THis is a place to place your daily happenings to share and get to know each other a little better ..also a place to just pop in and say Hi !! I have been here today even though I haven`t posted I have been reading and to wish each other a good day...So do join in and keep this post alive each and everyday....

Well its Thursday night here I am tired , having the visitors is fun but I am ready for bed and I will have no problems sleeping .....

Haven`t been here all day and popping in to say Goodnight and wish you all a Happy First of the Month ...wow..!!! Halloween coming up for you guys , the year has flown...

TGIF tomorrow downunder and a long weekend coming up...

Good night all come share your day/week when you pop in....

Its been freezing cold for two days now its like 29C AGAIN and i'm soo bored lol. Least its pay day not that it last longer than 2 days hehe . Good night don't psp to much hehe

What can I say?? LOL.....I have been at my job for over a month now......still love it......Hubby is on his way this morning to Montana to pick up his dream bike, his Harley......Today is my day off......have to get all of my clothes all together......laundry, ironing......because I have to work Friday, Saturday and Sunday....
Took my little female Chihuahua, Amber, to the Vet yesterday.......she jumped up on the couch about 3 weeks ago and when she did, she yelped and ever since then she has been limping. I took her to the Vet right away and they put her on pain meds and also an anti inflammatory drug. About a week later they did an Xray and said she needed to have surgery......the Vet yesterday looked at her because he will be the one doing the surgery.....she also has teeth problems and has ever since we found her in 2002, she has to have 3 teeth extracted. So all in all the cost will be over $1000.00. We have no choice but to have this done, but the problem with the surgery on her leg there are no quarantees that she will use it.....

Today would have been my husbands 51 birthday so it's kind of a weird day for me in nov it will be worse the 10th was when he died weird the anniversary of the huricane was not that bad but yesterday with the realization that today was his birthday has been hard and today will be just as hard

BIG HUGS! to you Tami.......I can't imagine what you are going thru. My heart goes out to you.....

*hugs Tami* We love you! I know it doesn't change much... maybe it will help.

I'm getting EXCITED again. I'm feeling a lot less helpless regarding Romeo - I can't save him but I will do everything in my power to try to help him as much as I can. And one of my references I gave for my parrot adoption let me know that they've been contacted. I just have to mercilessly harass the other reference until she calls them back. =) Silly thing had an epicure party last night. I mean... like EPICURE is more fun than calling my reference back in. SHEESH!

As soon as she does I get my home visit booked. Once my home visit is done they meet up with the foster family and bring over the featherduster to make sure the initial meeting goes well. Once that happens I'll have two weeks to make someone feel at home and then there are two more home visits - one announced, one un-announced but within reasonable hours. I love this rescue group. You should SEE the six page application form and the contract I have to fill out. I am never allowed to breed or encourage the breeding of the rescued parrot, if for any reason I can't keep the parrot I'm not allowed to sell it or give it to anyone other than the Rescue Society, and they keep light tabs on all of the feathered kids they've rehomed since they started in 2002. Just to make sure everyone is still doing well. Hopefully I'll be finding out in the next couple of days if I'm going to be working with an austral conure or a quaker. Those are the two fids they're debating between. I basically told them that I wasn't species picky... I gave them my experience, my environmental situation, the dimensions of the cage I have and asked if they'd allow me to adopt whomever needed me most.

On a side note: Has anyone ever seen Austral Conures on the market? We're having a heck of a time establishing the adoption fee because they can't find anything to base it on!

Enjoy the day!!!

Hello ! all its Friday morning here my Guests have left and will be back for out Family BBQ Saturday....I am off to shop for supplies soon then will be taking my folks to do their banking and then to my Mums Heart specilist for a check up..Busy day ...

Have a great day/evening all...

its been a LONG week! scouts mon, wed, thurs, and again tonight through sun for camping and again monday for weekly meeting!! whuddathunk girl scouts could wear a mom out when the kids stayed at home!!! Ky has been to only the weekly momday meeting, all this other stuff is leaders and service Unit stuff that doesnt invole her! even this camping trip shes left behind with daddy for!!! to say the lease my girl is TICKED at me!
wish me luck while i kyack and hatchet throw tomorrow , i dont wanna drown or loose a finger LOL!

GOOD MORNING every one..
This week has been long and I am so glad that it is just about over.. I concider it to be over today at 3:30 thats when my son gets out of school LOL...
My mother in law is doing better after they put pins in her hip on Wednesday, I thought we were going down there to see and check on her but the husband said no, was looking forward to it if for nothing else to get out of the house...
It is so nice out this morning, its cool I know it won't last very long but at least it is nice out there..
Hope every one has a great day....
and an even better weekend...

Thank you all for your kindness.well yesterday wasn't as hard as I thought it was sureal i talked to my son whom I haven't heard from in a 2 months he called to see if i was ok and to tell me he was getting his dad's dog tags tattooed(his first tattoo) on his chest in rememberance of him his way of celebrating and dealing my daughter was depressed yesterday had to kind of give her her space.Racal was a nut yesterday he must have felt the tension because he was quieter than usual we went shopping and just had to get out of the house i found 9 books i wanted to read at garden ridge for $2.28 total they were on sale so for me the next best thing to my fid is a book and of course he has to interupt and "read"with me and taste the book lol.

Good Morning!!

Well, I was up until eleven last night making feather plucking toys and reminding myself that adoptions take time to process and to BE PATIENT. Anticipation and I are not best friends. LOL I made a perch from a poplar that was blown down during a storm we had last week, screwed a hanging bolt into it, and drilled an extra hole about an inch from the far end. The diameter is big for small feet but variety is good and it gave me the opportunity to make a big enough hole that I was able to stuff two pieces of leather stips and about a dozen pieces of natural raffia through it. After 20 minutes of randomly stringing pony beads and a couple of untreated wooden blocks.... voila! A big ol'flat perch with lots of dangly and fluffy preeny stuff. The first one goes to Romeo.

Note.... when "cooking" wood for perches, be careful if there are any small twiggie bits on the branches. They smolder.
That wasn't mentioned anywhere when I was reading about sterilizing them in the oven. My house still smells like sweet woodsmoke.

One of my references has given the good word and the other one has been playing phone tag with the rescue rep doing the checks. I was kind of hoping I could have a featherduster in the house this weekend - I don't have my kids so it would be quieter and allow a little settle-in time. Oh well! Guess I have to be... *gulp* more patient.

*sighs*

- Andrea

i just won money yippie not much but hey its will help me this month for my mom's birthday. A whole 590rand (73 us dollars) and it only took me 5mins to win it . Thought i'd share

Just ordered a copy of Shelly's book.
Has anyone else read it? I'm quite looking forward to getting it
I have to wait 5 days for the "echeque" to clear.
Also waiting for the breeder to call me about my baby quaker,
but that may not happen for a month or so

**Also my heart goes out to you Tami, hope you're doing well.

Saturday Morning downunder..
Just popping in quickly ...visitors arriving shortly ..for our BBQ and wouldn`t you know it ....Its RAINING ...lol.. Oh ! well its cosy inside Joe is the one who will be outside cooking (under cover)...
Best go things to do Have a wonderful weekend all....
will catch up on the news here later ...
Hugs and Bye...

Tami, my thoughts are with you during this difficult week. Your sons tattoo sounds like it will be wonderful! I'd love to see a pic once it's all done.

Andrea, I hope that everything works out for you and you get a baby to love soon! Don't give up on Romeo, maybe if you can pressure the family a bit to keep trying, Gram and Gramps will give in. I looked at Austral Conures online, they look very cool!

I am so glad this week is over, the job is killing me. Next week I go to two different conferences in two different cities I'm going to be dead soon at this pace

My husband is also away next week so Quincy has to go to his sitters on Sunday. I always cry when I drop him off there even though she is awesome and he has a good time there, she has 13 birds of her own. He loves the activity and noise level there.

Well congrats!! But I don't think 73 bux would go far with so many of us on the forum

But thanks for the offer!!


My week is FINALLY over!! How can time go so fast (it is OCTOBER already!! ) but the week go so slllooooowwww??

WOOT!! Got my scoot out of the shop! CV belt broke (like a clutch, for non-scooterists) so had to go in the shop. If I could fix it myself, would only cost about $20 (cost of the belt), but since I know NOTHING bout taking apart and putting the scoot back together, cost me $100. Cheap enough, but I wish I could do it myself

So of course it rains today, predicted all weekend, AND next week!! Not only rain, but COLD!!! Darn, I want to ride a few more weeks ..... ah well, maybe........

First RED WINGS game today ... watched it at a sports bar (party for a friend) and the Wings LOST

Have a few people lined up to attend a book show I'm hosting ... and a book show at a local church ... hooray! I MAY make a bit of money ... it's a start on my own business anyway See how it goes from here...I hope I can make it go!!!!

Need ssssssllleeeeepppp now so will check in tomorrow.

I am Pooped and on my way to bed we loose and hour tonight Daylight savings is starting ...Its cold and wet ..Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ..
Had a wonderful BBQ regardless of the weather ..Visitors fast asleep and heading off tomorrow at 7am to have breakfast with Mum and Dad before they head north 14 hour drive home then one more week before flying back to Mexico..(Its my Brother and Sister in law here to see the Birth of another Grandchild from their youngest daughter (they have 6 kids) they have 55 children back at the orphanage in Mexico...I don`t know how they do it they are truly wonderful people...
Hope I don`t bore you here are some piccys taken today ...

Baby Charlie Jean...3 weeks old...

Charlie with Mummy Hannah and Grandma Pam ...(S.I.L)

BBQ Lunch inside because of the weather..



My Grand-daughters Genevieve 2 and Madelyn 3 with a friend Daisy...Lunch time ..


My Brother Alan..(we spread out as one table was not enough ..Alan and I sat in the family room ..



Son Rick (Father of Madelyn and Genevieve) with Daisy and my folks in back..


Sister.In .Law Pam and Moacier one of the eldest boys from the orphanage ..won a Scholorship to attend university in Australia and has done the first semester..a loverly lad..




Goodnight ...sorry not to have been around but as you can see I have been pretty busy with visitors.... Have a great Saturday all I hope your weather is better than ours...

this week has been weird my mom is going to retire in december this is a woman who has worked most of her life and worked for the same place almost 20 years she took a week off this week and turned to me and said yesterday i found out I don't think i can stay home. I hate it. she's an extreamly young 65 yesrs old no one knows she's 65 she doesn't look it or act it.then my husbands birthday is there such a thing as overstimulation of the brain in adults? lol racal brings me back from lala land yesterday we had our washingmachine replaced and i always have door open as long as i am watching and never when racal is unattended but yesterday the men were at the door and racal was on his cage he is not used to men so i was standing there talking to one of the men and racal the protector glided down his wings are clipped and decided he would have a beak to shoe talk to the man lol he was attacking his shoe how dare he talk to his mommy.

beutiful family looks like fun

Well I'm thinking about going to a bird show this morning, after I get some other stuff done..
I want to try to find a play stand for my boys, I have started letting them out of the cage but I'd rather they have a stand instead..
But that is the jest of my day, nothing else going on....
RACAL: the bird show is in Webster today and tomorrow!!

cindy i wanted to go but i can't get up there i would love to get racal a new cage i think his is too small when you get back tell me about it I would love to hear about it i have never been to one

Majj I always love your family pics. It looks like you have a very close clan. Must be wonderful!

Today was a lazy day, a bit of house cleaning and some quality time with Quincy. I haven't seen a lot of him lately but wouldn't you know it he was a total @ss today. He had a bee up his butt that's for sure

Tomorrow I do the Run for the Cure for breast cancer research. It's a 5km run which is a piece of cake, even for an out of shape couch potato like me!

Monday I am off to Whistler for a conference. Whistler is part of the 2010 Olympics and very beautiful

hey Everyone

Day 3 of having a nasty cold <sigh>.. feeling pretty rough, and feels like I'm going to cough up a piece of furniture lol.

Tomorrow I take the African Grey I've been parrot sitting back to her mom <sniffle>.. going to miss her
We were starting to get quite comfortable with each other, and she was even letting me give her kisses on her wings. A very big leap of faith for her because she's still quite timid of anyone but her Mom.

I will always remember her coming down the hall looking for me though.. that just about made me cry knowing she wanted to be with me

All her feathers are back in, and starting to open so her Mom will be able to help with preening.

I think Yogi is going to miss her because he was getting to where he'd answer her when she got to talking

Next Thursday my Mom goes in for her angiogram and they will put in stents to open the blocked arteries if they aren't in really bad shape. If it's bad they will have to do heart bypass instead. I've been praying that stents will be the route they take.

Looks like it will be a nerve-wracking week.. I don't want to risk Mom catching my cold, so I'm staying away till the day of her angiogram. Not an easy thing to do I can tell ya.. I'm worried about her, and want to be nearby.. drat this blasted cold grrrrrrrrrrr!

Other than that though, there isn't much new going on here.

Hope everyone is keeping warm, and healthy

Debbie , Hows your Mom...?? I hope all is well and that her surgery go`s well on Thursday...
I am still recovering from my loverly visitors , naturally it rained the whole time and today Tuesdat work day the sun is out ...TYPICAl..

ID my Monday chores today Tuesday as Monday was a public holiday so Yeah !!! a short week Hump day tomorrow..
Its been loverly having daughter home , I think next week she is going to go into the office at the factory and work Casual to save up for her next adventure 2010 so we will have her here for at least 6 months...
I am sharing my computer time so don`t be mad if I am not in as often .. although as I don`t sleep much I can usually manage when Anita is asleep , and now that she is going to work (start next wek) I`ll have the days to myself ..

Its 7pm now I am full just had Salmon fillets/asparagus/carrots and a tomato and onion spicy sauce that I make to go over it ...it was YUM !! I love salmon my favorite fish..Now if someone else would just clean up .. guess I`ll just go do it then relax and watch the telly for a while ... Night all..Have a great day those just waking up...

WEll I have had a long day today and it seems like it will never end.
I didn't get to go to the bird show Sunday like I wanted to do it was raining and I don't really like driving in the rain.
Racal: the next bird show if you want to go I can meet you somewhere and we can go together or meet there I think that would be fun.
I had to take my youngest son to the Dr today, and we found out last April that he was adhd and we went all summer with him not being on any meds well I took him back today and the Dr and I decided we would try him on meds for it to see if this doesn't help his behavior. I seriously hope that it does.
My FIDS thinks I have deserted them today, I hadn't been home long enough all day long to be with them.Poor babies...
But other than that nothing to serious is going on this afternoon.

Well it looks to be a bit slow here , thats why D.O.O.L failed last time ..
Even if you don`t have any news can you just sign in so we know you have read or visited ..???
Life does get a bit the same week to week for me too Mondays work chores , Tuesdays ironing , Wednesdays Grocery shopping , Thursday house cleaning , Friday Yeah !!! my I do what I want day ...in between I do office work for the business a little each day or sometimes at night (one good thing about working from home I guess) I hate the last week of the month and the first week of the month my busiest times....cheque books to balance /bills to pay/accountants wanting this or that...lol...Dinners to cook dishes to clean ho hum ! pretty mundine eh ???
So unless something else happens (like visitors or celebrations) thats my life with the fids right amongst it all...
Any way I will try to drop in here daily to keep the D.O.O.L moving Please do the same all......

UGH bad morning here, everything from teacher lost permission slip to hubbys car broke down , and many htings inbetween! all i wanna do is go home and get away from the world !!! thank goodness i have the first slow weekend in a long time to look forward to , and its even a 3 day weekend so that ougtta help! just gotta make it through today and tomorrow and all is well .........well, all is wel lif i can find a money tree to fix the car with *sigh*

I feel off a hourse on Sunday and sustained a tibial plateau fracture of my left knee. Neeeded surgery to reconstruct it on Monday....Monday was NOT fun.........the muscles in the leg started to spasm and I would wake up SCREAMING from the pain! I'd sleep as much as I could tween spasms, but OMG I dont remember anything hurtling like THAT! Hope I never do again! My voice has been hoarse ever since from the screaming. ps I am NOT a screamer from pain OR fear, more of a whimperer, but that pain made me scream)

Spent until Wednesday in the hospital. Just when they were going to release me, my HEART started acting up! I was just starting to doze off about 10 am when the nurses come trotting into my room and tell me there's something going on with my heart. I had a heart monitor on) I just said, Yup I can feel it. Soooooooooo they hook me up to an EKG to take a better look. My heart was throwing irregular FAST beats known as Atrial Fibrillation. (At about 185 bpm!) I'd had a heart ablation in January to try to STOP the irregular fast heartbeat, but apparently, now, instead of SVT I am in A-Fib. Different rythym, different problem, different fix

Heart is ok now, I'm on a med to keep it regular, and I have Oxycodone for the pain from the knee (Oxycodone is a WONDERFUL drug! ) Once the surgery pain goes away, I know I'll feel a lot better.

Casey got me into the shower this morning so I got to wash my heair and get clean. What a relief! Don't know how good it feels unitl it is denied. She went to work and left me with the TV remote, phone, laptop, something to eat and drink within arms' reach so I'm good till she gets home. If I have to use bathroom, I CAN do it, just takes me a while to get up on the walker, maneuver into the bathroom and get back. I'll be glad when I'm not quite so helpless because getting up and moving around hurts and is SLOW and tiring right now.

Sooooooooo right now my mood is kinda I am bored from sitting, I want to go back to work, I want to be home to take care of my fids (neighbor is doing that for me right now), I just want to FEEL BETTER!

One nice thing, tonite when Casey gets home (or tomorrow when she doesnt have to work at all) we get to go SHOPPING!!!! I need a few things medically that the hospital didn't give me so we get to go shopping for them tomorrow. I have a walker, but I didn't realize how rickety it is, so I get to go shopping for a new one! A grabber will come in handy. If I drop my comb right now I cant pick it up and a sock buddy, to help me get my socks on by myself. Someone I work with makes adaptive clothing for soldiers so she can help me find clothes to fit over the knee immobilizer (no cast). I got a new wheelchair to help me get around so once doc sees me and takes out the staples, I will be able to get around, tween the walker and the chair. then it will be BACK TO WORK for me! I'll be whining BIG TIME to go back in about 2 or 3 weeks. I'm kinda figuring November 2....maybe take till Veteran's day, I should be up and running (errrr moving) by that time.

And I have a trip to Phoenix in December that I am NOT going to miss if I can help it (paid for already) I should be ok to fly in chair by then. A bit different at the airport and going thru security, but I'll be able to go.

This is God's way of telling me SLOW DOWN and I will, but not everything will have to stop I apparently didn't learn my lesson of patience a few years ago when I got hurt so bad in that accident so He thought I needed a refresher course.

You may see me online more (can't do much else) or less (tired and hurting) thru this time, but be assured, I'm still hanging around. Can't get rid of me that easily!!

Hi Everybirdy and you Parronts as well

Phew.. I'm bushed.. Today was the big day for Mom at the heart institute. Needless to say I got no sleep because I was so afraid I'd oversleep and miss the alarm

Mom did manage to get a whole hour of sleep She finally gave up at 3:30am and fell asleep and I woke her at 4:30am so we could be out the door for 5:30am argh.

Was at my doctors Tuesday, and was told I had the flu (regular not H1N1) and was in the midst of having an asthma attack while being examined.. geez.. rains then pours right. Doctor prescribed an advair diskus inhaler and said to get plenty of rest and stay away from people to avoid spreading the virus.

No problem Doc.. it was all I could do to drag myself to the doctor

Mom did GREAT at the hospital!!!! YAY!!!!!

They cleared the blocked arteries without having to put in more stents.. Thank you to everyone who was praying for her and thank you God !

I'm feeling a bit better, and it's like a huge boulder has been lifted knowing Mom is going to be ok..

Now this birdy needs to climb into her little nest away from home (Mom's house) and get a few zzzzz's.

Hugs
Debbie

Yay, I'm so glad your mom is going to be okay, Deb!!!

My best friend, Rachel, called me in a panic earlier today, she's getting married on Saturday and her rehearsal dinner is tomorrow night and she doesn't have a dress yet...so I told her to breathe, relax, calm down and come to my house when she has some time tonight....I HOPE I have something that will fit her! We're about the same size, but she's wider through the torso....most of my nice dresses are stretch fabric, though so maybe it will be okay......*crossing my fingers*

Jo...what a bit of excitment you have had ...Get well soon.. (HUGS)

Debbie sooooooooooooo happy your Mom is doing well , what a relief that must be for you and her...

Ohhhhhhhhhhh Dani get a photo of your friend in your dress and share ...fingers crossed you find a nice one that fits ...

Just popping to to say Have a Great Friday (tomorrow) I am today ....

YAY its friday! if i can get through today ill have a 3 dayweekend!!! YAYAYAYAYAAYYYYYYYY for colombus!

Yay its Friday here! Not that it makes any difference to ME at the moment...I'm off work indefinitely! At least till this leg heals a bit. I'm hoping back to work first or second week of November.

Cold and rainy here. Dreary. I'm getting to spend some time with the grandson. He is ALMOST ready to let go of the couch and take off. He looks too little to walk!! WWAAAHHHH that means he's growing up too fast! He's 11 months old on the 13th so I know he is, but darn I love the little baby snuggles so much.

Today daughter and i will go shopping for the stuff I need to function on my own around the house. I'll make my surgeon follow up appt a little later so I know how long before I get to go home. I figure I'll be here until the doc appt.

I am listening to little bit wake up right now. He's in there just chattering away. Not crying or anything, but chattering and 'singing' to himself. When he's really ready to get up he'll let out a squawk and his momma will get him up.

Hope all your days are happy and healthy. Hope I can get my knee on track soon so I can get on track soon.

Feel Better soon Jo.....
Have a wonderful Friday all..mine is over and I am off to bed ..Its pouring down here I love to listen to the rain while I am in bed ..its cold Too ...we are suppose to be in SPRING , we were sweltering a couple of weeks back ...:Lucky I didn`t get Zeus shaved ..Brrrrrrrrr right now he is sleeping on the mat near me ..I bet he won`t want to go out for a pee....Oh ! well Joe gets up early so he can go out then , lets hope the rain has stopped....No plans for the weekend we will just see what happens....


Here is a old piccy of Zeus , he is just as furry in his old age....

Well , it has been a cold and wet Saturday and once again I am off to bed to read ..I am up loading a couple of video clips I took of the boys but they take forever so will share them tomorrow..
Did a load of book work thismorning with the boys keeping me company in the office then lunch and coffee with them downstairs we listen to the radio and watched the rain outside , very relaxing ..Joe cooked dinner tonight, Chilli garlic chicken rice and veggies was yummy and warmed us up, watched the telly now off to bed to read ...I wonder if the rain will stop for tomorrow so I can get some laundry done ...
Anita went to Sydney with a girlfriend for the weekend so its just been , me, Joe the fids Sunny and Buddy and Zeus ....very quite and very nice...

I hope everyone is having a great weekend come share your plans ...(has to be more exciting than mine)..

Anyone interested in working for board and meals is welcome to do a stint at My brothers Orphanage in Mexico...tell him I sent you ...

http://www.lovelifehope.com/

met my husband 10 yrs ago today!!!!!gonna go on a date, i actually got a sitter!

Yay! Have a fabulous time!!

My friend Julia and her husband Joel came over to get help doing Julia's makeup...we're off to Rachel's wedding in a few minutes!!

Well I haven't checked in, in a day or so kind of been under the weather lately, I'm really enjoying this cool snap we had today it got down to 58 last night here in Baytown, and it was soooo nice.. Needs to be about 48 for about two weeks then it would be alot better..
Everything has been going real well lately, just been lazy as all get out.
The babies are all doing well, just sort of grumpy with this cool weather, but other than that everything is great.

Congratulations have a fun celebration....

Its a dull (weather wise) Sunday here ...My daughter will be home in a few hours so I`ll have to share the computer again , thought I`d get on now while I can ..

Hope you guys are having a good weekend , here is one of the clips I took of the boys yesterday ..munching on their nibblies...on the bottom of their stand... Cute..




I hope you feel better soon...I get the blues too and like to hibernate , so I understand you being missing in action....((HUGS))

Just had a long visit with my sister in law and neice. Spent the last 7 hrs with us. Was nice just sitting around chatting, laughing, picking on each other! I am truly paying for it now in the leg, tho. Been up all day, moving around a bit too much (went grocery shopping earlier and of COURSE there was no electric wheelchair for me to use in the store), I think I strained one of my chest muscles wheeling around cuz now it REALLY hurts to use the walker to get to the bathroom!! The chair will fit down the hall, but I still have to use the walker to get into the bathroom!

So now my leg is rewrapped in the immobilizer and I am stretched out on the long couch tonite. I just took 2 more pain pills to try to quiet the leg. Will catch a little tv, answer a few emails, and try to get a decent nite's sleep. Not sure how that will go as there have only been two times in the last two days where I didn't feel ANY pain at all, and theh only till I moved.....anything!

Every day will get better, I know.

Tomorrow is supposed to be cold again. Hopefully sunny, but I haven't seen the weather yet. I wo't be going much of ny place, but just looking out the windows and seeing the sun helps.

I think I have the BEST girls in the world, too.

My neighbor called me today. He is taking care of my birds for me while I'm away. He told me they are doing fine, getting testy, and I warned him to be careful .... they will be wild and ANGRY without me there for so long. He then asked if I had anyone come in last nite. First thought thru my head was Oh SH** someone came in and took either one or more of my babies, or my tv or computer or something. I told him, "nooooooooooo unless my friend came to pick up my car and fix it." He said no, someone came in last nite and cleaned my house top to bottom! At first I couldn't figure out who could have/would have done that for me, then I realized that last nite, Casey got Carmen to come over to 'babysit' me and Landon, borrowed Carmen's van, and didn't say where she was going. I didn't ask, cuz it's none of my business, but I did say something to Toad when he got home about not knowing where Casey was. Carmen kinda smirked,"I know" but again I didn't ask.

Then today when Jim called, it kinda fell into place for me. Casey called Cathi and Carmen and sneakily arranged to go to my house to clean it up for me as they know I won't be able to do much when I get home. So Casey went down from here, Carmen got to babysit Mom, Cathi came up from Baroda and the oldest and youngest cleaned mom's house! I have the BESTEST girls in the world! They take such good care of me .... even if Casey DOES call me OLD on FaceBook!! LOLOL

Don`t over do things Jo....relax and get better soon... (HUGS)

Here is another clip of the boys preening on my leg while I have a coffee and listen to the radio....
The Boys

Just saw Zombieland!! was nice to see a non-child-friendly movie for once!!! we even went for sushi (well he had it i can stand raw meat) something we could never do with out a sitter for the kido!!

highly recommend zombieland, it was freaking hilarious!!! a little gorie in bits (had to cover my face with my jacket im such a wuss) but it was truly enjoyable, Woody Harolson (forgive my spelling its late and im not willing to think) was a riot!!!

Grrrrrrrrrr can`t seem to share the link from FaceBook....sorry..

O.K here is one of Sunny climbing his ladder...from Photobucket..

I just watched a preview for it, looks hilarious!
Probably won't come to Australia for a little while but thats ok.

I'm feeling a bit like a zombie at the moment with the terrible cold..
ehhh.
Hope everyone's doing well

Night all enjoy your Sunday ours is over .... went too fast as usual...
All you Canadians I hope you are having a Good Thanksgiving weekend....

Here is the last clip of The boys, I took...having a preen on my knee while I listen to the radio having a coffee on the wet Saturday we just had....

wow majj how wonderful I can't think of a more loving thing in the world! what a wonderful family you have.Everything here is good racal gets funnier and funnier. Had to buy him a new mirror he chewed his wooden one down the glass and had to take it out which made him more curious about the other mirrors. My mother has this metal ornate mirror that racal when he's on my shoulder will pull on ( he's discovered it moves if your a little green guy and grab it)so i hoping he will just be happy with his since he thinks he's the beautiful Quaker in the world(gee i wonder where he got that idea?)He is relentless with his want some he has it down perfectly and knows what it means lol so now anytime we are eating or drinking some thing he starts want some want some and insists until we give in. He still has bad manners lol when I am eating he wants the first bite i think he's just testing it to make sure mommy is safe or at least thats what I have convinced myself. That or he's helping me to lose weight wouldn't want mommy to be unhealty lol well thats all I am rambling hope everyone is well and enjoying the weather and Cindy shhhhhhhh I can not handle the cold hahaha.Cindy I would love to go the next bird fair let me know when and where it would be fun to meet up