Couldn't resist!

You Are 50% Boyish and 50% Girlish

You are pretty evenly split down the middle - a total eunuch. Okay, kidding about the eunuch part. But you do get along with both sexes. You reject traditional gender roles. However, you don't actively fight them. You're just you. You don't try to be what people expect you to be.

How Boyish or Girlish Are You?

More silly things....

You Are Midnight

You are more than a little eccentric, and you're apt to keep very unusual habits. Whether you're a nightowl, living in a commune, or taking a vow of silence - you like to experiment with your lifestyle. Expressing your individuality is important to you, and you often lie awake in bed thinking about the world and your place in it. You enjoy staying home, but that doesn't mean you're a hermit. You also appreciate quality time with family and close friends.

What Time Of Day Are You?

Yay! A rainy afternnon!

We are actually getting a few showers which will help fill our rainwater tanks - yippee!

I'm home from work this afternoon - b*1*dy wisdom teeth are giving me hell and making me sick. Oh well, 13 days to go! (Pretty sad when you are counting down to go to an oral surgeon!) That's the joy of living in a rural community and you have to wait for the specialists to come up from Sydney. *sigh*

Too much sewing to do and not enough time! The usual dilema ;-)

I've signed up for a course on learning Shorthand - should be interesting! I'm hoping it will make taking meeting minutes easier!

Time for a Panadol and lay down.............

And another one!

You Belong in Paris

You enjoy all that life has to offer, and you can appreciate the fine tastes and sites of Paris. You're the perfect person to wander the streets of Paris aimlessly, enjoying architecture and a crepe.

What European City Do You Belong In?

Thanks Aminah!

Your Aura is Blue

Spiritual and calm, you tend to live a quiet but enriching life. You are very giving of yourself. And it's hard for you to let go of relationships. The purpose of your life: showing love to other people Famous blues include: Angelina Jolie, the Dali Lama, Oprah Careers for you to try: Psychic, Peace Corps Volunteer, Counselor

What Color Is Your Aura?

Introducing Sylvester.........

This is Clinton's cat Sylvester (aka Skitty Kitty or Little Man). He is now about 6 months old and the funniest thing! He loves pouncing on anything that moves and regularly lives dangerously by attacking the 'big cat' PJ (who is known to be quite grumpy!). His favourite thing is to get up on the back of the lounge and jump on the other cats as they walk past!

He is also very affectionate and quite attached to Clinton. He makes the funniest noise when he is happy - can't really put it into words but something like 'bbbbbrrrrrrrrrrooooooooowwww). LOL

It's a cat's life!

Cleopatra taking a 'cat nap'! What more can I say?

Dylan turns 9!

Well, my baby turned 9 on Monday 5th February. We are having a BBQ/party for him this Sunday. His cousin had his first baby on Monday as well (Liam) so Dylan was very excited. His comment (in the silly voice) was "I shall call him Mini Me!" Blew everyone away! (And no he hasn't seen Austin Powers but he has seen Kangaroo Jack!)

Happy birthday Squishybug!

Unemployed (for a week LOL)

Well, I finished my job *sniff sniff* last Friday. It was only a temporary position so I needed to find a permanent job (you know the usual - family, mortgage etc). I start my new job next Monday with DADHC. Sad to leave the old one but nervous excitement about the new one!

Went to Canberra last weekend and saw the 'Dead Egyptians' - thoroughly enjoyed taking my in-laws (who had never seen anything like this before, nor had they been to Canberra before) and my 12 year old who wants to be an Egyptologist got very excited about the 'Book of the Dead' and read some of the heiroglyphs! My other two boys enjoyed it too - Dylan's favourite was the mummified cat! Clinton got a little 'antsy' in the end (can't blame him) cause it was so busy and the line moved at a snail's pace. Our timetable (for want of a better word) went as follows:
* Drove down Friday afternoon - checked into the White Ibis Holliday Park in Sutton (can recommend them - stayed with them twice now, it is now our home away from home when we are in Canberra);
* Saturday - went to the 'Dead Egyptians' at the Art Gallery, went to the National Zoo, went to the National Museum, went back to the park for a swim and dinner;
* Sunday - went to Cockington Green, went to the National Dinosaur Museum, went to the Reptile Park (Dylan now wants a pet snake!) and drove home. Got back to Dubbo about 7pm.

Phew! Exhausting but lots of fun! Hoping to go back to Canberra (or Politarchopolis) in May for Crown Tourney. Just have to convince T!

Hmmm...........this is eerily too close to home! LOL

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Huzzah, it's Friday!

Nothing like the end of the work week to get you thinking about stuff to do on the weekend. It's going to be another busy one but that's okay! Need to make a Simple Pie (meat) and an Apple Pie for the lunch tomorrow. My tastebuds are getting excited already! LOL

The stuff I ordered from Newcastle turned up (trim, snood etc). Huzzah! It went via Broken Hill - apparently Australia Post couldn't tell the difference between an 8 and a 3 .

My overhead projector turned up too so another toy to play with. Went and bought some film at lunch time so I can print and use! I think I will try it out on my banner making projects - trace a graphic instead of having to draw it! Much quicker methinks!

Another Day........

Well, starting to 'attack' my list of stuff......... I have booked for the Siege Tourney, just about completed a new shirt for m'lord husband (just need to add fastners on the cuffs and neck), have devices in draft form for Wolf and Geoffrey (they have been emailed to the Herald for conflict checking) and organised people of Saturday. Well, it's a start!

My stuff I ordered from Newcastle (trim and the like for m'lord husband's doublet) has gone missing in the post - thanks Australia Post! I'm also waiting on my overhead projector to turn up from Sydney *sigh*.

Had to take C to the doctor's this morning for a check up and off to Parkes tomorrow afternoon for a check up with the DORE program. Friday back to 'normal'. Can someone please remind me what normal is? My normal seems to be trying to juggle ten different things and running on adrenilin! Saturday is a house full of people (which will be good 'cause it's with my SCA friends) and an extra munchkin staying the night (one of T's friends).

Better do some work...............................

Getting back into SCA stuff........

Well, it's a new year and the first month is nearly half over! I guessed it was about time to start planning again as things tend to arrive much quicker than you think! So on the SCA front my to do list is (not in any particular order):

1. Organise a get together for this Saturday. Catch up with friends and start thinking about the direction the group would like to move in this year;
2. Start thinking about organising entertainment and the 'competition' for the Anniversary Feast in April (yikes!);
3. Build a trebuchet;
4. Book and pay for the Siege Tourney;
5. Organise gear for the Siege Tourney and make the boys new clothes!;
6. Make new outfits for the feast;
7. Make banners;
8. Organise a play for the Feast;
9. Name and device for Dylan to be researched and registered;
10. and probably lots of other things I have forgotten!!!!

Well, that should keep me out of trouble for a while!!!! (Hysterical giggling about now!)

I'm off the visit the Herald to lodge Trent's device re-submission.............

Back again!

Well, it has been a long, long time since anything was posted here! Between losing my password (i.e. forgetting my password!!!) and changing email addresses (you get the not being able to access picture LOL) I have finally got it sorted and I can post again! Huzzah! Now I just have to re-learn the features .

I'm going to put SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) stuff here too. If you want to know what I am talking about, go to www.sca.org.au/radburne.


Happy thoughts!!!

Can music evoke certain feelings or memories?

Is the old cliche true? Can hearing a certain song stir memories or create a mood? Some of us are probably more sensitive to music than others, however I believe everyone is affected by music in some way. Take for instance my mum, a great way to get her 'agitated' is to play classical music, loud! Just ask my dad! LOL Some people find classical music soothing, it has the opposite effect on my mum.

Have you ever heard a song on the radio and thought 'Wow, that reminds me of when.........' or do you find your mood determines what type of music you listen too? I know when I'm stressed out I actually like listening to hard rock or heavy metal.....funny thing is it seems to calm me more! I guess I let my frustrations out in the music while i'm singing along very loudly (in private of course!!!!). I find AC/DC is fantastic after having a bad day! LOL If I'm feeling a bit down, I love listening to 'up beat' dance type music - seems to put me in a better frame of mind! I also seem to go through stages with my music - I have a huge variety and tend not to stick to a certain genre. I've just gotten over the country - rock stage (have all of Brad Paisley's CDs, some Dwight Yokham, Shania Twain, Lee Kernaghan, Alan Jackson to name a few) and am in the Nickelback stage at the moment! I have all their CDs but I'd have to say my favourites are their later stuff (All the Right Reasons, The Long Road and Silver Side up). I love All the Right Reasons and pretty much know all the songs - can't pick an absolute favourite because they are all great in their own way. I went and saw them at the Sydney Superdome a few weeks ago - totally amazing experience. If they ever tour here again I will definately be going!!

I'd love to hear what people are listening too and when.........what's your favourite band at the moment and why?

This is Trent.......

This photo was taken last December when Trent was going to an end of year dance. Trent is 11.

More Photos........

Instead of creating a new post for each of my photos, I thought I'd create a single post and just keep adding to it!

So, here's a photo of my youngest son Dylan (who is 8) playing his new electric guitar. He can now play 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' and is very proud of himself!

Clinton turns 13!

This was taken yesterday at a party for my eldest son's 13th birthday (Clinton is on the right) with his dad Terry. Congratulations Clinton - there were times we didn't think you'd make it! LOL

Funny thing is I'm listening to 'Photograph' by Nickelback while I'm doing this!

Cleopatra the Cat

This is our other cat Cleopatra. She loves to sleep in a basket full of clean clothes!

PJ the Cat

This is one of our cats 'PJ' (Princess Jasmine). She regularly sleeps in 'odd' positions!