Too busy....

It has been awhile, just too busy..

This week we had two days that the power was out and rather than start the generator I thought the girls and I could experience no tv, UHF, radio or phone... quite nice although it would have been good to have the microwave to heat up bottles... the girls get a lil' impatient when it comes to bottle time. We had fun doing some arts and crafts, had picnics, as usual read lots of books and I also cleaned out the girls built-ins.... so many clothes for 2 x one years olds!

We have had a pretty busy couple of weeks, so I though I'd share some snaps.

The girls love to have a play in the dirt while we cut firewood.

Besides getting firewood we have not long finished lamb marking. So off we hiked, packed lunches, packed dune buggys, their tractors and trucks and off to see the lambs.The girls knew with each trip out to the paddock they would get a ride on a bike.

I love that one, with Poppy doing the 'Rock-On' fingers!

Millie climbing the fence... one day she will be a great helper.

Poppy

moving rams..

they also love going and checking how many eggs the chooks have laid.

The station is still looking pretty green, hopefully we can score some more rain in the next few weeks to keep it nice and lush. MM is happy with last weeks muster of goats, so a few days later a b-double came and picked up 1000 to head to Melb, a further 400 to BH and 440 lambs off to Ouyen. Not a bad week.

Yesterday MM and I got stuck into some gardening. We started with the veggie garden and re-planted this seasons vege. I can't wait for the cherry tomatoes, very yummy in the summer. I think I do best at lettuce, you name it whatever type I can grow it! oh and weeds... we also started on the rose garden, aaargh, so much clover. We managed an hour yesterdaY afternoon and another hour today. Hopefully by tommorrow afternoon it should be de-weeded..phew!

Oh, I nearly forgot... I have borrowed a friends horse. Just on loan to see if I can find enough time to ride, sadly it's not working out as I'd hoped. Luckily Walker is a fantastic horse, I think we suit each other, he is older and only wants to be ridden a couples of times a week and thats about all I can give him. The girls love taking him for walks and riding their bikes over to feed him. So I thinks he's more therapuetical than anything for all of us. Whenever I hear the girls 'click clicking' at the window, I know he's outside chewing on the clover.

Til next time,

Rebxx

Its been awhile...

MM has some family and friends out at the moment and have gone shooting, so what better was to spend my time by blogging...right?

So much to write about the girls, I'll start with Millie. She now has 5 teeth!! and guess what she's walking... well nearly running actually!! Loves playing with her toy horses, and having a dance.

Poppy still only has two bottom teeth, but I'm thinking that there may be another one or two coming through at the moment. Poppy has just started to stand, I don't think she'll quite make walking by their birthday...

Yep, in a fortnight my babies will be 1. The year has flown. We have sent out invites, organised party food (need to get more as MM and I have ate quite alot of it..oops!) and decorations, can't wait til the big day. We've got the girls a playgym to put in the yard, they are also getting a table and chairs setting and a seesaw from family. The girls now love going outside for playtime, and I love getting out of the house.

Recently we spent a fortnight in Broken Hill and worked on our townhouse as well as took the girls to kindergym, cubby and a few times to the park. I think they really enjoyed the socialising. Last week we went to a NSW Farmers meeting on another station 60km from Bono, the girls played with the other children and were fantastic, even though we got home quite late!

Great news is that while we were in BH we seen a paed and we are now on a medicated formula as the girls didn't seem too comfortable on the previous ones.... and guess what they have slept through ever since that first bottle...finally...sleep! I finally feel human again.

Today we went to Kieara (a set of yards and shed) and had lunch with MM. The girls loved having a play and they love checking out the sheep. I'm sure they will be great helpers one day.

The vegie garden is going well. We have two types of lettuce, cucumbers, broccoli, sweetcorn etc. We have to make some room somewhere to plant the pumpkin and potato though.

We're looking forward to heading into BH next weekend for Agfair. I love having a look around the stalls and it's a great spot to catch up with everyone.

Better get to bed, its late.

Night night....

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