Saturday, October 30, 2010

Hot Tub Time Machine

Watched this two weeks ago, laughed often. Not an
indepth story, but a funny one.

A variation on a theme, many movies have been made
on the idea of going back in time and 'correcting'
one's mistakes, despite the fact that one change
could lead to awful consequences, as seen in
"The Butterfly Effect."

I liked the idea that despite the warnings about
changing the past, the biggest loser of the lot
went ahead and stayed behind when the others return
to the future AND HE CHANGED ALL THEIR FUTURES of
course for the better.

As I said no great story but very funny, and some
times that is all one wants from a film.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

"How Old Is Too Old For Holloween?"

Today (Friday) on one of the American Morning shows
it asked this question. It seems that in one town
there has been trouble with teenagers who were or
seemed to have been intimidating to the older
citizens. So the town passed a law that no child
over the age of 12 can go 'Trick or Treating.'

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Shoe Sale

I can't believe that I didn't write about the shoe
sale last week. I saw it advertised on T.V. and
told Meg that the Shoeroom was having a clearance
sale at Mid Valley. She rightly pointed out that
the Shoeroom is in Traralgon. I said "Nevertheless
the advert says that a sale is being held in Mid
Valley."

The next morning (Thursday) I get a message from
her that I was correct and there is a sale at Mid
Valley, would I like to meet her there to have a
look.

So we went and for the first time (I think) in my
life I did not buy a pair of shoes at a sale!!

I did however buy a $10 sponge cake with lovely
strawberry icing from Michael's. Apparently
it is a new thing that they have. There are 4
different varieties of sponge cake for $10.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Meg Flies to Crains

Meg flew to Crains on Saturday afternoon, all without
a broomstick. Ha Ha.

I know that I missed her when she went overseas last
year.

She is visiting Susan for a week so it will be an
interesting test of just how much I will miss her
when she moves into her new home mid next year.

In the last year have I got more fed up with her?

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Bruce Willis Regrets Films.

This was some of the news in The Age yesterday.
Unfortunately he did not say which films he
regreated staring in.

This left the field wide open for everyone and
his dog to have a sling at him.

Among those films named were "Hudson Hawk" which
I enjoyed, and "Unbreakable" which had an unearthly
quality about it. I liked the premise, that if
there are people that are super fragile then there
has to be a balance, so there most be some people
who are never ill.

It is like my idea of good and evil. If there is
super good, e.g. God, there there has to be a
balance thus there must be a super villian e.g.
the Devil.

All comic books are based on that fact, every super
hero has to defeat a super villian, e.g. superman
against Lex Luther.

Some of the films given as the worse that Bruce has
made I can't comment on as I have never seen them.
One of his best I feel was "Sixth Sense."

Yes the Die Hard's are going over the top but that
is what happens when you follow on, the next film
has to have more bang for the buck!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Kirsten Visits

Picked up Kirsten from home. Kath said that I was
suppose to collect her from the school. However it
was raining and Nathen was home so I don't see why
he could not have picked the children up. He did
go and did it but with very bad grace!

Kath told me that he had no intention of taking
Kirsten to the doctor for her appointment as he
claimed she was 'bunging it on.' As if that
d...head would know ANYTHING anout medicine!!!!
Where did he get his degree! or is this just
rubbish that he is spouting from his mother the
'nurse'.

The doctor was happy with her chest and said to
keep using the spray.

Once again we did the dinning room. But after two
days it is still not finished.

The ceiling, walls and half the floor have to be
cleaned. Kirsten said "I know what we are doing
Nan, it's spring and we are cleaning so we are
spring cleaning."

I said that was very good.

When Kath picked her up on Sunday, she informed me
that Kirsten would not be seeing me nor Nanny
Burns till she 'behavoured herself.' Thay are going
to send her to live with Toss till she wants to be
part of their family again. When she agrees to
'do as she is told' then she can come back home.

I am not impressed with this.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Moe Cup

Well Meg had the day off to go to the Moe Cup. It was
a terrible day as fair as the weather went. The rain
continued from Wednesday. So the track was heavy.

She left at midday. Picked up by her friends. I took
a picture before she left.

She rushed in at 5 to 10 the next MORNING!!!!

Saying that she had 5 minutes to pack her bag, shower
and dress and to get to the netball ground by 10 a.m.
I told her it was impossible. She also said that I
had to drive her!

We got there at 10.30 a.m. the time the bus was to leave.
Just after she unpacked her things the bus arrived!!! So
she wasn't late.

The netballers were going away to celebrate their grand
finalwin. They were heading to Bendigo for the weekend.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

There's Trouble in River City.

At least there is trouble in Yallourn North.

It seems that Nathan had a go at Kirsten on Tuesday so
she 'ran away from home'. Mum and Nathan spent three
hours driving around town only to come home and find
her asleep in bed. A happy ending I would have thought
but it seems that Nathan had another go at her about
running away so she took off on Wednesday night and
this time did not come home!!

More worring about a 12 year old that stays out over
night!! Kath said she rang the school and she was there
today. I said if they did not want a repeat not to go
ape shit at her. She is a very unhappy little girl,
hence the running away. Yelling at her for being so
unhappy is not going to improve the situation.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

"Welcome to the Crazy World of Facebook"

So said my granddaughter Angela when I joined facebook
on Wednesday.

With of course help from Meg.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Kirsten Stays to help Nanny.

Kirsten came last weekend to help me clean up the house.

I picked her up Thursday and we spent the day sorting out
all my candles. What was current and what I wanted to keep
for myself and what I wanted to sell.

Friday she stayed at the shop to help Poppy Cliff but he
said that she didn't want to do ANYTHING. He asked her to
go to the bank with the money but she refused even though
she thought it was only a block away at first. When he said
it was two blocks away she really kicked up a stink he said.

Friday night we went to the club. Meg came as did Karen and
Chris with Elizabeth. We all had a drink and wished Cliff a
Happy Birthday even though his birthday was actually Saturday.

On Saturday we spent the day with Beryl and Cliff watching
the Grand Final. Kirsten and I went for Collinwood to win
and Beryl and Cliff were hoping for St. Kilda to win. Well
we now know who ended up happy at the end of the day!

On Sunday Kirsten came to my house and we started cleaning
up the dinning room and got about 3/4 of it done before her
parents arrived to take her home. So she is comming back in
2 weeks to help me finish it off!