Mother's Day 10th May 2009

This must have been one of the best Mother's Days EVER!
Meg came around about 2 p.m. and I was reading "He's Just
Not That Into You." So we talked about the book for about
half and hour as she is reading it too.

Then she went and made me pancakes with maple syrup and
banana pieces YUM!

After we ate we talked about our relationships. (Brought
on by reading the book of course!)

I spent 19 hours in bed on Mother's Day! It was lovely just
a pity I could not get more sleep but as usual Ross had his
music on TOO loud.

Meg left at 3.30 p.m to go and move her stuff out of Simon's.
Donald was helping her. He had rung in the morning to wish
me Happy Mother's Day and Meg said he was coming over after
they moved her stuff but he never turned up which was a
disappontnment.

I had barely got to sleep when Kath, Nathan and the MOB turned
up just before 4.30 p.m. Both girls gave me lovely cards.
I understand that no one has a lot of money at the moment.

After they left at 5.30 p.m. Cliff came to bed and as usual
was asleep and snoring within two minutes, but I was really
tired and went off to sleep too. Waking up at 7 p.m.

As I wanted to watch "Bones" and he didn't he went back to
bed. I think it is terrible for a healthy man to be sleeping
so much. He sleeps abot 12 hours a day!

I also said that it was about time Cliff stopped 'taking' the
boys to visit their mother's grave on Mother's Day. After all
she was not his mother and the 'boys' are 28 and 29 and Keith
does drive so they are quite capabale of going themselves and
Cliff said if he didn't take them they would not remember and
I said well that was their problem not his after all they are
not children but MEN!

Reading Bonanza

Spent the week end reading!

Proof Positive!

I heard on the T.V. last night that the Moe Abattoirs
has lost two of its backers and may have to close.

I immediately rang Cliff and he said that he had told
Donald, Meg and I at lunch on Tuesday and that proves
that I do not listen to a word he says. I said that
the story did not seem familiar to me in any way.
Not one word.

So at lunch time today (Friday 17th) Don Jr turned up
and I asked him and Meg do they remember him telling
us that story Tuesday and they BOTH said NO. Donald
said he was told by Cliff on Wednesday and Meg had
not heard about it at all!

So it is I that has the proof that he does NOT tell
me things!

Easter 2009

Well Cliff and I had a lazy Easter. I had already given
Kath's children their Easter eggs and Donald's lot were
at Robinvale visiting Karen's father.

So Meg and Donald said they would go to Yallourn Nth to
visit Kath and the kids for Easter Sunday.

I ended up giving Don'd kids their eggs on Tuesday 14th
April. (Donald still has the basket of eggs that I bought
for his kids from last year. I reckon they would be past
their use by date by now!)

Janette and Fred Get Married!

Well she did it! Janette married Fred at last. They were
first boyfriend and girlfriend but after a silly quarrel
broke up and went their seperate ways and married other
people.

WhenJ anette's marriage to Nigel broke up she went home
to visit her relations in England and reconnected to Fred.
His wife was dieing of cancer.

Two years later she went back for another visit and Fred's
wife had died. They got together and realized they still
liked each other. She came home and he kept ring and
sending flowers so she moved over there for about two years.

Then they decided to move here to Australia. They have been
here about 18 months and live in a lovely new house they
built in Newbrough.

They finally got all their relatives togehter and married on
Easter Saturday 11th April 2009, at Emerald Gardens, at Moe
South.

Cliff and I were invited and then Cliff invited Kirsten who
stayed the night, at his house. I had intended to drop her
off at home on the way to the wedding.

I had only wanted to go to the wedding, not the recption.
It turned out that Janette and Fred had booked us for a meal
at the recption so then I felt really bad for taking along
Kirsten as it would cost them more money for her, so I said
no we would not go to the reception, which I had never
expected to be invited to anyway!

Donald and Meg said that she would be furious with me as they
would have had to pay for the meal even if Cliff and I didn't
go, but the truth was that we both felt really buggered and
as we only really knew Janette we decided that it would be
better not to go. We talked about it at the wedding, at
Kath's place and again when we got back to Cliff's and it was
just too much. Neither of us have been feeling that great
lately, just a bit run down. So I hope Janette is not too cut
about us not going to the reception.

Talhia/Kirsten Swap

When I rang Sue Hill it was to discover that she had
made no effort to throw me a party tonight! In fact
she isn't sure she'll have one this month!

So instead of rushing over to Traralgon to 'her party'
Idecided to stay home and sleep! So i rang Cliff and
told him I'd bee over tomorrow!

I was sleeping and the phone rang and it was Kath
wanting to know if I'd have Talhia overnight. As I
have only had her once before I agreeded before I
remembered that I had not stocked up on groceries as
I was orginially going to Cliff's I have no bread,
eggs, or milk.

They turned up close to 6.30 p.m. I had heard Meg
having a shower just before they came but she had
left already, though they did see Mark outside.
Meg went to Donald's award night for cricket he got
a pennant for winning the grand final three trophies
and one continuning plaque.

Talhia was disappointed that Aunty Meg was not here.
I think she only wanted to stay to see Aunty Meg.
As soon as she woke up on Friday morning she was
in waking her up which gave Meg about four hours
sleep!

I ended up going and getting us breakfest from
McDonald's. I got two double bacon burgers for
Talhia and I, but when I got them home it was to
find that was all they had on them NO EGG at all!

Just after twelve Nathan came and picked up Talhia
and dropped off Kirsten whom Cliff and I will take
home tomorrow when we go to Fred and Janette's
wedding.

Party Plan Blues

I have worked for a number of companies over the years
and it seems to me that party plans always seem to
fall down in at least one area.

For some it is an overpriced product.

Others it is not enough product so that half your guests
don't get what they ordered and you are running around
for weeks trying to catch up with 'old' parties while at
the same time trying to organize new parties.

For others it is a poor quality product.

For others is is inefficiency in training and follow up.

And for others it is poor staffing in their managemnet and
office.

Many boast of the 'well paid' returns but when you build
all the time into the equation, not just the time giving
the party but the unpacking the packing up the paper work
and finally the deliveries it works out at about $12 an
hour and most people earn $15-$18 in part time or causal
work these days.

So is it really worth all the hassle even though you are
working 'your hours' rather than a company's hours?