I'm still here!

Have been trying to do a mass xmas picture post with Blogger and Picasa but it has been shitting me and I have given up! So, instead I am resorting to the primitive version of blogging - typing out a post!

Xmas was very busy (and I mean busy!) but good. The girls got heaps of presents and had a great time.

The early morning saw us open up Santa's sack and he had brought Kate a Keyboard and for Brooke a DVD player as the main presents. There were other things, but they were the big ticket items :-)

Niki's parents ducked over for breakfast and gave the girls an inflatable pool - which they havent been out of since! - and we had croissants with ham and cheese.

Then it was off to my sisters at Ryde for lunch with my parents, my grandfather (who had come down from the Gold Coast) and her inlaws. Saw my Uncle Scott (will send you some pics soon) briefly as well and realised that our family is scattered everywhere on Xmas. My other
grandfather was with Dad's step-sisters family and my other Uncle (Dad's brother) was at his daughters (my cousins if you're following) place for lunch. Coincidently, she lives about 10mins from my place, but I was at Ryde for lunch. All sounds too stupid heh....

But we had to leave at 3:00 and head home where we were hosting Niki's family for dinner. 17 people after a big lunch and they too had had big lunches elsewhere. Niki's brother Michael had eaten at his inlaws and her parents had had lunch at her sisters at Penrith, but came up to our
place for the second sitting. Again it seems too hard and difficult!

But the meals themselves were great, its just a pity we felt in such a rush and by the time the night was over, we were well and truly stuffed. 2 big meals the second of which we hosted, 120kms travelled in between.

Not next year!

Today, we got our new car - Toyota Camry Ateva. Very happy with it. Finally after 6 weeks of crapping on, we have the new car. Silver in colour, I will take a picture of it and post it soon.
And on Friday, we head to Bateau Bay on the NSW Central Coast.... Just the four of us... rest and solitude. There will be no posts while away, but I'll see what I can do when we do get back on the 6th.

Hope you're all having good breaks, and have a Happy New Year.

Merry Christmas

People should be doing better things than reading a blog, but for those that do and are, Merry Christmas to you all!

I have managed to restore my PC last night and Lime Kettles will continue to be sporadically posted to during the Christmas break.

My plans are a week at home through to the 30^th, then we’re off to Bateau Bay on the NSW Central Coast for a week, then it’s a further week at home – without Xmas functions! – and then back to work on the 15^th.

So, Merry Christmas, have a great end of 2006 and I hope to bring you some more rantings and ravings from the last car of the train next year…

LK Message Board - Deliberately Hacked

For the people who use my message boards, click here to see why they are down…

Unbelievable…

Back On The Air!

Just a line to say that the new PC is home and is running and I am back on the 'node!

Very happy - machine is quick with no lags and XP is wonderful for things like the camera and PSP...

'Tis good to be back!

An example of Steve Irwin exploitation...

This is why I was up in arms of about Steve Irwin’s death… they are a marketing machine and now that the “golden child” is dead, they’ve moved onto the spawn of the golden child.

Disgusting… let the child grow up on her own!  The only plus is that she’s not wearing khaki on the cover.

Sad News

Yesterday, Rosie – one of Kate’s Guinea Pigs – died.  Not sure what the cause of death was, but Rosie (the long haired one) was no longer with us.  We buried little Rosie last night in the garden next to Tonya the Cat and the girls were very upset.  Not a great evening last night and we’re now concerned as to whether keeping one guinea pig is OK or is it cruel?  The girls instantly asked if they could get another guinea pig, but we’re not so sure of that either.

Anyways, we’ll let the grieving bit pass and see how Matilda goes without her playmate before we make any decision.

RIP Rosie The Guinea Pig

Bought A Car

One expensive item down, one to go…

Bought a Camry Ateva today… well agreed to the deal and just need to sign the paperwork, but she’s a done deal.  Took a bloody long time and I got pretty shitty with the Auto Search guy in the end, but its done.

Should have delivery by Friday.