HO, HO, HO!

Merry Christmas to you all - Have a wonderful day!

DUST STORMS - THEY ARE NEVER ENDING!

The dust storm hits town -the skyline at 5.00pm

The dust storm passing

Just made it home yesterday from work before the dust storm had arrived - phew! So sick of cleaning up after them! Probably had about 3 dust storms like this in the past month.

SNAKES ALIVE!

Sunday night at about 9.15pm I had hung out the washing & walking back to the door I saw my cat Miss Tubby acting unusual - then spotted the snake against the wall. I went into panic mode, throwing what ever I could at Miss Tubby to scare her away from the snake, thinking that the snake will bite her. I scream out to the neighbour to call the Ranger & he arrived 5 minutes later (1/2 tanked mind you) walks out to the back patio where the snake is (mumbling it is harmless) then goes back to his car and brings out his rifle....WFT! If he shoots the snake he is gunna wake up the whole street. I stay indoors & keep out of his way then next I hear him driving off in his car. Thank god he did not shoot the snake but I have no idea whether he caught it? A strange man he is!

I was told it was only a harmless python, I don't care if it is harmless or not as far as I am concerned a snake is a snake & they scare the hell out of me.

LITTLE COCONUT

AC's new little bundle of trouble - Coconut. Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth!! Too cute, her real name is Chloe, but I say that is too much of a human girl's name, I like Coconut, so to me she is Coconut.

ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM

The Milan Moped

The Monaco Moped

Thinking on buying a new moped for myself but there is so many to choose from, here are a couple that I have my eye on. Wish I could make a snap decision but no. Gee I have not even looked at the prices on these BUT when my mind is made up and I want something I normally get it even if it does take me months to decide!

REMEMBRANCE DAY

Respect to all the brave that have lost their lives for our country, and to those still serving.

They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning - We will remember them.......on 11/11, at 11am silence.

DO I OR DO I NOT?

I was driving to work last night as I was 1/2 way there, could not remember if I turned my hair straightener off at home. Arrived at work & told the staff I am not sure whether I turned it off, I did not want to worry all night so I went back home to check & of course it was bloody off. If I had not gone home to check I bet it would of been a different story! With me it is either the hair straightener or iron. I just hate that feeling when you leave the house wondering did you or did you not turn what ever off - I suppose it is best to be safe than sorry.

It is 1.00am & all is quite here at the hospital. I went to Kal yesterday so struggling to keep the eyes open. Oh the Christmas stuff is all out in the shops too, come to think of it Christmas is not too far away.

SWEEPS, EATS & DRINKS

Had the office open until lunch time today - had our own Melbourne Cup luncheon in the office. Was in many sweeps that they had going around town & I had at least 10 different horses & not one of the silly buggers came in 1st, 2nd or 3rd - see me never lucky! Eating a big lunch & drinking alcohol (2 glasses of champagne I had) is not normal for me. After lunch I was that bloated & tired, luckily we have a ottoman/lounge in one of the offices, I was able to have a hour siesta & woke up with only 1/2 hour until knock off time, yeah I like days like these!

GO THE JACKSON JIVE!

There is no way I would think these guys are racist, that never came to my mind when watching these guys, they did not do anything to offend. I thought they were great, they should of won Red Faces on Hey Hey. It was a tribute to MJ. Come on Harry Connick Jnr, all they did was dress like them, look like them, dance like them & sing like them. Some people so need to lighten up!

ISSABELLA & PAIGE

Local Bikies!

Paige & Bella

I have my niece Bella & her friend Paige with me for the school holidays. The are happy girls and certainly keep me on my toes!

They are happy keeping themselves occupied, watching DVD's, playing games, making a cubby house & the internet (thank god for that as they can spend hours on net talking with their friends & making videos for you tube).

I have asked them to hang their towels out on the clothes line once they have had their shower everday but they seem to forget to do that. Yesterday I got home & they were really proud to have hung their towels out without me asking them - problem was it was raining outside. Their answer to me was that it was not raining at the time and they did not know it was raining.....HELLO.....the could not hear the rain on the roof or see the rain through the window!! They tried!

It was nice having them here with me & I will miss them when they go.

PS: They must like it here as they asked if they could come back Christmas holidays - mmm we will see!

DUNT TAKE HIS TICKETS - EH!

Wiremu, a New Zealander, was in Australia to watch the upcoming Rugby World Cup and was not feeling well, so he decided to see a doctor. "Hey doc, I dun't feel so good, eh" said Wiremu.

The doctor gave him a thorough examination and informed Wiremu that he had long existing and advanced prostate problems and that the only cure was testicular removal.

"No way doc" replied Wiremu "I'm gitting a sicond opinion eh!"
The second Aussie doctor gave Wiremu the same diagnosis and also advised him that testicular removal was the only cure.

Not surprisingly, Wiremu refused the treatment. Wiremu was devastated, but with the Rugby World Cup just around the corner he found an expat Kiwi doctor and decided to get one last opinion from someone he could trust.

The Kiwi doctor examined him and said: "Wiremu Cuzzy Bro, you huv Prostate suckness eh" "What's the cure thin doc ?" asked Wiremu hoping for a different answer. "Wull, Wiremu", said the Kiwi doctor "Wi'regonna huv to cut off your balls."

"Phew, thunk god for thut!" said Wiremu, "those Aussie bastards wanted to take my test tickets off me!"

DUST STORMS - HERE IN LEO THAT IS NORMAL!

Sydney Harbour Bridge - September 2009

My car looks like this nearly every 2 weeks living in Leo!

View from back of hospital - Xmas Day December 2008

View from back of hospital - Xmas Day December 2008

The dust is normal here in Leo, it is a constant battle to be dust free in the house let alone outside. Dust storms normally happen in December/January and you can see the dust afar approaching & that is the time to stay indoors & close all windows and wait for it to pass, then you have the job of cleaning up!

NEVER FALL ASLEEP ON THE JOB AS YOU WILL BE CAUGHT!

A QUIET NIGHT

Did a night shift at the hospital last night, a very quiet night it was. They must of all been behaving or everyone is just well as not a soul to be seen the whole shift - yay. We managed to watch 2 DVD's - Madagascar 2, funny, & Confessions Of A Shopaholic, which was so, so. Only bought the DVD Confessions of a Shopaholic as we were in New York last April & we got to see part of the movie been filmed in the streets & when that scene came up - I was like EXCITED as we were there at that moment. Spotted Miriam that travelled with me to the States walking in one of the scenes, how funny!

MY NEW PC

My new pocket size VAIO PC & it slips into what looks like a clutch purse, so small and compact you can just pop it into your handbag. Saves taking your large laptop everywhere with you.

I WANT TO BE A CAT!

My Miss Tubby, doing what she does best - cat napping on her favourite blanket from Aunty Andrea. I wanna come back in my next life as a cat, so I can just eat, sleep and lounge around!

WHY CANNOT I THROW IT OUT?

I bought myself a new dictionary awhile back (I use a dictionary all the time, it is like a Bible to me) but I keep referring back to my good old faithful pocket size Collins Gem Dictionary that I have had for well over 10 years. The pages have fallen out, been stuck back together with sticky tape many a times & it is held together by a lackey band. Why can't I just biff it? Maybe because it is small instead of big and bulky like my new one?

My well used dictionary!

SEPTEMBER LAUGHS

WHAT AN UNDERSTANDING WIFE HE HAS:

A married man left work early one Friday, but instead of going home, he spent the weekend partying with the boys. When he finally returned home on Sunday night, his wife really got on his case and stayed on it. After a few of hours of swearing and screaming, his wife paused and pointed at him and made him an offer. "How would you like it if you didn't see me for a couple of days?".....The husband couldn't believe his luck, so he looked up, smiled and said, "That would suit me just fine!!" Monday went by, and the man didn't see his wife. Tuesday and Wednesday went by and he still didn't see her. Come Thursday, the swelling went down a bit and he could see her a little out of the corner of his left eye.

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LOTTO TICKET:

One day, the wife comes home with a spectacular diamond ring."Where did you get that ring?" her husband asks."Well, she replies, "My boss and I played the lotto and we won, so I bought it with my share of the winnings." A week later, his wife comes home with a long shiny fur coat. Where did you get that coat?" her husband asks. She replies " My boss and I played the lotto and we won again, so I bought it with my share of the winnings." Another week later, his wife comes home, you guessed it: driving a cadillac, her share of the lotto winnings. That night, the wife asks her husband to run her a nice warm bath while she gets undressed. When she enters the bathroom, she finds that there is barely enough water in the bath to cover the bath plug. "What's this?" she asks her husband. "Well," he replies, "We don't want to get your lotto ticket wet, do we??"

ALL DONE

Hello Blog - me long time no write!

Spent 2 days in Kal, had to get my car serviced and new tyres as they were bald as, so that is all out the way until next time. Had my hair done, so feel like a new woman again. Was booked into have a manicure but the beauty therapist was away sick - WTF! Used my gift vouchers that I had for about 6 months, finally! One at a book shop, bought an autobiography on Jennifer Aniston (Team Jen I am) & the other at House, a homeware shop on some diffusers, love them as they make the house smell nice. It was nice to have the 2 days in Kal as usually I head down on a Saturday and always in a rush so this time I was able to browse the shops at my own leisure & buy things I am sure I don't really need! Always feel better after retail therapy! Also bought a web cam, but will have to wait for my friend AC that is coming next weekend, yay to help me set it up, me no see her for nearly 1 year! Caught up with family & finally met my nephew's girlfriend Tash.

My last stop before I head home to Leo (a 2 hour drive) is always Red Rooster, as their chickens are yummy but yesterday they didn't have any - what is the go with that, a fast food chicken outlet with NO CHICKENS!! They are the best chickens when they do them!

BLOG

Hello Blog, no I have not forgotten you, I just don't have anything interesting to blog about at this present time (spending too much time on facebook and Twitter!)

MEMORIES LIVE ON

RIP Michael Jackson & Farrah Fawcett

STRESS TIME!

My head has got a 150 things going on, not sure where I am or what I am doing? Work is busy as hell, have all my end of financial stuff to do, my PAYG is not balancing, cannot find the answer, I just want to run away to a tropical island sipping on ice coffee during the day & Bella champagne during the evening!! This is the most stressful time of the year at work.

MISS TUBBY

Miss Tubby had her matted fur on her back shaved on the weekend. Vet Miriam came around and shaved her, Miss Tubby was a very good patient, she just sat there and did not even meow to scramble away. I thought the matted fur was from rolling around the red dirt but no it is because when she grooms herself, she is way too fat to reach her back -LOL, so now I will have to purchase a brush and do it for her.

THANK GOD FOR PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

The weekend carnival went well, the athletes were great, entertainment was good, weather was perfect but I am stuffed, pooped, buggered and I am glad it is over.

Its a public holiday today (oh how I love public holidays) I wanted to sleep in this morning, so I set my alarm for later in the morning, but no I am up with the birds and the bees! Today is overcast and cold so the perfect weather for sleeping in . During the week I struggle to get out of bed for work??

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CONGRATULATIONS to Jodi & Rob on the arrival of Madison Mae (8 pounds) born on Saturday (30th May) morning.

BORED? NO NOT NOW!

On one of my previous posts I said I was bored, well this week I don't even have time to scratch myself with the Golden Gift (Athletic Carnival ) happening this weekend in town, it is all been go, go go. To all the athletes, drinkers, gamblers, spectators over this weekend, enjoy while us poor bastards have to work.

OMG - I have just received my bloody Mining Tendex as if I haven't got enough on my plate as it is. Its a mad house in the office today - H E L P!

Windscreens and I don't see eye to eye, yet another damaged one from my Kalgoorlie trip on Wednesday but luckily I went down as a work day so work will pay for a new windscreen!

Roll on Monday, as public holiday and maybe just maybe I will have a sleep in.

PS: Jodi's contractions have started today so maybe a bundle of joy tonight. Good luck Jodi.

BAN WAS WORTH IT

I banned myself over the weekend from using the computer, which was very hard to do, had to restrain myself a few times. Ever since I got the internet connected at home, I have been wasting a lot of time on the computer therefore neglecting everything else. So it was great to get the washing/ironing out of the way, vacuum the house, wash the car, water my plants and feed my hungry pussy cat. Ooh to have the clean house back again and pussy cat, Miss Tubby not meowing at me every 5 minutes to feed her!

Maybe I should leave my laptop in the bag as when it is out on the table all set up, it is easy access.

BORED!

All computers are down in the office & not sure what else I can do to occupy myself. We still have access to the Internet (thank god!) so I have already been on facebook (been on my farm), twitter, hotmail (cleaned up and updated my address book) , I have popped bubble wrap for 1/2 hour, that's how bored I am, now on my blog. I have no one to talk to as they have all gone for lunch. Hurry up IT man and fix the bloody computers as I am going mad just sitting here doing nothing but then by the time they are up and running I won' t wanna to anything. Roll on 4.30pm.

VICTORY TO NO DAY LIGHT SAVING

After 3 year trial period of day light saving, I nearly decided that I would prefer daylight saving, then thought no, I do love the early morning light (I am a early morning person - summer time only), love going for my early morning walks, when I head off to Kal or Perth driving, to see it light at 5.00am is great, I also love to get up and do things before work & there is still plenty of day light after work too.

I see a lot of people are not very happy over the no daylight saving been voted in & the ones that are complaining are from the east, so if they don't like it, go back to the east, why are you calling us backwards etc? because if that is the case what the hell are you doing in the west then!

The people have voted and NO is the go!

VOTE NO TODAY 4 DAY LIGHT SAVING

I am spending the whole day down at the Rec Centre as a Polling Official for the Day Light Saving Referendum. I have said many a times that this is the last time I will be a Polling Officer but somehow it keeps sucking me back in! Maybe it has got something to do with the money?

I will be voting no to daylight saving. When daylight saving finished in March this year it was like a huge sigh of relief and felt like we were back to normality

So don't forget to :

as I truly think we have enough daylight as it is!

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So with Ruddy's money & election money I will be able to put that money towards the Pocket Style PC VAIO that I so want - mmm!

LAZY SUNDAY

I have just spent the afternoon lazying out in the gorgeous sunshine catching up on my trashy magazines and resting up my leg from my netball injury, it was so relaxing - love days like this.

Ever since I got my internet connected at home, that is all I seem to be doing is surfing the net, I hope this wears off soon as my house work is becoming 2nd to this, which reminds me, must go and hang out my washing and I can hear my pile of ironing calling me - bugger!

PS: Happy Mother's Day to all.

WORLD CLOUDS

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. Check out their site - http://www.wordle.net/ - pretty cool.

I AM THANKFUL:

For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours BECAUSE it means I am alive

For the crazy people I work with BECAUSE they make work more interesting and fun

For weariness & aching muscles at the end of the day BECAUSE it means I have been capable of working hard

MY MOTTO IS "NEVER GIVE UP" - BUT I WONDER SOMETIMES!

I started my health kick in the middle of January this year, it is now the middle of March, have only lost 2.5 kilos, WTF is with that! I should of lost at least 6! What the hell am I doing wrong? I just get so frustrated with the whole thing. I have got right back into my walking at least 6 times a week, Ta Bo classes have started , have signed up for that, was attending Step classes, just could not get the grip of that so gave that up, eating much healthier and given up on my Ice Coffee's (oh I miss you sooooo much). What do I have to do? Starve myself to death??

Biggest Loser Challenge will be starting on the 30th March for 12 weeks here in town, they have an induction this afternoon so will attend that and hopefully sign up!

HAS FACEBOOK TAKEN OVER?

No one seems to be blogging anymore.


I have an excuse - I don't have anything interesting to blog about lately.

Jo- is still blogging - onya Jo.

Odi Lee - well I can excuse her, as she is pregnant.

Kelly - well I have given up on her a long time ago.

AC - I have written her off.

PS: I do have something interesting to tell, I am off to Goorlie On Saturday and I am so looking forward to my M.I.C. treat !.

UP DATE ON NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

My 1st resolution was to drink less Masters Ice Coffee -

Accomplished so far - gave them up a month ago and have only had 1 (which have decided that will be my treat once a month for my drive to Goorlie).

My 2nd resolution was to get healthier and fitter -

Have got of my arse and right back into my walking - my first walk I was in aches and pains as it was the first time I did any exercise for nearly 6 months! Still trying to get to the gym! I have lost 2 kilos but still have a flippin long way to go.

My 3rd was to be more tolerant towards others -

That's not happening at the moment!

TERAMA KASHI EVERYONE

Thanks to all for my birthday wishes and pressie's, I got cup cakes (sent up via the post and then I was told I had to open them there and then on which I did and nearly demolished the whole lot, they were yummy), perfume, pedicure stuff (waiting on someone to give me a pedicure), bottle of bubbly, a hammer (as I am forever borrowing other people's - yes AC you will get your hammer back) a screw driver, flowers, gift voucher from House, Body Shop stuff, photo frame and a flower clip for my hair and the most ugliest thongs out (read below), so me got very spoilt - thanks everyone.

I am not sure what you call these thongs (below) - but I call them surf board thongs, I find them the ugliest footwear ever made & I hate them, they make your feet look ugly. When I see men wear them - I cringe, women wear them - I think how could they. Guess what? I got a pair for my birthday, Bev knows I hate them and she bought them for me, telling me I had to wear them down the street - I just laughed and said that there is no way I would wear these clobber hoppers anywhere except maybe to her place for a laugh.

PS: Good to hear from AC last night, after long time no hear!

THE BUMP GETTING BIGGER

Jodi at 20 weeks

(The bump is slowly but surely getting bigger!)

THE BABY BUMP

Jodi at 18 weeks - looking gorgeous as always.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

My New Years Resolutions:

1. Get healthier and fitter (getting off my arse, going to gym/walking etc)
2. Lose weight (have smaller meals)
3. Have more patience with people (don't get pisst off with them if things don't go my way!)
4. Drink less Ice Coffee, drinking more water (story of my life!)

The above is the same as every other year I make, they never seem to last long but once again will give it my best this year.

Happy New Year to everyone, hope it is full of happiness and fun.