Slogans for a new Lainey

Silly as it seems, this is my new slogan campaign and it cracks me up, so it will remain on the blog for now.  Slogans change every 30 seconds.  Makes me feel like someone behind the scenes is cheering me on. Barrack for Lainey!

Koala’s get hot

Some new snapshots shared by my friend Dawn (Grass Valley girl now relocated to Melbourne), you’d think that people would be a little more weary of Koala’s - I hear they can rip your eyes out with one swipe of those claws.  But it does get hot around here and sometimes they just want to relax and take a swim. 

Thanks Dawn for these awsome pictures!

What constitutes a “Boyfriends” when your 10?

I feel like I’m writing a column for Sex and the City but no… this couple is only 10.  I don’t mean they have been together 10 years, they are 10… oh, excuse me… almost 11. While chatting onlinen this morning to my friend Leanne from Chico, I was trying to remember what was it like to have that first boyfriend.  She was so proud to tell me that she had a “boyfriend” and that he formally asked her and against her mother’s wishes she said “yes”. Mom got online to confirm that there was no approval on her part. But back to Leanne and Bryan - my first question of course is what constitutes a boyfriend at 10 years old? Is there hand holding involved?  Do you kiss when your 10?  Aparently they sit together at lunch and that’s about it - aside from being able to say “I have a boyfriend” which is pretty cool in itself.  Even 10 year olds (almost 11) want to know that someone cares about them.  So congratulations and I wish the very best to you, Leanne, and your boyfriend Bryan, may you have many wonderful and special lunches together.

The New Sofa

Our living room is really so big - we decided to fill it with something nice. We have traded in our bright blue sofa’s for this great sectional.  It will be nice for the wedding reception having the extra seating but it is really great that we don’t have to fight over who get’s to lay down and watch tv on Sunday!

New sofa and suede chair

The accent chair was a great addition to the room as well… unfortunately the cat’s love suede and have made a little bed for themselves.  They are not allowed on the new furniture but when I woke up this morning I think they thought being together on the chair was better than sliced bread.  They even posed for a picture.  Bad kittys!

bad kittys (pete & patsy) on new suede chair

Lawn Bowling Adventure

In my first couple weeks of work I got to experience a really cool “Department Nite Out” where we went lawn bowling.  This game is like shuffleboard on grass - you roll wooden balls one side shaved off a bit the other side filled with a weight. Bowling down the grass you try to get your ball closest to the marker at the other end.  Each bowler or team of bowlers have 6 balls to bowl each and take turns with the other player or team trying to get their ball either closer or by using their ball to knock the other players balls away from the marker to make theirs closer.  These department events allow for wives and partners to attend. Here’s Rod making his attempt.

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Mental Status: Spirits are up… wedding is coming up so soon… very busy!

Song/Band of the Day: Buddy Holly - Weezer

Congratulations to: Happy first birthday to Alex. Congrats to Dawn and Warwick on their recent engagement!

Favourite Thing Today: Rest. This week has been crazy and today is complete relaxation for me.