my lemon tree and my car

hey folks just a quickie, i got lemons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i grew them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and this is freddy the festiva my iccle car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

life goes on!!

hi folks, for those of you who dont e

mail me then i have passed my driving test!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woooooooo hoooooooo!!!!! stevi has left school and started college and my dad has had his op and his home in his own little hoosy!!! thanks god, i love you dad!!! the pics are of me and my dad when he was over and of me and jazzy on our way to work!! the reasoning behind them are that i am happy my dad is better and now all i seem to do it work!!!!!!! sorry that the one of me and jazzy is the wrong way round but i dont know how to fix it!!!!!

i'm home!

well folks i am back in perth, my weather has gone from this to this!!! i wonder how long it will be before i am ill?????? the news is that my dad still has no date for his operation, my gramma is still in her own little world and the roof didnt fall in while i was away!!!! it was great to catch up with those of you i managed to see, i apologise to those i didnt. xxxx i cant however get into any kind of sleep pattern, i fall asleep easily but wake up 3 -4 hours later!!!!!!!!! now this is not much of a problem but i am on nightshift over the weekend!!!! i wish i could win the lottery and not work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

catching up

well i am in aberdeen, cant visit anyone cos most of my time is spent in the hospital but i am intending on going out on saturday. will aim to be in the bells around 8pm if anyone wants to catch up. my australian mobile number is not working so dont text!!!!!! am using my dads phone so i cant even post the contact number for me. anyone who wants to catch up i will see ya on saturday xxx

illness and all things shite

well folks i am coming home. my dad hopefully will get his op next week and my gramma seems to have given up the will to live and is in woodend. this is not what i hoped for my first trip back to the deen but life is shite sometimes. i will be in glasgow airport on sunday lunchtime am not sure if i will come to the deen sunday night but may just have some quiet time with my aunt in forfar and travel up with her on monday morning. shes been brilliant as per usual!! sometimes i dont know where i would be without her. love you phyllis. i will try and see people when i am back but it will depend on how things go, it will be one day at a time. may have to just say i will be going for drinks at certain pub at a certain time and whoever can make it can come along and say hello!! will keeps folks posted. maybe see ya all soonxx

so far away

well my computer is still a no go but this is an update. my dad is ill in hospital and needs a double bypass. there are loads of risks involved because of his pre - existing back and neck problems but he needs to go for it. with the result i am waiting confirmation of my bank loan and then i am booking my flight home. maybe have time to catch up with a few people but if i dont i'm sorry but its not a holiday! xx

blogs and all things computerised!

hey folks sorry for the lack of posts but my computer is f**k*d. the kids left it connected to the internet and my virus protection had ran out and now its full of worms! so i have nicked mikeys laptop to post this! i will endeavour to get it fixed and get back online soon. in the mean time to let you all know that my friends jill and susan are here so we are lazing by the pool having a laugh. sorry if your in the mother land with all the snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

happy new year to everyone. we went to jasmins house and had a small party. unfortunately murrae seemed to be in charge of the camera and all we got were pictures of the dogs!!!!!!!! and then michael took one of me and hamish in bed, he was so tired from running around with his friends that he beat me to my pillow!!!!!!! so i have added in a few from jasmins birthday party last night!!!!! hope everyone has a good year and gets everything that they wish for! love yas xxx

christmas day in perth

christmas day in perth passed in a blur of heat and alcohol! we started off opening our pressies and having a champagne breakfast. well bacon butties and champagne!! then we headed to the beach, as per usual on christmas day it was packed. we came back and cooked and showered before sitting down to a full traditional christmas dinner. mikey even had soup!!! it was 40 degrees so we hauled the outdoor setting inside and sat in the cool air of the air conditioned house!!!!!!!! after lunch we changed into our bathers and sat outside and slowly but surely got drunk!! we played the wii and sang on singstar as well as failing miserably at mikeys new guitar hero game. all in all a good time was had. bring on the new year!

more pics from christmas dayout 2007

well here it is, how sad is this, stevi is at a party, mikey is at his mates and i am sitting here on a saturday night uploading pictures onto my blog!!!! jill and sooz get here in 44 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! these are just some more pics of me and my work mates on our chrimbo day out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

christmas works out at the brewery

well this christmas we decided to go to a brewery for our christmas day out. where else would a bunch of hard working nurses go????? we sat in the shade and ate lovely food and drunk lovely cocktails. as the day progressed we wandered back and forth from the gorgeous sunshine drinking our drinks and then sharmain, jasmin and i remembered our hidden water bottles with vodka in them!!!! it was a slow decline from there i am afraid!! sharmain got the worst case of hiccups and tried to phone her boyfriend paul to pick us up, it was sooooo funny!!! no baby i am not drunk, just a little case of the hiccups!!!! jasmin as usual was very welll behaved and helped sharmain and i sneakily top up our sprites!!! paul came and picked us up and we all went back to sharmains for more drinkies!!! i got michael to pick me up and i went home for a swim in the dark. it was lovely, the water had been heated all day with the sun, the only problem was that it was bloody freezing when i got out!!! not surprising really as it was 11pm at night!!! there were a few sore heads and dicky bellies the next day at work as you could well imagine!!!!!!!! but all in all i think a good time was had by all!!!

mikeys decline

well friday was st andrews day and although when we scots are at home dont give it a thought, when away its a big thing (well an excuse for a piss up!). we decided at the beginning of the week that we would partake in a drinkie or two to celebrate. mikey had decided that he was going to stay in on friday night til he found out that we were headed to the moon for some scottish entertainment!! it came to 6.40pm and he hadnt come home from work, 5 mins later he staggers in the door and asks what time the taxi is coming!! the fastest i have seen him move in a long time!! its also the worst shave i have seen in all my days, he had razor tracks in at least 4 places and was bleeding profusely!! but still some 7.30pm hes in the taxi headed to the pub!! he gave us the pleasure of his company long enough for us to feed him and buy him a drink then he buggered off to a night club!!! it was a good night all in all and when the pipe band marched through the pub there were many a lumpy throat and teary eyed punter!!! the pipes never fail to hit the spot in a scot away from home!!!

things to do in oz after a hard days work

well the weather here has been great! have also heard that its been snowing in old aberdeen!

well sorry to make you all jealous but here are a couple of pictures of what we do after a hard days graft!!!!

the lucky shag and other adventures

well the last week of my dads visit we took the ferry to rottnest island. we had a little wander around and visited the basin where my dad got good video footage of a bright red star fish. i took lots of sceanic photos too! it was hot and none of us had bothered to bring any liquid to drink so off we took to the pub!! we spent a couple of hours in the pub and boarded the ferry back to perth. upon our arrival we discovered that we had no change for the train so we hit the first pub we found!!! the lucky shag!!!!!! a couple of drinks later we wound our way up to the centre of the city where we found yet another pub! we phoned the kids and told them to feed themselves cos in alisons words we were getting rat arsed! these are the pics that i took of a slightly inebriated couple walking through the streets of perth!!!!!!!!!!

fings wot have did

here are pics of just a few things that we have done since dads arrival in perth wa. we have been to perth city, harbour town desinger outlet, fremantle prison, fremantle markets, fremantle harbour, cottesloe beach, scarborough beach, mullaloo beach (see sunset!), the zoo, caversham wildlife park, hillarys boat harbour and the pinnacles, we still have to go to rottnest island and the art gallery!!!! speak about a whistle stop tour of perth!!!! i will need a holiday to recover!!!!! its been fab and i dont want my dad to go home! ............................................................................

well arrivals in perth!!!

well my dad and Alison have finally arrived in Perth! after much messing about with tickets and travel money they got here in one piece. we watched the plane land from the observation lounge and were horrified to see the plane tilt dramatically to one side just as it touched down! there were many gasps of horror from the many spectators and then nervous smiles and laughs as we made our way down to the arrival lounge. the first day we just had a leisurely walk up to the shops and then sat by the pool and watched the kids splash around. yesterday we took the train in to Perth and shopped for postcards and souvenirs. here are just a couple of pics of my dad!

excitment and emotion

well its only 15 days til my dad AND Alison arrives! am getting so emotional its not funny! am already stressing about how upset i am going to be when he leaves!!!!!!!!!!!!!! am sure this last two weeks will drag and drag and drag!! work is pretty full on just now, kids school holidays and no staff! AND a new ward to open. who said that promotion was good?/?? as the boss on most shifts i get to deal with all the crap! people who threaten to leave cos they cant get a private room, all sorts of crap......... i just get it all!!! well i called one patients bluff cos we dont have any private rooms (there are actually sick people in them!) and guess what............ she left!!!!!!!! roll on my annual leave! on a brighter note my baby Hamish went to puppy pre school and behaved impeccably. he sat and stayed when told and even defended a smaller puppy!!! i am soooooo proud of him!!! he is still a little bugger tho! the kitten is also as bad and swipes Hamish when he thinks no one is looking!!! and he hides down the pockets of the pool table sending everyone in to complete panic!!!!!!!!!!!!!! last Sunday we went to a winery for lunch, it was a beautiful day and with good food and lots of wine a good day was had by all!!! here are some pics of my work mates drinking wine on the lawn. 1st picture is of nikki, kylie, sharmain and anita, the second is of michelle, the boss kathy and jasmin.

newest addition

well we have added to our ever growing family! we are the proud owners of a new ginger kitten named charlie. michael named him after bonnie prince charlie! we wanted something scottish and he was flicking thru the scottish history book. hamish loves him to DEATH! well sometimes!! seriously tho he is very good with him seeing he is only 4 and half months old himself! he just gets a little rough at times but charlie is fit for him and he has more than one bloody nose! was in the pet shop today and spotted a little jack russell/foxie cross, hes beautiful but michael said no!!!

he would have made a perfect playmate for hamish and charlie!!!!!!!!!

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ME ME ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its ALL about ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CHUMMY WHERE ARE YOU????