Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Ultimate Sin Should he be forgiven???


My husband has committed a terrible sin and I don't know if he can be forgiven!

Ok so I gave him the title of MOSH-Master of the Shed but I don't know that gives him the right to go out and chose a new kitchen without consulting ME, yes ME first.

He has chosen the colour, design, size, everybloody thing!

Then says "oh by the way be home on Friday because the new kitchen is being delivered.

THE WHAT I said. You chose a kitchen without my consultation. Without my design input. What the HELL!

Worse yet Timothy was in on it as well!!

The man who has no design sense or color co-ordination has chosen MY kitchen. Well I might just have to hand over the reins of the kitchen to the person who chose it. He choses, he cooks, he cleans.

Actually this may well work in my favour. I could just sit back sipping a sparkling and watch him in HIS new kitchen preparing a meal that has to meet the approval of the toughest -THE KIDS.

Yeah, I'm liking this more and more.

Monday, February 15, 2010

And a few more photos

Photo 1After the first down pour last week.
Photo 2 Baz taking advantage of the high tide in the dam.


RAIN RAIN GO AWAY......

Photo 1 The creek at the western end of block
Photo 2 The neighbors dam filling up which then runs into our creek.

Photo 3 The creek raging at the northen end.


Photo 4 Overflow from dams and waterway from north.



Ok so I know we need the rain but how much do we really need. I think we have our fair share now so it can stop raining now PLEASE.




Today at 3.30pm 110mls had fallen into the rain gauge today. All the neighbors dams have overflowed and all heading to our creek from various paths. The creek was raging and was so high over our bridge that we couldn't even walk across it. The cars are parked up on the high ground up the road. Now we have to wade our way through mud & water to get the kids up to the school bus.




Even with all the potential of flooding our shed I still wouldn't swap it for Canberra.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

THIS IS THE LIFE....

LIFE AT PAMBULA
The Dam

The dam

Fun in the waterhole

After the rain




The serious photo
first day of school





The not so serious




Tim & Baz


Tim on the tractor




Finally able to give you all some updated photos. Finally I have some time to write properly.


In the last few weeks we had the pleasure of having Allyson home. It was wonderful to have her home. She thought it was going to be awful and boring but when it was time for her to leave (to start at ADFA) she didn't want to go.


She cooked up some fabulous meals and kept the boys supplied in delicious cakes. This was when she wasn't out riding the waves at the beach. now i have to keep up the cooking standard that she set!



We now have hot water in the shower, the bathroom vanity is in. The toilet has been vented.

Grahame has moved all the topsoil onto the vegie patch. Now we have to plant a crop of green manure which will be grown then cut down and turned into the soil to add nutrients and nitrogen to the soil before planting the friut trees and veggies. It should all be ready for winter planting.



Grahame & Tim have been working on lining the mezzanine level. although I'm not sure how much work Tim does, he resembles a council worker leaning on his spade!!!






We had a massive down pour which bogged us in. The upside is that we probably were able to capture around 25000 litres of water in the tank, the dam is quite full and the water hole is full and the creek is flowing.

The kids have had an absolute ball playing in the water hole. Who needs a pool when we have our own natural pool. Only problem is that it's not always at capacity.

The house plans should be approved very soon. So far no objections (bloody neighbors), that we have heard of. Once approval is given we should be able to start shortly after.

The kids have started their new schools. Now listen to this, Tim actually really enjoys his new school , he goes willingly and without complaint. I suspect it has something to do with the fact that it's co-ed. He has just spent 5 years at all boys school.

Elliott & Harison appear to have settled into their schools. I just hope they are finding new friends. They say they are.

The boys are enjoying their new toys-The Motorbikes. Tim has his first battle wound. 7 stitches on his shin. He didn't fall of but actually cut his shin on the metal foot peg as he went over a rock.

He has now learn't his lesson and will now dress more appropitly for motorbike riding. Long pants and boots.


We've had our first official visitors visit us. Thanks Jennifer, we enjoyed a lovely BBQ on Australia day (i think)


Boys have joined Nippers and Grahame & Tim are going to do their Bronze certificate starting Friday. The dogs are going to obedience school starting Wednesday. Tim has a job at the local supermarket although it will never pay as well as his Rubicon ironing job. we have met the neighbors. The kids all know each other now.

Life is great.