We got our new laptop a few days ago, a MacBook (we got the white one). We also bought a large flatscreen so we can use the laptop as a PC, DVD player, stereo, and all around fun machine to use everyday (I like the splitscreen option). Got to go now, too many widgets to play with and so little time. HeeHee :-)
Oh, and today is Grand Final day. It is the Superbowl for Aussie football. Should be interesting. Brandon is playing in a charity football match next Saturday. Keep a lookout for pics.
One more thing, we have Skype again w/ webcam.
Meg
30.9.06
25.9.06
Funny thing, that fire
Jolene vs. dinner...can you see the winner?
A couple of humorous events that have taken place due to the fire...
1. Paying off my $178.46 library fine
Something I used to be able to pride myself on was the lack of library fines I had. If I did have one it might be for something in the range of a dollar or so. Last week I went to the library for the first time since the fire...the librarian who checked me out nearly had a bovine. You should have seen his eyes when my file came up. All he said was "whoa, you have a large fine". Of course when you are in the library everyone is quite and behaving like they should, so any announcements of fines can be clearly heard by everyone. This one especially. He must of thought he had won a prize or something, I could almost detect a hint of excitement in his voice. I mean you all know that fines like this may only come about once or twice in the lifetime of a librarian. His came at such a young age, pity he has nothing left to look forward to: -)
I tried to as loudly as I could to reassure him that I knew about the fine and that it was because of a fire. I was trying to save any shred of dignity I lost when the exact amount of the fine was announced for all to hear. I tried to tell myself that this was a lesson on humility, but at the time it didn't help my cheeks from turning a nice crimson colour (aussie spelling, trying to adjust :-) ). Anyway I chucked out $30.80 as the first installment and they let me go. I'm sure as I walked out the door I saw a few mothers grab their children as if to say "careful honey, she is a class LF felon (the LF meaning massive library fine)".
2. Finding a lost item
Now I am not sure how this happened but it did. A few months ago I realized that I could not find one of my favorite necklaces. I figured Jolene had crawled off with it never to be seen by human eyes again. Well a few weeks ago I was unpacking fire laundry ( several women in the church divided up all of our clothing and washed it to get the smoke stains and smell out) and low and behold there is my necklace! I have no idea how it survived the fire and ended up in the laundry, but it did and I was excited. So I guess the moral of this story is...if you lose something you really, really like, burn the house down and it might resurface. Hmmmmmm
need to make dinner, the natives are getting restless.
19.9.06
Our new home, 4 Bordeaux Dr., Waurn Ponds
Here are pics of the new place we are staying in. So far we are enjoying it a lot, although I do miss not having a park a block away and footy fields 1/2 a block away, but the great yard makes up for it.
The house
Meg
The house
Meg
18.9.06
Pic updates as promised
So before all the chaos (i.e. fire) broke out we were doing a little viewing of the country.
We left early Monday morning and headed for Mt. Baw Baw for some snow action. We traveled for the duration of the trip with Josh and Lucila Feldman, friends from church. At Mt. Baw Baw we met up with other church families, including the Blackwoods. We were at Mt. Baw Baw until late Tuesday night. Late Tuesday night we packed up and headed for the Blue Mountains where we were going to meet up with some of Lucila's relatives. We stayed in Lucila's grandparent's home there. The Blue Mountains reminded Brandon a little of the Grand Canyon. Not so big or dry but I guess if you used your imagination you might see the GC. I wouldn't know because I have never been to the GC. The mountains are called the "Blue Mountains" due to the bluish haze that surrounds them. They look blue because of all the eucalyptus trees that have a blue color to them.
After the Blue Mountains we drove Thursday to Sydney. About a 3-4 hour trip. Brandon, Jolene, and I stayed with Lucila's brother, Derek. He and his wife are renting part of the house from friends. Derek and Catherine are the ones who own the house we are living in right now. They are planning on moving to Geelong in about a year or so.
So we traveled around Sydney Thursday and Part of Friday. Friday afternoon we left Sydney and took the ferry to our friend's the Richardson's who live in Mainly. Manly is a suburb of Sydney, a very beautiful one at that. We stayed with the Richardsons until Sunday afternoon. We left Manly around 4pm Sunday and arrived back in Geelong at about 2am, where we stayed with Josh and Lucila due to the lack of housing we had upon returning. If you don't know what I am talking about see the previous posts.
So anyway, the trip was a lot of fun! We saw so much in a week it is unbelievable. We are thankful that Jolene held up through it all as well. There was only one day that she really exploded. I had to wrestle with her in the car, but she finally calmed down enough to take a nap. What a difference sleep makes!
Here are all the pics of the trip, enjoy!
We will have house pics up soon!
Meg
p.s. There are also some pics of Jolene at home and us at a 21st B-day party.
We left early Monday morning and headed for Mt. Baw Baw for some snow action. We traveled for the duration of the trip with Josh and Lucila Feldman, friends from church. At Mt. Baw Baw we met up with other church families, including the Blackwoods. We were at Mt. Baw Baw until late Tuesday night. Late Tuesday night we packed up and headed for the Blue Mountains where we were going to meet up with some of Lucila's relatives. We stayed in Lucila's grandparent's home there. The Blue Mountains reminded Brandon a little of the Grand Canyon. Not so big or dry but I guess if you used your imagination you might see the GC. I wouldn't know because I have never been to the GC. The mountains are called the "Blue Mountains" due to the bluish haze that surrounds them. They look blue because of all the eucalyptus trees that have a blue color to them.
After the Blue Mountains we drove Thursday to Sydney. About a 3-4 hour trip. Brandon, Jolene, and I stayed with Lucila's brother, Derek. He and his wife are renting part of the house from friends. Derek and Catherine are the ones who own the house we are living in right now. They are planning on moving to Geelong in about a year or so.
So we traveled around Sydney Thursday and Part of Friday. Friday afternoon we left Sydney and took the ferry to our friend's the Richardson's who live in Mainly. Manly is a suburb of Sydney, a very beautiful one at that. We stayed with the Richardsons until Sunday afternoon. We left Manly around 4pm Sunday and arrived back in Geelong at about 2am, where we stayed with Josh and Lucila due to the lack of housing we had upon returning. If you don't know what I am talking about see the previous posts.
So anyway, the trip was a lot of fun! We saw so much in a week it is unbelievable. We are thankful that Jolene held up through it all as well. There was only one day that she really exploded. I had to wrestle with her in the car, but she finally calmed down enough to take a nap. What a difference sleep makes!
Here are all the pics of the trip, enjoy!
We will have house pics up soon!
Meg
p.s. There are also some pics of Jolene at home and us at a 21st B-day party.
16.9.06
internet....finally I can live again :-)
I am finally writing due to the fact that we now have internet in our new home. Yippee is all I can say! We hope tp put up pics of the new home soon so you can all see where we are at. We love the house, it is fairly new and comfortable. I love the yard...lots of flowers, citrus trees, and a garden plot. I think the yard will be the hardest thing to say goodbye to when we have to leave next year.
We are beginning the process of looking for another car. With our moms coming out in November ( we are sooo excited!) to help with the new bub we need a couple of extra seats. Plus, the car we have now has horrible economy. We figured if we get something with better fuel economy we could save around $3000 over the next four years. Brandon is looking at Volvos, mind you very old Volvos. He looked at one a few days ago that was an 83'! Old cars are in much better condition here due to the lack of ice and snow.
The baby is getting bigger, and I am getting a bit more uncomfortable. I found out that I have a hernia as well. We are praying it doesn't get any worse, if it does I have to have surgery asap. Oh joy! I am just praying it can wait until the baby comes and then they can give me an eppidural. With the eppi I can get the baby out and have the surgery all in one sitting, not sure what the docs think about that plan but I think it is a great idea. I might as well get through all the pain in one sitting instead of two. Oh, for those of you who don't know ....Inguinal hernias are protrusions of abdominal cavity contents through an area of the abdominal wall commonly referred to as the groin, and known in anatomic language as the inguinal area or the myopectineal orifice. They are very common and their repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical operations. There are two types of inguinal hernia, direct and indirect. (Femoral hernias occur within the same "myopectineal orifice," but are usually classed as separate from the "inguinal" hernias.)
Umm lets see what else has been going on...I guess we are pretty much back to normal living. For a week we were without table and chairs but that has been fixed thanks to some friends from church.
I have had some good opportunities to talk to my moms group about the fire and how God has provided. I think the thing that shocks them the most is when I tell them that we let Allen move back in with us. They usually look a little surprised when I say that, which is a good thing I guess. I think in all they have really been able to see how the church family helps each other out and how God provides for all our needs.
Oh, I forgot one important milestone we have hit. Jolene finally started walking on her own. I am very thankful because I was getting very tired of holding her hand every where we went. She is pretty funny to watch, a little bit of a girl running all over the place. She is into swinging her arms while she walks as well. Miss independent, now when I try to hold her hand she yanks it back as if to say "I am a big girl now, thank you very much!".
Well that is all for now, I want to read some of my book before B gets back with a movie. Hope you all have a good weekend!
Meg
We are beginning the process of looking for another car. With our moms coming out in November ( we are sooo excited!) to help with the new bub we need a couple of extra seats. Plus, the car we have now has horrible economy. We figured if we get something with better fuel economy we could save around $3000 over the next four years. Brandon is looking at Volvos, mind you very old Volvos. He looked at one a few days ago that was an 83'! Old cars are in much better condition here due to the lack of ice and snow.
The baby is getting bigger, and I am getting a bit more uncomfortable. I found out that I have a hernia as well. We are praying it doesn't get any worse, if it does I have to have surgery asap. Oh joy! I am just praying it can wait until the baby comes and then they can give me an eppidural. With the eppi I can get the baby out and have the surgery all in one sitting, not sure what the docs think about that plan but I think it is a great idea. I might as well get through all the pain in one sitting instead of two. Oh, for those of you who don't know ....Inguinal hernias are protrusions of abdominal cavity contents through an area of the abdominal wall commonly referred to as the groin, and known in anatomic language as the inguinal area or the myopectineal orifice. They are very common and their repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical operations. There are two types of inguinal hernia, direct and indirect. (Femoral hernias occur within the same "myopectineal orifice," but are usually classed as separate from the "inguinal" hernias.)
Umm lets see what else has been going on...I guess we are pretty much back to normal living. For a week we were without table and chairs but that has been fixed thanks to some friends from church.
I have had some good opportunities to talk to my moms group about the fire and how God has provided. I think the thing that shocks them the most is when I tell them that we let Allen move back in with us. They usually look a little surprised when I say that, which is a good thing I guess. I think in all they have really been able to see how the church family helps each other out and how God provides for all our needs.
Oh, I forgot one important milestone we have hit. Jolene finally started walking on her own. I am very thankful because I was getting very tired of holding her hand every where we went. She is pretty funny to watch, a little bit of a girl running all over the place. She is into swinging her arms while she walks as well. Miss independent, now when I try to hold her hand she yanks it back as if to say "I am a big girl now, thank you very much!".
Well that is all for now, I want to read some of my book before B gets back with a movie. Hope you all have a good weekend!
Meg
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