It came ... I saw.....

and we had a grand ol' time.

What a day.... It started with a lovely little text chat with my darlin girl... while I was still i bed and she was preparing for the cyclone that were here children (only minutes later)... and I was waiting for my own storm to build. I actually got to stay in bed until 7.30am. AMAZING!!

The kids enjoyed unwrapping the gifts that I finally finished wrapping only 5 or so hours before hand... totally sober and still in search of that stiff drink. Who would have been so stupid as to forget the second most ingredient!? Coke!?
(I know.. I could have just gone straight.. though I did'nt think that was a wise idea incase I tried to find our chimney!!)
After having my little text convo with my darlin' girl.. we turned it into a real one around 9am when all members of both our families got all our gifts from each other and did a mass ripping and squeeling as we did a long distance gift exchanging extravaganza... There was way too much food... (note to self, when I next say "simple, fuss free dinner" I MEAN IT!)And we broke in every single one of the kids games... I have never before laughed so hard as I did when I decided that I needed to show the children exactly how one plays Highschool Musical 3 DANCE (a dance mat game)... Not one for the 'tarded.

I hope that you all had a wonderful day... laughed as much as we did here... and got a little spoiled along the way!

The eve of the man in red...

I don't think that there has ever been a christmas before this where I was so bloody unorganised. The woman that has all her shopping done and at home by the beginning of november and wrapped a few days later has just now returned home from the store for the 3rd time today. 1st time, to get last minute gifts, the 2nd, to do the grocery shopping for tomorrow... and the last... because I realised that I had run short on wrapping paper... and ofcourse, I need that to wrap all the presents that are strewn through my wardrobe, still waiting to be wrapped!

Arrrgghh... Totally the picture of disorganisation!!! (and no.. i'm NOT going to share a photo of the chaos that is me today! haha. Though I am sure cath would get a laugh... my hair is disheveled, my cheeks flushed and am right about now in desperate need of a good strong drink! Who on earth leaves everything until christmas eve!? There were people everywhere and honestly, I would have gotten a better park if I left my car at home and walked!)


Well... I best go.. I have gingrbread men, cinnamon stars and choc-mint candy cane cookies a calling and I still have to cut veges, prepare the meats, get ready for a christmas eve party at a friends house, have that good stiff drink... and oh... how could I forget... wrap those presents!

I am sure when I get through my list, not a creature will be stirring... hmmm.. maybe... that will have something to do with the... mmmmmm.... stiff drink!

ho ho HO...

Its so Ho Ho Hot here....

The clock says 11pm and the thermometer on the wall reads 31 degrees celcius while I'm sitting here at the moment battling the urge to jump on the first flight to the states and share the holiday season with Lyn... Honey, you got a spare bed.. sofa or piece of floor for a tired, hot and uncomfortable Aussie?

Thankfully tomorrow the weather should only be 27 and 25 for the 25th. Oh how a girl can only hope.

Christmas is hard to get into the swing of when its too hot to move, though we are doing pretty good at keeping festive (now I finally got the bug)... yesterday we baked gingerbread ladies, (who says that they have to be men!? Though i did have a chuckle and wonder if I should be burning my bra at the same time!)spiced christmas cookies, though due to an extremely heavy hand and or the fact that I opened the wrong end of the spice dispenser, these tasted very cinnamon-y... and topped off the cooking with chocolate cookies that had little bits of "candy cans" in them.. (aka candy canes)and extra sprinkled over the top for good measure.

Today... the postman knocked at my door rather early and handed me a package from an angel to open and pop the contents of beneath the tree... now its really looking like christmas... and feeling a lot like it too.

While I am rambling, I have just had a thought.... y'all have read about my advent countdown, right? The gift every day!? Well... since it is 50 minutes until tomorrow, does that mean that I could possibly open my 24th!? Honestly, this little package has boggled me ever since I saw it... even though the first time, it was through tears as I read the beautiful dard that was attached to it.. Seriously... the excitement of opening this last present is almost making me explode... could i possibly ever sleep though til morning!?
~L~

Okay... so.. im sticking to the chair here.. which is a great indication that i have to go have another quick cold shower..

Have a great day/night... Lyn, save some snow for me!
xxx

thought of the day....

You know that things really suck when even your imaginary friend can't stand to be around you...

or:

You know that you truely suck when even your imaginary friend picks on you.

(this thought popped into Kiera's and my head whilst watching re-runs of LOST.)

thought I had to share! ~L~

Happy Birthday Angel.

Just wanted to send out a special birthday wish to a special birthday angel, my bestie... Cath...

Happy birthday gorgeous girl. Hope you have the most fantastic day.... you deserve lots of lovin' pamperin' and spoilin'.
Bring it on!!!

Love you to the stars and back..
xxxxx

the day after the day before...

well.... you will be glad to know that my day of blah is behind us... I was just down right feeling pathetic and sorry for myself. It is not often that I go on a pity party, guest list one.. though sadly, yesterday I just had to vent. I could not even pull on my own undies. Now that... is... just... plain.. right... SAD!
Pathetic even.

Day 4... day three of Chiro-Nazi torture and if i keep progressing, who knows, i could be dancing round the christmas tree in no time.. dependant on the amount of alcohol involved... clothes could possibly be optional. Ewwww... I know.... I just had to put that thought in your head... why!? Just because. That is as good a reason than any i guess! ~L~ Just kidding...There will be clothes... the way the weather has been here in Mexico, aka Melbourne, we could be in Ohio for all that the weather man would know. It is cold... and not at all like the melt your skin off - where you stand weather that Melbourne tends to be known for this time of the year.

I'm dreaming of a white christmas..... just like the one we have never had.....

Okay... im rambling now... though I just have to leave you with probably the most anim-olitically (yep, that is a new, Sandra word right there!)incorrect site ever.. though funny as all hell.
I wish I had seen it yesterday....

Cathy... remember that book that you sent me? "50 days worse than yours!"??? Well.... i think this guy may just be having a constant bad day... what do you think!?

FU Penguin

oke-doke then....
have a great night.. or day..... what ever the case may be!

xxxx

day three of BLAH

I'm am feeling pretty crappy at the moment... and just need to ARRGH for a sec and then I will be okay again... so If you dont want to read... come back later, perhaps there will be something nicer.. but for now...


ARRRRRRGH!

Last sunday, while minding my own business and making a general visit to the store for cold meat, bread and milk i did something to my back. One minute I was walking, next minute i was gritting my teeth, swearing like a trooper and barely able to put one foot in front of the other. OMG, I thought the pain of labour was bad... this, well... this was just like... do anything... just make it go away!!!!!!

I went and saw the doctor on Monday morning, who refered me to a chiropractor immediately. After waiting in the waiting room for about 15 minutes I met only the next worse thing to the pain i was feeling at that moment... the lady that would make me hurt in ways i thought was fictional. My chiropractor!
Well.. its been three days now... almost $150 and two visits... and "only" 1/2 a dozen or so more appointments to fix a pelvis that seems to have decided that it wants to move where it aint meant t' belong... While i can take a step now without swearing... i am still a long way from dancing up a storm... Worse than the pain is the fact that I actually don't have enough sick days banked to cover the week off which I have been told I need off... and that I can't figure out how to actually get to the station and sneak to work since Matt wont drive me to the station. Yes.... I am still contemplating work, even though I can still barely move... Stupid... I know.... though what a totally retarded time for my pelvis to decide that it wants to relocate to somewhere other than where its meant to reside!

okay... thats it from me... my ARRRRGH is over... more the fact that I can't take this sitting down no longer.
guh, totally a ba hum bug mament from me. sorry.

she is not only my best friend....

but a minde reader as well so it would appear!

I have been searching for ages for a stamp. This stamp was first introduced to me on a piece of cardstock that was amongst some gorgeous journal tags that were hade made as part of a swap that I was joined into at Scrapboxx. I have had this particular tag tucked away as reference and each time I go into a scrap shop I look for the stamp, although without knowing which of the companies made it, it was not an easy task.

ANYWAY.... Today is the 6th day into Cathy's and my advent countdown... and you would not guess (well if you have been reading my ramble, you may very well guess. ~L~) what was inside number six's wrapping... Yes... exactly... that stamp!

Now, not only do I have to not hoard this tag away, I cam make lots more, for lots of my pages.

Oh... since I dont have a picture to show you right now, I guess you are wondering what stamp I have added to my growing stamp collection, right?!

Hmmm... let me see if i can find an image to share..... (goes off in search on google and comes back, piccy in mouse)okay... so that was not too safe.. have you seen all those scrummy stamps!? OMG... yum!!!!

Okay, so here it is.....

Thanks Gorgeous Girl!!!!!! ~whispers~ (Dont know if Matt will have the same sentiment when he see's my growing wish list. hahaha.)

its beginning to look a lot like christmas....

If anyone who has followed my blog long enough, they would know that Cathy is my best girlfriend... my angel... my shoulder... my drinking buddy and the one friend that I can just be stupid with and not worry what she thinks of me "afterwards"....
Anyway... every year for a while we have sent each other a box of christmas gifts, one for each day in the lead up to christmas day starting with the first of december. Last night we sent each other a text message and had commented that perhaps our packages would pass each other on the way down and i had said that i hoped that they would stop and give each other a hug as well.... well it seems that they did just that... because they both arrived at their destinations today, states apart!
We know that it is a few days into december, though we just play catch up for the days we have missed... right now, im smiling huge because of the gorgeous book i discovered wrapped in my box, about friends... and am sitting here surrounded by the gorgeous scent from some scented candle melts that were also in the first few gifts....
I hope you have had the same kinda goofy grin on your face as I have honey... love you girl...
and im glad that I have that song in your head... its been in my head since I wrote on all the tags a week ago! ~L~
xxxx

To everyone else.... I hope that you are all having as wonderful a start to the silly season.

love n' hugs to all..
xxx