My Baby Turns 29!

Kathleen had her 29th Birthday on Jan 12th this year.

Cliff and I went up to Yallourn Nth after he closed
the shop for the day. I had bought salads and chicken
earlier, with a lemonington sponge cake earlier. That
type of ckae had been herfather's favourite cake!

Meg picked up Donald after she finished work as they
had to go and play netball at 8.30 p.m. in Traralgon.

We polished off nearly everything except one or two
spoonfuls of coleslaw!

Cliff and I had also gone to Foodworks at Yallourn Nth
and bought the grog for us and two cans for Kath, some
cans of soft drink for the kids, plus some Smith's
crisps. They were the only ones her fathter would eat.
I only eat the original Smith's crisps.

Took lots of photos.

Sid and Toss popped in for awhile. But we did not eat
till after they left as there was really not enough
for them as well as us. In fact I was surprised to
see them there at all! They gave Kath a lovely book
on scrapbooking.

Though it was still hot indoors, after a day of 40
degree heat, it thankfully was cooler outside when
we all left just before 8 p.m. Cliff and I went to
his place where we watched "The Good Sheperd" which
I taped two weeks ago, but as usual the station
overrun on programs and even though I had set the
recorder an extra ten minutes I would say we missed
about the last fifteen minutes of the film. Cliff
was not impressed.

The Longest Day of the Year.

Watching "Want to be a Millionaire" and the question was asked
"In Australia, in what month is the longest day of the year?"

Traditional it has been the 22nd Dec and the shortest day is
June 22nd, but the girl working it out, was given, Nov, Dec,
Jan and Feb and she said it would only be a quess, but she
knew it was not November as she was born that month and as
January is the middle of Summer it would have to be then.

Of course she was told she was wrong, but it started me thinking.

She is right January is the middle of Summer, so logically
wouln't it have the longest day?

Surely the weather bureau has the 'correct' answer, as they know
when the sun rises and when it sets. Must look into this further.

The Worse Friday Ever!

Of course that has to go to the Friday, 25th May, 1962,
when my mother died.

It seems that from that point on that the bad things
that happen to me in my life occur on a Friday, and
it does not have to be a 13th to qualify.

Happy New Year for 2010!

Well Cliff told Sue and Allen that we would go to their
Bar-be-que, plus go and see his son Ross play the drums
in Liz's last performance with 'House Rules'.

Sue and Alan's event starting at 6 p.m. and the perform-
ance starting at 8 p.m. as if we are super people as
both wanted us to stay till midnight. God the last
time Cliff stayed up to midnight was last New Year's
Eve, unlike me taht stays up to 3 a.m. about five
night a week.

Christmas 2009

Christmas was had at Kathleen's house. She and Nathan
did a wonderful job. There were plenty of cold meats
as well as a hot chicken, with spuds and vegies. I
decided to go for a hot meal.

I had TWO desserts of pavlova, YUM!! with pudding and
brandy custard! What a little piggy I was!

Thw adults were out numbered! Seven children and six
adults as of couse it was only Kath's side of the
family as She and Nathan go to visit his family later.
Both sides don't get on, but then it is hard to get on
with someone that is totally rude to you.

There were a few squabbles, nothing major. Once again
Kath and Nathan went overboard and wasted money on TOO
much stuff for the kids.

Is it any wonder they can't afford to pay their bills.
They are giving those children a false sense of security.
It is not a good thing for a child to get everything
they want it gives them a completley wrong idea of the
adult world. The sooner they learn that they have to
go without at times, the better of all of the family
will be.

"Night at The Museum 2"

Well it was over the top. Usually happens with a second
film. So many things wrong with it where to begin?

Firstly when 'Larry' goes to visit, he is left alone at
night, in the New York Museum, with the front door unlocked.
He no longer works there and has no keys to lock it up.
Also there is no replacement night guard for him!!!

New ground, the tablet is taken to Washington DC. The
exhibits in the archive come to life! We see lots of
guards as 'Larry' sneeks down to help out 'his friends',
but not a one, when there are singing cupids and a ranting
Egytian Pharaoh! Who though he live thousand of years before
Napoleon and Al Capone, seems, to know all about them, but
nothing about Oscar the grouch and Darth Varder!! It's
either all or nothing!!

As for the damage done to the museums, not a word about
it or stolen exhibits in the papers the next day?

As for there being working batteries and fuel in the
rockets and planes, well COME ON!!

Suspending disbelieve is one thing, but this is really
asking too much.

Movies NOT to see at the Cinema.

"My Sister's Keeper" and "The Time Traveller's Wife" are
best seen in the privacy of your own home. The first is
a two box of tissues movie and the second a one box.

Each has a totally unexpected ending which really bring
on the tears!

I have read both books and just hope the movies live up
to the standard that the books set.