Well there you go!!
You all requested photos of me and you got me!!! Larger then life and pissed as a fart!

How sad is it that I could only find a couple of piccies of me and I was Molly the Monk in both. The first one is Andi and I at the Mud Bulls and Music last year. We had a phat time! For those who dont know Andi, she has been my best friend since high school, and is Hollie's Fariy God Mother. We also both joined the ambulance about 8 years ago and have both since resigned, so we have great war stories to tell after a few drinks, best not told while eating LOL!! Andi is a horse GURU and could write a book with all the knowledge she contains on the issue, so I am very privilaged to have her around while I am trying to train my horse, Diva.



The second photo was taken at the local pub in Caloundra with Andi and her sister, Renea. It was taken by one of those random photographers that post them on the internet and you can download them for free, and you get all there advertising with it!!Yah!! Its great for those of us who dont remember to carry cameras with us!




Here is my horse, Diva. Isnt she lovely?? Andi bought her for herself, but once she realised how quite and smart she was, she sold her to me. She has been a bit naughty lately but Andi came out and rode her for about 90 minutes and now everything is fixed, she just needed a tune up. We still have a bit of training left before I can start seriously working in the direction I want her in, but I am having a ball along the way. Look out for our names in lights at the next rodeo near you!! Hey, dreams are free!

Well enough about me, I will write again soon after the holidays, its just too busy at the moment to get time out, and Benn's dad, Gregg and his wife Susan are coming to stay for 10 days after Jorja's birthday. We are going out to Australia Zoo, and all the other tourist things so it should be fun.

Love and crocodile tears
Amie

ODE TO STEVE

What a month!
Cant believe we lost Steve Irwin and Peter Brock in one week. Although we grew up with speedway and Peter Brock, The Croc Hunter's death has really rocked our family. I think it is cause we live and breath 'Crikey' on the coast. Every where you turn there is a massive photo of Steve or Bindi, and there family is so public around here. The local hairdresser does their hair, they do their shopping at Woolies and there kids go to school with freinds of ours. We really feel like he was part of our family. It is just such a waste of a life. Why did he have to die when he really did make a change in this world? Why do people like Ivan Mallat, and Osama Bin Ladin keep infesting our world?

Well enough of that...

We have been keeping busy as usual. The house has finished being rendered, and I have painted the front of the house and stained the front door, before the rain has stopped anymore for a while.

Benn is torn at the moment between going to the Qld titles for mountain biking and going to a bucks weekend in Byron with his mates. Both would mean he was gone from Friday till Sunday night, but one would be healthy for him, the other would be a total write off, but fun. This is all happening on the weekend of the 23rd September, so I will keep you posted. He is changing his mind daily at the moment.

Jesse is having trouble with an infected ear, and thinks he needs days off school for it (He is a smart kid, he goes to school but then goes to sick bay after morning tea so I have to take him home or the teachers think I am a wicked stepmother). He has been spending a bit of time on the Xbox lately, he goes through stages of hating it for months then is on it 24/7, except school days when it is banned.

Poor little Jorja is having a confusing time. The little girl over the back is in the middle of a violent seperation and Benn and I have unfortunetly got involved(long story) so she comes over crying her eyes out and talking of the violence her dad is inflicting on her mum. We have had big talks with the kids but life just doesn't make sense sometime! On the bright side, she has just gone up a level in gymnastics and is loving every bit of it, she still spends most of her life on her hands.

Hollie is growing so much every day. The other day we saw a toy zebra in the shop, and she said 'look donkey', mum said 'not donkey, zebra' so now that is what they are called "not nock-nee zeb-wa". It really is so cute! She just loves Dora at the moment so now that she is totally toilet trained she has Dora undies....which are shown to anyone that will stand still long enough....And if I have to watch Dora and Boots one more time on DVD I will rip the backpack off her!

Well that just leaves little ol' me!! I am still slogging it out in Infamous! and trying to organise Jorja's 7th birthday party. My horse has not been ridden since she tried to buck me off, but I am going to give her a run next weekend. I am trying natural horsemanship at the moment...teaching her using the 'kind' method with treats and lots of love...so if she tries to throw me again we might try the 'you will go to the doggers' method!!! No just kidding, I love everything about it, you never stop learning, and it gives me 'ME' time, totally selfish me me me time. Altough I usually have the kids with me when I go out, I just have to sit them all on the fence line with food and drinks, with strick instructions not to enter the paddock or the horse will come and GETCHA!(that doesnt work for Jesse these days).

Well must go
Love to all the family
Amie