Birthday Celebrations!

This weekend just gone saw the celebration of Stu's 30th and my 23rd birthday. Yay for me and WOOOOHOOOOOO for Stuey!! After copping the brunt of our 30 jokes all day and having to blow out 30 candles he still had room to smile... to all those there who are over 30... he's joined ya now... to those who aren't... join me in saying ha..ha... (simpson's style!)




We had a wonderful night which wouldn't have been possible without the help of our wonderful house mate, Anita and the dude from down south, one of Stu's groomsmen Blair!



We had a wonderful BBQ with wonderful company and an all around good time... My evening's photographer (Aaron) must have decided after everyone arrived that it was too hard to go around and take photos anymore.. so I don't have too many.. I was too busy being the 'hostess with the mostest' to take photos... I did manage to get a couple of the cakes.. Ice Cream and Sponge which were very tasty together!! Oh.. and I did put 30 candles on Stu's cake... but was worried about wax vs. icing so forgot to take photo's of that too... he didn't manage one breath... I think that was because of the drinks Kirilly mixed for him... let's say 1 part coke to 5 parts scotch...


Thankyou to all who made an effort to come.. Especially Blair who came up from Sydney for the weekend and was my birthday pressie to Stu.... they spent 46 days together in a tent 4 years ago.. I thought it was a special thing to help organise for my honey!

On the present front... Stu has the pleasure of jumping out of a plane over Caloundra - courtesy of his sister & husband!! Cash from the parents (for both of us) Lots of nick-nac's and alcohol.. I got a lovely silver curb & heart padlock bracelet and 4 seasons of Charmed.. I purchased Stu 3 seasons of one of our fave shows - Outrageous Fortune (very very funny) and a tool belt... cause he's a tool!!! (nah.. i'm sick of him using his short pockets to hold things... like hammers!!!)

He's going to wait for Pen to get back to do the plane jump... a little birdie mentioned to me that she may like to do it with him.... and I don't think he wants to do it by himself... and fat chance me going up there!

All in all it was a very tame night.. Stu managed to get through half a bottle of scotch with K's help... I finished off some ruski's and half a bottle of chardy.... The fire and brassiers provided adequate protection from the chill and the food was great after being cooked on our new Beefmaster by my bro and dad...

Bundy some how managed to hurt his tail which saw me at the vet on Sunday morning at 9am and spending $100 for a consult and pills... we are happy though.. he can wag it again now! He must have caught it in the door or something?

Sleepy now... still have sleep to catch up on I think! Thanks for reading!

I have work!!

I finally have work to go to.. albeit a 6 week temporary assignment... it'll give us some cash flow in time for the Birthday's and other important things we are planning...

We are hoping that a certain government department is on the ball and manages to get me my blue card nice and quick so that I can be a home day care mum.. Don't laugh! I love children, helped mum to raise my two little brothers when they were younger... and don't ever want to 'go' to work again.. so work can come to me now! I'm going to be working under a licensee (the easiest way to do it) it will provide me with the support and training that is required under the legislation. Her name is Mary and she's very lovely.

We have to provide a suitable outdoor area for the children to play in... and Bundy would be too difficult to lock up and would bark constantly... so... we are going to clear and fence in the front yard... some nice turf and away we go! If we don't get that done before I start to care for children (0-school age!) my daily outdoor play will be a walk down to the park! Best thing is, any work that we do to the place we can make it a deduction on my tax as it's for the business... almost everything is deductible, power, gas, phone, computer, internet, foxtel..

I'm really looking forward to being a positive influence on others children. Giving them the one-on-one care that they don't get at Child-Care Centres as they are understaffed and over-worked. I will have a maximum of 4 children per day... We can easily survive if I only have two or three and I don't think that will be too difficult to manage.

Bring it on eh!!?

Joycelyn Dell Patrick - 30/8/1933 - 08/6/2006

Today marks 2 years since my grandma passed away.

It makes me sad to think of all the things we have missed having her here for... Stu and my Engagement Party, The Purchase of our First House, Our Wedding... and all the things still to happen, our children.. I don't think she even ever met Bundy....

It's been a hard time, especially for Mum.. I also feel for Grandad, his life partner is no longer here with him.

I am glad that she is in a better place. No longer in pain, no longer having to live with the difficulty of one leg.

She was and will always be my grandma.. I love her and miss her very much.

I am apparently very much like her which is a cool thing. Some more photo's here.

Update on the work front...

There is none!!!

Didn't get the Jetstar job I went for.. got the letter today saying thanks for your time but no thanks... thought as much as neither of my referee's had been contacted.

I went and did some testing for Hallis today for some temping work... I was surprised at the speed of my typing and data entry... 63 words per minute thanks for coming!!! 99% accuracy... almost 10500 for alpha-numeric data entry too... I was pretty pleased with these results.... Ref checks and then I'll be employed again..

I've said that I will do anything... but... work in a call centre again... I told the lady that if it was the only thing available I would.. but just cause I need an income...

It's going to make budgeting quite difficult now... they are going to be weekly pay's based on the hours I have worked and where I have worked them.... we'll see how it works out... i'll probably be hankering for a full time permanent position in no time!!!

I plan on washing and cleaning the house tomorrow.. however.... seeing Sex and the City is out I may go and see that...

Oh... but the car's in for a service so I won't be able to get there... oh deary me! Cleaning it is!

I could just stay in bed though!