Thursday, July 16, 2009

Finding lost family

Some week it`s been..
I really don`t know where it`s gone...
Already Friday tomorrow and not one lousy day have I been able to sleep in...
I must be getting old..
Don`t they say the older you get the less sleep you need???..
I`m starting to fit that bill I believe..lol
Recently my youngest sister has been doing a family tree with some remarkable results...
She has gone back as far as the 16th century on my mothers side of the family....
She also found pictures of our late great great great grandfather and grandmother....
The clothes back then were certainly alot to be desired...
Glad I wasn`t born back then..
Not sure whether I would have fitted in...lol....
Having done all this my sister thought that she would try and find our grandfather and after many months she has finally found his whereabouts...
Apparently after he left my grandmother he chose to also lose contact with the entire family...
Why , i`m not sure...
Another one of those skeletons in the cupboard that isn`t to be let out....
I have one photo of him back when I was four years old where he was nursing me...
My only reminder of my grandfather...
Sadly I do not remember him....
As for my youngest brother and sister he has never met them...
He is now residing in Queensland in a nursing home....
My sister has made up a family album of all us kids and now our kids and in a months time she and my mother are going to fly over there to visit him....
All this time we thought that he may have passed on so you can imagine the surprise when we were all told he is still alive....
The nursing home staff have been wonderful as my sister has been corresponding through them and they were kind enough to send a photo of what he looks like today..

Monday, July 13, 2009

Our day out on the town

My goodness already one week of school holidays has gone.....
It was certainly a quiet week at that with the youngest son having stayed at his big sisters home for a few days...
He thoroughly enjoyed himself as they took him ice skating....
He came home with some bruises from the experience..lol....
So this week it`s my turn to find some form of entertainment for the kids....
The weather looked bleak but eventually the sun came out so it was a trip to town and visit the museum......
But first a pit stop as I needed a caffeine fix.....
Nothing like a good vienna coffee with lots of whipped cream....
Daniel chose a hot chocolate with marshmallows and Krystal had a white hot chocolate....
I tell you if you have never tried one you don`t know what you`re missing...Absolutely delicious....Krystal reckons it`s a cup of heaven...lol...
Then it was off to the museum....
So much to see and Daniel was full of questions which was good to see....
He showed a lot of interest and wanted to know the why`s, how`s and when`s of just about everything......
Actually I was quite exhausted in the end from all of his questions....
He was mostly fascinated with the animals..
What kid wouldn`t be....
After the museum it was off to have some lunch then a tram trip back to the car....
To finish a jam packed day we visited the local aquarium shop where I bought myself some tropical fish and then he spotted it....
A YABBY...A must have in the eyes of an 11 year old boy.....
So now we have nipper....
Yes the yabby has a name...lol.....

Saturday, July 4, 2009

An excited boy and me who is ready to take on the world...

Our two pooches certainly know how to hog the heater on these cold winter nights.....
If they were any closer they would be on fire themselves....
This is my new pride and joy....
Hubby and youngest son bought me a treasure chest for Mothers day...
I`m still yet to work out what I will put in my treasure chest....
I was thinking along the lines of something like a time capsule...
Things that are or have been important to me over the years...
I`ll have to ponder on that one....
And this is puss laying on the end of our bed looking quite comfortable I might add....
She does make the most of it as I don`t like any of the pets in on our bed....And she knows it too...lol Father and son on our day out at the movies..... It was good to be able to have all of us out for the day as it`s a rare occassion due to hubby`s ill health.....
They are posers aren`t they...lol....
Lifes been good this week except for Daniel being unwell...
You know it`s ashame but when he is unwell it makes him like what I call "a normal kid"....Cruel I know but with him being so hyperactive , whenever he is struck down with an illness it brings him back to a normal level....
He is rather excited at the moment as he will be staying with his eldest sister, "matt`s daughter from his first marriage"....
Today he packed his bags ready for Monday morning....
This will be a big deal for him as he never stays away from home let alone for a few days....
My baby is growing up...
BOO HOO....
And then there is me, what will I do with myself?????
OMG have I got a list ready....
Watch out world as i`ll be free for a couple of days....lol