Saved By A Senior Moment!!!

A simple little error probably saved us quite a bit of heartache.....had just started work yesterday afternoon when I heard an almighty crash from downstairs....my first thoughts were Bill had had a fall....thankfully no, the shelves in the garage gave way tossing all that was upon them onto the floor and round the garage....my Christmas dinner set is no longer.....well I have a couple of plates, a bowl and a mug! havn't checked all my Christmas decorations yet (thats a job for another day) few other bits and pieces broken, however because I had forgotten to put my birthdate on the paperwork to draw out some of my super for our new car, we havn't taken possession of it as yet otherwise the whole lot would have fallen on it...and yes, once again your'e right Mum, the Lord does work in mysterious ways!
Very pleased with the way the Doggies played last night - a win would have been fantastic, but we did give Geelong a scare - watch out next year - at least I'm saved from getting a tattoo for another 12 months! I'll still proudly wear my Bulldogs scarf tomorrow to Pete & Carols, just so my brother knows there's no hard feelings. I know my Dad will be 'up there' cheering the Cats on...whilst some of the other most precious people in my life are Hawk supporters, sorry kids, I'm hoping for Geelong back to backs now.....Photo is of Robert and Lilly taken in Tasmania....almost have my little fairy Caiti barracking for the Dogs...just a little more brainwashing!!
Oh, by the way, son-in-law (SIL) Rob came round today and put the shelves back up far more securely than they were previously....he'd already been to aunty Sues' to do a few odd jobs for her...have decided to buy some big plastic tubs and store my numerous Christmas decorations in, some of which I bought the day H was born....so they are bordering on antique!!
Weather is quite warm today...yeah summer is on the way.

The Dogs are Barking Again

Wow! What a fantastic day!! Had a great afternoon at work, achieved the goal I'd set myself.....and now the Doggies have beaten the Swans and won a place in the Preliminary final against Geelong.....don't know that we are strong enough to beat the Cats but we'll be there trying. Tuesday was Bills birthday so we went out for breakfast with Leeanne & Caiti, we'd had a family celebration with a combined Fathers Day/Birthday brunch last Sunday. My Dad had a green thumb and when we bought our home in Wellington the garden consisted of two really old and wayward rose bushes, Dad came along and pruned them.....right to the ground, I almost cried I thought they'd die, but no they grew and Dad potted several of the cuttings.....after Dad passed on Goldilocks and Carol had one, Robert another and we have one of each....almost every time there is a special occasion, birthday, mothers day, Dad's rose blooms - a sign he is still watching over us - Goldilocks said theirs does the same and Fathers Day was no exception....some beautiful red roses. Decided its time to get a new car, just had the clutch repaired on my car when the clutch went on Bills.........decided on a Proton Savvy as we got a really good trade in for Bills car as is....will be a couple of weeks before it arrives though. St Kevins is hosting a breakfast tomorrow as a thank you to those who helped at the school fair, a very nice gesture.

No More Toys!!

Saturdays Fair was a huge success...with a large sum being raised. The toy and book stall was located in the Chapel/Music rooms....I spent about 5 hours in there with Leeanne & Tracy before being required to do some data entry in The Treasury....by Sunday we were all so so tired we decided to give our weekly family dinner a miss.
Have finally re-installed all our games on my new computer.....can highly recommend Big Fish for computer games, the after sales service has been phenomenal....it was a rather tedious job but its done now.
Finished work at 5 tonight, checked a few emails and then went down stairs as I was closing the front venetians I was just in time to catch a group of boys light a fire in the garden out the front.....they fled fairly quickly when I opened the front door...kids who are left to their own devices until their parent gets home from work...a little scary to think what might have happened if I hadn't spotted them.
Will be off now...till next time Go Doggies.....woof

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