Christmas Eve

Merry XMas EveryoneWe spent XMas Eve at the Hard Rock Cafe Phuket. It was a nice evening and the entertainment was the Blues' BorthersLater on we made our way to the main strip in Pattong to shake our bums for a bit.Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season

Merry Christmas from Karratha

As soon as I walked out the open door of the plane I knew I was home. The feeling of the burning sun on your face and the smell of heavily salted air in your nostrils is somehow unlike anywhere else in the world. My parents moved here when I was one and over 32 years later they are still living in the same house. But for not much longer and so for me they are not far from retirement this was a

On our way

After days of stressing over the incoming winter storm I made the decision to get out of WI early and head to LAX. Of course that means I needed to spend an unplanned night in LA thank you Marriott points. Mike managed to leave Reno a day early too and join me for a day of hanging out and enjoying the Los Angeles sunshine. The day coming to an end just puts us that much closer to our flight.

Australia Zoo

Today I went to Australia Zoo Steve Irwin's Zoo to be correct. I didn't sleep much because one of my roommates came in at around 230AM and needed to do her beauty rituals obviously with all the lights on. Anyhow I got up at 7AM and got picked up by the tour bus at my hostel. The chauffeur was telling us that he loved to travel as well and he used to be tour guide in Europe and Asia while he

OLD COUPLES KASHI YATRA VIA KHAJURAHO 8

OLD COUPLES KASHI YATRA VIA KHAJURAHO 810th October 2007 Wednesday. After visiting the temple complex we proceeded to the Balaji Temple which was a recent construction. This temple was constructed by Shri Parasaram Pattabhi Ramacharyulu belonging to Vaikhanasa branch of Vaishnavism with the contributions raised from Vaikhanasa Samajam of Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh. Shri Grandhi S

The Family Comes to Visit

Mom Dad and Brett all came to visit for four days this is the first time they've all come to visit at once and we got to see some great sights. The first day we drove down past Colorado Springs to Royal Gorge Bridge in Canon City. I made the mistake of saying it wasn't too far from Colorado Springs which for some reason I really thought was true but it was actually an hour past Colorado S

Christmas at the Dodds 2009

Today dawned bright and sunny and warm We assembled all the equipment for cricket soccer etc and prepared the lunch. Santa came but Jen and Paul were not here so Secret Santa is happening tomorrow We had a great day as you can see from the photos some were more photogenic than others

Very much missing Xmas dinner and pressies

After calling home and me blubbering like a big wuss for about half an hour we decided to have a picnic in the park. So we bought some supplies sarnies crisps and choc and sat in Hyde Park near a big church which had a nativity scene and xmas tree outside. It doesn't really seem like xmas to us just like a bank holiday or something. It's also odd because we're 10hrs ahead of UK. As there is

A Kindy Christmas

Here is another video from our school's Christmas Concert. This one is my homeroom class and I may be biased but they are ADORABLE Listen to them scream the song...HA LOVE IT P.S. sorry about the mispellings in my first entry...I was too tired to look everything over a second time MERRY CHRISTMAS Hope this makes your Christmas bright

Ugg history

Did you know that Australian Sheepskin Ugg boots have always been called Ug Ugh or Ugg boots and have been made in Australia for almost 200 years We always called them Uggs Smith says long before it was a trademarked brand. Brian Smith Founder UGG Holdings Inc. Los Angeles Magazine October 1st 2001.The original Ug Boot. Ug also spelled Ugg and Ugh in Australian dictionaries is n

Part1 The Guide for Seconds in Runescape

Limps Hill Giants and Hobgoblins are commonly killed for limps but we prefer Cockatrices since they have much better drops and fewer people to fight over them. These can be found in the slayer cave east of Relleka easily accessible with the Ring of Slaying or Fairy Ring code AJR. Farming can also be used to grow Limpwurts fairly quickly.Unicorn Horn There is a place in the levelcheap Runescap

Malacca Trip

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2009 Christmas Letter

Since my previous Xmas letters are posted in the blog I thought I would post this one too.2009 Seasons Greetings. I hope this letter finds you well. Seems like it was not that long ago that I was writing last years Xmas letter but here I am again. I have had a pretty full year. I took advantage of being able to pay someone else to do my job at the American Legion and took 3 trips this year.

in Japan

I would like to tell you how hospitals are different between USA and Japan.I stayed with 4 other old women in the same room. The room separate with curtain each night. I could not turn from side to side in my bed. So I could not see the TV. Just I was hearing radio. I could not use mobile phone.

Good story

So I have a funny story that you all will probably appreciate although at the time it was not so funny to me.At work today I was fixing up someones table with cutlery when I hit over a ladies glass of wine with my elbow. Red wine everywhere Evvvvvveeeeerrryyyywhherreee And yes that does suck a lot but.... oh wait..... it spilt all over the lady. Who was wearing WHITE PANTS Of course this is