We're on the move again ...

well ... marcos and i have decided that travelling in a big old bedford bus in NOT the best way for us to be doing this ... we need something a little smaller so that we can get into more places ... and ... something that won't cost so much to move around ... the fuel bill was just a little too much for these pensioners .. haha ..

so ... we are moving into a little 'house' up near Gympie in Queensland ... it has one bedroom and another area ... like a very large hall way .. that i will use for my sewing ... he says i am not really nice to live with if i am not sewing anyway .. haha ... ..

the plan is ... in 2 weeks time ... we move in .... get me sorted so that i can do some overdue sewing and quilting ... and then ... him get some sort of part time work .... and then ... fix the bus up ... more tidy it and get some of extra rough edges off it ... internally more than the external side of her ... sell it ... and then buy a decent towing vehicle and a not too big caravan ...

we did think of going into a smaller bus ... but .. that would mean more downsizing and that is something i am just not prepared to do ... i reckon i have done enough of that ...

the 'house' is not really a house ... it is half of an out building on a farm ... that was converted by the current owners when they decided to build their new home .... they knocked down the main farm house that was there and rebuilt on the same ground and so did this conversion so that they had something other than a caravan to live in ....... anyway this is not by any means the Ritz ... but it will do me .... it is furnished to a point ... we need a bed and a refrigerator .. which the kids have given us .... and everything else is there ... the rent is very reasonable and the conditions are fine ... i have lived in much worse in my day .. haha ... and one of the very very best bits is ... we will be about 1/2 hour from the beach ... yay ... and the views are to 'die for' ... and the country side is sooooooooooooo green .... grass for miles .. haha ... now this may seem normal for some ... but for almost 10 years all i have looked at is dirt .. dirt and more dirt .... dead grass ... and prickles ... and ... more dirt ... haha ... so this is wonderful ...

there is a river that runs behind the property ... and is close enough that i will be able to walk the dog there for a swim ... but the land is sloped and i may have a slight problem walking back up the slopes .. haha .. but given time i will make it ... and given time the slopes won't seem so bad ... and the exercise will do nothing but good things for me ... i guess .... that bit i don't think i will mind too much ...

the property is 17 klms out of town ... so we will have a short drive to do groceries etc .. but that is ok ... we have to do a minimum of 50 to see the doctor and 100 to do serious groceries at the present time ... so that bit is fine ... and when marcos starts work he can get anything we need before coming home ... the only time i would need to go to town would be to buy fabric ... or thread ... ... but ... i can get them online too ... heeeheee ... and he will never know ... lol

AND .. there are fruit trees too ... mandarines ... mangoes ... custard apples ... lemon ... some sort of berry bushes ... avocado tress ... maybe 4 of them .... tangelo ??? trees ...

we leave here on the 31st .... so ... 2014 is looking interesting .....

and in the next couple of days i will do a post regarding my gorgeous SSS that i received from my ever so sweet partner Marcia ...

When they throw caution to the wind ... it will eventually happen ...

OMG ... I am 56 years of age and one of my darling grandsons has decided to make me a great grand mother .... he is all of 20 .. just turned 5 days before Christmas ... and his girlfriend .. who I must admit prefers to be called his fiancée .. whatever she is … she is still only 18 … oh they got engaged when she was 16 … with her mothers blessing …. 

my son and wife are clearly not happy about any of this … and nor is the fiancée's mother … who promptly threw them both out of her house when they broke the 'welcome' news the other day …. 

and as they had already burnt bridges at my son's home before that … 

and as they are both unemployed and now homeless they are selling everything they own to pay for a motel room … 

and .. I just got a 'collective' text message from them to say … 

we are pregnant and even though you all think we don't know what we are doing … we are just fine and need no one's help … …… ……………… 

apparently they sent it to EVERYONE .... 

So I guess they won't be needing help from anyone at all ... including me who never even got the chance to offer any .... mind you .. there would be a slight lecture before any help was offered ... 

did i mention that i was 56 years old .... and have i said it yet ... OMG ... a great grandmother ..... 

this is something i really was not honestly ready for ... but ... hey .. they run around doing things that can make babies ... apparently using NO protection ... yep  they certainly are the Educated generation aren't they ... 

oh ... and this lad cannot get unemployment payments either cos Dad earns too much money so he has to be working ... 

and in fairness to him ... he did have a job at Christmas .... he started working at a local petrol station ... night work and good pay for a 'trainee' .... he started the job on the 19th December and on the 23rd decided he had to have a night off so that he could take the fiancee out to dinner to celebrate the fact that he had a job ... and of course he had a couple of drinks and then could not go to work ... told the boss he was sick ... that was ok ... but then took the next night off too .... 2 shifts in a row needs a doctors certificate ... .... long story as short as i can make it ... he is no longer working there .... but says he will take them to the unfair dismissal tribunal cos he didn't know he would need to 'prove' he was sick ... and this is the 'grown up' who is having a baby ..... OMG ... they are way too young and so am i ... 

so I reckon this will age me without any problem what so ever .... 

Yes ... i understand this is not really about me .... but gee .... read the title of my blog and you will see .... everything is always going to revert back to being ... All about me !!!!... 

and did i mention .... I am only 56 years old ....