tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88545370530858097082024-03-16T12:10:24.215+11:00Scrapsalotscrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-78917286389210713802011-11-05T21:16:00.002+11:002011-11-05T21:23:40.784+11:00Pinterest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYO45-xFo3nmPMDJGcpVaYuq0bX8NzUtcQGXdC_jI7MmgNuj9xTJHgcDsTamxYheqPJiWd1l5yS4s7HCWLJ83offH2nAbB3K-fTuaSmKRjUcvEG1rXfKlZW_eU4-R-hPSfTuYfO9P3uV6o/s1600/368.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYO45-xFo3nmPMDJGcpVaYuq0bX8NzUtcQGXdC_jI7MmgNuj9xTJHgcDsTamxYheqPJiWd1l5yS4s7HCWLJ83offH2nAbB3K-fTuaSmKRjUcvEG1rXfKlZW_eU4-R-hPSfTuYfO9P3uV6o/s320/368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671455212097038978" /></a><br />I have discovered Pinterest. I'm hooked but the exciting thing is that I've actually made something I've pinned and now I'm sharing (so of course I can then pin what I've made!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAGbG_m2FHHdAI_eZyuqOWf5kWWt1_tHV-DEUwGg7lwQnZfNFcXtVH-21cGqEas5ZgyYWoiCh3bTLtcwhpomhv2eTLKYDikUgViTMdx2Dk5QYDhI_O5BDnWXqcUg1fQwWBprSNzFpfBwA/s1600/367.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAGbG_m2FHHdAI_eZyuqOWf5kWWt1_tHV-DEUwGg7lwQnZfNFcXtVH-21cGqEas5ZgyYWoiCh3bTLtcwhpomhv2eTLKYDikUgViTMdx2Dk5QYDhI_O5BDnWXqcUg1fQwWBprSNzFpfBwA/s320/367.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671455215293204770" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-45705078510189535762011-01-02T23:12:00.005+11:002011-01-02T23:43:21.106+11:00Farmstay - Belar HomesteadAfter spending Christmas at my new house (5 1/2 months already) with my mum, dad and the Termites, we went back out west to spend some time there. My big sister and her husband have a property and have done up the old homestead as a Pay and Stay. She offered it to us for Boxing Day to New Year's. I so enjoyed staying here for a week. I'm not biased at all really. It was good to have as much space here at the Homestead as I would at my own home (well lots more land). Go <a href="http://www.takeabreak.com.au/Dubbo/CentralWestExplorerCountry/Belar-Homestead.htm">here</a> for more info on Belar Homestead or just put in a google search. To access the official website go <a href="http://www.belarhomestead.com.au/">here</a>. Here's some pictures I took:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkoYpWhPYzGL7nsv1mcs8soSglEJC7zrhLjQ1k9TYmT69n04QtRjXWcz10PNoRPX3ppdAa_dsw4Icu6322vm2P9bw7GP9b_3F9FuabmQSaQ4ys52C-VsN-nrmCLhePB3EMKknmFS_Eqvy/s1600/DSCN0923+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkoYpWhPYzGL7nsv1mcs8soSglEJC7zrhLjQ1k9TYmT69n04QtRjXWcz10PNoRPX3ppdAa_dsw4Icu6322vm2P9bw7GP9b_3F9FuabmQSaQ4ys52C-VsN-nrmCLhePB3EMKknmFS_Eqvy/s320/DSCN0923+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557564372655376482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbD0W-a45RA9d23InQCPZj8GZyUK8KV_I9muJeh8dlgNekkEcY5337sMiIPce2r5D4pAtFDghM4qzCHFzny8fTM1cMJg5ijp4YqCr5yY8JB971IBwtOb-9PVXTsFViBtzQ8Lt56B7Aab4/s1600/DSCN0924+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbD0W-a45RA9d23InQCPZj8GZyUK8KV_I9muJeh8dlgNekkEcY5337sMiIPce2r5D4pAtFDghM4qzCHFzny8fTM1cMJg5ijp4YqCr5yY8JB971IBwtOb-9PVXTsFViBtzQ8Lt56B7Aab4/s320/DSCN0924+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557564370129027154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuR5VXIHuXhDksJp7mQdkY2dREQHUjNh7edTjOxg2rfk-KKaXRc9TRzD4tl22ChK5sHQ4KWD3P5gb6L2bVhgLngy9IVLO54aAk08g8vD8Dqt8gYftAH2QPz2EJ9Q4pWswqCd0KXDhqLsr_/s1600/DSCN0925+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuR5VXIHuXhDksJp7mQdkY2dREQHUjNh7edTjOxg2rfk-KKaXRc9TRzD4tl22ChK5sHQ4KWD3P5gb6L2bVhgLngy9IVLO54aAk08g8vD8Dqt8gYftAH2QPz2EJ9Q4pWswqCd0KXDhqLsr_/s320/DSCN0925+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557564364459214178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXMBe7UPWFcdEjgacGBQGoSVj1nHBhvI3ZqqNMzYV86_8ZzbABI-QaRpD-Q7jhxc4EfqRI4OiXl7xLvUXBVn4SKTNOngaLI9bQCabw6Xs9_R3a5xqzumlrFIEK0TJAnUlVk76qD36oTsY/s1600/DSCN0926+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXMBe7UPWFcdEjgacGBQGoSVj1nHBhvI3ZqqNMzYV86_8ZzbABI-QaRpD-Q7jhxc4EfqRI4OiXl7xLvUXBVn4SKTNOngaLI9bQCabw6Xs9_R3a5xqzumlrFIEK0TJAnUlVk76qD36oTsY/s320/DSCN0926+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557564362777307522" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-74279587904389755132011-01-02T22:57:00.004+11:002011-01-02T23:12:26.328+11:00Western Plains ZooWe hadn't planned on going to the zoo on our trip home but we did. It was quite a good day until about 2pm when the heat got to us a bit and we decided to go home. We had seen most of the animals we wanted to. I won't post any animal pictures since we've all seen those but what we did get to do was hire the cart and go around the zoo that way. Now that I've done that I wouldn't do it in my own car ever again. Worth every cent of the hire fee!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cCgmSfSsew-UzzNNy_0CijiUGO6RJzK1eLOO-y6ILd0NFTAD9AC7mSUVMFVHi7tbZ690nwbWkZuU3t_P17h7wYLtf2HFewk02HOJ-XeezlDR9rdb3hBlvwxe4jqCnSbeQQrMWbrNYKVP/s1600/DSCN0887+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cCgmSfSsew-UzzNNy_0CijiUGO6RJzK1eLOO-y6ILd0NFTAD9AC7mSUVMFVHi7tbZ690nwbWkZuU3t_P17h7wYLtf2HFewk02HOJ-XeezlDR9rdb3hBlvwxe4jqCnSbeQQrMWbrNYKVP/s320/DSCN0887+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557557420896338850" /></a><br />OK, changed my mind! I like these two photos of the Termites so I'll include them.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcy7qDXfXlv7AuDYKQshKg6DPQrJ_NNPXPpaPlY7UO_WUHeIj3CtISzMHdYP2aGTIvb4dQV9WUolLLmUQETf2snPUHx2hIeyo4kz6uN7KnWWpTZaRRk4gE9Rhe4-7Apiqsb-RardCsRs6/s1600/DSCN0895+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcy7qDXfXlv7AuDYKQshKg6DPQrJ_NNPXPpaPlY7UO_WUHeIj3CtISzMHdYP2aGTIvb4dQV9WUolLLmUQETf2snPUHx2hIeyo4kz6uN7KnWWpTZaRRk4gE9Rhe4-7Apiqsb-RardCsRs6/s320/DSCN0895+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557559275400361778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHdf32olyj_vIXU3t6XCXWqlYGPzJNCinj3r_vl48iFyB8D3YP4YJrinVvDBK88xsvvRcIMGd0bNP2z-6dBwpDixRUuDv1fVuRyfjM0ucpU62Th4K48jCfswFo5fK97DzcLHyd-6_VknS/s1600/DSCN0901+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHdf32olyj_vIXU3t6XCXWqlYGPzJNCinj3r_vl48iFyB8D3YP4YJrinVvDBK88xsvvRcIMGd0bNP2z-6dBwpDixRUuDv1fVuRyfjM0ucpU62Th4K48jCfswFo5fK97DzcLHyd-6_VknS/s320/DSCN0901+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557559273908300210" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-57165011510463018302011-01-02T22:15:00.005+11:002011-01-02T22:53:31.790+11:00YabbyingIt's stinking hot and we're not game to go outside until after 6pm but I'm just sick of the kids sitting in front of the TV watching DVD's. I decide to take them to Coolbaggie Creek and go yabbying. My dad used to take us kids there when I was younger. We braved the heat and off we went. I took my nephew too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3hkgAvNuB83Z4O5RAduBI13nYYryGwtRv_xI1huQVYFO4_dhJjqasyxDnga5s73wDchfY8pQw8iZcRTcxoJPZDHFINOPkn6MJOTBbKeBnn1IYaQ2QJSIcYg1SUrDDMSFvbyo6umkcXBO/s1600/DSCN0931+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3hkgAvNuB83Z4O5RAduBI13nYYryGwtRv_xI1huQVYFO4_dhJjqasyxDnga5s73wDchfY8pQw8iZcRTcxoJPZDHFINOPkn6MJOTBbKeBnn1IYaQ2QJSIcYg1SUrDDMSFvbyo6umkcXBO/s320/DSCN0931+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557548012490989106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrq0kaVj8VproXTA0F972-PQ3rk4iTUotVzwwMMhlB6-gR-lrkt8pFKOwUAMGgGOz-n_XIn8PCRjKCHTHRv4BX-hZarRCAg-UkYPVWg6FNvWEJkr9HBxjeTNq0JuVs_FD1k_ORuNX4CRd/s1600/DSCN0933+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrq0kaVj8VproXTA0F972-PQ3rk4iTUotVzwwMMhlB6-gR-lrkt8pFKOwUAMGgGOz-n_XIn8PCRjKCHTHRv4BX-hZarRCAg-UkYPVWg6FNvWEJkr9HBxjeTNq0JuVs_FD1k_ORuNX4CRd/s320/DSCN0933+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557548002822446706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzf4HJw9MOInZtqT_x5nFL9G3Si114quDpdc3J3Ut5WdHCB2D02VDDY__Vj4JYZpz9Zd0DaV3FZ0XiQKN_ueAzEBTiP7TIqJC5OpLBzIeKAjsRhNEoJA3x2QxsQj86Fgfij7Wr93XJT_5d/s1600/DSCN0932+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzf4HJw9MOInZtqT_x5nFL9G3Si114quDpdc3J3Ut5WdHCB2D02VDDY__Vj4JYZpz9Zd0DaV3FZ0XiQKN_ueAzEBTiP7TIqJC5OpLBzIeKAjsRhNEoJA3x2QxsQj86Fgfij7Wr93XJT_5d/s320/DSCN0932+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557547997948319858" /></a>Termite 2 absolutely had a ball yabbying. No sooner did we check one net then he was over to the next one. He wouldn't actually try and get the yabbies out of the net but he did carry the bucket of yabbies back to the car. We took them back to the farm and emptied them into Uncle Robbie's dam (yeh, the one we swim in... go figure).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYy-90rVDOwDod9QzkctBSe1iEtMmpVVkgRSA7N_V3CsoIGh5dibyUig4ls7gO4EqywNAdYIW9cTU4B2XNtnVLq38qSlFFQzFb-NxMEW9AxYgp4RIyXCYTy7rIGEUm3fskkCjSsdABVQ0U/s1600/DSCN0936+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYy-90rVDOwDod9QzkctBSe1iEtMmpVVkgRSA7N_V3CsoIGh5dibyUig4ls7gO4EqywNAdYIW9cTU4B2XNtnVLq38qSlFFQzFb-NxMEW9AxYgp4RIyXCYTy7rIGEUm3fskkCjSsdABVQ0U/s320/DSCN0936+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557547994171011394" /></a> There was a little island the Termites (and nephew) wanted to go to but I made them wait until it was a little more shaded. I sent my nephew over to see how deep it was (up to his knees). Termite 1 had the idea of taking his shorts off so he could get across. The other Termites copied the idea.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxgH8L_qdePk-D6eRdOkmtUyAIKRCY3X2tgThiaDZuSWlByYB_tJsroXERoKEcQfiHVa0XABkjeOEc1OKaWUOorH97KKfbtPDFUbRfpImOQZlBqSMRgLg1XSz7Z_A2NOef2EeaAnq2Peu/s1600/DSCN0942+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxgH8L_qdePk-D6eRdOkmtUyAIKRCY3X2tgThiaDZuSWlByYB_tJsroXERoKEcQfiHVa0XABkjeOEc1OKaWUOorH97KKfbtPDFUbRfpImOQZlBqSMRgLg1XSz7Z_A2NOef2EeaAnq2Peu/s320/DSCN0942+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557547989309670082" /></a><br />This concrete wall is rather steep. I didn't get any pictures of the Termites standing up on it to try and climb (silly AA battery digital camera mucking up). I will have to find the photos of me on it one day and make a comparison.scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-51271698259242315362011-01-02T22:09:00.003+11:002011-01-02T22:14:42.444+11:00A Hat Maketh the Country KidWhat else can I say but these Termites look as though they belong in the country on the farm!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGvafYvHhYCN3urOQpUYgp2GlJqtMkmz7EhcS9CDta2qH-Vi7KAxMysO-ThONa_f1XBraD5xIMZeWLf0dhIxnn9COzxCx6gwlwuppvMek3IX4EbdLsBDiwftSZSrvzDuQ_X1So0f6uk_2/s1600/DSCN0874+062.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGvafYvHhYCN3urOQpUYgp2GlJqtMkmz7EhcS9CDta2qH-Vi7KAxMysO-ThONa_f1XBraD5xIMZeWLf0dhIxnn9COzxCx6gwlwuppvMek3IX4EbdLsBDiwftSZSrvzDuQ_X1So0f6uk_2/s320/DSCN0874+062.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557545008365493522" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-15182433927269393462011-01-02T20:18:00.004+11:002011-01-02T22:08:54.584+11:00Swimming the Country WayThe weather here has been HOT! My sister has a swimming pool but with her kids now grown there's no reason to keep it clean. So where does one go to cool off? To the dam...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUNb-buLioVn-ZKV5stc02kWZpHmE_ql5AkWxf0pBlsePrRparmP098KGhA1-MLfL7V3QGAUBDjKgAthDMHuSj8LIMJCxm9_17JQoQsGu6CH5Qd_7UuVRk0DDI6ZISyh7CtnHjaPLhilK/s1600/DSCN0871+059.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUNb-buLioVn-ZKV5stc02kWZpHmE_ql5AkWxf0pBlsePrRparmP098KGhA1-MLfL7V3QGAUBDjKgAthDMHuSj8LIMJCxm9_17JQoQsGu6CH5Qd_7UuVRk0DDI6ZISyh7CtnHjaPLhilK/s320/DSCN0871+059.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557543190078133458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ChtIjUpGrEE7NElRjVIyqee_Z0tzos0QhvvbGXHrQZcwqS30fKA2e4NthZfP1zg_lbZY0i7bw6msEWyoTlbwPkenOVan9UTfxNwsh5pfsnmMQosN4_l9ShAP4CB957TrwsN03ZyybcOh/s1600/DSCN0869+057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ChtIjUpGrEE7NElRjVIyqee_Z0tzos0QhvvbGXHrQZcwqS30fKA2e4NthZfP1zg_lbZY0i7bw6msEWyoTlbwPkenOVan9UTfxNwsh5pfsnmMQosN4_l9ShAP4CB957TrwsN03ZyybcOh/s320/DSCN0869+057.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557543187291988146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwr8hqUiLIb4dAQKPpnuhWi9lkuBOBSLLEkGOjTl5PmaBXNNLlyf5QdUjZglDuvnfTksh48nFZx0hR78tbsjy4Di1LSD1clp7gPka7LneSApMjLEX_FLuzKdl3mR7Sc7a5zbJ3qbA-L2oe/s1600/DSCN0868+056.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwr8hqUiLIb4dAQKPpnuhWi9lkuBOBSLLEkGOjTl5PmaBXNNLlyf5QdUjZglDuvnfTksh48nFZx0hR78tbsjy4Di1LSD1clp7gPka7LneSApMjLEX_FLuzKdl3mR7Sc7a5zbJ3qbA-L2oe/s320/DSCN0868+056.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557543171248511026" /></a><br />My BIL has put small pebbles the dam so we don't have to squelch through the mud. And trust me, that squelching is one reason to stay OUT of the water. Don't you just love Termite 3's "geronimo" jump?scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-48659847754586812632011-01-02T19:06:00.004+11:002011-01-02T19:30:00.120+11:00Country SunriseBeing home is great and having space is just divine. One thing I miss is seeing the sunrise. Living on the South Coast we miss that unless we watch the sun rise over the ocean. Being in the country we don't miss a thing. Take a look at these wondeful photos:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx40cYJ7hLJbjGTuGxKd53SyVoieyK8Pe_j1vPyjkLyCAtRUq7cWspCVut2c0nzQ8KW7tKHWdCwXnzOQ862L04klnnsWcAty9SkeYZq0fFK4zomaGb8x8_OklMzZ5REXgxKTPiuaP0KCh/s1600/DSCN0943+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx40cYJ7hLJbjGTuGxKd53SyVoieyK8Pe_j1vPyjkLyCAtRUq7cWspCVut2c0nzQ8KW7tKHWdCwXnzOQ862L04klnnsWcAty9SkeYZq0fFK4zomaGb8x8_OklMzZ5REXgxKTPiuaP0KCh/s320/DSCN0943+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557501854622891922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4GYFQlOcRt6GLXk7DvlTdIQjEC37-pkiaqlv2BwHSZgY7t3kDsrBhV4_6-MV7XG9B-wwm4toIlVyXVGCvdWM8Domj1MdV33qrgRogFucfERJhwtMWPXwuj3OldTIP1bGlsopwBB2eDMZ/s1600/DSCN0947+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4GYFQlOcRt6GLXk7DvlTdIQjEC37-pkiaqlv2BwHSZgY7t3kDsrBhV4_6-MV7XG9B-wwm4toIlVyXVGCvdWM8Domj1MdV33qrgRogFucfERJhwtMWPXwuj3OldTIP1bGlsopwBB2eDMZ/s320/DSCN0947+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557501860946070690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCyfBak4pc4TMOjPWRHkvh31hbXI8T8L-sMbXrSRIEbRCm5OC5nkphIccW-VCRZHzJ1M4WAtyxVGKB0epGnuUzVWstwVBfDvqHeJSgNbp0nurBDCOfy833FX_TBYHSQV_-FjzzaHSxbtL/s1600/DSCN0951+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCyfBak4pc4TMOjPWRHkvh31hbXI8T8L-sMbXrSRIEbRCm5OC5nkphIccW-VCRZHzJ1M4WAtyxVGKB0epGnuUzVWstwVBfDvqHeJSgNbp0nurBDCOfy833FX_TBYHSQV_-FjzzaHSxbtL/s320/DSCN0951+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557501865688970722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtc2NDlR2EquMyEZzFTc3xLNLdaTHSJcRAU-9Q2iZYwrCldMwzSF4WdiiuZUCW8S6gO81h2c_bs_TFvIVYLbwr_fPTSFEAvXGw3iYDnF7H7qbFPyGOt2YCAnx7y37lWTPN_zXYf_mAXTb/s1600/DSCN0953+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtc2NDlR2EquMyEZzFTc3xLNLdaTHSJcRAU-9Q2iZYwrCldMwzSF4WdiiuZUCW8S6gO81h2c_bs_TFvIVYLbwr_fPTSFEAvXGw3iYDnF7H7qbFPyGOt2YCAnx7y37lWTPN_zXYf_mAXTb/s320/DSCN0953+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557501867962929522" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-8763297156622241412011-01-02T17:41:00.004+11:002011-01-02T19:04:47.861+11:00Bush ClotheslineJust because I'm on a bush holiday doesn't mean that I don't have washing to do. My sister has set up a clothesline but it wasn't enough for the clothes, so what else to do? Use the fence! Here's some picks:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaGalgcEioM-SNYqLZZOg3WhocNQMBMy4e10PBGfYQOHnH5KCvpnCDZQyrvBBvb3-emkyZJfkXNVD91TW1LMLVwfyd9dGU4sr0zbKe7iVoUmT52EmwwUwETrmm0b-ZUhySJ_JZjKE2qB5/s1600/DSCN0918+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaGalgcEioM-SNYqLZZOg3WhocNQMBMy4e10PBGfYQOHnH5KCvpnCDZQyrvBBvb3-emkyZJfkXNVD91TW1LMLVwfyd9dGU4sr0zbKe7iVoUmT52EmwwUwETrmm0b-ZUhySJ_JZjKE2qB5/s320/DSCN0918+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557492242411122690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-jTjwjgktnmHFaRhZ5WeassfleNHWimoHfhuo8ouTNn36vtKKbXktc1E7VH2agvFgzz2A2ZYiGlXi7EMfJOCFElOoCsFusEvcjq0PvUUs_DYgLzO2eNFch8JEUcdpCmZzLbs2PMvtFtG/s1600/DSCN0919+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-jTjwjgktnmHFaRhZ5WeassfleNHWimoHfhuo8ouTNn36vtKKbXktc1E7VH2agvFgzz2A2ZYiGlXi7EMfJOCFElOoCsFusEvcjq0PvUUs_DYgLzO2eNFch8JEUcdpCmZzLbs2PMvtFtG/s320/DSCN0919+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557492246766640562" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-58448395716761349112011-01-02T17:20:00.002+11:002011-01-02T17:41:13.167+11:00Bush BathWhere does one go to have a bath when in the bush? Well set up a bath alfresco of course! No, really just a bit of fun. The termites enjoyed having a swim in the bath to cool down. The weather is just too hot to go to the dam and have a swim until after 6pm. I only managed to get Termite 3 to model how much fun he was having.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FAmoaPnLaxngox75E0auDZUqE3acozMrbCqXyEop1xvec1rGTa9iSVMtU1zeyeb6iO7SfrdnNvs4XihKche5UFW8XisURpxvnCUoG4pPsrObHkOqyYCl-5D3zQQe-ot3Ix0JPSfcDrsq/s1600/DSCN0969+027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FAmoaPnLaxngox75E0auDZUqE3acozMrbCqXyEop1xvec1rGTa9iSVMtU1zeyeb6iO7SfrdnNvs4XihKche5UFW8XisURpxvnCUoG4pPsrObHkOqyYCl-5D3zQQe-ot3Ix0JPSfcDrsq/s320/DSCN0969+027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557474821179034530" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-83455787784189403732010-12-19T17:07:00.003+11:002010-12-19T17:34:25.883+11:00Blog Anniversary - 1 Year!I haven't blogged since August. I have continued to read all the blogs I have bookmarked, but for some reason I just haven't done any blogging. I happened to log on today and it is my first year anniversary TODAY! How uncanny. I have been busy these past six months with getting my house organised, working full-time and doing the day-to-day stuff of looking after the Termites. I have also kept up with my quilting. I'm working on my niece and nephew's quilts for Christmas and some other projects. I've included one of my projects just so there's a picture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZte47ZVZdc9Q3ZwyJM8jZfkkekuH6thJIHdtjSMWnA9S5ntiivB-NDPvrgYsVZv_3iJFnDE5Fnzaq3lw8sEvraTpAQlFSu71dO0uaSSWr0Rkvn3tHHTnsgw8dhttXgardmiZhnRFnwpU8/s1600/DSCN0702+064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZte47ZVZdc9Q3ZwyJM8jZfkkekuH6thJIHdtjSMWnA9S5ntiivB-NDPvrgYsVZv_3iJFnDE5Fnzaq3lw8sEvraTpAQlFSu71dO0uaSSWr0Rkvn3tHHTnsgw8dhttXgardmiZhnRFnwpU8/s320/DSCN0702+064.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552274727835428578" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-59981370618655610602010-08-15T13:21:00.002+10:002010-08-15T13:30:22.647+10:00My LoungeroomThis is my loungeroom. I didn't think to turn the lights on for the carpeted photo. Don't mind the neighbour's mess!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5hrSv4kXiX1CqpNo4is2uOyZ24Z0oAazEAXrHj042Rr4fGy5hgXhc0koLyNjRIa0lTxc5YvIOStoUKczAbxIMaMo9EnsmHDDG3GNuv6NMXDs3kvUH8_17-luuwSmS_MJKmrN6py6d2gW/s1600/DSCN0015+036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5hrSv4kXiX1CqpNo4is2uOyZ24Z0oAazEAXrHj042Rr4fGy5hgXhc0koLyNjRIa0lTxc5YvIOStoUKczAbxIMaMo9EnsmHDDG3GNuv6NMXDs3kvUH8_17-luuwSmS_MJKmrN6py6d2gW/s320/DSCN0015+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505473269668824258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqUrXFwf-Jne8iWGwO4vLrqBAvq8Y55t4d6oSu2OXixdZudwdnnfFw0ZM7QM7HGG63GHDmA9d3hyCVpZeFgKN-33SIjii1ZIyhIBsMvTUD-8Y3YrekHdWxOxZEZsVacGAIYIXIIWGyKqG/s1600/DSCN0060+051.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqUrXFwf-Jne8iWGwO4vLrqBAvq8Y55t4d6oSu2OXixdZudwdnnfFw0ZM7QM7HGG63GHDmA9d3hyCVpZeFgKN-33SIjii1ZIyhIBsMvTUD-8Y3YrekHdWxOxZEZsVacGAIYIXIIWGyKqG/s320/DSCN0060+051.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505473271022227666" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-18381992357005424402010-08-15T13:07:00.004+10:002010-08-15T13:21:19.713+10:00My OfficeThese are the before and after photos for the flooring.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3rsZrUV63FqiMdd21DlGgauqGUdwD2HTgy5F3vHozXVd2Oz_2Jz7uiautab7j9Yta683J2HuAeDBgfIqr9Exb7nbokQi2ZbufNsCrhy2tVRlaJQdJlCl9mFInSTuqQaLWXyZqIZMnfo1/s1600/DSCN0014+035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3rsZrUV63FqiMdd21DlGgauqGUdwD2HTgy5F3vHozXVd2Oz_2Jz7uiautab7j9Yta683J2HuAeDBgfIqr9Exb7nbokQi2ZbufNsCrhy2tVRlaJQdJlCl9mFInSTuqQaLWXyZqIZMnfo1/s320/DSCN0014+035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505469709924981074" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEm3mJtCyDJSR4hvRuZrZ_RWfOTMAb954hh87QmY7FSRO5kebCw3HXaQV9sA5zvkeArJmvT5W78gamQs4qP199hNXJl-AGwyhMXfrti5j1PaQLyIB8UjyqCQkURsd341d02BvTfvHFVlhA/s1600/DSCN0059+050.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEm3mJtCyDJSR4hvRuZrZ_RWfOTMAb954hh87QmY7FSRO5kebCw3HXaQV9sA5zvkeArJmvT5W78gamQs4qP199hNXJl-AGwyhMXfrti5j1PaQLyIB8UjyqCQkURsd341d02BvTfvHFVlhA/s320/DSCN0059+050.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505469718761810882" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-74231493717095149752010-08-15T12:54:00.003+10:002010-08-15T13:00:58.306+10:00The Carpet & Wooden Flooring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwLRXr5DQZrho0XXFtB1s5PSYu2yRt25XebWHpDUROFuLJmljih8yk9lP7G1lSt6yoBAbmCSPwDoswCztPCzVUzUopu0al54ebkGKgTR6_NhALOvBX13v0Yln4Fm5w9tNIkH94Nt8A2oJ/s1600/DSCN0034+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwLRXr5DQZrho0XXFtB1s5PSYu2yRt25XebWHpDUROFuLJmljih8yk9lP7G1lSt6yoBAbmCSPwDoswCztPCzVUzUopu0al54ebkGKgTR6_NhALOvBX13v0Yln4Fm5w9tNIkH94Nt8A2oJ/s320/DSCN0034+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505465789461864450" /></a>This photo shows off the carpet really well and also the flooring. This is the entrance to my room.scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-41470487196902230762010-08-15T12:22:00.003+10:002010-08-15T12:39:32.789+10:00The KitchenMoving in took just over a week and we had to wait for the appliances to go in. The kitchen looks great. Love my 900mm oven. So worth it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q7l__n3obuVq1VAhgMPwcfLphQWQBCOvRDMBep4KWH222Cb556Zkx-PQfuLtcoHt-rIBp3U9gZtxczUINxJlOFbWJM_Mwcol705klIr6eghzq27hLMvi0PibKv6UeqEXtna8I6c5QRgz/s1600/DSCN0063+054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q7l__n3obuVq1VAhgMPwcfLphQWQBCOvRDMBep4KWH222Cb556Zkx-PQfuLtcoHt-rIBp3U9gZtxczUINxJlOFbWJM_Mwcol705klIr6eghzq27hLMvi0PibKv6UeqEXtna8I6c5QRgz/s320/DSCN0063+054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505460214637826146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z7DnIW9AVvyDBflQezO6aeIGBJ8OK-Pq9TPM_hQvaKTGPT90-ybg3EJT5u0zAxkJSZPxZjNodDuts5gRtdhzO_MesmqPYk-suG-zKZct1hpbA8L2OaD17XOZVlx-YAZVHxiEjHNJfg9_/s1600/DSCN0064+055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z7DnIW9AVvyDBflQezO6aeIGBJ8OK-Pq9TPM_hQvaKTGPT90-ybg3EJT5u0zAxkJSZPxZjNodDuts5gRtdhzO_MesmqPYk-suG-zKZct1hpbA8L2OaD17XOZVlx-YAZVHxiEjHNJfg9_/s320/DSCN0064+055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505460210554938754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbWOAwb7hskbHohaaMbGZ70HkUHnwjpLhX3SqFbyNGhFv6LlblHvtp-qEL36C8gYUWFUwq0S1yfF4HGWLiUaSN6oll7Q6GZUFJNidqw8HIdWs_DtLs_s6Aw8rUq0EVUzz13uAKqjfcGrV/s1600/DSCN0061+052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbWOAwb7hskbHohaaMbGZ70HkUHnwjpLhX3SqFbyNGhFv6LlblHvtp-qEL36C8gYUWFUwq0S1yfF4HGWLiUaSN6oll7Q6GZUFJNidqw8HIdWs_DtLs_s6Aw8rUq0EVUzz13uAKqjfcGrV/s320/DSCN0061+052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505460203950644738" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-59530267621752995792010-08-15T11:28:00.007+10:002010-08-15T12:20:01.721+10:00And Then This Happened...So things were going OK with having to deal with looking after (entertaining) three Termites, moving in whilst the rain pounded down, and then just trying to organise things when this happened:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43nilqXyynGLoL5GVkUTptQr9kIhLfsFBmLsh8qMXcWape4We2aPu56MtXnDOnmaRMppv6dqt2RoO1X1NhNXQCqcM7GaNTh0KoemQJ7oOt1gmE-qynYGAJ8qM7TU8GjEOb1VmVKBfpQLf/s1600/DSCN0098+036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43nilqXyynGLoL5GVkUTptQr9kIhLfsFBmLsh8qMXcWape4We2aPu56MtXnDOnmaRMppv6dqt2RoO1X1NhNXQCqcM7GaNTh0KoemQJ7oOt1gmE-qynYGAJ8qM7TU8GjEOb1VmVKBfpQLf/s320/DSCN0098+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505443547246626418" /></a>Yep, it happened just before lunch on the Saturday. So guess who spent 3 hours up at the hospital? Yep, yours truly. And then I was told that Termite 1 would have to have SURGERY the next day at Wollongong. Oh please be there at 7am OK?(that meant a 5am start). A temporary cast was put on and we went back home.<br /><br />So Sunday was spent away from the moving in. It was nearly a 12 hour day. Termite 1 loved having his own bed in the children's ward whilst we waited. He was very brave. He got to wear a special gown and cap.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTksYba7Kd0o3fLQTfEu69YQURbtom5ins9oVjPANpsvTHqBBG1fjqEUtxhxkLZfIjb9-0zPoTGWFQtglE9CmUGsjUl6cwRvpZS8uRywC0VPoNVjwnjjN40I46ARSqg19pz1MPyIRgwVD/s1600/DSCN0104+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTksYba7Kd0o3fLQTfEu69YQURbtom5ins9oVjPANpsvTHqBBG1fjqEUtxhxkLZfIjb9-0zPoTGWFQtglE9CmUGsjUl6cwRvpZS8uRywC0VPoNVjwnjjN40I46ARSqg19pz1MPyIRgwVD/s320/DSCN0104+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505452559209978098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQqJZJZOc7F3u1U-iCB3O9jR5K6mK8gWyLLtEY39bkhEgFC6to13oeyzlQ7pRTQ3nvasyOoFsEiTuscwwtpiKczx3jooKd45kYufGwdXd2YZ4tTw3oQpQfvrELqg8w_DhUwCB5xHYX4DF/s1600/DSCN0106+019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQqJZJZOc7F3u1U-iCB3O9jR5K6mK8gWyLLtEY39bkhEgFC6to13oeyzlQ7pRTQ3nvasyOoFsEiTuscwwtpiKczx3jooKd45kYufGwdXd2YZ4tTw3oQpQfvrELqg8w_DhUwCB5xHYX4DF/s320/DSCN0106+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505452551066467602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aQ8iWW72sCU4Y75qj3RPcgOnbRwsv5NzVJsqL5uFAFjm8rgEDJjI4QJa5GIvx2OdeitS8iJuib4fQnP6xG0ECXOPFHtd4NBP9LLwBQwc_GG1asgW-7Tklzgly3IRenCp-eD_W7px6EM6/s1600/DSCN0111+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aQ8iWW72sCU4Y75qj3RPcgOnbRwsv5NzVJsqL5uFAFjm8rgEDJjI4QJa5GIvx2OdeitS8iJuib4fQnP6xG0ECXOPFHtd4NBP9LLwBQwc_GG1asgW-7Tklzgly3IRenCp-eD_W7px6EM6/s320/DSCN0111+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505452544421410930" /></a>Termite 1 gets the cast off on the 23rd August. It's been a long six weeks.<br /><br />So how did it happen?<br />Well on the Saturday Termite 1 and Termite 2 thought it would be fun to run around my loungeroom cause it's so big compared to the other house. Of course I did the mum thing of saying "Stop running around the room", "Someone's going to get hurt" etc etc.<br /><br />Well, before too long, Termite 1 came up to me and said that his arm hurt cause Termite 2 made him fall over. I did the caring mum thing by saying "Don't care, I told you to stop running around", "Well now sit down and watch a movie.."<br /><br />After a few hours Termite 1 was still complaining that his arm was still hurting and he had gotten very quiet (no more running around... go figure!). So to the hospital we went.<br /><br />Termite 2 had stuck his leg out and Termite 1 ran into it causing him to fall down and land on his arm. The triage nurse at the local hospital asked me if he had always had a bow in his arm... um NO! And that's why he needed surgery.<br /><br />The joys of it all!scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-66293620565704891612010-08-15T10:30:00.007+10:002010-08-15T11:27:13.226+10:00Moving In Day - 9th JulyThe school holidays were here and it was perfect timing cause we started moving in. We took over the beds, boys' lounge and TV + the DVD player. The boys spent their first night watching Bolt in their brand new home; never to return to the 'little house' ever again!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IJaGdSjkqLEtjqlOWpA3hqoF9_kMgtYUA_9rhipNRVujMI18VWOm0EI-GfNJ7I-FwVEkq4cUvYSquAQN7Xzsxtp0IE0G2BzXAv-sbgIiOG19M6ERP5C82RCQ0fZ6v-k_Px9iEO3Q8a9K/s1600/DSCN0080+071.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IJaGdSjkqLEtjqlOWpA3hqoF9_kMgtYUA_9rhipNRVujMI18VWOm0EI-GfNJ7I-FwVEkq4cUvYSquAQN7Xzsxtp0IE0G2BzXAv-sbgIiOG19M6ERP5C82RCQ0fZ6v-k_Px9iEO3Q8a9K/s320/DSCN0080+071.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505437216398352450" /></a>The next day (Saturday) I snuck into each of the Termites' rooms and got a picture of them in their brand new rooms whilst they were still sleeping...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmC8NNBFbav_4si1Z1vUUbLNqHEWhCo_Qf4G7VJQ9z7WsLLXyITDK6dV1nWCfMkkUhEwWWBA3v9R0_XWgL-KUEAgB7vPh2djrdQ_tgz0o8NSJtXxcQUdAwHzMduGhecPdgizMjrb4NQoe/s1600/DSCN0091+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmC8NNBFbav_4si1Z1vUUbLNqHEWhCo_Qf4G7VJQ9z7WsLLXyITDK6dV1nWCfMkkUhEwWWBA3v9R0_XWgL-KUEAgB7vPh2djrdQ_tgz0o8NSJtXxcQUdAwHzMduGhecPdgizMjrb4NQoe/s320/DSCN0091+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505431427259258274" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBxVMsePvhZMv8qh3do_it5jH2KPuAITvTHuBQFTiitHsR6ouUnzUpmSMPgIHpZ1R_RMWaZFqZ1oDSC3JSci8NrpMTVNfyrk0NdAhYK4UdQCcX_G7i1J6TcHQWbXGlQrHU3g0vAah3Dqp/s1600/DSCN0092+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBxVMsePvhZMv8qh3do_it5jH2KPuAITvTHuBQFTiitHsR6ouUnzUpmSMPgIHpZ1R_RMWaZFqZ1oDSC3JSci8NrpMTVNfyrk0NdAhYK4UdQCcX_G7i1J6TcHQWbXGlQrHU3g0vAah3Dqp/s320/DSCN0092+030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505431435053713634" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVObnq4CQbVs6ftgaOAo0rG8WqvsojTLoUP5yGbTMNrvqb-xVW3B2oEKUYXf7v6GbPOYequDywecQmsxfe1zYYbnXnF_Z4BQh7_okBVK7aaNphwxqLYy-nhSqOCaPbroXr6CPtJq0tUAmH/s1600/DSCN0093+031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVObnq4CQbVs6ftgaOAo0rG8WqvsojTLoUP5yGbTMNrvqb-xVW3B2oEKUYXf7v6GbPOYequDywecQmsxfe1zYYbnXnF_Z4BQh7_okBVK7aaNphwxqLYy-nhSqOCaPbroXr6CPtJq0tUAmH/s320/DSCN0093+031.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505431438454936786" /></a>On Saturday we continued on moving things in and I managed to get the Termites' rooms nicely organised:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspWwv_0lXS6V2_iZUCoUFa-MJz_woONBKnsg9OFHrSkG67lwspezIMHFT30gTgdbt4lnFNoJEjDHMJ2h0aJHH5ir081_1XvG0KkpZUtXE_vtIiUi-X6n_2AIXM1UIKeTj8CyFKHOezJtm/s1600/DSCN0085+076.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspWwv_0lXS6V2_iZUCoUFa-MJz_woONBKnsg9OFHrSkG67lwspezIMHFT30gTgdbt4lnFNoJEjDHMJ2h0aJHH5ir081_1XvG0KkpZUtXE_vtIiUi-X6n_2AIXM1UIKeTj8CyFKHOezJtm/s320/DSCN0085+076.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505440570880947106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRAYOhUugCViOpcak2SMSn4WO0hcf3m9Hksla1oLLobM1zhcTphg1abxhK3hAJ5w3kB_u7hVM8qYOoj3bqzlw7qXJt_1JZkxdnbcYh5h3ka_4cEInidHtH7eS6PJ4P_5ZsNIiZ5N8ftkH/s1600/DSCN0089+079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRAYOhUugCViOpcak2SMSn4WO0hcf3m9Hksla1oLLobM1zhcTphg1abxhK3hAJ5w3kB_u7hVM8qYOoj3bqzlw7qXJt_1JZkxdnbcYh5h3ka_4cEInidHtH7eS6PJ4P_5ZsNIiZ5N8ftkH/s320/DSCN0089+079.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505440560968115810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDEzwSIlR_N8uCFaLiCmtj1tX1Fa3foeN2gNlqoFEc2uRMtGqRqv0Ds6Xe1PCzkp83XRaqWen8ZSddMhLr-GWyH6FCRnJdAadNMSbktDXhiwxAY5ep_isSUEdMer7U2u-tiLy3pS72KBD/s1600/DSCN0090+080.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDEzwSIlR_N8uCFaLiCmtj1tX1Fa3foeN2gNlqoFEc2uRMtGqRqv0Ds6Xe1PCzkp83XRaqWen8ZSddMhLr-GWyH6FCRnJdAadNMSbktDXhiwxAY5ep_isSUEdMer7U2u-tiLy3pS72KBD/s320/DSCN0090+080.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505440551680648546" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-16399725637042528232010-07-21T22:42:00.003+10:002010-07-21T22:46:26.970+10:00I'm Still Here!Just a quick word to say that I am still around. Yes, I have moved into the house and I've been very, very busy with trying to organise this place, sort out the ex-rental, working full-time (no more Wednesdays off for a while) and then playing mum to the three termites. Although I have LOTS of programming to do for school I will endeavour to download all the pictures over the weekend and get my blog updated. Chat again soon.<br /><br />Oh, and guess what?? I paid my first mortgage payments tonight!! How exciting is that? Bye bye renting...scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-19653417151862288882010-06-27T23:50:00.003+10:002010-06-28T00:04:48.384+10:00I Should Be Packing....We have one more week of school before the holidays (yeh!!) and I should be packing, but how could I possibly pack away all of my baking stuff? This week is Naidoc Week at school and we have all been asked to cook some things for our big afternoon tea tomorrow. An excuse to bake? Bring it on...<br /><br />First I made Red Velvet Cupcakes with a Whipped Cream Frosting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PeqJ8i-9X4e8hwCQDDEBFhn55nowyXxF5gIFAvAsQqN5vl_y96CP2KLHUQC8eaciYx6qGgHM0MMOeDLPQbcBvaY8cx_w8MFZqv4i7NLaqmzvhtjGXSKOy8QPso1cIJeiVFt80I7JkYZ3/s1600/DSCN0025+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PeqJ8i-9X4e8hwCQDDEBFhn55nowyXxF5gIFAvAsQqN5vl_y96CP2KLHUQC8eaciYx6qGgHM0MMOeDLPQbcBvaY8cx_w8MFZqv4i7NLaqmzvhtjGXSKOy8QPso1cIJeiVFt80I7JkYZ3/s320/DSCN0025+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487453077201878466" /></a><br />And then I made a Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdGxAU5BYmJAoIS62fC26988CxEY_RIq5pTUdMvr8gasuMwZvaXgeaWoTmfHAAOOgH1mkZ_1uY_TD8JtIL4H1p0Pm2hvH6byfz_6N8VlPFKTMm43EK2V4GhZos1o1yT6i6whRQ5KV_b-s/s1600/DSCN0027+002-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdGxAU5BYmJAoIS62fC26988CxEY_RIq5pTUdMvr8gasuMwZvaXgeaWoTmfHAAOOgH1mkZ_1uY_TD8JtIL4H1p0Pm2hvH6byfz_6N8VlPFKTMm43EK2V4GhZos1o1yT6i6whRQ5KV_b-s/s320/DSCN0027+002-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487453083499255426" /></a><br />And after that I made the ultimate Mosaic Cheesecake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVuAtbTZztNLHJpBvM_jglipCwFu0A5prBouQ_mjFfVa-RFFY2BPcAE4QrKj25_FN6HE74oGYCU9fdpZQH8zf5IY-XcDKi6cAx8zymm8K4SNY1B-Q0rS5TkExh2imlicRKPigNcEDZfjC/s1600/DSCN0030+005-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVuAtbTZztNLHJpBvM_jglipCwFu0A5prBouQ_mjFfVa-RFFY2BPcAE4QrKj25_FN6HE74oGYCU9fdpZQH8zf5IY-XcDKi6cAx8zymm8K4SNY1B-Q0rS5TkExh2imlicRKPigNcEDZfjC/s320/DSCN0030+005-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487453092536410082" /></a><br /><br />Oh waistline where are you???scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-938252469079893992010-06-27T23:30:00.005+10:002010-06-27T23:50:42.021+10:00One More Sleep!So tomorrow I get the keys providing the final payment has been sent by the bank to Allworth Homes, but it still is inspection day anyway. I went by today and guess what I have??<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDSW3NmjNTKbabXIeW7wZQs0XnlLbKilRmX-SQLZ388JpYeZHrDot6pglwYwAnucfAFRGNb2d9XJIzL2jy7gkLHzrCSIkKcRiOCx8RaHYrdwgqylEjahqJSr1VAGhb0KrUzs7PUQF3EKn/s1600/DSCN0015+016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDSW3NmjNTKbabXIeW7wZQs0XnlLbKilRmX-SQLZ388JpYeZHrDot6pglwYwAnucfAFRGNb2d9XJIzL2jy7gkLHzrCSIkKcRiOCx8RaHYrdwgqylEjahqJSr1VAGhb0KrUzs7PUQF3EKn/s320/DSCN0015+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487449312621604210" /></a><br />A blue door!!<br /><br />And guess what's missing?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwIJ1VVK5rTW5jVWrebxuyBGOeVCALFSazuLfX9NCz-DxhpuagjZp9U4te7PF2TRt9Iv8Fs32m_Udk5vNzLThmPgNOrAquYcMYankYQkqF-4KcobUpb-RXZf92FzXDQTmlIQG1MfAq1BU/s1600/DSCN0013+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwIJ1VVK5rTW5jVWrebxuyBGOeVCALFSazuLfX9NCz-DxhpuagjZp9U4te7PF2TRt9Iv8Fs32m_Udk5vNzLThmPgNOrAquYcMYankYQkqF-4KcobUpb-RXZf92FzXDQTmlIQG1MfAq1BU/s320/DSCN0013+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487449323252456754" /></a>The fence!scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-31742875718968207742010-06-23T21:43:00.001+10:002010-06-23T21:46:57.667+10:005 Sleeps To Go!!Just counting down until Monday. I'm still not ready. There's still so much packing to do! I'm hoping to have the bank cheque by Monday so I can get the keys. The inspection is at 8am Monday 28th June 2010. If I don't have the final payment (bank cheque) then I can't get the keys until later. Let's hope that all goes well.scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-67663863874007357492010-06-14T23:17:00.002+10:002010-06-14T23:20:36.877+10:00Handover...No pictures to go with this, but according to my dates I get the house in 2 weeks!! Yes, two weeks! How quickly has THAT gone? Can I actually say that I'm not <span style="font-style:italic;">ready</span> for the handover? I have started to pack but I've got so much <span style="font-style:italic;">stuff</span> to sort out that I do not wish to take with me. 14 days.... so much to do (and I still have to turn up for work!).scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-8526478391199375512010-06-14T23:12:00.002+10:002010-06-14T23:17:16.602+10:00Outside Painting (nearly) FinishedI say the outside painting is nearly finished cause the front door isn't painted yet and neither is the door leading into the garage. Anyway, here's a picture of the roof. The sun was directly over the house so I couldn't get too many pictures without glare.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULuYq1qexPUXSIhFaNMMvlX3hJ86WpGovMwORID2bsviUzTj8SVlDdvNwDZcQB7ui-EKEp9Jw5_IHzHl1mCxvQNM1Pvpl0NmRDvOfDNQ7yxq4TlxN395cuK6dNa0xe7wJl2LTUVqAWF_C/s1600/DSCN0032+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULuYq1qexPUXSIhFaNMMvlX3hJ86WpGovMwORID2bsviUzTj8SVlDdvNwDZcQB7ui-EKEp9Jw5_IHzHl1mCxvQNM1Pvpl0NmRDvOfDNQ7yxq4TlxN395cuK6dNa0xe7wJl2LTUVqAWF_C/s320/DSCN0032+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482617681889308258" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-59475953283212133462010-06-14T22:58:00.003+10:002010-06-14T23:11:04.907+10:00Kitchen HandlesI went into the house today and got to see the kitchen handles on. They look OK, but it's a bit hard to tell when everything is covered up because of the painting. The overhead cupboards were in plain view so I snapped a shot:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GJ28n8zXOyH83eNpwjClQ6_yAOt1oQywT7MSKUV-MgINXgFGYfDgTN0T2ue1-MbGvX7R1GNB1YAm27T3iVj3kCDrhHmDaoWMD0d_T9Wb_PlrddyWvUBsuCfSItxC72MY-7QuJNUbIt6_/s1600/DSCN0026+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GJ28n8zXOyH83eNpwjClQ6_yAOt1oQywT7MSKUV-MgINXgFGYfDgTN0T2ue1-MbGvX7R1GNB1YAm27T3iVj3kCDrhHmDaoWMD0d_T9Wb_PlrddyWvUBsuCfSItxC72MY-7QuJNUbIt6_/s320/DSCN0026+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482614577902735666" /></a><br />I then took another shot of the fridge/freezer space and pantries. See where the right pantry is? Well it opens up to the right. Makes sense doesn't it? Then the left side pantry should open up to the left - but it doesn't. It opens also to the right. Which I've decided I don't like.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_io9_kFeo6AjvqYvTxgDq8GL-A5HeFNLDKf69MeGQJLSpSkNtQtkVWidKEfKaLnpeAbC1SMNZ7OtqbHi8HyP-6MucKm_rngwLgLSvC_6TQ0aLKgOXd_OyVzmQWoyPflIyTK3mFxnSfiLi/s1600/DSCN0028+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_io9_kFeo6AjvqYvTxgDq8GL-A5HeFNLDKf69MeGQJLSpSkNtQtkVWidKEfKaLnpeAbC1SMNZ7OtqbHi8HyP-6MucKm_rngwLgLSvC_6TQ0aLKgOXd_OyVzmQWoyPflIyTK3mFxnSfiLi/s320/DSCN0028+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482614587551740738" /></a><br />When I took a closer look at the left pantry I noticed a mistake. Obviously the carpenter who installed the handles was thinking like I was, and thought the handle should go on the right so the cupboard opens to the left, but... cause the pantry opens to the right the handle had to be on the left... anyway, now I have a hole in the cupboard!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn717MMnyeZ9GSjJWDvX7WDrfo9X7uSsZmlhvA6n6sfrZUBN_ErysStwWRgUBwi4wnpvIXhA3xmazNBFKTvv1V0Ixys4pGEO3z1yc9M5ztQBjsC_C_Wm209q_G0n3MfBBAXKf8vGlwADx1/s1600/DSCN0027+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn717MMnyeZ9GSjJWDvX7WDrfo9X7uSsZmlhvA6n6sfrZUBN_ErysStwWRgUBwi4wnpvIXhA3xmazNBFKTvv1V0Ixys4pGEO3z1yc9M5ztQBjsC_C_Wm209q_G0n3MfBBAXKf8vGlwADx1/s320/DSCN0027+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482614594874628210" /></a>I guess there's something else to get fixed... now I'm wondering whether I can now get the pantry redone so it does open to the left?scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-17728445766026725652010-06-05T20:06:00.006+10:002010-06-05T20:33:17.152+10:00Homemade PizzaI'm a teacher. A special education teacher. We eat lunch in the classroom and I must say the kids in my class have some nice (and not so nice) lunches. Well this one particular day I was sitting down at the students' desks when I looked over at what JC was eating (I actually have two students with the initials JC and they are both in Year 5 - so I better refer to him as JJC) and saw the most delicious pizza. It was oozing with cheese and the crust looked so BIG. When I asked JJC where his mum got it from he said it was homemade! HOMEMADE!!! I was in awe.<br /><br />So he went home and told his mum how much I loved the look of the pizza so I'm invited for dinner one night. I'm really, really tempted to take his mum up on the offer.<br /><br />Anyway, I couldn't wait until for the invitation to be realised so I thought it would be a perfect Saturday night dinner.<br /><br />First I made the pizza dough. The recipe for this was on the back of the label for the pizza trays I bought today.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOnE09tPp5YrRGMZL4BB6NmRvm713hCL5SxJ1ZEjQcroubWUk5bweHX537oXc4sj0GanpJF48icpvB3NU-949vHbjF5NyTUUZmGKfdsSRuljN094kjBMapv0N2vKyv_yePqBiVl2rVVKy/s1600/DSCN0061+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOnE09tPp5YrRGMZL4BB6NmRvm713hCL5SxJ1ZEjQcroubWUk5bweHX537oXc4sj0GanpJF48icpvB3NU-949vHbjF5NyTUUZmGKfdsSRuljN094kjBMapv0N2vKyv_yePqBiVl2rVVKy/s320/DSCN0061+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479231249464880354" /></a> <br />Then I made pizza sauce from scratch. The recipe for this can be found on <a href="http://www.recipegirl.com/2007/05/05/basic-pizza-sauce/">Recipe Girl</a>. Although I didn't use Lori's pizza dough her recipe can be found here: <a href="http://www.recipegirl.com/2007/05/05/easy-pizza-dough/">pizza dough</a>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKRs6EBgFSHScICH8eqhKTyd3SCZtUv0nwNCLpsb9dkVr61i4xrWM9F5e-BcofvIYCbar3bhLuq2KaTUL7DHXoT6AyWsdy4zYLemTYJc521Jj4bqYI9gi083RJZLVtoShBOzZEQyJ5lMy/s1600/DSCN0066+016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKRs6EBgFSHScICH8eqhKTyd3SCZtUv0nwNCLpsb9dkVr61i4xrWM9F5e-BcofvIYCbar3bhLuq2KaTUL7DHXoT6AyWsdy4zYLemTYJc521Jj4bqYI9gi083RJZLVtoShBOzZEQyJ5lMy/s320/DSCN0066+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479233667346674738" /></a><br />And after about 40min I got this:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBohIQDPD_IWNsU0hWd7cGuTbn3tVM4Z3UQE2oDD7GgDpabJVZX0Ft89yF0Yet8n3nXy1ut8tj7woNMGhjaqb1AbFp18NAEp2f0XN65v__vpqmSuyGicbAb_Xfl7Bu2WvZ3_m8ZQ3GnBE/s1600/DSCN0072+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBohIQDPD_IWNsU0hWd7cGuTbn3tVM4Z3UQE2oDD7GgDpabJVZX0Ft89yF0Yet8n3nXy1ut8tj7woNMGhjaqb1AbFp18NAEp2f0XN65v__vpqmSuyGicbAb_Xfl7Bu2WvZ3_m8ZQ3GnBE/s320/DSCN0072+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479234975281078546" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854537053085809708.post-24580339470903258942010-05-30T20:59:00.003+10:002010-05-30T21:06:25.112+10:00Caesar StoneThe kitchen is nearly complete. I checked out the caesar stone bench tops. It was all covered up so I had to remove some of the coverings to get a photo or two.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46G_-IWCrx6YEf4mlDLVHk2QKBlYsZkw0il8Cp7LXqOLlYk9kpasurIvx0INpUjNfu4nd9tLA1VxpHZ67BzkEvT9JNz1XFx-IMe8SgA54V1PT6118qK177p0pqNbKninaIY4F_MP9C8i-/s1600/DSCN0034+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46G_-IWCrx6YEf4mlDLVHk2QKBlYsZkw0il8Cp7LXqOLlYk9kpasurIvx0INpUjNfu4nd9tLA1VxpHZ67BzkEvT9JNz1XFx-IMe8SgA54V1PT6118qK177p0pqNbKninaIY4F_MP9C8i-/s320/DSCN0034+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477017269442844034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh5auGiRaTGlwOybfye13kdXRVP5E8rTiU3NLuFV9Y2A_9h1xgTJJLnh61gf0KUmlhLTu6mdkAYMA2dsrHR7ykQMRxVqhjDdpAMc-a3hDZzAmxAl-2JJinzmRALE0d00CUoxYje8tDE6C/s1600/DSCN0033+028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh5auGiRaTGlwOybfye13kdXRVP5E8rTiU3NLuFV9Y2A_9h1xgTJJLnh61gf0KUmlhLTu6mdkAYMA2dsrHR7ykQMRxVqhjDdpAMc-a3hDZzAmxAl-2JJinzmRALE0d00CUoxYje8tDE6C/s320/DSCN0033+028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477017263473688722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71-nM4tdoqz3C0SFO3AbhOAOm8RT8Ir33mc21QehKiw0U3z579ut1t92SkYBJOVq0r-RvfNsdqP4JLF-MaMI1jANkCPvcX19Kyc4XToOt7ibBHXcmXVRsI_oWVfunOQEqLLM5QV33vElh/s1600/DSCN0032+027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71-nM4tdoqz3C0SFO3AbhOAOm8RT8Ir33mc21QehKiw0U3z579ut1t92SkYBJOVq0r-RvfNsdqP4JLF-MaMI1jANkCPvcX19Kyc4XToOt7ibBHXcmXVRsI_oWVfunOQEqLLM5QV33vElh/s320/DSCN0032+027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477017258930001266" /></a>scrapsalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336572794463828964noreply@blogger.com2