As Days go by

I've slipped a little with this journal, missing Friday and Saturday's entries. Friday was a stinking hot day and everyone stayed pretty quite. Kirby had sore muscles from having to ride her bike to work and back, a round trip of 14 kms or so. Casey had sore legs from her 1st cheerleading practice for the year.

Dee had an injection which usually knocks her about for 24 hours, and she needs 3 of these needles a week.

I took Gizmo for a small walk yesterday (the cool change came in late Friday evening) but Annie went nuts because she wasn't allowed to come as well. It is too hard to walk them both as Annie is pushy and keeps tripping me up.

I'm struggling thru the GIMP online guide at present, trying to learn how to use it so I can make a nice beer label for my impending brew. GIMP is a free product like PHOTOSHOP but I'm determined not to use PHOTOSHOP if I can avoid it, even though I know Kirby is a wiz at it. Silly eh?

I have several books on the go at present. I'm reading "How to make Beautiful Websites" when I go to the loo, inbetween battles with Diablo II I'm flipping through the Home Handyman Guide from Bunnings, with over a 1000 tip and hints to read, and in the evening, before I close my eyes, I'm plowing through the 2006 SciFi anthonolgy from Gardner Dozois.

The girls and I rented The Proposal from Foxtel the other day. I do like Romantic Comedies to distract me from my own whoas and this one managed to do that for an hour or so. I'm also trying to catch up on the Carnevale series I have recorded on the IQ.

All in All, it's enough to wear an old man out.

Right now, Casey is on the otherside of town with friends, Kirby is at work, and Dee is at the table sewing a dress. Gizmo has decided to NEVER leave my side and is laying on the floor beside me, and Annie is not far away. The cats are where aever they like, the rabbit is in her cage and the fish are in their tanks

Over and out

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