I hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas.....mine was a little different this year as Rob and Zac were working but it was lovely just mum Keith Nicole Jodie Nas and of course Scooter who I think stole the show...lol

Four days off work is nice this last week has been so busy...I have been to that many Xmas parties I've almost lost count!! Our party was the best got a nice wine carrier from the boss and inside was a card with 500 dollars gotta love that!!

Pics some from Xmas day taken with Scooter....lol and some of work lunch the guy with dark shirt and grey hair is my boss Lindsay Linfoot the other guy with the beared is the GM.......

Well there it is I blogged....LOL

OK so I'm still here....

Have some news I got my little kitty today...she'a sooooo cute

Closing down

Hey everyone I have decided to close down my blog in a couple of days as I just don't have the time to keep updating it....who knows down the road I might start it up again. For my friends I'm on face book so you can see what I'm up to on that. I did the rounds today and checked out all your blogs and even found one I didn't know had re started nice ah!!
Thanks for all the good times.......luv ya xx

Well it's been awhile still nothing to exiting to tell you my life is very different now... I suppose I'm still adjusting to a lot of things I just take it day by day. I still hardly see Rob and I'm missing my friends like crazy. I have been out a few times with the girls from work just things I can't get out of and I'm not saying I don't enjoy there company because I do.....but it's not the same as being with you guys... man I miss ya. I think I'm happy???? there's a lot of things going on in my life that is confusing me..... that I must come to grips with. I think this is why I'm throwing myself back into my job keeping busy so I don't have to think about it to much anyway bare with me I will come good....

I was going through some photo's and came across these... some of Nicole and her friends at high school yep her feral days!! but we got through them unscaved thank goodness....love ya Nikki xxx. Some of Nass fishing one of Rob and I. I so need to get back into scrapping.....

OK I've done it I blogged...lol

Anyway better get to bed have an early early start tomorrow 4am grrrrr

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ALL SUMMER LONG - KID ROCK - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Happy Birthday Belly Dance For Vicki!!

Happy Birthday Vicki
Love ya xxxxxxx

Work work and more work my god I don't seem to have much time to myself of late even my play time revolves around work!!... I have neglected my friends and I'm sorry I will make it up to you guys I promise.
Today was my bosses 50th birthday so we put a lunch on for him at the office and we all chipped in to buy him a swim with the sharks even got a him a piece of juicy steak to hand around his neck...LOL. Will post photo's in a few days.
I still have not seen Rob much he's leaving for work as I coming home but it's all good. He seems to like what he's doing and it's nice having the bed all to myself.
Well that's about all I have at the moment.....Roll on the weekend I'm so looking forward to it.

Jeff Dunham - Achmed the Dead Terrorist

Photo

This photo was taken last Saturday night at the cleaning awards just thought I would share
left to right Shireen my offsider- Marg my friend of many years her hubby and me.
I've hardly see seen Rob all week he has the day off tomorrow so I'll be spending the day with him might go for a drive in the country find a nice pub somewhere and do lunch.
Well that's about it really thanks for dropping by

Update

Nothing much to tell really... something happened at work the other day I'll tell you about it when I see you all.... and it's bothered me all week but feeling a little better as the days go by.

Saturday night I'm going to the 2008-2009 WA Cleaning Industry Excellence Awards at the Hyatt should be a good night and a good opportunity to catch up with people I haven't seen for a few years.

I am missing spending time with you girls!! I have to get back to crop nights or another luncheon??

I found these pics and thought I would share

1. Nan Jodie Keith and friends

2. Jodie and a big snake.

3. Nas with Tytis love this pic

Grumpy Old Women-Beat the Clock pt1

Grumpy Old Women-Beat the Clock pt3

Update

Well I still haven't much to say but here I am so here goes.....I'm traveling along OK at work but I'm so tired by the time I get home I crash!! I might need some victims. I feel as though my confidence is running hot at the moment which is good I think?? I'm not prepared to let people walk all over me and in saying that I have probably upset a few people this week but I really don't give a dam I'm looking after me.
We have presentation dinner at the end of the month (silver service) at the Sheraton should be interesting all those cleaning companies in one room.....who knows we might win something ha ha ha.

Tomorrow is Friday and I'm cropping with my dear friends seems like ages since I've seen you guys sooooo looking forward to it....but be warned my eye's might be a bit glazed as I'm going to my colleague home for afternoon tea!! lol

So there it is I've updated......

Yes your right Jen I'm slack!! above are some pics of mums 80th...

She had a wonderful time and when she saw her very best friend Merle her eye's filled with tears they had not seen each other for about 7 years... but they talk on the phone once a month.

Friday night I went to party at Chelles and a good time was had by all... it was also nice to catch up Karen Kim and Mistra

What else have I been up to well not much just work stuff.... how sad is that???

Well something very funny happened this week. Talk about being sprung!!!!! on Friday morning around 6.30 I went to check out one of my cleaner's who cleans a small 3 story building...1st floor no sign of him 2nd level still nothing 3rd Lights on!! he's here somewhere so off I go on the hunt while passing the ladies toilet I hear a noise so I gently knock on the door and enter.............Omg there he is putting a smile on the face of a female tenant!!!! I was so stunned and blurted out Oh excuse me!.. I'll wait outside for you. How embarrassing I'll fill you in on the rest when I see you LOL

My boy and his god daughter

Keith and his gorgeous god-daughter Christina he's so proud I love this Photo

I will post some pics of mum's 80th tomorrow

Hump day

So what have I been doing well work and more work but things are looking up for the weekend.
Saturday night I have a party to go to with the girls from work still thinking about that one as it's one of those pash party's (not tuppleware )...LOL
Sunday it's mums 80th at the Mellard duck in the valley it is a surprise party and we have managed to find all her old friends and there all coming she will be blown away.

I've settled into the job my body seems to be working and coping with the odd hours now.
I try to be in bed by 9.30..... and I feel as though I have rediscovered myself my confidence has returned and I'm going to start looking after me for a change I'm so sick of trying to please and comfort everybody else!! and if they don't like it well tuff....

I had a disagreement with the owner of a coffee shop I frequently visit this morning in one of our contracts. One of my cleaners goes there after his shift to get the paper and a coffee. He has a stutter and is just such a sweet guy... the owner is very rude and impatient with him and looks down on him because he's a cleaner......which makes poor old Merv stutter more!! this made me so angry so I gave it to him with both barrels stuck up ignorant prick. ( I hate that sort of crap)
Well thats my second bitch for the day I could go on and on but lucky for you I won't...LOL
Thanks for dropping by.

Friday

Yeah it's Friday!! what a hard week... They have given me the store room to manage now but that's OK surely couldn't be any harder than my kitchen pantry so I thought!! Yeah right.... LOL
I think the poor young store-man doesn't know what hit him I have him moving things from one end of the store room to the other and then back again....LOL poor kid and real cute to.

Well that's about it really it's mostly work stuff boring!! ah.

Update

Well I got through my first full week and a bugger of a week it was!! Next week is going to be full on as I'm working evenings as well..... all my own doing I dismissed 8 cleaners all from one building on Friday so my colleague and I have to train up the new one's.......lol (bugger)
Nothing exciting to report..... Robs still grumpy he hates his job and it's pissing me off big time!! I need to spend some time with my friends....hey Jen a movie night might be nice???????? and Barb I hope to catch up with you to sometime this week or on the weekend.
My house is starting to look reasonable again I spent most of today cleaning and ironing but I still have not done my walk in robe maybe next weekend...fingers crossed.
Sorry it's a boring post but my life at the moment is pretty dull think I need something to spice it up a bit....lol

I just wanted to thank all my dear friends for your support and good wishes re my going back to work. I'm feeling great I love my job and I think it's the best thing that could have happened!! I actually wake up in the morning happy and looking forward to what the day will bring I have purpose!! at first I thought omg can I do this again would I be able to meet with the clients as I did before. I think my boss saw this because he sent me to the Hyatt to meet with the property manager for an inspection on Friday I told him I'm not ready he wouldn't have a bar of it and said go.....so I did file in hand knees knocking stomach in knots I entered her office introduced myself shaking her hand and then we walked the hotel she was very pleased with the service we are providing and I took her for coffee all up I spent 2hours with her......success yeah!! I felt so proud of myself and when I returned to our office my boss gave me a wink and said well done Cath as he walked past me...apparently she the client is a very difficult one!! so I think I'll be fine. I know I can't please everybody and I will come across a few unhappy one's you get that!! but for now I'm very happy.
I promise I will not bore you talking about my job....if I do just tell me to shut up LOL

Sunday and I'm rearranging and having a big throw out and getting my life back in order starting with my walk in robe Jen...LOL....I'm also going to turn Jodie's room into my scrap room Rob has set up the other computer in there for me. All I need now is another printer.

I'm watching the Wallabies play the French score so far Aus 17 France 6

My week

Well I got through it OK... man it was hard!! I was in bed by 9.30 every night and slept like a log so that was a good thing. I still have not seen all of my contracts the ones I have seen seem to be running smoothly. Most of the time we are sorting problems from the night before but you get that. I think it will take me a few weeks but I'll get there.
Going shopping tomorrow for some work clothes jumpers and tops mainly it's been so bloody cold especially in the terrace and this morning I got drenched got stuck between buildings...LOL
Thank goodness it's the weekend I need it!!

Happy day's are here again!!

My company car for now!!.... I get another one in 2 weeks

I got a JOB!! yeah I rang my old boss and I start tomorrow!! I'm the new Area Manager in the mornings 5am till 11am I'm wrapped. I also get a car and phone supplied got to love that!!

I'm not worried about it because I know the job so well but it will take a few weeks for my body to fall into line...so that's my good news woo hoo.

I'm so sorry I missed scrappy Sunday at Sharron's but I was so sick with you know what!! and spent the day in bed.

I AM ME IN ALL THE WORLD, THERE IS NO ONE ELSE EXACTLY LIKE ME EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF ME IS AUTHENTICALLY MINE BECAUSE I ALONE CHOSE IT
I OWN EVERYTHING ABOUT ME, MY BODY,MY FEELINGS, MY MOUTH, MY VOICE, ALL MY ACTIONS, WHETHER THEY BE TO OTHERS OR TO MYSELF I OWN MY FANTASIES, MY DREAMS, MY HOPES, MY FEARS I OWN ALL MY TRIUMPS AND SUCESSES, ALL MY FAILURES AND MISTAKES BECAUSE I OWN ALL OF ME I CAN BECOME INTIMATELY ACQUANITED WITH ME BY SO DOING I CAN LOVE ME AND BE FRIENDLY WITH ME IN ALL MY PARTS I KNOW THERE ARE ASPECTS ABOUT MYSELF THAT PUZZLE ME, AND OTHER ASPECTS THAT I DO NOT KNOW BUT AS LONG AS I AM FRIENDLY AND LOVING TO MYSELF, I CAN COURAGEOUSLY AND HOPEFULLY LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS TO THE PUZZLES AND FOR WAYS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ME HOWEVER I LOOK AND SOUND, WHATEVER I SAY AND DO, AND WHATEVER I THINK AND FEEL AT A GIVEN MOMENT IN TIME IS AUTHENTICALLY ME
IF LATER SOME PARTS OF HOW I LOOK, SOUND, THOUGHT AND FELT TURN OUT TO BE UNFITTING, I CAN DISCARD THAT WHICH IS UNFITTING, KEEP THE REST, AND INVENT SOMETHING NEW FOR THAT WHICH I DISCARDED
I CAN SEE, HEAR, FEEL, THINK, SAY AND DO I HAVE THE TOOLS TO SURVIVE, TO BE CLOSE TO OTHERS, TO BE PRODUCTIVE, AND TO MAKE SENSE AND ORDER OUT OF THE WORLD OF PEOPLE AND THINGS OUTSIDE OF ME I OWN ME, AND THERE FOR I CAN ENGINEER ME I AM ME AND AT 53...I AM OKAY

Gabby

Home Alone

It's 12.15am and I'm alone Robs gone to WORK!!!!!!!! Looking very smart to in his suit and yep I'm spooked all doors and windows are locked and most of my lights are on. I'm watching the U.S masters golf play off with Tiger and Rocco I'm hoping Rocco wins Tiger Woods is a pain in the bum and such a dummy spitter.

Today I'm ringing a lady about a job hoping to get an interview it's as a cleaning supervisor at a Government school and only 6 hours a day Mon to Fri so fingers crossed it sounds right up my alley easy peasy!!

I've been working on my circle Journal I've picked poetry as my theme...thought it would give you something to think about...lol

Gabby is sleeping next to me on the lounge all snuggled up on my blanket she's my little fury friend (Don't go there Jen!!) LOL I suppose when I go to bed she will too but that's OK she keeps my feet warm. I took some photo's of her before she went to sleep (Above)

You guessed it I'm bored shit-less so thought I would bore you guys to death as well... what are friends for!!

Anyway thanks for dropping by to read my boring post.

Anthony Gargiula on Ellen Jan. 10, 2008

This child can sing...what a gift!!

Update

It's been a pretty uneventful week but here goes... Rob went for an interview and got the job yeah! even though it's not what he wanted it's better than nothing. We are still waiting to here from the Karratha job but you know how it is with local Gov they take there time!! and in the mean time we have to earn some money...I still want to do the driving job the only problem is it could take up to a month to get the F class licence.

I've been really sick I picked up that flu that is doing the rounds I'm feeling good now thank god it was only a few days I'm such a wuz..LOL

I have decided to ring scraptivate and see if they can squeeze me in tonight just feeling like I want to break out and see my mates fingers crossed!! I don't think I can handle another Friday night footy and Rob yelling at the ump's.

Spent a really nice day with Barb last week she has just got back from her trip they had a great time and we never run out of things to talk about. Just thinking my friends are very important to me and I'm going to try harder to spend more time with them they bring out the best in me and have been there for me over the last 6 months I love you guys so much thank you I'm blessed xxxx.

OMG Jen just reminded me of my birthday next Wednesday I'll be 50 f 3 and I will welcome it with open arms to be honest I'm enjoying my fifty's it comes with certain privileges it's all good!!
and I'm going to make the most of them.....LOL

REMEMBER......Youth is the gift of nature, but age is the work of art!! Jen..lol

P.S I'm in see you all at scraptavate TONIGHT!!

Finally!!

Yeah at long last I have finally learnt to do a collage of photo's by using Picasa and without help from Rob I'm really pleased with myself...still can't do it using photo-shop but I'll keep plugging away at it. This was one of Kim challenges on scrapncrazy 11 things she gives you a list of words and you photograph them how you see it.

The weekend was a quiet somber one for me especially today. This afternoon I trotted off to Guildford by myself and had a great cup of coffee in the new coffee shop there.... and then looked though all the old shops pity I couldn't buy anything man I love those shops. Life goes by too fast at times and it's just nice to go out on your own little adventure no one to hassle you..well there was a couple of odd guys that hassled me for money but you get that in Guildford there's a couple of dodgy hostels there and they always find me...I wonder why?? LOL

anyway I had a really nice time with myself.

Trying to stay calm

I picked up my camera and went for a walk around Ellenbrook there is this little park I love to go to and just sit and think. I usually take a coffee with me but today I clicked instead of sipping

thought I would share... Char you know it very well!! I will master this taking of photo's if it kills me...lol

It did calm me I've felt ratty all week running out of patients with some people well most people!! even at the shops I seem to be snapping at people one young girl called me sweety today and I barked right back at her where does she get off calling me sweety my god she was about 15 or 16 and then to top it off I went into the newsagent and the girl behind the counter called me lovey grrrrrrr god it annoys me. Yep I know what your THINKING! ....Caths a grumpy old woman and yes I am.....lol

And thanks for Thursday Barb so glad your home I missed ya. xxxx

Hey Barb

Scroll down and on the right you will see YouTube click on pics.
Matchbox 20 enjoy.
Love ya Cath xxx

No sleep again

I 'm cranky I've had no sleep again these bloody pills are not working. (I'm not impressed)
I go to bed and everything is going off in my head....I don't know what to do!! I'm just so fed up with all this bullshit even tried to scrapbook but nothing came to me.
Seems everything is slapping me in the face at the moment...might go see Barb today hope she's home I really need to talk to her... I can't put on a brave face to her she sees right through me.
Maybe just spitting it all out might help...stay tuned

Mum

Just sharing a Photo of my beautiful Mother this photo was published in a bridal magazine

in 1948....now I have to frame it any idea's?