A vacation....I would love a vacation. I had a whole vacation in 2002. I've had two nights/3 days away w/ the children a couple of times since then. And about 3 or 4 nights away w/ out them once or twice a year since then....

But a whole vacation, either w/ or without them, I don't think so....can't remember one.

I need a vacation - and a massage every week or less.

Every week......

Now, ir I can just last till 6:30 Sunday evening, I can get one.

Massage - not vacation.

And the massage therapist knows what hurts. She likes doing rehab work.

Please, pass the good wine or the pain pills.

You know the old saying, if you can't say something nice... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

The Dervish has been particularly bad the last few days, and Mr. C has been quite violent. He throttled both of his siblings in quick succession today. We have a lot to work through. They are both repentant and good right now.

The Princess was very offended to have gotten in mild trouble (nutritious but bland supper) for being so busy 'telling the neighbor girls about Jesus' that she would not come when I called, when I honked, when I honked again, and finally I had to sweep and mop the kitchen myself to get it done before Sabbath.

Yes, I could have chased her all the way out back, but was wanting to use my energy productively. We had a long talk about "to everything there is a season", and that her duties around the home were just as much part of her responsibility to God as telling others about Him. Of course I praised her for her outreach, but she didn't like it when I pointed out that if her chores had been done much earlier, the way I had asked, she would have had all the time she wanted to talk to the girls, without getting in any trouble at all. And that it was not right for her to disobey, not even coming to see what I wanted, just because she was doing something nice. Divas....... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

Yee hah, the Dervish's timer just wound down, and it's about time! I have been holding him on my lap to keep him stationary, but he was awfully wired, still. Funny how he just skidded to a halt. I think he was the last one to go, too. Double yee hah!!!!!!!!!!

PS Tomorrow is Neaksis' 30th birthday.

Boy, is she gonna get you for that! I'd fix all my own plates of food for the next few days, if I were you. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

t&l

That is sooooooooooooo mean!

[color:"red"] HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to NEAKSIS !!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> [/color]

I don't think she looks 30 .... I'd say 21 at a pinch <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Hope all are ok, I am! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Didn't get any sleep until 5 am last night, morning? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Aussie is home and watching the Rugby World Cup ... I think its Outer Mongolia and some other country I can't remember lol he's waiting for the Australian game against the Welsh

Mikey is a little bit puzzled but excited. Spent all day with him. He's sound asleep snuggled up in Aussies arms right now.

Had some drama though on Thursday night. Got home to find the dog had eaten snail pellets. .... pet proof snail pellets of course <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> ..... $700 later we went & picked him up from the doggy hospital today. He was jumpimg all over the place to see Aussie. Of course I got the usual male thing .. I can solve the problem for 40 cents (22 bullet) <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

A few more holes in his leg all healed but looks like a indentations. Like someone has pressed their thumb into a sponge. The doctors said they will fix the hollows up so he says, one day, when he isn't being deployed ??????

Mum has rang about 100 times. Visited 3 times. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

DD hugged him until he was uncomfortable ... he still doesn't like being touched much after coming home for a while. But shes a smart cookie and had the same thing with future SIL .. she just smoothly changes subject and moves away a bit. She's told me what its called but I can't remember <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> anyway its an adjustment issue thingy. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

Jonnie looked him up & down and said "mate you look like SH*T" <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
Then they drank beer, more beer, some irish whiskey and beer

Now I'm going to go do the dishes ... what fun <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

Neaksis is only 30???????????? Still just a babe beginning her life.

Happy Birthday Neaksis. Know that you are a very special woman and I truly admire all you are doing.

Neaksis is "only" 29, and like any fine whine, refuses to age before her time! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

t&l

Happy Birthday, Neaksis! Today is also my son's birthday! He's 36!

Happy Homecoming!

Happy Birthdays!

Happy Sabbath!

Happy Saturday!

Happy Something-For-Everyone!

I have happy feet. Got a pedicure. We went to the Australian Festival today only it wasn't there. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> Seems it has moved from here to Fort Lauderdale so it can have a larger market. Yeah, well, over half the US population is within a 1 day drive of here - that is not true of Ft Lauderdale. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> I hope they know what they are doing. But that is their problem. Not mine.

*snicker* I knew she would reply to that one. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

I'm making a super quick trip down south, to right by my grandma's house, but shhhhhhh don't tell her, ok? Maybe another time we can stay longer. We're just dropping off the bike racing trailer. www.24hoursofadrenaline.ca They are all nutso to do something like that, you can bet most if not all are men, lol.

Tell Aussie hi, and make sure he is a good boy. Just try, that's all anyone can ask. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Be back tomorrow.........

I went to get my massage tonight. Friday evening, I hurt so badly I could have cried. The massage therapist is a former instructor. She works for my chiropractor. Doesn't do salon massages....actually works on your ailments. She worked on me for about 1.75 hours. She thinks it hurts my right thigh for me to sit because every attachment for my right quads seems to be inflamed.

No it wasn't dear one.

30 is a LOVELY age.

It was so good, I can't wait till 40!

HBD, Sis!

No, it isn't. Not when you're "only" 29. Then, 30 is oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooold. Next year, 30 will be a lovely age! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

t&l

Did you know that, inside every 50-year old, there is a 25-year old screaming, [color:"red"]"WHAT HAPPENED??????"[/color]

We're back. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Twas a most unusual adventure, in every aspect except that there was an adventure. Adventures in general come standard.

AJ was late to his delivery, something that almost never happens, I got up to help him change the 2 fuel filters at 3:30 am, and our directions on how to get to the site were horribly horribly wrong. We were supposed to be home by mid to late afternoon, but after driving almost nonstop, finally made it by 10pm.

What a beautiful trip it was! I have never been there before.

10PM, huh? And yet they still didn't manage to re-acquire Mr. C on the way home. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> I should wake you up early, just out of spite. And I would've, too, if we'd gotten up early enough to do it! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

t&l

I'm sure Mr C was sound asleep and just being an angel, it would have been so distruptive to come on over and pick him up <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Almost positive <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />


I could let you have Mikey but it would mean prying him off his dad. Follows him everywhere .. and I mean everywhere.
Doesn't want to let dada out of his sight.

Can you believe Aussie has had mum coming over to change Mikeys nappy shorts during the day ??? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

I can believe it.

We're ALL happy he's home.

Tell him to please check in.

Neak - your book is yummy. Yum. Yum. Yum.

And my gf here at work have been singing, "Thongs belong on feet. FEET FEET FEET."

We think it should be on a tee shirt.

<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I ought to design my own line of apparel, lol. So glad you like the book!

10pm was very late after what we had been through. AJ had gotten one hour of sleep during the night from 0530 to 0630, then even after our ordeal, did not get to sleep again till about 2pm, slept a few hours, then drove us the rest of the way home.

For my part, after a brief nap upon leaving, I slept from 11:30pm to 3am, then was up from then until 8pm that night, at which time I got a 2 hr nap the rest of the way home. (Without the aid of artificial stimulants.)

So to you it may have seemed like only 10pm, but to us it was almost 40 hours up, with only a few small naps thrown in there.

I don't even want to know why I just saw the Dervish running through the house with a plunger held aloft. He did say his daddy needed it, but outside???????? Lalalalalalala, I don't want to know anything.

Maybe Mikey will break his daddy's kneecaps. We can always hope. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Tonight I had to go buy a 36" tall baby gate to keep the poochkin out of the living room. It may keep the cats out, too. We'll have to wait and see.