Sudokuaholics Anonymous 7

Just gave Hubby his injection. I am learning

Morning June, off to have coffee... hope to catch you later.

Well done June. It is amazing what we can do when we need to.

Good for you, June. It gets easier with time, too.

Got 8 rolls of hay hauled in. That means only 24 to go. That's 3 more trips.

Idiot Husband is a Veterinary Parasitologist. One of the main things he does every day is test poop for parasites. He does this for Vets around the country, as well as large and small producers of livestock. So he gets "samples" in the mail, by FedEx and UPS every day. Usually it's small packages, but sometimes people decide they have plenty to spare and send large boxes.

everyone.Hope you are all having a good day or night.

And I guess it has to be disposed of very carefully Heidi as you do not want any of the parasites on your property!

There have been some funny (?) incidents involving the stuff, too. One summer the postal service "lost" a box of hog samples. They were missing, in 100 F weather, for 2 weeks. Late one Sunday night I got an obscene phone call from a postal inspector in Tennessee, who threatened to have us prosecuted for shipping toxic substances without a license. I explained to him what it was, and that it was the fault of the postal service for losing it. He was told to dispose of it, and IH had the shipper send him fresh stuff. Another time a LARGE box of cow samples..... from some 200 cows.... was busted up, and the pile of baggies arrived in Louisville loose, with no identification label, no address on it. They bundled everything into a big trash bag, and sent it to us.

I love it Heidi, the best laugh I have had in a long time.

Hello lovely SA7 people - just calling in without reading to say Hello and that I haven't forgotten you - just been busy and will be until Monday or Tuesday. Grandies overnight tonight (nice but soooo tiring). Hope all is well with everyone and I'll be back in a few days.
I miss you all!

Have fun, CynB..... but we'll miss you.

Good morning friends!
Heidi, your humerous anecdotes about IH's antics gave me a smile - a good thing, as I'm feeling a bit under the weather today. Also brought back a few long-buried memories from my Uni days - I got a holiday job at an agricultural research station. One of my tasks was (wait for it..!) - examining fox-droppings! (to see what the wee beasties had been eating) The first few times I nearly threw up, but in the end I was taking it in my stride - it was actually quite interesting!
It certainly beat the hell out of my previous holiday job as a "mother's help" - the worst few weeks of my life (up till then, anyway) - the fox-droppings were definitely peferable!

The Aussie Beach.

At the great Aussie beach, I see,
Wonderful things like the glittering white sand.
The salty sea with dolphins and fish of wonderful sizes,
And the big crowds that swim in the water.

At the beaches of Australia, I hear,
Great things like people talking in loud voices.
The waves that go crashing over our heads.
Hear the beautiful dolphins whistling to each other.

I feel happy at the Aussie Beach,
Shells and sand when I build great sandcastles,
Salty water as I swim. I feel the rocky
Surface of rocks when I climb them.

The things that I smell at the beach.
Are the salty water on the breeze and the fish
Frying on the barbecues.
Delicious picnics that people have prepared.

At the Australian beach the things I taste,
Is salty water that I accidentally swallow,
Fired, hot fish that has just been cooked.
And the picnic that has been prepared.

Date 11-5-2000 (11th May 2000)
Written by : Stephen

Spider monkey
Pot bellied
It has a long tail
Eats bananas
Rapidly moves

Mexico to Brazil it is found
On branches high in the trees
Nut and fruit it also eats
Kind and gentle when small
Each one is cute
Yet still hunted

written by Stephen
aged 8

twas talking to Zusy yesterday morning on the msn, and we were talking about her daughters poems.
And I said that Stephen did some, when he was at primary school.
These above two live on my pinup board in the bog swamp ( sewing room).

BRAVO Stephen!!!!!!!

Thanks Heidi.

He used to write interesting stories too ( on the pooter) .. some a bit weird but interesting..
I think they got lost in the various computer upgrades over the years.

oooh just realised Imissed a line in the Spider monkey poem
between the

It has a long tail

Eats bananas

insert
Dark brown hair

EVERYBODY....
WOW...Keith is heading down under...
June... I presume that BBQ in 7 weeks is in his honour... how exciting!

This is where I want to take Keith and Lynne
http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=216
Gail...umm...should have asked first but left him a message on his page about an amazing pair of tour guides.....

Would also like to take him to Heidi...what a pity he will miss this exhibit...would love Rayray to see this one!
http://www.heide.com.au/exhibitions/the_art_of_existence?exhib=30

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I DON'T HAVE TO REPORT FOR JURY DUTY ON MONDAY!!!!!! The case got settled out of court.

Afternoon all!
Not here, I'm painting a ceiling. Well I will as soon as hubby has finished un$crewing some fittings. Had to change the s in case that word got me banned - one of those 2 meanings things...

Rolanda, they're wonderful! It's a shame you lost the stories. I would have loved to have seen them too. I love proud mummy stuff. Ebob lost a good one in her bog swamp (bedroom) that I would have loved to have seen finished - it would have been book length.

Heidi, good laughs there - postal service (in)competence..

Cyn - miss you already..

Bean - I would love to go to that exhibition too..

Heidi - woo hoo!

Heidi might like to go to the Heidi (Heide) exhibition as well..... especially if Rayray was going.

I shouldn't say such things.

Over an hour and only 2 posts! How can I rest from my painting if there's no one to talk to?

I'm still hanging around, Suzy. My leg is killing me, so I'm sitting here with an ice pack on it, waiting for the pain killers to kick in.

Whatcha painting now? Last i heard, it was the ceiling (and NOT of the Sistine Chapel).

Hehe, definitely not Sistine Chapel quality. Just letting the first coat on the ceiling dry before doing the second one. I'm doing the brushwork around the cornices, hubby is rolling the middle. Hubby really wants to get the walls done today too. Now I should be doing other ffuts around the house but am drinking vanilla flavoured coffee instead.

That sounds like a really good idea. Plan strategy over vanilla coffee. You can't just jump into painting..... you might mess up. You need the proper frame of mind.

The methadone is kicking in, finally. I need to feed dogs next. I don't feel up to a 2 am cow check, but I don't think anybody will calve tonight.

Hmmm, the ceiling colour doesn't look the same as the trim colour - and they are supposed to be the same colour.... Guess I'll just pretend I didn't notice. Back to painting.

Heidi, is the warm, big tractor working again now? I hope so, there are more cold nights for you this weekend.

Glad the pain killers working, take care of that leg as much as you can.

You know, I think the only job worse than having to test all those samples for parasites would be collecting them. 200 cows to collect samples? YUCK!

good night friends, I am trying for an early night tonight. it is cold, I am achey, bed just sounds nice tonight. Catch you on the flip side.

imagine changing their diapers!

Yes, MizT. The big warm tractor is up and running again. I stayed comfy on my hay run today (it takes 2 hours). Even had the radio on, Yes, that tractor has a built in radio with 4 speakers.

Night MizT.

Must be painting day all around, that is what hubby and I are doing (supposedly!).

MizTricia.

What are YOU painting, Gail???