I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
- Robert McCloskey
Sunday 24 June 2007
Saturday 23 June 2007
Thought for the day 23/6/07
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.
- Miss Piggy
- Miss Piggy
Tuesday 19 June 2007
Carpet Dents
If you have been moving furniture and are left with a series of dents in your carpet, here's what to do.
Hold a steam iron about 15cm above the spot until the carpet is moist, then work the fibres back and forth with the edge of a large coin or the back of a comb.
Well there you go! :)
Hold a steam iron about 15cm above the spot until the carpet is moist, then work the fibres back and forth with the edge of a large coin or the back of a comb.
Well there you go! :)
Bubble Mix
It is easy to make a tough bubble mix to entertain the children.
Mix one part each of liquid detergent and glycerine, five parts of water and a pinch of sugar.
A more simple mix is two parts of warm water to one part of dishwashing liquid.
Mix one part each of liquid detergent and glycerine, five parts of water and a pinch of sugar.
A more simple mix is two parts of warm water to one part of dishwashing liquid.
Monday 18 June 2007
Green tips - Eyes
Cold, weak tea makes a good eyebath for tired eyes. Just damp, lukewarm tea bags help to refresh tired eyes and reduce puffiness. Chamomile tea bags are especially good for soothing sore, irritated eyes. Don't leave any tea bags on longer than ten minutes as the tea can stain the skin. Swollen and puffy eyes can be relieved by smoothing warm olive oil around the eyes before relaxing for ten minutes with two cooled tea bags on the eyes. Dark rings can be reduced by using cooled peppermint tea bags on the dark eyey area for ten minutes. Other external treatments are half a fresh fig, grated raw apple or potato spread on a piece of gauze or thin cucumber slices.
Sunburn
Repeated overexposure to the sun ages your skin and can cause skin cancer; avoid sunburn by using ahat, protective clothing and a sunscreen. If you do get burned, calamine lotion is an effective treatment. Bathirng in a tub of tepid water to which you have added 1 cup of apple cider is also soothing, or place a cold compress of milk over the burn. Aloe vera juice was often used on sunburn' interestingly, many sunburn creams contain this ingredient. Calendula or hypericum ointment smoothed over the burn will help to prevent scarring.
Tip for getting rid of cockroaches
PYRETHRUM EXTRACT - To guard against infestations of cockroaches, block cracks with papier mache, wood filler or plaster. Spray pyrethrum extract liberally around the joins between the skirting board and the floor, and anywhere else that you supect the cockroaches emerge from.
Cockroaches are nocturnal, so it is best to carry out eradication treatments at night when the roaches emerge from their nests.
Cockroaches are nocturnal, so it is best to carry out eradication treatments at night when the roaches emerge from their nests.
Thought for the day 18/6/07
Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius. A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein.
- Joe Theismann
- Joe Theismann
Cancel your credit cards before you die.
Cancel your credit cards before you die.
Cancel your credit cards before you die
“A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and
March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and then
added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been
$0.00, now is somewhere around $60.00. A family member placed a call to
Citibank:
Family Member: “I am calling to tell you that she died in January.”
Citibank: “The account was never closed and the late fees and charges
still apply.”
Family Member: “Maybe you should turn it over to collections.”
Citibank: “Since it is two months past due, it already has been.”
Family Member : “So what will they do when they find out she is dead?”
Citibank: “Either report her account to the frauds division or report
her to the credit bureau, maybe both!”
Family Member: “Do you think God will be mad at her?”
Citibank: “Excuse me?”
Family Member: “Did you just get what I was telling you — the part
about her being dead?”
Citibank: “Sir, you’ll have to speak to my supervisor.”
Supervisor gets on the phone:
Family Member: “I’m calling to tell you, she died in January.”
Citibank: “The account was never closed and the late fees and charges
still apply.”
Family Member: “You mean you want to collect from her estate?”
Citibank: (Stammer) “Are you her lawyer?”
Family Member: “No, I’m her great nephew.”
(Lawyer info given)
Citibank: ” Could you fax us a certificate of death?”
Family Member: “Sure.” (fax number is given)
After they get the fax:
Citibank: “Our system just isn’t set up for death. I don’t know what
more I can do to help.”
Family Member: “Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could
just keep billing her. I don’t think she will care.”
Citibank: “Well, the late fees and charges do still apply.”
Family Member: “Would you like her new billing address?”
Citibank: “That might help.”
Family Member: “Odessa Memorial Cemetery, Highway 129, Plot Number 69.”
Citibank: “Sir, that’s a cemetery!”
Family Member: “What do you do with dead people on your planet?”
Cancel your credit cards before you die
“A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and
March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and then
added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been
$0.00, now is somewhere around $60.00. A family member placed a call to
Citibank:
Family Member: “I am calling to tell you that she died in January.”
Citibank: “The account was never closed and the late fees and charges
still apply.”
Family Member: “Maybe you should turn it over to collections.”
Citibank: “Since it is two months past due, it already has been.”
Family Member : “So what will they do when they find out she is dead?”
Citibank: “Either report her account to the frauds division or report
her to the credit bureau, maybe both!”
Family Member: “Do you think God will be mad at her?”
Citibank: “Excuse me?”
Family Member: “Did you just get what I was telling you — the part
about her being dead?”
Citibank: “Sir, you’ll have to speak to my supervisor.”
Supervisor gets on the phone:
Family Member: “I’m calling to tell you, she died in January.”
Citibank: “The account was never closed and the late fees and charges
still apply.”
Family Member: “You mean you want to collect from her estate?”
Citibank: (Stammer) “Are you her lawyer?”
Family Member: “No, I’m her great nephew.”
(Lawyer info given)
Citibank: ” Could you fax us a certificate of death?”
Family Member: “Sure.” (fax number is given)
After they get the fax:
Citibank: “Our system just isn’t set up for death. I don’t know what
more I can do to help.”
Family Member: “Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could
just keep billing her. I don’t think she will care.”
Citibank: “Well, the late fees and charges do still apply.”
Family Member: “Would you like her new billing address?”
Citibank: “That might help.”
Family Member: “Odessa Memorial Cemetery, Highway 129, Plot Number 69.”
Citibank: “Sir, that’s a cemetery!”
Family Member: “What do you do with dead people on your planet?”
1st Grade Proverbs!
1st Grade Proverbs!
A first grade teacher presented each child in her classroom with
the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to complete
the remainder.
1. Don’t change horses………………….until they stop running.
2. Strike while the………………………………bug is close.
3. It’s always darkest before………………Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never underestimate the power of……………………termites.
5. You can lead a horse to water but……………………….how?
6. Don’t bite the hand that………………………..looks dirty.
7. No news is……………………………………..impossible.
8. A miss is as good as a …………………………………..Mr.
9. You can’t teach an old dog new ………………………….math.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you’ll……….stink in the morning.
11. Love all, trust……………………………………….me.
12. The pen is mightier than the………………………….pigs.
13. An idle mind is………………………the best way to relax.
14. Where there’s smoke there’s………………………pollution.
15. Happy is the bride who………………..gets all the presents.
16. A penny saved is…………………………………not much.
17. Two’s company, three’s …………………….the Musketeers.
18. Don’t put off till tomorrow what……..you put on to go to bed.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and…..you have to
blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as……………………Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not………….spanked or grounded.
22. If at first you don’t succeed……………..get new batteries.
23. You get out of something only ! what you ……..see in the picture
on the box.
24. When the blind lead the blind…………….get out of the way.
And the WINNER:
25. Better late than……………………………….. pregnant!
A first grade teacher presented each child in her classroom with
the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to complete
the remainder.
1. Don’t change horses………………….until they stop running.
2. Strike while the………………………………bug is close.
3. It’s always darkest before………………Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never underestimate the power of……………………termites.
5. You can lead a horse to water but……………………….how?
6. Don’t bite the hand that………………………..looks dirty.
7. No news is……………………………………..impossible.
8. A miss is as good as a …………………………………..Mr.
9. You can’t teach an old dog new ………………………….math.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you’ll……….stink in the morning.
11. Love all, trust……………………………………….me.
12. The pen is mightier than the………………………….pigs.
13. An idle mind is………………………the best way to relax.
14. Where there’s smoke there’s………………………pollution.
15. Happy is the bride who………………..gets all the presents.
16. A penny saved is…………………………………not much.
17. Two’s company, three’s …………………….the Musketeers.
18. Don’t put off till tomorrow what……..you put on to go to bed.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and…..you have to
blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as……………………Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not………….spanked or grounded.
22. If at first you don’t succeed……………..get new batteries.
23. You get out of something only ! what you ……..see in the picture
on the box.
24. When the blind lead the blind…………….get out of the way.
And the WINNER:
25. Better late than……………………………….. pregnant!
Friday 15 June 2007
Angels Explained by Children
Angels Explained by Children
I only know the names of two angels. Hark and Harold.
Gregory, 5
Everybody's got it all wrong. Angels don't wear halos anymore. I forget why, but scientists are working on it.
Olive, 9
It's not easy to become an angel! First, you die. Then you go to heaven, and then there's still the flight training to go through. And then you got to agree to wear those angel clothes.
Matthew, 9
Angels work for God and watch over kids when God has to go do something else Mitchell, 7
My guardian angel helps me with math, but he's not much good for science.
Henry, 8
Angels don't eat, but they drink milk from Holy Cows!!!
Jack, 6
Angels talk all the way while they're flying you up to heaven. The main subject is where you went wrong before you got dead.
Daniel, 9
When an angel gets mad, he takes a deep breath and counts to ten. And when he lets out his breath, somewhere there's a tornado.
Reagan, 10
Angels have a lot to do and they keep very busy. If you lose a tooth, an angel comes in through your window and leaves money under your pillow. Then when it gets cold, angels go south for the winter.
Sara, 6
Angels live in cloud houses made by God and his son, who's a very good carpenter.
Jared, 8
All angels are girls because they Gotta wear dresses and boys didn't go for it.
Antonio, 9
My angel is my grandma who died last year. She got a big head start on helping me while she was still down here on earth.
Katelynn, 9
Some of the angels are in charge of helping heal sick animals and pets. And if they don't make the animals get better, they help the child get over it.
Vicki, 8
What I don't get about angels is why, when someone is in love, they shoot arrows at them.
Sarah, 7
I only know the names of two angels. Hark and Harold.
Gregory, 5
Everybody's got it all wrong. Angels don't wear halos anymore. I forget why, but scientists are working on it.
Olive, 9
It's not easy to become an angel! First, you die. Then you go to heaven, and then there's still the flight training to go through. And then you got to agree to wear those angel clothes.
Matthew, 9
Angels work for God and watch over kids when God has to go do something else Mitchell, 7
My guardian angel helps me with math, but he's not much good for science.
Henry, 8
Angels don't eat, but they drink milk from Holy Cows!!!
Jack, 6
Angels talk all the way while they're flying you up to heaven. The main subject is where you went wrong before you got dead.
Daniel, 9
When an angel gets mad, he takes a deep breath and counts to ten. And when he lets out his breath, somewhere there's a tornado.
Reagan, 10
Angels have a lot to do and they keep very busy. If you lose a tooth, an angel comes in through your window and leaves money under your pillow. Then when it gets cold, angels go south for the winter.
Sara, 6
Angels live in cloud houses made by God and his son, who's a very good carpenter.
Jared, 8
All angels are girls because they Gotta wear dresses and boys didn't go for it.
Antonio, 9
My angel is my grandma who died last year. She got a big head start on helping me while she was still down here on earth.
Katelynn, 9
Some of the angels are in charge of helping heal sick animals and pets. And if they don't make the animals get better, they help the child get over it.
Vicki, 8
What I don't get about angels is why, when someone is in love, they shoot arrows at them.
Sarah, 7
1st Grade Proverbs
A first grade teacher presented each child in her classroom with
the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to complete
the remainder.
1. Don’t change horses………………….until they stop running.
2. Strike while the………………………………bug is close.
3. It’s always darkest before………………Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never underestimate the power of……………………termites.
5. You can lead a horse to water but……………………….how?
6. Don’t bite the hand that………………………..looks dirty.
7. No news is……………………………………..impossible.
8. A miss is as good as a …………………………………..Mr.
9. You can’t teach an old dog new ………………………….math.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you’ll……….stink in the morning.
11. Love all, trust……………………………………….me.
12. The pen is mightier than the………………………….pigs.
13. An idle mind is………………………the best way to relax.
14. Where there’s smoke there’s………………………pollution.
15. Happy is the bride who………………..gets all the presents.
16. A penny saved is…………………………………not much.
17. Two’s company, three’s …………………….the Musketeers.
18. Don’t put off till tomorrow what……..you put on to go to bed.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and…..you have to
blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as……………………Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not………….spanked or grounded.
22. If at first you don’t succeed……………..get new batteries.
23. You get out of something only ! what you ……..see in the picture
on the box.
24. When the blind lead the blind…………….get out of the way.
And the WINNER:
25. Better late than……………………………….. pregnant!
the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to complete
the remainder.
1. Don’t change horses………………….until they stop running.
2. Strike while the………………………………bug is close.
3. It’s always darkest before………………Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never underestimate the power of……………………termites.
5. You can lead a horse to water but……………………….how?
6. Don’t bite the hand that………………………..looks dirty.
7. No news is……………………………………..impossible.
8. A miss is as good as a …………………………………..Mr.
9. You can’t teach an old dog new ………………………….math.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you’ll……….stink in the morning.
11. Love all, trust……………………………………….me.
12. The pen is mightier than the………………………….pigs.
13. An idle mind is………………………the best way to relax.
14. Where there’s smoke there’s………………………pollution.
15. Happy is the bride who………………..gets all the presents.
16. A penny saved is…………………………………not much.
17. Two’s company, three’s …………………….the Musketeers.
18. Don’t put off till tomorrow what……..you put on to go to bed.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and…..you have to
blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as……………………Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not………….spanked or grounded.
22. If at first you don’t succeed……………..get new batteries.
23. You get out of something only ! what you ……..see in the picture
on the box.
24. When the blind lead the blind…………….get out of the way.
And the WINNER:
25. Better late than……………………………….. pregnant!
Thursday 14 June 2007
Favourite TV Shows
What type of shows do you watch?
I like to watch documentaries, drama, the odd soap, at the moment though, most of the TV is being watched by my son who is 3. He loves to watch Hi5!, The Wiggles, Fifi, etc. anything on ABC for Kids!
Some of my favourite shows are...
House
24
The West Wing - sadly no longer
The Cutting Edge
Survivor - ridiculous time slot though - 10:30pm on Sunday night - what's with that?
Getaway
Sydney Weekender
Oprah
Dr Phil
The Bold & The Beautiful - ok I admit it, you should too!
RPA
I like to watch documentaries, drama, the odd soap, at the moment though, most of the TV is being watched by my son who is 3. He loves to watch Hi5!, The Wiggles, Fifi, etc. anything on ABC for Kids!
Some of my favourite shows are...
House
24
The West Wing - sadly no longer
The Cutting Edge
Survivor - ridiculous time slot though - 10:30pm on Sunday night - what's with that?
Getaway
Sydney Weekender
Oprah
Dr Phil
The Bold & The Beautiful - ok I admit it, you should too!
RPA
Stumbled across this ..
I found this blog today whilst setting mine up. There's some great pics here. Take a look.
http://tlltworld.blogspot.com/
http://tlltworld.blogspot.com/
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