tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204330602024-03-08T04:20:43.912+00:00"The Bird's Nest"This blog is about me and my family. It is a news digest for friends and family back in Australia to keep up to date on our lives in Scotland.Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-22471577989262172062009-10-15T13:13:00.001+01:002009-10-15T13:14:57.550+01:00In the news!!saw <a href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/875913/why-no-kangaroos-at-airports-tourists">this</a> in the news and it really made me laugh!!! <div><br /></div><div>That's Americans for you!!</div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-73771826418300942282009-10-08T13:21:00.002+01:002009-10-08T13:30:13.109+01:00We are here...<div>and have been for the past 2 weeks and I know I have been bad and not updated at all about our trip.<div>We arrived to the worst dust storms in Sydney in 70yrs.....check out the photos...</div><div>We have spent time in Tamworth with my folks, it was so cold there that I had to go and buy Jumpers and slippers. We then moved on to Toowoomba to my sisters house, where I have been for the past week. We have been busy doing wedding stuff, programs..printing and re printing, and wedding favors.</div><div>Today we made it down to Brisbane and are staying with our good friend the Beckers, they have 4 girls. So with 6 girls and Markie the house is busy but they are all getting along really well. Here is a picture of the girls after a swim this afternoon, they had to have a bath because it was so cold...</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9kVZmMVqA0WVnDjrSLVyzLPYpgpQXOSGeHWd4minIY8ak58HBHO9dAKOtnKZOMjZJ-Fw_fmNSODDLuAea7K_TLyB8MdZZYuMf-3W48Qv-5IgktEcPZ90m8RRR3Pm-wC6va8AiQ/s1600-h/IMG_7080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9kVZmMVqA0WVnDjrSLVyzLPYpgpQXOSGeHWd4minIY8ak58HBHO9dAKOtnKZOMjZJ-Fw_fmNSODDLuAea7K_TLyB8MdZZYuMf-3W48Qv-5IgktEcPZ90m8RRR3Pm-wC6va8AiQ/s400/IMG_7080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390204705355408658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSf5EjZA5UJfSuA4yfh6qYTrMSayCGyMBZbSDoLRscZoy8KUEALYVNBsh-1Q_VQZBOeZJmc6kWXVE3iM8CSQSpBVZQXQHbzDnf_AocyylnmutrFXjs9v_JzD6ZeO9bZ51fsdlGQg/s1600-h/IMG_7079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSf5EjZA5UJfSuA4yfh6qYTrMSayCGyMBZbSDoLRscZoy8KUEALYVNBsh-1Q_VQZBOeZJmc6kWXVE3iM8CSQSpBVZQXQHbzDnf_AocyylnmutrFXjs9v_JzD6ZeO9bZ51fsdlGQg/s400/IMG_7079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390204692174047186" /></a>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-21444589545065440172009-09-19T09:34:00.003+01:002009-09-19T09:51:28.651+01:00Less than 48hrs....<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">AAAARRRRRRHHHHHHH</span> !!!!!!!!!!!! I am have a small freak out because that is how long till we start long long long long journey home. And I still have so much to do in that time. <div>Here is our Journey itinerary ..</div><div><ul><li>7.55am (Monday Morning) Train from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Inverness</span> to Edinburgh</li><li>11.30 arrive in Edinburgh....have to kill about 4 hour in Edinburgh</li><li>4pm check in at the Edinburgh Airport</li><li>5pm go threw <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">security</span> and say farewell to Mike who will now head back to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Inverness</span>... It's now just me and the kids!!!</li><li>6.15pm take off for London <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">heathrow</span></li><li>7.40pm arrive in London.... now change for T5 to T4 and head to gate for Sydney flight</li><li>9.40pm wave good bye to the UK </li><li>5.15am Wednesday land on Aussie soil in Sydney -8.15pm UK time Tues-</li><li> - now this is going to be my major concern, I know have to collect my luggage and double count the kid to make sure i have them all and not any extras. Clear customs with 2 suitcases, 4 carry on, 1 buggy, 3 kids.... and any sanity left. Change to the Domestic terminal and check for our flight to Brisbane. </li><li>7.15am Do our last leg of this mammoth journey fighting for Sydney to Brisbane</li><li>8.35am Bust with excitement as we arrive HOME to all our great friends and family... hugs all round</li></ul></div><div>Anyone is welcome at the Airport, we will head to Macca toombal for Coffee after arriving for a quick catch up. </div><div>Other wise we are really looking forward to coming home...... see you then!!!!</div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-47951116169598877232009-09-17T23:14:00.002+01:002009-09-17T23:17:19.047+01:00Macho Princess<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSlZDF1D_-LbSyaCFh5CCmr3aiyhtCGIHkuHMoVFwXzEd5HkSgGqHpz6-kF_-g6XE1zyQAjIC7C3a02-EZhtKc3AQV9BYxG0RWksvXWLOoYao_r06rHuXOYaxP2XoGqE5F5Udhw/s1600-h/SPA50218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSlZDF1D_-LbSyaCFh5CCmr3aiyhtCGIHkuHMoVFwXzEd5HkSgGqHpz6-kF_-g6XE1zyQAjIC7C3a02-EZhtKc3AQV9BYxG0RWksvXWLOoYao_r06rHuXOYaxP2XoGqE5F5Udhw/s400/SPA50218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382563687269609394" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">What more do I need to say!!! Just wait the girls will have him dressed in dresses and with make up on before we know it!</div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-11590378350218317522009-09-16T23:19:00.002+01:002009-09-16T23:24:52.964+01:00Coming Home....<div style="text-align: justify;">We are all on the count down for our trip down under...4 sleeps!!!! I think I'm crazy flying with 3 kids on my own but that the way it goes. Tickets are booked and there is no changing it!! We arrive in Brissy next Wednesday (23rd) .. wow this time next week we will be there!!! We are really looking forward to catching up with friends and family. If anyone wants to catch feel free to drop me an email (or Comment) and we can organize it. </div><div><br /></div><div>SEE YOU ALL VERY VERY SOON!!!!</div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-56949068183850225622009-09-16T23:05:00.003+01:002009-09-16T23:18:59.527+01:00Ears<div style="text-align: justify;">Lexy has been asking for ages to have her ears pierced, in our family we have all had our ears done when we were 10... but at 9yr 5mth we gave in and let her get then done so she could were ear rings at Courts wedding in October. My little girls is growing up, there are days that just can't believe i'm a mother to a almost 10yr. I'm so proud of her showing great responsibly in looking after her ears, cleaning them and turning them. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRt_xOmgKjigpmsvwC1rXtPYUfwVdMoFtRkYeGNxo8tfvb5l4tuaptssGcUgHBeJVOScCTOnpCXXno4S_Tkbs-ibArJS42VYGtmjpk5F1ZrmS2rgfkTZ1LpwZ1Isz5hEIAZqJ90Q/s1600-h/SPA50215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRt_xOmgKjigpmsvwC1rXtPYUfwVdMoFtRkYeGNxo8tfvb5l4tuaptssGcUgHBeJVOScCTOnpCXXno4S_Tkbs-ibArJS42VYGtmjpk5F1ZrmS2rgfkTZ1LpwZ1Isz5hEIAZqJ90Q/s400/SPA50215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382190883523078578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">doesn't she look grown up? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoXi4KGBk-WS2bmXtKRA88qUg81_gIZ4kenAHKlzfkHdTk2lBN98JpB8smPkBfRtTrUadtwoF_6BuF7q9rb5L7zoOSM_GEBYSN1mk6Ijzy0Swnhgoz96Zzc6LLhprq0BMUYBAtg/s1600-h/SPA50216.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoXi4KGBk-WS2bmXtKRA88qUg81_gIZ4kenAHKlzfkHdTk2lBN98JpB8smPkBfRtTrUadtwoF_6BuF7q9rb5L7zoOSM_GEBYSN1mk6Ijzy0Swnhgoz96Zzc6LLhprq0BMUYBAtg/s400/SPA50216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382190874257781842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP4lxUDN8ZmMTDW9ONH7h1T2EH1BfMYH4jVJiYnZqT6lhfGvuSPNFUkjHa3ZUGFxcf897GKibcFHWxu34cB9amfWpLzb0cCMwMgi1QMnAWvQrE17-cI3HFg70Te3WMEF71eoqJg/s1600-h/SPA50217.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP4lxUDN8ZmMTDW9ONH7h1T2EH1BfMYH4jVJiYnZqT6lhfGvuSPNFUkjHa3ZUGFxcf897GKibcFHWxu34cB9amfWpLzb0cCMwMgi1QMnAWvQrE17-cI3HFg70Te3WMEF71eoqJg/s400/SPA50217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382190865747771266" /></a>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-40264008436567286962009-09-16T23:03:00.002+01:002009-09-16T23:05:46.155+01:00Got to love hats!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdB2oBTrJ6VtUizCH1vbLcPNEIBkQSrqoWq_u8qmPMZPVOY2TrT_QW6Vo8aolN5sxI0R72WdbuCNRyFteIMqz6wwIdxv8yWs0SjYbNyn0oELG4OYGG9k9IOl0k1H1Ppno2O4-a9w/s1600-h/SPA50214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdB2oBTrJ6VtUizCH1vbLcPNEIBkQSrqoWq_u8qmPMZPVOY2TrT_QW6Vo8aolN5sxI0R72WdbuCNRyFteIMqz6wwIdxv8yWs0SjYbNyn0oELG4OYGG9k9IOl0k1H1Ppno2O4-a9w/s400/SPA50214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382189742058264482" /></a>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-33372072609807035752009-08-24T18:28:00.003+01:002009-08-24T21:28:57.153+01:007mths...<div align="justify">Well today my boy was 7mths old... were does the time go?? I'm loving seeing his personality develop. He is a mummy's boy threw and threw, and despite being born in Scotland he has the Aussie in him and loves being outside, if he is upset all i have to do is walk out the front door and he is happy. He is bringing more and more joy to our house everyday.....I even think that girls would now admit that they love him!!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8eQj22zHHyqdsb4W74gjumwbplsbgh-tf1t9W2KGk9Gqrp-TPYQp6nKbxiI8duLarO0IU2hbzkBakQhmCRaHLFpiu3pep5u-KHTrhZ1FOaDqq_gQ-52YNc2vVTGSfnpu63jh5w/s1600-h/SPA50204.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373585932903091714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8eQj22zHHyqdsb4W74gjumwbplsbgh-tf1t9W2KGk9Gqrp-TPYQp6nKbxiI8duLarO0IU2hbzkBakQhmCRaHLFpiu3pep5u-KHTrhZ1FOaDqq_gQ-52YNc2vVTGSfnpu63jh5w/s400/SPA50204.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Opp3zXSSJ0Osxr-qthGSpTdar_3Fkkqbwsf6-0iEimBjoaBPIBEK5G9MzRO_w76zqnMT-4eMAJ-Mmu-SVrZRZVbXiEghkAX-3Ab8ibozHFKxWmhuu6VRGPYiFYzz37U94pvDDQ/s1600-h/SPA50202.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373585920745570642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Opp3zXSSJ0Osxr-qthGSpTdar_3Fkkqbwsf6-0iEimBjoaBPIBEK5G9MzRO_w76zqnMT-4eMAJ-Mmu-SVrZRZVbXiEghkAX-3Ab8ibozHFKxWmhuu6VRGPYiFYzz37U94pvDDQ/s400/SPA50202.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-mQio6vdsvo7OMZr_IeLjaa_tiXgX-oQOSOxC-hzScLI9g-BcReIxTQJVTSez7zP3Gb9xWFhuFdyHRGIvqCtmb4Kxqkc1j7YqhpgcxtfAKGwP1gMmHsKs_YmF4abHWXfRfETEw/s1600-h/SPA50205.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373585913154136530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-mQio6vdsvo7OMZr_IeLjaa_tiXgX-oQOSOxC-hzScLI9g-BcReIxTQJVTSez7zP3Gb9xWFhuFdyHRGIvqCtmb4Kxqkc1j7YqhpgcxtfAKGwP1gMmHsKs_YmF4abHWXfRfETEw/s400/SPA50205.JPG" /></a> Don't you just love that face?!?!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0uN8xd_qsG0bm-P2Fq6FhcmieNl2EMEMytxndDw91rAhwafK9u1VfCsNoUBOJtqY1YOlP-5ijtsaQ2IJhRFe4TEYN8AUZSFRzMbjOjehxzDPQ1aW0_u0XLBUqBa0o7LHb0Xmdg/s1600-h/SPA50213.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373585903967824322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0uN8xd_qsG0bm-P2Fq6FhcmieNl2EMEMytxndDw91rAhwafK9u1VfCsNoUBOJtqY1YOlP-5ijtsaQ2IJhRFe4TEYN8AUZSFRzMbjOjehxzDPQ1aW0_u0XLBUqBa0o7LHb0Xmdg/s400/SPA50213.JPG" /></a><br />What he is up to this month...</div><ul><li><div align="left">Sitting up without any assistance</div></li><li><div align="left">is starting to push up on his knees</div></li><li><div align="left">has 7 teeth</div></li><li><div align="left">loves pulling hair</div></li><li><div align="left">is eating 3 big meals a day</div></li><li><div align="left">Has an intolerance to milk...so no yogurt, milk proteins, </div></li><li><div align="left">loves chewing on apple</div></li><li><div align="left">can move around quickly with rolling and wiggling</div></li><li><div align="left">loves chattering with his sisters</div></li><li><div align="left">is very strong and steady on his feet</div></li><li><div align="left">loving his jolly jumper</div></li></ul><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CzNC8LgV3DCa9x66dmWryE9oNHCpjOk_8d9MqCXIJx7dJi_oFZL-SgO9SdDIcpxxm1m28u5z6AOMipzFt5HymV7XyYIps4_wS1RzJ5gDCmH_Sqa8-oSCnDJQkGmanbiV2TjA5g/s1600-h/SPA50199.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373585892762306866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CzNC8LgV3DCa9x66dmWryE9oNHCpjOk_8d9MqCXIJx7dJi_oFZL-SgO9SdDIcpxxm1m28u5z6AOMipzFt5HymV7XyYIps4_wS1RzJ5gDCmH_Sqa8-oSCnDJQkGmanbiV2TjA5g/s400/SPA50199.JPG" /></a> Just lovable!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-22501062583045007642009-08-18T19:07:00.002+01:002009-08-18T19:21:37.667+01:00Markis Play date!<div align="justify">We had friends come over in the holidays with and little boy C. He is 3 mths older than Markie, we have got together before but never have the boys interacted so much. He was great to see, C. kept trying to bite Markus or pulling his hair (not that there is much). Markus loved it, I can't wait to see how they interact next time.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe78APpc7c2a9L63pDZTedkIG_omNAUhg2FBzf6NeV67mujjR6ZxwBysHJHNjb3WKGGtOtFGcFa-plN9djOCnWqpmAlJA9kMTm3ajbDwlUfslSX7rqQUc0vqchU-QQpNqd4jdag/s1600-h/SPA50163.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371367925098646418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe78APpc7c2a9L63pDZTedkIG_omNAUhg2FBzf6NeV67mujjR6ZxwBysHJHNjb3WKGGtOtFGcFa-plN9djOCnWqpmAlJA9kMTm3ajbDwlUfslSX7rqQUc0vqchU-QQpNqd4jdag/s400/SPA50163.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JxzXoTzOaQi-vm_Db4lCWEHh9ti12Jjz7k0lzr-XTU4yGANgLeMn0avE3b1qEqS3hc_3vlLquCPGfNo7_AVnWyGSvHMkgwuIBBc21hQIGZHY_Yt5JQ2UtO76PAYh6yxiC8Qg5A/s1600-h/SPA50164.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371367918034488194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JxzXoTzOaQi-vm_Db4lCWEHh9ti12Jjz7k0lzr-XTU4yGANgLeMn0avE3b1qEqS3hc_3vlLquCPGfNo7_AVnWyGSvHMkgwuIBBc21hQIGZHY_Yt5JQ2UtO76PAYh6yxiC8Qg5A/s400/SPA50164.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lrqD-0p0JUbkR6hVGmKcMALR04xXdts_nMxyLZJgXqWboJF74yp1wnaVKZ-5iDiQPA2fjC4vvunRkxENKSxDoxh4hHVMtPrTmORTOU6eNy9p6G-9q9EfF9e4K7vIJy3i1LOwEw/s1600-h/SPA50167.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371367903080398786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lrqD-0p0JUbkR6hVGmKcMALR04xXdts_nMxyLZJgXqWboJF74yp1wnaVKZ-5iDiQPA2fjC4vvunRkxENKSxDoxh4hHVMtPrTmORTOU6eNy9p6G-9q9EfF9e4K7vIJy3i1LOwEw/s400/SPA50167.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-phgnv_KubI-NR8insejgdZAuWdcb5rBM1aUg5l9l1tj3k5Wa8mxm-8T3QU0bsmKhx6IeRC60RZzJFTBBu175kdBvIaCcZ5pWMFrgbs-Sm2Wd72adxcHJroaCpmBFY1yLU71RA/s1600-h/SPA50170.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371367900222984706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-phgnv_KubI-NR8insejgdZAuWdcb5rBM1aUg5l9l1tj3k5Wa8mxm-8T3QU0bsmKhx6IeRC60RZzJFTBBu175kdBvIaCcZ5pWMFrgbs-Sm2Wd72adxcHJroaCpmBFY1yLU71RA/s400/SPA50170.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8oX1Eclb1Ew3S7h3eJVWqb6rJBoPtQDBugeu7cEYiLCftI5kJCeIEyW3f19540DdlFeDEe82bcEjWCY7w0ugX6hd6ThcGmOnCncArPP15L-Qi8ZWr9wERNH46v_hjH-xpStw4w/s1600-h/SPA50169.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371367889546263074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8oX1Eclb1Ew3S7h3eJVWqb6rJBoPtQDBugeu7cEYiLCftI5kJCeIEyW3f19540DdlFeDEe82bcEjWCY7w0ugX6hd6ThcGmOnCncArPP15L-Qi8ZWr9wERNH46v_hjH-xpStw4w/s400/SPA50169.JPG" /></a> Mummy and her boy!</div></div></div></div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-56842226534016837012009-08-18T16:44:00.004+01:002009-08-18T17:29:18.615+01:00Alyssa's first day of P1.....<div align="justify">Alyssa started school today, a few snap shoots of the day. She had a good time, all she could talk about when she got home was how one of her friends got in trouble for talking. No school tomorrow, but all her class will be there on Thursday (and I got lots done without the girls in the house).</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiam0RSpNI5i6Y9ViUDkp2h49Q5KPYcaLrneEglv5FnuSqbv2tBzu4ubYqyI3ir03P_RdFD9D2NYx35ZtBK0DW5NMJu0jIID3XFF48rffA1eLkcVuPLs-lAJg6hYPrhJAWl50Rwfg/s1600-h/SPA50181.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371332968015596274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiam0RSpNI5i6Y9ViUDkp2h49Q5KPYcaLrneEglv5FnuSqbv2tBzu4ubYqyI3ir03P_RdFD9D2NYx35ZtBK0DW5NMJu0jIID3XFF48rffA1eLkcVuPLs-lAJg6hYPrhJAWl50Rwfg/s400/SPA50181.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqeqCaDH0A5Ny2VTgBChq4kLOSAf2fN4oN1UDDR2cawSus26XfJVNptegK_sWi1AQNnwcg7E-wr-i65N1kytNoCdi4wtaSFeHTTDsCv0017E8U9dXE8X1aukeKHHP4dXesH33hg/s1600-h/SPA50184.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371332230196226642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqeqCaDH0A5Ny2VTgBChq4kLOSAf2fN4oN1UDDR2cawSus26XfJVNptegK_sWi1AQNnwcg7E-wr-i65N1kytNoCdi4wtaSFeHTTDsCv0017E8U9dXE8X1aukeKHHP4dXesH33hg/s400/SPA50184.JPG" /></a> Mummy and Alyssa<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhromLTsDZrcho77cLjFb7h71TOJje4nNk9ztDOSoOfOW8jOL1Yt8fPP6168kmV1rNBfa_IN8jZPcKEIY1ak9vuzlA7zPhoTd-GKSlPndon-I2KlYBurEAGsv3smEy5TgnKaGHKBg/s1600-h/SPA50185.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371332201312734658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhromLTsDZrcho77cLjFb7h71TOJje4nNk9ztDOSoOfOW8jOL1Yt8fPP6168kmV1rNBfa_IN8jZPcKEIY1ak9vuzlA7zPhoTd-GKSlPndon-I2KlYBurEAGsv3smEy5TgnKaGHKBg/s400/SPA50185.JPG" /></a> Daddy and Alyssa<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKlwX-j-HXlzbD_84kKYiiDzUpYyhhkQ7yUsFCC1CeDjE_QI-vQvHsAj90m_PT80OOOMbTI8Z60mCWiW20Po3xrlfVxWYfkdNQY1gLVnrnHOhbX6xOpZJ1WSg4K5Xkm5NYMrm0Q/s1600-h/SPA50183.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371332170828665826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKlwX-j-HXlzbD_84kKYiiDzUpYyhhkQ7yUsFCC1CeDjE_QI-vQvHsAj90m_PT80OOOMbTI8Z60mCWiW20Po3xrlfVxWYfkdNQY1gLVnrnHOhbX6xOpZJ1WSg4K5Xkm5NYMrm0Q/s400/SPA50183.JPG" /></a>Alyssa and Alexis.. Lexy's first day of P5 </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPflEEPYs-9qcQNhPfnFH33F58XJj-zdnrU4nYKgvCsl_3Jydx8YhRQA6WEvoQeQQuELmrNjpZxLuyipbBhpRxc096LXS-KOeZsoZOngsvXrSqfv3OBzY-USTHmpC5GNXTOzUtA/s1600-h/SPA50186.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371332156110333794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPflEEPYs-9qcQNhPfnFH33F58XJj-zdnrU4nYKgvCsl_3Jydx8YhRQA6WEvoQeQQuELmrNjpZxLuyipbBhpRxc096LXS-KOeZsoZOngsvXrSqfv3OBzY-USTHmpC5GNXTOzUtA/s400/SPA50186.JPG" /></a>Alyssa and all her friends waiting in line ready to go in.. her teacher too!</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa10YlRVwL-h1bb5pCho3w8vSmcrYLdKRR5gxjhf-HooZBclSp8IVMtvB-v83fI0pq8LgvQTmDjOipcBo7zDig2m0V9k7mk7r635qJ2sWLyE4Sx5HfA82_N45Z7HETce3yEts6A/s1600-h/SPA50180.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371332141871033026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa10YlRVwL-h1bb5pCho3w8vSmcrYLdKRR5gxjhf-HooZBclSp8IVMtvB-v83fI0pq8LgvQTmDjOipcBo7zDig2m0V9k7mk7r635qJ2sWLyE4Sx5HfA82_N45Z7HETce3yEts6A/s400/SPA50180.JPG" /></a> Still the poser!!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-66446935434665500692009-08-18T15:07:00.004+01:002009-08-18T16:44:28.682+01:00Neighbours<div align="justify">No not the TV show!!!<br />We have been spending a bit of time with the Neighbours over the Holidays, the kids get on really well. Alyssa plays with the little boy A. and Alexis plays with the bigger girl E. We went to the indoor play ground with the kids last week, and then on Saturday we went and saw E. play in the pipe band down the High St. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbK3NuRqdSSDynsi0XTthNhAFdg2NxupT3XDuvCiFrEViBqKdNg_GTfnOPtPzhW9VLJRGTN7JDpxYW_uiREZuX0lIr0R2t9Lceeahar3qJd6nBZ_eRqKpPIfaQdDW_gF5SvzStw/s1600-h/SPA50179.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371306641519630114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbK3NuRqdSSDynsi0XTthNhAFdg2NxupT3XDuvCiFrEViBqKdNg_GTfnOPtPzhW9VLJRGTN7JDpxYW_uiREZuX0lIr0R2t9Lceeahar3qJd6nBZ_eRqKpPIfaQdDW_gF5SvzStw/s400/SPA50179.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lh4KJrDaP5v41OTnf0Q3oFkr5uVrN5nzFEdfH5k4lqex_9k3VEedCwrQ59FyY9-ccz6cPXS8H4o0d9bMya4U9NtGWqpPq1n3IUe3XTf1V6YNWG3UzP21mLLT3z_ysg-VOMmBQA/s1600-h/SPA50178.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371306632049861874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lh4KJrDaP5v41OTnf0Q3oFkr5uVrN5nzFEdfH5k4lqex_9k3VEedCwrQ59FyY9-ccz6cPXS8H4o0d9bMya4U9NtGWqpPq1n3IUe3XTf1V6YNWG3UzP21mLLT3z_ysg-VOMmBQA/s400/SPA50178.JPG" /></a> Lexy on the Climbing wall><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcBHvrGvnnzxtS1YcqWswXYOVo2tNL_vJX0vG-OpRaMy4hFzR_34lNGIMFtFYArY19QmwVhRPaztFZpVJSTpYAnMggP2mh-QNaDi4GxvkXdFxevpF7DTUDaub2mcFJhbeNS0FlQ/s1600-h/SPA50177.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371306619714967794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcBHvrGvnnzxtS1YcqWswXYOVo2tNL_vJX0vG-OpRaMy4hFzR_34lNGIMFtFYArY19QmwVhRPaztFZpVJSTpYAnMggP2mh-QNaDi4GxvkXdFxevpF7DTUDaub2mcFJhbeNS0FlQ/s400/SPA50177.JPG" /></a> Markus did not like the ball pit!!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7aMRB3bH_V-SUGqO0FQDLiT3QOTXNpAIwBPOV4Jdm1w4vnTloWgbggNz9yTQ2coWyOmfaXs6_QMUZvZDnGWjn1rQz0Cd51qw2yQ4S9Spqpi3s-FZUxEjSjxQ8FD3Fp_3HaNawA/s1600-h/SPA50176.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371306611314681186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7aMRB3bH_V-SUGqO0FQDLiT3QOTXNpAIwBPOV4Jdm1w4vnTloWgbggNz9yTQ2coWyOmfaXs6_QMUZvZDnGWjn1rQz0Cd51qw2yQ4S9Spqpi3s-FZUxEjSjxQ8FD3Fp_3HaNawA/s400/SPA50176.JPG" /></a> Alyssa had a blast, she had sweat dripping off her when we left.<br />It's great having a teenager around she loves <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Markie</span> and great at supervising the others!!<br /></div></div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-42859857568134874582009-08-01T17:22:00.003+01:002009-08-01T17:36:36.757+01:00My little Bruiser<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IItkHJsDKCkUaXnbCW7fNd8-_WGycU8Rk2GnbBLINP419C69NUWJlczJQyQCXWNvnGZAhkHRxfaVESKUz7KJpBFNHdejfzVTiT5oD-LyOFRuKAYoQGoK4VFeTBftrmnjLztfLQ/s1600-h/SPA50173.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365032379216393554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IItkHJsDKCkUaXnbCW7fNd8-_WGycU8Rk2GnbBLINP419C69NUWJlczJQyQCXWNvnGZAhkHRxfaVESKUz7KJpBFNHdejfzVTiT5oD-LyOFRuKAYoQGoK4VFeTBftrmnjLztfLQ/s400/SPA50173.JPG" /></a> My boy is now sporting his first bruise. Our neighbour was playing with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Markie</span> playing with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">YoYo</span> over his head (he was loving it too!!) when it slipped from her finger hitting <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Markie</span> just under the eye..... poor E was upset. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Markie</span> cried lots too but everyone is fine now..... and I'm sure there will be may more and much worse to come.<br /><br /></div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-67293550869519410712009-07-31T13:47:00.003+01:002009-07-31T13:58:24.514+01:00One of those days!!<div align="justify">Today is one of those days where I wished I could resign from Motherhood. The kids are demanding, Markus only wants to be held and screams if I put him down, Lexy want every fact or joke ever known about space to take to the mission today night and wants now!! I'm trying to tell her it's over kill, just the best. Alyssa, well for once she is just off playing. </div><div align="justify">I just feel that every where i look there is mess, dirty dishes here and there, pencils all over the floor, clothes to be folded, ironing to be done, the floors have to be done because Markus has started to put things in his mouth so it has to stay clean, I'd really like an adult conversation right now and not a demanding kid. You know to top it off the dishwasher broke last week and i don't think the landlords will fix it this time, the dishwasher has broke the last 2 times mike has gone away. I want more than 5 hours sleep at night. I feel wrecked. When you don't get enough sleep everything is so hard... right now I want to be with my hubby on the other side of the world. </div><div align="justify">Surely the day can only get better...</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">btw... I do really love my kids....some days life is just tough</div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-61643424433022870782009-07-29T22:21:00.004+01:002009-07-29T23:10:19.154+01:00Happy half birthday<p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iM3kXi7Yp6bk1wDqDEretaE_jpIp9nLbcgzmoH994UbzgvYO_KsHayiXZ_X6q0bsiJ_qxt13y0McBxDxsh90gcgoCul4tsvFgrHWKkrSBGGuiOID0Xa04DDM0VGEOwD88-CfoA/s1600-h/SPA50151.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364004952625514994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iM3kXi7Yp6bk1wDqDEretaE_jpIp9nLbcgzmoH994UbzgvYO_KsHayiXZ_X6q0bsiJ_qxt13y0McBxDxsh90gcgoCul4tsvFgrHWKkrSBGGuiOID0Xa04DDM0VGEOwD88-CfoA/s400/SPA50151.JPG" /></a> Well our Marky boy (as he has become known in our house) is now 6mths old. (actually it was Friday, I'm a few days behind). Each and every day has become a blessing having this little man in our house. He is a mummy's boy and cries when I leave the room, loves having cuddles with mummy...but will settle for Daddy if needed. Here is what Marky is up to now....</p><ul><li>Can now hold his own bottle, but is quite happy for someone else to do it.</li><li>Now has 4 teeth but has cut 2 more in the last couple of days.</li><li>Is rolling around lots. </li><li>Can move forward by pushing up on his knees.</li><li>Is have 3 meals and 4 bottles</li><li>Favourite foods are Carrots, apples, and baby rice cakes</li><li>Can't stomach bananas, give him a real pain in the tummy.</li><li>Loves to a have a chat.</li><li>Laughs when you tickle his tummy and his feet</li><li>would rather stand or lay...doesn't really like to sit <span style="font-size:78%;">(i think it hurts his already sensitive tummy)</span></li><li>Loves being outside,</li><li>going for walks in the buggy.</li><li>Is looking a lot like his daddy as a baby.</li><li>Is sitting up all on his own, toppling every now and then<br /></li></ul><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGQ7cKdlgMk7VDZYGVxfq1xBghKYenzPsiy0YMyRHvNEJwb5XuQkOMtyfRaNrThiFLbSz1QFLjpmaf8i24dPZaF3y7iHi2YUx3fd3cWNf_-eoG6-B1zD0HGKu3gqRqil1AqUwwA/s1600-h/SPA50152.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364004943622397570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGQ7cKdlgMk7VDZYGVxfq1xBghKYenzPsiy0YMyRHvNEJwb5XuQkOMtyfRaNrThiFLbSz1QFLjpmaf8i24dPZaF3y7iHi2YUx3fd3cWNf_-eoG6-B1zD0HGKu3gqRqil1AqUwwA/s400/SPA50152.JPG" /></a> you can compare his growth <a href="http://naomibird.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-of-my-boy.html">here</a>, and <a href="http://naomibird.blogspot.com/2009/03/growing-up.html">here</a>.</div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-1602707486884292752009-07-29T22:17:00.001+01:002009-07-29T22:20:24.492+01:00And here is another interview<a href="http://www.koinoniablog.net/2009/07/australian-1.html">How to speak Australian with Mike Bird</a>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-70546957553941376252009-07-29T16:27:00.003+01:002009-07-29T16:30:42.427+01:00Flying with the BirdMike is in the states at the moment, meeting with Zondervan and they are doing a mini documentary about 'flying with the bird' heres the <a href="http://www.koinoniablog.net/2009/07/flying-with-the-bird-part-1.html">Link</a>... really funny have a lookNaomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-22613618928685913562009-07-22T05:56:00.003+01:002009-07-22T06:10:59.633+01:00hi ho hi ho it's off to Edinburgh I go....Today, I'm heading south, all by myself. My darling hubby has let me out to play for a few days. I'm looking forward to lots of R & R, coffee and girls chat with my mate Penny. We are staying on the Royal Mile for those who now the now the area. Look out Edinburgh here we come. See you when I get back.. :)Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-13741523444715462992009-07-13T21:32:00.002+01:002009-07-13T21:46:42.143+01:00Big Spend day.....£££££££or$$$$$$$<div align="justify">Well today I booked my tickets to come to Australia, very very exciting stuff!!!! Even better was the I booked all 5 ticket for under £3000...don't convert it you Aussies it sounds better in pounds. Well it is 10 weeks and 1 day till I back in the land of sunshine, Tim tams, and cherry ripes. I'm really looking forward to my trip home, I now have to work out how to catch up with everyone, and it is going to be really busy with all the final wedding prep. It's so hard because mum and dad are in Tamworth and we really want to spend a lot of our time with them, but then there is all our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Brissy</span> friends we want to see too. I think we will need to do an open day somewhere so everyone can come and see us...I'll think on it. It would be good to have our place to stay but I think I'll be commuting from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Toowoomba</span> where my sis will have a place. Anyway I'm so very excited. </div>The only down side will be coming home in November to short, dark, cold, wet days!! :(<br /><br /><div align="justify">Oh and I booked 2 days away in Edinburgh for <strong>ME</strong> tonight too, staying <a href="http://www.barcelo-hotels.co.uk/hotels/scotland/barcelo-edinburgh-carlton-hotel/">here</a> for some much needed R & R. I have friend coming to stay one night, I'm looking forward to eating my food while it is hot and walking around for 2 days without baby sick on me. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">AARRRHHH</span> the simple things in life!!</div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-71771259372677253502009-07-10T15:00:00.002+01:002009-07-10T15:11:14.272+01:00Blessings!!<div align="justify">Well this week i discovered that my UK visa don't expire in November as we thought it's expiry date is September AAARRRHHH. Then after much Internet surfing found that it was going to cost me £820 pound to become a resident....AAARRRHHH times 2. After a minor heart attack over were on earth were we going to get the money for that and pay for ticket to Australia in September, I surfed some more and on closer examination of my visa and the wording, which says "Indefinite leave to enter" realised that I don't have to renew just transfer my visa to my new passport or travel with 2 passport... All the website talk about "indefinite leave to remain" visas, but it has to do with where you were when you received your visa, me I was not in the UK there for my visa says Enter..not remain. Anyway we are counting our blessing and truly relieved that this is the case. But now have to get on and get a new passport before November. </div><br /><div align="justify">Really it's a good thing that I checked my visa because I thought that it expired in November so I would have got to the Airport in September with an expired passport.....now that would not have been a good thing!!!!</div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-62535432012036657352009-07-05T22:58:00.003+01:002009-07-05T23:13:02.157+01:00Tantrum time!!<div align="justify">Mike is off again today, this time to Cambridge...for the Tyndale conference.. And I have got my nicker in s twist about it. I was trying to remember the last time i got to go away, I think it was last Easter for Lexy's birthday we went to Glasgow for a girls night. I've lost count of all the place he has been in the last 12mth....London, Edinburgh, San Diego, Brisbane, Cambridge, Sheffield (twice), these are just off the top of my head I know there are more... and he is off to Chicago at the end of this month and then New Orleans in November..And Australia in between...oh and then there is Belgian in Sept too... <em>Imagine me throwing myself on the floor kicking and screaming....</em></div><div align="justify">Do you get the picture, i just feel that I never get to go anywhere, Mike is always telling me that he would rather be home but that doesn't really help. I just want to go somewhere too. </div><div align="justify">But this week I have to work on my attitude about this because it is going to be a long and hard week if I don't. I really don't like feeling like this but being left at home all the time is hard work. Maybe that is what I'm resentful about, that i am left to do all the hard work of parenting and running the house. </div><div align="justify">Anyway forgive me please, And keep me in check this week. Remind me there could be worse places in the world to be!!!</div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-6106929903670762412009-06-30T07:33:00.004+01:002009-06-30T07:36:13.080+01:00IN 12 WeeksI'll be home in Australia. My sister is getting married in October so I'm coming Home a little earlier to spend some time with the family. I'll be booking my flights this week...YAY.... and I plan to fly the around the 21st September. I'm so excited, I'm looking forward to lots of cuppas and chats with all my great friends New and Old.Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-76426538895594177502009-06-30T07:29:00.003+01:002009-06-30T07:32:54.258+01:00HolidaysSchool is out for the Summer on Thursdays and I'm dreading it, I think it is more the fact that a Mike is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">going</span> to be away for nearly half of the holidays and we aren't going anywhere for a break. I need some ideas to keep me going for 7 weeks...3 of those on my own. Please Please help from going insane...Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-76594238266675119382009-06-30T07:23:00.002+01:002009-06-30T07:26:42.161+01:00A new record..I have been blogging since 2006 and today I have posted more this month than I have in any year 2006 -36 posts , 2007 - 20 posts and 2008 - 40 posts. I say well done to me. Thanks Simione for the blog off.....even if I am loseing I'm blogging way more than ever!!Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-32606416108724693362009-06-30T07:16:00.001+01:002009-06-30T07:19:24.961+01:00Markus at 5mths<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEX1edoUabSfdAQFp21fj8KaksZEFvoE5K6qPTRWKM6rT1W2MppSYc7lkcI2UA-dHp0iffAZCmd_WoO_zOF-8t5YZUZgzOubIfWsU02N4x0v91CUL2mSapXJ4RuaO4WtMzuDjAw/s1600-h/SPA50115.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353001167563113170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEX1edoUabSfdAQFp21fj8KaksZEFvoE5K6qPTRWKM6rT1W2MppSYc7lkcI2UA-dHp0iffAZCmd_WoO_zOF-8t5YZUZgzOubIfWsU02N4x0v91CUL2mSapXJ4RuaO4WtMzuDjAw/s400/SPA50115.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uGXULQrDp5_ogIMp7IB5rxOUXM7vEtaylFGbtvVglJ2z9NacuUZMKelR1-V7lNeaDMzrVIHYV4TJ7Gjxtpa09wfLLdKKGrWV_2_MEJCawT59PvPr8D7ZIJOAYGm-XpsiX970lw/s1600-h/SPA50114.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353001159595397410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uGXULQrDp5_ogIMp7IB5rxOUXM7vEtaylFGbtvVglJ2z9NacuUZMKelR1-V7lNeaDMzrVIHYV4TJ7Gjxtpa09wfLLdKKGrWV_2_MEJCawT59PvPr8D7ZIJOAYGm-XpsiX970lw/s400/SPA50114.JPG" /></a><br /><div>As I promised Here are some pictures of Markie boy at 5mths</div></div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433060.post-66043179332943835182009-06-30T06:44:00.004+01:002009-06-30T07:16:05.051+01:00What can you do with 2 empty coke bottles???<div align="justify">We went to the <a href="http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2009/s09060155.htm">Highland Festival </a>last weekend, they had <a href="http://www.palau.org/">Luis Palau </a>speaking, great family activities and band playing. We had a great time with some of Mike's students, these are the pictures of Alyssa playing along to the bands. It was so loud that you could feel it in your chest, and she found a great way to pass the time and entertain us to...Just wish I had the video camera. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvwA0FZCLc8RYeppP7XDLecfVb4b2O7HFZug8bAXMoIYfEbpkCAMyJbU6Qym97NaU_Fm49oyGUMTSkwFtdlJJjMa6uSn9EIPiZh0e6mEeQqdvEHABIxcVew_vYbbgbD2MMhyphenhyphenqiA/s1600-h/SPA50110.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352997534518711522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvwA0FZCLc8RYeppP7XDLecfVb4b2O7HFZug8bAXMoIYfEbpkCAMyJbU6Qym97NaU_Fm49oyGUMTSkwFtdlJJjMa6uSn9EIPiZh0e6mEeQqdvEHABIxcVew_vYbbgbD2MMhyphenhyphenqiA/s400/SPA50110.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhxdlZU-6LFAS00PzyyRJxoPuJSF7ZUwuhQ5ibtMJxAet-XnLvJDNGFaPIK_VGw8FWhNdAkS595VVf3fRwDELZaqqAd4Oxkz0mSQ_0qt5z8cgZq_LmXYSihzteHfvbl22xXLutg/s1600-h/SPA50109.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352997526282036690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhxdlZU-6LFAS00PzyyRJxoPuJSF7ZUwuhQ5ibtMJxAet-XnLvJDNGFaPIK_VGw8FWhNdAkS595VVf3fRwDELZaqqAd4Oxkz0mSQ_0qt5z8cgZq_LmXYSihzteHfvbl22xXLutg/s400/SPA50109.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpNpVx2sXZQ_5G7c-qomtLxSRC3EUUWYj9K8lE4zb5KasJiOJbHDjhbWEwniIXA75hsXGYG2oUF0jzueebFN8u1q05tL9X8yy_yQIBEQlNZMOqU5oscQG6hyphenhyphenmBPIR4mWJcKG3yg/s1600-h/SPA50108.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352997522166709298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpNpVx2sXZQ_5G7c-qomtLxSRC3EUUWYj9K8lE4zb5KasJiOJbHDjhbWEwniIXA75hsXGYG2oUF0jzueebFN8u1q05tL9X8yy_yQIBEQlNZMOqU5oscQG6hyphenhyphenmBPIR4mWJcKG3yg/s400/SPA50108.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMwEMWYMYy0b3eqhjNXLZaIWw1uMr17aVJW50vIl59Ls7bWvNl6XHviYKQnpEY8FUBT4LqVS87BDo69aSQWOZRo-9-g_1h6A3xO6fneC9jpKe0fPJ2R2Q_mZ1wx6KWCBUm9uIIQ/s1600-h/SPA50107.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352997513964029922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMwEMWYMYy0b3eqhjNXLZaIWw1uMr17aVJW50vIl59Ls7bWvNl6XHviYKQnpEY8FUBT4LqVS87BDo69aSQWOZRo-9-g_1h6A3xO6fneC9jpKe0fPJ2R2Q_mZ1wx6KWCBUm9uIIQ/s400/SPA50107.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpzhL2d02L0ACSBPXhej9Z3FVYkO-INz9wbpfXkXURjfpnJ4a41gx1qi4R5X_g9aSMd0BihUAIBY5YhhgiMnVE7yD_wPzlBPIinSLS8pj2WvghLQyP-OKzESMyWqN0oK24vZzgg/s1600-h/SPA50106.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352997507750211986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpzhL2d02L0ACSBPXhej9Z3FVYkO-INz9wbpfXkXURjfpnJ4a41gx1qi4R5X_g9aSMd0BihUAIBY5YhhgiMnVE7yD_wPzlBPIinSLS8pj2WvghLQyP-OKzESMyWqN0oK24vZzgg/s400/SPA50106.JPG" /></a> Got to love that face...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492511699731101193noreply@blogger.com1