It's such a gorgeous day ..

See ....

Yes that is a gink of the mountain you see .. and yes it has got lots of snow on it ..

So .. what better .. than to go for a stroll 'round the garden with my girl ..

Sunflower seedlings ..

    

 

 

 

 

        

No I have no idea what half these plants are called .. but they are very nice :-)

Finally ..

.. the vege garden is in ....

Well it was last week .. but we've just put more in .. now the plant-munchers have gone ..

 

Lettuce ... Cabbage ... Cauliflower

   

Carrots ... Corn ... Strawberries

Potatoes ... A long view ..

 

ooppps .. and almost forgot the tomato plant .. esp for Cam ...

.. the other lettuce seedlings and cucumber seedlings .. live on the windowsill at the moment .. and are checked daily by the boys .. heh heh

Homeward Bound *whistle* ....

  

No more plants eaten to the dirt ... no more "deposits" on the lawn ... no guard "sheep" at the door

Off they go ... to DH's parents place .. where they are going to grow up in to big Mumma Ewes ..

Oh .. and in case I forgot about them too soon .. a nice "reminder" was left for me at the door ..

*sigh*

Farewell Rosie and Woolly ...

Install a husband ..

Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 andnoticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operatedflawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0..
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as:
·        Romance 9.5 and
·        Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable programs such as
·        College Football 6.0, NFL24-7, LandscapingPro 4.0
·         Major League Baseball 3.0  and
·        Golf Clubs 4.1.
Conversation 8.0 no longer runs at all, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system.
·        Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.
What can I do?
Signed,
Desperate.

DEAR DESPERATE,
First, keep in mind,
·        Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while
·        Husband 1.0 is an operating system.
Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme. html and try to download Tears 6.2 and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update.
·         If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.
However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1.
·        Please note that Beer 6. 1 is a very bad program that will download the Farting and Snoring Loudly Beta.
Whatever you do, DO NOT under any circumstances install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.)
In addition, please do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0-program.. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.
In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance.

We recommend
·        Cooking 3.0 and
·        Hot Lingerie 7.7.
Good Luck

Out damn tooth .. out ...

Yep 3 tooth were "extracted" this morning

.. and I'm now overcoming pain through alternating Nurofen and Paracetamol

.. coz I'm a real sook ...

No salt wash until tomorrow .. and to keep the plate in overnight for a week ..

  

before (with crowns) ... and after (with dental plate) ... 

I definitely aren't going to show them out .. even though in some countries it is Halloween ..

.. it will take a wee while for them to settle

.. and also for me to get used to this hunk of plastic in my top gums

.. and to stop the feeling of needing to gag every time I swallow ..

(OK so that was a bit exaggerated .. but hey that's OK .. and it is mostly true)

.. so weight loss might be a lot better than I think this week .. lol ..

Oh and if the top lip looks droopy .. that'll be the injection still keeping a slight hold .. thank goodness ..

I'm not going to talk about how I was driving home and the injection was wearing off .. and the pain was the nasty kind .. and how I drove straight to the nearest chemist (well the only one I could think of that would have a park outside .. and that was 5 mins across NP from where I was .. through lunchtime traffic and 3 sets of lights .. that all turned red!!!)

.. took one look at the lady .. kind of lopsided grimacing .. and telling her in a lispy kind of way .. I'd just had 3 teeth pulled and I needed strong pain relief right now .. along with a glass of water to take it right there ... and then waiting 'til I was halfway home before it had kicked in .. and that the relief was great ..

YES I AM A SOOK

.. but I didn't scream or yell in the dentist even thought the injections stung like .. well you can guess ..huh!

Oh and luckily the dentist was a bit quick handed as one of the tools slipped off while he was doing the job .. and I almost had a couple of bottom teeth out for free .. heh heh ..

Oh and just to prove they can stay in .. heh heh ..

Progress Shots ...

 

84 kg ... now 74 kg

         

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Only halfway .. but getting there

.. oh and had to share this photo .. while trying to get a shot .. I had a welcome little person helping

Playgroup ? You say ..

Well here I am writing about something I never in my life thought I'd be writing about .. Playgroup ..

My view of playgroups well if I'm honest were less than positive ...

I had visions in my mind of Mums sitting there comparing, fully involved in their own wonderful worlds .. of clean houses and clean clothes and perfect marriages and perfect kids and perfect lives .... who I really would never fit in with ..with my "casual" clothes .. and unkempt crazy hair ..

.. well ..

..  I don't often admit this .... but I was wrong .. (OK for our local "rural" playgroup) ...

The mums at this playgroup are friendly .. and accepting of each of our individual quirks .. we talk about the lack of sleep .. we talk about how YUCK housework is .. we talk about natural remedies .. we talk easy things to do with our kids .. we talk about farming stuff (of course) .. and about down to earth everyday stuff .. OK .. in a perfect world I would end it at that ...

.. but of course there are a few Mum's there who I don't click with .. but that's OK .. that's life .. but I sure don't feel "put-off" by them .. phew for that ..

I turn up late .. it's no big deal ..

.. it is relaxed .. we grab stuff our kids want to play with from the hoard of "resources" .. and one or other of us will set up a "crafty" table for the kids with different things to do each week .. depending on who feels the urge to do it that week ..

We're relaxed, chilled .. and during times when everyday things or just life are pretty stressed .. it's a cool place to go .. have a coffee .. and watch the kids let off steam .. or cling or whatever .. while taking a deep breath ..

No-one judges .. and you are able to be yourself .. how often can you say that ?

I used to feel quite anxious about going out .. and have found that this was my one savings grace during the bad times .. because others there had experienced it too ...

Some weeks I go .. other times I don't .. but it's not a biggie .. and if you're missed someone gives you a call ..

Just what I like .. relaxed .. calm .. easygoing ..

*** On another note .. many call where we live "Depression valley" .. as seriously there isn't one driveway where someone has experienced depression or anxiety all the way down the valley .. safety in numbers?

SLINKING TO MY GOAL ...

as at 29 October 2008