LOL...btw, the last time I made these, I made it in triple batches. That was a lot of goop to stir and spread.

I printed it off - my DD's (the twins) want to make it tomorrow.

I admit, I'm slow. But, I was going to comment.


Thanks !!!

Hope your weekend is good - you, as in ALL OF YOU.

ss

Please, someone, come fix me food. I'm on strike....not cooking till the children finish the dishes. There's not much left to eat. Children are gone tonight. If I didn't know better, I'd think I was coming down with a bug. It's 8:30 p.m. and I am so tired I can't see straight and my knees and hip have hurt so much today. Tomorrow's training walk is something like 9 miles, probably.

Hi All

back from the wild wild west up North in the state. Mining, drinking, skimpy barmaids and fights seem to be the entertainment.
Boring ol me I watched TV after swimming at night in the pool (they have sharks and crocs in the sea), had some wonderful dinners but missed my family so much. Not much of a traveller am I? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

But it was fun in some ways. Met some wonderful people, saw some wonderful places and took photos of some respite and child refuge homes I inspected .... saw snakes and roos and cattle and crocs ... and bugs, trillions of bugs <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

the heat was NOT fun. 52 C (126 F) the first day and humid, got burnt... I had cold showers except the 'cold' was so hot the guys up there use it to shave with! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
Had to carry potable water with us.

The beaches were nearly all red dust not white sand .. iron ore country ... and the only really white beach I found was in Dampier it was shells not sand at all.

Did I tell you one of the girls found a king brown snake in her room? thought it was a frog hiding out because of the heat ... but it wasn't <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
Haven't stopped looking under tables and beds since
<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

And I just missed the cyclone that was forming <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

good to be home <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

AW,

UGH!!! No wonder you're gld to be home!

Kinda makes you wonder about people...why they choose to live in such awful places!

If they would only choose a DECENT place to live, then you could have DECENT work trips!

127F? Yikes! (making a note to not complain about our long, hot summers in the Deep South of the USA!)

I DO hope there was some air conditioning to give you some respite from the heat!

Yikes- that makes my life dull.

I think I shall be grateful for dull.

Today, I am going to Ladies' Day Out at a salon. Getting a $40 haircut which I need but I never ever spend that much for a cut. But this is for Team In Training. I need to get that money raised. Gotta go.

Sachets made w/ organic lemon peel and lavender buds and essential oils - and a cotton ball to hold the oil and some natural aspen excelsior to fill out the purple satin bag ---- $6

Wonderful huge fruit/peanut butter/ cheerios cookie ---- $2

Big wonderful to die for brownie w/ mint frosting --- $2

bag of 12 handmade dog treats w/ out preservatives --- $5

come on over to Posh at 201 1st Ave N, I think

Today's Dervishism: "This candle is 80 degrees Fairen-hot."

I made a whopping $47. Good grief....I invested a whole lot more in the stuff for the event. That was not what I had in mind.

LC it 's funny but the huge land gets into you. You feel really at home for some reason, besides missing family, and its very different from the big city. People are actually friendly <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Even the heat by the end of the week you get used to, except for all the darn snakes. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
The air con worked in one hotel in Port Hedland but not very well in Karratha.

It all reminded me of your own wild west type movie ..lol because its a bit like that .. mineral boom, limited housing, GREED, people charging a fortune for basics like bread, meat, etc, lots of take it or leave it from service providers.
I no sooner shook hands with someone and I was offered a job from cleaning tables in the mess on mining sites ($80 to $100,000 yr) to cooking (av $ 130,000) to driving trucks at double that. Yes I was tempted <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> fly in fly out jobs to.. 3 weeks on 3 weeks off.
But can't leave my Mikey <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> Mum says she & my DD can't stand the crying and temper tantrums and acting out when Mikey is not with me ..... ha flamin ha .. yes 'MOTHER' was talking about me of course <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

I hardly ever have tantrums <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Rella!! sorry you didn't raise more but you are doing a good, a great job. Its time here to shave heads or dye them weird colours for the same cause. Do you think iridescent green and pink would suit me? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Neak sounds like the Dervish has been up north with me lol

AW...

$260,000/yr. for driving trucks????

Hmmm...how much trouble is it to get a CDL in Australia? Will I have to learn how to drive on the wrong side of the road?

Wait...I already buzz up and down the expressway in the left lane all the time, so I guess I already know how to drive on the wrong side! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

No...wait! I've never done that while sitting on the WRONG side of the truck! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

Oh, well! I'm a fast learner...especially for $260 grand!!!

Besides, I'm a good cook, so I could always fall back to cookin'...for $130,000!

As for housing...wonder how much it would cost to ship our camper over there??? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> Never mind...with my luck, it would probably cost $260,000. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Sigh! Well, a girl can dream, can't she??? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I'd trade in my nursing job for one of those jobs, and in a heartbeat, too, except for the 126 degree heat WITH humidity!!!!!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> I've been so hating my job a lot, especially lately, that even the temperature is sounding almost tolerable. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

t&l

Hey, T&L!

Well, I'm used to a lot of humidity, and our summers get over 100 F. I suppose that we could CONDITION ourselves for that kind of heat by getting used to a sauna. Would that theory work?

Maybe we could just get jobs over there for the winter months! If there are 6 cooler months, we could still make 130 grand each for just 6 months(if you don't have to sign up for a whole year!)

Um...AW, what kind of winters do they have up there? Enquiring minds want to know!

I'm thinking that with such hot temps in the summer, the winters would be rather mild...probably even a little bit warmer than ours. I have to keep reminding myself that north of you is south of us. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

well tl the locals tell me it gets hotter and more humid ??? and I did notice they were sweating though not much ... oh forgot ... men sweat ..ladies feel the heat lol so I was feeling the heat. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

If they are paying so much I think there MUST be a catch??? I know there is absolutely no housing, not even in caravan parks, the hotels are full with both singles and families living in shared rooms too. Even with fly in fly out they are 'hot bedding' the accommodation in Donga's (6 x 4 rooms in transportable units) I took photo's.

as for weather LC well there are two distinct seasonal variations. In the southern half of the State we have four seasons, summer, autumn, winter and spring, while in the north there are just two - the ‘wet’ and the ‘dry’.

The northern winter, or ‘dry’ season (April-September), has long days of sunshine and blue skies. Temperatures range from 24 degrees Celsius (75 F )overnight to around 45 degrees Celsius (113 F ) during the day, and could be called ‘perfect weather’. Well for us Aussies I guess. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Coastal temperatures vary little throughout the day, while the interior may top 48 degrees (118 F ) by day and dramatically drop towards zero (32 F) in the cool of the night. I shiver thinking about that <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

You also get tropical rainstorms and they are a awesome natural wonder, billowing clouds rise up to 40,000 feet or so (so says the weather man)before releasing tonnes of water in a thundering torrent. Its like Gods shower. It’s not unusual for some northern coastal areas to record more than 1.5 metres (5 ft)of rain during this season. Many area I visited receive 2 metres (6.5 ft) and the roads are marked with 3 Metre depth gauges to let you know how deep the water is if you are thinking of driving through it. Because SOME drivers do it without thinking <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> ah hem

There can also be electrical storms, you can witness the sky come alive as sheets of lightning flash and illuminate the night for hundreds of kilometres. Locals will often turn off the television and retire to the balcony to watch these spectacular episodes. Its something to see. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

Did I tell you one of the girls found a king brown snake in her room? thought it was a frog hiding out because of the heat ... but it wasn't

Are you saying something is wrong with brown?
I always did like brown myself.

SS

Maybe she doesn't like kings.

Out with it T&L,
tell us about the job.

And Cinders,
Sorry about the fund raising effort not producing more. We had a dinner to raise funds last week For our boy scout troop.) I don't have the results yet. Not a huge event, just a neighborhood thing.

AW,
You think you'll be staying where you are then?
It does sound like a lovely place, but I think I'll stay where I am too.

SS

Maybe she doesn't like kings.

I thought everyone liked snakes.
Does your brother know there are people who don't like snakes?

SS

hello SS how are u?

no I'll be staying put I guess. Couldn't leave Mikey for 3 out of 6 weeks.

Now if I could persuade Aussie to change careers then we could BOTH work up there and maybe get a house or big caravan or mobile home or transportable. Tent.
But like thats going to happen.

I don't like snakes in my room either, especially ones as deadly as Cobra's. I'm still checking under the bed and dinner table!!! lol <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

If she doesn't like kings, she doesn't like Elvis.

AW, you forgot the flies...the kamikaze flies. The flies big enough to bite a plug out of you.

Cinders, no matter how the dollar signs came out, think of what treasure you stored up in heaven. There is no price tag on that.

SS, my brother has heard there are people who don't like snakes, but he always put them in the same category with Santa and the Easter Bunny. I think she's kidding, personally.

AW, I think you're kidding, personally.

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Mom, in case you didn't see, the bed ate AJ (ok, he might have been a little extra tired, too), and we are leaving bright and early tomorrow. It still shouldn't make a difference with getting back, since his appt is first thing Wed am, and we will head back to the house when we're done.