Farmers Wifey

Beauty

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:15:00 +0000

Beauty is everywhere.

You just have to look, in your backyard, in the sky at sunset.

And it doesn't cost anything.....

Our farm Monday 20 Feb 2012

I want to outrun a zombie

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:08:00 +0000

Okay. I'm putting it out there. On my blog. There's no turning back now.

I'm not fit.

I need to lose weight.

I'm so tired.

My back is sore.

I'm cranky.

I feel unhealthy.

I never used to feel like this. I was a gym junkie before moving to the farm.

That was 4 years ago.

I was fit, strong, so strong, motivated, lean, muscly and happy.

Because I was doing weights, and spinning, on a bike, my back was good.

Now it's not. And that's most of the problem. I've stopped exercising because my back is so sore.

In the words of my specialist :- "That disk is buggered. The one above it looks dodgy as well"........

Awesome.

I'm not supposed to walk uphill, or lean forward or pick up anything heavy. It's not a great position to be in.

BUT I can do something about it and it starts with.....motivation....and willpower....and self control, things I sadly lack.

So this is my plan.

Firstly, I'm going to post this on my blog. So I have no excuses.

And feel free to scold me whenever you want to...

Secondly, I'm going to stop sabotaging myself.

Enough of the "Farmers Wifey, if you give up coke zero you can drink heaps of alcohol", or "Farmers Wifey, if you give up alcohol, you can have several chocolate biscuits a day" or even "Farmers Wifey, if you don't eat junk food all week you can have a binge on the weekend".....

Seriously, there is no way I'll see or feel any different if I play these mind games with myself.

I want to feel like I did before. I want to feel the sweat. I want this:-

So my plan starts tommorrow....a little experiment, if you will.....

I'll weigh myself, and post it here... edit 73.6 kg

For the first week, I'm giving up (oh the humanity) alcohol, soft drink and bread - my three favourite things, and I'm going to eat more protein, more salads and drink more water.

Eat wiser.

I want to see what the difference is..on the scales, and how my clothes are fitting.

Then after the first week, I can find the path I want to go.....

I'm not so worried about exercise at this stage, I want to see how diet plays a part, as the ratio of diet/exercise confuses me.

I want to feel like I did before. And I want to be prepared for this....just in case......

I'm an Instagram Virgin.

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:57:00 +0000

I'm loving Instagram! I took some pics around the farm and The Money Pit and I have no idea which filters I used.....but I am loving them all!

Do you use this IPhone application and do you have some helpful hints for me?

Valentines Day ♥

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:52:00 +0000

Happy Valentines Day Lovers ♥

Look what I got !

Today The Hubbster and I spent a romantic day painting the verandah handrails!

Husbands are strange creatures.

First he says "don't put the paint on too thin.."...an hour later he says "don't put the paint on too thick".

Then he says "watch out for the paint beading....."

I haven't done alot of painting which was obvious today when I stood on the drip tray and walked paint all over the deck.

Friday Night Movies with alot of Kids

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:35:00 +0000

Mr C and I rocking our 3D glasses!

Last night I took Mr C (aged 9) and half a dozen of his mates to the movies to see Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace.

The boys sat together and ate their popcorn and gave a running commentary on the movie, as they were all very familiar with the story.

As was I, thanks to Mr C, who is Star Wars obsessed.

I knew exactly what a podracer was, and why Darth Maul was so cranky.

I kind of like him. He has that bad boy thing going on.

I must admit though, I like these guys. They are battle droids.

They say "Roger Roger" alot and walk like they are constipated, but I think they would be a fun toy.

Do your kids like Star Wars. Do you??

May the Force Be With You

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:13:00 +0000

Use the Force, Luke........

Time: 4.45pm

Place: The Toy Section @ Kmart

Talent: Darth Maul and Darth Vader who mysteriously changes into a Clone Trooper.

House Update

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:11:00 +0000

We have had another busy weekend.

The Hubbster has been building the stairs leading to the landing in the garage.

Here he is working on the stringers, which are from our previous home, so it's nice to have brought a memory with us from our old house to our new.....

Our carpenters have started building the verandah railing. They have started with the bottom rail and we are using our rough cut hardwood.

We are loving the rustic look and are so lucky to have all of this beautiful timber from our property.

This week will see The Hubbster taking some of the hardwood into town to have it "dressed" to become the top railing.....

I will be contacting the glass people about our showerscreens, and The Hubbster has some more lights to collect that have now arrived!

It's all go go go......

My New Love

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:25:00 +0000

Where have you been all my life?

I've been waiting for you.......

How did I know you would make my life so worthwhile...

I've seen you with others, how they caress you, how they touch you......

Could it be possible for you and I to become so entwined.....

You are still such a mystery to me.....

I want to get to know you better......

I'm so glad I have you in my life ♥

Aussie all the way

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:49:00 +0000

Happy Australia Day mate!

I'm so proud to be an Australian.

Wanna come visit???

House Update

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

We have lights people! Lovely lovely lights!

The Hubbster has started installing our light fittings and we love them!

We are still waiting for the fancy ones to arrive for the foyer and over the dining table, I can't wait to see them!

We have continued the brushed chrome look in the fittings, which match the other features in the house.

What do you think.....you like?????

Our garage is being lined out, we have walls! And the beginnings of the landing leading into the house!

10 of the Best. Random.

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:53:00 +0000

Today I wanted to share with you a few opinions I have and some things I've been thinking about this week.

I'll number them so when you give me beautiful comment love, it will be easy for you to refer to whatever is annoying you as well.

1. My newest lunchtime intervention THIS YEAR is that I will not peel, core or sprinkle lemon juice on any apples for one particular child in my family (name hidden to protect identity).

This child will learn to love apple peel as much as the others do, because I simply do not have time in the morning to pick the lemons off the tree and sprinkle.

2. Today whilst grabbing one last thing from the mall for school next week, I noticed many parents with their book lists in hand ranting at the frazzled sales staff because there are no book covers left.

Seriously, if you are going to leave school shopping until the last day of trading before school starts, you can expect stocks to be low.

Get a grip people, and cover your books with contact like the rest of us suckers.

Note - I bought book covers this year I feel strangely serene.

3. The first downlight has been installed on the verandah of The Money Pit. This thrills me. For obvious reasons.

4. The kids seriously need a hobby . Like school.

5. I'm waiting so patiently for the new gym to open in the same shopping centre as my office. I can almost feel my biceps bulging.

6. The kids have been asking for tacos for dinner for weeks and today when I decided to buy the ingredients, I nearly had a panic attack when I couldn't find them in the supermarket (the taco kits, not the kids).

I eventually located them in aisle 4, which had been moved from aisle 6 and I know this is completely random but that's what I've been thinking about today.....right....

7. To the lady in the silver Pajero who cut me off TWICE in the carpark last week - just because you have a blow wave four wheel drive and large sunglasses, it doesn't mean you can drive like a moron.

It's probably a good idea to get off your phone as well.

8. I hired a scary movie last week, and when I got home, I realised it "starred" Paris Hilton.

I demand a refund and I'm sueing for stress.

9. The three kids had a sleepover at their Nanny's house last Saturday night. It was the very first time they had all gone together.

The Hubbster and I went out for dinner and shared a romantic evening watching a movie.

I'm thinking of sending them there for good.

Joke. I'll just send them every Saturday night instead ♥

10. And lastly, the big thing in Australian Entertainment this week as been #Wigglegate.

Now I'm not going to link to The Wiggles, or The Issue, because if you have no idea what went down, you seriously need to get googling.

All I'll say is that I'm disgusted at the treatment Sam Moran has received, and the way in which The Wiggles have carried themselves.

Whether or not, Sam's time was up is really not the issue, it's the way in paricular Anthony's "don't know don't care" attitude to Sam was shown in an interview and their condescending manner that has parents all around the world in uproar.

The Wiggles PR department is in overdrive trying to mend the broken. But I think the damage has already been done.

Seriously guys, show some respect.

He'll do!

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:28:00 +0000

I'm just too tired to think of a clever, witty or topical post to write tonight.

The brain cells responsible for writing my blog have packed up and gone home for the night.

But they left me with Josh Hartnett ♥

House Update

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:22:00 +0000

It's time for another House Update.

The Money Pit is slowing moving forward, and slowly is the key word here.

My patience is sitting at a tolerable level at the moment.

We have handles galore! Cupboard door handles, bathroom vanity handles and of course......door handles!

The louvres above the internal doors have been fitted and they look really great!

Here's my cute little window in the laundry overlooking the garage (and the driveway)!

I am so in love with this door! It is the door from the mud room to the garage.

It needs to be painted of course!

There will be a small landing and stairs leading down to the garage.

The garage walls need to be done and that is the next big job!

I love this photo, the door looks quite bizarre without walls!

This week we will hopefully have the measurements done for the showerscreens.

We also have some light fittings arriving. THAT is exciting. I can't wait to see the first one installed!

They did WHAT?

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:21:00 +0000

So you probably know by now that we are all sleeping in the same room while we wait for that magical day when we move into The Money Pit.

The Hubbster and I are down one end of the bedroom and the 3 kids are at the other end.

Bedtime is chaos. The Hubbster usually goes to bed early so the kids have to go to sleep as well.

The other night the two youngest were being noisy and silly so he kicked them out of the bedroom.

They came in to me in the loungeroom and it went a bit like this:-

Kids "Mum, Dad kicked us out. What should we do now?"

Farmers Wifey "I don't know, but you can't stay in here. I'm watching Criminal Minds!"

The kids went into the kitchen where they had the best time playing Lego and eating chocolates until 11.30pm.

Apparently they also helped themselves to peanut butter and honey sandwiches, as evident here:-

I fully expected an ant colony to move in overnight, but Miss T (aged 6) wiped down every tin and bottle and enjoyed doing it. She's awesome ♥

Let it go......

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:15:00 +0000

Tonight we watched our favourite tv show "Modern Family".

It's the only one the five of us sit and watch together. It's not rated M, well most of the time anyway, and it has The Hubbster in fits of laughter every week.

The episode tonight proved again how much The Hubbster and I are like Phil and Claire.

Well besides the fact that I'm not blonde and The Hubbster doesn't sell real estate, I can see similarities between us that seem to be so true.

Tonights show emphasised the roles Phil and Claire portray - Phil being the fun, calm parent, and Clare the control freak, disciplinarian in their family.

They decided to change roles - Claire took her son and his cousin go karting, trying to be the "fun" parent, and Phil stayed home to discipline his wayward girls by overseeing the cleaning of the bathrooms.

It didn't work.

It wasn't what they were meant to do. They fit their roles perfectly, and although at times their family seems dysfunctional, it is what works for them.

I know it is a fictional television show, but I hope you understand what I mean.

In our family, The Hubbster is the fun parent. He's very calm, very patient, spends the time explaining things to the kids, takes them to Bunnings (all the time), plays tennis with them, buys them lunch and takes them to the park.

When he needs to be stern, the kids listen. They jump. They do exactly as they are told.

He's in control without being seen as being mean.

He's quite awesome actually.

I, on the other hand, get stressed and yells, worries about everything, is a control freak disciplinarian, freaks out when things are messy, and generally is not very well behaved.

I'm usually not calm, I'm working on my patience, I spend time with the kids at the park, the beach or McDonalds, I play handball and stuck in the mud and wrestle on the bed with them.

But I think the kids see me as the fun police. The mean one. The one who gives orders and bosses them around. I probably ask the same as The Hubbster does, but the kids see me differently.

They don't listen, until I yell. Then I'm being mean and cranky.

The Hubbster doesnt' yell. But they still listen.

Yesterday, the kids were in the pool and I said "hey kids look at the plane" but they didn't acknowledge me. I said it again, and still no answer.

Then I said "who wants some ice cream", and they all swung around in surprise.

Selective hearing perhaps?

Just blocking out what they don't want to hear (me being bossy and giving orders).

This is where my frustration comes from. I hate being bossy and feeling like THEY think I'm no fun. I wish everything would run smoothly and I wasn't such a stressful person...I'm working on that.

The most fun I have with the kids is when we go to the park and buy fish and chips for lunch, and sit in our favourite grassy spot on the hill by the beach. We usually do this when The Hubbster is at work, so it's just the kids and I.

They love this. They love the attention from me, and the time I am spending with them. It's when I'm being "fun".

I love taking them out on their individual "dates" where we go to the movies or shopping and it's quality one on one time.

I want more of this.

I have to let go of the control and realise that my children are little individuals that won't always conform to what I want.

The saying "don't sweat the small stuff" is something I'm trying to work towards.

Let it go, Michelle....just let it go.....

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The first words I heard were.....

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:28:00 +0000

As the title reads, the first words I heard from The Hubbster were:-

Shit, there's a snake in the cage!

Thus yesterday will always be known as Shit, there's a snake in the cage - the massacre.

Easy to joke about now, but last night, when we heard a noisy disturbance coming from the bird aviary holding our mumma and 7 baby guinea fowl, we didn't quite expect to find what we did.

It was night, so The Hubbster and I grabbed our torches and went to the cage, to find the mother bird scared (my guineas are the only ones in history scared of snakes!) and the babies crying in the corner. And I say crying because they were terrified.

Their little birdy tweets told me so.

In the corner was a big brown tree snake squeezing the life out of one of the babies.

It was a terrible sight. We grabbed the closest "long" thing we could find - the pool leaf scooper, and tried to pick the snake up to remove it from the cage. We couldn't get a grip and it slid back under the back of the cage.

Note - when I write "we" I actually mean "The Hubbster".

I held the torch and the camera!

We didn't know what to do. From the time we went and made sure the kids were standing on the table, as we have a rule here that is "when there's a snake about, stand on the table", to the time we walked back to the cage, the snake had gone BACK in and was squeezing a second baby AND eating ANOTHER baby alive.

It was horrific. The other babies were crying, the mumma bird was frantic.

I felt sick.

We opened the cage and let the mother bird out, and used our cute little fishing net to scoop the remaining 4 babies out and they found their mumma and took off into the paddock.

We left the snake there to finish his meal and we were going to try to scoop it out when it was nice and fat. The kids had a quick look when the baby was in the snakes belly, and we could see the big lump moving down as the baby was digested.

He then disappeared under the cage again, but left the other two dead babies there.

Killed three, ate one.

I have some photos of the incident, but I'm not going to post them because they are very graphic and upsetting. If you would like to see them out of curiosity, I can email you.

Instead, here are the remaining 4 survivors, who don't seem too frazzled or traumatised today.

Unlike me, who is definately not frazzle free.

A Milestone for me

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:55:00 +0000

My little blog celebrated a milestone today.

One hundred thousand pageviews!

Or 100 000!

That's alot of zeros and I appreciate every single one of them ♥

I'm not a blogging superstar, although I know a few and they all awesome, but I love the way my little piece of the World Wide Web has grown and the direction it is heading.

Thank you for supporting me by following and commenting, and giving me the confidence to write and to be honest.

I don't even have a present for you to show my thanks, but I can tell you this:-

My friends, you have been with me through the good times and the bad.

We have shared some happy moments and I've even been known to be a little controversial.

I can be funny and actually quite creative.

Most of the time, though, I just like to be a little bit silly.

But most of all, I am honest.

Without YOU, my blog wouldn't be what it is.....I love you ♥

Inspiration

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:22:00 +0000

I wanted to share with you today, some images which inspire me.

Our home is a traditional but modern Queenslander with alot of colour, high ceilings, vj wall panelling and it will have polished timber floors which will look amazing.

I've been collecting country magazines for several years, and I have pages torn and filed away with ideas and inspiration so I can decorate my new home.

I love vintage, and anything pretty. Rustic and timber.

I love soft lines but I adore the unusual, the quirky and of course the country look.

I collect little vintage green handbags, purses and drawstring bags and I can't wait to show these, along with my cosy cushions and throwrugs.

I've selected some images which inspire me. Some are bright and others are in white tones, but they all take my eye in their own way.

I haven't grouped them together in any special way. They are just a mix of what I love to look at, and what makes me feel happy.

Images from Marley and Lockyer, My Design Ethos, MondoCherry, Apartment Therapy.

What inspires you?

Let's get this year rockin!

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:07:00 +0000

A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month (year).....

We started our day with two hours of sitting by the car, waiting for a green tree snake (we think) to move from his hiding space in the car engine.

He didn't move.

He liked the vibrations of the car engine when we turned it on, and even when poked (gently) with a stick to get some action, he went to sleep.

I'm hoping he comes out tonight to hunt and leaves my car alone.

I'm hoping..........

We then enjoyed brunch of eggs, and smokey ham and toast and mushrooms (them not me).

The kids had a swim and it was a nice eventful day.

So back to the snake. We think it is the same one I nearly stepped on, while walking through the shed on Christmas Day.

I didn't blog about that, lest scaring my overseas readers from ever visiting our dangerous Australia!

We also think this snake skin is his!

He's obviously happy in his fancy new skin.

In my car engine.

GET OUT!

I can't believe the kids go back to school in just over 3 weeks! Where has the time gone?

Christmas done. New Year done.

Book lists not done as yet.

But I do have my new calendar ready to be updated.

I love this. It's the only thing that keeps my year organised.

It has spaces for The Hubbster and I, and the 3 kids. I write EVERYTHING there, and it helps me stay on top of things.

The Hubbster and I weighed ourselves this morning, ready for our health and fitness challenge.

As of today I weigh 71.7 kilos. The Hubbster weighed in with his boots on, so I scolded him and he'll check in again tommorrow.

I plan to update every Sunday, as I did with the Battle of the Blogger Butts last year.

And I am very determined!

2011 - A reflection

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:54:00 +0000

I can't believe the new year begins tommorrow.

2011 has gone so fast...I think as I get older the days and weeks go faster.

Which is kind of sad......

The kids go back to school in 3 weeks, didn't we just have Christmas?

I do love the end of the year, in some ways though.....it's a time of clearing out the fluff of the past year, of tying up loose ends neatly, and starting afresh in the new year.

I can remember feeling this way, this time last year.

I had alot of things I wanted to achieve..and unfortunately I am still seeking them.

We hoped we would be living in our house, we are closer, yes, but still have a little more to do.

And I remember posting about wanting to get back into health and fitness, which I did for one week until I seriously hurt my back.

These two goals are still very important to me....and beginning tommorrow I plan to focus on the fitness goal.

I have the Digital Parents Conference in Melbourne in March, and I want to be looking and feeling my best then. What a fantastic goal to strive towards.

It's so strange that I posted the exact same thing, last year, but the thing that gives me motivation is remembering how I looked and felt before we moved to the Farm and I was a total gym junkie......I loved it.

We have a gym opening right next door to my office, in January or February and I am so excited. One of the reasons why I stopped working out, was because we live out of town and I have to travel half an hour to get anywhere with a gym.

On my days off, I don't want to drive into town, and when I hurt my back, that basically stopped all exercise. So I haven't had a very good year in that respect.

But I know that I want to get fit again, lose some weight and strengthen my core muscles to support my back - if I don't do this, surgery may not be a choice but a definite.

And I don't want to go.....there......

So here's to a great 2012...with your dreams and mine coming true ♥ Thank you for supporting my little blog this year, I love every one of you.....

To finish my last post of 2011, in true Farmers Wifey fashion, I'll share some of my tweets.

I hope they make you smile ♥

Made the ultimate mummy sacrifice and took my daughter to the school disco instead of watching Greys Anatomy..oh the humanity...

Just vacumned the shed.

Bahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.....(don't look at me, I have no idea what this means?)

Had 4 baby guinea fowl escape from Alcatraz this morning, dug out of the cage. I'm calling one Clint Eastwood.

Post about cows. Only on Farmers Wifey.

Just looking at a picture of Brian McFadden pisses me off.

Gaga is a poor man's Madonna.

No bread here. I knew I should have asked for a breadmaker for Christmas.

I got a speeding ticket while 9 months pregnant and getting pizza.

Everytime I mention Justin Bieber my 5 year old blushes.

Santa underestimated the amount of wrapping paper needed and is compensating with computer paper.

We had a little spider and a frog in the shower, and my five yr old says wow we have wild animals in there.

Just bleached the kitchen.

I want my house finished so I can move out of the GODDAMN shed!

Goodness shoulder pads are in everyones closets. I'll send some of my mega 80's ones..

Just had a quite word to the post office lady, STOP BENDING MY FUCKING MAIL AND STUFFING IT IN THE POSTBOX. Now I have a bent calendar.

AHHHHHHHHH blardy husbands.

Holy crap.

Say effing what?

Gotta finish the housework so I can watch Dr Phil.

Impressed that son was dressed and ready for school at 6.30 am until I realised he's slept in his clothes.

Does wine help a sore throat?

I emptied the bins at work yesterday therefore I am the office bitch.

Over two years living in our shed while we build the house. Not sure whether to laugh or cry.

Just told my daughter not to cry over spilt milk. I'll just cry over my freshly washed tablecloth.

I hate this working two days in a row crap. I like being lazy at home.

Wish I had Nanny McPhees stick.

Came to work today for a rest.

Cried at a kids movie, daughter just rolled her eyes at me.

Why do I stay up late and drink wine when I'm so tired and should go to bed?

My 7 year old son just said to me "I need a moment" WTF?

I'm a slave to social media.

Made cupcakes with the kids, and now having a Mersyndol for the headache.

Just went walking with a friend in the rain and the mud..now my shoes are on the clothesline and I'm eating a muffin.

Happy New Year!

Little things make me Happy

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:21:00 +0000

My work is done.

My life is complete.

I've shared a Coke with Gavin, and Rebecca, and Danielle and Rodney.

Now, finally I get to share a coke....with myself......(insert smiley face).

New Babies ♥

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:24:00 +0000

Here are my 10 brand new guinea fowl babies!

Aren't they adorable?

I love their little stripy heads ♥ The mother was very kind and brought them to US, not like last year when we had to walk them up the driveway in the rain!

Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:21:00 +0000

Merry Christmas lovelies!

We have had a quite, stressfree Christmas, and it's been wonderful just to relax.

The kids have been swimming, we have slept in every day and we went to the Picnic Races today and we had an awesome time!

The only thing I forgot to buy during my Christmas Eve shop was toilet paper.

So we found the emergency stash!

And the most amazing present I received was a black and white photo from Tupelo, Mississippi where my idol Elvis Presley was born.....my darling Father in Law brought it back from his recent holiday and had it framed for me.

It means more to me than he will ever know....

Guide to a Safe Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:25:00 +0000

To my lovelies, Merry Christmas!

I am so blessed to have you in my life, albeit my online life!

It doesn't matter, because I appreciate every one of you ♥

As I am such a caring person, I wanted to send you a Christmas warning....

Taken directly from a news website, I must confess, with the best bits highlighted, it reads:-

Parents hurt by children's toys at Christmas

Adults eager to try out their kids' Christmas presents are being warned to take care, as paramedics brace for an influx of injured dads, mums, uncles and aunties.

NSW paramedics say they have traditionally received calls to treat children hurt by their presents.

But parents and other adults are increasingly sustaining serious injuries from playing with children's new toys.

Accidents include falls from scooters, bikes and trampolines and injuries suffered when a water slip 'n' slide ride goes wrong.

Other common injuries include adults stabbing themselves with screwdrivers when assembling new toys.

Alcohol is often a factor.

"Try not to mix alcohol and use of new toys, this is where adults usually come unstuck and they show the children how not to use the toy," the Ambulance Service of NSW said in a statement.

Falls associated with hanging Christmas lights and decorations can also cause major injuries.

So my advice is to wrap yourself in this, while you ride that scooter, so you stay safe over the Christmas break.

Image Credit

So Merry Christmas to you and I hope this litte doggie gets an extra special treat this year!

Missed it by THAT much.

noreply@blogger.com (Farmers Wifey) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:34:00 +0000

I'd like you to do something for me.

Put your thumb and index finger together.

Now move them apart about 1 cm.

THAT is how far we are away from finishing The Money Pit.

THAT is how close we came to moving in by Christmas.

THAT is how much patience I have left.

We have made steady progress most of the year, but we just didn't make it.

We now have a new goal which is March 2012.

There's not alot left to do. The toilets and taps, the light fittings, the ceiling fans and power points, the hot water system and last of all, the floors, which will be polished.

In the grand scheme of things, it's just a blip on the radar.

So work has stopped over Christmas, except for the ordering of the lights, fans, taps and toilets.

The painter has finished and has done a great job. It took 4 weeks to paint the inside.
Remembering that the house is 550 sqm.

So we are going to enjoy our 4th Christmas in the shed, knowing that it won't be long and we will be unpacking our things and moving into our dream home.

We are so happy with the skylights!

We have them in two of the bathrooms, the mud room, the kitchen and our walk in robe. See how bright they are!