Waiting for the Paint to Dry

I have the shed to myself this weekend so I have been painting all afternoon and am at a bit of a stand still until some things dry so I thought I had better update my poor neglected blog.  My mother keeps asking me when I'm going to update it as it’s the only way she knows what’s happening with us.

Tony is away in Griffith racing this weekend , I was emailing our friend who didn't go, if he was having trouble listening to it on the internet, he was and then told me Tony rolled the car during the prologue.  He said that he thinks Tony, Gary and the car are okay but that was all the information I could get.  Tony isn't answering his phone so will have to sit tight until someone phones me.  Fingers crossed they will still be able to race tomorrow.

It’s been a few weeks since I updated and we were in the middle of Redcliffe eisteddfod, the Sunday was just as successful as Saturday the group received first in the National Section and second and third in the Open Jazz.  The school received a lot of Studio Awards.  Some pictures of the some of the costumes, these were not taken by me some where taken with phones so they are not the best quality.

This was their hip hop costumes.

The costume for Tribal (National dance)

Open Jazz costume for Batman and the Joker.  Tess would have preferred the Batman costume cute outfit with knee high boots.

The following week Tess did work for the Showtime Talent Agency at Northlakes Shopping Centre.  She worked everyday supervising children making dragons, she also dressed in the dragon suit and walked around the shopping centre.  It was a long week as it was an hours drive to the shopping centre the days I dropped her off I stayed until she finished.

On the Tuesday I had some jobs for Tony to do in Boondal so Lucy and I went op shopping from Sandgate up to Redcliffe.  We found a few goodies mainly white crockery for my kitchen dresser.  I didn't take any photo’s of the things I found,  I scored a lovely white jug , some white plates and an old fashioned table cloth I cant remember what else I got .  After we headed home I had some money to spend for my birthday which was a few weeks ago.  I went to a curtain and homeware store in Nambour and got this.

Horrible photo’s the light was terrible but it’s a throw for my lounge it’s very pretty I also got a wrought iron toilet roll holder.  I found this at a shop in Northlakes I had been eyeing them off for a while now.

All the stores had sales so I scored some cheap white platters

Couldn't get them too large as they wouldn't fit into my dresser.  Anyway the things should be dry now.  Still have more to post about including our trip to the Brisbane Botanical Gardens.

Bye for now

Jackie

Had a Fantastic Week

 

Wow this week has flown.  I'm finally a stay at home mum again (sort of) it feels really strange to have finished work no doubt I will get used to it.

Cat Stevens was fantastic, the concert was absolutely brilliant. His voice has hardly changed over the decades still so beautiful.  Tess and I really enjoyed Fame the Musical, so much energy and boy they could sing.  We have been really spoilt this week.

This weekend saw Tess competing at the Redcliffe eisteddfod (about an hour from home).  Today I got up at 4.30am to get the rest of them up by 5, we needed to leave by six.  We left twenty minutes late but were still able to stop for much needed coffee .  Tess danced in one section in the morning twice, Open Novelty which they placed first and second.  Then we had to wait until the last section this afternoon  for them to compete in the open Hip Hop which they won.  Scpac won everything else that they entered but one which they placed fourth so it was an extremely successful day.  Fortunately Tess wasn't dancing tonight or in the morning we just have the afternoon session.  Open Jazz , they are entered twice, I'm really looking forward to this as one is a new dance and I haven't seen it before and Open National. So it will be a relatively short day.  Through Scpac’s talent agency Showtime Tess has work everyday next week at North Lakes Shopping Centre from 9 until 2 at $30 an hour I would do this no worries.

The eisteddfod was held at the Redcliffe Cultural Centre which is only a block to Moreton Bay so we walked down there to have lunch.

 

I told the kids not to feed the seagulls.

 

Anticipation (above photo)

More like a rugby scrum.

 

 

 

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Bye for now

Change Is Good (I hope)

There’s a lot going on in my household at the moment. After almost five years I've decided to quit work at the bakery and finish up next Wednesday.  One thing for sure I wont miss if is getting up at 4.30am. I'm going to miss the customers as I've come to know some of them very well over the years. I guess I will see them around.   A lady who comes into the bakery nearly everyday for her French Vanilla slice or sometimes an apple danish said that now she is going to have no one to talk football with lol. One of my reasons for leaving work is that we are expanding our business and buying another truck.  No I wont be driving it although I could.  So I will have more bookwork to do, so I really need to be on top of things.

Lucy turned 14 on the 9th of June.  14 going on 19 I think I'm sure I didn't have attitude like hers when I was that age .  I haven't taken any photo’s for the last few weeks which is so not like me .  Lucy and I can never agree on the type of photos we want she hates the photo’s I take of her and I hate how she wants all her photo’s to look like My space photos, you know the ones I mean lol that results in not a lot of photos of her at the moment.  She had a good day she finally got her IPod Touch and we had dinner at Sizzlers I took her shopping a couple of days later for some clothes.

Tess has started dancing full time, she will start her Diploma next year and it will take two years to complete.  It’s killing her at the moment.  She has such sore muscles that she can hardly move this week.  She is so cranky because she is so tired.  We have been trying to stay out of her way. They have another eisteddfod in two weeks at Redcliffe she is looking forward to that.

Tony competed and finished The Finke Desert Race.  He finished 18th outright and fifth in class.  This was great considering he had to stop twice on the way back.  The accelerator cable slipped off and then the exhaust fell off knocking a lead apart causing all the power steering fluid to leak.  Fortunately a spectator had the oil that they needed so they were able to keep going.   It’s such a hard race just to finish is an achievement .  I haven't seen any photo’s yet as his navigator has them.  I really missed not going this year so roll on next year.  How cool is this picture I didn't take it obviously but I got it off the ABC local Alice Springs site I believe it was taken by someone who goes by the name of Dane the Viking.  Love it

 

Only a few more days until Tony and I go and see this man in concert.  Yusuf Islam formerly known as Cat Stevens.  This is a concert I never thought I would see.

To say I'm excited is an understatement.  I have always loved his music. Then on Wednesday night Tess and I are going to see Fame the Musical

I'm really looking forward to this.  Anyway better go

Bye for now

Our Northern NSW Weekend

Seems like an eternity since I've been to my blog.  I've had a few really busy weeks with a lot going on.

A few weeks ago the girls and I went to visit my sister as my mum and grandma were visiting.  I hadn't seen them since October so that was really nice.    We travelled down to Northern NSW after I finished work on the Friday.  It’s a great run down there only takes about 3 1/2 to 4 hours.  We stayed  at the Garden Inn Woloongbar I recommend this motel as this is the second time we have stayed here it’s very comfortable and clean, the owners are very friendly.

Saturday we dropped Tess and Izzy off in Byron Bay, Tess was dying to do some shopping there and Jen, Lucy and I went to Bangalow, such a cute little town.  We always go to the Bangalow markets but unfortunately they had been on the week before. 

 

We were starving so we had lunch at the Utopia Cafe.   Oh my goodness the food was superb , pricey but superb I had the  Grilled organic sourdough bruschetta,caramelised pumpkin, soft feta and macadamias such a simple meal but so beautiful, makes my mouth water just thinking about it .  Would love to go back again.

My main reason for going to Bangalow was to go to Heaths Old Wares .  One look at this place it was like I had died and gone to heaven.  They have so much stuff, and the owners were lovely, lovely people. I will definitely be going back here again.

 

I would have like to take that old railway seat home with me if I could have fit it in the car.

Another beautiful shop that had some serious eye candy was  Millar and More, check out their homewares and gorgeous linens.   I've ordered a bird cage from them .

Sunday we just hung around at Jon and Dan’s place as we had to leave just after lunch to come home. 

 

We had a lovely weekend but on a sad note my grandma had a mild stroke at Sydney airport the next day after these photo’s were taken and was in hospital for a week.  The good news is that she is on the mend but it really has taken a lot out of her, she is 98 in September.  Get well Nanny,

Bye for now

Jackie

Going Away for the weekend

 

I'm off straight after work tomorrow to Northern NSW.  The girls and I are going to see my sister, mum and grandma, I haven't seen them since October so I am looking forward to it.  Tony and Fred are staying home as it is the last weekend for Tony to get his race car ready before a friend of ours tows it to Alice Springs next week.  Have a great weekend everyone

Bye for now

Jackie

Im Computerless

My poor computer has had a breakdown and is having a rest and I am at the mercy of my childrens generousity, which isnt great. Im finding money is working if that fails then bodily harm. I should be back on Monday but then they said I would have it back today. Im a bit peeved I paid to have windows onecare virus protection and the guys fixing my computer found 600 threats on it. No wonder it wasnt running that well. Anyway will catch up with everyone next week.
Bye for now
Jackie

Another Great Day

 

The girls had another very successful day.  They competed in two sections   Open Up Tempo which they won and Open National which they placed second.  The adjudicator wanted to award equal first to both teams but was unable and unfortunately awarded first to the other team. 

This is the only photo I took all day.  This is Tess in her Jazz costume.