My number one girl at work today

Well today it's my first girl's birthday......I thought I would say a little about her coming into this world.
Firstly the Dr thought that she was a growth, remember in those days there wasn't the tests that is available today and any test I had, had come out negative.... so the day I was booked in for a curette in the hospital the Dr. rang and told me to come in and have one more final examination. from that he told me I think you are pregnant and we better cancel the op......so my girl nearly would have been an abortion...my gosh what a tragedy that would have been.......I was over the moon...so after not having my monthlys for four months..I was so relieved and happy to be having another baby, Leo our youngest was 4 so I was really ready. George and I were both hoping for a girl after having 2 boys ...but if it was another boy that sounded ok as well, but to have a girl was our dream.
The pregnancy went well.....for some reason my due date could never be established and about two weeks before Katie's birth...for some reason that is still a mystery to me..my Dr told me one day that he could not deliver me as he found himself to emotionally involved !!!!! and that he had booked me with the best specialist in town....so bewildered off I went....He, the Specialist charged me so much to see him which was out of our range.....so from there I ended up in K.E.M.H...... It was all very confusing to me and scary actually as you know you kind of need to develop a trust in your care with the upcoming birth...well I did anyway.  BUT IT WAS A BLESSING IN DISGUISE !!! and who would have known, only Heavenly Father.....I needed to have a amniothentesicst (can't spell it) but it's where they take fluid from around the baby to determine how far along I was... she was laying on my back so her back was on my back, head not engaged.....bit of a harder labour was in store for me...but I was immediately booked in to have my waters broken...and off I went, pretty intense from the start.....I was asked if I would like to try a new drug through the mask and OF COURSE I SAID YES  !!!! PLEASE...  I THINK I MIGHT HAVE BEGGED.....ohhhh it worked very well, so much so that I wouldn't let go even after Katie was born... could do with some of that stuff now at times !!!
When Katie was born she had the cord wrapped around her neck three times and she wasn't breathing...I remember a bell being rung and within minutes she was surrounded with Dr's etc..... she ended up being fed artificially for 7 and a half minutes before she actually took her first breath......George and I both had a spiritual experience at the same time where we had to agree to something before she actually took her first breath......now can you see why I needed to be at K.E.M.H.  she would not have survived...had I gone to Osborne Park where I was booked in...well she probably would not have survived...she needed the expert treatment that was ready and available in that minute and for someone to pursue with the LONG artificial breathing........She was our miracle..she spent 7 days in the special Nursery there...and guess who was in the same Nursery at the very same time...Court.... her Husband to be. We called her Kathlene after her beloved Grandmother Kyros,  each time I was with her in the special Nursery in Hospital....(Having your baby beside you in the room had just come in).....but not for me...as she was still under observation.....I would sing "I'll take you home again Kathleen" with tears running down my face...There was to be more drama as her blood was different then mine and apparently some of hers spilled into mine and I set up anti bodies to reject her and she was to have a full blood transfusion....but again after many blood tests and on day 6 the final one before the transfusion her blood started doing whatever it needed to do.....this is how it was explained to me by the Doctor.
 George was over the moon he adored his little girl. He put a request on the radio for the song called "A little ray of Sunshine has come into the world" says it ALL really... He would bring me something special each time he came into hospital such as oysters Kilpatrick, flowers anything I wanted really...this was the first child that he saw being born.....I appreciated the special treatment...of course !!! After all the pain....You who have given birth know what I mean.

Happy Birthday

Tomorrow it is My Katie's birthday....the girls and I surprised her and took her out to Pa's for a morning tea....it was so lovely just sitting there and listening to their talk and being together.....I had a tear in my heart as it was the first time we got together without our Naomi...and I really missed her there was a gap in our circle.
I'm having a problem with posting any photo's and I'm not even sure that this will post either so here goes.

Naomi's gift

Today we received a parcel from Naomi...it was sooo wonderful as it felt like she was right here with us...in the box was this wonderful little statue ....it's called Spirited Child ...nurtured by your loving care......I assumed that it was for little Naomi as they have a special little bond being her namesake....When I asked Naomi she said Mum have you read the little card"...."No" I said and I quickly opened it...This is what it read....To Mother This reminded me of me! Happy Birthday Love ya Naomi.....I was thrilled, I love it and it does really remind me of her....came on a good day for me....She told me that she wanted to draw a face on it,  I'm sssooooo glad that she didn't..Vanessa said that she wished she had as she said that would have been sssooo Naomi....yes thats true, still glad that she didn't though.

This is my little collection of my friends the one with the book was from my friend Gayle and it is my very first Willow Tree ornament ever...it was the piece that helped me fall in love with Willow Tree....the other two are from my Christmas Collection.....and looks good at any time off the year.

Unusual 2 weeks

I have been doing so well.....except for the last two weeks, where I've become quite intimate with the littlest
room in our home...anyone's home really....and it's not the pantry !!!!!
A friend told me to drink rice water...that went well till I stopped so far I have gone through 2kg of rice....which couldn't be used for anything else as it was so stodgy ....enough of the nether end...I do feel a lot better..so hopefully each day will get better from now on.... hopefully !!!!
I am always grateful for the health I have when I think of some others....

Grandma's Brag Wall

This is all of us.......We had photo's taken before Naomi, Luke and Manly left and every group photo someone was either looking away or down or eyes closed..etc... I thought what to do...... I wanted a photo of all of us as we are now....So we came up with this idea under each of the girls wedding photo we put a photo of how they are now plus Tony and I , Leo, Jack and his boys. I picked out some lovely silver frames that would have gone very nice but I was missing one.....tried different shops but they had everything but the one frame I needed......so I settled for these white ones...they look allright don't you think....

Dust Dust !!!!

It's everywhere !!!! totally covers my car and unfortunately I had a window open and it was on my bed coverings and books.......and we're only 1 week in, another 5 to go...I can even feel it on this keyboard.....

It's funny the man that stands on the corner with the STOP and SLOW sign ...is like our personal guard...I went out this morning and when I came home he comes over and tells me that someone came over in a red car something to do about gas....and he told him that he had just missed me by half an hour and he didn't know when I would be coming back. Try tomorrow !!!!! I thought what can I write about that and I have to say it's left me speechless....not in a bad way of course...

My own roller

To all the little men in my life....Grandma has her own Roller and she parks it right beside her wall.....You can come over and have a ride anytime....Papa knows how to drive it !!! Papa can do anything he is so clever.....I'm a lucky girl !!!


It's sad to see that each night people come along and take the hats that are placed around......the workmen told us that it happens everywhere they go...sad hey !!!!! How can people justify this, I don't know...no matter how one looks at it, it is stealing.
Found out that there is going to be an island in Fairfax and two on either side of Fairfax rd, in Blanchard rd.... I suppose that will be good.

up and down our street

If you can see the pegs you can see how close the road may come to our yard.....We figure that the Electrical pole will be moved......the works will go on for 6 weeks.....long time hey!!! .luckily the road works stop just before our drive way....

Little power bugs

I have thought much of Manly, Jake and Kobi and have wished that Anthony was that much older.....I would have taken some chairs outside and sat and have them watch these little dynamo's...it was noisy and Hector nearly drove me insane with his barking.....but our corner is having some roadwork done on it...we are thinking maybe a roundabout...which will be quite close to our fence line.....oh well I don't really care, as this would definately slow down the traffic along this road...which is becoming a busy one.......

Been ill but hopefully back on the road to recovery.......well that's not a positive attitude I am on the road to recovery....

A bit of a scare !!!

Imagination or not I know what I felt and the feeling of flee was very evident..... I thought I would take Hector across the road and as I haven't been feeling the best I thought I would just throw the ball and sit on my log..
It's so lovely, as the early morning rays of light shine through the trees and I find myself in grateful prayer.
But this morning a young chap in black about 25ish on a bike came along on another path...saw me and started to cycle onto another path...I had a strange feeling about him and remembered that a woman of about 65 had had a yucky experience in the Cemetery last week as she was in prayer and grieving at a graveside,  it was explained in the local paper this way......her description of him was what this man looked like....anyway I watched him only to find that he had turned around and was watching ME !!!!! I started walking back to the road ....leaving the tennis ball as Hector hadn't picked it up...I prayed silently that Hector would not run away or worse to him..I called him and he came straight to me....as did the man on the bike......I had a feeling of panic and a feeling that this man was up to no good....... he told me that I had left the ball behind and was I going to get it...no I said it doesn't matter and just carried on walking....... I thought don't cross the road to your place, so I walked as if I lived somewhere else....all along feeling that he was following me from the bush side....... I sighed a breath of relief when I got to Rebeccas........ she took me home in her car, but we went a different way to my home.
Still feel a bit creepy........ Feel sad as I don't think I can go back to that spot for awhile to let Hector run around.

It's the shade for me !!!!

I've taken Hector for a walk across the road in the bush early in the mornings.....I'm loving it and obviously he does as well, I let him of the leash and he usually stays pretty close by.....but not this morning there were two Kangaroos close by where we were walking and away he and they went......I thought he will just come back when he has done his thing....which he did but it was across the road stopping the traffic....oh my gosh what to do!!! if I call him he could get run over so I just closed my eyes and hoped for the best !!!!! eventually the cars went and I called and he came running up to me so joyfull, I didn't have the heart to get angry....what use anyway he wouldn't have a clue what he has done wrong......
Then another day it was soooo hot and we were out in it...we couldn't find Hector anywhere, we called and called out to him and there he was sitting in the shade...wise little guy.
He is out of sorts at the moment as we have banned him from sitting on the lounge where he loves to look out from the front window....now when we go out I hear him whimper and whatever....because he can't see me........goodness me am I sounding like a a a dog lover !!!! not me I never have been dog crazy...but when I read it it sure sounds like I could be...

Aunty Naomi

Aunty Naomi was at my Birthday Party as well....although Pene looks a little younger here...... It was important....that Pene got her duddle duddle.... from her...Pene is rich with Aunties surrounding her...they all love this little pocket dynamo.

Going Going Gone

Little Anthony just loved the bouncey castle...and when no one was looking except Grandma he climbed in and into the balls he went....

Well that was fun...and here I am again ready to do it all again...Nic said of all the toys they have ever gotten the kids this bouncey castle has brought them the most fun.......they play in it for hours including this happy little fella....ooohhh the little darling..xxx

Lacey

As you saw before Pene in Manly's clothes and her going to work outfit !!!!! and then there is Little Lace in her little high heels...as confident as ever in walking.....and as about adorable as you can get....
 I'm a happy girl as I have the Picassa working with the blog again....Have no idea how..as it just did it's thing all by itself..... oohhh so happy

I can't

She had more then two candles on her cake and after blowing out several she looked up and shook her head and said "I can't no more" there were many just waiting to blow with a little bit of spit !!!!!! aghhhh

PENE IS 2

Here she is dressed in her favourite outfits ........first in Manly's baketball outfit and then in her Dad's hazard jacket.... well it was her birthday and she was allowed to dress how she wished.

So cute to see the two little girls Lacey and Pene......Looking at her present which was a Bouncy Castle......all had fun in it...it will be great during the winter months as it fits under their verandah......
Hector was not invited.... but he is the biggest scape artist possible...we can't believe how he gets out of our yard.....but he does and he did.....so he came to the party as well....not by invitation.
Today I took him for a walk and played with him with the ball ...then a bit of housework.......and of to finish my food shopping.......Tony and I put a large block of concrete in the area where we thought Hector got out.... I came home about an hour or so later and no Hector...I rang Nic and he was there....Sione picked him up on the street not far from our home, when he was on his way home from work.....oh my gosh !!!! where is this dog getting out.....  Twice more he got out. this afternoon......once found in the bush across the road......
When Tony came home we pretended that we were going out and then went outside to see him escaping.......which was between two bits of roofing sheets that were on the bottom part of the fence line.....hopefully it is fixed now but he is a determined little fella....

Drawing that we didn't want !!

We have a lovely grey wall outside that someone has taken advantage off and grafited( can't spell it) on...Caleb kindly cleaned it off for me.......what a shame that people take advantage.....But good on my boy for the clean up.

For Manly

Sunday dinner the kids were all waving and saying hello to Manly...I promised that I would send him the photo.....we miss you Manly....Peni says I wear your clothes everyday.....and thats all I want to wear is Manly's baketball shorts...Mummy is worried that people will mistake me for a little boy.....But Grandma says ..."Not likely with my pretty face, big brown eyes and long hair"

Andre's Funeral

We just came back from the Funeral of a wonderful man, whom we worked with in the Temple, I have to write something as it has motivated me to be a better person.
We just loved him he was such a character, always with a smile and such a sense of humour.....most of us who serve together all had a story to tell of something funny he had done to us.
I'll give you an example of his character...the Stake Pres. and his family went on a long holiday, on his return there was a large For Sale Sign with Sold on it in his front yard....You can imagine the shock they got when they pulled up in their front yard....Pres. Pemberton had a feeling that he knew who it was who might have done that....yes of course it was Andre ......He  had gone to the Pemberton's next door neighbour and asked him if he would join in on a practical joke...... So when the Pemberton's drove into their yard the neighbour was sitting on his fence with a grin from ear to ear....... Pres. Pemberton asked Andre well did you get a good price for our house...Andre replies yes I did, but you only made $20 handing him the note......that is the sort of character he was......apparently he did not have an easy childhood.....yet he was able to turn his lives experiences around and truly lived a life of service and happiness.....
The Chapel was full to the very back of the Hall......and his funeral was one of great Tribute and Love.
We feel blessed to have known him and his beloved wife.....who will miss him greatly...she had so much grace today and peace surrounded her.....even though he was taken within 5 minutes and it was totally unexpected.
I wish we could all be a little less serious and have more of that kind of cheekiness in our lives....the kind that brings a big smile to ones heart and a jolly good laugh...actually that is the type of humour I do have.....and am never upset when someone plays a trick on me.

Great Slide

Today being a Public Holiday we had Caleb and Jacob sleep over last night....We have this great little mount of sand across the road....yes you would be right in thinking that much goes on across the road for us...it's so much more then a resting place as half of the site is still bush etc.....Vanessa, Ady and Maya came as well... Tony had this great cardboard and cut it up to workable sizes.....Little Maya was sssssssssssooooooo funny  ..Papa told her to lean back on the board so she totally layed down thats her laying flat on her little bit of cardboard on the top on the hill and then cried because nothing was happening....Vanessa and Tony kept calling out wiggle your bottom Maya wiggle your bottom !!!!!!!! after that didn't work she was given a little push...she whimpered all the way down and then got up at the bottom and then ran up to do it all again laughing !!!!
Everyone had a go even Vanessa and Tony....thats Jacob going down  as well..... lot of fun !!!!

NO CAMERA !!!!

We were in the car going to Cicerellos  for fish and chips this afternoon and about half way there I remembered my camera...... my dear Tony said "Do you want me to turn back"  the little love...just LOVE THAT MAN !
of course I said no.... but I was sad as I just love taking the shots !!!! anyway we were so surprised at the amount of people still eating lunch as it was about 2.30ish...but they were probably like us..jobs to do in the morning ..like Tony hanging up the recent photo's of our family, and me....mowing the lawn which is so easy with an electric mower.... not doing the edges though as the whipper snipper is not electric and there is no way I could ever start that thing....
It was so cool at Fremantle....the Fremantle Doctor was in....I can remember living in Brentwood and people used to say "Hope the Dr. comes in early today" I used to wander what on earth they were talking about...WHAT DR. AND WHAT IS HE GOING TO DO ? Anyway I soon found out the benefit of the Dr as it was such a wonderful cool breeze, that we all came to love.
Back to Cicerrellos, I think it must have changed hands from Italians to Asians as that is who was behind every counter...and 80% of it's clientele....for me I didn't think the fish and chips were as good as before...will have to try it out again someday.
We then drove along the beach all the way to Hillarys'...we stopped and watched kite surfing about 40+ in the air, gosh they go out so far...I thought what if the wind dropped and then they would have to swim all the way back or worse a shark..but it was wonderful to see...oh where was my camera !!!!! we also saw wind surfers, fascinating on how fast they can go....there would have been a time when I would have tried that...now I would be just a joke !!!!
One chappy who didn't seem very confident on his Kite Ski and was probably new at it, was dragged along without his ski for about a Kilometer or more on the sand...
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We came home and then took Hector for a walk in our bush...well part of it belongs to the dead, we are now able to let Hector go without a leash..... He really is a great little dog...good for us we feel like we have another child without the nappies and the crying....

Sleepy me

The night before last...our dog started to bark it was about 11 p.m. ...so because of our incident I tend to take an over anxious interest....eventually I have to get up and look around inside...of course not expecting anyone !!!!! but I just have to just in case...Tony sleeps through everything and I hate to wake him as his days are so busy and I have noticed that he is tired...anyway nothing is there...but I'm awake and I can tell that I probably won't just drift of....so I took a sleeping pill...as I was about to join those in slumber land..Hector starts to bark again and just wouldn't stop...so up I get and I notice that the front door is open !!!!! boy did I yell out to Tony and he sure jumped out of bed...he grabs the torch and of we went ..no not we.... he went... I stayed hiding with my head out of the corridor..just in case I had to save him.!!!! he said no nothing is there..so we went back to bed..he said the door must have opened due to the wind as the flyscreen was still locked ...ok I said he is asleep within a minute....NOT ME I lay there thinking, thinking, was the key still in the flyscreen door   ...was the laptop still where it should be...etc etc... so what else can one do but go and check these things out ..now I'm fully awake again.........yes the key is still there ..yes the laptop is still there and all seems as it should be..hmmmmmm she thinks better take another sleeping pill as I am fully awake and it is way past midnight.......Well I sure slept...most of the following day as well..I just could not wake up and when I did all I could think of was putting my head down again...even last night at the Family History Centre..I was hanging out to get home and go to bed.....today I feel better but I could go down and have a little kip!!!!!!
Yesterday during the day...out of nowhere the front door opens all by itself...think something is up with the lock...No we don't live in a haunted house. I noticed that a little part of the door latch has come off.

It is very exciting to do your Family History...thanks to Sue I am back in the 1400 on two of my lines...AMAZING isn't it.

Then a rainbow

Immediately after there was a rainbow, so I knew the rain had passed over.....sadly the heat is back today and the humidity is way up, the temp. here yesterday according to my car was 45 deg. I can't remember it ever being this horrible for so long...or is it that I am getting older.

10 minute downpour

Yesterday we had a storm come over here with the loudest thunder I have ever heard.....the rain pelted down and came out of vents that I have never seen it come out of before ..... Poor Tony had to go on the roof to clear some debris from the gutters.....we were lucky as some buildings were really hit hard and still have their electricity cut off. Actually the rain was much harder then I managed to capture as it had slowed down by the time I got my camera out.

Not sure what is going on with my blog as I can no longer download my pictures the way I have always done plus I can longer get the curser to go where I want it to go....frustrating!!!!!!!