fuchsia fragments

slept in till 8-ish.

did a 15 minute coles run. made waffle and scones for breakfast. and used my new english tea set. fabulous.

washed the cars. took my dogs out for a run. picked up sticks. made a fire. had a bbq. let my chickens out. spent some glorious time in the sun. somehow got a rash on the back of my hands.

bbq-ed food for my dogs. =D

cut my caramel slice. perfecto.
made my mini cheesecakes. so petit four-ish.

played mahjong. won some money. enough for my transport this week. =D

had some congee and turnip cake.

head-to-toe shower.

tired as.

5 am. let's do it again.

and the way to start is to wake up at 7!!!!! a whopping two hours of sleep in. FANTASTIC.

freezing too.

play with the doggies, retrieve a few fresh eggs.

and then... spend a few hours at the hairdresser. and a few hours in retail therapy even when its not for oneself. and a few more wine tasting.

and thennn you come home and bake bake bake. mm mmm mmmmmmmmmmm.

almond bread.
berry cheesecake.
white chocolate cheesecake.
caramel slice
and good old apple pie.

nom nom nom.

so much mess. but so worth it.

dove into the deep end today. we are a full team for the first time in 8 months (or so they have told me). its very different when u have people working all around you as opposed to just one or two. you can really feel the difference.

today must have been my lucky day with quotes. dealers were v quick in responding which meant i didnt have to chase them up and waste time. put through a whole heapppp of orders (thats good too cause it means we're getting $$$!) and managed to clear my emails annnnnnnddd do a whole bunch of compliance modules.

i thought my day was going pretty well. until my head started pounding and i made it worse by going out in the sun for a good half hour during my lunch break.. walked to circular quay and back. dumb.

i blame donna who dogged me for her supervisor who brings his dog to work. I HOPE HE WAS WORTH IT.

i come home and no one picks up the home or their mobile so i was getting ready to slooowllly trek it home when dad calls back and hes like.. whyd u hang up so fast? and im like...

... dude, it went to like voicemail.

anyway, turns out scout (allegedly but i'm willing to put money on this) somehow murdered one of my chickens. A BIG ONE TOO. so no doubt i was super angry and frustrated and irritated.

its not even about the poor chickies life. its about all the time and love and care that i put into raising these babies. i feed them everyday. i let them come out and play. i make sure they're warm at night. i make sure they have water. i make sure they have fresh bedding.

and POW.

she's dead. all cause scout (and nessie to a degree) can't be gentle around animals smaller than they are.

dad was even able to put an approx time to it cause he fed them around 4 and she was dead by 5:30.

sad.

so i tried to take it out at the gym. i swear those people were lucky that the body combat class is non-contact. although, i didn't have the energy to really work it today. just half assed attempt. everytime i threw a punch harder, i felt like my head was going to explode.

they bought so much stuff home that i thought christmas had come early.

it didn't.

what a let down. i didn't even get everything i asked for. no clothes whatsoever. no food. but a load of crap. and my mouse pad. and hair clips. and a couple of red pockets.

thanks for thinking about me guys.

i spent a lot of my afternoon outside with my chickies today. watched them run around being chased by scout. haha it was cute but they probably didn't think so.

we had a big family dinner at bevo tonight. and well, i can't recall the last time we had a big family dinner at bevo. in fact, i can barely remember the last time i went to bevo for dinner with ppl other than going to one of the three regular cafe haunts we hang around. feels like i was on the other side of the er 'cultural' fence for lack of better word.

the restaurant is probably one of the newer ones of the strip. rather small, uncomfy seats, small upstairs area (where we practically took up the whole space - lol - there was a couple of were going to sit on one of the side tables but i think we were too loud and rowdy so they went back downstairs..). the food was below average. salty. fried rice was totes fail. the fruit and dessert were good though.

apparently we were connected in some way with them. i dont know through who or how exactly...

im feeling heaps full and thirsty at the moment. and ohhh the feeling of walking on freshly mopped floorboards.

~pleasure.

scout was camera shy. haha.

we went to bunnings to buy chicken wire for a temporary chicken run. and the wire we bought although it said for CHICKENS had holes that were too big. freaked when they escaped. lol. it was literally chicken run.

i actually felt like i had a rather aussie australia day. hahaa i spent the day DIY-ing with dad and then we had a bbq WITH LAMB at night. =D

it was awesome. and the heat was too.

i love my cabinets. theyre so beautiful. and i did it!!

my godbrother is just so naughty these days. *sigh*. just... IRRITATING.

today. welcomed 8 new members to our family.

8 chookies!!

they're so adorably adorable! and nessie was like sniffing them around and staring at them. and she's already being a big sis and watching them play and guarding them. awww. scout was just like

'oh man, not chicks ... again.'

HAHAHA.

good times.