The last laugh...

OK, so I haven't put up pics...yet! Surely I must be doing something wrong, it seems to take forever just to upload one pic...diddums. But it will happen.

So, I finished typing my first blog and told MM what I had been doing. After reading my first post (I was feeling ever so proud), MM had a laugh and asked who is going to follow me? ... typical male... *wink*

That night MM and I discussed MY veggie patch, isn't funny how you mention you are going to do something then they just run with the idea. Well he has decided where we're having this one, and what we're using.... hhmmm do you think he will look after it for me also?

I couldn't sleep that night as I was thinking what could I plant, so the next morning I was right onto it and searched the net for what veggies are likely to survive out here. Luckily I have plenty to choose from, so this weekend we are heading into town and right on top of my shopping list is seeds. This afternoon I thought the girls and I would make some seedling planters to start off. My veggie patch will be lebanese cucumber, Mini Zuchinni, Button Squash, Green beans, Lettuce, Cherry tomatoes, potatoes and some cocktail onions. Whoohoo can't wait for a few months time.

Girls are going great, although poor lil Millie has had a fever for the last couple of days... we're thinking it's her teeth...poor love. Looky here, I have two little visitors with me at the moment they have actually just found me in the office, they crawl so fast now.

Exciting to say that we have had some rain over the last few days. Not too sure how much exactly as MM looks at the gauge quite often (like a kid in a candy store, and I can't keep up to how many mls). Looks like a good start to 2010 for Bono.

On a sadder note we have lost one of our chooks, thats two this month, although they were two of the older ones, might have to get dad to bring some more over next visit.

Gotta go and play with the girls, one has dads mobile and the other is wrapping herself up in the mouse cord..

Till I get back from my shopping expedition, Rebxx

Us at the pool in my hometown, Cobar

Us at the girls Christening in Dec. Thats Poppy on the left and Millie on the right

Little Millie and MM when Flying Padre came for pre-baptismal consult

Here we go...

After reading so many exciting blogs that my friends have done I have decided to

attempt this myself.

Abit about my family, we live on a sheep station in Western NSW. We breed crossbred lambs (merino x suffolk) on 130,000acres. In 2009 MM has calculated trapping/mustering 7500 goats also. Good for the bank, just not the country. We are nestled alongside the Darling River, and I mean it is right at our back door. Great news is that the river has rose 4 meters due to the floods in the top of NSW and Southern QLD. The Charliestone Creek which runs through the top end of the station has also got a flow - meaning a feast of yabbies. With rain expected this week there is a smile from ear to ear on MM's face.

I'm originally from a small town in Central Western NSW, born and raised. Moved to Broken Hill when I was 18 and worked for Country Energy and later the City Council both in accounting. Til I met MM. Three years into the romance I moved to the station and besides chasing sheep around the paddock I was working at the local school 25kms up the road...very different to what I'd had ever done, but the kids we're great.... nothing like patching up skinned knees with bandaids compared to End of Month financials.

MM and I lived together for 18months then he popped the question...on my birthday, bless him he was so nervous. MM set up a marquee down by the river. We both cried, drunk some wine and made plenty of phone calls to relatives and friends.

We married in Mildura at Trentham Estate on 10 May 08 with family and close friends there. It was an awesome day, couldn't have picked a more perfect husband!!! Lucky me..

After trying to fall pregnant (it only took 3 weeks) we found out we were expecting twins.... there were many tears (all from me) MM had no idea what to expect having never been around babies. I was thinking OMG, how was I going to carry these two?, thats two lots of everything, thats alot of crying, it's a new car and I knew that the station would have to take a step back for the first year at the least. Well glad to say that on 14 May 09 we became parents to two delightful girls, Millie and Poppy. They make us smile every day, with the little things they do. They can both say mum and dad and have just sprung there second tooth each. Twins are very hard work at first, but 8 months down the track the sleepless nights and long days are really paying off.

We love going to the nearby lakes with friends for a ski on warm days, as well as having neighbours/friends and family stay over for bbqs. I am going to attempt to get our veggie patch going this year. We have tried before the girls came along, but the bloody rams kept getting into everything, I think I might use our electric tape to keep them at bay this time (although if anyone has some suggestions I would love to hear them). They even chew all the oranges off the tree. Not to mention the ram who ran straight through the fence and knocked out the brick pillars in the process! Buggers

Well that might be enough for now. I'll post some pics up of the station and family next post.

Til next time take care.

Rebxx