPiqHBa3QCa0822e-fzvAuyzV1om9g7FfaeTRlm24Z78HRM4ECYIDupe1agMhgDu/s1600-h/DSC_2195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjhWdlekArKVLJkHK7SfRXACVzCi1AZGoEa34skvK9hXSXP-sqUs9jZpRMsausJ1lbe8rNkCY62zxJPiqHBa3QCa0822e-fzvAuyzV1om9g7FfaeTRlm24Z78HRM4ECYIDupe1agMhgDu/s400/DSC_2195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164055988742922242" border="0" /></a>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-9735719786964292662007-12-13T17:59:00.000-08:002007-12-13T18:10:11.023-08:00Holidays .....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4dtZUnEaV7VIX4EG-S6t6pckN-flo6nXJd_gSjwxR-lBBkLwKJUasYE93lyxn7w_hbrUlkuTTLBK8JeqOHx4kDf0_FMwyqscx9ycu9V9Nac_G6vk0yPa9da4nFLjc24L94CHup_z2IQC/s1600-h/DSC_1918.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4dtZUnEaV7VIX4EG-S6t6pckN-flo6nXJd_gSjwxR-lBBkLwKJUasYE93lyxn7w_hbrUlkuTTLBK8JeqOHx4kDf0_FMwyqscx9ycu9V9Nac_G6vk0yPa9da4nFLjc24L94CHup_z2IQC/s400/DSC_1918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143644020633942834" border="0" /></a><br />Woohoo School holidays. No more lunches, no more uniforms, no more homework, no more swimming no more anything. I don't have to be anywhere at anytime oh except for work on Monday (bummer)!Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-34583302906842387022007-11-13T16:24:00.000-08:002007-11-13T16:41:54.460-08:00Three thingsThree things have pissed me off this week. Firstly our local Federal Member who just happens to be (a Liberal member)! All of his campaign signs have been defaced with various markings and it was only his signs and not the other Parties that were right next to him. Even though I don't exactly agree with this it did make me giggle. Last week he writes an article in the local paper saying that it was the Labor Party that did it in their dirty campaign. WTF what higher being does he think he is that someone from the Labor Party would bother drawing on his signs. Did he not consider from even one millisecond that it was a constituent (or several hundred) that did not like him????? Grrrrrr<br /><br />That gets me onto the next one which is still with bloody Politics. It's the ads on TV. Labor probably does it as well but I am sick of the Coalition ads on TV bagging labor and the Unionism. They are seriously just bagging the other side instead of giving us good Policy information and reasons on why we should be voting for them and not Labor. I just hate the crap during this stage where they just slag off on one another.<br /><br />Now to my third gripe. I saw an Ad for A Current Affair where they were doing a story on that Bingo show and how it is rigged. Do they not have enough stories to run other than to bag other channels? Serious who cares! Not that I ever watched it anyway but I am turning away from Commercial TV and starting to watch a lot of ABC2 and reruns of programs. Watched one for the last couple of weeks showing couple who have gone through Adoption through other Countries like Vietnam, Russia, China, which have been so interesting.<br /><br />OK will get off my soap box now :)Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-27834601757249525542007-11-09T14:00:00.000-08:002007-11-09T20:07:26.530-08:00Blackbutt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNoR4ta-h4pGLYo_QAIjsikIpzHNhM2dNW-6ugSUVw5FyW6sAcTC2cwIuSitV21kyIO0qzY27QiPBSkHCMyh7oswMVN-GerqiPGpt2kPmI6tBhGlkCraJ7Pzr8UUgF0vM-39h0xu0kHm8/s1600-h/DSC_1371.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNoR4ta-h4pGLYo_QAIjsikIpzHNhM2dNW-6ugSUVw5FyW6sAcTC2cwIuSitV21kyIO0qzY27QiPBSkHCMyh7oswMVN-GerqiPGpt2kPmI6tBhGlkCraJ7Pzr8UUgF0vM-39h0xu0kHm8/s400/DSC_1371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130982750214258818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOyZueAFnsPDP-9HudWpO4VTyDVHEIAu8iITJHQ7UlNHxW2CJooAmRJnKqqz-5zeeAbDjwhV7ri9jjRpsfn8kaoQoAQbLKyzFXopbrCA_ZEVADFN6sLObZ0xqJqlpj56TEpI6mHb8FbNz/s1600-h/DSC_1506.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOyZueAFnsPDP-9HudWpO4VTyDVHEIAu8iITJHQ7UlNHxW2CJooAmRJnKqqz-5zeeAbDjwhV7ri9jjRpsfn8kaoQoAQbLKyzFXopbrCA_ZEVADFN6sLObZ0xqJqlpj56TEpI6mHb8FbNz/s400/DSC_1506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130978755894673522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdNafqj00XtOAsTTMuWEObxi97JRMvq3F3FZYDjBxfn5L2nKnLo2BwDPDrLfdHJOtdFdrwKgLNOslTmZaIER0O05Q303XkSrdMDQ-g4a339HV5AAR4J4MyIZzuO5ItusOc2YAtQRga6dj/s1600-h/a2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdNafqj00XtOAsTTMuWEObxi97JRMvq3F3FZYDjBxfn5L2nKnLo2BwDPDrLfdHJOtdFdrwKgLNOslTmZaIER0O05Q303XkSrdMDQ-g4a339HV5AAR4J4MyIZzuO5ItusOc2YAtQRga6dj/s400/a2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130976380777758818" border="0" /></a><br />and we were all black by the end of the weekend. We went camping (real camping) with some friends last weekend to a place called The Farm at blackbutt. This guy has 300 + acres and he has put in a camp ground and motorbike tracks for families.<br /><br />We had so much fun and I survived. I am not a camper I don't mind civilised camping where I can go a get a real coffee of a morning. But this was no electricity, no water, only a thunder box (or bush) for a toilet, no showers. Lucky it was only for 2 nights.<br /><br />We have been wanting to get Tim out into some space with his motorbike for some time. He was so excited it was going to be the best weekend of his life. We Friday he was in the little kids track, slid out and broke his clutch. Well tears, he was so devastated he would be able to ride all weekend, his weekend will be so boring. Anyway the big boys decided to teach him how to ride with the clutch and how to change gears, so we were back on track :) They had so much fun all weekend and their jumping was a bit scary for me. Did liked the big boys track the best and by the end of day 2 was clearing the smaller table top. Oh and Mark was clearing the big one.<br /><br />Mark is on the yellow big and Tim is in red!Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-64793748994309224702007-10-22T05:04:00.000-07:002007-10-22T05:17:41.504-07:00And the Instrument is .....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBs7IxyPd5qfMJIgt8BgbxQenQu5lOmr0aE6oWtG3qp_WllQYV54KlOj_5xBruYiAjtIKYcaWzYypCspL5mcrVFA6tC1xkfmGPy4QLZeYaq7bGjqHQ7wucDVMAxaTOY_qVc-uiQasTXxNI/s1600-h/DSC_0056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBs7IxyPd5qfMJIgt8BgbxQenQu5lOmr0aE6oWtG3qp_WllQYV54KlOj_5xBruYiAjtIKYcaWzYypCspL5mcrVFA6tC1xkfmGPy4QLZeYaq7bGjqHQ7wucDVMAxaTOY_qVc-uiQasTXxNI/s400/DSC_0056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124133978642515986" border="0" /></a><br />The ..............<br /><br />Trumpet yes i cannot believe it. He didn't even pick it but I am soooooooo happy. Because he didn't ask for it he got told before everyone else and they asked him what his thoughts were. He said he didn't mind as long as her got an instrument he didn't care. Awwww isn't that nice he was just so desperate for an instrument. At least he can play the Trumpet by himself.<br /><br />Funny thing happened on the weekend. I was out at a shopping centre with the kids and we had finished and were at the car. Suddenly two empty cans of something come flying over from the top car park. One can just hit Tim's head lightly. I look up and this girl looks over so I call out "You Idiots". We get in the car and I try and find the ramp to get up the top. Georgia says can we swear at them when we get up there. Ellie says yeah "You Idiots" Tim says look what you are teaching Ellie Mum. I've been told by the 9 year old. Oh yeah I never did workout how to get up the top :)Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-61449458953453992292007-09-21T05:59:00.000-07:002007-09-21T06:52:46.297-07:00French what ........<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDCw-lHIO3O4ntmFQwzMmVQ_IQV8IOqtK-nSd3Ty_JrO99X6ezdT224t0k9O4nlDwdjdnn6Dp-irGtwMPy7IHzhz-fSsAcfdRYRT3KxUjfjKM9sT5ABPNMEWpy2pyuGU7Kt8c0FureF7f/s1600-h/DSC_1154.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDCw-lHIO3O4ntmFQwzMmVQ_IQV8IOqtK-nSd3Ty_JrO99X6ezdT224t0k9O4nlDwdjdnn6Dp-irGtwMPy7IHzhz-fSsAcfdRYRT3KxUjfjKM9sT5ABPNMEWpy2pyuGU7Kt8c0FureF7f/s400/DSC_1154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112654501722916866" border="0" /></a><br />Firstly Tim didn't make it into the Finals for Idol. Stupid judges don't know squat!!!<br /><br />Anyway this term at school they have been doing test for the school music program to get a music instrument for next year. They had to do some written Tests and then a group of student were chosen to go on to the next level and have a go at some instruments. Tim got through to this round. We had a chat about it and I tried to tell him that the French Horn or Tuba or anything else so effing big it won't fit anywhere may not be the best choice. May be a little big and hard to handle therefore hard to play.<br /><br />Well this week was the instrument test and today was the last day. So Tim comes home and I ask when do they have to put in their preferences he says he has done it. Ok so what did you put down 1. French Horn ..... WTF how is he going to bring that lump of a thing home on the bus (read how am I going to listen to it) 2. was saxaphone (now that's a bit more groovy) and 3. was clarinet (another good choice).<br /><br />School Holidays are here Yay! No uniforms no lunches Wooohoooo.......Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-68881474304488040872007-09-12T23:37:00.001-07:002007-09-12T23:48:53.310-07:00Pick up Sticks .....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8NWr7ni3FVVuGlNwqqS-0-PMh1QAVrs0yaP-fxPfSLCqf0SAHlEFLPLp8rO2kr4Pe6A81bFDj4D0AALUy1E_z8fLr2Bq5dm5YUY8QqxIW_CcZYLov3nrlD3RWzGDfLdmbuZmWBwWB58G/s1600-h/DSC_1266.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8NWr7ni3FVVuGlNwqqS-0-PMh1QAVrs0yaP-fxPfSLCqf0SAHlEFLPLp8rO2kr4Pe6A81bFDj4D0AALUy1E_z8fLr2Bq5dm5YUY8QqxIW_CcZYLov3nrlD3RWzGDfLdmbuZmWBwWB58G/s400/DSC_1266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109575843987225986" border="0" /></a><br />Saturday is our Country Fair at the school. The kids wanted ride passes so I said they would have to do some jobs to earn them. Mark said they could pick up all the sticks in the yard and put them on the fire pile. So after they got home from school I sent them off on a mission. This is the first one the Georgia found :)<br /><br />This year at the Fair they are doing Idol. They have been having heats for the last couple of weeks and the finals will at the Fair. Today it was time for Tim to do his thing, he was playing a piece on the piano. He asked me to go and watch in case he didn't get through. I was amazed!!! They have had 83 entries and the Teachers organising it said all the kids put in so much effort. What blew me away though was that all these kids came piling in during their lunch hour to see the performances! They all did so well and I am so proud of Tim to get up in front of all those other kids. He has only been learning the Piano for a year but he has really taken to it. He practices twice a day. When he is in trouble he goes to his bedroom and belts out a tune :)<br /><br />Isn't Ellie hilarious! Never a dull moment with her around......Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-75407543514310742352007-09-11T21:56:00.001-07:002007-09-11T22:35:08.842-07:00Kids<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V6ydB-wa6WZ51iSQQwPxYXo0w6Xm4LA-BCLl3Cwf4vUofuAFYw3_2smv0xeJy9QY3ADFLvnvfDBK0Knhc65f6LBCWJ0IpwmMt5YNlcR7k5HtO6LoaVT-ViK-mWRnN_d0xeTHQDj9rHfy/s1600-h/P1010160.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V6ydB-wa6WZ51iSQQwPxYXo0w6Xm4LA-BCLl3Cwf4vUofuAFYw3_2smv0xeJy9QY3ADFLvnvfDBK0Knhc65f6LBCWJ0IpwmMt5YNlcR7k5HtO6LoaVT-ViK-mWRnN_d0xeTHQDj9rHfy/s400/P1010160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109186853094194546" border="0" /></a><br />My kids have the best life. Today Mark is in between his day and nightshift so he is outside doing gardening! I hear the motorbike and look outside Mark has just pulled up on the motorbike and Ellie has run down the stairs jumped on and they ride off down the paddock! oh what a life ... They are now riding around picking up branches that have fallen off the trees!<br /><br />This is how my kids spend their days. Riding motorbike, swimming in the dam walking down the Pony trails and discovering the creek bed. It's just like my child hood. We had a mulberry tree at the end of our street and a creek. We spent our Summers playing in the creek and hiding in the mulberry tree. Kids can't do this anymore we are all so worried about who is around the corner waiting to snatch them or corrupt them. We are a little luckier just out of town I feel a little safe out here. I even feel safer at night when Mark is on nighshift. The kids can still be kids and play outside rather than being stuck in front of the TV. Oh don't worry they still do that on a Saturday morning, but that is a ritual too isn't it Saturday morning cartoons :) I just wish they had the oldies on like the Jetsons and the Flinstones not this Pokemon Crap!<br /><br />Sue xxSue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-19275046150601017622007-09-11T17:42:00.001-07:002007-09-11T20:54:07.584-07:00Wallpaper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaDtMEWojwlgFHRuRvj0AR9iNcCDDygq0BVaRD6lmEJXfQC92kmF56FFbi4RGFdDx__yX7nAiBPfsqoRGKwwCQQz4_GyOIkuITDGQA-iicL5kAv2rKKSXcwyzAVJk1MrZwedKZGRVnkOE/s1600-h/DSC_0206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaDtMEWojwlgFHRuRvj0AR9iNcCDDygq0BVaRD6lmEJXfQC92kmF56FFbi4RGFdDx__yX7nAiBPfsqoRGKwwCQQz4_GyOIkuITDGQA-iicL5kAv2rKKSXcwyzAVJk1MrZwedKZGRVnkOE/s400/DSC_0206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109160782642707810" border="0" /></a><br />She loves wallpaper ....... Ok so we've had the Interior Decorator in, lets call her Helen because that's her name. I knew she loved wallpaper and I knew she would suggest it and I am excited and nervous.<br /><br />Wallpaper has come a long way from when our parents and grandparents used it. Helen actually thinks it never went out of fashion and no she isn't 60+ she's about my age :)<br /><br />She started at the front door and is totally revamping it. The first thing she said was we need a stronger wall colour so we need to PAINT! I thought Mark was going to send her on her way, he painted the whole house and hates painting. So I though the word paint would send him over the edge but no he says OK (Mmmm I think he liked her). She also wants wall paper and a hat thingy stand.<br /><br />But it was the Laundry that surprised me. I showed it to her just thinking she needs to get a feel for the house. She asked where I put clothes before I put them away - I say on my bedroom floor :) She asked well what about ones for ironing, "on the bedroom floor" She thinks I should put pigeon holes up all along the wall. That way I can just put each kids clothing in there. I think this is brilliant I would never have thought of that! (I will probably still use my bedroom floor though :) )<br /><br />She had loads of ideas and is choosing some wall paper and stuff as we speak. I will take some before and after photo! We went out and bought a new chocolate brown leather lounge on the weekend! Can't wait to get it :) Oh and she said a fireplace in the Lounge as well. Don't know where the money is coming from will just have to crack and whip and get Mark to do more overtime (well it was his idea to get her in).Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-65032243691724500132007-08-28T01:42:00.000-07:002007-08-28T02:26:52.815-07:00Changes .....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSe82Abd6BXh9TPOYT4BbhXK4pw1_cmwxM_QeT6r-I-Pyz6sTpF_UD2geqrNp7OYf7kCf6Hks2jtLwldAn2Yb8hP3tzcLL3gg3MNFyo3nb5jvveSm3UuzphWRLPnWMf1IIadWq_ydu-e04/s1600-h/z1010013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSe82Abd6BXh9TPOYT4BbhXK4pw1_cmwxM_QeT6r-I-Pyz6sTpF_UD2geqrNp7OYf7kCf6Hks2jtLwldAn2Yb8hP3tzcLL3gg3MNFyo3nb5jvveSm3UuzphWRLPnWMf1IIadWq_ydu-e04/s400/z1010013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103679232595966514" border="0" /></a><br />I've been a bit boring lately which is why I haven't been posting. Haven't done much haven't had an opinion you know just been middle of the road.<br /><br />So some changes have to be made. I have booked 2 trips for the next school holidays which is very organised of me. Usually I like to do things that day I don't like to be locked into things.<br /><br />Another change is we have decided to get someone in to help us finally finish our house and get some furniture. I love minimalistic but I also love looking through the home mags at the houses with a eclectic mix of everything (don't know that I could live in though and it wouldn't suit this house). Finally I put 3 pics on the walls while Mark was away but I need help with rugs and stuff. I have a massive wall we have 10 foot ceiling and it is probably 6/7 metres long. We were going to try and find a piece or pieces of artwork. But we were talking last week about a big bookshelfy wall unit. So anyway we have someone coming in next week to tell us what to do to make it look finished. Not just like a big warehouse and it is bloody echoey in here as there is nothing to absorb me screaming!<br /><br />I'll set myself a task to write another post before the end of the week :)<br /><br />Sue xxSue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-40223974778545019122007-08-01T01:30:00.000-07:002007-08-01T02:55:12.506-07:00Day 17 - 19 ....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JfSZRnVksTPVMVeiPJ5fYHG-c3uDBnUBcF_wtS8aU8boTfxlWWExmltcKji_S5VPUdf05qNRRf0gE7gHBVnXe9hzMvaCj634xKdJHZBfTOanCgzZ_QtVuXGpH-ROdR4svat43IDmkjaX/s1600-h/DSC_0466.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JfSZRnVksTPVMVeiPJ5fYHG-c3uDBnUBcF_wtS8aU8boTfxlWWExmltcKji_S5VPUdf05qNRRf0gE7gHBVnXe9hzMvaCj634xKdJHZBfTOanCgzZ_QtVuXGpH-ROdR4svat43IDmkjaX/s400/DSC_0466.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093666378415241618" border="0" /></a><br />Ummmmm ............<br /><br />Mark comes home this week yahoo! The kids are so missing him especially Tim. He was suppose to fly to Singapore last night but the plane was broken. How funny 4 Engineers sitting inside get to feel what it's like for a flight to get cancelled. Usually they are on the other end telling the pilot he can't fly it :)<br /><br />They were suppose to have 24 hours in Singapore but I'm not sure what is going to happen now. They were sent back to their hotel, so I am assuming that they will leave 24 hours later. But then what happens to the people that were catching that plane. Oh travel is just too hard isn't it.<br /><br />Tim has his first "Project". His Teacher gave them the option of either doing homework for the next 2 weeks or working on a project for presentation. Tim decides on the Project. He wants to do wheel, probably because he loves his motorbike and it has wheels (seriously). So I prompt him by saying how about you start with when wheels were invented talk about them and how we used wheels now and what they are made out of. He decides he is going to do a powerpoint presentation. First slide is about Ancient Greece and wheels then he has a picture of a Pyramid with the caption this is a real Pyramid???? I say that's not about wheel. So I prompt him again how about first you sit down and write some dot points about what you want to say. He says "I'm doing a Powerpoint presentation I don't have to talk" Aaarrrggghhh.<br /><br />So as a Parent where do you draw the line. Am I looking at it from at Adult perspective and what I know about the big bad world of presentations. I can't sit back and let him do it all himself (or should I) I don't think this is giving him guidance and helping him. I just not sure what guidance I should give. Can you tell I didn't like school and didn't really listen! Well I am off to see his Teacher in the morning to seek some guidance!!!<br /><br />2 More Sleeps<br />Sue xxSue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-3029657367510801102007-07-28T23:28:00.000-07:002007-07-29T03:33:40.596-07:00Day 12 - 16<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHkbOGuR8mElZehj-TlDYe0Jll5seOY2taPBYaS60L3zUIez6MZsBE-AbFTvkZcBcrJBtiQ169Ce6pQnIF8jvXZIeDkNrIIfxz2ijdF6CHmUKSyi4gCsIAFrK0nzB24r-VNEV3XqV8TTL/s1600-h/P6230030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHkbOGuR8mElZehj-TlDYe0Jll5seOY2taPBYaS60L3zUIez6MZsBE-AbFTvkZcBcrJBtiQ169Ce6pQnIF8jvXZIeDkNrIIfxz2ijdF6CHmUKSyi4gCsIAFrK0nzB24r-VNEV3XqV8TTL/s400/P6230030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092564959821986178" border="0" /></a><br />It's a blur ......... Sick children again. This cold/flu thing is really hard to shake. Thank goodness I haven't caught it off them.<br /><br />Georgia had her sport carnival this week. She had a great time and thank goodness it only went until 12 because by the end of it I was pretty darn sick of watching kids throw little bean bags into bins!!!! She did well in her sprint race, came third, didn't fall over and didn't lose her hat. Why the Teachers don't get them to take their hats off to run I'm not sure. Maybe they don't want the hassle of hundreds of hat kicking around on the ground, I've never asked probably should!<br /><br />All my girlfriends went to Melbourne for the weekend! I was a little sad I didn't go. I just couldn't really afford or justify that amount of money for the weekend and Mark is away so no-one to look after the kids. Thing is being the only girl left in the valley (so one's partner said to me) I got to look after the kids on the weekend. So yesterday I had 7, eeeek! It's actually easier to have more that means they don't annoy me, and I actually asked for 2 of them to come over so I'm not complaining!!!<br /><br />Last night was my friend Liz's 40th Birthday Party! It was at Casablancas in the City. I've never been there but have driven past it so many times. We had a great time! But after a bit of wine, 3 shooters and Karaoke (yes I know) I am feeling a little seedy today. Oh karaoke why do I have such a passion for it and how come I sound so good especially after midnight!!!! Thank goodness I only sang 2 songs. The first was good can't remember what it was, but the second not so good. And oh my Gawd they had a mike on a stand I am so asking for one of those for Christmas with Singstar!<br /><br />Love ya Mark<br />S xxSue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-45963456004052455232007-07-24T00:36:00.001-07:002007-07-24T02:04:03.348-07:00Day 4 - 11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLU6vp6X9HBV80ntsfLDl0usUQr_W0Y9neujBYPuS7xhgQJzRrD_lFMPGhUY0reGXnwYH6_RgYJXrsCacNbBF24hbWrji-RlIvITVF_UDhM2wQWX45cOfBA80DT3-TaFExUID40xWa6zJ/s1600-h/DSC_0573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLU6vp6X9HBV80ntsfLDl0usUQr_W0Y9neujBYPuS7xhgQJzRrD_lFMPGhUY0reGXnwYH6_RgYJXrsCacNbBF24hbWrji-RlIvITVF_UDhM2wQWX45cOfBA80DT3-TaFExUID40xWa6zJ/s400/DSC_0573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090681917310400882" border="0" /></a><br />Oooops missed a few days haven't I... That's because I've had sick children all that time.<br /><br />Finally on Saturday I got to see all of Georgia's soccer game. Guess what she scored a goal. I am sooo proud of her. I must say and I am so not biased :) she is the best on the field!!!! She really deserved it. But she didn't know what to do she got all embarrassed. Well I did enough screaming for her. Yes I am one of those tragic soccer Mums on the sideline yahooing and getting into the game, in a good way of course :)<br /><br />Tim fell sick on Friday but was all better by Sunday, well that's what I thought. I sent him off to school yesterday but when I came to pick him up from Soccer training he was off the field because the coach thought he was so sick and should be out of the cold (oops bad mummy)!!!!<br /><br />So today I am off work again! But that was ok as Georgia was receiving an Award on Assembly. I wasn't sure whether to tell her. If I did she probably wouldn't want to go to school but the surprise might make her cry. She did really well and walked up and received it!!!<br /><br />Oh I've bought myself a new coffee grinder. It blows my head off each morning as I have a double flat white! Now I just have to make my mind up on a new machine :) I've discovered a site www.coffeesnobs.com.au they are complete coffee freaks. I've discovered I can roast my own beans using one of those pop corn machines. Can you believe that!!! Or I can use my old bread maker and hook up a heat gun to it! I think I will wait until I get my new machine to do this. I think I'll clear all the motorbikes and tractor out of the shed and start my new coffee roasting hobby (before Mark gets home).<br /><br />Well that takes me to my picture hanging! I was going to hang a picture while Mark was away. I just don't know whether to include the architrave when I centre it. Mark is so anal when it comes to being even :) Love ya honey!!!! I like things a bit left of centre well not balanced :) We have some great discussions about these things. I can't believe we are still together after building 2 houses together.<br /><br />Ok off to get some vege's for the sick kids!<br /><br />Luve<br />Sue xxSue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462545955504179376.post-88332970167356314782007-07-17T22:45:00.000-07:002007-07-17T23:09:04.878-07:00Day 3 and 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaOmrYfxZGgbImJ-hTwThugjO01uPh7qCBvASpjsFEYu00SkVdKa0bGUEZgseQeHUHeg3VBRre55a66rJ8zjHTKl_kvTYgHLMZrHn0g4ofvc2lDMATw8pfTHq9DaeuprUD6LrIpOipy1q/s1600-h/P2260019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaOmrYfxZGgbImJ-hTwThugjO01uPh7qCBvASpjsFEYu00SkVdKa0bGUEZgseQeHUHeg3VBRre55a66rJ8zjHTKl_kvTYgHLMZrHn0g4ofvc2lDMATw8pfTHq9DaeuprUD6LrIpOipy1q/s400/P2260019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088414734973271794" border="0" /></a><br />I should have gone to work but Georgia was sick. It started on Sunday of her complaining of a headache. By Sunday night she had a raging temperature.<br /><br />She spent Monday in bed drinking water but eating nothing. She always gets really bad headaches when she is sick. Tuesday I took her to the dr. The diagnosis and remedy surprise surprise -<br />She has a virus .....<br />giver her panadol, keep up the fluids and lots of rest.<br /><br />This seems to the diagnosis for everything these days. At least I found out the she had no ear infections. On the way home we got a few DVDs. That should keep her going for a day or 2.<br /><br />Ellie, well it was daycare day on Tuesday. I get her out of bed, it's Kindy Day, her reply "I'm not going". I say but you love Kindy, her reply "No I don't". She loves it she really does but every week it is a struggle to get her there. Vicki her Teacher is on holidays but she coped well when I dropped her off. She sat down on one of the Teachers laps in the sun. Fast forward to the after noon. I go to pick her up and find her in the toy shed with Barb. She was being Barbs little helper. Barb says she's a great kid. She just play with everybody but also plays happily by herself :) Ellie skips out of kindy saying she loves it and is coming back next week. This happens every week :)<br /><br />Tim well what's Tim been up to. School, school and more school. Monday was soccer training day. I asked if he wanted to go early and do a few laps with me. The answer No. But then 10 minutes later he must have felt sorry for me because he said he wanted to. So the girls stayed in the warm car while Tim, Oscar and myself did a few laps of the soccer field. Then while the boys were training Ellie and I did another 2 laps. She is such a good runner wait until she gets to school and runs the pants off everyone.<br /><br />Me well I've spent the last 2 days looking after sick Georgia. It is bloody cold here, I have actually had the heater on in the middle of the day just to heat up. I've had a headache for a week I seem to be clenching my teeth for some reason. I think because it is bloody cold and I just can't get warm! Even though I wasn't working I made phone calls and did work. I know I should say stuff em but if I don't do it no-one else does! I really wanted to sit in the sun and read my book but even when I sit in the sun it isn't warm it is freezing.<br /><br />We have been skyping Mark at night (his morning). Tim was really excited and busting to do it but then got on and didn't say much. It is hard talking on the computer with a video link. Mark seems to be have a good time. Better than the first day when he woke up wrapped around a toilet. Well that will happen if you have no sleep in 30 hours and then hit the pub!!!!!<br /><br />Ciao xxSue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07864417330901450552noreply@blogger.com3