Out my Kitchen Window Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Lynda 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.

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.

Holidays ..... Thursday, December 13, 2007

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)!

Three things Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Three 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

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.

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.

OK will get off my soap box now :)

Blackbutt Friday, November 9, 2007

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.

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.

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.

Mark is on the yellow big and Tim is in red!

And the Instrument is ..... Monday, October 22, 2007

The ..............

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.

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 :)

French what ........ Friday, September 21, 2007

Firstly Tim didn't make it into the Finals for Idol. Stupid judges don't know squat!!!

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.

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).

School Holidays are here Yay! No uniforms no lunches Wooohoooo.......

Pick up Sticks ..... Wednesday, September 12, 2007

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 :)

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 :)

Isn't Ellie hilarious! Never a dull moment with her around......