Day 25 - Bunbury
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 07:35AM Hi blog people, firstly thanks to all of you for your messages on the blog, Facebook, calls & texts, it is great to keep in touch with all of our family & friends.
Tonight I have a problem with politicians, I was listening to the ABC yesterday while on the way to get my new tyre pressure gauge & an opposition politician was criticizing the state government for stealing one of its policies. Apparently a member of the opposition introduced a private members bill to the house & it was laughed at by the government & voted out….but a week later the government introduced a very similar bill (with a few changes) & the opposition were calling them hypocrites! Well actually they are all just big kids…..I know I rant a bit when it comes to politics but are these people real? I get so frustrated when a reporter asks a politician a question and then they get a bagful of waffle for an answer…. Answer the questions please!!!
Ok glad I got that off my chest!
Mrs Flannelette 2012….Ness will kill me for this…. But she has this daggy old pair of pink floral flannelette jammies & she wears them to bed most nights! When she puts them on I call her Ms Flannel 2012….she tells me to get stuffed or words to that effect. Do any of you have partners that wear anything to bed that you like/hate? Feel free to share with the blog. All I have to say is…’Who bought them for me??’
Jamie in the van with us. Ness loves to cook, she has a great collection of cookbooks & uses them regularly. When we were packing I told her she could not take too many with her, so she decided just to take one….Jamie’s 30 minute meals by Jamie Oliver. Man we have been eating like kings! Tonight we had a cauliflower macaroni bake & it was magnificent, cup of hot chocolate to wash it down & maybe some fruit for dessert… this van life is excellent.
Oh and a footnote to the Dream Pot I raved about earlier this month…..we have had to cut back on our Dream Pots…. Let’s just say that too many meals made with packet soup mixes leads to loose bowels!!! (for both of us) and the last thing a guy in a wheelchair needs is a bad case of the runs! (too much information you think???) We call that Overshare James!!
Today I went for a ride on my bike, when we got this van built we had a winch installed on the top of the van, I can take my bike with me & get it on & off the van easily. So I dusted it off today, set it up & then thought I’d go for a ride around the caravan park just to make sure it was ok. But then I went onto the bike path and before I knew it I was almost in the city. I turned around & rode back but then made another stupid decision and rode past the caravan park on the bike path for another few kay’s. Came back & I was buggered! It’s been a while since I rode my bike.
To my mates Dan & Rodney who are also wheelies……I’ll show you how the winch setup works when we see you next…..but don’t ask me to show you how to ride the bike….I’m getting too old for that!
Today I had to write my monthly newsletter for work…..it’s kind of like the blog but it is safety related information. If any of you are interested in receiving it monthly please let Ness know and we will send it to you.
Reader’s replies
Rob reckons I have no idea about horse poo! Actually Rob some people have told me that I am a manure expert! And Ness has even told me once or twice I am full of manure....So there!
Suzanne backed Ness in the battle of front seat passenger drivers! Suzanne a bumper sticker comes to mind for both you & Ness & any other passengers that like to give advice….it reads “Get in, Sit down, Shut up & Hang on!” Thanks Susanne, I loved your comment it made perfect sense and is exactly why I say what I do!
Annie’s Blog
So I was thinking…..When is it ok to crack it with your parents? I was in a bad mood today, I don’t know why but I just didn’t feel as happy & I was a bit Grizzly……Well that’s what mum called it, she kept saying to me “Why are you so Grizzly darling?”…. well I’d answer you mum if I knew what Grizzly means! Mum and Dad think we know why you are grizzly…putting you to bed tonight Dad noticed two bulges either side of your two top teeth…thinking No. 5 & 6 are on their way.
I found a new fun thing to do today, my crawling is getting faster every day. Today mum put me on my rug outside & she told Dad to keep an eye on me…. But Dad is not real good at that. So while he was writing his newsletter for work I sneaked away and nearly made it under the caravan…. It looks like fun under there! Every time dad took me back to my rug I would crawl back to under the caravan! It was great! Oh and Dad gave me his brand new tyre pressure gauge and I put it between the tyres but in a place that dad couldn’t reach it……I’m going to enjoy playing tricks on my Dad.
My Dad has to go to work tomorrow….. I wish I was going with him, I think I could teach the guys & girls about safety too…. Maybe that will be my job when I grow up? Nah I think I want to drive a bulldozer!
Love from me
AnnieInAVan
Reader Comments (2)
hey Annie, this is your four furry friends down the track at home ... maybe you could have a harness and you can get your Dad to put it on you, and maybe with an extenda lead, then you can crawl wherever you like and he can reel you in like a fishie ... you mightn't like it as much as being free but it might save them saying naughty words. A gal can't be too careful. Sounds like you're gonna have a mouf full of teef soon, you are a real brave girl cuz it does hurt, dem choppers coming through.
Jeez your dad and mum share a bit of stuff don't they ... lucky your mum can hit the green button and write her replies to what your dad says. Course he can't see the green cuz he probably only sees red. (That's a joke).
We just had an erfkwake here, Emma was running down the far end of the billabong in the dark and our mum called her back just in time, cuz half a minute later the roof began to shake like there was rocks falling on it. All the cockatoos what had gone to bed woke up and started screeching and flying all over the place and the poor things could not see cuz it was so dark. But they found a tree and settled down.
We got to go to bed now, see you later ! arf arf arf arf Aerem Chester Emma and Chilli
ps our mum got a lovely surprise today, a special parcel from you all with a bag and a card and a jar of yummy jam (she says it's yummy but we notice she didn't share it with us). She loves her pressies ! not sure why she deserved them though. Nitey nite.
ooooh there is nothing better than a daggy pair of pj's, unless of course you happen to go into premature labour, cant tell you how many funny looks I got, I still remember nearly 16years later, must have been the hundreds of winnie the poo's printed on them
worse thing is I threw them out last year and have been missing them badly this winter.
I am now contemplating buying a onsey from ebay , let me know if you want one too its cheaper whith combined postage lol