Day 49 - Friday the 13th
Friday, July 13, 2012 at 07:17AM Good morning or evening, how are you all? I have to apologise to most of you for the short blogs the last couple of days but there was actually a reason behind it all, you see Meredith in NZ has had a problem with coffee for years, she just drinks way too much of it! (Not sure if that has contributed to her worm problem) And as the size of my blog usually determines how much coffee she drinks. So I have been trying to do smaller & smaller blogs to wean her off the coffee! In a few days I might not even do a blog so she just does not have a coffee!
Actually that’s a lie….I’ve never physically met Meredith, but she is a regular on the blog & it’s the first thing that came into my head!
Hey do you know the story of this place? There was this bloke called Thomas Moore Price, he came out from America in the 60’s (Dunno why we couldn’t find an aussie?) to check out the ore deposits in the area.
He then tried for ages to convince couple of mining companies & the state government that it was worth a crack!
But here’s the killer! He returned to America & received a phone call that the mining companies and government had finally agreed to mine the area & signed an agreement. He had a heart attack and died at his desk a couple of hours later!..... Poor bugger. So they called the place after him.
Actually it’s lucky that they didn’t have an Aussie find the place, imagine coming to a place called Bazza Smith, or Kevin Jones.
Had a day off today, here’s a story for you. On the last trip we did DG (Ness’s dad) gave us a little printer that he was not using, there was nothing wrong with it & we put it in a plastic tub & carried it for the whole trip without using it once! So when we were packing for this trip Ness said “Should we take the printer?” to which I said “No way!”
Well do you reckon we have needed a printer this trip? YES…. I reckon there has been at least 10 times where we have both said “Wish we had a printer” oh and do you reckon it is easy to find a place to get things printed up here in the bush! We had to go to the local library today and get 170 pages of documents printed and they charged us 60c a page! We could buy a printer for that! If only there was somewhere up here that sold printers!!!
So half my day was spent in the library waiting for things to print! Oh but it was worth it….they have this super cool play area for kids, it has toys, cushions, small tables & chairs a TV (funny thing to have in a library I thought) so Annie was having a ball. All these new things to see, do & play with. She also met a friend who was a bit older than her, Ness will put up pics soon.
Tomorrow I have decided that we will drive to the top of Mt Nameless, it is a beautiful big mountain just at the edge of the caravan park. There is a 4WD track that gets you right to the top, but heres the dilemma. (No offence to you Tereasa….. for those of you who don’t know Tereasa’s surname is Dillema…. I crack myself up) yesterday I spent almost 3 hours washing and cleaning the car! And it looks awesome Egg & Pete A….. So now I’m going to get it dirty again. I miss the guys at Chirnside Park who wash the car inside & out for $30 so stay tuned for the pictures and we will try to get video footage too!
Reader’s Comments
Mel is back with us, although she flies to Cairns this weekend…..Hmmmm so you going alone Mel or are you taking a special friend? Whats her name?.....Just kidding Mel, have a fun weekend.
Meredith should hopefully get half a cup out of this blog.
Dave R is going fishing with Dale this weekend, have fun guys & a big congrats to Dale & Kelye on getting engaged…..Woo Hoo, well done Dale & Kelye. Huge Congrats from me. xxx
Flick updated us on her travels & visitors…… Hope you are not too cold Flick after spending time in Exmouth.
Annie’s Blog
Wow we have another really good spot for the Box on wheels, it is right near the toilet and laundry block. So everyone who walks past stops and talks to me. I just can’t understand why Mum & Dad get annoyed, I mean they are just being friendly! And so what if they want to talk for half an hour or more!
I’m in a bad mood today, my mouth hurts, my body hurts from getting big & I just am not feeling myself, but the worst part is I just can’t tell Mum & Dad, they look at me and say “What’s wrong Annie?” and I just can’t say anything, all that comes out is aiiiieeeee or Ooooaaa or owowowo….. I soooo hope I can learn to speak soon and then they will really hear what I am thinking or feeling!
Dad is taking us Boosh Bashin tomorrow, I got no idea what that means but I heard Mum & Dad talking about it. I hope I get good food on the Boosh Bash!
I saw the car today and it looks different, yesterday it was red & brown & yucky, now it is pretty & white & sparkly….My Dad is so clever he can make cars change colour.
Have a lovely weekend peoples.
AnnieInAVan….XXXXX
Reader Comments (3)
I'm out and proud to say I have a problem with coffee too, no morning coffee equals a not very happy Mummy.
But, I have twins, I should be able to drink double the coffee, right ?
Annniiieeeee, I GOT MY PIGLET!!! Her name is Peppa like the TV show Peppa Pig!
Funny story my silly brother and sister decided to go "pat" the pig with no grown ups around and........
the piglet escaped! It ran next door and we had heaps of people trying to catch it, very funny. Finally they caught it and its back in its pen.
My Dad is busy building a piglet and chook yard, near our veggie patch / orchard. Maybe I can get some ducks and a turkey and a goose!
I love my farm I'm going call my dad Old MacDonald
xx Jack
James, now you know why I never changed back to my maiden name after I got divorced! Nothing worse than being a Dilemma or a Dilmah tea!! Yes I've heard them all and couple that with Tereasa... Trees are Green! I was happy to keep Humphrey as my surname!
Annie, Jack has 6 teeth now and he doesn't much like them ether!
Ness, You know Murphy's Law wins in the end... if you leave the printer home you'll need it, bring it and you won't!!
Hope your friday the 13th was uneventful
xx T