Cat over at All Cats are Grey at Night gave me the idea for this… Pretty much the idea is to take a photo every hour of your day… Sort of a photo diary. I took this idea and altered it a little as I knew there was no way I was taking photo’s every hour on the hour haha! I just took a million photos throughout the day at random intervals… So here they are!

8th November 2009:

10am- Annoying Mic with EXTREME close ups! (He loves it…!)

10.15am- Playing toys with Ruby

10.17am- watching Frankie be thoughtful…

11.13am- River

11.15- Boys decided to fish…

11.22- Fishing for eels… Whatever!

12.25- Leaving the River

12.30pm- On the road…

12.42 Mt. Gladstone

1.00pm- Gladstone lookout

1.10pm- Aaron @ Gladstone lookout

2.25pm- Beer O’clock

3.05pm- Sky

7.28pm- Mic and I being “funny”. (Excuse Mic, he thinks he’s hilarious!)

7.32pm- Inspecting champers…

7.34pm- Snuggles with Lills

7.41pm- Frankie cuddles

7.54pm- Ruby cuddles

8.34pm- Playing with light

9.16pm- Mic is a hobo

And this is where the pictures sort of died out haha! So there you go - not quite hourly intervals, but still my day in photos nonetheless. Try it out yourself… It’s sort of fun!

Signing off (probably for a long time again hahahahaha!)

Brigie xox

Wow, I have been sooo slack with my blog posts! Typical really… The thing is though, that this blog was really (although visible to anyone who finds it) just for me… Something that I could have always and look back on over the years… So the only person I am disappointing is myself haha! Anyhooo, I guess I should do a little update.

A while ago in one of my posts, I had to run off to look at a house to buy. We LOVED it and bought it! Well… Almost. We have exchanged contracts on it and are currently living in it (renting from the people we are buying from) until settlement. It’s SO exciting! I cant wait until the house is totally ours so we can start doing things to it… We are going to rip out the kitchen and do a beautiful new one and also make the ‘garage’ into a pirate den haha! The reason I say ‘garage’ is because technically it IS a garage but we dont use it as such. Currently there is just a lot of junk in it that we are going through slowly and a table and chairs which we often hang out at.

Greg has moved in with us which is fun. We are all having a blast so far! For some reason living with boys (although they tend to be a tad more messy that girls) is far easier than living with women. Maybe because its less catty? Who knows…

Mum is in Europe so we are looking after Sophie… After Micky died I just couldnt handle the idea of strangers taking care of her, so she is here with us for six weeks. She is a pleasure to have - even though she likes to get on the dining table when we are out of the house!!!! Anyhow, I will miss her when shes gone back to Mums and I even think she will be a litttle lonely.

Mic and I arent ‘trying’ for a baby anymore… We (well I) have decided that I am not 100% ready. Even though I dont think anyone is ever 100% ready, I just dont think I’m in the right place just yet. It’s OK though, I’m not anti-baby at all and still look forward to having one someday, whenever that may be. The thought of children is still so exciting to me which just makes all these decisions all the more difficult.

Quick kudos to my friend Jen… In exactly 7 days she goes into surgery to have gastric banding done. She is an amazing woman and I just love every single bit of her! I am so proud of her for making the choice to change her life and just wish I was closer to her to give her lots and lots of hugs and snuggles. Check out her blog on her journey: www.anotherskinnybitch.com

Another little thing on Jen - not sure if I have mentioned it before in the blog, But her and Marc have asked me to be Godmother to their little angel, Cooper. I dont even know how to put into words what that means to me, but I can tell you that its a LOT. My heart gets all full and warm and fuzzy when I think about it. I love them all so darn much and am so grateful to have them all in my life.

Anyways, better run - got chores to do… Joy.

Catch you next time!

Oh my GOODNESS! I have been sick for sooooo long! First it was the spider bite on my eye, then the flu while Dad was visiting (which stuck around long after he left grr) then a stomach flu! I had only one day of relief in 2 weeks from sickness (finally no sore throat!) when the stomach flu kicked in. To top it off, Adam had come to visit for Easter when I got it. Go figure! We went out for dinner and a few drinks, came home, had sibling ping-pong matches then BOOM - sick. I have never thrown up so much in my life. Yay. But, I am pleased to announce, that as of today, I am officially BETTER! *happy dance*

Mic and I are off to look at a house now, so I’ll report back later to tell blog land how it all went… la di daaaa!

Wow, I havent written in here in a while now… I have been sick for over a week now which totally sucks!!! I was fighting it off for a week and not letting myself get 100% sick, but last Wednesday afternoon it all hit me like a tonne of bricks… Sore throat, joints, back, skin, fever, etc etc etc… I stayed in bed for 3 days trying desperately to get better for Dad’s visit on Saturday but I was still gross when he got here. Luckily I took a million vitamins and cold and flu tablets to try to stay awake/focused/not melting into a pile of goo. Seemed to work ok too!

It was SO nice to see my Dad… I miss him so much every day now that he lives in New York. It had been 5 months since I had seen him but it felt like forever. My only concern now is that he wont be back for a visit any time soon… I hate not being able to see him whenever I want… It’s so weird. I am so close to my father and enjoy every single minute I spend with him so it’s hard for me to be away from him for such great lengths… (I know, I know… Grow up, right?) It’s such a shame that he was so busy in Australia while he was here and I only got to see him for a grand total of 18 hrs… 8 or so of those hours were spent sleeping also. I loved having him stay with me at my home. It was so nice just to see him sit on my couch! Hopefully next time he comes to visit I can steal him away for at least 24 hrs… Hopefully a few days!! But I’m not complaining, at least I got to see him!!!!

I think Michael has always been a little intimidated by my Dad. He loves him and they get along very well, but I think there has always been a little element of fear there with Mic. It was so nice to see them hug and chat whilst dad was here this time - it seems like that fear has totally disappeared! Mic even commented to me on how much he enjoyed my Dads company and how he was able to have a proper conversation with him for once without being nervous. I hope Dad noticed too.

Adam and Nathan were supposed to come and visit us with Dad also which would have been lovely, but they both pulled out at the last minute. Adam had some work commitments which is totally understandable. So proud of him - he’s doing so well and enjoying it so much! I would have loved to have seen him, but we speak on the phone a few times a week so I guess that’s ok. I hope he can come soon though… At least before he and Michael disappear off to watch the wrestling in Melbourne haha!

Nathan had some sort of exam he had to study for back in Sydney so he couldnt make it either. I was disappointed that I didnt get to see Nathan because I feel like I havent seen him in such a long time. I saw him at Amy and Tom’s wedding but it felt like he sort of avoided me all night for some reason. It seemed like he was more comfortable talking stocks with complete strangers that sit and have a silly catch up with his little sister. Since the wedding in February I have tried to call him a few times, but have got no return phone call. I havent left messages as I dont like his weird answering machine service, but I assume he would have seen a missed call(s)? Finally I got through to him last Friday and it was totally awkward. He’s just so serious all of a sudden! I know he has this big time job and is oh-so-important now, but I hate that he cant just sit and laugh and joke and be silly together anymore. A part of me feels like I am losing my brother… I dont know this guy who is on the other end of the phone… I just want my Nathan back!

Anyhow, enough rambling for now… I should probably go do my chores and take some more flu meds so I can be better for the cooking session with the best Mother-in-Law in town this afternoon… So excited!!

Until next time blogger land!

Ahhh for some reason I can never keep my pantry tidy!!! I used to be able to, but not anymore! Soooo, since woolies was having a tupperware sale I stocked up and have re done my entire pantry! YAY! Mic thought I was a nut case and was teasing me all arvo yelling out “I am the Tupperware Queeeeen!” (Think Simpsons… I am the lizard Queen!) When I went to take a shower before the clean up started he thought he was rather funny and took the photo I have put last… The first 2 are before and after shots of the pantry… Eek!!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Mic being “hilarious”:

Until next time!!

Been wanting to write a little something for a while… Just wanted to say how proud I am of one of my best friends, Ben… He had his first art exhibition last week and has done amazingly well. It was the biggest turnout for an art exhibition opening in Cooma in the last 12 years! So far Ben has sold half of the work he submitted for the exhibition… Man, SO proud of him! We all made the paper too haha!

Today Mic bought me the sweetest little zebra finch which he has told me “needs” to be called ‘Finchette’. I wasn’t sure that I was ready for another bird, but I knew that the longer I left Horatio by himself the less chance he had of surviving. Finches are very social birds and really can’t live alone - especially after having a partner for so long. I was worried that the longer I left him on his own the weaker he would get… And I don’t know what I would do if he died too… I felt so bad leaving him a room on his own without me or any of the dogs cos he would just call out at the top of his lungs and my heart just broke thinking of him sitting there in the dark by himself… So I guess Finchette is more of a present for Horatio than she is for me!

Finchette is settling in well with her new “husband”. He’s showing her the ropes haha! They are sitting together at the moment sharing a carrot stick… Too cute! I will try to get some photos of them later, but its so hard as they never sit still!

Well then, until next time…!

OK, so Greg came and helped me out with Caine. He put his little body back together for me a cloth lined white box. Mic and I will bury him near the river later on today. I feel all down about it. Earlier I was uber sad and extremely angry. Now I am just nothing. I really love my animals… Its very difficult to put into words how I feel about them. I would literally do anything to keep them safe and if I ever find out who did this the result won’t be good.

I don’t understand people who have such little regard for life. Animals are living creatures. Just because they cant say “No. Don’t. Owch. Stop” and fight back like people can doesnt mean they don’t feel pain and have emotions. As goes my ‘famous’ saying: “Animals are people too.” I am not jaded enough to actually believe my animals are humans, but is the harm in loving them as I would love a peer? I know my animals have feelings - they all have very different personalities and are all little characters. They are individuals and I love them for that. Anyhow, I don’t really want to talk about this any more. Hope everyone in blog land is having a lovely Saturday afternoon…

I woke up this morning to find one of by birds, Caine, decapitated and floating in his water bowl. His head was floating next to him and blood all over the cage door. There is no way an animal could have done this. The cage is always secured with pegs so that other animals can’t get in to them. The peg was replaced after the death in a different spot to where I originally placed it. So to me, this means that after the pubs shut and the masses walk up to Maccas past my house, some sick f*ck has come in and done this to my beloved bird.

I am so sick, mad and upset right now. My other bird is in his cage calling out to him. I had to move the water bowl out of the cage and almost dropped it cos I was crying so hard. I have covered the water dish with my birds head and body with a tea towel but I can’t touch it - I just can’t. I called my husband but he just can’t leave work to come and help me… So cue strong best friend to come and help. I am waiting for him to come and help me out now…

I dont think I can talk abuot this any more right now… Will write about it when Caine is safely resting in peace. RIP Caine…

While I am thinking about it I thought I should add in some of my fave photos of my little girl Lilie… (Fur child… we’ll get onto the subject of actual babies later…) I also Have Frankie and Elroy… I’ll do their posts when I sort through all the mounds of photos and find my fave ones for them… Here are just a few of the many photos I adore of Lills…

Lilie came to live with us a few years ago. She is 3 (will be 4 this year) and has lived with us since she was 11 months old. I love dogs and since I moved out of home I had been wanting to get one of my own. Finally, after 3 years my now husband and I found an apartment to rent which allowed dogs. We were hunting for the perfect addition to our family… Turns out Lilie was the perfect one for us. She had come from a family who mistreated her. She was chained up, beaten and not fed. When she came home with us she was so skinny and terribly afraid of everything. After a few years she is much better, but we still have a long way to go. She has trust issues with new people and can’t be around dogs she doesnt know. (In fact it’s very hard to get her to get to know a dog because she becomes quite violent with them).

Here is my little angel Lilie…

Until next time!!! ……..