I've Moved!!!

I am in Broken Hill (got here Saturday) and I start my new job tomorrow.

Riley started day care today - very sad to drop him off at a new place, he will be right god love him.

Lewis is on school holidays for 2 weeks, he is in Cobar with Ben at the moment and going to the cobar show this weekend then he will come over to me.

I am living in a house provided by my company and the owner of the house (and they live next door) is an old family friend that we have known for years. He is a caterer and dropped me over some rissoles and salads last night. He will probably keep me well fed while i am here LOL. His daughter Cassie lives on the other side of me and is Jen's long time friend and has a new baby. I just love babies, so i might pop over for a visit soon and get cl cl clucky LOL.

I have no idea what to do today without Riley... hmmmm sleep.. ha ha ha.

I have to go for a wander in a minute and buy some smokes. I have a drive-through bottle-o on the corner, a doctor across the road, a park, a chemist and a few other shops up the road.

I am pretty far away from mum & dad's, but they are only a phone call away :)

Best go and do something zzzzzzzzzz just kidding, i might go down to mum & dad's work for a sticky beak.

Love and new beginnings,
Jes

If your happy and you know it, clap your hands

Clap Clap

Yeah, yeah!! thanks for your comments by the way - glad to know you drop in every now and again.

I have some great news.... I got the job i wanted in Broken Hill. I dont know if i am happier about the job, going to broken hill or just getting out of this shit hole. LOL doesnt really matter now does it?

So, the job you were asking...

My title will be Training & Development Advisor with Bemax (mineral sands resources) based in Broken Hill. There is a mine site (Ginko) about 2 hrs away (Pooncarie) but i will only have to visit the mine 1 or 2 times a week (day trip).

Bemax have apparently won tonnes of awards for their training departement - but i think i can work to their expectations (hope so anyhow).

The work is still in the mining industry, not hardrock / underground (which is what i am used to) but mineral sands like titanim and other minerals that are brought back to broken hill mineral seperation plant to be treated. I am sure i will be an expert before you know it.

Mum has been busily looking for houses for me - Bemax will put me up in a house for up to 14 weeks, so that should be plenty of time for me to find a house to buy, sell my house and settlements etc. Ben is almost finished our house and i promise to look for some before photos and post a heap of comparative pictures - we have done so much to the house, you would barely recognise it.

I have been having a lot of dreams lately and all of them, very subtly are telling me things that i really need to be aware of. Leaving cobar, moving, friends, family and other matters that fill my head with worry.

So i feel very clear that this is where i am supposed to go - even the date that i am supposed to start (14th April) have very strange, yet amazing significance for me.

Ben is staying in Cobar - hopefully getting his job at the CSA.

So Lewis, Riley, Puppy and i will move house next week (most probably Thurs / Fri) and i will start work the following monday.

I feel like a bitch, because all i want to do is tell everyone that i know to get F&%ked and start all over - ha ha ha. I have felt (particularly with in-laws) that i have only ever been spoken to when they want help with something - noone drops in for a cuppa or rings me for a chat.

Nearly 30 years old and i have not a friend to speak of - but, i have 2 beautiful sons, a wonderful mother and an amazing twin - what more do i need :)

None of the in-laws know that i am moving yet, i will tell them soon.

Happy Easter / St Pat's Day

Hi All,

We are all fine and dandy. I have a couple of pictures of Lewis' Easter / St Pat's Day at school the other day. We had a child - sized akubra (spelling) and I added fluffy rabbit ears to the side, a fuzzy tail on the back and a rabbit face on the front. Pretty boring I know, but he loved it and it was a chance for him to wear his cowboy boots to school :).

The next one is a side view of our creation.


This is the swing set I put together for the kids (am I clever or what?) kidding - Ben helped (minimally).

Last pic is Riley & Bradman last weekend at Mum's house. * Pic stolen fair and square from Taylor Talk *

I had a phone interview for a job today and 3 hrs later they called me back for a 2nd, face-to-face interview. I am so nervous and worried and scared, but i will get over it.

Wish me luck!

Oh - give me a "Yeah Yeah" if you still read me - no point writing for no one eh?

I'm Back

Hi ho, sorry it has been so long... no excuses really.

I have a stack of pictures, dont know how long this will take because i have the wireless broadband and it is not that quick.

Oh.. if you didnt know, i am back in cobar (joy) and renno-ing our house so we can sell it.

Here we go...

In no particular order...

My 2 big boys riding their bikes.

And again

My goreous pup. Literally 1 second after this was taken, Lewis ran him over on his bike.

Riley "helping" me bake a cake.

Riley riding his bike.

Riley painting the house.

Lewis "helping me bake a cake"

Lewis on his bike.

The boys helping me blow out my candles on my last birthday.

Riley's 2nd birthday (pictured Aunty Leisa and Nan)

Riley playing with presents at his birthday.

Riley eating a cup cake looking very worn out.

Finaly Riley crashed out after his party.

Ben playing with the kids.

Again. Uncle Ben... Kin of the Kids.

Riley on his Christmas present - Ca-chow.

Lewis on Riley's Christmas present.

Ben on Riley's Christmas present - he HAD to have a go LOL.

Me, the kids and the dog at the great Australian Bight - travelling back from Perth.

The view from the lookout at the Great Australian Bight.

The Flinders Ranges.

Some Photos

Hi y'all,

I have been on break and go back to work tomorrow. If you have tried to ring my mobile I have turned it off cause I left my charger at work last week.

Here are some pictures for you.

Lewis & Riley playing

Riley on the skateboard.

The boys being silly.

The boys skateboarding.

The lake near our house.

Riley in the car.

A seal at the aquarium.

Lewis, Riley, me and a huge sting-ray??

Lewis and some fish.

Lewis and a huge turtle.

Lewis with a shark behind him.

Riley & me.

Ben and a sting-ray tail.

Be & a shark.

Ben, Lewis and a turtle.

Ben & Riley.

Ben & a huge sting-ray.

Lewis.

Lewis & Riley in front of shark teeth.

Ben & Lewis.

Lewis on a bridge.

Have a good week.

Love and fishies,

Jes

I Love When Things Go Right

I just had my break and took some pictures of the kids.

Ben and I took the kids to "Fun Station" on Saturday. It ROCKS. Ben and I played on all the things with the kids. Ben got plastic burn to the hands (from the fast purple slide) need I say more. We had a ball.

Here is Lewis in the ball pit.





Riley in the Ball pit. I had to jump in and save him at one stage. He was completely submerged by balls and i couldnt see him. He loved it.



Here are the boys in a tunnel thingy. Lewis took Riley up there by himself. Note: Ben's mobile camera was zoomed as far as it could go - LOL they were so high up.



That is all the pictures I got unfortunately. Note to Self - take camera EVERYWHERE I go.

My break was lovely. Ben went out just about every night (to Poker) and I stayed home with the kids. During the days we hung out and didnt do much at all. I got my hair done and did a bit of shopping.

Father's Day (yesterday) was nice. We had a bit of a sleep in and Ben got some presents from the kids. Ben asked me if I was going to make him breakfast - then started sulking when I didnt. My reply was simply "you wont make me feel guilty, I have never got anything for Mother's Day, birthday's, christmas's etc". LOL.


Love and Stupid Fuckers,
Jes :)

Back @ Work

Hiya,
I am back at work. I had to go home last week as Riley was sick (damn day care) and he needed his mummy (as you do). I need my mummy sometimes too * hint hint mumma :)

Anyhow, Riley is all better and now i am back at work, only for a few days. I head back on Tuesday.

I am putting Ben on the plane Tuesday night so he can head home to Cobar and bring the car over. He is driving across the nullabor - good on him eh... glad i dont have to do it.

So the kids and i will be alone *mu ha ha ha... should be fun, fun, fun at camp Urquhart!

No doubt Ben will get roped into doing some work while he is home - i told him to hide... ha ha ha "have faith Jes".

Mary rang the other day and we had a nice chat. Her kids have been a bit sick too - must be the winter thing. I cant wait until they come for a visit (January) YAY. I am hoping Craig brings his resume with him.

Mum and Dad have booked their flights to come spend new years with us - YAY very excited about that too. Ben and I may ditch Mum, Dad and the kids on New Years Eve to finally have a annaversary, after Riley's birthday that is. Will have to check with Mumma bear though.

Ok, better do some work - I am starting a new job on the 15th - more details soon - and definately some action photos!

Love & 'a little something, something"
Jes

Long Time No See

Hi there,
Sorry for the lack of posting of late - I will have to set aside a particular time of the day to update my blog.
I have been busier than a dog with 2 *&%$ LOL.
Weather is beautiful and hot here - nearly time to rip out the bikini...NOT!
Havent been doing much except for working. Havent been socialising with anyone this swing either, pretty much just keeping to myself.
How is everyone???
I am fine. Ben is bored. Lewis is excited about living in WA and is loving school. Riley is great - he starts at ABC tomorrow and i think he will really enjoy it. Riley has such a little vocabulary at the moment. Things he can say now;

• Poo Poo
• Thankyou
• Please
• Get down
• Get up

Cant really remember, now that i think about it. I will have to write them down when i get home. He is a polite little monster anyhow.

I fly out (back to perth) on Friday 3rd August. Fly back to work Monday 6th August, then home again on 14th August. So now you'll know where i will be.

Happy travels,

Jes

In WA now

We made the move to WA on Saturday, pretty much without a hitch. I have some photos to go with my commentary.

This first one was taken before we left - Riley jammed a whole piece of bread in his mouth. Thats-a-my-boy!

Next are when we left Cobar at about 5pm on Friday afternoon.

Lewis with a big stick of bubble gum. He fell asleep about 2 minutes into the trip.

Here is Ben waving goodbye.

Here is me waving goodbye. (I wanted to stick my finger up and give Cobar a big birdie, but Ben wouldnt let me).

This one is Riley looking out the window at the clouds.

Same again.

Lewis made a friend on the plane from Dubbo to Sydney. He chatted to Lewis the whole way. I think Lew was a bit peeved he didnt get to look through the window.

Here is a picture of our house.

We went down to Rockingham beach for a look and saw this ship.

Here is the beach again.

Lewis - he was pretty happy to be at the beach.

Lewis posing up for me. Shame you cant see him very well, but you get the picture.

Riley's first look at the Beach. Started running down the hill for a look.

Lewis having a splash.

Ben and Riley on the sand and Lewis having a swim last Sunday.

Lewis giving Riley a horsey ride in the unit we stayed in at Mandarah on Sunday night.

Our back yard.

Ben letting Riley in the back door.

Thats all i had on my phone - well worthy of blogging anyhow. I will take some more pictures with the camera when i get home.

Have a good weekend.

Love & sandy beaches,

Jes