STOP!
Put the bloody Commonwealth games back on....They forgot to give me my medal!
I have changed 5 Poo-ey nappies today!
Thats a Personal Best - and a World Record in the Hogan household.
Go on - play the National Anthem while I move my lips to look like I'm singing.
'Thankyou everyone, I could not have acheived this without the help of Lucy, my little friend Wil and some very strong bum wipes.....'
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Friday, March 24, 2006
The Shedley....
To even say those two words conjures up a huge amount of memories - some amazing - some interesting and some just down right deplorably cringeworthy (the name Short suddenly springs to mind.....)
Northern Light tonight are opening the "Wizard of Oz", and wow what a show it is.
I only got to see it from the really crappy TV in the top dressing room (more memories..) but it was still looking fantastic.
I was of course helping my mother with - yes - costumes.
A job that she very much loves and never tires of, although the remaining 5 members of her family seem to tire all too quickly.
Dont get me wrong, we all think that it is great that she has a hobby, a creative outlet, developed some wonderful friendships & is certainly not sitting at home waiting for "The Bill" to begin (does it ever end...?) - but it does get a little tricky when her whole life is consumed by them - her thoughts are consumed - the house - the car - her work - my house.....
Ahh but now it is all over, with her saying "thats the last show I'm doing"....for 6months - then its Grease, and then and then...
Well this wasnt meant to be a vent session - but it seems to have gone that way! Right well now thats out I shall move on.
The Shedley... Ahh my old stomping ground.
My early/late teenage years and also my early/late 20's, were spent in and around that building. So many years spent running up and down those concrete steps - with the same silly arrows that no one ever pays attention to!
So many years sliding down the banister to the (former) Brin Whiting Lounge, and sitting around the foyer eating huge triangles of pizza on the first Saturday show.... It all still makes me smile.
It doesnt really matter what show I go to see or am involved in, there is just something about the The Shedley that.... well softens my heart.
I just love being there.
PS Go see the show - and look out for the Lions Cape - I stitched those bloody flowers....
Northern Light tonight are opening the "Wizard of Oz", and wow what a show it is.
I only got to see it from the really crappy TV in the top dressing room (more memories..) but it was still looking fantastic.
I was of course helping my mother with - yes - costumes.
A job that she very much loves and never tires of, although the remaining 5 members of her family seem to tire all too quickly.
Dont get me wrong, we all think that it is great that she has a hobby, a creative outlet, developed some wonderful friendships & is certainly not sitting at home waiting for "The Bill" to begin (does it ever end...?) - but it does get a little tricky when her whole life is consumed by them - her thoughts are consumed - the house - the car - her work - my house.....
Ahh but now it is all over, with her saying "thats the last show I'm doing"....for 6months - then its Grease, and then and then...
Well this wasnt meant to be a vent session - but it seems to have gone that way! Right well now thats out I shall move on.
The Shedley... Ahh my old stomping ground.
My early/late teenage years and also my early/late 20's, were spent in and around that building. So many years spent running up and down those concrete steps - with the same silly arrows that no one ever pays attention to!
So many years sliding down the banister to the (former) Brin Whiting Lounge, and sitting around the foyer eating huge triangles of pizza on the first Saturday show.... It all still makes me smile.
It doesnt really matter what show I go to see or am involved in, there is just something about the The Shedley that.... well softens my heart.
I just love being there.
PS Go see the show - and look out for the Lions Cape - I stitched those bloody flowers....
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Question Time....
Ever get the feeling that your day was going to go the same way his did?
NAME: Don Music
BIO/STATS: A frustrated, wild-haired composer.
APPEARANCES: Sesame Street
FAMOUS FOR: Getting taken off Sesame Street for banging his head on his piano keys and setting a bad example for the viewers.
SPECIAL TALENTS: Banging his head on his piano keys.
Here a few multiple choice questions for you to answer......
1/ What reduced this 30 year old mother to tears this morning?
a) A tantrum throwing almost two year old when she was told off for kicking said mother while nappy was being changed
b) A sock
2/ What reduced this 30 year old mother to tears this morning?
a) An almost two year old who 'REFUSED' to put her shoes on
b) Toast
3/ What reduced this 30 year old mother to tears this morning?
a) The iron will of an almost two year old who wanted to eat cereal while standing on a chair at the kitchen bench
b) A chair
4/ What reduced this 3 year old mother to tears this morning?
a) An almost two year old who wanted to 'stir' the bowl of washing up water with a sharp knife, who then "fell" on the floor screaming, writhing and crying crocodile tears when she was told not to play with the knife
b) A ruler
5/ What reduced this 30 year old mother to tears this morning?
a) An almost two year old who wiped snot down said mothers clean top - and then threw a tantrum because she was told not to do that.
b) Milk
6/ What reduced this 30 year old mother to tears this morning?
a) A 30 year old mother who got so cross that she smacked the almost two year old on the bottom and left a terrible red mark of 4 fingers..........
b) the fact that all of this happened before 8.30am!
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Cancel all Search Parties.... I'm Back!
Wow what a long break.... Boy I've Missed you blogger!
This is just a shortie as my 2 year old blonde alarm clock has just woken up, bugger. She is currently shouting "Where you" - so I guess I had better go.....
I'll be back to write more about the Hogans exciting adventures later.
This is just a shortie as my 2 year old blonde alarm clock has just woken up, bugger. She is currently shouting "Where you" - so I guess I had better go.....
I'll be back to write more about the Hogans exciting adventures later.
Monday, January 23, 2006
ThirtyThirty
So in honor of both Jon's and my 30th Birthdays this year we decided to hold the second Bi-Annual degustation (http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Wine/wine_dictionary2.shtml)dinner.
12 pretty funky courses sampled by 14 pretty tanked friends.... Oh boy what a night we had. It certainly will go down in the annals of history.
We started this fine evening of eating at 5:30pm and finished at 1:30am... with 1/2hour in between each course.
And of course we had to choose one of the hottest days so far this year - just a meager 43deg!!
It was really great fun working in our kitchen while our monster of an oven was melting the grout in between the tiles!
This is what the menu contained: the shortened version...
*tom,must and ricotta tarts
*chicken pate, tom relish & lavasch
*Indonesian prawn soup
*pork & prosciutto mignon & balsamic pear
*crab,tom,dill pasta with wine, saffron sauce
*chicken,water chestnut wontons with satay sauce
*herbed whiting with corn salsa, garlic aioli (or Aerioli's)
*shin beef, shiraz pie with chips
*citrus sorbet (serving time: 10:30pm x 43deg heat x 15 bottles of wine = clitoris sorbet)
*rum,raisin pudding with vanilla cream
*Australian cheese
*almond rochers, bundy truffles, cointreau creams
It did seem a bit much for such a hot day, but it was all so good to eat that I dont think anyone minded...well actually the 18 bottles of wine may have had something to do with the 'I dont think anyone minded'!!!
Yes we were all pretty munted. And it was fantastic. We had opted for the 'no children' rule so that everyone could relax and it worked. Most people had to catch taxi's home. Just like the good old days.
There was plenty of talk of previous moots attended, sandblasts attended, conquests that we made and spews that we had. All the pre-requisite old-boy talk. Oh yeah there was also the ever wonderful " 'insert name of old boy' takes it up the arse" phone calls... these are just the best! Had to shut our doors and windows though... neighbours are a little close in these estates!
One young man - who is JUST out of his 20's - aka the chef - passed out at about 11pm!!! hee hee- which was pretty funny. He even had a quick chat on the white porcelain phone to god...
There were of course the obligatory group photo's with the drunk, passed out man, and then he never resurfaced till morning.
I do know that he is only holding up his own tradition - having spewed at his 18th, his 21st and now his 30th. He did comment that he is not looking forward to his 40th!
All up it was a farken good night, and Im sure there are 13 others round Adelaide that will agree...
Can't wait for the next one - 2008!
PS Thanks for our birthday prezzie!
12 pretty funky courses sampled by 14 pretty tanked friends.... Oh boy what a night we had. It certainly will go down in the annals of history.
We started this fine evening of eating at 5:30pm and finished at 1:30am... with 1/2hour in between each course.
And of course we had to choose one of the hottest days so far this year - just a meager 43deg!!
It was really great fun working in our kitchen while our monster of an oven was melting the grout in between the tiles!
This is what the menu contained: the shortened version...
*tom,must and ricotta tarts
*chicken pate, tom relish & lavasch
*Indonesian prawn soup
*pork & prosciutto mignon & balsamic pear
*crab,tom,dill pasta with wine, saffron sauce
*chicken,water chestnut wontons with satay sauce
*herbed whiting with corn salsa, garlic aioli (or Aerioli's)
*shin beef, shiraz pie with chips
*citrus sorbet (serving time: 10:30pm x 43deg heat x 15 bottles of wine = clitoris sorbet)
*rum,raisin pudding with vanilla cream
*Australian cheese
*almond rochers, bundy truffles, cointreau creams
It did seem a bit much for such a hot day, but it was all so good to eat that I dont think anyone minded...well actually the 18 bottles of wine may have had something to do with the 'I dont think anyone minded'!!!
Yes we were all pretty munted. And it was fantastic. We had opted for the 'no children' rule so that everyone could relax and it worked. Most people had to catch taxi's home. Just like the good old days.
There was plenty of talk of previous moots attended, sandblasts attended, conquests that we made and spews that we had. All the pre-requisite old-boy talk. Oh yeah there was also the ever wonderful " 'insert name of old boy' takes it up the arse" phone calls... these are just the best! Had to shut our doors and windows though... neighbours are a little close in these estates!
One young man - who is JUST out of his 20's - aka the chef - passed out at about 11pm!!! hee hee- which was pretty funny. He even had a quick chat on the white porcelain phone to god...
There were of course the obligatory group photo's with the drunk, passed out man, and then he never resurfaced till morning.
I do know that he is only holding up his own tradition - having spewed at his 18th, his 21st and now his 30th. He did comment that he is not looking forward to his 40th!
All up it was a farken good night, and Im sure there are 13 others round Adelaide that will agree...
Can't wait for the next one - 2008!
PS Thanks for our birthday prezzie!
Jon turns the big 30...
January 17th 1976 - a cute little red haired boy was born..... 30 years on and we still have a cute boy - just a little bit taller - and with a lot more skills.
Happy Birthday Jonnie! Here's to another 30 good years.
Christ that will make us 60.......................................................!
Monday, January 16, 2006
Whiiizzzzzz....
That my friends is the sound of this month whizzing by!
Jon is about to celebrate his 30th birthday tomorrow, and its 3pm and I still haven't bought him anything.... Eeeeeeek.
My only excuse for this is that I still feel like his birthday is 2-3 weeks away and I've got plenty of time. Sadly it is not. So I will soon have to go and do the male version of shopping and madly run around at 5:15pm hunting for the 'perfect gift'.
We have had such a busy year already, that I cant even think about events happening in the future cos I have so much to think about today!
In year which is only 16days old we have:
* had 3 family dinners
* made one wedding cake
* gardening working bee at Nan's
* had dinners/breakfasts/lunches with friends - several times!
* made one 50th wedding anniversary cake
* been to the pools twice
* been to the beach once
* painted and decorated Lucy new bedroom
* shifted 3 bedrooms round
* and catered for 150 people for all meals in 24 hours at the 24 hour show
Whew! No wonder jons birthday gift is the last thing to worry about.
One day I will slow down (this I have said for many years), I do know it will happen. Just not sure which decade.
Well must be off, as I also have to plan the 12 course dinner (for 15 people) we are having this saturday night in honor of jons (and mine) 30th birthday.
Jon is about to celebrate his 30th birthday tomorrow, and its 3pm and I still haven't bought him anything.... Eeeeeeek.
My only excuse for this is that I still feel like his birthday is 2-3 weeks away and I've got plenty of time. Sadly it is not. So I will soon have to go and do the male version of shopping and madly run around at 5:15pm hunting for the 'perfect gift'.
We have had such a busy year already, that I cant even think about events happening in the future cos I have so much to think about today!
In year which is only 16days old we have:
* had 3 family dinners
* made one wedding cake
* gardening working bee at Nan's
* had dinners/breakfasts/lunches with friends - several times!
* made one 50th wedding anniversary cake
* been to the pools twice
* been to the beach once
* painted and decorated Lucy new bedroom
* shifted 3 bedrooms round
* and catered for 150 people for all meals in 24 hours at the 24 hour show
Whew! No wonder jons birthday gift is the last thing to worry about.
One day I will slow down (this I have said for many years), I do know it will happen. Just not sure which decade.
Well must be off, as I also have to plan the 12 course dinner (for 15 people) we are having this saturday night in honor of jons (and mine) 30th birthday.
Sunday, January 01, 2006
EEwwww!
We are dog-sitting!
And up until now it was ok... I guess.
The dog is a Kelpie.
We have a blue heeler, so we know that these breed of dogs have a lot of energy. But this one takes the cake. Its like a nervous ball of energy all the time - wandering round and round and never just sitting or lying. It drives you insane after a while, and it does not help that we have wooden floors - so its click-click-click-click......
No wonder the owner always says "Your a fidget".
Let me tell you another thing: this is one well fed Kelpie. Wide Load is another good way of describing her. Im sure she gets fed all the good stuff at her house!
So sent with her for this weekend was one of those dog food 'Rolls'. Im not really sure what is actually in them - and Im not about to begin guessing either!
Now its very difficult to feed one dog this food and not let the other get at it, and seeing as we don't feed our dog anything other than dry biscuits - cos she has a pretty sensitive gut - you can probably guess what has happened.
Yes our dog ate some, and only just 10 mins ago she did some seriously bad explosive craps - INSIDE our house.
As most people know we have a toddler, so we are well accustomed to some really gross things - but this.....
All I can say is EEEWWWWWWWW!
Hmmm. Not so sure I'm into this dog sitting thing.
And up until now it was ok... I guess.
The dog is a Kelpie.
We have a blue heeler, so we know that these breed of dogs have a lot of energy. But this one takes the cake. Its like a nervous ball of energy all the time - wandering round and round and never just sitting or lying. It drives you insane after a while, and it does not help that we have wooden floors - so its click-click-click-click......
No wonder the owner always says "Your a fidget".
Let me tell you another thing: this is one well fed Kelpie. Wide Load is another good way of describing her. Im sure she gets fed all the good stuff at her house!
So sent with her for this weekend was one of those dog food 'Rolls'. Im not really sure what is actually in them - and Im not about to begin guessing either!
Now its very difficult to feed one dog this food and not let the other get at it, and seeing as we don't feed our dog anything other than dry biscuits - cos she has a pretty sensitive gut - you can probably guess what has happened.
Yes our dog ate some, and only just 10 mins ago she did some seriously bad explosive craps - INSIDE our house.
As most people know we have a toddler, so we are well accustomed to some really gross things - but this.....
All I can say is EEEWWWWWWWW!
Hmmm. Not so sure I'm into this dog sitting thing.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Seasons Greetings
Well I hope everyone has had a great couple of days - but thank goodness its all over for another year.
The gifts are all opened, the leftover food is slowly rotting in the fridge and the tinsel on cars now just looks tacky - & its only 4 days after the event!!
We had a good one though, and as with many children round the place - Lucy received way more than she will ever need.
I could get on my soapbox about the huge-ness of marketing, and that its not really about how many gifts you give - or if you are the first person to give gifts to the kids....??? (you know who you are!), But I won't. I think everyone hears it enough.
Before children, Jon and I were very Bah Humbug, but now we have conformed somewhat and it was a great delight to see Lucy enjoying her gifts to the full.
We also have ended the Chrissy Season with a family feud brewing...normally I would say great, bring it on. But this time I'm the one instigating it! Oh dear. Not very merry of me Im afraid.
Im sorry but I wont go into details here. Although those who know my family may well be able to guess who it is with. Hee Hee.
I also did two shifts last week at the greatest bakery in the world.... 26 hours in two days! One was a measly 6 hours, but the other was the full 20 hours. I started at 8am on the 23rd Dec and finished at 4am on the 24th Dec. Ouch! I was on triple time by the end of the shift - Which is now our holiday spending money... I say yah now but wasn't so excited at the time!
Yes it was the dreaded chrissy shift. And every year I swear I will NEVER do another, but this time I mean it!
I have even resigned from my position - for the third time. Pity they don't do farewell gifts/drinks there....
Im onto newer and better things.... My cake business at home, Fanciful Cakes. So if you need a cake - drop me a line!
The gifts are all opened, the leftover food is slowly rotting in the fridge and the tinsel on cars now just looks tacky - & its only 4 days after the event!!
We had a good one though, and as with many children round the place - Lucy received way more than she will ever need.
I could get on my soapbox about the huge-ness of marketing, and that its not really about how many gifts you give - or if you are the first person to give gifts to the kids....??? (you know who you are!), But I won't. I think everyone hears it enough.
Before children, Jon and I were very Bah Humbug, but now we have conformed somewhat and it was a great delight to see Lucy enjoying her gifts to the full.
We also have ended the Chrissy Season with a family feud brewing...normally I would say great, bring it on. But this time I'm the one instigating it! Oh dear. Not very merry of me Im afraid.
Im sorry but I wont go into details here. Although those who know my family may well be able to guess who it is with. Hee Hee.
I also did two shifts last week at the greatest bakery in the world.... 26 hours in two days! One was a measly 6 hours, but the other was the full 20 hours. I started at 8am on the 23rd Dec and finished at 4am on the 24th Dec. Ouch! I was on triple time by the end of the shift - Which is now our holiday spending money... I say yah now but wasn't so excited at the time!
Yes it was the dreaded chrissy shift. And every year I swear I will NEVER do another, but this time I mean it!
I have even resigned from my position - for the third time. Pity they don't do farewell gifts/drinks there....
Im onto newer and better things.... My cake business at home, Fanciful Cakes. So if you need a cake - drop me a line!
Monday, December 19, 2005
So little time - So much to do...
I really wish I had more time for blogging- and scrapping and craft and reading and all the other really great things there are to do when you are busy - (but nothing is appealing when you are bored.)
These last three days were certainly fun filled with everything tightly squeezed in one after the other.
To sum up I have had in the last 3.5 days:
*2 Family Dinners
*1 Christmas Carols - also get Lucy to rehearsals for her part in the nativity as an 'angel'
*1 Wedding Cake (to make and deliver)
*1 Engagement Cake (to make)
* A full house to spring clean before said family dinners
*1 Mums group lunch
*1 Friends dinner
*10 hour shift at work
*2 hours driving time to get to work
*1 Fruit and veg market to shop at for xmas
* Christmas presents to buy/wrap
*18 month old little girl to look after (tupperware & 2nd drawer contents currently all over kitchen floor!)
*And a partridge in a pear tree.......
Whew! No wonder days just disappear - and we get xmas card saying hope we can catch up more in 2006...
Oh yeah and in amongst all that I still have to make time to sleep, exercise and worry about what Im eating so that the scales at my weight watchers meeting say nice things to me....
New Years Resolution.... Slow down and enjoy life more.... HA!
Talk to me in 12 months - (which we all know will feel like 5months!!!!)
These last three days were certainly fun filled with everything tightly squeezed in one after the other.
To sum up I have had in the last 3.5 days:
*2 Family Dinners
*1 Christmas Carols - also get Lucy to rehearsals for her part in the nativity as an 'angel'
*1 Wedding Cake (to make and deliver)
*1 Engagement Cake (to make)
* A full house to spring clean before said family dinners
*1 Mums group lunch
*1 Friends dinner
*10 hour shift at work
*2 hours driving time to get to work
*1 Fruit and veg market to shop at for xmas
* Christmas presents to buy/wrap
*18 month old little girl to look after (tupperware & 2nd drawer contents currently all over kitchen floor!)
*And a partridge in a pear tree.......
Whew! No wonder days just disappear - and we get xmas card saying hope we can catch up more in 2006...
Oh yeah and in amongst all that I still have to make time to sleep, exercise and worry about what Im eating so that the scales at my weight watchers meeting say nice things to me....
New Years Resolution.... Slow down and enjoy life more.... HA!
Talk to me in 12 months - (which we all know will feel like 5months!!!!)
Friday, December 09, 2005
Life with Little Lucy Loo
Lucy loves to 'type', and given the opportunity she will sit and bang about on the keyboard for quite a while - which in 18 month old terms is a good 2-3 mins.... Here is an example from tonight;
,,, ,,, , ,,,fffffvfffff m f,z7i3we8i84e89ed5edsr ucivufyt c8i 0o -p po i9 u mcx , x .flglgptoyhhllg;ghgi hlgkgkmgm nvnvhvjh kk,kkjhhyjj jmv
What an intelligent young thing - I'll interpret... it says "my mummy is the best". Hee Hee
Well actually she is cause she always manages to press the right keys to bring up all those great keyboard shortcuts (of which I can never manage!!), but then gets frustrated that the keys wont type anymore. So she then reaches for the mouse (just like mummy does) and moves it around while saying 'click'!! Unbelievable hey?
Often when we are at home during the day the house will fall silent, and that is when I know I need to begin my room to room search and rescue. A search that involves rescuing the room that the door was left open to!
Most often she tries the door to my cake room, where she knows that I keep buckets of chocolate. Many a time I have found her in there stuffing as many choc buds into her mouth as she can - and then tries to grab handfulls too. We have a choc-o-holic on our hands!
Tonight the silence was DEAFENING.
No she wasnt in the cake room, but was in our room - nappy off - weeing on the carpet! Yah!
Ahh parenthood...
,,, ,,, , ,,,fffffvfffff m f,z7i3we8i84e89ed5edsr ucivufyt c8i 0o -p po i9 u mcx , x .flglgptoyhhllg;ghgi hlgkgkmgm nvnvhvjh kk,kkjhhyjj jmv
What an intelligent young thing - I'll interpret... it says "my mummy is the best". Hee Hee
Well actually she is cause she always manages to press the right keys to bring up all those great keyboard shortcuts (of which I can never manage!!), but then gets frustrated that the keys wont type anymore. So she then reaches for the mouse (just like mummy does) and moves it around while saying 'click'!! Unbelievable hey?
Often when we are at home during the day the house will fall silent, and that is when I know I need to begin my room to room search and rescue. A search that involves rescuing the room that the door was left open to!
Most often she tries the door to my cake room, where she knows that I keep buckets of chocolate. Many a time I have found her in there stuffing as many choc buds into her mouth as she can - and then tries to grab handfulls too. We have a choc-o-holic on our hands!
Tonight the silence was DEAFENING.
No she wasnt in the cake room, but was in our room - nappy off - weeing on the carpet! Yah!
Ahh parenthood...
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Perryn Samuel!
1.5 days old!!Hooray, My new nephew has arrived...finally.
Name: Perryn Samuel
Weight: 7 pound 8 (3440kg)
Length: 52cm
Born on: Thursday 24th November - 2:40pm.
He's is looking a little angry in this photo - but I think I would be too knowning from just where I had been and had now come to - via 'that' way!! EEwwww.
Anyway, we have just had a great weekend.
Lucy stayed at her Granny and Grandpa's overnight and all day today while Jon and I went up to Clare and had dinner at Neagles Rock with the Gringo and other great mates.
And Whew! what a meal it was. Makes me feel full just thinking of it. Absolutely delish.
There was also some great wine and some great JOKES, and dont let me forget the great amount of snoring (with 8 of us in the Gringo's two bedroomed unit) and the great amount of AGB's done the next day! What a fun night tho.
Well Im off to bed, and its only 10pm. Just shows you what a GREAT weekend does to a 30 year old body!!!!
Monday, November 21, 2005
Why are we waiting? We are suffocating...
Well my last post was on November 7th and I was saying that my future little nephew still hadn't poked his head out (eeewww that's gross!), and now its November 21st
and he still hasn't arrived!!!!!!!!!!!
Whats keeping you Perryn (his name when he is FINALLY born)?????
I think Adrienne is being induced on Wed this week, so by Thursday it should be definite.
Anyway life here in the Hogan household is all good.
Jon has just finished a mammoth month of working, spending most Friday nights and full weekends at the uni. I know that all the funtions went off without a hitch and everyone attending were most impressed with the food - I didn't expect much different really - as we all know what a great chef he is...
Our beach night last week was good and this time we were joined by kaz, james and will.
And by the way if you are looking for a council BBQ (either free or 20c) along the beach front - don't bother looking - just go to the ONLY one- which is at the West Beach sailing club (its a free one too).
After much searching up and down looking for the one Jon and I had bbq'ed at some time ago -
In jons memory it was only a short while ago and it was a council one- in my memory it was 9 years ago and we had bought our own!!!!!- we finally sat down to eat delish "McMummies" hamburgers.
We then walked to glenelg and back, partaking in Mc Sundaes. Yum.
Lucy and I also attended the TTG Christmas pageant, which was good fun. We caught heaps of lollies and waved at the strange people sitting in their tinsel covered trailers...it was just like being at the city one...
I am really excited about xmas this year - Lucy saw a lit up christmas tree the other day and was fascinated, Hooray only 33 more days to go....
and he still hasn't arrived!!!!!!!!!!!
Whats keeping you Perryn (his name when he is FINALLY born)?????
I think Adrienne is being induced on Wed this week, so by Thursday it should be definite.
Anyway life here in the Hogan household is all good.
Jon has just finished a mammoth month of working, spending most Friday nights and full weekends at the uni. I know that all the funtions went off without a hitch and everyone attending were most impressed with the food - I didn't expect much different really - as we all know what a great chef he is...
Our beach night last week was good and this time we were joined by kaz, james and will.
And by the way if you are looking for a council BBQ (either free or 20c) along the beach front - don't bother looking - just go to the ONLY one- which is at the West Beach sailing club (its a free one too).
After much searching up and down looking for the one Jon and I had bbq'ed at some time ago -
In jons memory it was only a short while ago and it was a council one- in my memory it was 9 years ago and we had bought our own!!!!!- we finally sat down to eat delish "McMummies" hamburgers.
We then walked to glenelg and back, partaking in Mc Sundaes. Yum.
Lucy and I also attended the TTG Christmas pageant, which was good fun. We caught heaps of lollies and waved at the strange people sitting in their tinsel covered trailers...it was just like being at the city one...
I am really excited about xmas this year - Lucy saw a lit up christmas tree the other day and was fascinated, Hooray only 33 more days to go....
Monday, November 07, 2005
Waiting...
Oh yeah,
Forgot to say that the Humphries family are all eagerly awaiting the arrival of our new little son, brother, grandson, great-grandson, nephew and cousin.
Hurry up bump... we want to meet you.
And mummy is sick of the tummy pains and false alarms....
Forgot to say that the Humphries family are all eagerly awaiting the arrival of our new little son, brother, grandson, great-grandson, nephew and cousin.
Hurry up bump... we want to meet you.
And mummy is sick of the tummy pains and false alarms....
Under Pressure
Am feeling the pressure to blog... only from myself though.
You know- your own worst enemy yah yah yah...
I feel like I have nothing of interest to put out to the big wide world but I'm sure that when I begin it will be good/ok.
We have decided that one night a fortnight will be beach night. We never spend enough time there and every year when summer ends we complain about it again.
So this year is pro-active year...
Last weeks jaunt was great. I had severe PMT so it was good to walk in the wind and have it blow all your anger away.
Could have done without all the flies though. Jons back looked like one of those yellow t-shirts from the nineties with all the flies on it- slogan reading "No flies on me mate!"
We had a home made pie and hot chips for tea (the salad I was making was almost thrown at the wall - refer to paragraph 4 - word no 9!).
We then walked from one jetty to the next - which was great - after hot chips. Walked off the guilt.
Then we had 'Heaven' ice-creams - return of the guilt... oh well, it was a great night anyway.
Stay tuned for the next enthralling installment of "Hogan's Hit the Beach".
You know- your own worst enemy yah yah yah...
I feel like I have nothing of interest to put out to the big wide world but I'm sure that when I begin it will be good/ok.
We have decided that one night a fortnight will be beach night. We never spend enough time there and every year when summer ends we complain about it again.
So this year is pro-active year...
Last weeks jaunt was great. I had severe PMT so it was good to walk in the wind and have it blow all your anger away.
Could have done without all the flies though. Jons back looked like one of those yellow t-shirts from the nineties with all the flies on it- slogan reading "No flies on me mate!"
We had a home made pie and hot chips for tea (the salad I was making was almost thrown at the wall - refer to paragraph 4 - word no 9!).
We then walked from one jetty to the next - which was great - after hot chips. Walked off the guilt.
Then we had 'Heaven' ice-creams - return of the guilt... oh well, it was a great night anyway.
Stay tuned for the next enthralling installment of "Hogan's Hit the Beach".
Friday, October 21, 2005
A Pox upon us all....
Have been in quarantine this week - as lucy has the dreaded chicken pox dum dum dum!
And what an exciting week it has been :( This is my poor darlings face....
Funny how is goes - when you are flat out all you want to do is stay home all day, in your jarmies, and do nothing.
BUT when you are forced to stay home and go no where near other people - it sucks like a....well to quote steve "it sucks like the monkeys choad"!
And we still have about 4 - 5 more days till she's not contagious... Yah!
Do you remember when you had chicken pox?
I had forgotten that unmistakable smell of Calamine Lotion, its crusty white goodness for itchy skin.
We are also using Pinetarsal, which is stinky-yellow stuff for the bath, it smells like old people, and looks like someone has done a wizz in the bath after they have downed 3 Beroca's!!!
What fun chicken pox is - those little spots venture everywhere.
When I had chicken pox, my two brothers had it at the same time...my poor mum you say.
Well she was actually in hospital having a breast reduction!
I think I should say my poor dad!!!
Anyway my whinge clock is chiming....
Gotta go and administer some drugs... peace for a few more hours!
And what an exciting week it has been :( This is my poor darlings face....
Funny how is goes - when you are flat out all you want to do is stay home all day, in your jarmies, and do nothing.
BUT when you are forced to stay home and go no where near other people - it sucks like a....well to quote steve "it sucks like the monkeys choad"!
And we still have about 4 - 5 more days till she's not contagious... Yah!
Do you remember when you had chicken pox?
I had forgotten that unmistakable smell of Calamine Lotion, its crusty white goodness for itchy skin.
We are also using Pinetarsal, which is stinky-yellow stuff for the bath, it smells like old people, and looks like someone has done a wizz in the bath after they have downed 3 Beroca's!!!
What fun chicken pox is - those little spots venture everywhere.
When I had chicken pox, my two brothers had it at the same time...my poor mum you say.
Well she was actually in hospital having a breast reduction!
I think I should say my poor dad!!!
Anyway my whinge clock is chiming....
Gotta go and administer some drugs... peace for a few more hours!
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Is it 3 O'clock yet?
Was at the park at the end of our street today, swinging Lucy on the swing - when I spied one of - you know - umm how do I put this - ummm... well lets say she was well short of her full picnic basket.
There is an employment facility nearby that employs mental and physical disabled people.
She was chatting to someone who was mowing their lawn.
I then noticed that she was walking away from lawn mower man, next second I hear her plastic bag rustling behind me...
'hello - do you know when the bus comes'
'no sorry - i have never caught it from here'
'I need to catch it at 3 o'clock - do you have the time of the minute?'
'Yes its 1:45'
'So how long to 3 o'clock?'
'one hour'
Awkward pause...
'Is it 3 o'clock yet?'
'Umm... no'
'Do you live here?'
'Yes up the street'
'So do you know when the bus comes - its coming at 3 o'clock'
'Is it nearly 3 o'clock?'
The giggles had begun...
'I tried knocking on all the doors - but no one answered - do you think they will call the cops?'
'To see if there was a bus soon?'
'Yes - but no one would tell me - is it 3 o'clock yet?'
'Its 1:50'
'So will it come soon'
'Im sure it will come soon - perhaps you should wait at the bus stop?'
'No its coming at 3 o'clock'
Very Awkward Pause...
'When did you work at (insert name of employment facility)?
'I have never worked there'
'Really'
'Well your lucky as they are all weirdo's who work over there'
'You dont say!'
Next she points at the play equipment...
'Leigh Grant played on this'
'Oh yes'
'Do you know him?' (all excited)
'Yes he is a friend of the family' (gotta have some fun..)
'Really - when was he here?'
'Last week'
'Really - he's not allowed to play on this is he? Is he chunky looking?'
'Im not really sure'
'Is it 3 o'clock yet? - I have to catch a bus'
'Ummm no.... its 2:01'
'So is it nearly 3 o'clock?'
AAARRRGGHHH!!
'Yes nearly'
'I had better go and wait at the bus stop then - I need to catch a bus at 3 o'clock'
aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!
There is an employment facility nearby that employs mental and physical disabled people.
She was chatting to someone who was mowing their lawn.
I then noticed that she was walking away from lawn mower man, next second I hear her plastic bag rustling behind me...
'hello - do you know when the bus comes'
'no sorry - i have never caught it from here'
'I need to catch it at 3 o'clock - do you have the time of the minute?'
'Yes its 1:45'
'So how long to 3 o'clock?'
'one hour'
Awkward pause...
'Is it 3 o'clock yet?'
'Umm... no'
'Do you live here?'
'Yes up the street'
'So do you know when the bus comes - its coming at 3 o'clock'
'Is it nearly 3 o'clock?'
The giggles had begun...
'I tried knocking on all the doors - but no one answered - do you think they will call the cops?'
'To see if there was a bus soon?'
'Yes - but no one would tell me - is it 3 o'clock yet?'
'Its 1:50'
'So will it come soon'
'Im sure it will come soon - perhaps you should wait at the bus stop?'
'No its coming at 3 o'clock'
Very Awkward Pause...
'When did you work at (insert name of employment facility)?
'I have never worked there'
'Really'
'Well your lucky as they are all weirdo's who work over there'
'You dont say!'
Next she points at the play equipment...
'Leigh Grant played on this'
'Oh yes'
'Do you know him?' (all excited)
'Yes he is a friend of the family' (gotta have some fun..)
'Really - when was he here?'
'Last week'
'Really - he's not allowed to play on this is he? Is he chunky looking?'
'Im not really sure'
'Is it 3 o'clock yet? - I have to catch a bus'
'Ummm no.... its 2:01'
'So is it nearly 3 o'clock?'
AAARRRGGHHH!!
'Yes nearly'
'I had better go and wait at the bus stop then - I need to catch a bus at 3 o'clock'
aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, October 07, 2005
Hey - long time - no post!
Well its almost been 1 month since I last sat down with 20-30 minutes spare to blog... Either time flies - or I have too many other things on the 'more important to do' list.
Well Im in my PJammers, and sitting comfortably so I shall begin,
mental block...
nothing funny springing to mind....
maybe I need to be in a hurry to be able to write something?
I guess I could tell about my really wonderful day of work at the greatest bakery in the world - and yes I do know that I quit 5 weeks ago - although my ex-bosses don't seem to understand the word.
So anyway when quitting 5 weeks ago, I foolishly said that if they needed someone to work desperately to give me a call and I would come in if I could...
Today was my 2nd friday shift - I only had 3 weeks off!
And as per usual it was a freaken shit fight from the minute I began till the minute I could escape.
The day I resigned there were 5 of us working the cream cake and mud cake section - this is how it progressed down hill from there....
Week 1; I left to pursue other things
Week 2 after I departed; Cara left having secured a job with her new qualifications - and good luck to her
Week 3 after I departed; Damien the supervisor of the section resigned having finally been given a long awaited position elsewhere
Week 4 after I departed; the new supervisor (1 day into the role) went out on STRESS leave!
Leaving only 1 personwho cant write on a cake and is a very slow decorator and is opening his own business in 3 weeks and is leaving then too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOD! The greatest bakery in the world just cannot keep good workers, and although I often say I don't know why, I certainly do after a shift there on a friday.
You seriously just battle all day - Its running out of mud cake (pretty important thing in a MUD Cake section) by 10am and the sponge/mud maker boy just shrugs...
Or its that orders for 3 tier iced wedding cakes are still being faxed thru at 12:30pm for saturday weddings!....
Or that the upstairs office girls swear they sent down a particular ribbon for a birthday cake on tuesday and 'if you cant find it then thats not my problem' (hey Im only there to help after all...)
Or that the volume of the radio has to be so loud to be heard over the noise of ovens, mixers, trolleys and 40 employee's that you cant even hear your mobile phone in your pocket..
It really wears you down by the end of the day. A shit fight.
They offered me the position of supervisor too, said they would pay me hansomely - how's $50 bucks an hour and a car sound??? hee hee- seeing there is no one else who wants to do the job. When I first got there this morning and was refreshed from 6 days away from the place I seriously thought about doing it. Was perhaps even having wishfull daydreams that I could be at work and jon stay at home and be a house husband... Hang on a minute now!!! Another 11 more hours of work sure cured that fancy....
So anyway the poor suckers down there are still working as I write - and probably will be there till midnight (they started at 5am) - hmmm why dont I want to keep working there?
Luckily I have a one year old to get into bed on time - otherwise I would of still been there to.
One of the bonus' of working there is that you walk around alot - and on my pedometer today I did 21,000 steps. Whew. And I resisted all temptations of mud cake off cuts.
Well I had better get this posted, and pop off to bed - hard day at the office and all....
Well Im in my PJammers, and sitting comfortably so I shall begin,
mental block...
nothing funny springing to mind....
maybe I need to be in a hurry to be able to write something?
I guess I could tell about my really wonderful day of work at the greatest bakery in the world - and yes I do know that I quit 5 weeks ago - although my ex-bosses don't seem to understand the word.
So anyway when quitting 5 weeks ago, I foolishly said that if they needed someone to work desperately to give me a call and I would come in if I could...
Today was my 2nd friday shift - I only had 3 weeks off!
And as per usual it was a freaken shit fight from the minute I began till the minute I could escape.
The day I resigned there were 5 of us working the cream cake and mud cake section - this is how it progressed down hill from there....
Week 1; I left to pursue other things
Week 2 after I departed; Cara left having secured a job with her new qualifications - and good luck to her
Week 3 after I departed; Damien the supervisor of the section resigned having finally been given a long awaited position elsewhere
Week 4 after I departed; the new supervisor (1 day into the role) went out on STRESS leave!
Leaving only 1 personwho cant write on a cake and is a very slow decorator and is opening his own business in 3 weeks and is leaving then too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOD! The greatest bakery in the world just cannot keep good workers, and although I often say I don't know why, I certainly do after a shift there on a friday.
You seriously just battle all day - Its running out of mud cake (pretty important thing in a MUD Cake section) by 10am and the sponge/mud maker boy just shrugs...
Or its that orders for 3 tier iced wedding cakes are still being faxed thru at 12:30pm for saturday weddings!....
Or that the upstairs office girls swear they sent down a particular ribbon for a birthday cake on tuesday and 'if you cant find it then thats not my problem' (hey Im only there to help after all...)
Or that the volume of the radio has to be so loud to be heard over the noise of ovens, mixers, trolleys and 40 employee's that you cant even hear your mobile phone in your pocket..
It really wears you down by the end of the day. A shit fight.
They offered me the position of supervisor too, said they would pay me hansomely - how's $50 bucks an hour and a car sound??? hee hee- seeing there is no one else who wants to do the job. When I first got there this morning and was refreshed from 6 days away from the place I seriously thought about doing it. Was perhaps even having wishfull daydreams that I could be at work and jon stay at home and be a house husband... Hang on a minute now!!! Another 11 more hours of work sure cured that fancy....
So anyway the poor suckers down there are still working as I write - and probably will be there till midnight (they started at 5am) - hmmm why dont I want to keep working there?
Luckily I have a one year old to get into bed on time - otherwise I would of still been there to.
One of the bonus' of working there is that you walk around alot - and on my pedometer today I did 21,000 steps. Whew. And I resisted all temptations of mud cake off cuts.
Well I had better get this posted, and pop off to bed - hard day at the office and all....
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Did you know Gullible has been taken out of the dictionary?
Here is what happened at Jon's work the other day:
Sharon (a cafe waitress) to Jon: "What are Chick Peas?"
(now for those who don't know Jon very well he can't resist throwing out that baited hook..)
Jon: "Well they are female peas"
S: "Huh?"
J: "There are female peas - called Chick Peas, and male peas - called Bloke Peas. The chick peas are ok for human consumption, but bloke peas are inedible and are fed to cattle.
S: (confused pause) "So what about the green peas then?"
J: "Well they are baby peas. When they reach maturity, there sex is decided - hence bloke and chick peas."
S:(pauses while digesting this marvel of nature) "Its all just too confusing" (and walks off shaking her head)
Jon and his co-worker could barely contain their laughter....
Jon was relaying the story to another worker a couple of days later, who then mentioned to Sharon that Jon was perhaps pulling her leg with the Chick Pea story...
Sharon replied to her that no he couldn't be lying as she had told friends at a dinner party the night before, about the Chick and Bloke Peas, and none of them had said that she was wrong - in fact they had all been impressed with her knowledge on the subject of peas....
Hee hee hee
Sharon (a cafe waitress) to Jon: "What are Chick Peas?"
(now for those who don't know Jon very well he can't resist throwing out that baited hook..)
Jon: "Well they are female peas"
S: "Huh?"
J: "There are female peas - called Chick Peas, and male peas - called Bloke Peas. The chick peas are ok for human consumption, but bloke peas are inedible and are fed to cattle.
S: (confused pause) "So what about the green peas then?"
J: "Well they are baby peas. When they reach maturity, there sex is decided - hence bloke and chick peas."
S:(pauses while digesting this marvel of nature) "Its all just too confusing" (and walks off shaking her head)
Jon and his co-worker could barely contain their laughter....
Jon was relaying the story to another worker a couple of days later, who then mentioned to Sharon that Jon was perhaps pulling her leg with the Chick Pea story...
Sharon replied to her that no he couldn't be lying as she had told friends at a dinner party the night before, about the Chick and Bloke Peas, and none of them had said that she was wrong - in fact they had all been impressed with her knowledge on the subject of peas....
Hee hee hee
Friday, September 09, 2005
Addicted.
I'm addicted to Hi-5!!
Its pretty serious, and has some very bad repercussions. Like wasting hours of my weeks, taking precious time away from Lucy, not attending to cakes that need baking (and that Im getting paid to make!), it makes my arse larger and my eyes squarer...
Lucy has gone to my sister in laws for the day, as I have four cakes for this weekend, and having a fifteen month old hanging off your legs all day makes it very difficult.
So I have been on my own since 9am - running around, baking cakes, making chocolate slats and doing all the things you need to do to decorate a cake.
And as per usual I watch (and maybe cry a little) Oprah at 2-3pm, at 3pm Hewi is on, who I hate but he is just background noise, and then Judge Judy is on at 3.30pm, which is when I normally turn the TV over to Hi-5 for lucy to watch while I have 30 minutes of 'free' time.
So today being on my own and all you'd think that I could just turn the tele off after Oprah and go right on with my cake making.... no! I found myself turning the channel to see what song they were singing at the start of the show and then SITTING down to enjoy it.
You see you gotta check out what funky outfits the girls are wearing, how cute Tim is looking, what stupid moves Nathan does, what jup jup steals from Kathleen....
Mmmm thats Bad!
(The worst thing is I forgot what Tims name was, and just went onto their homepage (no its not in favourites!) to find out and then started looking through their webpage, its pretty good.)
I have also found myself on days when Lucy is home and she is watching Hi-5, sitting down to enjoy it with her. This is generally when she decides she has had enough and wanders off to find something else to destroy and I just sit there still watching.
According to Oprah, you need councelling if you have an addiction, wonder if there are any that specialise in this field?
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