cheers annie

just had to share my news im one proud mum at the moment. my son is ih disneyworld for a soccer tournament organised by the states(america).

they have made it into the semi finals. (all info including results are published on web) if anyone is curious you can google. australian football skool

australian football skool is an academy that is run here in melbourne. there are updated photos of disneyworld and they had a stop over in LA where they saw the great david beckham play!

orlando florida where disneyworld is located are about 15 hours behind us. so when i called 12.30 am melb time my son was just about to enter the star wars ride. can you call in an hour ? he says .i will be asleep by then i tell him (1.30am melb)  but could i sleep? so i hung on and called . im so glad i did. they were just about to head off and watch the under 17s play.

our under 17s needed to win this match to get into the finals

anyway our under 13s and under 14s (my son coaches the under 14s ) have both made the semis they play saturday afternnon (sunday in melbourne) so i will be awaitng the results with great anticipation.

what i saw of the photos all the children are enjoying themselves. there are a few girls that made the soccer team so i say well done to the girls!

i need my early cup of coffee . i am soooo tired but im working

hope you all enjoy your weekend

cheers annie

no i dont have a phobia for cleaning im just stumped when things dont work its a brand new vacuum cleaner and i am having trouble with it  the turbo doesnt work at all and all indications are that its blocked.

son unblocked it last time but its happened again  stupid instruction books are useless its not a cheap one either

i got so frustrated with it hubby came quickly home gbefore heading out to country to work he couldnt fix it either. by this stage i had already used the old fashioned broom to sweep all the tiled area and believe me that alone was about 20 sqaures .

anyway just as im outside saying goodbye to hubby the house phone rings. it was off its charger and i didnt have time to run upstairs and grab the other two

but luckily my mobile rang  a voice says its me. oh the joy my son j . it was echoing a lot and time delay so its hard talking cause its like your talking over each other. he then rang house phone but same problem . he went through speaker and that was a  little better you see they have arranged to do it via interent so that was ok

anyway it was 1.40pm, monday here in melbourne and in orlando florida (that is where dineyworld is ) it was 11.40pm sunday  so looks like they are 14 hours behind us. not bad actually i always thought it was about 20 hours but son says depends which state. that makes sense

anyway he has lost his voice almost and the soccer tournament hasnt even started it starts tuesday (wednesday for us)  they have already been to magic kingdom and now they are going to epcot all part of disneyworld. you can google it in the internet

i just finished steam mopping and now im having a quick rest then i have to get ready for work ive opted to work the afternoon shifts this week sick of doing days

ive missed out on the gym today i was going to go but getween the stupid vacuum cleaner and waiting for hubby i will have to miss it today but im definately going tomorrow, i cant afford to be erratic just when i see results i stop and then i get into bad habits with food . i need to lose a bit generally im ok but the trouble spots for me are the hardest to shift that is the stomach and abdomen areas. my hips are ok i could do with a little off my bottom but i dont want to be thin i like curves. guys seem to prefer curves as well

two and half months too late but i just filled out my survey for the new car i got i know how important this is to the salesman and he was very helpful and brilliant so i had put it aside to do and so many times i walked passed it that today i finally did it! mind you the envelope is already prepaid so its not like its costing me anything !!!

but i know how hard our work comes down on us when respondents are rude to us and we just have to be so polite regardless

anyway i must go because yet again i wont manage a rest before work . im quickly getting ready and i have to be out of here !

but yeah guys so i just had to share my excitement with you all about talking to my son. i still have the oldest home to keep me company as well so  i guess i cant complain especially because he did come home from work for lunch and he did give me a kiss

cheers annie

i received the anticipated sms at 2.30am melbourne time. i woke    read sms from son that he had arrived in LA (AMERICA) i went straight to sleep. in the morning initially i couldnt find the text message so i  for an instant was confused. did i dream it?

but then i found text in my phone. such relief. technology is great he has overseas roaming so no fumbling for coins or money exchange.  he is tired but what do you expect. we all only got 3 hours of sleep all worried we would sleep in and he would miss his flight.

when i got to work yesterday afternoon (i hadnt listened to any news) someone told me there was a blackout at tullamarine  (melbourne airport).

but i assumed they got to sydney ok for their international transit flight  otherwise he would have called me earlier.

so it was just as well that they had left an a very early morning flight otherwise the delays would have been chaotic.

not sure of the exact number of them all flying but their are about 4 soccer teams two are under 13s and under 14s and some parents the 4 coaches 4 team managers and the organizers. so you see what i mean about chaos!!!

but luck was on their side or maybe their airline knew or something because they were origionally going to fly out  today (friday) but the airline changed it to thursday and gave them a free night accomodation at LA so what a bonus.

keep you updated 

cheers annie

cut the apron strings cut the umblical cord. i have tried  how hard is it 

doesnt help that i havent had much sleep and soon i need to shower and get ready for work . i was going to go for a walk but im in acatch 22 if i walk my immune system is at its weakest im a bit sniffly have a migraine (lack of sleep) and im sneezing .

the rain easedoff this morning but its still cold and im not going to venture out until the last minute for work. even then i will be in the comfort of my car heater going. oh the bliss just two months ago my old car wasnt up to all this.

but thats the beauty of a new car.

neck strain isnt helping either so i will just have to try to rest for next half hour or so

cheers annie

very briefly my son got selected from one hundred coaches narrowed down to one of four to go to america for a soccer tournament organised by the americans.

there are teams from all over the world including australia and canada . i think porto rico is also included .

my son just kept showing me everything he and the team was doing it was very brief and fast as he has been so busy this year. he goes to uni full time works at the gym once a week and he plays soccer also coaches two soccer teams and  plays indoor soccer futsal and basketball.

he has so much stamina and he is so organised i really dont know how he does it. last week he spent 3 days with his squad of under 14s boys with his team manager (she travelled all the way from mildura) to melbourne .

they were spending time bondind as a team and training including boxing (not each other) these boys come from all over victoria and play for different clubs so its imperative that they bond as a team.

this is such an opportunity for these children and this experience will hopefully stay with them for a very long time. it will teach and enhance their motivational skills. they are actually all staying at disneyworld at one of the resorts(sorry the name escapes me)

they will actually have the first 3 days free so in that time there will be so much to do the slides the rides and hey its summer in the states! (some parents are also going . )

what a climate shock leaving windy cold melbourne. yesterdays temperature here dipped to 2 degrees and this morning is no better its also raining here.

my son who is 25 prefered to get his older brother drop him off at the airport as he didnt want me "bawling my eyes out"

he reminded me its not his first trip he has travelled3 other times this will be his fourth . they are only going for 13 days but im still anxious and well just being mum.

he travelled to china in 2004 with rmit for uni games and they were given the red carpet treatment there. the games were even shown on tv stations in china. he actaully played and won a trophy for the best player he was also their personal trainer.

i am so proud of him as i am of my oldest son the oldest is more academic with a degree in commerce(accountant) and  a degree in bachelor of education. he has just enrolled to get his masters and after that he is considering a doctrine.

but first he is concentrating on his masters which he is studying part time as he is currently teaching vce full time

ps for those that are wondering rmit stands for royal melbourne institute of technology

cheers annie

i didnt like her nor did i hate her but i just saw her on big brother and she has definately got it . wow and double wow

she is incredible makes them all look "so ordinary" shame bridget had to get kicked out . bridgett wouldnt have known what hit her

cheers annie

well done he beat federer in a tight match. i started to watch the match but here in melbourne australia it was about midnight. i ended up falling asleep so i didnt watch it all. saw highlights this morning when i woke up.

both brilliant players fedderer is only 26 and has won 51 singles title and nadal is only 22 he has now won about 32 singles titles. that is amazing between the 2 of them that adds up to 83 . well done to both players for their dedication and hard work.

luck doesnt even come into it and its great watching to brilliant players . no wonder both made it to the finals

cheers annie

they are actaully staying at the resort and my son is coaching one of the australian teams. children were picked from all over victoria.

last night they held a fund raising night(fourth of july) sbs was present and filmed it. apparently it will be telives on sbs in two weeks . at this stage i dont know how much they will edit but my son was filmed making a speech and the sports reporter filmed them this morning at one of their training sessions

i believe a few countries are involved in this tournament . i know apart from a few american states that canada is also involved there were other countries but there was so much to see that my son showed me the other day that i cant recall everythimg.

its avery early flight i will probably go the airport but i will cry i always do. i know its only about 12 or 13 days and not 3 months.but i get so emotional

i will just have to keep myself occupied for the next 2 weeks

cheers annie

may your celebrations be filled with happiness

cheers annie

partly through  a time and weather factor but mostly from my fear of heights. i kept  delaying it til i knew i couldnt delay any further without forfeiting the gift.

i conquered my fears i actaully wrote an advice blog about it.

the hot air balloon you see is of another one that was in the sky and ive taken the photo while we were in mid air in another hot air balloon .

the view of melbourne was taken just as we are approaching my beloved princes park (carltons old football ground) oh so many memories of watching the carlton greats the likes of nichols  jezza (jessaulenko) sergio silvani southby doull maclure kernaghan just to name a few .............

it was just before we landed at  royal park . these memories will stay with me forever. in fact i loved the experience so much

cheers annie

last week i topped up my pre paid and i won about 15 free sms s  i had 7 days to use them but i only sent 2 and they had expired monday so i forfeited the rest.

last time i unintentionally let them expire i had only sent one because last time i thought i had 30 days to use them.

why is that we do this? im not just talking about sms but free offers for coffee and other things that are available.

i was once given double movie pass at work and gift shopping voucher for  a bonus for doing such a great job on a difficult task.

i put them aside to use "one day" and unfortunately when i finally came around to use them they had expired.

as a rule i now try to use them as soon as i receive them .otherwise thats just money going down the drain. i know that its a time factor and organizing . but to organize you need time.

when i have little time that is my rest time so hence a vicious circle.

but im going to start by having my own little area like a desk with draws for this very purpose.

cheers annie

half the film is filmed on a greek island(i forget which one i think its corfu i saw them shooting part of it on greek tv) but cant remember which island .

the other half was filmed in england  colin firth stellan skarsgard julie walters dominic cooper amanda seyfried and christine baranski are other actors in the cast.

its been described as "the feel good cinema event of the year"

im definately going to see it . the scenery is just unbelievable and i just get transferred back to our wonderful holiday in 2005 it just brings back memories.

cheers annie

i know it can be a hassle especially stock take but hey stop to "smell the roses" your health is also important 

so enjoy it all no matter which part of the world your in

cheers annie

ps half the year is over!

but luckily as i drove towards the back there was an empty spot. by the time i parked about 5 cars seperately waited thinking i was leaving.

went into myer (large dept store for those living outside australia ) sales everywhere . but i had a mission to buy the oldest shirts and trousers for his birthday (we gave him runners last night)

i ended up buying 5 shirts i had systematically written the sizes and brands of his favourite shirts and trousers.

trousers unfortunately i didnt buy any as he already had the ones there and i wasnt sure of the other brands

but shirts  were on a table packaged and you had to sift through the sizes. the size my son wore must be a popular size because i struggled to find any in that size. they were either one size smaller or one size bigger

asisstants couldnt help me they were so busy helping other shoppers it was mayhem . at the end i was able to buy 2 different brands and the sizes were different so i had to make sure they were what i had written from home and my son wears the european cut style so that even restricted me further

but two of the shirts origionally were eighty nine dollasr each reduced to sixty dollars with a further 25% off

2 others reduced  to thirty dollars and  the other to thirty seven dollars and fifty cents

all up i paid just under one hundred and ninety dollars for 5 shirts of well known brands van huesen (vn) and brooksfield

usually my son only comes home with two shirts. paying the full price

but the best bargain of the day was picking up a cushion pandora brand from target origional price twenty nine dollars and ninety nine cents reduced to two dollars and eighty six cents yes you heard right and i scanned it to make sure that noone put the wrong code sticker on and there was a further 25% off all bed linen so it came to two dollars and fifteen cents

cant even buy a coffee at that price! it has even got a zip for washing and its got embroidery .

it wont get very dirty because its more for looks on the bed . it was the only one!!! otherwise i would have bought the lot!

now i know the government is encouraging us not to spend at the sales  to keep interest rates down but they up the interests rates anyway and i only buy what i need on sales and if you can save in the long run why not

of course there are lots off things that i end up paying full price down the track because at the same time i dont want to spend thousands when the sales are on.

i always ask myself do i really need this before i purchase it. i dont want clutter unnecessarily

i finally got out of chaddy (chadstone ) and about 5 cars were waiting in the aisle to pounce for the spot. its not helping that they are expanding because parking is a problem at the best of times.

im just glad im home resting my poor aching feet

cheers annie

i would be interested . i was giving birth and it started with me writing about  the eve (26th of june) that was a train strike

pauline then wrote  that year about wimbeldon and john mcenroe and bjorn borg  also about her trip to germany  to visit sister when helen was young. driving through englnad france belgium holland and germany

who else  has  can remember ? or like i said if your too young ask your parents or siblings  love to hear your stories

cheers annie

the european cup  finally down to the two  germany versus spain

for those that wernt aware of it in the early hour os this morn aust time spain downed russia and yesterday morn germany downed turkey

i think that turkey and russia also play off for 3rd and 4th position

turkey played well and only lost the match 2 minutes to the end germany had  a little luck on their side but its the end result that counts and turkey are pleased because the world has sat up and taken  notice of their team

may the best team win

cheers annie

he is 28 today!!!!!

happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday to harry happy birthday to you

officially 28 at 10.07 am today friday  (he was born on a friday as well)

by the time i submit this it will be 10.07 am!!!!

cheers annie

yes thats right turn the clock back 28years. it was a friday too and for those that were old enough to remember thursday 26th of june 1980 was a train strike in victoria . how do i remember that? because my hubby was driving to work in blackburn that morning. we had been married for 9 months and hubby had only been in the country for 8 months.

he was driving my very first car which was a ford cortina two door 1969 model spray painted a metallic blue with a silver line (metallic was a new concept then) manual anyway through no fault of his own this car at the traffic lights in the opposite direction makes a right hand turn(hubby was going straight) she slammed into the car .

her excuse was that there was a truck along side her and she couldnt see but she proceeded to make the turn anyway go figure! anyway it was close to home hubby rang me from a pay phone. no mobiles in those days. i came down and the police wanted us to come to the station at our leisure to give statement.

the other driver was charged with failing to give way to the right but oh the inconvenience it caused. that was our one and only car and it was in for repairs. she didnt have insurance so she was paying us slowly on a monthly basis. she was from new zealand and she thought insurance was covered with car rego.

anyway remember it was a train strike so when we went to police station we walked. hubby wanted us to catch a cab but we had just bought our house and the car was in repairs and i was stressing so much knowing she had no insurance , so i wanted to walk to the police station to save the cab fare 

is this madness. i was already nine days overdue and i was due to go to my gyno in the city the next day anyway so she could induce me for the weekend if he wasnt born. 

anyway apparently that work must have helped bring on the labour because that night i was ironing (funny thing that i had the urge to iron and that also happened 2 years later when i was ready to give birth to  our second son)

we had to call my brotherin law(my sisters hubby) to drive us into the city to the hospital it was 10pm thursday night.

hubby hated the smell of hospitals so it was a great effort for him. anyway hubby was told to go home and come back i morning. poor hubby had to train it . in the morning my gyno decided to break my waters as i was getting contractions but not much else.

i was given a gas mask but (i prbably wasnt breathing through it properly) but i didnt want it . it made me sick  i had to have an epidural something i hadnt even contemplated on and my legs were put into stirrups as i had a forceps birth. 

at one stage my stirrup came undone and i tried to do something there im not even sure what i was trying to do (its funny what different people do during birth) but i remember my gyno pushing my hand away saying i cant touch because my hands wernt sterilised.

anyway then the miracle happened i heard my baby cry and i was handed him to me. 

i stayed in hospital for about 10 days all up. i went in on the thursday night and left monday 7th of july.  i did endure stitches but there was a nurse that had given birth and i took her advice and was having salt baths. speedier recovery .

poor hubby was working in the northern suburbs and he would have to train it (he worked all over melbourne at the time) then he would visit me in hospital in the city and the train it again for home in the south east suburbs

those were the days we actually ended up buying our monaro LS  which was also a two door but that was 8 cylinder. very poweful cars

so the alarm on my mobile will be set for 10.07 am and i will reflect. over the years my son (he knows he is born at 10.07am) he also looks at the clock at that time. my youngest was born at 5.25am  but his story will come on the eve of his birthday

i really cant believe that it has been 28 years .

cheers annie

turkey is out but they put up a fight 3/2 .

germany will play the winner of spain russia which will be played thursday night/ friday morn (aust time 4.15am)

its getting more interesting now

annie