Success

Last night it was dinner at Sunset, the all-you-can eat buffet restaurant at the casino. It was quite nice. The food wasn't exactly gormet but there was such a variety that even if you just have a little bit of this and a little bit of that you end up with a piled plate! And if you're into seafood, then it's the place to be.

As the name suggests, the view is also quite wonderful. Just up the beach is Mindl beach where they have the sunset markets and the sun sets over the water and is breathtakingly beautiful. There is something very calming about being in the warmth, next to the beach and watching the sunset.

We were later treated to a lightening show and a bit of a storm. It was a lovely night out and quite reasonably priced too.

Today, Mr Tickle contemplated the Doppelganger theory when he encountered my new puff... I have discovered the puff to be a wonderful thing, makes everything so foamy! and uses less shower gel!


Mr Tickle got up to something today... but he's not saying what... stay tuned to find out.

I on the other hand have been very busy. After a sluggish morning (just couldn't seem to wake up) I went for a drive with dad who was meeting a guy out bush about the house he is building. The guy is qualified as a tradesman (carpenter I think) but lost half his right arm during a work accident but is now building his own home. The home is quite nice, it's out on a 2 acre block in Humpty Doo. Very quiet out there. I was startled by the two dogs which pounced on us, but they were very friendly. I also spotted an outside dunny and giggled. I guess coz he's building the house from scratch it was required (but yes, we do have inside loos also).

Continuing the self imposed ban on cross stitching (which was taking over my life) I have also finished off the cork hats... the reveiling of which will take place later. I also had an afternoon stroll up top to the post office as I had to return a letter which was put in the wrong PO box - the line at the delivery centre was about 15 deep! It was a good stroll, and didn't take as long as I thought it would to get up top. It was very hot but I wanted to get a little teeny tiny bit of sun.

When I got home I contemplated the cross stitch but then remembered that I wanted to vacuum out dad's car and put the nice floor mats we bought the other day, in them. I'm not sure... but I think I might have busted the vacuum cleaner... it was making this weird squeaking noise just as I was doing the last footwell and then it cut out. I tried turning off the power and turning it back on again but nothing happened. I was finished anyway :-s it was very hot so maybe I just overheated it. Oops. Serial vacuum cleaner kaputter. Anyway, the new mats look nice ;-)

My brother just rang. He's exhausted and it's only been two days! I think he's having a good time though, enjoying meeting people and from all different back grounds too. Him and Amanda video phone each other all the time so he gets to see Jasmyn every night and she tries to grab the phone. So cute.

I have also finished all the holiday arrangements :-)

Therefore, I might squeeze some cross stitching in tonight. Still on the list include fixing the hem of my grey trousers, fixing my saree top, making curtains, vacuuming the 4WD so I can put the old mats from the Subaru into that, booking mum and dad's holiday to Sale... and anything else that comes up!