Sudokuaholics Anonymous 8

Off to see Mum again today.
We were supposed to have the ceiling insulation installed today but they begged off until next week. Bit annoyed but will forgive unless they do it again!!
Got a good deal, we paid $116 and the Govt pay the remaining $1600. If anyone's thinking about doing it, do it soon before they run out of money in the scheme.

Now, that one was a surprise - I had no idea we were near the end of the page.
Things to do, CUL8R.

Good Morning SAers

Just stopped back in to say goodnight. I still have not even started packing. I guess I will bring the kids (and dog) to my parents tomorrow night and pack when I get home. If I don't get back tomorrow, have a great weekend and I will catch up next week.

Posting without reading....

Thank you thank you MizT. As soon as I saw your post this morning I shut everything down and ran another scan. Sure enough something got through both the resident shield and the scan I ran overnight...

My apologies to everyone who might have caught it off us!

and , if I don't see you before you leave, Tami. I AM glad you got your pooter up and running, though.

Suzy.... I always knew you were trouble. At times like this, I'm SO glad I have a Mac.

Only joking, my dear. You're loved still.

I think it's my new meds. I just read the brochure that came with it. It's not codeine, it's hydrocodone. It has really knocked me for a loop. I'm sleeping most of the time, and seem kinda disoriented. But it IS helping the cough. That's the most important thing.

The first of the baby Gouldians has left the nest box!!! I can't believe how quickly they're growing up!

Ken got home OK. He got a taxi from the airport as he was tired. I was still monopolising the bathroom a bit so there was no way I could drive there. I seem to have really got over the bug today, but still eating light.
Ken brought back two lacquer ware plates that have a mosaic design done with broken bits of egg shell. They are done in a factory that employs disabled people to do the work. We visited one before that had them doing 'silk paintings' and we bought a couple.
He also bought a mahjong set but when I counted the pieces there were some missing. I suppose I can devise some sort of matching/counting game the grandkids can play with it.

Suzy, I did not get anything from you. Pleased you now have it sorted.
Sleep will be the best cure Heidi and pleased about the finches.
Safe travels Tami. have a great weekend. I am sure you will enjoy having the boys for the weekend Bobby.
We put bats in the roof when we built CynB, but it is a great opportunity and does make a difference, especially if you have AC.
I hope all with sore muscles are staring to relax. What fun you must all be having!
Greetings to everyone else. Thinking of you all.

Suzy and I had discussed the same sort of probs on msn but I hadn't received any emails from her, but I think she said was sending random emails to her!!!
Bean had said that my daughter's addy was sending emails to them when it was not her at all.
I hate hackers.

Zusy you should also change your password.
June, bats in the belfry hehe!
Not really here still working.

I hurt BTW, but only a bit, and I feel like it's a good hurt!

I have just returned home after a longish expedition...
Went to a trade show and brought home some really cool bits and pieces... Bought a bag of 'Waterlogs'
Check them out on [video link here as well]
http://www.waterlog.com.au/
The glib gab of the Bean resulted in me getting them for better than wholesale price... I am planning on doing a lot of repotting and want to be able to put one in each pot... 1 log should supply the average water needs of a 1m plant for 3 months... I have a goody bag FULL of interesting stuff to read...

Hmmm... in case no one had guessed by now I am very passionate about horticulture, gardening, design...

It was an effort to struggle around the pavilion at the show grounds with all my aches and pains which happily have been well disguised by paracetamol. My back has been really good thank you Gail...

Dropped in on my MIL on the way home before stopping to buy dog food. I am trying to decide if I have any enthusiasm to get back outside today... I would really prefer to go to bed!

Has Judy poked her head in since yesterday?
Thanks again Gail, Kate and Judy for all efforts yesterday. You really are the BEST!! ABSOLUTE GEMS!

Glad you are on the improve June.
Will send you an email if I can ever sit her long enough without falling asleep!
Now I NEED to start thinking about flinging stuff in the kitchen.
Ciao for now

Just watched the vid about Waterlogs Bean...fascinating.

Hello all - had a fabulous day today - took a group of residents out for a BBQ lunch - we went to a place called Grants Park close to Gails place - well the bird life was great got so many great pics - of cockies - Galahs - rosellas - king Parrots - magpies - Kookaburras - waratah's - I think thats it
Tricia I think we were getting the same emails some hotmail addy with my email at the end and it kept repeating, so I tried to open it, got warnings from kaspersky that it was a Trojan, so swiftly deleted it. hopefully its gone now.
Hope your all well bye for now

See you tomorrow Liz...it IS tomorrow isn't it?!

btw about those birds at Grants-

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/28/2669480.htm

This is the place she is talking about that they went to today-

http://www.grantsonsherbrooke.com.au/

WOW those waterlogs look like a grand idea

Was it this Saturday at 11
well Im sick of trying to work it out - so I think I'll go tomorrow and if your there - I'll know it was right - if you dont turn up I'll know I got it wrong haha.........

Just checked out that site for Grants
we got mauled by all the birds
had me thinking of that scary Hitchcock movie called "the birds" haha

Home for the evening! Yay!

June I'm glad Ken got okay. The plates sound lovely.

Bean, I'm too tired to learn anything new tonight. I'll have to look up waterlogs another time

Haven't heard from Nola or MizT, hope happy things are keeping them busy!

Ally and her group of singing friends are going to do a performance for a Camp Quality thing in October and are learning Hannah Montana songs to do for the kids.

Those waterlogs look great! I wish we had them here.

Suzy.... Hannah Montana??? Couldn't they find songs from someone with talent? Ummmmm... maybe not. They might have to go back several decades.

The Waterlogs are fascinating.
The wrap is completely biodegradable which is good. They don't absorb water like the absorbing granules do all tho that is sorta what it feels like.

The Chinese Army originally used the technology Waterlog is made from for survival. They would carry the waterlog tubes and use for hydration. I haven't watched the video yet... I also haven't tried one for taste/sensation yet... probably will next time I open one.

Well, back to bed. The hydrocodone wore off, and I was coughing a lot. I had to get up for another dose, and decided to say first.

Heidi, kids like HM, so they sing HM for kids. Ally is also singing a Queen song which is my era, I even saw them live. I bet my Mum thinks Queen sucks big time!

You actually saw Queen live????? With the incomparable Freddie Mercury???? I am awestruck! But I don't think anyone else can sing Queen songs. They require Freddie's 4 octave range and perfect pitch.

Good Maen everyone!
June - hope your bug is gone for good. Those plates sound beautiful.
I was getting a call-up from Suzy on Messanger. It kept coming up no matter how many times I closed it. So far nothing this morning.
Tami - have a wonderful trip to New York. Seems like this wedding was so far away just awhile ago...time is really zipping by!
Heidi - wish we could see your birdies...they sound so precious.

Beanie - those water logs seem very clever - will have to see if I can find something similar here in the states.
You must post some pictures of all the work you guys did yesterday. Sorry everyone is sore - I know the feeling - oh how I know the feeling!

Lizzie - your "Gail" outing sounded so nice...it's the best when you can have fun at work!
Suzy - must be such a joy to hear the girl's practicing all the time.
Well, have to see to my sickie Mike. He's in day 2. I had 3 bad days and then was well on the mend. Hope it is the same for him, too.
Thanks for all the well wishes my lovely friends!
Hasta la bye-bye for now!

Good morning everyone.

Vici...hoping Hubby is OK after catching your cold.
June...has the tummy bug gone?Still sending get well wishes.Same goes to Heidi also.
Bean...your garden must look fantastic if the time you spend working in it is anything to go by.
Tami..enjoy the NY wedding.

Thanks everyone for the lovely Birthday messages for the twins.They had a lovely day.
As I said,Greg is OK but still hasn't passed the stone.I told him about your get well wishes and he said tell Heidi..No he hasn't named it yet but tell her he "Can get blood out of a stone"

Good Morning(just) Everyone...
Just passing through and wanted to sending out healing and safe travel wishes to all that need them. As far as the rest of us, we're going to have a great day/night doing anything that turns us on......Go for it! We deserve It! Peace.

Hahaha! Nola - love Greg's great sense of humor...even with the pain of his stone. Laughter is the best medicine.
Keeping good thoughts for him.

I agree... Greg has a great sense of humor! Tell him that I wish him an easy time of it. He sounds like a really good guy. A sense of humor is the greatest attribute a man can have.
and Greg!

All 6 baby Gouldian Finches have now left their nests. I expect that the parents will keep feeding them for another week or two.

So pleases that these finches survived Heidi!!

I'm ecstatic! There is another nest full of eggs due to hatch any day now, and birds laying in 2 nests now. I'm SO glad that I have plenty of cages. I won't sell any babies until they're at least 4 months old. That's when they start getting their adult colors, so I can tell if they're male or female. I want to keep most, if not all females.

Morning all!

Heidi, my eyes did open very wide with shock when I heard Ally singing the Queen song. Ally as Freddy Mercury???? It wasn't one of his tougher ones though, only We Will Rock You (I think). They were brilliant live! Great news about the finches!!!

Sorry Vici! I think I killed it! I ran the scan twice to make sure. Let me know if it comes back please... I hope Mike follows your pattern and is on the mend soon.