I got a text from work yesterday asking me could I do an overnight today, into tomorrow which is my day off, which was funny because I just had four days off sick during the days I should have been working.  And to make it even better, I worked my 2 days off prior to going sick also, and am thinking maybe I should make this a habit, as it's far more lucrative to be off with salary when supposed to be working, and getting extra payments on days off.  Just satin' - although it would have to be without the wry neck - I'd go to work over that any day!

So anyway, I've been somewhat AWOL lately on this blog, because it's just so hard to be bothered.  There's work, and when I'm at work I'm working - well or Facebooking, or chatting, or, or... I think I just reasoned my way out of my own excuse... And when I'm at home I'm obviously far too busy to blog.

After my awesome weekend in Noosa I worked the next two of my six days off, followed by actually having two days off (I was exhausted) when I managed to get the Christmas tree up - saved by my amazing husband who drove up to Bribie to get the Christmas decorations knowing how much I was looking forward to doing it - and also knowing that I had completely forgotten they were there!  I must also give credit to my mother in law who reminded him that they were there!

On my last day off (Thursday) I woke at 0450 by moving funny and 'putting my neck out' which for me means a sort of grinding pop and searing pain.  Kurt, being the best husband, called his work and cancelled his shift for the day to look after me.  He then waited on me hand and foot for the day, bringing me everything I wanted whenever I either yelled or texted him!  I was pretty impressed :)

After spending two days in bed, on Saturday I was able to move around more and begin to potter around the house, and my last two days (there are a lot of two days in this post) I was just working on getting back to 'normal'.

And then, of course, I got called in for another overnight and am now in a hotel having flown one whole 1.5h sector to get here.  It's tough being me.

Oh yeah, and tomorrow I just pax back to Brisbane in the morning.  Nice one :)

So there you have it, my life in a nutshell.  Ooh yes, also today I gave Lily a haircut, having bought a pair of (very expensive) clippers on EBay.  She was relatively good until towards the end when she began to freak out so she is now mostly done with just a little clean up to do on her feet and ears tomorrow!  She does look cute though :). No pics til I get home.

That's all for now, I have to go play Clash of Clans while waiting for Kurt to finish work so that I can say good night (cue: aaaawwwww)

Christmas is almost here!

Lily helped me put up the tree

  

The finished product!

(gated so that Lily doesn't eat it)

Noosa

After three weeks of getting up early, my body clock is determined to keep it going.  While waking at 5 on holiday isn't ideal, it does give me time to sit alone on the balcony in the still-fresh warmth of the morning and listen to nature undisturbed .  Humans do a good job of adding their noise to the world and even now as I type a car has driven past and spoilt my morning.  How very dare it.

There's a bird's nest perched precariously on a tree outside the apartment window - with absolutely no shelter from the elements, so one wonders what it was thinking.

Having had three very busy weeks at work, I was then rostered six days off, so decided to go away for the weekend with my friend, Hana.  We're up at Noosa, and she's still fast asleep.  Mind you, I think she went to sleep much later than I did, as I fell asleep half-way through Godzilla.

We drove up on Friday and had a gloriously relaxing afternoon by the pool, topped off with takeaway pizza and a movie.  Yesterday we started off nice and early to go to the Noosa farmers' markets, which were small but quite pleasant, and I had a nice breakfast there of fresh crepes.  Hana had some strange unpronounceable cocktail of vegan origins and a vegan protein ball.  I'd choose lemon & sugar crepes any day!

After this, we went to the beach, and being quite a concerned human being, as human beings go, regarding the sun, I sprayed lots and lots of sunscreen (factor 50) on before we left, also ensuring that Hana did the same.  Once at the beach I re-sprayed multiple times - but apparently that was my first mistake- spraying, that is.  So I have some nicely reddened patches which hopefully won't peel, and today will be using proper old fashioned slap on sunscreen.

(making Lily in the sand)

Once thoroughly burnt, we came back to the apartment for lunch and then proceeded to our next event - a 60 minute remedial massage at the Noosa Spa.  It was so good, I wished it would never end!

Today we're starting early - hopefully - if Hana wakes up - and heading off to the beach (with proper sunscreen) to have a final swim before going back to Brisbane at lunch time, after which I'll pop on my uniform and fly off into the sunset...

(staying protected from the sun at the pool)

Every day

Wall-E, for Dad

His little plant's green border comes off, but I think I'll leave it on to protect it, for now.  His head swivels, arms slide back and forth, claws rotate and of course the tracks work too.

Plus, Here's a view of his 'space' with the plant inside.

September

September, where did you go?

30 days, and over so soon.  So many things happened, and I barely seem to have had time to breathe.  Most importantly, of course, there was my birthday, the 18th.  Since then I haven't stopped, even today when I planned to be home, I got called off reserve.  Okay, I still know I shouldn't make plans on reserve!  I didn't make actual plans, just 'do nothing' plans.

Yesterday I got back from Canberra after three days there - and my last two birthday presents arrived from Ireland!  One parcel from my mother, and another from my sister.   Both awesome.  So, whoever claims that birthdays only happen once a year is wrong.

I also got a chance to build the final part of Kurt's present:

I also got a model of Wall-E but I'm not sure where he is.  Probably somewhere very very safe.

Smalley (otherwise known as Lily) was enthusiastically welcoming to me yesterday - making me feel very loved!  She is quite a stalker and follows at my heels every time I move in the apartment - often so close I can feel her little cold nose on my calves.

She's booked in to get a haircut tomorrow - maybe we'll be able to even those legs out a little.

In other news, we are building a house!  Yes, this is news, this is very new news, in August, we were not building a house.  We were not planning on building a house, and now we are, so call us crazy but there you have it.

Having become more and more unhappy with the new onsite managers at our apartment complex, we decided that yes we probably could afford the bare bones of a deposit, and to look more seriously at places to live.  In fact, Kurt announced wanting to have another look at display homes (We also did this six months ago and decided it could never happen ever.  Okay, I exaggerate, maybe one to two years down the track.) just before my birthday, so on the morning of the 18th, after opening my presents, we went down the coast to start looking.

By the end of the weekend we had a block of land.

And by the end of the last weekend we had the house sorted out.  I definitely think we are crazy now.  How did that happen?

The land is still a construction zone, and is due to be registered with the council in November.  I got a good view of it today as we were on final for Runway 14:

Our part isn't built on yet, and it doesn't have roads on either, so it's part of the dirt-coloured bit.  They have to have all the roads completed before registration - so hopefully we will see it change quite a bit over the next few weeks.  It's only a very little block of land - as is usual for all of these new "people factory" developments, but we have one of the larger ones in the estate and will at least have about 6m by 15m of garden.

All going accordingly to plan, we hope to start building after Christmas!  And perhaps we will get to move in mid to late 2016...  *crosses fingers*

Guest Post

Mummy and Daddy don't love me any more.  I'm pretty sure of this because I haven't seen Mummy in 2 days and Daddy just locked me up without my bed again.  This upsets me because I can see my bed on the other side of the room and he only left me 2 towels and 4 of my toys which isn't OK because I wanted one of the ones he didn't give me.

I'm needy like that.

Also, my favourite toy is an awesome white nylon bone with a tasty jerky filling which if I chew and chew and chew I might manage to get to some time next millenium.  This is another reason I'm sure my parents hate me because they keep taking the bone away from me after I rattle it on the tiles too much.

And then Daddy looks at me like this:

He's a lot taller than me.

I lost my new treat ball under the TV stand yesterday and Mummy didn't get it out before she left to go to work and that was cruel too.  

I like licking toes to say hello, and when Mummy or Daddy let me out of my crate I lie on their feet to say hello.  If they ignore me, I wriggle under their feet so that they HAVE to pat me.

And then Mummy looks at me with a 'OMG how are you so sneaky' face and I just smile back.

Here's another thing.  Mummy gives me a bath ever so often.  I don't really like getting wet but she keeps doing it.  And sometimes she submerges herself in water too!  I'm not sure this is a good idea so I whimper at her a little to make sure she knows that I care, and I make sure I check on her every few minutes.

I'm still not allowed in the bedrooms, but I'm working on it.  I figure if I look pitiful enough maybe one day they'll give in.

It hasn't worked yet.  Mummy just takes photos of me and laughs, and that's not what I meant to happen!

My fur is growing back on my leg where they shaved it , although I still look a little silly.  Mummy says she's going to book me in to get groomed again but she's been very busy.

Apparently Mummy and Daddy are going to build a house next year and I will have a garden to play in!  I am very excited about that, as when I'm outside I go completely crazy and run around like a mad thing.  I am much faster than even Daddy when he sprints, and I love going for runs with Mummy.  She hasn't taken me for awhile because she has shin splints, but she still takes me to the park.

One day I fell in the creek and I got really really wet !  

Mummy says I looked more like a drowned rat than a dog.

Anyway I have to go now, it was nice talking to you all!

Lots of love

Lily 

(the white bone)