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april6263 · 2/25/2017 7:19 pm

gabriele wrote:
april6263 wrote:
gabriele wrote:

Hi April! Great to hear that you and Niecey are still in your home away from home after the many weeks in the hospital. Is spring in the air where you are? We've been feeling autumn in the air over the last week or so. Technically still a couple of days of summer left, bot I won't miss it. It has been a good summer, there were few high fire risk days as opposed to the last couple of summers when we seemed to go from one catastrophic heat wave to the next. We did get torrential rain that damaged our driveway in a way I haven't seen the previous two decades that we've been living here. But we deal with that. It's nothing compared to the possibility of loosing your home in a fire. We are in a spot that would certainly not be defended by the fire brigades. They would just let it burn down and that is understandable as it would be too dangerous for the crews.

I have been to Sydney many years ago, but not to an event in the Sydney Opera house. Sydney is over 700 miles away from where we are (Adelaide Hills). I'm not very drawn to cities or the 'Big Smoke' any longer. It's probably also because it is too hot too often and that feels oppressive in a concrete jungle.

Here is the rainbow of my liking for you, sister

Hey Love the rainbow its definitely spring here....LOL....well on its way to summer most days....glad you had a fairly mild summer how is Little Man doing??????
He is only doing one hour of school/day (the norm is six), but I'll take it and make up for it at home, if it goes smoothly. Have you been back to your own home at all during the last few months?

Awww....I'm glad your able to make up for it at home.....does he get a break....like our kids here get summer break????......and yeah we have been able to be home some.....we are bouncing between our house and my cousins when she's not in the hospital......just depends on how late she gets done at night and how early she has to be there the next day....and how she's feeling.....she's still on 24 hr IV fluids at home too so I had to learn to work the pump......she carries it in a backpack

gabriele · 2/25/2017 7:22 pm

april6263 wrote:
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Australian flag with Southern Cross. It didn't post before

cool....is there a patriotic meaning for it being on the flag?????

The design is over 100 years old. I'd have to google it myself, April as I'm not usually too keen on all things patriotic. *lol* The original design had in mind that Dante's virtues would be represented somewhere in there, justice, prudence, temperance and fortitude. I don't know who would be aware of that these days.

gabriele · 2/25/2017 7:25 pm

april6263 wrote:
gabriele wrote:
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SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY

SOUTHERN COMFORT

Readily available in every bottle shop here, btw.

Come to think of it...... should we have a cast reveal party?

that sounds awesome!!!! ......LOL....and if Sharna gets Shemar the screaming you hear will just be me fangirling....LOL!!!!!

Their given names sound like a perfect match already.

april6263 · 2/25/2017 7:27 pm

gabriele wrote:
april6263 wrote:
gabriele wrote:
Australian flag with Southern Cross. It didn't post before

cool....is there a patriotic meaning for it being on the flag?????
The design is over 100 years old. I'd have to google it myself, April as I'm not usually too keen on all things patriotic. *lol* The original design had in mind that Dante's virtues would be represented somewhere in there, justice, prudence, temperance and fortitude. I don't know who would be aware of that these days.

Ok no problem .......I can google it later.....was just a bit curious but .....ummmm....lol....I'll have to google who Dante is too

april6263 · 2/25/2017 7:28 pm

gabriele wrote:
april6263 wrote:
gabriele wrote:

SOUTHERN COMFORT

Readily available in every bottle shop here, btw.

Come to think of it...... should we have a cast reveal party?

that sounds awesome!!!! ......LOL....and if Sharna gets Shemar the screaming you hear will just be me fangirling....LOL!!!!!
Their given names sound like a perfect match already.

LOL!!!.....I know right.....its just meant to be.....LOL.....they can be team SHHH......LOL!!!

gabriele · 2/25/2017 7:29 pm

april6263 wrote:
gabriele wrote:
april6263 wrote:

Hey Love the rainbow its definitely spring here....LOL....well on its way to summer most days....glad you had a fairly mild summer how is Little Man doing??????
He is only doing one hour of school/day (the norm is six), but I'll take it and make up for it at home, if it goes smoothly. Have you been back to your own home at all during the last few months?

Awww....I'm glad your able to make up for it at home.....does he get a break....like our kids here get summer break????......and yeah we have been able to be home some.....we are bouncing between our house and my cousins when she's not in the hospital......just depends on how late she gets done at night and how early she has to be there the next day....and how she's feeling.....she's still on 24 hr IV fluids at home too so I had to learn to work the pump......she carries it in a backpack

Oh man, April!!! You could almost be a nurse already. Would you consider that as a general career? We have our big annual school holidays between around mid December and end of January/beginning of February. So, we've just gone back.

gabriele · 2/25/2017 7:32 pm

april6263 wrote:
gabriele wrote:
april6263 wrote:

cool....is there a patriotic meaning for it being on the flag?????
The design is over 100 years old. I'd have to google it myself, April as I'm not usually too keen on all things patriotic. *lol* The original design had in mind that Dante's virtues would be represented somewhere in there, justice, prudence, temperance and fortitude. I don't know who would be aware of that these days.

Ok no problem .......I can google it later.....was just a bit curious but .....ummmm....lol....I'll have to google who Dante is too

Yes, sorry about that April. I'm sure they drill kids at school about it. But I've done my schooling at the other side of the world. So, no basics here. Oooops.

april6263 · 2/25/2017 7:34 pm

gabriele wrote:
april6263 wrote:
gabriele wrote:

He is only doing one hour of school/day (the norm is six), but I'll take it and make up for it at home, if it goes smoothly. Have you been back to your own home at all during the last few months?

Awww....I'm glad your able to make up for it at home.....does he get a break....like our kids here get summer break????......and yeah we have been able to be home some.....we are bouncing between our house and my cousins when she's not in the hospital......just depends on how late she gets done at night and how early she has to be there the next day....and how she's feeling.....she's still on 24 hr IV fluids at home too so I had to learn to work the pump......she carries it in a backpack
Oh man, April!!! You could almost be a nurse already. Would you consider that as a general career? We have our big annual school holidays between around mid December and end of January/beginning of February. So, we've just gone back.

hmmmmm......don't know if I'd wanna be a nurse......(LOL....they get some GROSS jobs.....and weeeeellllll.....I can be a bit squeamish about some stuff....LOL).....Heaven bless them they are some very special people

Oh ok .....I keep forgetting your summer is our winter.....so its summer break too.....just different months

april6263 · 2/25/2017 7:37 pm

gabriele wrote:
april6263 wrote:
gabriele wrote:

The design is over 100 years old. I'd have to google it myself, April as I'm not usually too keen on all things patriotic. *lol* The original design had in mind that Dante's virtues would be represented somewhere in there, justice, prudence, temperance and fortitude. I don't know who would be aware of that these days.

Ok no problem .......I can google it later.....was just a bit curious but .....ummmm....lol....I'll have to google who Dante is too
Yes, sorry about that April. I'm sure they drill kids at school about it. But I've done my schooling at the other side of the world. So, no basics here. Oooops.

lol....no problem.....that's what Google is for ......remember the days when we had to look everything up in the encyclopedia???? I don't think most kids even know what those are now days

gabriele · 2/25/2017 7:38 pm

april6263 wrote:
gabriele wrote:
april6263 wrote:

Awww....I'm glad your able to make up for it at home.....does he get a break....like our kids here get summer break????......and yeah we have been able to be home some.....we are bouncing between our house and my cousins when she's not in the hospital......just depends on how late she gets done at night and how early she has to be there the next day....and how she's feeling.....she's still on 24 hr IV fluids at home too so I had to learn to work the pump......she carries it in a backpack
Oh man, April!!! You could almost be a nurse already. Would you consider that as a general career? We have our big annual school holidays between around mid December and end of January/beginning of February. So, we've just gone back.
hmmmmm......don't know if I'd wanna be a nurse......(LOL....they get some GROSS jobs.....and weeeeellllll.....I can be a bit squeamish about some stuff....LOL).....Heaven bless them they are some very special people

Oh ok .....I keep forgetting your summer is our winter.....so its summer break too.....just different months

It is. School used to break up just a couple of days before Christmas. Then the government worked out that they save millions in electricity for an extra week off, so it is more likely mid December now. There is more electricity needed for cooling in summer than for heating in winter. Otherwise, I guess we would get another week in June/July as a saving measure by the government.