Belmore 27/10/10

Good grief, Howdy, Crikey (not in that order but sounds better) and all the rest for the last half dozen posts. Thank you so much Bernice, I'll try to get a letter off to them real soon. I'd like to do these things when the kids get to sleep but I think I've said it before; I lay down with them on Angelina's bed and more often than not fall asleep there myself. Because their room is so dark and not facing the main road so is less noisy, I tend to have a sounder sleep so I don't mind. The other night I was flipping through songs on my ipod but before I knew it it was half twelve or thereabouts so I went into our room (I think Tony was shocked to see me :o/). Sure enough, half an hour later Angelina shows up. She senses that I'm not there and comes looking for me.

Also Bernice would you email me your procedures that you go through with preparing your bottles etc for your brews? Tony still hasn't started it and I want to get started myself as this warm weather will hit soon and I'd like to make sure there are plenty of coldies in the fridge :o). Cheers, thank you.

More beautiful wedding photo's. David this time, Just Carol, Ralee and Rob to go now :o). They really are beautiful pics Carol and we all thank you So much for taking the time to post them. Yes, it certainly looks like a great time was had by all.

Wendy, your Kangaroo Paw looks lovely. You must get plenty of birds and butterflies?

Aunt Mo', I don't know how you and Uncle Bill manage to keep up with all the things you do. I'm flat out trying to get to church on time. Don't know when the last time was when I made it before the service started :o/. I missed it completely last Sunday, didn't wake up 'til 9am and the service starts at 9:30.

Aunty Kell it is concerning isn't it? The 'Speaker' voted in this year in Federal Parliament over here is Muslim. There are a few Muslim local members of parliament and like Canada, it won't be long before they're running the joint. All the worlds calamities and catastrophes are a sign of things to come, prophesied to come... I hope you are able to get 'fill-ins' so you can go away for your birthday. That is lovely of the girls to do that for you. Also I did enjoy your ecards. It was lovely to be remembered. It was Marks birthday Saturday just passed. I don't think he opens cards but am not certain. He's always so busy and rarely gets time for personal mail.

Like Meg said, there'll probably be another big birthday bash for Mum, ha haaa. Poor old dear, she is very lonely but doesn't like to leave the house as she's pobably told you why. She was very good there for a while but things have changed again :o(. I'd like her to go for a walk up to Megs or Gregs, just to get out and enjoy the day but she's reluctant to. It's not far away at all, not at the speed she walks. Yes she still goes like the wind but not gale force anymore, just wind and it does knock her up but I don't think her brain is wired to 'slow'. Still and all she only gets up there if Meg or Greg take her and she does enjoy it when she goes. Greg took her to his place the other week and she thoroughly enjoyed it. We'd all like her to move in with Greg as then she'd feel safer and be even closer to Meg and the boys and not alone all the time. She would, only she likes the convenience of where she is as she can just walk around to the newsagent/post-office, IGA (supermarket) or hairdressers. Ah well, what can you do ay?


Big Girl your work always fascinates me and these days it must be so difficult for the 'real' nurses out there. You guys know what it used to be like and how good it used to be. Most nurses these days 'know' stuff but are not too capable of putting knowledge into practice or simply don't care. I was left in Cas' up here for 6 hours while staff ambled by and chatted at the nurses station. *****just wrote a big paragraph there but it wasn't needed so deleted it *****
Nurses, 'Real' nurses are worth so much more...

Tony got done by the Council rangers last week. Pulled up out front of the school to drop Giancarlo off but he was too close to the pedestrian crossing. The fine arrived yesterday, wait for iiiit; $344-. Yes you read right. F^%*ing three hundred and fourty four dollars. Like bloody hell!

P&C had written to the Council about disability parking at the school as the only disable park has gone due to construction in the school grounds. The Secretary from P&C has told me not to pay it as she wants to contest the fine on our behalf. Praise the Lord, I pray He will help her out.

The vege patch is overgrown. Only from vege plants as we don't have much room so over-sowed the patches. The basil smells beautiful though. Have to powder and spray for the grubs and bugs though :o$ little mongrels...

Angelina answered the phone the other day while I was on the extension and I'm buggered if I know what she's done with the handset. She doesn't know, of course! I have searched the bedroom (where she answered it and was playing) but will have to pull things apart I guess.

Coles have been having a promo for every $10 spent they provide a voucher worth 1 point (I have no idea the value of a point but it wouldn't be much) for your local school to put toward sports equipment. This has been going for the last couple of months. I took in all my receipts this morning and must've got about 200 vouchers back. She girl gave me at least a book of extra vouchers as the promo only goes for one more week and they must have lots of vouchers left over so I will go in on the last day and beg if I have to for their remaining tickets.

I have just laminated one of Giancarlo's awards (for Public Speaking this time) as they are few and far between I like to make sure they're preserved, posterity or whatever. The damned laminator keeps chewing it up though. I have run it through several times to straighten it but think I will just put it under a pile of books to flatten the creases. Same thing happened with another item I laminated, a picture of Snoopy in his Red Baron kit that Dad brought home when he worked at the PMG. I managed to run that one through a few more times and straightened it out a bit.

I have to go to Bankstown to pickup Mums hearing aids for her. The hearing company won't post them to her. We were supposed to go that way today to go to the hardware centre but Tony has been cactus the last couple of days so we didn't get there. I will try to go out myself on Friday if Tony's still not able to get up.

Tomorrow is orientation for Kindergarten for next year. I have to take Ange' with me and bring her twice a week for the next couple of weeks to see what it's all about. This'll be a challenge with all her separation problems of late but one of the teachers introducing the new'ns is Giancarlo's current yr2 teacher so hopefully Hokey will be able to join Ange' in class to make her a little more at ease.

I have also enlisted Hokey into a swimming program through the school that starts in a week or two and goes for a couple of weeks to prepare the young'ns more adequately (I assume) for the upcoming holidays). I took him to lessons two years ago but he spent more time sitting on the pools edge because he was buggerising (one of Mums words) about too much so I stopped it. Might be more successful this year, I hope...

We spread lawn seed and top soil on the front yard last week and with two days of rain and a couple of warm ones following we now have a hazy green fuzz out there. Hopefully by the time the 'real' heat hits it will be nice enough to sit out there in the afternoons when the sun goes behind the house. Looks so much nicer with that plants around the fence and all that other crap cleaned out of the bed in front of the patio and also under the lounge window. I just now took some pics but think I'll wait until the lawn grows up some.

It started off quite warm out there this morning then about a half hour ago it was dark and cloudy with some thunder and a cool 'rainy feeling' breeze but is now sunny. Still clouds about so we may get another soaking. According the the weather the whole East Coast is supposed to be drenched before weeks end.

It's time to go collect my wil one so I'll sign off now and wish you all good health and happiness.
Love, as always,
Sara xxxxx

Anna Bay

Hello all,
Aunty Kell I am writing back to you as it is not often that I am acknowledged. On the nursing front the changes over the past 20 odd years is phenomenal. I still love my job but if I could go back to the way it was back then I would love it 2 fold. I know exactly what you mean. The emphasis is no longer on nursing but putting a bum in a bed and following up with mounds of paperwork. And I mean mounds of it. On an admission now I have to document the patients demographic data no less than 8 times, if a cannula goes in its 10, fluids up, 12 times and we have not even got to the nursing notes or if they are to be transferred out then it keeps on going. Then more documents if a medication assessment is to be done!!!!!!!!! Now for example I had a 35 year old Queenslander here for a wedding who had an acute attack of chrones disease. Poor bloke was in agony, the Doctor was in bed, the other RN was handling the next ambo case. I admitted him, cannulated him, gave him maxalon and morphine IV, also a dose of Hydrocortisone and started IV Flagyl on him. I yelled through the door to the Dr what my management plan was, he grunted, I said again are you happy with that? Grunted again. By 7am he still had not been in to see the fellow. Fortunately I got it right and his pain had gone from 10/10 to 2/10. He was flying home to Queensland to go straight to hospital up there. This Doctor was from Melbourne. The one I have on tonight is from NZ, he is Scottish born and bred is also a builder by trade and grew up in South Africa!!! His name- Mustafa, the one the week before was Moyad- no need to tell you his nationality. The day Doctor is so dangerous in my eyes that I refuse to do day shifts, she is a bloody litigation waiting to happen. Her name Dr Dottie. Yes by name and by nature. The other Day Doctor is Indian I think, but he is ok with the few dealings that I have had with him. Its a nightmare. More often than not when we are trying to transfer patients out to John Hunter Hospital or the Calvery Marter there are bed blocks on because the ambulances are backed up at the doors there and they cant off load patients till beds become available, thus no ambos on the road. It took me 7 hours to get a patient out the other night. So no wonder that what was once the responsibility of the Dr's is now starting to fall back on the nursing staff. I could whinge and bitch about it all but despite all the grievances, I wouldn't change my profession for quids. Its always a challenge, seeing how fast you can get a transfer out, or a patient placed if needed. The other night we had 1 patient in ED, and 3 ambos arrived at once!!! There are only 2 of us on a night shift plus the DR. Also had to manage the waiting patients in triage and those on the ward. My goodness I am good at time management. Now don't forget the bloody documentation. I am hearing what you say. I hope you have a wonderful birthday. I don't know what we will do for Mum, probably another big party bash!!! Yea right.
Have not long come back from my beach walk, it was a glorious afternoon, 2 trotters were down there getting their workout for the day, a few surfers and fishermen, but I just kept on walking west into the sunset. Would have loved to have kept on going but then getting back would take that much longer. I am suppose to be off tonight so didnt have a sleep this morning when I got home. I did all the ironing another load of washing went over the unit with a fine tooth comb except for the boys room. Then I walked down to the Blue Juice cafe ( the one on the beach where we stopped and you took photos) and had a coffee. It was so nice and relaxing until a bus load of Asians arrived jibbering away. So I came back home and started to pull the clover out of the tiny patch of grass beside the unit. Now I have to go and get these two starving young men of mine some dinner have a shower and go back to work. Give Uncle Peter a hug for me. Oh by the way, my boys indulge in the Hershey bars and peanut butter cups-Reeses that the Cafe on the Bay sells, they also have Pop tarts & Root beer you can imagine the costs of the items.
Got to go
Love Meg

Spring colours

Our Native garden is a mass of vibrant red and green kangaroo paw. It is nice to sit on the deck having lunch and watching the birds eating the sweet nectar from the flowers.

Dear Family,

As usual, it has been awhile since I talked to you all. Mainly, there just isn't any news. Life seems

to be stuck in "rear gear" these days. Winter is beginning to rear his ugly head, & I am NOT welcoming him. The very thought seems to make me shiver. Peter not showing much change. He

Is ALWAYS ready to "go home"! Asks at every visit if we are going home now? I go at least once

a day, & I just long for the opportunity to stay home occasionally, just to have a whole day to

myself. I feel very selfish when I think that way, but life is slipping by, & each day, NOT much to show for it!!

Mo would like to come over for a few days, just to "get away" from it all. However, it isn't as easy as it might sound. She is having health problems too, which doesn't help much.

I am really looking forward to Stews' visit. He wont be here for long, & I DO want to take him to Montana. There is no snow there yet, but should be some by the end of Nov. He arrives in Calgary Nov. 25th, fairly early I think. We will see Charlotte & Steve before we head to Pincher Cr. Probably down to Whitefish the next day. IF there is any snow here, we will go to Westcastle for him to try our ski hill. Because we get a lot of the warm (ha. ha. ha) Pacific Air here, we frequently lose our snow. (Oh. TOO BAD. I HATE snow. So THERE.) Anyway, with a bit of luck, he will be able to ski here, before he returns to Whistler, then home. Whistler is a fantastic skiing area, when they get enough snow. He will enjoy it. I've never been to skiing

areas in Japan, so can't compare Whistler, ( or anywhere else for that matter) to Japan. I think Stew goes there most winters for skiing. However, he can make his comparison when he tries it in Whistler, here, & in Whitefish. There isn't too much variety here at Westcastle. Mostly black

diamond, with a few green & blue. Our kids used to love it, but I found it very challenging.

Stew no doubt is better than I ever was.

Calgary has just elected their first MUSLEM mayor. That's just the beginning. Now you will see Muslims running for every election, & there are enough of them to vote, we will VERY soon be

governed by them. No one seems to care, or to look into the future, & see what is in store for the whole world. All very scary I think. ( it is 7.00pm, so I am going to eat, & will finish later tonight. Seems there is always something going on during the day, computer has to wait till the

pm. Time spent at Vista certainly doesn't help. One is EXPECTED to volunteer on a regular basis, even though we pay well for the privilege of living there. Peter knows that it is NOT home. He always asks if we are going home now? When are we going home??

8.00pm now. Steve just rang, they are coming down tomorrow Friday, back on Sunday. Peter does like to see the littlies. However, too much movement seems to get to him.

Meg, nursing seems to have taken a few steps backwards. It must be very hard to work in the

hospitals now. Every time you talk about your work, I feel sad for you, as it used to be such a good, rewarding profession. However, I would not like to be in the work force now. I don't think conditions are too bad here. However, attitude is not what it used to be.

There is a "bed bug"plague in Ontario & Quebec. The reports we get here are hair-raising. VERY scary. We just pray the little buggars don't hitch a ride over here. The most respectable

establishments are NOT spared. Households, as well as acommadation establishments, are all suffering. ( I blame the Muslims!)

All the floods & fires in Europe, Asia & Russia are making us all think, "who is next"? We heard

that Qld. had some pretty serious flooding, but didn't see where. Hope it wasn't too bad. We all

need some GOOD news for a change.

Charlotte rang me a few days ago, & asked "where do you want to go for your birthday??"

"What do you mean ""where do I want to go"??. "I mean WHERE do you want to go? Kate & I want to take you on a trip!!" (Australia wasn't an option!!) " Phoenix sounds pretty nice now that the temps. are cooling off" I replied. "O. K., I'll tell Kate Phoenix it is."!! I don't know yet

when we will leave, but they insist we be away for the actual date. Now, I am looking forward to it. Warmth sounds better, every time I hear it. I will have to "move the finger" & get substitutes

for my duties while we are gone, but can't take much action till I know the dates. I'll have to get

friends to visit Peter. I do hate to ask, as he doesn't have much conversation these days, but a week or so is too long for him not to have at least a few visits. Steve will probably bring the childa down for another visit, so that would take care of a week-end. Peter mostly sleeps, so

anyone who would visit, wouldn't have to stay too long.

I'm just rambling again, so will post this now, & hope I will have a trip to Phoenix to tell you about in my next post. Mo & I think of you all, & talk about everyone when we ring. We never miss a birthday, but with the time change, ringing isn't always an option. I used to send e-cards for all B'days, & anniversaries. However, most times you didn't open them, so I quit sending!! Now we just wish you all

happies" to each other, & wonder what you are doing to celebrate etc. Anyway "hooroo" for now. Hope to hear from someone soon. It was good to hear from Sara & Bernice. Lin, where are

you?? I will try & ring in the next few days. What are you doing? Any travel plans?? love to all.

Write soon!! Kell

Anna Bay

Wendy I am assuming that you have posted the wonderful wedding snaps. Thanks for sharing them with us all. What a group aye, all those smiling faces, congrats to Dave and Jess.
Love Meg

Dave and Jess - 10/10/10

On 10/10/10, Dave waited as his bride walked down the aisle.

They held hands, declared their love, exchanged rings, kissed

and threw us all a big party!

This is their daughter, Jade, dancing with Rus.

Terese and Rob

Dave and Terese

Carol and Dave

Rik (Terese's Husband) and Rob

A group of us in one of our many photos!!

Lenice, Nyah (Terese's youngest), Terese, Rob and Carol

Rob, Carol and Matt

Rob, Lenice, Carol, Toni and Raelee

Terese, Carol and Raelee

Dave and Jess

Wendy, Toni and Nathalie

Toni and Lenice

Len, Wendy and Rus

Nathalie and Wendy

Nathalie, Damon, Rus and Jade (Dave and Jess' children)

There are a lot of photos in this post, but I thought we might as well post them

as we don't get together very often! Everyone enjoyed themselves

and each of the photos showed the love and laughter that surrounded us for the night.

Mona Trying to log on !!!

Well good morning all. I have no business sitting out here on the deck in the sunshine, enjoying myself....Bill is running the mower over the leaves....about 6 inches in depth!And I want you to know I have had one heck of a time trying to get on the blog.....it just would not hook up for me.
I should have gone back on the old notes and made notes......memory isn't great. But great to hear from everyone. Nothing much to tell. Summer has gone by so fast.......and that is coming from Mona who hates summer !! But there hasn't been time to enjoy ourselves, it as been all work.
I am trying to get a week free to go see Peter before the winter sets in, but between us we can't get that much time off! People ask what you do in your spare time...we don't have spare time.
I haven't talked to Kell in a few days, but all was OK when we did talk. Peter sounds much worse than when we saw him a few weeks ago. We will try to get over soon, but it looks like after the service on 11th November.
Our last week has been beautiful, warm and sunny and we needed it. The farmers are only JUST NOW getting most of the crop off, it has been so wet. Up north of Winnipeg the crops are lying in 6 inches of water, with no hope of a harvest. So much money, time and effort put in to planting, then no return.
Bill is still trying to get the house for the doctor finished, using mostly volunteer labour, and it is slow going. We have had to take time out for other things, too.
Last week we had our Church Synod...we are both delegates so have to go. Bill was also honoured with an award...The Order of Rupert's Land. Given for service to the church, National and Diocesan. I was proud of him and he did deserve the recognition. On the 18th we go to the city again for the funeral of our beloved friend and Bishop, Pat. Bill and I are both Greeters at the Cathedral for the service.....good !! won't have to get into the clergy threads ! I had best go. I have two cases of Palliative Care to tend to, went to one this am but must check in again and then go visit the other. I will go back and look at posts and make notes before I try this again.
Must before I go though say Congratulations to Lenice and Andrew! It looked like a lovely wedding. Love to all. Mona

Hi from bernice 7/10/10

Hello everyone..hope u are all well as we are fine...very busy as usual and most like everyone else I guess..we have a very busy month or so ahead of us so may not have a chance to get on here for awhile...

I went to Dubbo a few weeks ago to see my beautiful Mum and went to Two rels parties..the old bod can't handle it too well now..but i survived....while I was there I called into see John but he was not home..shame (Cec told me later they have been 'touring around' Mildura and such, good on them hope they enjoyed it...Sara i wil get his address and ph nums for you down the page...
Sara the kids look gorgeous..nice pics..yes Hokey getting a lil chubby hey ...all that pasta..Believe you are up with Tom thats nice say Hi to all for us..we will be up there soon ..let u know when.

I went to a Kitchen Tea Hen's party about 2 weeks ago..Man a lot different to the Kitchen showers I'm used to..It was Cocktails Galore!!! Ice sludge's laced with alcohol, Jelly alcohol, a "fountain of alcohol' and lots more Food galore ! a Chocolate fondue! plus Karoake Juxe box' and a Policeman Stripper!!!!! What a party..all women too!

Lenice...and Hubby Congratulations! on your wedding ..hope you are happy and all the best to you both..Cheers!

Sara..... John's address is....Unit 2 / 12 Meadowbank Drive, West Dubbo. Dubbo 2830Ph.Num is 58 060163 Ken has Vickie's Mobile Num as I don't think John has one now. ( unusual I know there new Numbers)

Nathile, Matt and boys called in a few weeks ago...it was great to see them..all well poor old Toni-lee was crook and couldn't come..So I sent her home a bottle of Bourke Splashe!! Yeah that fixed her up!!!

Happy Birthday to Bob today..we must ring him ..they are doing fine about to leave up there and heading back down probaly be at Paula's for Xmas...
I also must ring my mate Stewart and see how he is doing now.....Lisa and Ron are "Gallavanting around the country side again she wil probaly write and fill you in when she's back..Hi Lisa and Ron...

We went to a 50th last w/end ..it was fun ..we have a wedding this Sunday then another wedding in two weeks! Both down here thank goodness.. then a "Big Halloween party' at my place as usual..then or in between Ken is on Holidays and we...so between parties and weddings we do hope to get up to see Tom for a few days while on holidays..
Well that better do me for now...Oh Mona where are you?? and Hi to Kell and Bill it was nice to hear from you also Kell and Meg and Sara...hope to hear from you all soon ..well gotta go for now...love to all of you...bye for now...love bernice xx

Congratulations

What a beautiful wedding. The bride looks beautiful and so do her sisters. I can see you Wendy, in a tiny snap on the cliff. you all look like it was a great day and I love the colours red black and white.
Congratulations!
Belinda

Gorgeous!

Beautiful wedding pics Wendy, looks like it was a lovely day. Isn't digital photography just grand, once you'd have had to wait a couple of months to get such pics back. They're lovely.

Sara

Spring Wedding

Happy day!

25th September 2010

Belmore 1/10/10 Nothing exciting, just 'blurb'...

Hello family, yes I know it's been ages. I have to admit I've been up and down from the pc quite a bit over the past week, mostly just copying files from Gregs drive to mine and having a little trouble with what to copy over (music for the ipod). It is a 1 Terabite drive and my drive is only about 120 gig.

I must confess I hadn't read Lisa's post until I came back again and read all posts back to Lisa's. Mum was also talking to Lisa recently and Mum updated me then. I hope he is feeling better and whatever has caused this to happen is resolved.

It's school hols and so far has been very quiet. We haven't gone anywhere or done anything as such. I hope to get the kids up to Mums sometime in the next few days for a visit. It'll only be a quickie as Angelina is going through some weird stage the last few months with seperation anxiety. She also seems to get very tired very quickly. She refuses to go to pre-school, it's way too traumatic for both her and myself. I phoned the school to cancel her spot for next term bc I see no point in paying when she is not going. I already owe $200 for time she hasn't been there. The support staff at school want me to bring her in after the holidays to see if they can help her out with whatever 'issues' she has. I tried a couple of times already to do this but she just won't calm down enough for anyone to talk to her. Maybe if we stay in the office area she may be more at ease. They are concerned she won't transition properly into school next year if she drops out of pre-school now but I'm prepared to let her slide for another year if needs be. She is not legally required to go until 2012 anyway.

Both kids also have bad coughs at the moment. Greg says "bring 'em anyway" but I'm reluctant to expose Mum to their bugs. Hokey was feeling a bit off yesterday and had a headache. When it was apparent the head wasn't settling down I gave him panadol but as soon as I walked out the door he called out for me to come back and had vomited all over the floor and bed, my bed. I told him not to worry about it and got some towels from the wash to clean it up. He took his shirt and singlet off as they were spewy too. He then lay back like Jacky on the bed and watched tv. He fell asleep soon after and is much better this morning.

I shouldn't have because we are skint at the moment and I had to raid the kids bank account to do it but bought myself a 'granny scooter' on ebay. It was $127.50 and I figured (obviously) that there was some problem with it. I wasn't overly concerned because I knew Tony would most likely be able to fix it. We drove to Moss Vale on Wednesday to pick it up and it drove no problems but of course didn't move when we got it home. Tony pulled it apart in the loungeroom that night and some moving part had seized. The machine is only 3 years old but whatever part it was hadn't been greased or oiled ever. Tony fixed it up no problems, put a new battery in it (on sale at Supercheap) and I took it for a lap down our street footpath yesterday morning. It flew! I'm very happy with it and will now walk Hokey to school in the mornings after the holidays. One of the other Mums lives a couple of blocks from the school so I might park it there and walk the last stretch with him. Good exercise for both of us.

Haven't spoken with Johnno in ages and keep meaning to call but by the time I get a calm moment it's too late (9pm'ish) to be calling. I don't have his address either. Will have to contact Aunty Cec', she probably has it. Kenny calls him doesn't he Bernice? Do you have his address and a house phone number? I only have his mobile and don't know if he even has it anymore.

Poor old Mums memory is getting worse, not just short term but long term also. *********************************************************************************
I've spent the last half hour typing somethin in here but have decided to delete it, not relevent.

We had a couple of sunburn worthy days late last week but it has been cooler and mostly overcast this week. Not a good day for drying the washing but it won't dry (relatively creaseless) in the basket either so hang it I'll have to. I know how you feel about never catching up Aunty Kell. I stripped the kids beds a few days ago now but still haven't made them up again. They have been sleeping on the 'under' blankets and bare pillows with uncovered doona's over them :o/. That's a job I'll have to do today.

Also have to cook another quiche, the others don't eat it but I love them. Mine anyway!
Need to make some banana bread also. I bought a packet of already over ripe bananas last Friday for a $1 intending to make the bread on Saturday or Sunday but as of yesterday I still hadn't done so. I took the bananas out of the drawer last night and peeled them as best I could. They were practically falling through my fingers so it was tricky and put them in a mug then whizzed them up. I put them in the fridge so MUST bake today. I didn't use the ones where the mold had gone right through onto the bananas though, that's just nasty...

Lenice was married last weekend. I'm hoping Wendy will be putting pictures up soon.

Well as usual, my piece is not 'news' but more just daily 'stuff' so I will sign off for now and hope you all have a lovely weekend. Aunty Kell I hope you managed to have your sleep while at Kates, how are the renovations coming along? The garden certainly is gorgeous. How far away does Charlotte live from you? And Stephen? The littlies are so sweet aren't they? How many of Kates and Charlottes are still at school?

Oh yeah, last week after I collected Hokey from school and brought him and the bananas home I walked in the door and Tony gave me a bemused look. I asked what it was for and he asked if I'd seen Princess Ming Ming (the smallest cat). I hadn't and asked why I should. He said that she'd had a hair-cut. Oh dear, I've been into Angelina so much about the scissors, she's cut a chunk out of her own hair which thankfully was the front so not so noticable in her fringe but it really was a 'chunk'. She's cut holes in my sheets and strips in a doona cover, all Sheridan. Little cow, I think the only way to hide the scissors is to throw them out on garbage day... Anyway, the cats whiskers are just little spikes now. I don't know how she managed to cut both sides and so evenly too but the cat does look cute with 'shorter' hair.

Bye now and love to all,
Sara

Pics are just bits n' pieces;


Picnic in the cubby

Same day, my chubby little man

It's started already!

Mr Bird at breakfast. I can't find my butcherbird pics though, will get more when I go up next week.

l