Jetty to Jetty take 2!!

Yesterday was the 2008 Jetty to Jetty fun run. Last year I sprained my ankle attempting to run this. Not this year! This year I completed the 10K! YAY!!!!! 1hr & 14 minutes. Yay!!!! So I have finally completed a proper run. About time!

Now I just need to do more running so that I can improve my time!

Vanessa Amarosi Concert

We went to the Vanessa Amarosi Concert at Twin Towns on Saturday night. It was great!! And as a bonus, afterwards, we got to meet Vanessa and have a photo taken with her. (this time the photo was taken with our own camera, so we definitely have a copy of it, unlike the photo that was taken with Celine Dion, which we are still trying to get our hand on.....)

We stayed the night at the Twin Towns Resort, which was lovely - this was the view from our window



I tried to go for a run on the beach, but 10 minutes was enough for me. It sure is hard work to run on sand, even the wet sand!

its a bit chilly!

Winter has decided to arrive. We got some flannelette sheets from Catch of the Day and put them on the bed last night. Wow. So cozy and soft. I never had flannelette sheets before.

I am running in the Jetty to Jetty 10K next weekend (20th July). Considering I haven't been doing a great deal of running, it should be interesting! I have ben running about 8K about twice a week. I haven't yet run the whole 8K without any stopping. So I think there may be some walking happening during the JtoJ. But thats okay!

The vegie garden is still in tact. One bean plant has been squished, so I better sort out some kind of baracade soon!

Nothing!

Well the results are in, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with me, except of course for the fact that my fingers are still swollen..... I am a medical mystery.

strange things...

this sounds kind of bizzarre, but two fingers on my right hand have mysteriously swelled up. I went a week ago to the doctor, who told me I must have injured them somehow and not realized it., gave me anti inflamitory tablets and snet me away. So a week later and they are still swollen, so I go back. This doctor sends me for x-rays and blood tests. But still looks at me like I am a bit of a twit who must have fallen over or squished my hand somehow. I have to go back tonight for the results. Hopefully they can fix them because they are driving me a little bit crazy. And I seriously do not think I have done anything to cause an injury.

I finally have my Vegie Garden!!

Its only taken me three years, but I finally have my vegie garden. I had the dirt delivered this past weekend. So I spent some time shovellling and wheel-barrowing it around to the back yard. Of course the wheel-barrow had a flat tyre, but this was easily fixed with the bike pump. yay!

So in my experimental vegie garden, I now have Sweetcorn, beans, peas, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, chilli's, capsicums and silverbeet. I haven't taken any photos yet. Hopefully Jeya doesn't dig it all up. Every night when I get home from work I have been going out there with a torch to make sure nothing has been squished or thrown around. so far so good.

not much!

Not much has been happening lately. Janet has been working. LOTS. Overtime every day and then also Saturday morning. So we are spending the weekends relaxing. Well thats the aim! Over the past few weekends I have created a vegetable garden behind our shed (just have to get the dirt for it....), and yesterday I chopped some branches off a tree in the backyard (I whacked my head on it everytime I walked out there!).

Saturday was a busy morning for me - Janet had her car booked in for a service, so she took my car to work. I dropped her car off at Ultra Tune at 7.30am and then ran home. I then hung out the washing and all that fun house stuff before I headed off with Jeya to the vet for her yearly injection. Its only 3Km to the vet, but it would be helpful if there were more footpaths. We both got very wet feet. By the time we walked to the vet and back, it was just about time for Janet to get home, and off we went to pick up the other car.

New Stuff!!

New stuff is lovely!!

2 weekends ago we bought a marvellous new mattress. Seriously it is magnificent! It is so comfortable!

Last weekend we had to buy a new microwave, because the old one was actually zapping things and had sparks flying. The new one is lovely! I couldn't survive without the microwave. I use it everyday. I make my porridge in it in the mornings and cook the vegies in it every night (even half cook them so they can get sizzled on the George)

We also got a new lawn mower about a month ago, because I was sick of getting cranky at the old one. I have only used it once, but it was fantastic too.

What will break next?

Tagged

I was tagged by Lychee over at http://www.bli-ss.com/

Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog .
So here they are:
1. I collect snowdomes
2. I am building a vegetable garden
3. I am addicted to Curry Ketchup at the moment
4 I have never broken a bone
5.I have every birthday card I have ever been given
6.I am also addicted to V
7.I watch too much tv

I am breaking these rules and not tagging anyone else. The tag police can just come and get me!

Tagged again

Here's another one - I got tagged by mamma jj over here http://mamajjscraps.blogspot.com/

Craft Meme - pass it along to anyone you know who has ever crafted, attempted to craft, or been the victim of a drive by crafting.
Do you knit?no
Do you sew?No

Don't look it up. Don't. Look. It. Up. If you're reading this on someone Else's blog, do this part mentally before continuing on. Define the following terms, and when you're done, put the answers at the very bottom of this meme: tatting, flocking, kerf and selvedge - make up a definition if you don't know. At this location (with a link) add a crafting term you think is uncommon, but which you know, to the list for others to define.See end of post

What's your favorite craft store? I like shops with lots of paper & stamps and pens and lovely things like that. Scrapbooking shops I guess. Big W is ok too actually

Do you have a crafting hobby that is not knitting or sewing (what)? Yes - I make cards, I do a bit of digital scrapbooking, and I do some actual scrapbooking. But mainly Cardmaking with paper and also rubberstamps

Have you ever latch hooked anything? Is it still on display somewhere? Yes - a Kermit the Frog thing. I think its rolled up in the top of a cupboard somewhere. I never actually finished it.

.Doll crafting. Why do they do it? WHy not?

What was your favorite craft hobby as a child? probably pottery or something like that

.Do you admit to crafting, or do you call it something else (like DIY)?I would just call it by its name

List everything you've tried from a crafting perspective: heaps of paper crafts - like papertole, umm scrapping, stamping, embossing, glass etching, who knows!

Ever been injured while crafting? burns from embossing, cuts from craft knives

Has anything you've crafted been displayed at a state fair, regional fair, county fair, 4-H meeting, or similar event?I don't think so

Have you ever worn anything you bought at a crafting fair? (or anything someone bought you at a crafting fair)? nope
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What's the most interesting thing you've ever crafted? I once created a paper mache Gole Logie
Have you ever sold your crafts? My Gran used to buy cards from me
Have you given your crafts to others?Since I make cards, yes - often!
.If you could instantly gain a crafting ability what would it be? It would be nice to be able to sew
And what would you make?clothes
For whom? for ME!
Do you have a relative who has crafted something that's considered a family (or personal) treasure? I don't think so
Before you look, how many pictures do you suspect are listed by Google related to the craft of sock monkeys? 352
Explain your personal, presumably ad hoc, opinion about people who virtually craft in virtual worlds (like World of Warcraft)? Is it crafting? I have no idea, but if they are creating something, then it is crafting.
What crafting skill would you refuse to learn despite having infinite time to learn it? crocheting.

Definitions:
tatting - making something look tatty
flocking - making something furry
skerf - the sound a cat makes as it throws up
selvedge - the edge of selve
wigjig -a dance with a wig

and I'm copping out and not tagging anyone else, because I am slack!

Photos

I have spent the weekend sorting out our photos into an album. There are lots of them. I haven't finished yet, but I am about halfway there, and they are looking good (if I do say so myself).

I haven't gotten around to posting anything yet about our trip, so here is a link to some photos I have managed to get uploaded to Flikr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeybird88/sets/72157604801827152/

New Blog

I have decided to set up a separate blog for our holiday photos and stuff.....so once I have that sorted I will post the link. Might take me a little while to organise!!

So we have been back almost a week now.....back to the real world indeed! I was shocked and amazed to discover I did not put on any weight while we were away. That is a minor miracle. Considering all the rubbish we were eating.

I went this morning for my first morning run in about a million years. I really need to get into a routine, so today was the first go! I didn't run for the whole time, but it felt good. I will be able to build myself back up. I've heard that the Bridge to Brisbane has been changed this year, and my parents aren't going to do it, so I am not either, since they were my ride there...anyway, I will be looking for some other runs to get into.

We're Back

Yes, obviously we are back home.....and back at work. I have a billion photos to sort out, and then I will start to post about our trip..... which was fantastic!!!

Celine Concert (31st March 2008)

We were picked up by the Limo and taken to the entertainment centre, which was very cool indeed!! Luckily I had the camera in my pocket, as they were searching people and not letting cameras in. They didn't see mine. Once we got through security, we had to find Robyn Bailey from 97.3FM. This was quite easy, since we had just heard her on the radio describing the shoes she was wearing, so we recognised her as soon as she walked through the door. We then had to wait around for a really long time in the foyer. Some Sony people arrived and gave us a sticker to wear, and told us that there would be a group photo taken. Eventually we were taken out into the back stage area. We then waited here near the stage door for a really long time. We saw Anthony Callea (the support act) walk past us and onto the stage to perform, and then he came off stage and walked past again. He really is very short. Then, after standing in the corridor for what seemed like forever, we were taken in to Celine's dressing room to meet her. It was quite something. She was all done up and ready to go on stage. She really had a major presence about her. (I am not a big Celine fan - that's Janet's department, but even for me, it was a big deal). So we got to shake Celine's hand (I think all I said to her was "hello") and then we had to group tpgether for a photo. Janet jumped in immediately and managed to be right next to her, so that was exciting! And then it was all over an we went out to our seats. Janet swapped her ticket back with her Mum, since the ticket Janet had bought was in the third row. The tickets from the radio station were way up high, so Pam & I sat up there and Janet was up the front. I got to try out our new camera's zoomability.

waiting.....

We are in major countdown mode....half an hour till the Limo picks us up for the concert.....and after that we countdown to leaving for the airport.....yay!!!!! Bags are packed, all is organised....I hope!!!! I should think that I won't be updating this blog till we get back...lots to share then I am sure!!!!

The concert was cancelled!

Yep, the Celine concert was cancelled last night. I didn't believe Janet when she rang to let me know. So we will try again on Monday which is when it has been rescheduled till. And then Tuesday morning we fly away!!!!

I've been thinking of some of the things I am looking foward to on our holiday.

1. Hotel showers with no water restrictions. I can feel several longer than 4 minute showers coming on.
2. I get a month off cooking dinner. (I like to cook, but it will be lovely to have a break!!)
3. No work!!
4. And of course seeing new places, meeting up with friends and all the usual stuff you are meant to look foward to!!

Getting closer!

The count down is getting into single digits! This time next week we will be on a plane! I do believe we leave at something like 11.30 on Tuesday. I'm not so clear on the time details. But its around then.

Right now, there is another count down occuring....yes, tomorrow night is the Celine concert. Not just the concert, but the vip limo ride to the concert and the actual meeting back stage of Celine.

So this is a rather BIG week.

I just booked us onto a night tour of Alcatraz for next Thursday. Last time I went on a day tour. I think a night tour might be a little scary. But I can be brave. And hopefully not be sea-sick on the boat ride over there.

Lions & Monkeys!!

We went for a walk on Saturday to the video shop to rent a movie. Okay, I guess I should actually call it the dvd shop these days. Or perhaps I could just call it Blockbuster. You get the picture. It was a very exciting walk, because on the way we saw monkeys & lions!!!! Cool bananas!! Yes, there is a circus in residence at Waller Park, and we cut through the park on our walk. So we got a close up view of the monkeys and lions. Who were rather stinky.

We eventually found a movie to watch. There are never any good movies there. I am not sure why. Its not like we go out and see every movie ever made, so there should be lots of movies that we haven't seen, but want to see. But there never seems to be. We ended up with the movie "History Boys" I won't recommend it. It wasn't terrible, but it was a bit waffley for my liking. Maybe next time we will find something good?

all sorted!

Yay, our computer is fixed!! I might be able to get some stuff done on it this weekend. What I really need to do is send our trip itinerary file to myself at work so that I can make use of my lunch time and find directions from train stations to hotels and useful things like that. Because I have no idea of where we are staying off the top of my head.

I think I have Jeya booked into the pet motel now. I have at least spoken to an actual person who wrote down the dates and took my phone number. The conversation ended with, "we'll see you then" So I take it that means all is ok. Apparently their email intermittently does not work - I would suggest they should remove the email booking option from their website in that case! Their answering machine is also on the malfunctioning list. The lady told me that I didn't leave a phone number, or that the machine cut out. It was the machine cutting out. I definitely left my number. Anyhow all sorted now.

Janet has a lady coming over on Monday to sort out the cats. It is a pet sitter. I have warned the girls to not let her sit on them. I can't believe how much this holiday is costing. Well I can believe. But its crazy. The animals alone are costing us something crazy like $35 a day. And they are not going anywhere.

3 more weeks till we leave!!!!!

Sunsets

A layout I did for the current Nature Theme Challenge at Scrappity.