Smythville

And We Left His Balls, With the Family Vet !!! Originally uploaded by EclipseAu Zorro is a very unhappy Eunuch tonight. Today was "C" day. (Castration Day) You can see the little shaved patch on his arm where he had the anesthetic. Poor little Fella The title of this post comes from the John Williamson song "Bill the Cat" (Lyrics below) We had a cat His name was Bill He caught our budgie on the window sill One holy day, one sunday morn Left only feathers on our back lawn Oh no Bill, you can't do that You silly pussy, you stupid cat So we took him down, our family pet And we left his balls with the family vet meeoooww meeeoooww Well the very next day he packed his bags Left all his penthouse and playboy mags How could we do it to the family pet Go and leave his balls with the family vet Well we get no postcards, no telephone calls He's out in the bush somewhere, and with no balls And he's obsessed with sweet revenge So he eats our parrots and our fairy wr...

Killing of the Nitties Originally uploaded by EclipseAu We have spent a small fortune on trying getting rid of Nits from the kids hair. We seem to be fighting a losing battle.

A Night out at the Waloon Saloon Originally uploaded by EclipseAu Friday Night we went out for tea at the Walloon Saloon. We stayed on after tea to listen to the Musical Duo call "Tequila Sunrise" The girls had fun dancing around and made friends with the lady playing the keyboard.

After an exhausting 3+ days and an emergency Caesarian, young RDJ is now in the big wide world with us. Born at 3:32 am on Sunday 29th March 2009 weighing 3.5kg (or 7lb 7oz in the old measurement). Both mum and baby are well if not tired. The family tradition of a baby born in the 9th year of every decade has been upheld: 1919 - Pop 1929 - Bad family didn't have a baby 1939 - Bad family didn't have a baby 1949 - Mum 1959 - Mariane 1969 - Me 1979 - Angela 1989 - Bad family didn't have a baby 1999 - Jordy 2009 - Rhys

I rang Big Nana at lunch time to see if there was any progress reports to be had. AB was sent home from hospital this morning as she still had some waiting to go and RDJ's head hadn't engaged yet. All the birthing suites (7) were full and going home would be more comfortable for her than being stuck in the ward. She was told to do some walking and come back in a few hours. More to follow

Rubber Band Migration Originally uploaded by EclipseAu Some of the people I work with have an excellent sense of humour. I got to work this morning an pissed myself laughing any again every couple of minutes as kept finding more bands everywhere I looked. It must have all started with the post on my iPhone pix blog of a rubber band and the offhand comment I made about there being slot of bands flying about lately. I laughed so much this morning, I cried. The photo here shows the amount of rubber bands I found around my desk, monitor and calendar. Not to mention the fan you can't see in this pic. ROFLMAO

Well. It's all very exciting now, with the news this morning that AB is finally in labour, after being 8 days overdue. We are waiting with baited breath on the inevitable news that RDJ will be with us all very soon.

My iPhone !!! Originally uploaded by EclipseAu Ahh, a soothing sight. My iPhone. I don't know what i did on the long train ride before I had this. For those uninitiated out there, do yourself a fovour. Get one. It's awesome. I run just about everything from this phone, including three blogs. I tweet, I listen to pod/vod casts, I Blog, I  check the weather, I play games, I bank, I email, I .....Ohhh Ohhh Ohhhhhhhhhhhh Nerdgasm Over !!!!

Smythville Originally uploaded by EclipseAu This is a picture of the one... the only..... Smythville

What is This #1 Originally uploaded by EclipseAu This photo will start off a new set  where I will take a photo of something then blow up a certain part of the picture. You will have to guess what it is and write it in the comments before clicking on the link below. Be specific if you can. Don,t forget to post your guess below before clicking on the link to the Original Pic

Old Fernvale Bakery Originally uploaded by EclipseAu We were on our way to the Fernvale markets on Sunday morning and decided to drop in and have some Breaky at the Old Fernvale Bakery. Yum !! Prices are excelent at $10 - $15 for a meal.

Tiger Spotting Originally uploaded by EclipseAu This is a photo I took after breakfast at the Old Fernvale Bakery. It is a V8 Sunbeam Tiger. Apparently it is a very rare car to see. Link to Sunbeam

Old Door Originally uploaded by EclipseAu When we went to the Fernvale Markets we found this old building at the primary School. I thought it looked interesting

Tea with the Fam Originally uploaded by EclipseAu Last night we went out for tea at Billy Baxter's in Ipswich. You may notice from the way NP is all huddled up that it was fairly cool in the shop.

6 am It,s 0600hrs (6am) and I am waiting at the bus stop ready to board when the bus arrives. It was a B E A utiful morning. 6:30 am It’s 0630hrs (6:30am) and I am getting on the train ready to be taken on the thrilling 55 minute journey to work.    This is the 13th year of making this much enjoyable trip. I shouldn’t be complaining it helps to unwind on the train after work. 7am It’s now 0700hrs (7am) and I am blogging and Flickring on the way to work. Normally I would be doing this on my iPhone but yesterday we got this neat little toy (Dell Inspiron Mini 9). It is so cool. (Whoop Whoop Whoop - Geek Alert) 7:15 am At 0715hrs (7:15am) I get off the train and head up the escalators into the concourse maelstrom before heading over to the turnstiles to scan my GO card to get out of the station. 7:30 am After the walk up to work from the station, I get into the lift to take me to the 18th floor. 8 am After starting work, one of the first tasks for me, is dealing with my email. 8:30 am At ...

Up and Over Originally uploaded by EclipseAu Coming back from lunch with Brett and Jason we stopped off to have a sticky at what was happening in Reddacliff Place as there was a bunch of people milling around. It turned out to be a demonstration of polevaulting by the Queensland Academy of Sport.

Aboriginal Cultural Display Originally uploaded by EclipseAu This cultural display was happening at the upper stage in the Queen street Mall in Brisbane. i didn't watch for very long so I can't tell you what it was in aid of though it was St Patricks Day.

Today went on a trip to Wet and Wild.  We are trying to really get our money's worth of the Q150 tickets we bought. The girls really loved it, they reckon it is sooooo much better than Sea World. A bit of a hickup this morning though, as we were in a rush to get out the door, we left the backpack on the table.  In the backpack was all our water supplies and the camera. Damn, this was a problem, as I didn't take my iPhone either.  I didn't want to have it either stolen or wet.  So no photos from today. We had a really great day.

[caption id="attachment_842" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Irish Rovers in Australia"] [/caption] Now this isn't going to be as exciting to everyone else as it is to me. I have been looking for this album for many a year in digital form.  I have it as an LP (for those of you  under 20's reading this an LP is a big round (30cm) licorice pizza looking piece of plastic that used to hold about 15 to 20 songs) but never could find it digitally. Well as you can tell my search is finally over. I am a very happy person.

Me at the Heart Information Session Originally uploaded by EclipseAu Yesterday I went to the Cardiac Rehabilitation Information day held at the Ipswich Queensland Health Plaza. First up I had a session with the Dietitian. I fired all the questions I had at her and it was a very informative session. Next it was into the theatre for a series of talks from Nurses (what has happened to you), Occupational Therapists (how to get back in the saddle again), Diabetes, Psychologist (dealing with what has happened). We then had lunch. After lunch we went back for some more sessions about Exercise (importance and how to) and Medication (what to expect, side effects, why, how long, etc...). It was very informative and enjoyable. I take my hat off to Queensland health for funding this program. The nurses and physiologists are excellent and a wealth of knowledge to people who are at a major turning point in their lives.

Iphone Pic of the Day - 20090310 Originally uploaded by EclipseAu This pic was edited in camera with the Iphone app "Colorsplash"..

Gone Walkin' Originally uploaded by EclipseAu I'm walkin', down the street And I'm talkin, bout you and me ...... MA & KP came to our place yesterday arvo to go walking for some exercise. We headed off along the new bikeway from Brassall to North Ipswich. It's is an excellent (though very long for those of us just get back into fitness) walk, and very well lit on the way back in the darkness. Going to do it again on Friday if NP's legs have stopped hurting. In the photo here you can see MA striding out in front with CB. A seasoned walker is she.

New School Collage Originally uploaded by EclipseAu Today, saw the girls start at St Mary's Primary School. We had been sweating on whether it was the right thing to do or not, seeing as we had already moved schools with JP in year 2. But after meeting the teachers and seeing how motivatedthey were about the kids learning and how friendly everyone is our fears have now dissapated. Westarted the morning by visiting the uniform shop to get them new uniforms. Then we accompanied them to their classes to meet their teachers. A very positive experience all up. A few tears from Mum but all is well. I expected some clinginess from CB but didn't happen. We werevvery impressed by the year 1 teacher ( Mrs J ). She had everything happening in the classroom that the previous schol didn't. Visual aids of letters and numbers on the desks. Interesting things ok the walls. Our first impressions are very good.

Krazee Lollipops Originally uploaded by EclipseAu CB bought this lollipop in Kmart. I don't know how to spell the raspberry sound so I'll guess. Thwbwbwbwbwb.

Pic of the Day - 20090301 Originally uploaded by EclipseAu This is a pic of the deck boards outside the "Planet SOS in 4D" attraction at Seaworld.

CB on the way to Jets Originally uploaded by EclipseAu We went to Jets for tea on Friday night and as usual the girls want to get dressed up to the nines just to go out locally. This is a pic of CB with her new earrings.

Pool Fun at Nanna's Originally uploaded by EclipseAu JP and CB love swimming. Today we went to visit Nanny and Poppy.. JP would spend all day in the pool if she could and CB is getting very confident in the water. She is getting used to having her head under the water and is so keen to swim. Aunty A and the boys were at Nan's as well. But Aunty A couldn't do much today as she was sore from her first night at trampolining on Thursday night.

Seaworld Collage Originally uploaded by EclipseAu We surprised the girls Sunday morning with Q150 tickets to Sea World, Movie World and Wet & Wild. The Q150 tickets allow us unlimited entry to the three parks for the next 4 months (til June 30). We got there late due to a triathlon on the Gold Coast and we got caught in the bottle necked traffic. We started off the day at the Bermuda Triangle Ride which scared the SH*T out of the girls. CB didn't like the Aliens, and JP thought we were going to get flooded. We went to the Planet SOS in 4D show. It was funny watching the Adults trying to grab the Holograms. We then spit up and NP took Cb to the Sesame Street Show while I took JP over to the Jet Rescue Ride. Then the girls played in the water at Sesame Street Beach for a little while before we went and watched the water ski show. We had a great day all in all.

Collage_Queens_Park Originally uploaded by EclipseAu I picked the girls up from After School Care at 4 o'clock on Friday and took them to Queens Park for a play before picking Mum up from work at 5pm. We had apple and Bikkies for afternoon tea in the shade near the swings. It was a beautiful afternoon in Ipswich, a touch warm though.