Thursday, December 18, 2008

Merry Christmas Friends!

Wishing you all a merry christmas this year - I dediced to do a 'flip back 12 months' reflection...
We were living in Victoria, Richard was dressing up:
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Rex was eating every 2 hours....
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and now - this is what our life consists of - santa comes to Curry:Photobucketa massive 'santa-fear' tantrum ensued...


emergency hernia operation on 'daschy':
BEFORE:
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AFTER: who knew i could sew dogs up...
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stuff is now found ALL OVER the house, ALL the time - including this treat:
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

code brown

There is a bit of a theme with this weeks snaps - it is all brown baby!

Here is rex tall and towering above the (very dirty) table:
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Here is he walking away from the light:
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This is a shot of the new 'loveseat' from vietnam: also brown:Photobucket

And rex having 'indoor teepee play':
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maybe next week not so brown but more jolly

Sunday, November 30, 2008

tis the season...

For RAIN!!!! YAY!!! Have not seen anything fall from the sky since we moved to the curry... Before the rain came on Friday, a dust storm whipped through town...
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Rexy (in caseI had been negligent in informing you) is walking - fast!
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He is also spending a LOT of time in the nude, like his little friend under the fence:
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Monday, November 17, 2008

hot hot hot

Things have really warmed up here in clonkers. 40+ by day and 30+ by night... not cool.

Rex keeps his cool by swimming in the dog's bowl:
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A new toy: free from the state school then a coat of paint!
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We had a weekend in Cairns - this was my fave shot of the trip - try to guess what it is???
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Rexy as usual slept anywheres:
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When we got home i was very excited to find this in the chicken-box at the post office: Photobucket
If you think you might like - have a look here.. i love the domestic loveliness

Friday, October 31, 2008

Sorry James ! Am a right-hand side trimmer every time!!

aren't they darling! Worth posting again - if anyone knows how i can avoid the trimming of the RHS please comment me....

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Squid on the Zingari road

Near the Fort Constantine turnoff, a beast from the deep had become ensnared on the squid fence... this was so good i stopped on the way home from work....
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Something has to entertain on a road so flat and nothin...
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Richie has made his first unplanned dismount from le tramp. Here is another shot of him in action.
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Rexy is just making a mess of himself as often as possible. Dinner is quickly followed by a hose down (as is lunch and brekky)...
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This one taken in coffs on way home from laos - look at all these cousins in steps! And the garden - so beautiful Judy!
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

ah home....

So we arrived home to a VERY long lawn. Rich couldn't help but mow a tribute to Rex:
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He loved it!
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Daddy (ever the domestic god-like creature) later had a milestone moment - ironed one of Rex's shirts... awwww!
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(how bad are those dolphins?)

Thursday, October 16, 2008

sabaidee

It's been 45 days since my last confession.

We're home from Laos and Vietnam. Here are some snaps from our family holiday:

Richie and Rex climbing up a hill at 6am (1. cooler 2. Crying baby not great for hotel neighbours 3. VIEW!!!)
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Rexie on the hill
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Some boys nicking fruit and monkeying around with a monk's robes
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Beautiful Luang Prabang
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Ho Chi Striding out
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This photo taken in the original Presidential Palace (now called Reunification). These novels were part of the library collection of the president. I found it pretty interesting to see what western literature was here for the reading...
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Rice harvest:
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The Family Photo of the trip (with our favourite green coconut drinks!). We literally only took one with all three of us! It took someone from Nambucca Heads to suggest it!
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Not all hardship in SE Asia - fab wine bar and deli on Le Thanh Ton. We did a supper of baguettes, french cheese and rose' this evening!
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AND - Richie Rex and the elephant - Rex was excited to meet a Nellie - "ooooo ooooo ooo!" etc but was even more excited to meet a cat a few minutes later...

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Anyway we are installed at home again now and growing up and stuff.

Monday, September 1, 2008

vegies at home

We have a bumper crop of eggplants happening - the question is, how many ways to eat eggplant. Saturday night was the best yet:

Robs Garden Pizza:
* eggplant - pre-roaster (from the garden)
* tomatoes - pre-roasted (from the garden)
* pumpkin - pre-roasted (not from the garden)
* spinach - cut up finely (from the garden)
* oregano & basil (YES from the garden
* cheese etc

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Mmmmm

Visited a derelict place called Kuridala last Sunday afternoon. Used to be home to 2000 people - man they must have done it tough around 1910 - no air-cond, no nothin!
The cemetery gives good info - lots of 'accidental deaths' and young people - pretty interesting if a little sad.

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Monday, August 25, 2008

mud glorious mud

Rex made his own mud:

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and Oaky had a balloon
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things are ALL ABOUT entertainment here....

Thursday, August 21, 2008

remember that 'kris cross' song....

jump up jump up and get down
that's exactly what we've been doing.

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Three weeks until we are up up and away to Laos and Vietnam. Very excited post needles today. We have had a little pho here in preparation.

I have been diagnosed (by my google-qualified-husband Richard) as having something called 'old hag syndrome'. The classic symptoms, which i display occasionally when very very tired, are to awake screaming, with a haggard withy-poo pinning me to the bed (yes it is a psychological condition - Richard claims not to see the wretch). Rich has been VERY supportive, which involved running around making witchy noises and now Rex has started with his best witchy impression:

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Funny thing is, this thing is hereditary. Rich enjoyed telling Judy she suffered from something called 'old hag syndrome'....

Saturday, August 16, 2008

the afternoon outside..

We have a new toy.... It makes us feel like kids again. who are we kiddding.... we ARE kids.... big ones. Rex appears to like the big one too. No sommies from him yet:
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Rex also got to play in the vegie patch:
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with Oaky:
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