Bless You!

Happy

Well Ruby has well and truly found her happy. We're not long back from the park where she tucked her bum under and ran like the wind :)

Dellah has just spend the week with her nan and pa... gorgeous, evil, podgy, little bugger...

Little cutie

How big has Blake gotten?! Check him out...

$190

Its what I paid for the fabulous Lucy 10 and a half years ago...

And its what I paid for our gorgeous newcomer Ruby:

She had her stitches out and had to wear a bucket on her head - very classy. And no. I don't know why she is doing that to the door.


Then had her first hydrobath, which she hated. Look at those sad, sad eyes!

Rubes is very slowy coming out of her shell and finding her happy. She knows this is home and her eyes are much shinier now that when she first came home. She has even started to do little talks when she yawns now. Very cute!

She is very clingy at the moment and everywhere I go she is right at my heels, always with that little red football in her mouth, and you can tell she wants to play with Lucy but she's just not quite sure how to go about it yet.

So we're getting there, very slowly, but for now all is pretty good. She even gets along well with Harvey - he quickly showed her who's boss and Ruby has fallen straight into line like a good little girl!


I mean really... would you argue with this face???

Ho Ho Ho!

Merry Christmas!

I travelled with mum and dad to Susie and Steve's for Christmas this year which was just wonderful! Lots of family around, and i got to meet Lorri and Andrew's little man Blake for the first time. He is such a boy, and looks like his dad. And I am happy to report that the little man does indeed have some red hair!

We stopped in Malmsbury for lunch on they way home where they have lovely botanical gardens (though very dry at the moment)And the nosiest (or is that the greediest) ducks!

I thought they were pretty cute, anyway :)

Where Else But...

I have just had the best Queensland holiday - I started off in Noosa where I stayed in a perfect spot on the river, and during a river cruise caught this fellow about to land on the water.

I was also pretty happy to see Peter Overton and Jessica Rowe in Hastings St in Noosa, but I think it would be a bit stalker-ish to put the photos I snuck of them on here. Hang on, did I just give myself away...?

After Noosa I travelled down to Brissy with Sarah, Chris and James where we saw this little bloke very contentedly sitting on a sign post in Montville:

And after one night in Brisbane I headed down to the Gold Coast for about a week, which I absolutely loved!

I spent way too much money and ate way too much good food before getting to swim with the dolphins at Sea World, which was just a fabulous experience! I'm sure the other people in my group thought I wasn't quite 'all there' as I had the most stupid grin on my face the whole way through, as evidenced in the DVD I got to bring home as part of the experience. Anywho, just being in the water with the dolphins, spinning around with them and getting to touch and feel - the whole thing was absolutely fantastic! And, THANK GOD, I didn't have to wear a wetsuit in public ;)

I absolutely fell in love with this gorgeous fella:

He was sleeping when I got there, but soon woke up and dove (is that even a word? dove/dived) into the water for a nice long play. He was such a sweet cuddly looking thing, but his paws were MASSIVE!

After the Gold Coast it was back up to Brissy to stay with Sarah, Chris and James. Poor Sarah was exhausted - had just found out she was expecting their second child (congrats!) - and the darling girl still drove me all over town to see the sights.

And on my last night my lovely friends took me into the city to see the night market, the fabulous swimming pools overlooking the river. We had a wonderful dinner then took a little cruise on the river, where I was spoiled by the Storey Bridge and the full moon really putting on a show for me!


It was an absolutely roasting 34 degrees when I got on the plane in Brissy, so I was devastated when we landed in Melbourne to 15 degrees, pouring rain and the plane swinging from side to side due to the wind. Thankfully the weather has fined up now!

Its a boy!!

Lorri and Andrew tonight had a beautiful baby boy! Little Blake Alick came into the world at 7:45pm tonight and mum and bubba are both doing well though, much to Andrew's disgust, little Blake does not have red hair. Can't wait to meet him :)

Welcome to the world Blake Alick and congratulations Lorri & Andrew!!

Sold!

The house is sold, YAY!

Is this it?

I should find out tomorrow whether the house is sold or not.

If sold, the current plan is to update the car and head off up the east coast. I will slowly work my way up to Sarah's in Brisbane and see as much of the east coast as I can, then when I get to Brisbane I will go to Noosa for a day or few and see the Gold Coast. I may even do the typical tourist thing and go snorkelling on the reef and even visit the theme parks ;)

Til the morrow then...

Changes afoot

So the house is for sale and while I'm still looking for work in Ballarat, I have decided that I want to do something special once the house is sold. I had been thinking about driving up the east coast to Brisbane to visit Sarah - a nice way to visit and to see some of my own country as well, but my train of thought has now changed. I wanna go to Italy!

Yummy & an oopsi

I don't care who you are, my dinner tonight was better than yours :)

Delicious though it was, I think I nearly blew the house up while making it! There I was, cooking away, when all of a sudden the smoke alarm went off. I looked up and saw the house was full of smoke and had absolutely not idea where it came from, so just assumed it was the bacon and kept on cooking. A couple of minutes later the stove makes a 'POP' sound, followed by another, so I went investigating and turns out I had turned the grill on, even though I wasn't using it, and the griller door was closed. Hehe, oopsi. Feeling kinda lucky right now - have heard bad things about leaving the grill on with the door closed!

Long time, bad blogger

There's been lots going on lately. Have decided to make the move and am heading to Ballarat. Have had 5 interviews, been offered 3 jobs and have turned them all down. One would have been great but it was only a 12 month position with a signifcant drop in pay.

Another one that I was offered seemed great, but as I was offered two jobs this morning I told the lady I wanted to think about it until lunch time just to make sure I was making the right decision, and thats when things got nasty. She was certainly a piece of work, obviously didn't like the fact that I was considering a job that wasn't hers and we ended up having words. And this biatch is running for council in Ballarat - God help us all if she gets in! I certainly won't be voting for her, thats for sure.

Love a Bargain!

Is this not one of the cutest pair of shoes you've seen in a while? Well, I am smitten... I lurve shopping :)

Curiouser and Curiouser!

Ok, so you probably can't tell from the below photo, but somebody has cut my boys hair! I mean really, who does that to someone else's cat?? Not that its a huge deal - he's not hurt, he is completely fine in fact, but I am surprised that he would let someone else get that close to him, and a little disappointed too - I don't want him to get friendly with other people - they can't all be trusted you know! Anyway, he told me tonight he's a bit embarrassed coz all the other cats in the neighbourhood have been making fun of him because of his dorky new haircut... And he looks terribley impressed with having his photo taken, doesn't he?

On a different note, the delightful Dellah stayed with her nanna and pa for the weekend, and here's a handful of piccies:

Gorgeous little bugger ;) She can push herself backwards on her little motorbike, and on the weekend she even pushed herself 3 steps forwards, so YAY for Dellah!

Goodnight Sweet Heart

This is adorable...

Bis' Bubs

I meant to show you the second photo of Bis' bubs, so here tis:
Gorgeous bugger - pregnancy suits you!
And I'm still waiting for more photos...

Tee-hee

Doggies

I read this tonight and thought it was a bit special...

If you can start the day without caffeine...

If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles...

If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it...

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time...

If you can overlook it when something goes wrong through no fault of yours and those you love take it out on you...

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment...

If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him...

If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend....

If you can face the world without lies and deceit...

If you can conquer tension without medical help...

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs...

If you can say honestly that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, color religion or politics...

Then my friends,

YOU ARE ALMOST AS GOOD AS YOUR DOG!

Coz I Got High

Ok, so I didn't get high, but doesn't this pic make you wanna sing that song?

I stayed with Dellah for the weekend while her mum and dad had a night off, and here are a few of the nicer photos:

Peek-a-boo!

Yay! Clap for me :)

"Yummy cruskits!"

Hey Lady!

I'm sitting at my desk doing a receipt for a customer, when the son, who is about 4 years old, pipes up:

Kid: "HEY LADY!"
Me: "Yes?"
Kid: "I pick my boogers!"
Mum *looks horrified*
Me: "I hope you don't eat them!"
Kid: "Yeah! I do!"

I then move to the photocopier, and all of a sudden this loud voice again pipes up behind me:
"HEY LADY! I wish you were my wife!"

Nice. Possibly the most romantic thing ever said to me and it came from a four year old and included the words "I eat my boogers."