Just finished watching our girls win the Rugby sevens. I didnt even know that it existed, but boy oh boy what a fast and furious game. Went to bed knowing that our Aussie girls were to play Canada and was very surprised to hear this morning that they won.
Turned on the TV early this morning and USA and France were playing for fifth and sixth position again it was a very entertaining game. Then it was the playoff between Canada and Great Britain to be followed by the gold medal playoff between us and the kiwis, just gotta watch it.
The games are only seven minutes aside but in the medal round they played ten minutes a side.
We were down and then there was a try. Warren and I were urging them on to the line and getting a little loud, suddenly Lucy took off outside, poor dog, we think she thought she was being yelled at. The next try she stayed but looked uncomfortable. Just wait until we are watching AFL! Hopefully she will be used to us cheering on the TV by then.
Finally it was another gold for us, silver for the kiwis and bronze going to the Canadians. It is the first time that women's Rugby evens have been to the Olympics, not surprising as the game itself has only been on the world circuit for four years.
Glad that I can knit while watching otherwise it would be wasted time but I am getting things done.
Tuesday, 9 August 2016
Monday, 8 August 2016
Lucy the kelpie
Lucy arrived this morning with the Second Chance organizer and her foster mum. She was sitting in the back seat looking very attentive.
Everyone came inside and they did a handover while we bonded with Lucy. As we had a collar for her, we handed over the one that she came with which was only a few days old. She had filled out so much in a few days that a new one had to be purchased for her.
She has been walking around and sniffing everywhere. Warren took her outside this afternoon and the two little dogs from next door barked at her. She raced back inside and then barked and had a nervous wee on the floor.
Everyone came inside and they did a handover while we bonded with Lucy. As we had a collar for her, we handed over the one that she came with which was only a few days old. She had filled out so much in a few days that a new one had to be purchased for her.
She has been walking around and sniffing everywhere. Warren took her outside this afternoon and the two little dogs from next door barked at her. She raced back inside and then barked and had a nervous wee on the floor.
Oh boy what an awful photo! I used my tablet and it seemed to take forever to actually take it.
Here she i having a drink at the back door, she hasnt used a doggy door before so one more thing we will have to teach her.
Not sure what that green stuff is.
He went that way but can i follow him? It means that i have to step on the green stuff.
She had a good first night, we have a doggy fence for her to sleep in and while she did not want toilet outside before we all settled for the night, at least she held herself in check all night and was grateful to go outside this morning.
Warren went off to tennis and she seemed to miss something but followed me around while I did the house work, I havent brought out the vacuum cleaner yet, too noisy for her just yet (besides its a good excuse to put it off for another day or so. She also was happy going in and out of the doggy door and after lunch Warren had to do a pick up in the garden so we could almost say that she is toilet trained to go outside.
Friday, 5 August 2016
Bike upgrade
While we were travelling, Warren decided that there were some adjustments/additions to his bike.
He did some research and parcels have been turning up for a few days.
A friend had minded the bike while we wee away and made sure that it was started regularly and took for a run. One of the first things Warren got was a lift for the bike as it is quite heavy. The lift will lift a bike up to 150 kgs. I tried it out by sitting on the base and it lifted me with no problems at all.
He did some research and parcels have been turning up for a few days.
A friend had minded the bike while we wee away and made sure that it was started regularly and took for a run. One of the first things Warren got was a lift for the bike as it is quite heavy. The lift will lift a bike up to 150 kgs. I tried it out by sitting on the base and it lifted me with no problems at all.
The lifter is at the back tyre.
A bash plate was added to the bottom which is just out of the photo.
A tray was bolted on and the boot was added. At first he bought a bigger one and when it came it was massive, could hold two helmets. He replaced with the smaller one.
The bikes that we rode (he rode, I pillioned) had these back boots and as well as holding some luggage or groceries, it was a security thing for me, with that at my back, I knew that I wasn't going to slip off the back.
Project three. Finished!
Oh its so good once something is completed. Yesterday was a very cold day and while sitting over coffee after breakfast we had decided that it was a day to stay inside and keep warm.
However Warren went out outside and next thing I knew he has started moving bricks and he got it finished.
He said that he needed to keep warm and this was one way to do it while being outside, whatever, I am just pleased that it is done.
However Warren went out outside and next thing I knew he has started moving bricks and he got it finished.
He said that he needed to keep warm and this was one way to do it while being outside, whatever, I am just pleased that it is done.
This was the side fence that he put together and up last week.
The bricks were moved from the right and put into a straight line across to the back fence. With the trees getting bigger and giving more shade, not much will grow there so we will just leave it. Between the house and the bricks was where we were going to put turf but getting Lucy the dog in a day or so, we have decided to just water it and see what happens, it is possible that the grass/lawn will grow back.
Now that is it done, we do think that we will get some small bushes and plant them on the right of the bricks.
A Vent!
The thing that annoys me the most is having my name spelt wrong! I dont think its that difficult and when I fill in forms and people reply because of that and then spell it wrong THAT is what really gets up my nose.
There are many ways to spell my name and believe I think I have seen most of the different spelling and while mine is not the most common is one not that uncommon.
Because of my annoyance re my name I do make a concerted effort to check the spelling of people's names and try to get them correct.
Two weeks ago I booked some tickets to the tennis which included a hotel room, there were forms to complete and then a couple of phone calls. One of my calls that I needed to make on Wednesday along with ringing banks was to the ticket people as I had paid but had nothing to confirm it. Hoping that my money hadn't gone missing and that no tickets were forth coming. I was assured that everything was okay and they would re send the email.(My email address is said different to the spelling so I always spell it out for people).
No email yesterday or today so I checked my junk mail and yes there is was with my name wrong, Grrrrr! as my name now doesn't match with the name on my credit card, I will now have to have it changed. On a positive note, I now have tickets and a hotel room confirmed. Arrr, now that I have vented I feel so much better and can go about my tasks for the day quite happily.
There are many ways to spell my name and believe I think I have seen most of the different spelling and while mine is not the most common is one not that uncommon.
Because of my annoyance re my name I do make a concerted effort to check the spelling of people's names and try to get them correct.
Two weeks ago I booked some tickets to the tennis which included a hotel room, there were forms to complete and then a couple of phone calls. One of my calls that I needed to make on Wednesday along with ringing banks was to the ticket people as I had paid but had nothing to confirm it. Hoping that my money hadn't gone missing and that no tickets were forth coming. I was assured that everything was okay and they would re send the email.(My email address is said different to the spelling so I always spell it out for people).
No email yesterday or today so I checked my junk mail and yes there is was with my name wrong, Grrrrr! as my name now doesn't match with the name on my credit card, I will now have to have it changed. On a positive note, I now have tickets and a hotel room confirmed. Arrr, now that I have vented I feel so much better and can go about my tasks for the day quite happily.
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Money!
Can be so annoying at times. I have spent the last hour or so dealing with money and banks and counting.
I set up a new bank account which pays a higher interest, transferred two lots of money, all good then I tried to do a regular direct deposit and it rejected, silly me, I had put my client number instead of my account number. Luckily for me, after this little bag of money had been swanning around somewhere it was returned to me after five days.
Realising my mistake, I tried again, sent the little bag of money flying from one bank to another and waited for it to reappear in the second bank and waited and waited. Yesterday, it was back! like a bad penny.
Okay so I needed to resolve this somehow. First I rang the first bank and changed the security code going to Warren's phone number as each time I moved money he and his phone needed to be here so changed it to mine. Fifteen minutes after that my phone rang and supposedly the bank was ringing to confirm, a bit wary of the call but they didnt ask for account details just were concerned that Warren's was still on as contact number. I did recognize the guys voice after awhile so that was all good. Yep, Warren's number is good as a contact and mine for security codes. I can do this as I opened the account and while it is in joint names, I am the principle person unlike another bank that wont allow me to do anything as warren is first mentioned on the account, one of the main reasons that I do internet banking.
Next to ring second bank, they were too busy so I quickly reconciled some money for a group that i belong to and arrgh! too much money. Count it again and then made a phone call to confirm that my count was right due to extra money added that I didnt know about, phew! thought I had lost my marbles or at least my counting abilities.
I paid out for some travel tickets a few days ago and hadn't received any confirmation regarding that so another phone call chasing where money had been spent. Oh, yes, they had received it and I should have received an email with the details they would re-isssue, so that one is done. Supposed to be a house work day for me but so far, its been on phone and computer.
Ring second bank, they couldnt tell me much as money had not been received there but did confirm that the numbers I used were correct and suggested that I ring first bank to see why it had rejected or taken a trip and then came back.
I am pysching myself with a coffee and a vent on here before I need to put on my big girl pants and ring AGAIN! Bloody money!
I set up a new bank account which pays a higher interest, transferred two lots of money, all good then I tried to do a regular direct deposit and it rejected, silly me, I had put my client number instead of my account number. Luckily for me, after this little bag of money had been swanning around somewhere it was returned to me after five days.
Realising my mistake, I tried again, sent the little bag of money flying from one bank to another and waited for it to reappear in the second bank and waited and waited. Yesterday, it was back! like a bad penny.
Okay so I needed to resolve this somehow. First I rang the first bank and changed the security code going to Warren's phone number as each time I moved money he and his phone needed to be here so changed it to mine. Fifteen minutes after that my phone rang and supposedly the bank was ringing to confirm, a bit wary of the call but they didnt ask for account details just were concerned that Warren's was still on as contact number. I did recognize the guys voice after awhile so that was all good. Yep, Warren's number is good as a contact and mine for security codes. I can do this as I opened the account and while it is in joint names, I am the principle person unlike another bank that wont allow me to do anything as warren is first mentioned on the account, one of the main reasons that I do internet banking.
Next to ring second bank, they were too busy so I quickly reconciled some money for a group that i belong to and arrgh! too much money. Count it again and then made a phone call to confirm that my count was right due to extra money added that I didnt know about, phew! thought I had lost my marbles or at least my counting abilities.
I paid out for some travel tickets a few days ago and hadn't received any confirmation regarding that so another phone call chasing where money had been spent. Oh, yes, they had received it and I should have received an email with the details they would re-isssue, so that one is done. Supposed to be a house work day for me but so far, its been on phone and computer.
Ring second bank, they couldnt tell me much as money had not been received there but did confirm that the numbers I used were correct and suggested that I ring first bank to see why it had rejected or taken a trip and then came back.
I am pysching myself with a coffee and a vent on here before I need to put on my big girl pants and ring AGAIN! Bloody money!
Tuesday, 2 August 2016
So Excited!
Finally we are getting a pet dog. Now that our big trip is over and the back yard is secure again we feel that we can have a dog again.
I had been looking at the rescue dogs for awhile, there are some many looking to be re homed. Warren liked the look of a kelpie, she is one of three, she has two brothers and they had been dumped in bush area.
The price is $400, gulp and includes worming, inoculations and de-sexing. Because she hasnt been de-sexed yet, we cant pick her up until next week.
This at least gives us time to get organised. We have bought a harness and treats for her so far. We went to a Blind dogs session a few years ago and picked up some points regarding training, so treats it will be when she does something right.
She is about seven months old and not toilet trained yet. Her kennel name is Lulu but we think Lucy.We havent met her yet only seen a photo and read a profile, I'm sure there will be more to come re Lucy
I had been looking at the rescue dogs for awhile, there are some many looking to be re homed. Warren liked the look of a kelpie, she is one of three, she has two brothers and they had been dumped in bush area.
The price is $400, gulp and includes worming, inoculations and de-sexing. Because she hasnt been de-sexed yet, we cant pick her up until next week.
This at least gives us time to get organised. We have bought a harness and treats for her so far. We went to a Blind dogs session a few years ago and picked up some points regarding training, so treats it will be when she does something right.
She is about seven months old and not toilet trained yet. Her kennel name is Lulu but we think Lucy.We havent met her yet only seen a photo and read a profile, I'm sure there will be more to come re Lucy
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