Sudokuaholics Anonymous 7

Got my previous post backwards, if you have a big deposit, no insurance, less than 10% then you have to have mortgage insurance. Makes more sense that way doesn't it?

GAIL : Yes to posting the fortnight menus, am struggling here to know what to feed the tribe daily !!

ZUSY : The hot weather here of late, is not helping my headache !!
Yesterday it was much much hotter than predicted 34C !! it was 40C...
Today cooler and humid with possible rain ( hope I dont blink and miss it, the rain that is) 29C

OH BTW

Morning Rolanda! We had 39C for ONE DAY and it just about ripped my head off. I can't imagine what it is like to have those temps day after day after day! That was the day Ally had to sing too...

We had a few mm of rain yesterday and it is quite cool today.

My fritzy thermometer still isn't replaced so I will have to rely on BOM - it says 19.5C, feels like 12.8C. That sounds about right.

in my neck of the woods it is about 23C at the moment.

That's a nice temp, though it could go up as it's only early out your way...

Suzy.... Prime is the best. Then comes Choice, Select and the worst is Standard. Ours always grade Choice (so far).... the calves at the feedlot now are the best I've ever produced, and some Prime are possible.

I hope so for you Heidi.

(BTW, I know I'm a proud mummy, but even I realise that being recognised by 2 kids does not make you famous! And Ally laughed at me too.)

Temp here is also 23c and raining - we had 110mils overnight.
I'm having an 'I can't be bothered day' - will have to get my act together soon and do something, it's after 11am here.
Yes Gail - do your menus again - it might give me some ideas. Like someone said yesterday - i WISH someone (hubby) would just once tell me what he feels like for dinner. I should be pleased that he'll eat what's in front of him!

Cyn, I think I can't be bothered days should be available for everyone. They just need to be spread out a bit... I say, go for it! Do nothing!

Good Morning SA7 although not morning for long up this way.
Cyn I too am having one of those days, I slept in this morning with the cooler weather and decided that D&D could do without me for the day. Normally I am a very conscientious and would never pull a sickie but the whole scenario at work is dragging me down.
On a brighter note Bella is happy for my company and it is nice to have a relaxing day just pottering around. Might even be able to catch up on all the pages that I missed reading.

oh I hear an interesting sound coming from outside..
Rain drops !!

Last night when I was hanging out my washing ( i have undercover wash line), I could smell the rain in the air !!

Oh did I mention that I have an empty house.. just over 1/2 hour ago it happened.
Should stay that way till around 6.30pmish, unless the hubby gets home earlier than that.
Well the boy comes home just after 6.30 from work.
The other delight is away the weekend with his girl, back on Tuesday.

My empty houses don't feel right at the moment Rolanda as I have to do the chauffering to get the house empty... I have said that next week the bus is back because if she can't manage the bus, she can't manage the year 7 camp...

Rola..have forgotten what it is like to smell rain in the air! We have been bypassed with the odd shower.
What I am becoming accustomed too is the smell of smoke and burnt bush in the air...
Today the sky has that awful orange glow that you get when the fires are bad...not sure why we haven't had it much before now...the fires were certainly close enough...maybe it is to do with all the wind we've had....

That's one color of sky that I never want to see.

My local gym, Fernwood, has been collecting pamper packs for the fire victims..I emailed all my local friends and some have dropped off packs for me to drop off...it is nice to be able to do something personal...heading off to do my bit in Coles in a bit..

well, the rain didnt really rain, only drops, so it has gotten a bit muggier outside. Sigh!!

That's a great idea Bean! There was something I thought of that some women might be missing, but by the time I mailed them etc it is more effective to keep putting money in the buckets!

Zusy, so good when they get their own license and cars, they do their own chauffering !!

Suzy, it is mandatory to type homework for a child who has a cast on. Having Ally type her own homework is cruel and unusual punishment.

I didn't Brat! I broke the house rules just for her...

I am also cutting up her dinner for her - which she didn't allow me to do when she was 2 years old!

Suzy, the things we do for our kids.

No time to read, so I'm about 20 pages behind right now. Just wanted to say to everyone, I'm glad we're friends. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Thank you Julie. I am glad that we are all friends too. My husband doesn't understand SA but my friends do. I truly appreciate the friendships that I have made on here and would love to one day be able to travel the world and meet my friends in person.

They are predicting heavy rain all day here, wish I could send it down to Victoria.

I'll drink to that Tami..
like you, hope one day to travel and meet up with friends in person !!

Count me in on that too. Cheers to our friends!

Broni - sorry that the situation at work with D&D is getting you down. Anyway today is one of those wet lazy days, so forget them for the day and have a rest. I agree that I would happily send the rain south if it were possible.
Agree with Julie and Tami - cheers and HVD to our lovely SA7 friends

Broni, I'll chime in with the rest. Relax and do something for yourself today. BTW, around here we call them mental health days.

Hehe! Becky. I know I am mental!
Thanks Cyn, it is just their stupidity that wears me down. Would you believe they are sending motorised water sprayers to auction when those down south would give anything to have them, I just don't understand where their brains are!!!

Broni, do you really want us to suggest where they are?

You were right in your thinking Bean, the reason the city has not been too troubled by smoke haze so far until today is because of the wind directions we have been experiencing. As the weather slowly heats up, the wind direction is changing.

Have to go and pick up D#3 from school but when I get back will tell you about today's 'scare'!

Becky...they are called MHD's here as well...it's just that Broni is like me...can't call them mental health days because it is too close to the truth!!! LOL!!
Ah Broni...it is very tiring being around the likes of D & D....and unless you want to end up like me it is mandatory that you take the occasional day....

I've had enuff of scares Gail...but will gladly listen to what you have to say.

Rola...you could have kept the heat...it is warming up again and I'm wilting just thinking about what we have in store. The wind is also getting stronger and that isn't good.

I have some idea what it's like being around D & D, I'm around IH so much. Sometimes I think banging my head against the wall would be a more pleasant experience.

Bean, here's a little secret of mine. While working in insurance, I'd think of the lines "clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, stuck in the middle with you." Amazing that I kept a little bit of my sanity.

Are you sure you kept your sanity Becky???