Sudokuaholics Anonymous 8

Howdy All.

Any-one about?????

I will have to change my deodorant.

Don't worry, MizT... I really love hearing about this .... I can learn new things.

yep...Eaa...the wind is blowing and I can smell you from across the straights...

Tricia for 10 years that is all I did...labour ward and deliver babies... Because I was in charge most shifts that I worked I didn't get to leave the floor much for C'sections but we did get many an SOS for our expertise from the 'lane way'...LOL...
The following decade was spent more in post natal, breast feeding support, domiciliary and specialist diagnostic imaging and procedures. [having a baby changed my focus]
It is really strange now when I go and do a shift and find that the young medical students that I taught all I know too are now the top Obstetricians. Everyone I trained under has since retired or found another sphere... pushing up daisies...

The hospital I worked in was purely O&G ... labour ward was THE most high tech area for women requiring intensive care... somehow the 'normal' didn't get lost amongst that. Not an easy area to work in when you are pregnant though!! Bit scary!

Back to the clothes line and then the grape vine...
Ciao for now...

MizT, I was fascinated to read your med background. I have known many midwives and general nurses, and been nursed myself many times...nothing but the greatest admiration for you all.

I am grabbing a twenty minute break from food preps. Tonight, most of my family who are in Melbourne are coming up for dins tonight and brekky in the morning.
My two sisters who both had birthdays in July, so a belated gathering in their honour. My niece and her 6mth old are ccoming up too but they wont be staying.
We are having roasts (chicken and lamb), potato bake and steamed broccoli from our garden. Also having tossed salad, bread rolls and nibblies being brought by the guests.
For dessert I have made a pavlova (as usual!) and a Choc Ripple Cake at Chloe's request. Easiest thing ever, made with biscuits and whipped cream.
I never said tonight was going to be a lo-fat night!

My pregnancies were all textbook and the labours fairly standard, on average, until the third stage, which ended up having to be done under anaesthetic the last three times!

BRB

Have to check out whether the timer has gone off, time to put the lamb in.

Gail, that one of Heidi's lambs? I think she said she was missing one after they got out last night.

I am just too tired to sleep, might as well hang out here, if anyone around to talk with

Gail did not come right back it seems it has been an hour and5 minutes, not 5 minutes, Oh well. . OK, going to turn in for the night, catch youse guys in the morning.

I'm not saying anything MizT! What Heidi doesn't know wont hurt her.

Shame you couldn't swipe a calf as well Gail hehe!
Sorry manners...Good Day to you all.

yes Broni...manners....back to pushing the sucky thing around...
Have brought 2 loads of washing in and now its time to wash the floors...
and then it will be time to hit the kitchen...food???
JOY oh JOY....what an exciting life I lead...
NO WONDER I want to get back out into the garden...
I am not a domesticated Bean, that is for sure!!

LOL... you can always tell the days that I have dedicated to getting on top of the house stuff... I spend an awful lot of time here procrastinating and making inane comments and posts... 'waffling' I am!!

I'm just thinking I should be gatecrashing at Cockatoo...I like the sound of the menu!! Pavlova....YUM!!

Good evening everyone.
Julie and MizT, loved the stories about the black bears. Coincidence but I just got a couple of Emails with photos of black bears and their cubs.
Great work to the Melbournites on the grape vine pruning. Certainly sounded like a mammoth task.
How wonderful of Renae to foster young children. How long is she likely to have this latest baby?
I can see Denise becoming addicted to those tranquilisers! You certainly have had more than your share of storms lately Heidi. I do not think I could put up with a dog that gave you that much trouble in your home.
Glad your pooter is up and running again Tami.

About to have dinner. Tasmanian Salmon on potato and kumara mash, corn on the cob and green beans, followed by strawberries marinated in fresh orange juice, Grand Marnia and some strawberry syrup for extra flavour, with some fresh cream of course.

Cyn, we started watching MasterChef when we visited our family in Melbourne at the beginning of June. I generally keep away from raelity shows but I have learnt a bit from this one. Did have trouble trying to get the pin bones out of the salmon tonight!

Suzy, pleased about Ebob's job. Wonderful experience and she had the ability to cope when thrown in the deep end.
My son was in Jakarta two weeks ago for work. So pleased he is back home now.
We enjoyed our dinner. The salmon was lovely and so were the strawberries.
My first two were three hour deliveries and the last took five hours. I then stayed in hospital for about 8 days which was the norm back then.
Nice to see eaa drop in.

Dropping in without reading...

For Mamacita.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/opinion/post/-/blog/nickmccallum/post/136/comment/1/

Good morning all. It is wonderful to be back.

My mom spent a week in the hospital when she had me and my brother and then a second week at her mom's house so mommy could rest and grandma could take care of the baby. When I was born it was baby and big brother. I never let him forget that he is OLDER than me.

I don't want the TOPP's but I will take post 12345. Be back later. Have to fling food at the beastie boys.

Ohh, TT, you confused me, fling food? it is not dinner time, then realized, it is Saturday morning and beastie boys like to eat breakfast hehehe. Breakfast here can be "on your own" lots of days.

I'm taking off for Indiana to pick up 3 peacocks I bought. I'll talk to y'all later.

everyone!
TTT: welcome back, it was too quiet here without you honey!! My love to the beastie boys (all 3 of them!!)
Just popping in, read the last 3 pages, CRAFTS is setting in again, so I will just wish everyone a good day/night. TTFN everyone!

Good morning everyone!
Like Suzanne, I just the last 3 pages and Can't Remember A Frickin' Thing!!!!
I do see that our Bean has been on a roll - she's a dynamo these days.
Nice to have our furry nosed Tasmanian drop by, sorry I wasn't around.
So glad Tami is back up and running!

Nola - so very impressed with my birthday buddy, Renae - bless her!
Some pretty scrumptious meals being posted here...my stomach is growling and I need to go get some breakfast!
Then it's back to the rock pile for me today.
Tomorrow around noon I get to go to Reno with a friend and we will be having a spa experience for a few days. I probably will not be able to post, but I will be missing you all.

Good afternoon all. I am just stopping in for a minute. Hope all is going well. Beasties have had brekkie and are now asking me to fling food again. I have two boys who are going to eat me out of house and home.

Well, it's gonna be another scorcher here today, so I best be on my way.
Hugs to you all!

Hello all.A lot of my time on the computer yesterday was playing the new maths game.Talk about frustrating.
Greg and I went over to see the baby,he is just soooo cute.You quickly forget how little they are newborn and he was over 4kg.They dont know how long he will be with them.
June...I would be glad to if my son had just returned from Jakarta.Senseless tragedy.
Gail...your dinner menu sounded wonderful.Hope you all had a great family gathering.
Bean...loved reading about your career.

Peek A Boo !!!

Honey I'm Home !!

Not long Home.
Great Holiday.

My baby turns 20 today, no longer a teenager.

Happy Birthday Stephen.

Wayyyy past my bedtime,
See you all on the Flip Side.

Welcome home Rolanda!!!!!!
Stephen.

Stopped back for a minute. Rolanda, it is good to have you back. Hope you had a wonderful trip. I am going to take care of some ffuts so I will be back later.

Internet kept going out on me. Hubby just fixed it. Yeah! G'Day!