I ♥ Tooshies

This week's photo challenge @ I ♥ faces is We ♥ Tooshies ...no bare b ums allowed

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Not so Wordless Wednesday - 29 days

(2007)

Only 29 days to go

Santa Claus Has A New Truck ( Santa Claus Is Coming To Town)

You better take care

Cross at the lights
If Santa sees you coming
You can say goodnight
Santa Claus has got a new truck

He's hotted it up
Painted it red
And he's cruising round town
Like a petrol head
Santa Clause has got a new truck

His hands are getting shaky
His eyesight's up the creek
I saw him knock a reindeer over
Just the other week

It's all covered in lights
Presents in the back
But he got his license
In a Weetbix pack
Santa Claus has got a new truck

Called him at home
But he's never there
Spends the whole weekend
At Autocare
Santa Claus has got a new truck

He bought it at a caryard
He paid for it with cash
And everytime he takes it out
He has another almighty stack-up

Ya better watch out
Keep your eyes peeled
Santa's a menace
When he's at the wheel
Santa Claus has a new truck

For an Aussie Christmas medley including a bit of the above click here ...go on you know you want to

4 years ago one Wednesday (23rd) in November I got the news that would change our lives forever ...I just never thought a miracle would happen again.

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Less is More

It seems the less I write the more comments I get ...

It seems I have more followers but less commenters ...

It has been a long month of NaBloPoMo but I've enjoyed it so far ...

This is but a part of a very long poem by Robert Browning

Yet do much less, so much less, Someone says,
(I know his name, no matter)--so much less!
Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged.

Life has been busy , some days it feels like everything is unraveling. The less I do the more I have to do ...eventually.

Anyway, welcome to ICLW visitors ...thnak you for starting at the bottom of the list . (I am # 188) you can read my long term infertility, adoption, pregnancy loss (stillbirth) and IVF (twin) journey ...if you like.

I’d like to invite any lurkers to reveal themselves, so please de'lurk (is this a word ?) and say 'Hi there' or maybe ask me a burning question.

PS Missyboo , I'm working on my honest scrap post I promise it is coming.



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Weekly Winners 45 2009

Nov 15th - 21st

It is the get me to Ball formal edition this week. It was our Teen's Y10 formal this week. His highschool has about 228 y10 students and it was huge.
Many met before hand, in the local park, for photos and to show off their cars.There was another public highschool , whose formal was the same night, there too. OMG I have never seen so many vintage & classic cars and people in the park.

I am always telling him to pull up his dacks.
It was so hot 39 ° he wouldn't couldn't wear the black jacket even for a photo at home. I had rivers of sweat running down my back within minutes.
Parents were invited to attend the formal dinner dance , not the littles...we dropped them off on our way.

They came by ...

yes, it is was a hearse complete with a rear passenger

Chev Impala ( I love cars with chrome badges)

yes ...MR Toyota there is a drought but seriously ?




(I cropped the perv on the left)

I couldn't capture the sea of people ...most had started to leave.


I &hearts: the shiny blue Kenworth

Holden ute

56 Holden ...it's pink

Mustang (because I looked)

Antique Firetruck ,my favourite ...

Don't ask me what all the cars are ... this one it's just a shiny red car to me lol

It was hot all week but we still made these Christmas shortbread as a practice run ...how many are left ?

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Random Acts of Kindness

No matter how hard you hug your money, it never hugs back.
~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Flickr

Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns. ~Author Unknown

It was in no way a theme or planned but 3 of my posts this week were about money.

It's quite freaky.

Monday, I wrote about a friend's lack thereof [money] due the greed of others and other injustices perpetrated. Greedy people who could have shared a substancial (well to me) sum of money but instead tried to deny others their rightful share. In doing also lost a lot more money ...the lawyers are happy.
(Dee* will still get nothing, her lawyer offered to knock 30% off her personal account due to her circumstances.
N's share is unknown , there's legal fees to be paid, taxes and other estate debts.)

Tuesday it was the money pig ...LOL Kids say the cutest things and boy do they learn quickly about money.

Thursday was a scheduled post I forgot about. It was about where do you hide your cash.Lucky because it was the day I was so busy working and then getting ready for the teen's year 10 formal (a very expensive milestone), I didn't have time to post.

Today, I received a parcel from the lovely Blossom . It was posted to me for N, the little girl I mentioned on Monday. It was some brand new, pretty clothes. I am overwhelmed by her generosity. Blossom's gorgeous daughters gave some of their own golden books and two small toys for N.

Louisa asked me if some bloggers couldn't do something. I've been so busy I didn't get to reply let alone think about it.

I was not particularly asking just her story was on my mind, and my heart. I cannot understand the difficulties Dee has faced . It's heartbreaking .Though most of us struggle to make ends met ourselves, there are some that do it with greater difficulty and without complaint.

So if anyone is interested ...maybe see the Operation Christmas Child post for small inexpenisve ideas and email me.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. ~John Wooden

Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out. ~Frank A. Clark

Have you had a kindness shown?
Pass it on;
'Twas not given for thee alone,
Pass it on;
Let it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
'Til in Heaven the deed appears -
Pass it on.
~Henry Burton, Pass It On

Tell me about some random kindness you have received ...

*Names have been changed because it could be googled.

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Money Pig

on Tiny Talk Tuesday ...

J: "Where's the money pig ?"
Dh: "Oh' D (mr 16) - he's gone to school"
Me: LOL ...

(*teen thinks we have our own printing press)

One night we got home late from picnic and boys had been asleep in car. They were really grumpy and I was trying to make dinner so I offered them a kitkat (choc small ones) as a bribe.

Sam cried back ... "No, I don't want a pussy kat."

Hubby and I laughed so hard and poor kid just cried more.

I remember too my older son when little called tic tacs (the little white suckable lollies) kit-cats.
(backwards)

I wish I could remember more of the funny things my 3yrs old say ...apart from the usual

"he's touching me"
" x (insert brother's name) is not sharing"
"give it to me "
"I want it "
" x (insert brother's name) did it "
" x (insert brother's name) hit me "


Some days my PF gets a real hiding from all the laughing.
I just am not quick enough to write them down. Here are some funny things other kids said
and if you want to join in TTT.

Ps I must get myself a pocket notebook
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Weekly Winners 44 2009

Nov 8th - 14th

Another week has passed by. 2010 is nipping at our heels and dare I say it Christmas is less than 7 weeks away .
2010 is going to be a big year for us and I look forward to embracing all the changes and challenges it will bring.
Today , it's been 21yrs since my husband & I first decided enter into a relationship. We don't really celebrate this anniversary, there is so many other special days LOL.

Here are a few winners from my week. We laughed a lot but I didn't have my camera out often enough this week.

Can you guess ?

One last ride before we headed home last Sunday.
You can see more farm photos here.

Promises ...

(oops cut the weather rock off)

Weekly Winners is a meme to show off your favourite snaps of the week ,not a competition so anyone can join in the fun ...Please go see more Weekly Winners @ Lotus's Lotus always has some breathtaking images.

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5 million

The journey of a 1000 miles

begins with a single step ~ Lao Tzu

...not money (I wish) but steps.


The last year I have been walking 10,000 steps a day (or slightly more). Some time yesterday I hit the 5 million mark.

The '10,000 steps' goal puts a focus on the accumulation of activity across the whole day instead of the pressure to do it all in one burst.

I started my count 20th October 2008 ... I thought I was fairly active running around after twins, a recalcitrant teen and doing housework but I was wrong.

Some days , like my day at the office, I barely manage 3000 steps or even less by 5.30pm .So I come home and walk twice around the block ...then keep going.

This surprised me. Days I don't use the treadmill, at the gym , I walk to the park and the boys play while I do short circuits of the play equipment ... or if I sit at home and blog I barely get there . Other days I go shopping ...a good 3000 steps there.

I haven't lost any weight , I actually gained a few kgs but when I started I just through a rough patch and I'd lost weight. So I guess I am back where I started. It allows me to indulge in my favourite chocolate, cheese and a little wine :).

These are the National Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults

1-3 recommend the minimum amount of physical activity you need to do to enhance your health. They are not intended for high-level fitness, sports training or weight loss. To achieve the best results, try to carry out all three guidelines and combine an active lifestyle with healthy eating.

Guideline 1
Think of movement as an opportunity, not an inconvenience.
Where any form of movement of the body is seen as an opportunity for improving health, not as a time-wasting inconvenience... so picking up after your children is good for you.

Guideline 2
Be active every day in as many ways as you can.
Make a habit of walking or cycling instead of using the car, or do things yourself instead of using labour-saving machines.

Guideline 3
Put together at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, preferably all, days.
You can accumulate your 30 minutes (or more) throughout the day by combining a few shorter sessions of activity of around 10 to 15 minutes each.

Guideline 4
If you can, also enjoy some regular, vigorous activity for extra health and fitness.

...okay I'm off to bed for #4. ;)

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