Hungover....

Oh boy, can you get a hangover from yoghurt? Turns out every time I indulge in some yoghurt I get a major headache, dry eyes and the desire to do nothing but sleep.
I used to think it was chocolate that did it to me (I know! Imagine the bad karma I got talking smack about chocolate!!!!), but I'm moved onto yoghurt... Well anyway, it's a theroy.

Right now my bestie (laptop) and I are chillin' out on the couch loving the silence that is Dom-and-the-kids-have-gone-to-the-bach. I have soooooooo much to do in regards to being ready to teach on Wednesday morning (c'est la rentree DEJA!) but my yoghurt hangover is holding me back. I tried basil pesto on crackers as the antidote but it doesn't work. Bugger.

So yer, I sooooooooo badly need a haircut too.

xx

Aunty Trapper-Suz loves you Colt xxxx

It's painful how much I miss this boy.....

(isn't he adorable - I should have brought him home with me)

oops, wrong photo

THIS is the authorized family portrait :)
PS Chuck, your top is still *the best* hot weather shirt in the world, merci xxx

The only authorized family portrait...

I am telling the truth.

We had some wonderful photos taken on Friday, before Shane left for work but I am not allowed to put them on the world-wide-interwebz. I can't work out why not. We were all looking fabulous.... Dom and the kids were in their togs (fresh out of the pool), Shane was dressed for work, Sam and J were in their PJs with bed hair and no makeup on, Jack and Tom had been roused from the lair and had not yet eaten, and Dad was pre-his-morning-coffee... so what's the problem??

This picture however was authorized. They laughed their heads off when they saw it and proclaimed it was the *best family picture ever* (even though 90% of the family is absent) and said I could put it on the blog. Go figure.

I guess I should thank the paparazzi (aka Sebastien-you-little-bugger) for catching us at such a delightful moment... waiting for our metre diameter pizza to be cooked, whilst sitting outside the pizzeria.

We made it to the Brisbane Airport...

Bye bye Arnie-J-J xxx

(as you can see in the background, it was EMPTY)

The rats are fleeing the ship....

I called Jetstar earlier and was told that if we can get to the airport (any airport) they will change our flight and put us on the first Christchurch bound aircraft - no fees. We are therefore going to leave at 3am and try to get to Brisbane airport since the Logan Motorway is currently open and we can get to it. The Jetstar guy did tell me there is "no way anyone is getting to Brisbane airport, you'd do better to try to get to the Gold Coast and we have some seats available next week sometime"... but I'm rolling my dice with BIA. Wish me luck.
xxx

Pandemonium in the shops

Not again.....

Didn't we just have to go without water, electricity, shopping etc a few weeks ago because of earthquakes? Grrrr, it is happening all over again but this time for floods.

I went to the shops with Dad and Dom earlier to get some formula for Colt and we got the last box of eggs (in 3 supermarkets) and this is what the water and bread shelves looked like... Whatever the lesson is that I'm supposed to be learning I've learnt it! I've learnt it!