Sudokuaholics Anonymous 8

MizT - that certainly is an oops! Several people had to miss that! Red faces all around...

Julie - the toothbrush gift came from a clever easter bunny!

Stella, looks like you made a flying visit and I missed you! I hope you have a great day!

Gail, Bill sounds wonderful. I hope the day celebrating with your family brought a sense of peace for all of you regarding your mum as well.

Hi Suzy! I had no idea I was at the bottom of the page or I would have made a quick post.

Off to see if hubby needs help making dinner. The kids wanted a big brunch today(Jerry's famous belgium waffles) so dinner is at the normal time rather than in the middle of the afternoon.

Have a great day/evening everyone!

BTW, I put some new pics on my page. I figured it was about time I did some updating!

May everyone be experiencing peace today, espcially Heidi and her sister! We're all thinking of you and hoping your sister learns to see you as we do, Heidi. Mamacita said it all very well! Thank you, Mamacita! I hope your day goes well, too. I have been thinking many positive thoughts for my fellow Sudokuaholics today!

(No chocolate eggs or bunnies here, either, so I hope to find some tomorrow for half price.)

My sister just left. We had a nice visit.
The Collies were a major hit.... they loved the kids, and vice versa. Lady really loves people.... she spent the whole time begging to be petted.

Heidi, what a relief to hear that you had a nice visit. Perhaps a door has been opened . . .

Luckily the kids aren't afraid of dogs.

Hopefully Lady will feel that she had been truly welcomed to your home with all that attention.

Heidi, glad you had a nice visit. Kids and dogs just go together, glad they were a hit. did they visit the other farm animals?

They got to meet just about all the animals, but the dogs were the favorites with the kids. My BIL was shocked at how well behaved they all were.

Lady has been almost giddy since they were here. She's bouncing around like a puppy.

We have just had some wonderful, very heavy rain. Unfortunately my connection dropped out until it was done...

Heidi, glad you had a nice visit with your sister. I think the kids will be asking if they can visit again soon.

Suzy, we're sorry your internet connection dropped out, but at least it was for a good reason - some well-needed rain!

Now I must go into the nehctik and fling food.

I've just been touring youtube after watching a bit of a blurb on TV... thought you might enjoy these as much as I did...

http://digg.com/d1oVwl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cnRXmMn2Ag&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyHuNnIdp64&feature=related

Morning SA8. A couple of piccies on my page.
Rained here last night and trying again now, very overcast.

Heidi, glad the sister visit went okay. Sounds like Lucky is settling in there.

Your brunch sounds yummy Stella. Save some for me. Off to check out your pics.

Heidi, I am also glad that your visit went well. I hope there will be another visit in the future. Her kids deserve to know their Aunt Heidi. I am sure they will have a great time visiting you and your farm.

Stella, the pic of the hibiscus is gorgeous.
I love the colour. I have made that my desktop piccie for this week, hope you do not mind.
Well it is raining here non stop now.
I have just sat out on the front porch and completed the days crosswords without having to resort to the dictionary or computer.
What a smarty pants I am. hehehehehe

Hi Tami. How are your herb gardens growing in the big cups and saucers you had?

Great photos Stella.
Viv you certainly are a smarty pants LOL
Heidi I am so glad that the visit with your sister went well. Lady sounds like she needs a family with kids...she is such a lovely looking dog...just like Lucky!

It is a beautiful autumn day here...too nice to be sitting here so now that the coffee cup is empty I'm outta here...

BEAN, are you feeling better friend? I hope you enjoy your nice day today. go and buy those half price Easter treats for you and Lachie.

We have rain here too, and some thunder. Hopefully nothing severe tonight, but forecast did say some chance of large hail over night. Hope not. On this metal roof, would sound like giants bowling with square bowling balls hehehe

Hi everyone!
Heidi, I'm so happy that your sister's visit was a happy one! I guess she's been regretting the past and wants to get you back into her family's life. I hope the good relationship continues. :)

Had a VERY early morning here and no chance for a nap, so I'm going to head to bed shortly. Good Night, Friends!

Gonna hop on out of here.

Tricia I'm feeling heaps better than I was 2 weeks ago but it is taking me a while to completely throw this bug off. I have a really silly little snoz that apart from looking a little ridiculous fails to allow the sinuses to drain and it always takes forever for me to clear up an attack sinusitis. This in turn stirs the asthma up!! A few more beautiful autumn days like today and I should be getting there.

Haven't been able to go and buy the treats because Pete is out taking his mum shopping...we only have car... got rid of a car a few years ago because it was just cluttering up the driveway... it was used so infrequently that the battery was ALWAYS flat...it wasn't worth paying the on road costs. Pete rides his bike everywhere and Lachie takes advantage of the fact we live near a railway line...Things may have to change now that Lachie is wanted to get out driving more... I'll be fighting for the car keys once he has his license.

Hi Bean. How old is Lachie? Ethan turns 16 on August 11th and of course wants to get the Learners permit. Aarrgghhhh. He has started saving for a car already but he will have to learn in ours. Its an automatic Commodore.
We will have to increase the insurance cover of course. I must look into this and see what that's going to cost.

everybody.

Evening all!
Just watching Ally beat hubby at Monopoly - and when I say beat, I mean he has absolutely no cash and is mortgaging properties to pay rent...

Bean, glad to hear you are starting to feel better.

Viv, hopefully Ethan will have a chance to drive a manual so he can do the test in one. It will give him more options when he is buying...

Viv Lachie is 18 and I must remember to have a chat to the insurance company...Thanks for reminding me!

Yah Ally...way to go!!! I HATE being beaten at Monopoly...Lachie always seems to have me ending up mortgaged to the hilt. Cluedo is more my style where I can use my powers of deduction...more reliable than the roll of a dice!

Home again, home again, jiggetty jig!

Have not read back but only this page, so I will not make any comments on subjects that I don't yet know about, except to say...Heidi, I gather you DID get the two other dogs and that you have had a visit from your sister that must have had some history attached. I know how that feels, and sincerely hope all went well.

Re insurance for learner's, do discuss it with your insurance company as they are all different. Ours did not increase the premiums for use by a learner driver, but they did put a notation onto our policy that it was going to be driven occasionally by a learner. When D#1 had an accident in it while someone else was teaching her, the insurance company payed out, no dramas at all (BTW the accident was caused by someone else reversing out of a car park without looking properly and t-boned the passenger door).

Hi y'all just back myself and like Gail have not read past this page.
Hope you are all well, will not have time to catch up tonight on what has been happening. Pouring rain here at the moment and I have one very exhausted Basset Hound.

Welcome back Gail and Broni. No place like home.
But nice to get away when you can.
Raining here too still.

Lost track of time Viv, are we back to EST or DST?