mark 'n' joe

Wow, great photos, love the update

Joex

glittababe

Have updated our blog too! I am a good girl!

http://glittababe007.blogspot.com/

egghead4

hey glittababe I love this thread, thanks for all your advice and great photo's

I'm just wondering, in your blog you have a photo of a VW camper van, are you into the VW scene, as we are hoping to head to the sunshine coast and really luve our vdub van and everything about the vw festivals.
bec

tiredwithtwins

ooh, nice!!
a dirty weekend away ... corrr, lucky buggers indeed!!!
i know it was her birthday some time this week ... i have a card here - on my shelf - for her, and one for beth ... along with all the other birthday cards ive forgotten to send this year (about 13 all together)

s-jmelbournewannabe

Just that you've recruited a couple of nice poms to the Sunny coast!! yep we are defo there Nov 27th now!!

...... and the new job.................. does that mean you're not fiddling with womens bits anymore?? Or just different bits

also the knickers she buys on Ebay are new!!!

S-j xxxx

glittababe

You've spoilt the illusion of me with second hand nicks on now! Unfortunately still fiddling with womens bits as they want me to start up a Well Woman Clinic - in a cosmetic surgery????? We'll see how that goes! Botox and a pap smear anyone?

Not long till Nov - half way through the year already!

Sue - I think Debs sent a text saying she was trying to call me......or maybe I dreamt that........

Hubby and boys LOVE VW Kombi's! They've got lots of VW stuff but haven't actually got one - yet! We've promised the boys one that they can all do up together - bit of male bonding and all that! Theres a guy in Doonan that does them up for a living - $20,000 each Kombi

Right off to Eumundi Winery for lunch and jazz! Alcohol off limits as I'm driving and detoxing!

glittababe

Ok for anyone planning on spending a Sunday up at Eumundi Winery....ummm don't bother! We rolled up (me, kids, Susie and Rich) and it was a tad, well vacant really! We'd heard there was music,food and of course wine. We saw dead grapevines, a couple of old bangers and some plastic picnic tables and chairs! Ummmmmm, so we went to Treefellers instead - had some good grub, kids misbehaved as usual then we went for a stroll down to the 'everything christmas' shop! Talking/singing reindeer a tad OTT and as Susie quite rightly pointed out, why was the reindeer singing 'Sweet Home Alabama'? Right off to bed, early start!

caleb2003

Any chance of letting us in on where the speed traps are?

or better still get him to lay a speed trap for the friday/saturday night hoons, surely thats easy money for the police, but they (the hoons) still turn up most
weekends to wake up my kids with their 'doughnuts'

Did you go to the car festival in Noosaville last weekend? it was great and about 500 yards from our house, nice and convenient.

glittababe

Hehe, avoided Noosa for the car fest - went on the Friday to Lions Park so the boys could be wow'd by the porsche boxsters etc! They do frequent speed traps down Noosaville, Gympie Terrace, Noosa Pde and the Eumundi -Noosa Rd opposite the garage (dodgy looking one where they sell seafood)! The receptionist I work with complained to Mark about where she lives in Tewantin, he told her the only way to ensure they cover the area is to call up the station and complain. The only thing is where they set a speed trap has to be 'safe' for other motorists, so basically a long straight road with good visibility!

We're off to Cairns this weekend! So excited! Just about to do the school run, finding it such a drag to drive from Peregian, drop kids at Eumundi then drive into Noosa. All in all only takes around 25 mins but it now means I have to get up at 6am!!! Thats just not fair!

glittababe

Ok have actually started to lose track of how long we've been here, but thought it time for an update! Firstly, we're all well, although had a slight hiccup health wise last month! For those of you who don't have health insurance, then I'm proof you don't really need it! Woke with massive headache one morning, followed by sudden onset double vision. Don't normally get headaches or migraines so shocked me a bit. Still went into work, hubby drove me. Temp shot up to 39 degrees whilst at work, felt very lightheaded, Dr I work with concerned so she did my BP, 204/124. Sent immediately for a CT scan - all normal, sent to Neuro opthamologist optic nerve described as furry - visual field tests severely impaired (lost peripheral vision to both right and left eyes) BP now stable at 178/123. Headache worst when lying down so very irritable, short term memory loss also and slurred speech (normally only get that after a night out with the girls)! Bloods come back as showing significant bacterial infection but with no focal point that we could see. So sent to private hospital in Kawana, under care of Neurologist. Stayed there all day, have various tests, field vision tests were improving, started on antihypertensive brought BP down to 154/117, can only take Panadol as allergic to all other pain killers but coped well. Refused lumber puncture as was feeling better (silly I know but I was scared). Cerebral angiogram, renal uss plus other bits and pieces done; BP on resting still around 154/115. Finally diagnosed with intracranial hypertension caused by the corticosteroids I take reguarly for allergies. Bacterial infection just complicating things! So the total cost for all of this?

$268 of which I got $115 back from Medicare.

I think the main thing to know was I was seen immediately, sent to the best specialists on the sunny coast and had every investigation possible within the first 48hrs of it all happening. Every staff member I came across was great, they explained everything fully to me and to my poor hubby.

My mate Sarah-Jayne wanted me to put this on expats to reassure other without health insurance that when you need help, you will get it!

Aside from dealing with that life plods on, kids are all well and enjoying the warmer weather. Mark had brought himself a Yamaha motorbike and reguarly hoons it around Noosa with his mate! We both finish work at similar times and can be seen chilling out alongside the river (now that the flood waters have subsided)!

Oh and I'm now officially an Australian business owner. Not sure I can give up the day job yet but its a start in the right direction!

egghead4

I'm impressed you can remember all of that!
its great that you were seen without any fuss or waiting, I bet your family were worried.
keep posting your news and photos, which are really great
bec

juss44

Brilliant that, glad you are well,being seen like that is something else!!!!
Photies great.

Keep it coming......See you soon.....

Justine, brissy bound!!!!

s-jmelbournewannabe

Hey Annie, just caught up with this thread chick, glad you put it on.

Good you ok now, was worried when you told me. xx

Awwwww, the hair, how gorg. That Aaron/Oli?

Cant wait now hon, 10 weeks today! Been lookin at kit homes and getting all excited! Bad girl S-j!

Well, speak soon hon,

Sarah-Jane xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

glittababe

Hi SJ! Thats Ollie - isn't he just adorable? Times flying by now, make the most of time left in the UK! Just to rub it in, 32 degrees today, spent morning at work, afternoon fishing with the boys! Bliss X

jc_hoops

Mmmmm, well I hate the UK, can't believe what Blair (and Red Ken) has managed to do to the place. As for "ping ponging", not us, over here and loving it first time. Would not go back if you paid me......

Your mate needs to speak to a few more Poms