Well, who would have thought that I would go back to school?!! Me of all people, who said I would never ever go back! :) Well, here I am, studying once again.
I am studying to be a Medical Transcriptionist. It's an online course so I can do it even in the outback! I'm still working fulltime so it's going to take me about 9 months to complete. I'm very excited though...I think it will be very interesting and challenging. I'm still on the first session...typing!!! Can't wait until that is over. I've passed the first test and have 2 to go...then on to the interesting stuff!
I'll keep you updated!
Thursday, 8 February 2007
Friday, 2 February 2007
Here Chookie, Chookie.....
We are babysitting a chook. Well, actually, we were babysitting two chooks, but one died on the 2nd day. Fortunately, it died of natural causes not of Patterson poisoning!!!
Anyway, she's a nice chook, but she's old and all her friends had died. We couldn't find a nest so we assumed she wasn't laying anymore! This morning Eldon went out to feed the chook and couldn't find her anywhere. "Here, chookie, chookie...!" He stuck his head around the corner of the house and there she was, all fluffed up behind the tree. "Hon, I think you better come and see her, she might be laying an egg." So off I go...sure enough, she's laid an egg...plus 13 others which she'd obviously been laying for several weeks!
Unfortunately the temperature being so hot up here, most of the eggs had already gone off so I've put them gingerly into our trash bin hoping that they don't get broken before they get to the dump!
So now we are babysitting a laying chook which is nice for the egg supply. We are surprised she didn't get clucky with all those eggs to sit on!
Anyway, she's a nice chook, but she's old and all her friends had died. We couldn't find a nest so we assumed she wasn't laying anymore! This morning Eldon went out to feed the chook and couldn't find her anywhere. "Here, chookie, chookie...!" He stuck his head around the corner of the house and there she was, all fluffed up behind the tree. "Hon, I think you better come and see her, she might be laying an egg." So off I go...sure enough, she's laid an egg...plus 13 others which she'd obviously been laying for several weeks!
Unfortunately the temperature being so hot up here, most of the eggs had already gone off so I've put them gingerly into our trash bin hoping that they don't get broken before they get to the dump!
So now we are babysitting a laying chook which is nice for the egg supply. We are surprised she didn't get clucky with all those eggs to sit on!
Tuesday, 23 January 2007
Monumental....
We had a "first" in our house today.....first washing machine!
In Kununurra that is. Since Eldon moved here in June 2005, we've been washing our clothes at his work place in the work washing machine, along with the puked-on plane seat-covers and floor carpet. So you can see why it is an event worth celebrating!
Right at this moment I can hear it gurgling and whirling away....sweet music to my ears! Now I just have to remember how to do laundry (my wonderful husband always did the laundry since it's his work place!!)
PS. Just don't ask where this washing machine came from...if I told you I'd have to kill you!
In Kununurra that is. Since Eldon moved here in June 2005, we've been washing our clothes at his work place in the work washing machine, along with the puked-on plane seat-covers and floor carpet. So you can see why it is an event worth celebrating!
Right at this moment I can hear it gurgling and whirling away....sweet music to my ears! Now I just have to remember how to do laundry (my wonderful husband always did the laundry since it's his work place!!)
PS. Just don't ask where this washing machine came from...if I told you I'd have to kill you!
So good to feel the sand between my toes.....
A flying visit to South Padre Island on the gulf of Mexico for a few days between christmas and new years was a much needed visit to see the ocean again! The "island" is joined to the mainland by a big bridge. Had a lot of fun on the beach, dolphin watching in the gulf and swimming in the ocean( yes its winter, yes it was cold!) A stunning spot, wish i could take you all there.....
Monday, 22 January 2007
My Turn Now!!!!!!!!!
Haha........ i've hacked in to Sarah's Blog and now i'm going to post some of my own stuff...... no prizes for guessing what it will be!!!
For those of you who would love to know what the wild, remote, hicksville parts of West Australia look like, i'm going to post a few photos of ...... wait for it....... aeroplanes :-) ...... and some of the airstrips and communities I fly into.
(This is one of the aircraft I fly. It's called a Gipsland Aeronautics GA8 Airvan. Made in Australia mate!!! Fair Dinkum! - Photo taken at Emma Gorge)
My collection of photos isn't all that large at the moment (been taking video with some of the other pilots) but i'm working on a collection so you can all see what it's like up here!!!
(These interesting looking hills are part of the Cockburn Range. There is a resort hidden away in a gorge right in the centre of the ranges called Emma Gorge Resort. Unbelievably beautiful place..... especially with the setting sun behind you! The airstrip is right at the base of the rangees - infact, that's where i'm standing to take the photos.... looking out for other planes landing of course!!! - These photos were taken immediately before my plane broke down. I had to run about 2 miles up the dirt road into the resort so I could phone base - they couldn't hear me calling on the radio - and get them to send a rescue plane so my passengers and i could get home that night. I went back the next day with one of our engineers and rescued it.)
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