#18: Motor bike riding....

So last weekend we went down to the "old Res" and went motor bike riding. This was a fun afternoon. We had just celebrated my 40th birthday and had family and friends come out from Sydney. So we thought we'd have a Sunday afternoon motorbike riding. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that I would be hanging out with dirt bike riders or RIDING!!!

None of us were riding crazy and I do not know how to drive a manual car so I am incapable of getting out of 1st gear on my daughter's bike. She is the same so it's not like we are breeding speed demons. Will have to get Aidan a helmet and some bike gear as he is starting to love riding. Anyway I think everyone had a nice day, a sausage sizzle was had, magazines were read, kids laughing, and not too cold weather.

#17: MY NEW HOUSE

Ok,

So I know it's been awhile but I think I might be back on track with 101 good,bad and ugly. So thought I'd put up a pic of my very, very green house. It's such a nice feeling to finally have our own house after renting for 4 and a half years. We have been busy trying to drag it kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Not all the rooms are finished but it's been fun and crazy. The kids have loved it as well as they had imput into what colours they want in their rooms. Which is a big step for me 'cause I'm kind of a control freak when it comes to that sort of stuff!!!

Well it's been awhile. So wherehave I been...I havebeen in computer hell. Our computer died and then it died again and it just kept on dying but now I am back and hopefully I can start uploadingpics. However in saying that I am about to go to Sydney for two weeks so it will be interesting to see what I can do from my sister's computer, so stay tuned!!

#16: Echidna's

So these little creatures can become not so little. A friend of ours is the local wires man, and he turned up to a birthday party with his little friend.
This echidna is a male one and he was a bit cranky when the kids tried to spy him out in the container he was in. However he was still very cute and as my sister said in one of his photo's he looks like he is saying "i dunno". Lucky for us you do not see these as road kill often on the side of the road. I have been told that is a good thing as they will puncture yor tyre!!!
Everytime I see them I think of the Bonds ad of years ago when the ants were crawling on the model and she says: "Sick 'em Rex". Cranky or not they are still very cute. Love it.

Number 15 in 101 good,bad and ugly things of Cobar:

So number 15 today is : People coming to town. Way back in June, when it was the rugby league season. The David Peachy foundation in conjuction with NSW Country Rugby Leauge came to Cobar and did a footy clinic. This was fantastic. Not only were they promoting the sport, and healthy issues, the clinic was open to under 5yr olds.

This is usually unheared of for most sports.

When I had my first child I was quite easily able to manipulate her into doing things I wanted her to do. However 2nd born wants to do what 1st born does, and usually with sport one has to be 6 and older. So telling him NO he can not join in has been on occasion a nighmare. So imagine my surprise when I saw the ad in the paper saying they were going to do an under 5's footy clinic.

Here was a "boy" sport that he could do.

This was a fun couple of hours and it's good to see that there are some sports people out there who have not forgotten their roots. So a big gold star to David Peachy and his foundation for remembering that there are kids in the bush as well as city kids that like to play footy!!!

#14 in GB&U of Cobarland

So the rain it came down..... We don't get much freak storms of the wet variety. But for the second time in 4years we had hail. It came down and did not stop for over an hour.

Do not know what I like better dust storms or rain storms!!!

#13 of GB&U: Butterflies.

November is the time of year that we see the butterflies. When we came out here from Sydney we seemed to be driving though a sea of butterflies. It was the only bright spot in a very emotional journey (that and the margarita's the night before at some resturant).

This year they are around but not in the number's of past summers.

I thought I'd put in the ladybeetle as well, 'cause their cute.