YAY! Got my ticket to 'Texas Vs Victoria' Roller Derby Bout!

Woohoo, can't wait till 23rd July, off to the Melbourne Showgrounds,

to watch

Victorian Roller Derby League

VS.

Texas Rollergirls

Bout 1: VRDL Queen Bees vs Team Pot Luck

Bout 2: VRDL All-Stars vs TXRG Hotrod Honeys.

Doors open 5 pm, 1st bout starts 6pm.

Hopefully I can catch a ride with EVRD peeps on the bus!

Can't wait!

I Love Roller Derby.

OK so I finally got my Derby skates on Tuesday, YAY!

On Wednesday, got some wrist guards, knee pads and elbow pads.

And went to (& participated in), my first Roller Derby class. YAY!

Learnt how to: 

Knee tap - (skating then dropping one knee down to touch the ground
then skating off).

Drop down on both knees - then getting back up ASAP & keep skating.

Drop down on all fours - where you drop down on your knees, with your arms out, kinda like your stopping yourself from face planting.

We practiced: 

Pace lines - 5 girls skating around in train like line, keeping pace with each other and pushing through walls when they came up!

Walls - 5 girls skating side by side in a wall formation, great for learning how to skate in a pack and not trying not to take out the peeps next to you!

We also had to do what I can only describe as cruel and unusual punishment, also know as exercises, such as: 

The Bicycle, laying flat on your back, skates in the air, pedaling forward for 30 secs, then backwards for 30 secs.

Planking, supporting yourself with your elbows and toe stops and trying to hold that for 60 secs.

Shuffle, side to side with your skates.

Mountain climbing, bit like lunges, hands down on ground, swapping feet quickly into lunges.

Crossovers, like the shuffle, but crossing skates, from side to side.

Push ups, just like any other push up!

 Had to do each for 60 secs.

To finish off the class, we played a game of Chicken & the Fox, fun!

Best things about it, the people there are farking awesome.

Worst thing about it, I found out how bloody unfit I am!

But I had sooo much fun, I can't wait till next Wednesday night, 

The reason that grandparents and grandchildren get along so well, is they have a common enemy. ~ Sam Levenson

The reason behind it is Grandparents forget what a shit job they did at raising their own kids. Follow that by their delusions of grandeur, they think they are so much better than you at parenting their grand-kids.
Hope you're happy Dad, you weren't content with wrecking our family when I was a kid, now you have had to go and ruin my little family. And sometimes there is just no way of ever going back.
So for me, I feel as though I have just lost another daughter, yes I know that this one hasn't passed away like my angel did, but the hurt over these last few months has equalled the pain I felt back then, maybe it has even surpassed that pain and put me into a completely new realm of  hurt and heartache.

And Father dearest, this quote is for you....
      "I am agnostic; I don not pretend to know what ignorant men are sure of."
                                                                    ~ Clarence Darrow

One day I'm sure you will 'get it', but I'm pretty sure it will be too late. I'm sorry you are such an antagonistic, dishonest, holier than thou arsehole.
Have a nice life.
P.s. When the shit hits the fan, which it will eventually do, don't ask for my help. You will get returned the 3 traits (mentioned above), that you taught me so well throughout my childhood, and now my adulthood.

Sunday.

Sunday.

Sunday is the day,

That brings me to my knees,

Asking for forgiveness,

From the angels above, please.

To have mercy on my soul,

And forgiveness for my heart.

To ask them for their love,

To give you while we're apart.

I ask the angel's for clemency,

For all the wrongs I've done.

To tell you of our affection...

We love you so much, little one.

I'm asking for relief,

From the demons I have inside.

To stop the constant heartache,

And the feelings that I hide.

I wish, at times that it was me,

Taken from this earth.

For you to have your chance to shine,

And show the world your worth.

Forgive me my angel,

For I cannot forgive myself.

We love you little angel,

Over and above all else.

Love always, Mum

F.M.R.

31/07/2004

What the Hell Am I Doing Here?

These lines from Radiohead's 'Creep' sum up exactly how I feel lately.

'What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here

I don't care if it hurts
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul'

The first 2 lines especially

I just want to turn out the lights.

I need more hours in a day!

I find myself sitting here having a quick coffee break, thinking holy cow it's 1.52 PM and I still have so much to do, I spent half the morning trying to track down my man's lost express post letter for him, which of course is delayed due to the Ash Cloud. Grrr. As long as it's there today, everything will be sweet.
While waiting on hold to talk to the post office, I did some more of my Acrylic abstract, and finally have the whole bottom layer on! Yay! When it has dried I can start putting the decorative layers on! Again yay! Although I'm still not sure that I'll ever show it to anyone, even though my 5 yr old thinks it's the best thing since sliced bread. I think that I looks like someone vomited colour all over it! 
I've done a lil bit more on my hand-stitched quilt squares (these I'm quite proud of, photo below!). They all still have their tacking stitches in and need to have borders put around them (which is why the sides look a bit shaggy. I was going to make them into a quilt for my terrible teen, but am now debating if I just make them into pillows instead!?!

Which means that I've done none of the things I need to, like grocery shopping, washing or doing what seems like 2 decades worth of dishes. So as it's only an hour & a half till school pick up I'll be off and see how much I can get done before then! :)

My Buster Boy!

Thought that I should put old Buster up here too, as the scrap page above says, we have had him since he was 5 weeks old, that was in May 1999, he's now 12 and still as playful (& sometimes as silly!) as he was as a pup!

The kids love him, I love him, my partner not so much (but that's his problem!)

Buster is a Staffy X, he's very strong and when I take him for a walk, he walks me!

We nearly lost him last year after next doors cat jumped into our yard and Buster grabbed and was trying to...well I'm sure that you guess what he was trying to do (Buster doesn't like cats or possums!).

So my partner went out and separated them & as he did the cat bit Buster on the chest (we didn't realise this at the time, even though we checked him for wounds), near is right armpit and Buster ended up getting the biggest abscess our Vet had ever seen.

So he was operated on and had a stay in the doggie ICU, luckily after 2 nights, he was allowed home with me as his 'vet nurse', which wasn't so bad giving him his antibiotics, but eewww to cleaning and flushing the wounds 5 drainage points every morning and night. After about 6 weeks of being confined to the laundry, during which he had to be toileted on a lead, so he couldn't roll or rub the wound on the house or fence and suffering the indignation of wearing a bucket collar. He was finally allowed back outside, YAY!

Fully recovered now, (he wears his scars well), he often sits out the back staring at next doors cat, who sits on their window sill teasing him, and I'm pretty sure he's thinking...'Just stick your head over the fence, so I can seek my revenge!'

As for my rude neighbours who won't ever answer my knocks at their door, I believe they should have helped pay for Buster's vet bill, as their cat came into my yard. If Buster had of jumped into their yard and hurt one of their animals, I would have been held responsible. But apparently my local council doesn't have equal laws for pet ownership.

Sorry for that, turned into a bit of a rant didn't it?





Introducing Dr. Jekyll!



Hi people, just wanted to introduce you to one of our 2 family pets...Dr. Jekyll. He came to be with us because a friend of ours bought him for his family and then realised the he was allergic to him and was going to take him to the pound.
I got a phone call from my partner asking what I would think about having a ferret?
Now knowing very little about ferrets, apart from they smell and bite, I said 'No, no F*^#ing way'.
So he brought him home anyway! Love your work babe.
But now that Jekyll is here, I love him and the kids love him (even though he still gives them little 'love' bites). My little lovelies, love that they can walk him (coz they can't walk our dog) on his harness and that he is so playful and funny to watch. Although my terrible teen is sooooo embarrassed that we have such a 'feral' pet. Funnily enough I've always called my kids 'The 3 Ferals' when talking about them as group! So I just said to her 'A feral pet for feral kids!'. Terrible teen response...'Whatever Mum'.
But any who!
I would recommend Ferrets for pets if you have some time to spend with them everyday (time spent with them helps to socialise and make them more friendly to people), can make sure that they always have fresh water and food & that they get time out of their cage at least every 2nd day. They are a great pet if you are in a unit or have no yard.
You have to be careful near them if you have a cold, as they can catch the human cold and also pass it back to you!
I would not recommend that you allow your ferret near small animals such as guinea pigs, bird, rabbits etc, as they will try to eat them! Not very nice for your other pets!
I love Dr. Jekyll, he always makes me laugh when I am feeling down!
Now if I could just teach him how to do housework.......
    

Scrap booking Day

I love digi scrapping, it's a great way to preserve your precious memories, in a way that's much more interesting than flipping through an album!
It's also a lot cheaper than traditional scrapping. After years of collecting $$$ worth of embellishments, papers, rub ons, stickers, glues, embossing equip, cutters, brads, eyelets (the lists goes on & on), my little lovelies & terrible teen, somehow miraculously (because all 3 said they didn't) and mysteriously attacked my scrapping supplies. I know Grrr! So I turned to digi scrapping on my laptop and surrendered all the rest of my supplies to the 3 Ferals. And of course once they knew they could have the stuff, they didn't want it anymore. Again Grrrr.

1st Blog post...OMG what do I write???

Hello to anyone (if anyone) reading this,
This is my first post so if it's not all that interesting, I apologise in advance! After sitting here for what seems like an eternity (1 hr) trying to decide how my first blogging adventure should start, I couldn't think of anything to write, which for me is highly unusual - I have an opinion (or 2) on everything (and anything!).

So I just thought I'd start with a poem I wrote years ago, about a place I'd like to visit, but doesn't really exist.

THERE IS A PLACE.

There is a place I long to see,

But I may never find.

For it is locked away in fantasy,

Deep within my mind.

It is a wonderfully,magical place,

With joyful laughter ringing,

Lively dancers dancing,

And happy voices singing.

It is a place where,

The sun shines brightly,

Where the youth are young,

And the aged are sprightly.

Where the blind are now,

Miraculously able to see,

And the deaf can hear sound,

Just like you and me.

Where those who can't walk,

Can now run and play.

And those who are silent,

Have so much to say.

Where the saddest of hearts,

Are happy once more,

And those who have nothing,

Are no longer poor.

Where the once were lost,

Are now all found.

Where we will find our special people,

Who are angel bound.

There is a place,

A place I dream to be.

There is a very special place,

That I may never see.

F.M.R. 15/08/2004