The Boys are Back!

Just watched the Doggies defeat the Bombers.....great to see they showed more of their early season form....strong tackling and chasing. Last Saturday night we went to the Gabba to see them lose to the Lions....on the bus back to Southbank was one very very disappointed little boy resplendent in his Bulldog jumper his eyes red from crying....reminded me of someone very close to me many years ago whenever the Hawks lost.....this little fellas face was etched in my mind and I just hope tonight he was able to sit up and enjoy the win. Despite the loss we had a great night, delicious meal at the Pineapple Hotel, great company, good seats.....Jan & I went looking for coffee at half time and a security guy let us into the Function Room where food and drink was being served to the Prime Minister and other dignitaries and important people...silly us we didn't stay and enjoy the food and drink 'cos we couldn't get a coffee in the Corporate section we were in!!
Tomorrow is St Kevins School Fair - yeah! no more toys to wash till next year!! - Bill was volunteered to assist with the money handling/accounting and I'll be helping by relieving on a couple of stalls and helping Leeanne with the toy stall.....the response from parents to help has been very very very very poor.....yet I bet these are the first parents to whinge and complain if required to pay higher fees or levies.
Finally have the computers almost sorted out.....Rodney has to get better speakers for Bill, the ones that came are soooooo cheap the sound is so scratchy and distorted....and I need a bit of techno help re installing our downloaded games.
Enjoying working from home.....sure there are days when its a little depressing, people can be so rude.....hey telemarketers are doing a job, they are not relying on Government handouts/benefits....even telemarketers get called too.....ideally if we lived in a 'perfect' world there would be no need for charities to rely so heavily on community donations......however at the present time there are so many pensioners out there in 'struggle street'.....I'm amazed at the number of kids who are home alone during the day......just hope their parents know.....
Haven't been overly impressed with 7's coverage of the Olympics....get sick of seeing some events over and over and over again.....and missing out on watching our Aussies in other events.
Hoping to blog more regularly again now I have my computer back.
Till next time.......Go Doggies..........woof

Dummyspit!

As a token apology for my dummy spit on Sunday when my beloved Bulldogs were beaten by the Blues I am typing this in blue.......I'm so so lucky my husband loves me enough to overlook my childish behaviour - I took the remote control so he couldn't play 'We are the Navy Blues' at full volume.....now if the Doggies had won the whole complex would have heard 'Sons of the West'....he was being very smug during the last quarter though so he had to be punished!!!! Don't know why I was so upset, I did say earlier in the day it wouldn't suprise me if the Blues won as all the expected winning teams had lost.......not a good weekend for tipsters.
On a happier note, Caitlin spent Sunday morning with Grandma and we made birthday cards and jelly, I even had a play with Sandy her DS Puppy......
I started training today for my new job......working from home as a Teleworker......choose the days and hours I would like to work,will save on petrol, clothes etc......can work in my PJ's if I wish....
Found photos of Charades on the Sale College web site.........very happy as I didn't get any photos myself.
Going to try a new recipe for dinner tonight.....saw it on a cooking show I watched with Dylan - Poached Coconut Chicken with rice - its a 30 minute all in one dish recipe.....will let you know how it goes.
Till next time.....go Doggies......Woof

Charades, cuddles and colds.

When I left Victoria on Monday it was raining.......and last night it started here and hasn't stopped my pansies are swimming in their tub, at least its not quite as cold here.
Lilly G kept our secret and the boys were suprised to see Grandma last Wednesday.....Jack was so excited to see me in the car he almost got run over....and its lovely to know he's not too 'big' to give Grandma morning cuddles.
Dylan came down with a cold on Thursday......and despite that he was able to perform. The play was Charades and Dylan had three separate roles to play....I really loved his interpretation of Johnno the naughty schoolboy. Hopefully next year the school will look at holding the annual play sometime other than the middle of winter..........so many kids had winter coughs, colds or flu.
Saturday was my dear friend Lyn's birthday - I bought her a cup/teapot and ironically she had received a platter in the same pattern for Mothers Day and another one for her birthday - we have been friends since our kids were little, unfortunately we don't see each other very often.
Friday was great, much as we love the boys, H & I were able to spend time together, we had a lovely lunch then browsed the shops.
Managed to catch up with most of the family - watched Maddi play netball on Saturday morning and Jack football on Sunday. Walked the Princess to school on Monday morning before we left for Traralgon - my flight was cancelled and I was booked out on a later flight which gave me some extra time with Jack & Dylan.
Our little fairy was 5 yesterday - instead of a party she wanted to go to Sharks to eat at night....had to be at night!
Took a bit of ribbing from my son and granddaughter over the Doggies defeat by Geelong....but was able to get a bit back when the Hawks lost.
Sunday family tea looks to be off the calendar this week.....the Doggies play Carlton in a late pm game and its on Fox ...........they all barrack for the Blues (except Brent who follows the Lions) and don't have the sports channels, so I'll be snugly and hopefully smugly watching from the comfort of my lounge............only one of the occupants of this house will be happy Sunday night and lets hope its me!!
Till next time.........go Dogs............woof

Catching up with the past!

Yesterday I received a suprise email through Friends Reunited.......from my best friend at Primary School whom I have not seen for more years than I care to remember, way before I had children and my 'baby' was 38 last week..........so I started scanning through schools I'd attended and places I'd lived to see who I might be able to catch up with - today I've been in contact with an ex EPUY student - Brad Johnson reminds me of him, always smiling, big, strong and muscular....over 450 young people attended the program during the 9 years I was there but only a few made a lasting impression for the right reasons!!
Just had to dash and rescue the washing - its pouring rain at the moment, explains why its been warmer today.
Am quite excited as Heather is going to introduce me to her friend Shirley who is the most awe inspiring scrapbooker - such a talented lady......her Blog site is one of my favourites.

Till next week..............go Doggies..............Woof

Yesterday it was 7 years since I lost my darling Dad - so I thought I'd share one of my most favourite photos of him, this was taken at H's 21st some years ago......most years I've marked the day by indulging in a cream bun....Dad enjoyed many a cream bun and when Rob was little and Dad looked after him so I could work their standard lunch was a pie and cream bun. I've been a bit off colour the past couple of days - have a bit of a cough and hence havn't been sleeping too well so yesterday I missed the cream bun as I didn't venture out of the house (or my pj's)
We took Caiti to see Mamma Mia today........having seen the stage show I wondered how it would be as a movie.........BRILLIANT......I can't wait to go again.....Caitlin went with Leeanne on Thursday and yesterday after spotting an ad for the movie informed me she would like to see it again (and she's not 5 yet!) so Grandpa & Grandma obliged. Nerang cinemas only charge $4.50 for pensioners and children so its really a cheap outing - Bill was horrified it cost a $1 more ($5.50) for Caiti's slushie! Remember back a few years how uncool it was to be an ABBA fan!!! now even 5 year olds love the music.
Looking forward to a visit from Jan & Allan tomorrow.....apart from the fact I need to grocery shop and they will be here before the supermarket opens.......I guess its not that drastic, I do have milk, tea, coffee and some biscuits.........anyway its always nice to go sip a latte down by the water/beach.
Only 4 more sleeps.........
Till next time..........go Doggies............Woof

Home Made Soup

With the dismal drizzly weather of the past few days, yesterday seemed the perfect time to try out our new slow cooker (obtained with our Credit card points) - I do miss the old Coonara heater for slow cooking in winter. Made lamb shank broth (Farmer Dave's organic lamb shanks), yummy if I do say so myself........my dear friend Robyn called in for coffee and ended up having some for lunch too. Robyn's a brilliant cook so when she said it was delicious I felt very chuffed (grin). Have put some into the freezer for Bill while I'm away next week if he remembers to eat!
Re-found a great site recently, I'd forgotten about http://www.tropicalglen.com/Jukebox
I'm currently listening to the hits of 1967 (what a great year - the year I became a Mum) - its like having my own jukebox, very nostalgic!!
Yesterday was also the annual clean out the filing cabinet and sort out any papers that might be needed for the accountant at tax time........which also means theres another lot we can destroy from years past, once upon a time I would have tossed the box out without thought, but these days I worry about identity theft so I spent a lot of time shredding - and reading, interesting to see the cost of things just 5 years ago!
Thankfully the Doggies play early Sunday afternoon so I won't be in trouble missing family dinner to watch football............
Till next time............Go Dogs, woof

Where does time go?

I thought when I wasn't working I'd have so much time to do the things I love....wrong again honey (as Courtney used to say) I can't believe its been almost a month since I last posted a Blog. Well the Bulldogs were on top of the ladder for a week...it was a split round...looking forward to some great games in the next few weeks especially the one at the Gabba in August when we will be there in full voice - well at least I will be. Friday I finally managed to get myself organised to go to the Carrara Farmers Markets with Leeanne to buy some Farmer Daves organic lamb - once you have tasted his sausages you would not buy any others. This week we had honey and mint - delicious. Check out his website www.farmerdave.com.au Another van 'Butcher Boy' sells organic beef - Leeanne and I went halves in a pack of Angus steak @ $10. Treated myself to a large bunch of carnations - Caiti chose them, a lovely hot pink shade - for $5. I love having fresh flowers in the house. Bill had a couple of days in bed with the flu (and he'd had his flu shot) - I felt like I might be coming down with it however I believe my immune system has really been boosted by the supplements I take each day and so far I'm still healthy (contact me and I'll happily let you know what they are). My cheeky possum Jack turned 11 on Wednesday, Brent is 9 today and tomorrow Robert will be 2 years off the big 40! Yesterday I spent a lovely couple of hours having coffee and catching up with David whom I hadn't seen for almost 20 years......and prior to that it would have been another 20 years.....yet it didn't really feel like it had been so long - I guess because we share some very precious memories we have a special friendship......and always will, I hope. Nearly bought a business last week, a Scrapbooking shop however before we could get an appointment with the bank someone else made her 'an offer she couldn't refuse'. In hindsight it was probably a blessing who really wants to work 7 days a week at our age??
Winter has set in - its been out with the slippers and on with the heater a couple of days recently......anyone who'd consider going south or camping at this time of year must be mad!
Spent some time making baby (my friend Patsi has finally become a Grandma) and birthday cards this week.....and have managed to scrap a few pages, but once again typical of me I digress from one album to another - I am up to 1976 in MY album - only 32 years till I'm up to the present!! I completely lose track of time engrossed in the memories my photo stash evokes - how cute my kids were, remembering the good and sometimes not so good times.
Till next time............woof - Go Dogs