I got to work this morning to see 3 rather large boxes in the foyer. MY FRIDGES AND FREEZER HAD ARRIVED!!!! I rang Harvey Norman on Monday, to find out what the hold up was with them. They told me they were waiting on the Microwave to come in. Hello, I need my fridges. So I told her not to wait on it, we would get it when it came in. She then told me that she would organise delivery for Tuesday morning. By 2pm yesterday I was back on the phoen to find out where they were as they had not been delivered.

She informed me they went out. So when I got to work, there they were. So in between preparing morning tea and lunches, I managed to unpack them. By the time this was done and afternoon tea prepared, it was time to go and get Connor from school, and I also had to pick Davids mate up as well.

All the kids in the centre were going to have fun this afternoon - fridge boxes to play in!! Tunnels and houses etc were to be made. Good for the afternoon seeing as it has been raining all day and they can't go outside.

Went out to the car, got in and nothing. Not even a click. Bugger. This has to be # 3 in the car saga. Apparently I had left the lights on...the battery doesn't like that for some reason. And the stupid thing was I checked the lights as I got out this morning and for some reason assumed up was off. Don't know why. Rang RACQ, to find out that my husband has let the membership renewal lapse, and we are not covered.

So as one of the other girls was leaving I asked if I could use her car to jump start mine. No problems, got to the school (had rung Dave to go down and meet him at his school and to wait for me), picked up Connor, drove to get Nathan, waited while he got himself organised with stuff he needed for tonight, and went back down to the day care so that the two boys could finish moving the fridges in for me and removing my old one that is getting dumped. Dave had ridden his bike straight down there.

Finally got home, and will put the battery charger on overnight, so that I don't have that problem again.

So all in all an eventful day.

I have been looking at laser printers now for a while. I wanted one for school assignments etc as they just look nicer when presented in that print. More professional. So I was at Officeworks last week, picking up some more ink for my injet printer. I just did my usual look around at prices for lasers. I only wanted a mono one, but if the price was right I would get a colour one.

And there it was. $129, mono laser printer. AND A BONUS 500GB EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE!!! Now my eldest has been at me for ages to buy him an external drive for his computer, so that he can put all his music onto it. He has borrowed mine countless times for school as he is part of the sound and lighting crew and they use the music for our dances etc. But mine is not compatible with a MAC, and his friend has a heap of stuff he wants but he can't get it. The new one is compatible. The only thing I will have to deal with, is his will be bigger than mine. Mine is only a 320Gb.

Oh well he is happy, he will have a hard drive. I am happy I have my laser printer. And I printed the menus out for work this week, and it is so super fast! I love it.

Take Care.
Leisa

You know how things come in three's? Well it started last week. A friend of mine was coming in to work for a visit and to give me a hand. As I had to quickly duck home with Dave and his mate (they were doing some odd jobs at the day care) I was coming back and saw her going the wrong way. So I told Dave to grab my phone and ring her. Well, I looked down as he was ferretting around in my bag looking for my phone (which wasn't there), I had slowed down a little. Looked back up to see a ute right in front of me. Of course the obvious happened, bang! Only just got him, but his rear tail light did a big scrape up my bonnet and a little dent. No damage to his thank goodness!

Then Monday morning, as it was raining, Dave pulled my car out and decided to leave it near the back door. He pulled up next to the washing line, and I heard a scrape and crunch, looked out and he had got the pole. So he put it into reverse, and all I saw was my head light sitting out where it should not be!! And the crunching noise of it all sticking. Luckily hubby is off this week, so I went and woke him up and he came down and taped it all back into place for me. He will look at it this weekend to see what sort of damage there is. Hopefully only the headlight mount will need to be replaced.

So now I am waiting for #3. And driving VERY carefully.

Qld won the State of Origin last night. Go Queensland. For those that follow the Rugby League you will know what I am talking about. A friend of mine was at the match, she rang me from the stadium before it all started, saying good luck etc etc. (There is very friendly rivalry there every game. Obviously she goes for NSW). I told her back before game 1 started that we would lose the first match, but win the series!! I was right. So sucks to be NSW!!

Well the two younger boys have been staying at Mum and Dads since Sunday as it is school holidays and hubby and I both have to work. Hubby has next week off so it isn't too bad. It has been rather peaceful in the house without them. Dave also spent Monday night at a mates place so it was VERY quiet. But then in the morning it was too quiet and I slept in til 8.15. I start work at 8.30. Lucky it is only 5 minutes down the road. He was home last night so this morning all was good and I am awake and up and out of bed.

His girlfriend stayed again last night. Interesting situation. Her parents don't know about the relationship yet. But I am not getting too involved. She stayed Friday night too. Don't know what she has told her parents. But they are not Sleeping together (s e x) yet. He has told me that under my roof, it is my rules and those rules state no naughties.

Had a lingerie party on Friday night which turned out well. I received 4 items for $67, and the bra I wanted cost $69 so I came out ahead.

Nothing much else is happening. Life is good. I am finally getting sick  I think. Bit phlegmmy this morning, but I will take some stuff and hopefully not end up with it. We'll see.

Enjoy your days.

Well it has been a little while since I wrote here. Not a lot has been happening that is worth writing about.

A few of us have been sick, but all getting clear. Hubby is the only one left to get over it. Work has been great.

Kids are on holidays as of the end of the week, and it will be really noticeable now that both of us are working all week. So Brad has the 2nd week off, and mum will have Connor and Alex for Sun - Wed. Then Connor will be going to vacation care at the centre that I work. I think he is more excited about that than going to mums.

They will be going to the movies, and Mum has promised Connor a train ride cause he wants to go on a train. So mum asked me where to, and I said it didn't matter as long as it is by train. So don't know where she will take them.

Hope everyone is well.

Cheers Leisa

A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other unused. Only one child played on the unused track, the rest on the operational track.

The train is coming, and you are just beside the track interchange. You can make the train change its course to the unused track and save most of the kids. However, that would also mean the lone child playing by the unused track would be sacrificed. Or would you rather let the train go its way?

Let's take a pause to think what kind of decision we could make........ ........


Most people might choose to divert the course of the train, and sacrifice only one child. You might think the same way, I guess. Exactly, to save most of the children at the expense of only one child was rational decision most people would make, morally and emotionally. But, have you ever thought that the child choosing to play on the unused track had in fact made the right decision to play at a safe place?

Nevertheless, he had to be sacrificed because of his ignorant friends who chose to play where the danger was. This kind of dilemma happens around us everyday. In the office, community, in politics and especially in a democratic society, the minority is often sacrificed for the interest of the majority, no matter how foolish or ignorant the majority are, and how farsighted and knowledgeable the minority are. The child who chose not to play with the rest on the operational track was sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed, no one would shed a tear for him.

The great critic Leo Velski Julian who told the story said he would not try to change the course of the train because he believed that the kids playing on the operational track should have known very well that track was still in use, and that they should have run away if they heard the train's sirens.. If the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die because he never thought the train could come over to that track! Moreover, that track was not in use probably because it was not safe. If the train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives of all passengers on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing one child, you might end up sacrificing hundreds of people to save these few kids.

While we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that need to be made, we may not realize that hasty decisions may not always be the right one.

'Remember that what's right isn't always popular... and what's popular isn't always right.'

Everybody makes mistakes; that's why they put erasers on pencils.

I found this this morning and was very impressed by it. So I had to post it.

It is called Babble. It is a cross between scrabble and boggle. The current game has over 200 words to find.

Go to www.playbabble.com to have some fun!!

Hubby has tendonitis in his shoulder at the moment, with calcification fragments been dislodged and floating around, causing him great deal of pain and no movement in the shoulder. He has had since Wednesday off, and is getting it aspirated tomorrow, and a cortizone shot. I feel for him, although I can't help but laugh as it was done while looking at pimples on our eldest sons head. Now Dave is a lot taller than either of us, so he thinks it is ironic and we are not to touch his head again. I don't think so.

Work is going well. Kids are accepting the food I am preparing for them, although one or two are still stubborn and refuse. So I also refuse to make them something else. If it was a genuine problem with allergies or intolerances, or if the parents have told me that something really makes them hurl, then I will do something else. But when it is stubbornness and downright rudeness on their part - no.

Kids are doing ok, connor has a bit of a cold. It doesn't stop him from doing anything tho.

Better go look after hubby, mum and dad are coming for a visit with my nephew, so I might actually do a little cleanup too.

In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female.
Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death.
(Like THAT makes sense.)

In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
(Do they look different reversed?)

Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a
corpse. This also applies to undertakers. The organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.
(A brick??)

The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.
(...so they'll never know they went blind?)

There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time...
Reason: Under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.
(Let's just think for a minute; is there any job anywhere
else in the world that even comes close to this?)

In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.
(Now this is justice!)

Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England -
but only in tropical fish stores.
(But of course!)

In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time this happens, her mother
must be in the room to witness the act.
(Makes one shudder at the thought.)

In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.
(I presume this was a big enough problem that they had
to pass this law?)

In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending
machines with one exception: Prophylactics may be
dispensed from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises."
(Is this a great country or what? Not as great as Guam!)

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
(Who volunteers for this stuff?)

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
(Is that why Flipper was always smiling?)

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
(Hummm....I won't touch THAT one!)

The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30
times its own weight and always falls over on its right
side when intoxicated.
(From drinking little bottles of...? Wonder how much the the govt.
paid for this relevant bit of research??)

Butterflies taste with their feet.
(Ah, geez)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.
(I know some people like that.)

Starfish don't have brains.
(I know some people like that, too)