Wednesday, December 31, 2008

I'm so proud of me :)

I donated all of my Women's Fitness & Health mag's, along with some older Slimming mags and Weight Watchers mags to the local gym here. I tried to give them away to Kerryn but apparently she has enough of her own (**stifles giggle**) that she has to move to her new place. Now I know that if I have 3-4 year backlog of these mag's, Kerryn you must have double that so my heart goes out to you with moving those. Its funny how heavy a "few" mags can be :

For my trouble I received 2 family swim passes and a Aqua class pass.

I also received a call yesterday for more animal feeding but not from the neighbour but from Dazza's mate, they need someone 'reliable' to feed their dog and give him medication while they go away to the river for New Years Eve night and back New Years day. I really should do this as a business I tell you. The neighbour used to pay a fortune at the kennel and my SIL recently looked after a dog in her home for $550 and the people even paid for the dog's food! But of course I won't ask for money, not until I'm running around our entire suburb feeding animals :)

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

A New Year is approaching ....

2009, HERE WE COME
Gosh hasn't that come around fast again? Is it just me or is it as you get older the year moves faster?
I don't think I will make a New Year's Resolution this year, I just don't keep them, or maybe they are too unrealistic for me to keep, that may just be the answer.
  • Maybe instead I will just be "kinder" to myself and others
  • I will think before speaking .......... yeah right
  • Won't judge
  • Be more sociable
  • Clean my house more
  • Keep the dogs outside more..............

I also want to start to find meat supply from somewhere where I know that the animals are kept humanly before they were slaughtered. If you know of a place that you are sure that this is happening and I mean things like, pigs and cattle are not kept in cages but roam freely and they have a good life before it all ends, that is the place I want to buy my meat from. I may not be able to change allot about what I put in my mouth but at least I can know that the animal was not cages all its life. (talk to Oprah about that one, I saw that the US passed a law about keeping animals in human conditions) I will also buy only free range eggs. I would ideally like to make sure that what ever company I buy my other dairy items also use only animals treated humanly throughout its life, which means I may have to find a source for cheese, butter and milk as well. But 1 step at a time.

Photo's from my birthday

My Birthday Cake

My friend Cath & Me
Dazza & Gazza
(note Daz is a bit on the 'wasted' side)

Our friends Miss B, Mrs K & Mr D

My dad (up to something???)

My big brother and SIL

My Neice & husband (from above parents)

My sister & partner

My nephew Mr C & girlfriend Ms D (from above parents)

My MIL & family friend Ms R

My neice Miss A and Ms R

My neice Miss A & my SIL Ms D (Dazza's sis)

Our friends Ms S & Ms C

Sunday, December 28, 2008

If that was Christmas

then I'm glad it's over :O

No really it went really well, apart from my in-laws being late (nothing unusual there), my sister (who has never been to my place) couldn't find us! Eventually everyone turned up and a good time was had by all. When you consider that lunch was at 1pm and our last visitor didn't leave until 6.30pm, off to someone else's place, there was no need to have to travel to anyone else's place for us for dinner that's for sure.

My sweetheart Daz surprised me with a new ring, I'd take a photo but it's at the jewelry store being re sized and I can't have it back until about the 15th of January, when we went to have it re sized, Daz brought me a new wedding band as well. I brought Daz a GPS for when he gets his car back on the road, shortly, I hope that is.

I also received money so have brought a new mobile phone and shoes, received a hot sauce pack with cactus plate.

On the horrible side, my father in-law turned up at 11am on Christmas morning as I was busy in the kitchen didn't realise that he didn't give Daz a present but gave me one, I only realised when he had left and I felt terrible. Why would he give me a present and NOT GIVE ANYTHING to his own son? I felt like crap and wish I had know as I would have told him to shove it. It was a nail polish and nail set, you can tell this is the only time of the year I see him as I don't even have nails!

One thing we were not impressed with was Bon Bon's this year, I even spend more on them than ever thinking that the trinkets on the back looked OK but in reality they were crap and allot had the same thing in them. Well on Boxing Day (I know crazy) I went shopping and as Daz needed pipe cleaners for what ever crazy thing his making now, I went into Lindcraft Imagine store and as I was browsing the discounted Christmas items for next year, came across do it your self Bon Bon's, the only thing that it doesn't have is the trinket. 8 extra large for $2.49, then as it was a sale I got 30% off as well, in the end I brought 48 Bon Bon's and 2 packs of pipe cleaners and it only cost me $13, hello people that is the cheapest Bon Bon's ever in the whole world.

Our idea for next year is to put money in them, like a $5 note or something, maybe a lucky $20. I have also heard of people putting in socks for the men and snake brackets for the girls.

Tell me if you have any other idea's for what I can place in them for next year.

Anyway, its back to reality now and I have to go next door to feed the animals again, neighbours are away................. hey tell me, have you ever had to deal with people like this.

My neighbours who go away regularly, ask me to feed their cat and dog, this time they have a brother staying there but he also goes away and came over to ask me to feed the dog and cat for 5 days, when I went to feed them on the first night, there was only 1/2 a can of dog food and 1/4 can of cat food and no dry food for the cat.

Remember I told you I was feeding them for 5 days! No other food to be found.

Why are they doing this, this is the second time that there is not enough food, the first time I thought I might have been feeding them too much, hence running out of food but this time clearly there is not enough food.

What would you say to them on return?

I have had to buy food twice now, of course I am not going to let the animals starve but come on, its not a Maltese terrier that eats a bit, its a Rottweiler for god sake. These people used to be the neighbours from hell but we have changed our opinion of them but come on.

They used to board the dog at a kennel when they went away until they asked me, its getting a bit old but she is a sweet dog. Now with this food thing, its getting ridiculous.

If that was Christmas.........

then I'm glad it's over :O

No really it went really well, apart from my in-laws being late (nothing unusual there), my sister (who has never been to my place) couldn't find us! Eventually everyone turned up and a good time was had by all. When you consider that lunch was at 1pm and our last visitor didn't leave until 6.30pm, off to someone else's place, there was no need to have to travel to anyone else's place for us for dinner that's for sure.

My sweetheart Daz surprised me with a new ring, I'd take a photo but it's at the jewelry store being re sized and I can't have it back until about the 15th of January, when we went to have it re sized, Daz brought me a new wedding band as well. I brought Daz a GPS for when he gets his car back on the road, shortly, I hope that is.

I also received money so have brought a new mobile phone and shoes, received a hot sauce pack with cactus plate.

On the horrible side, my father in-law turned up at 11am on Christmas morning as I was busy in the kitchen didn't realise that he didn't give Daz a present but gave me one, I only realised when he had left and I felt terrible. Why would he give me a present and NOT GIVE ANYTHING to his own son? I felt like crap and wish I had know as I would have told him to shove it. It was a nail polish and nail set, you can tell this is the only time of the year I see him as I don't even have nails!

One thing we were not impressed with was Bon Bon's this year, I even spend more on them than ever thinking that the trinkets on the back looked OK but in reality they were crap and allot had the same thing in them. Well on Boxing Day (I know crazy) I went shopping and as Daz needed pipe cleaners for what ever crazy thing his making now, I went into Lindcraft Imagine store and as I was browsing the discounted Christmas items for next year, came across do it your self Bon Bon's, the only thing that it doesn't have is the trinket. 8 extra large for $2.49, then as it was a sale I got 30% off as well, in the end I brought 48 Bon Bon's and 2 packs of pipe cleaners and it only cost me $13, hello people that is the cheapest Bon Bon's ever in the whole world.

Our idea for next year is to put money in them, like a $5 note or something, maybe a lucky $20. I have also heard of people putting in socks for the men and snake brackets for the girls.

Tell me if you have any other idea's for what I can place in them for next year.

Anyway, its back to reality now and I have to go next door to feed the animals again, neighbours are away................. hey tell me, have you ever had to deal with people like this.

My neighbours who go away regularly, ask me to feed their cat and dog, this time they have a brother staying there but he also goes away and came over to ask me to feed the dog and cat for 5 days, when I went to feed them on the first night, there was only 1/2 a can of dog food and 1/4 can of cat food and no dry food for the cat.

Remember I told you I was feeding them for 5 days! No other food to be found.

Why are they doing this, this is the second time that there is not enough food, the first time I thought I might have been feeding them too much, hence running out of food but this time clearly there is not enough food.

What would you say to them on return?

I have had to buy food twice now, of course I am not going to let the animals starve but come on, its not a Maltese terrier that eats a bit, its a Rottweiler for god sake. These people used to be the neighbours from hell but we have changed our opinion of them but come on.

They used to board the dog at a kennel when they went away until they asked me, its getting a bit old but she is a sweet dog. Now with this food thing, its getting ridiculous.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

It feels like forever since I have been on blogger or even looked at anyones blogs but in reality only about 2 weeks!

I've had internet trouble and at the moment using Mozilla instead of Explorer, don't seem to figure out what is happening but at least I can get on here now.
We started to clean up the yard as of yesterday, really would have liked to have had that completed before now but with Dazza working on the Saturday mornings, it leaves him tired and when he gets home he wants to see before the clean up, well let me just say, my man, he can SLEEP, I had to resort to waking him up if I ever wanted to get it done. But now that we have started, I can see light at the end of the tunnel. I know that I am encouraged by the clean up because it them makes my brain start to formulate plans - what plans you may ask?

  1. a new garden design
  2. trees to be removed
  3. magnolia trees to replace old trees around parameter fence
  4. a new fence from garage to house (making drive all the way to garage)
  5. water tank with flushing system for toilet
  6. GREEN grass 9as as apposed to dirt which I have now
  7. swing set for could-be children
  8. replace all chewed up dog toys with more hardier dog toys
  9. cat enclosure for my 2 pussies
  10. new BBQ
  11. new pergola
  12. car port that goes from front drive way back to garage and then wraps around back of house to join new pergola (I know that a biggie)
I think I should stop now, its getting a bit out of hand. Oh did I tell you I forgot to put on Tattslotto last night so I'm sure my numbers would have come out and that list above could have been paid for already!

So I apologise for being a bad blogger again and not reading every ones blogs but promise to catch up

Sunday, December 07, 2008

its time

to make a list.

Yes we are hosting Christmas again this year (and every year from now on) and I am not prepared at all for this festive season. I have brought NO presents yet but I must admit we do really only buy for the small children which there are only about 3 now plus 2 nieces who are 9 and 13 and like money, oh and we do buy for Dazza's sister (she is the only sibling he has) and our parents. I haven't ordered any chickens or anything. I feel so far behind but I think I can catch up. I don't think I will put up a tree like I originally thought, especially with Humphrey being still in his 'puppy' stage as I don't think it would last very long at all. He like to eat things like that (I got flowers last night and as soon as I placed them on the kitchen bench he was trying and succeeding in eating them!) I might invest in a small tree that can be placed on a counter top to add some sparkle to the lounge.

Now to start to think of the numbers - this is the part that scares me.

Mum, Dad, Dazza, Me, Mumsy, Ms D, Miss A, Miss C, Mrs C, Mr C, Mr J, Mr A, Mr A2, Ms D, Ms S .............. 15 for lunch, that don't seem that bad. Oh and maybe Mrs M, Mr J, Master J, Mr P, Ms S2, Miss K and Master D, maybe 22 ........ mmmmmmmmm

We always have the traditional meal, dad likes the traditional, me I could have a BBQ but no, he won't like that and mum would be back to making and cleaning up Christmas day, can't have that.

This is making my head spin a little (and it has nothing to do with the Tequila from last night ;) I think I will take this opportunity to nick down the street while Dazza is still in bed to go buy the kids bikes.

it's time

to make a list.

Yes we are hosting Christmas again this year (and every year from now on) and I am not prepared at all for this festive season. I have brought NO presents yet but I must admit we do really only buy for the small children which there are only about 3 now plus 2 nieces who are 9 and 13 and like money, oh and we do buy for Dazza's sister (she is the only sibling he has) and our parents. I haven't ordered any chickens or anything. I feel so far behind but I think I can catch up. I don't think I will put up a tree like I originally thought, especially with Humphrey being still in his 'puppy' stage as I don't think it would last very long at all. He like to eat things like that (I got flowers last night and as soon as I placed them on the kitchen bench he was trying and succeeding in eating them!) I might invest in a small tree that can be placed on a counter top to add some sparkle to the lounge.

Now to start to think of the numbers - this is the part that scares me.

Mum, Dad, Dazza, Me, Mumsy, Ms D, Miss A, Miss C, Mrs C, Mr C, Mr J, Mr A, Mr A2, Ms D, Ms S .............. 15 for lunch, that don't seem that bad. Oh and maybe Mrs M, Mr J, Master J, Mr P, Ms S2, Miss K and Master D, maybe 22 ........ mmmmmmmmm

We always have the traditional meal, dad likes the traditional, me I could have a BBQ but no, he won't like that and mum would be back to making and cleaning up Christmas day, can't have that.

This is making my head spin a little (and it has nothing to do with the Tequila from last night ;) I think I will take this opportunity to nick down the street while Dazza is still in bed to go buy the kids bikes.

Saturday, December 06, 2008

OK, so the 1st of December came and went and I hadn't updated the number of people in front of us with DHS. That's because that darn number hasn't changed! its still 6 couples ahead of us. Now if I remember rightly the words used are, 'the approval process takes approximately 12 months from start to approved', HELLO when does start start??? If this is the process then we need to get a move on or we will be letting them know when they start the dam assessment that they only have xx months to have this all finished and before the board for approval. It probably won't go over very well to be in a hurry but come on people!

I also have a secret, I'm having a birthday dinner tonight shhhhhhh, don't tell anyone but I'm turning four zero. Don't say it out loud cause I don't want to hear the number. Dazza brought me a new digital camera and surprised me with it last night. What a sweetie. I do need to watch the words that come out of my mouth when he gives me things but I can't help it, cause it wasn't really the camera I had been eyeing off and not the type he said we should get but its still very nice. I think I just have to tell him more how much I appreciate him.

Got a message from a friend yesterday to tell me her new baby has hip dysplasia! Poor baby is only 7 1/2 months old. It appears that he may have to have an operation and a cast, there is no family history, could have just been the way he was positioned whilst she was pregnant. At least I guess they have found this out before he started to try and walk, I'm sure it would be very painful if anything happened then.

Any who, must get a move on, with all the things to prepare for today ............... shhhhhhhhhhh

Party time

It's my 'Birthday Party' day today! not really my actual birthday but the day we deemed fit to have my 'Birthday Party' dinner.

I got home last night from my lame work Christmas Party to find a pressie in the doorway. My first thought was, gee who's not coming to my birthday dinner? But low and behold it was something
thought would be a surprise and the picture to the right, its a new Can0n P0werSh0t A59oIS! I desperately needed a new camera and just in time for the party.

As I said before it isn't actually my birthday yet and I am still having trouble with the number associated to the birthday, it starts with a four and end with a zero. I know I should be celebrating but it marks getting old to me and I don't like to think of my self as old or older. It make me think that old = lonely, no kids................

Enough self pity. Its my party and I'll cry if i want to ................... God where did that come from, that shows my age!

Anyway, lots to do today before dinner so better get crackin