Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your hair......

Hi all...

Yet another VERY busy week. Have had sick child, a baby boy that has decided that he know needs his parents to pat his head each time he wakes and the in-laws visit.

Jack's parents headed home about an hour ago. They where on holidays, touring NSW etc but due to wet weather changed their flight plan and headed this way for the last two nights of the holiday. They headed back home this morning, refreshed and ready to go again. Laura has twice, after her nap, woken with a temp and feeling yuck. Bless her little heart... fine in the morning and ill by the end of the day... see how she goes today.

As for the title of my post... those of you with children will know that the Target toy sale started this week. Our little country town is blessed with a Target Country...a smaller version of big target (used to be Fosseys). Emilie found Rapunzel, a Barbie DVD there on Tuesday. She has the doll and the movie has only just been released on dvd. So, being the big softy I am, told her I would buy it for her on Thursday when is came on special. Well, Thursday morning I got my neighbour to come and sit with the kids at 8am.. so I could lay-by the kids presents that I was getting.. and get Rapunzel. Emilie was so excited. Come home and was met at the door... got the shrink wrap off the DVD to find that in production a "Swan Lake" DVD was put into the Rapunzel cover... Emilie was devestated. She had the hugest biggest fattest tears crashing to the tiles. I rang Target.. and I am sure they would have loved that call.. first hour of first day of toy sale... to tell them that I was coming back into town and what the problem was. They had to open ALL of the Rapunzel DVD's to find ONE that was right... problem fixed for me.. but I do wonder about all of those other little girls that on christmas morning rip open presents to find the same problem. Heart-breaking stuff for a 4 year old!!

Health wise for me, this week has been good. The scales came down 500 grams this week and I have excercised heaps this week. Things have been a little muddy under foot, but generally the weather has been great. I run Minyip on Wednesday morning. Some of you might recall the Australian series of "The flyind Doctors" and it was set at "Coppers Crossing" well in reailty "Coppers Crossing" was Minyip! Can you remember "Emma's garage" - Rebecca Gibney was the mecahnic?? Well all of that is still there... the old Pub that Sid Buckley and wife Nancy used to run... can you remember?? Well the kids go to care in Minyip each Wednesday (about 12km from where we live) and while there I run up and down each street.. only took 23 minutes... but it was so nice to run on a road that wasn't gravel!!!

I am working this afternoon. On odd occasion I take photos for the local paper. So I am going to local football, netball, hockey, gold and bowls this afternoon. Sun is shinning.. so will be great!

Jack is working hard to get some jobs done. The new shed.. to replace the one that fell down arrived on Thursday.. so much has to be done before that can be put up. I can hear the chain saw going... still cutting up the old one. Has been great firewood.

I have made a heap of new receipes this week. Phil posted a receipe for Baked Jam donuts... devine... I feed neighbours boys (teenagers) here Wednesday night and even they liked them!! I have also made Tandoori Chicken Pizza... base made from scratch using yeast. The Donuts reminded me of that!!! A Moroccan Chicken... divine... Veal strongonoff..not bad. My little taste buds have had a work out... ANyway.. I better go and do some more housework before I head off.

Take care all

Kirstyxx