I'm doing it! I am going to donate my eggs, I make'em and have no intention of having any more kids so why not share the love?? I asked David his thoughts and he is supportive but I made sure he understands that someone could knock on the door in 18 years and tell us they are my child, which they aren't so I get to smack their arse and send them home! WOOHOO!
The end aim is obviously to help someone have a child, someone who should be a parent but can't be. After all, there are people out there breeding who shouldn't be.
Gosh, wish me luck, apparently the injections are shithouse, but that's getting a little ahead of myself, after all, I still have to find a recipient and pass the genetic testing etc that they do to make sure you aren't a total freak!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Baby shows
They're a load of shit aren't they? Yesterday I was wondering what to do with the kids while I was reading the paper and came across an ad for a baby show. Now I don't agree with them however David had mentioned entering Gareth but as it was Tuesday and the boys show was the day before I decided to enter Lia, just for shits and giggles you understand. Put her in a clean gro-suit, got the kids in the car and got there on time, after all, I had only decided an hour before judging started to go and therefore, time was short.
Kid cleaned up! For serious!! 9 weeks old, not performing at all, just being a normal baby, not dressed in "show gear" and she won ribbons for Champion Child, Champion Baby and Bonny Baby and a trophy for Cutest Baby.
PLUS I was told off by the judges for not entering Gareth the day before!! Well.
I am pretty happy with my 2 gorgeous kids, let's face it, I don't have a lot of patience for crap, so my kids don't give it to me because it makes life ugly for everyone.
I am so lucky and so happy, it's amazing how good life can be!
Kid cleaned up! For serious!! 9 weeks old, not performing at all, just being a normal baby, not dressed in "show gear" and she won ribbons for Champion Child, Champion Baby and Bonny Baby and a trophy for Cutest Baby.
PLUS I was told off by the judges for not entering Gareth the day before!! Well.
I am pretty happy with my 2 gorgeous kids, let's face it, I don't have a lot of patience for crap, so my kids don't give it to me because it makes life ugly for everyone.
I am so lucky and so happy, it's amazing how good life can be!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Shopping tours
Jesus H Christ I say! 48 people (men and women, imagine that!) 1 bus, a hostess, a driver and unlimited shopping!
The outlets that are open to the tours and hide from the public at large are worth going to, I bought some kitchen stuff (massive casserole dish, huge roasting tin and some tiny tongs) really cheaply, this made me very happy! Handbags, shoes, clothes are all at RRP from what I saw. Now really, if these are overruns, factory seconds etc, why don't they make them cheaper to make me want to buy them!! Truly, I bought the kids some singlets because they needed them, I bought a handbag for myself, because I needed it, I did not buy a single extraneous product, not even a pair of shoes!!!!!! Now, if you know me you know that I will buy shoes no matter what, even shoes I've no intention of ever wearing, if the price is right and I love the shoe I will buy it!! There is no describing my disappointment.
The end of the tour we literally had a full bus and as this was a fundraiser for the child care centre it was lovely to see that our combined spend of over $11,000 gave the child care centre just under $1,000. Oh hang on, what tiny percent is that? Still, it was fun, I have to say as a virgin prior to this one I hope I'm invited again as I had such a lovely time!!
The outlets that are open to the tours and hide from the public at large are worth going to, I bought some kitchen stuff (massive casserole dish, huge roasting tin and some tiny tongs) really cheaply, this made me very happy! Handbags, shoes, clothes are all at RRP from what I saw. Now really, if these are overruns, factory seconds etc, why don't they make them cheaper to make me want to buy them!! Truly, I bought the kids some singlets because they needed them, I bought a handbag for myself, because I needed it, I did not buy a single extraneous product, not even a pair of shoes!!!!!! Now, if you know me you know that I will buy shoes no matter what, even shoes I've no intention of ever wearing, if the price is right and I love the shoe I will buy it!! There is no describing my disappointment.
The end of the tour we literally had a full bus and as this was a fundraiser for the child care centre it was lovely to see that our combined spend of over $11,000 gave the child care centre just under $1,000. Oh hang on, what tiny percent is that? Still, it was fun, I have to say as a virgin prior to this one I hope I'm invited again as I had such a lovely time!!
Friday, August 15, 2008
The Olympics
Are we so arrogant as a nation that it's all about the medals? How many? Not all gold? What's wrong with you? It's amazing that in a nation as sport focused as we appear to be that we don't celebrate the athletes who simply get to the Olympics, they have some amazing competition right here!! I could not believe the interview I saw where the swimmer lost to the French guy, "I didn't put it all into the race on the day so now I'm focused on the 50m".
Whatever. Silver not good enough for you buddy? There were other competitors who would have loved the silver, pass it on if you don't like it.
And Stephanie Rice did not win the relay on her own, people do realise there were another 3 girls in that race with her don't they?
Whatever. Silver not good enough for you buddy? There were other competitors who would have loved the silver, pass it on if you don't like it.
And Stephanie Rice did not win the relay on her own, people do realise there were another 3 girls in that race with her don't they?
R.I.P. Troy Critchley
I know he isn't dead but with this over his head, his career is. I don't know the mans history, I don't know what sort of person he is, I don't care that he's an Australian racing in the US. I do care that he has been forced to take responsibility for deaths that happened as a result of his car crash. The spectators, the organisers, and the parents of the children who died need to take a good hard look at themselves.
My 5th birthday present was meeting the winner of a sprint car race so I know something about being a spectator at a race (we were dedicated and both my parents raced), keep your kids far enough back so that if a crash does happen it would be a fluke for them to be affected. Organisers in Australia back in the day didn't have much of a clue but our tracks back then were safer than the so called track Troy was racing on when the crash occurred.
Yanks. Bastards. Everyone's fault but their own.
My 5th birthday present was meeting the winner of a sprint car race so I know something about being a spectator at a race (we were dedicated and both my parents raced), keep your kids far enough back so that if a crash does happen it would be a fluke for them to be affected. Organisers in Australia back in the day didn't have much of a clue but our tracks back then were safer than the so called track Troy was racing on when the crash occurred.
Yanks. Bastards. Everyone's fault but their own.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Village bloody Cinemas!
Oh yeah, bastards!
Was given a $50 gift card in Feb last year, which is supposed to have a 12 month life span but who knew?? By the time I checked it was, what, 16 months later? MEH!
Called Village and they told me it was out of date (I finally got some baby sitting so this Sunday I am going to the movies, come hell or high water!). I asked how to get an extension and it eventuates that you need to apply in writing with a "good reason". Okayyyy, seems a little like school to me but there you go.
E-mail duly sent off and the following day I chase it up by phone. Their call centre is shit I tell you now! 1st guy, "so, what's your problem?" I explain it all a second time, he hangs up. Right. 2nd guy, he actually made an effort, but the person who was telling him what to say wouldn't speak with me, in essence, it takes 48 hours for them to see the e-mail and 5 days to respond. This is shit when you have kids and a baby sitter and only a small window of opportunity!
You know what? I called up a completely unrelated area and told the lovely man on the phone all my issues and he promised to sort them. Which he couldn't do. Apparently the "customer service" area is a law unto themselves and they seem to love the power, they will not fast track, and then when they finally did (for no apparent reason 5 hours later) they love to say no.
I don't give a shit, the lovely man gave me 2 gold class tickets for the session I wanted and threw in a car parking pass as well as long as I don't tell anyone. Which, really, I haven't since no one reads my blog anyway.
In addition to that I also gave the customer service area a serve and blew off some steam.
Moral of the story: Do not let your gift cards go out of date, if you do, don't bother asking them for an extension, Village clearly loves their money for nothing.
UPDATE: Village have now given me another ticket for gold class. I am now booked into to 2 gold class cinemas for the same night, almost the same time, definitely the same movie.
SHIT! Good shit though..
UPDATE: The nice guy called me today and changed my tickets from the 2nd location to the first. Now I have 3 tickets to the same gold class cinema and am paying for a 4th. Phew! That makes it easy. Teaches me a minor lesson in sorting out issues where I see them, maybe I shouldn't go so overboard?
Was given a $50 gift card in Feb last year, which is supposed to have a 12 month life span but who knew?? By the time I checked it was, what, 16 months later? MEH!
Called Village and they told me it was out of date (I finally got some baby sitting so this Sunday I am going to the movies, come hell or high water!). I asked how to get an extension and it eventuates that you need to apply in writing with a "good reason". Okayyyy, seems a little like school to me but there you go.
E-mail duly sent off and the following day I chase it up by phone. Their call centre is shit I tell you now! 1st guy, "so, what's your problem?" I explain it all a second time, he hangs up. Right. 2nd guy, he actually made an effort, but the person who was telling him what to say wouldn't speak with me, in essence, it takes 48 hours for them to see the e-mail and 5 days to respond. This is shit when you have kids and a baby sitter and only a small window of opportunity!
You know what? I called up a completely unrelated area and told the lovely man on the phone all my issues and he promised to sort them. Which he couldn't do. Apparently the "customer service" area is a law unto themselves and they seem to love the power, they will not fast track, and then when they finally did (for no apparent reason 5 hours later) they love to say no.
I don't give a shit, the lovely man gave me 2 gold class tickets for the session I wanted and threw in a car parking pass as well as long as I don't tell anyone. Which, really, I haven't since no one reads my blog anyway.
In addition to that I also gave the customer service area a serve and blew off some steam.
Moral of the story: Do not let your gift cards go out of date, if you do, don't bother asking them for an extension, Village clearly loves their money for nothing.
UPDATE: Village have now given me another ticket for gold class. I am now booked into to 2 gold class cinemas for the same night, almost the same time, definitely the same movie.
SHIT! Good shit though..
UPDATE: The nice guy called me today and changed my tickets from the 2nd location to the first. Now I have 3 tickets to the same gold class cinema and am paying for a 4th. Phew! That makes it easy. Teaches me a minor lesson in sorting out issues where I see them, maybe I shouldn't go so overboard?
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