Hi all

So who remembers having sex ed when they were at school? God, i do. I was in yr 6 and the instructor asked what the picture was. Me, thinking I knew all there was to know, put my hand up and was practically hyperventilating waiting to be picked. After an eternity, she picked me and I most proudly and very loudly said that the picture was overals. The whole room errupted in laughter as I stared around thinking, gee I must be pretty good to make everyone laugh.

Turned out that the picture was indeed a picture of OVARIES!! Ok, face turning redder by the second, couldn't slink any further down into my chair all the while wishing the world would swallow me and my stupid mouth up! Still cant live that one down..good ol' trusty mum is always there to remind me and anyone else who wants to hear the tale!

So, anyway, this term at school, my son has had his sex ed classes and according to him, they are a riot! He eagerly comes home to tell me everything he "learnt' and will usually break out into laugh with the odd, "mum, it was sooo gross". Hell, I thought I taught him all he needed to know..at least until he hears the rest from his mates lol.

I wonder how the teachers feel when faced with a bunch of pre-teens who think it is either funny or gross. How do they handle it? This leads me to wondering..do the kids really need to know all of the inns and outs..(pardon my funny lol) of sex at this age? What do you all rekon?

Enough from me know..got to batten down the hatches here is SA...big storm hitting...finally rain, glorious rain!

Joxx

Hey all!

Last night I went to see that medium guy, Kelvin Cruickshank. Apparently he has worked on the television show, Sensing Murder (never seen it) and is more well know for being the medium in New Idea...or is it Womans day..one of those mag's anyway.

I am a bit of a sceptic, not a disbeliever but not a believer. Give me proof and Im there! Well I got that last night. In the beginning, I thought this guy was full of it. He kept on talking to himself and telling "something" that they could come up on stage. Oh well I thought..I just wasted $68 on some weird o talking to himself. He started off by saying that if he came to you, that you were not to give him too much info, more just to say yes or no and to confirm his questions. So, he goes staight to this woman and says your mum and dad have passed..Duh! she was like 100 yrs old..of course they have passed! Strike one in my book. Then he starts prattling off all this stuff which could be related to all of us. Then ou tof nowhere he says, "so who has the birthday on the 12th of january?" Turned out it was that father that had passed! Then he says who was the train driver..yep, the father! Freaky..i was getting goose bumps.

I saw John Edwards a few years back and he was quite broad in his questions...someone with the name starting with the letter P..peter, paul. Anyone would have that and be able to link it to their lives. He never gave me anything that made me become a believer. This guy tho, he was spot on with everyone he spoke to.

It did get a bit frustrating. He kept picking out the real dumb asses. The ones who kept saying no, thats not right. And then Hello! the light turn on and bingo, they remember that yes, they do infact have a brother named Chris. Then there were the people who kept putting their hands up saying that it all relates to them and it must be them that he needs to talk to. Some people were just so desperate for a reading that they would find anything he was saying and ralate it to themselves.

All in all, it was a great night and as for the guy...definately easy on the eye  !

Hi guys

As you know, Jordan is nearly 12 and has always been a good  kid..never been in trouble and actually, probably been wrapped in cotton wool a bit too much by me. Just now, his best mate Tom came around on his treddly asking if Jors wanted to go for a ride. As Jordan still cant ride his bike he asked if it was ok if he went for a walk with Tom to the park. I felt really put on the spot and didnt know what to say especially with Tom standing right there.

 The kids up here seem so much older and seem to have more freedom. The area is quite safe compared to where I used to live and it is not unusual to see kids at the park on their own. Anyway, I said yes and told him the boundaries of the streets that he must not go past and told him he has an hour. I have no doubt that he will be back within the hour and Tom appears to be a decent kid (from what I can tell). So why do I feel wary of this? I think too much, I always picture the worst ie. child abductions so when is it ok to let your kids go on their own. I always said that I would never let my kid be one of "those" kids that are roaming the streets. Have I just allowed that to happen?? I have only just adjusted to him walking to and from school with Tom and that was huge step for me.

I dont want to be the parent that never lets their kid do anything and is over protective which I feel I have been up until now. I also dont want to be played like a fool.. I have never had to deal with this before as he has never had the opportunity to be out on his own except to and from school.

Whats everyone elses gut feeling..be honest please, if u think i have made a bad decision then tell me why..

Joxx

Hey there everyone!

Well, I am back from my interstate bingo trip and am $1200 richer!

When people say Adelaide is a sleepy little town compared to melbourne..they are not wrong! Everything is so much faster (and so much dirtier) and the driving..my god, its a free for all! How we came out alive is beyond me.

We got off the plane at 9am in Mel. after  an apparent smooth plane ride..yeah right o! And left our luggage at the hotel. As we could not check in until after lunch, we headed straight over the road for bingo. Its very different there to what we are used to. Could not believe the amount of money going thru the place nor the prize money..absolutely huge! When it all started, we struggled to keep up as the numbers are called so fast..not to mention we were pissing ourselves laughing...

After that session, we went and checked into our room..I like to call it our crack hotel but apparently it is actually a hotel room!! We opened the door to our "room" and stood there with our mouths open...what a dump! Visualise the following...door handle coming off, dirty carpets, mouldy tiles in the bathroom, some strange brown substance sparayed up the back of the toilet tiles eeewww.., 1inch thick dust on the skirting rails, blinds that dont fit the windows and gape open, smelly fridge, off milk, front of the airconditioner fallen off, no fire extinguisher, beds that if u sit on them they fold in half and are lop sided, no towels and a strange neighbour that had various (and many) male visitors popping in for no more than a half hour..mmm, wonder what they were doing! All of this luxury on a 8 lane highway with trucks and traffic all night long. We headed to the shops for disinfectant and  a brush to try and clean it a bit. We even had to stand on a towel while in the shower! So, with that lovely picture in your mind, now imagine the smell...yep, certainly not the Hilton. Neddless to say, we didnt go into our room much. I know it was only 3 stars rating so I am guessing Melbourne star rating may be very different to Adelaides ratings..

Anyway, the whole weekend was a blur but fun and we even had a win..$1200 so that made it worth while. The plane ride home scared the geebees outta me. Thought I was gonna die and practically kissed the tarmac when we touched down..next time Im driving!!!

Oh yeah..did I tell ya i won $1200..lol

Nice to be home in my clean house..

And b4 anyone asks, yes we are in the process of writing a letter of complaint and we even took photos for evidence!

Hopefully I will pop some of the better photos on here soon.

Take care...Joxx

Absolutely nothing much to say..except..I have only 4 more sleeps until my holiday with the girls..that is exactly 75 hours and 3 minutes!!!  but who's counting hehe!

hey all

Thought I would offer you all some more dribble..it is Sunday after all!

Pretty well noone here would know that I have not spoken to my brother for nearly 2 years. He is 6 years older than me and up until we had the falling out, we were extremely close. Infact, he was even present at my son's birth. Ok, Ok, some of you are probably going eeww, but it wasn't like that..he was fasinated and loved every minute of it...I cant even remember him being there..

It has always been me, mum and him..we stuck together and as mum has gotten older, my bro and I had stuck together even more. It is a really long story but basically my brother turned into a right dick the last year or so of us having contact. He is a detective and his job entails working with crooks and dishonest people. He would of had to have been on his guard the whole time at work but I was finding he couldnt switch off. He was bringing his attitude home and treating people like nothing. Worse still, he treated mum like a crap and kept on reminding her of some things that happened to him as a child ( no very bad things but bad enough). Mum was a different person then..in a abusive marriage and someone who wouldnt defend herself or us in fear of being bashed. My brother would make digs at mum and blames her for the things that happen to him now and why he reacts to stuff in his day to day life. I guess I am a bit more black and white. I say hello..get it together, you cant change the past, u know why stuff happened then, its not like you were abused, unfed, unclothed etc. get past it and move forward. Be responsible for your own actions now and stop being a victim, if you so hated your child hood then make dam sure your kids dont have the same kind as you did!

Well anyway ( getting off the track) I basically told him he was a knob and that he should pull his head in and show some respect to mum. Well, that didnt go down too well lol and we have not spoken since. You could say the shit hit the fan lol!

I have sent texts here and there for xmas and birthdays and even when his dog died but never received any back. I have rung and left a message to see if he is ready to get this sorted but obviously he isnt ready. Its been so long now that it doesnt even matter anymore in a way. Thats really bad..I care but I dont care. U know what I mean?

Anyway, today is his birthday so on impulse, I sent him a text..happy birthday, have a nice day xx. Immediately, I got one back saying thanx sis. I couldnt believe it..first bit of contact ( if u wanna call it that) in 2 years!

I am not sure what to make of it..I dont know wether to make contact again or just let him come to me.

Either way, its a sign that his knickers may just be getting untwisted!

Hi all, hope you are well.

Life has been hectic of late between school going back and Ryan's job loss (which turns out not to be so bad). I feel like my head has been spinning. I have been trying to get up to speed and read everyones blogs and have just realised that I have neglected my own!!

Yesterday was the first real time I have felt like Im losing my little boy. Yeah  he is nearly 12 but he is still my boy..u know what I mean. Anyway, he was in the shower when he yells out to me to come here. Me thinking that he just needs a clean towel goes to him for him to tellme excitedly that he has just found a couple of pubic hairs!! My god, my jaw fell to the floor, I broke out in a sweat although trying to be positive, all the while screaming NO NO!! This cant be happening, not yet, not now, not ever! My baby is not meant to get pubic hairs..other people kids are..not mine! Then he starts examining every square inch of his 11and a half year old body for any more signs of masculinity and seemed more disappointed that the chest hairs had not started yet! How the hell am I meant to be happy about this huh..someone please tell me?? All I felt like doing is crying..but he was so happy and proud.!

I am over reacting I know and I should be happy that he felt comfortable enough to show me (as awkward as I felt) but I am really not ready for this..Cant I just go back to when he was 4..yeah 4, that was a good year! lol

Enough for now..its just too sad lol

Joxx

Hi all

Well as my opener states..we may be signing up for government assistance in the near future..

My hubby found out yesterday that he will no longer have a job as of the end of march due to the closure of mitsubishi here in adelaide. Although he actually works for an out sourced company within the plant, he will still be made redundant along with 1000 other people. Anyone living in Adelaide would already know that the company's closure has been a long time coming but it is still a big shock as to how quick it will all be happening. Alot of the workers have been there most of their working life and know nothing else..

Ryan is optimistic, he is not worried at all. He is really confident that he will find work and tells me not to stress. I guess we should be thankful that I work on the weekends so at least we will have some small income coming in. Worst case senario will be that he will have to get governmnet assistance but we really dont want to do that unless we have no ther choice. I know there is nothing wrong with that but there is a certain stigma associated with living on the dole. People look down upon those needing it and think they are all bludgers which is not always the case..certainly not in our case.

Well I guess that luxury holiday I planned one day will be pushed further into the distance...

Thats my dribble for tonight..have a good one!

I have been tagged by  ...a few people but cant figure out how to do a link..lets just pretend i did ok... 

Here are the rules for this tag.

1. Link to the person that tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
4. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
5. Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

Are you ready? I know you just can't wait to know 6 random quirky things about me!!

1)  I am scared of clowns and any dolls that have flicky eyes. I will head the other way if I see one. Have no idea why. Kinda makes playing the ball in the clowns mouth game at the show hard lol.

2) I am addicted to coffee latte's from hungry jacks..i cant drive past one without buying one..pathetic yes..i know.

3) I dont like doing right hand turns across traffic and will drive completely out of the way to avoid doing so. Driving takes me longer but as everyone I know says.."she gets there in the end!"

4) I hang my washing out in strict order..smalls in the inner line with clothing getting bigger towards the outter part of the line. I colour coordinate my pegs according to the colour of the clothes being pegged. ie.green top, green peg. (some may say i am tad anal, i like to call it fussy!)

5) I dont eat leftovers...I know there are starving people out there and all that but to me it just screams salmonella..I wont go there, cant do it..

and for the grand finale....drum roll please...

6) I spend my Sunday evenings playing bingo at my local footy club with a bunch of oldies. Infact I am going on a weekend away to Melbourne purely to bingo..only 43 sleeps to go hehehe....tragic for a 31 yr old yes, but oh so fun..hehe

Well thats me..I wont bother sending this on as most of u have already had the chance and not to mention..I cant do a link...yet!

Hey all!

 I have not been on Minti for a few weeks which some of you may have noticed ( and if you have not noticed..then shame on you!!! hehe) I have no idea where the time has gone. One minute I am shopping ready for xmas then BOOM...its early January. I sound like my mother now...oh dear.

Xmas was fine..new years was ..well...I did try to stay awake and I vaguely remember hearing some backyard fireworks but simply couldn't pull my sorry ass out of bed to look at them..so this new years was one not to remember. I had to start work at 7am on new years day so the only good part about that was getting to see all the plastered drunks stumbling along the road feeling pretty ill knowing full well that their hangovers haven't even really kicked in yet..(I say rubbing my hands in glee hehe). But I guess I got my karma...I have had the worst bout of gastro I have ever had in my life...no crap!! hehe! Again, I see a bright side. I have been able to stay in bed all day for 3 days, being waited on by my hubby who is home on holidays and I have not felt guilty about it once! I couldnt see how messy the house had been getting from my bedroom which was probably a good thing but then I ventured out into the kitchen today and WHOA..you can imagine....

Well it is exactly 25 days until school goes back and even less until hubby returns to work...then maybe my life shall return to some normal routine.

To those who have left me some really lovely xmas and new year pictures..thank you, that was a nice surprise. One day (if i ever get broadband) I shall come into your lounges and return the favour.

So to all, hoping you all had a great chrissy and a fab new years and heres to a wicked 2008!

Joxx