Double up

Sorry there was no blog yesty, we went to the old's for a bbq last night and didn't get home till late.
So lets rewind the tape.

Sick

Fun

It was an early day at work yesty and the surf was pumping, so I was very happy about that.
Jess took the ferals to the pool for swimming lessons, with great reports. Except for the little terror Isla head-butting the side of the kiddie pool resulting in a massive bruise and a lot of pain.
After my 3hr surf I was pretty happy to be going to my mum's for a big barbie feed! As usual they put on a great spread, and Jess made an awesome potato bake as well.

Mad dogs

The girl's also enjoyed their time at nans, but as always, they started to get a bit crazy towards the end.

Crazy Isla

Jess had a terrible night with Isla! Isla started screaming at 12 and didn't go back to sleep till 3:3O. Dunno what was wrong? But she has been a little outa sorts since her vaccinations.
My boss told us we were starting work a bit later today so there was time for an early morning surf. YiHa!
I caught up with Tom from St surf Images to try and get sum water shots, and although the surf was small, we still got a couple of sweet hook ups!

Best part of the day

Yew!

Getting barreled first thing in the morning makes everything great, so needless to say, work was fun today.

Super fun this morning

Setn it up

Pig dog!

Ari went to little school, and Isla done her usual, just destroying herself around the house.
I hope for everyone's sake that Isla has a good nights sleep tonight.

STINKING Hot!!

Someone turned the heater on today, man was it hot!! I had so much sweat dripping of me, it was like a running tap. Sweat in my eyes, running into my mouth, yum.
We were working back at the school, I think the teachers were glad that it was so hot cause it shut us up today, there wasn't much singing coming from us steelies. The students were very disappointed, but we were struggling to breath let alone sing. To make it worse the northerly breeze was blowing the septic right up our nose. Now, I know I've got a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to rear end fragrance, but this schools septic had me covered easy! So dripping wet, covered in sweat and 500 kids poo particles, we were very pleased to knock off early today.
There was no surf for me this arvy, I had to drop my shit box car off at the mechanic. I was a bit worried about towing it through woopi but it all went sweet, I'm hoping it will be something cheap and easy to fix, otherwise it will be going to scrap yard! Full tank of fuel in the f@#$ing thing too.

My 4 girls at the beach, love it!

Jess and I took the girls down to the beach for a swim after the mechanic. The water is still awesome and after the hot day we had, it was a perfect finish. Ari and Isla had fun in the sand as always.

Cool beach hut

Queen of the hut

Home for dinner, baths and bed, but someone still has the heater on? Wtf? Bring on winter I say.

Rock Lobster

bit bumpy early

Waking up to the sound of rain this morning was bliss. Not only did I think that work would be called off but I knew the surf would be pumping. I was already toss'n up which spot I would go to.
Some wise person once told me "Never count your chickens before they hatch". I wish I had of thought of that this morning, coz how wrong I was!
It pissed down rain all the way to work, then as we pull up to job site, the sun comes out. I didn't think to take suncream either and now I'm fluro red.
We had a massive day at work today! I'm not 100% sure, but I think we put about 30 tonnes of steel in!

The boys struggling. We steeled that whole area you can see

I managed to drag my sunburn out for a surf after work, so now I'm F@#$%^.

couple of fun ripbowls sarvy

Jess and the girls spent most of the day at home. The 2 ferals played nicely while Jess cleaned and washed and cooked and had a fight with the resident ant colony thats slowly taking over our house.
I'm very lucky to come home to a clean house and a great feed, not to mention the 3 happy, beautiful ladies that welcome me everyday.
There's only one more thing I want to add, and that is to say how bad that stupid show Glee is.

Memories

Pretty much a one day weekend for us. I worked saturday morning then spent the rest of the day at home sooking about my runny nose while Jess prepared everything for Isla's birthday party today.
Sunday started with a bang. I went for a quick surf with my sister at our favourite little spot, and although the tide was a bit high, we got some great waves. A great start to the day!

surf pumping again

2 weeks ago we had planned a birthday bash for Isla at red rock but the weather didn't come to the party so we post-poned it till today. We woke today to grey skies and threatening rain, but mother nature was going to have to do more than that to dampen my spirits. I was 100% sure that the rain would hold of and it did.

The birthday girl

After changing the venue 3 times, only 2 hours before party time, Jess and I were a bit stressed to say the least. But like always, Jess had everything that organized, that we still arrived ahead of schedule.
We ended up going to Woopi lake for the party, which I was happy with. I spent a lot of my childhood down there at bbq's with the old's. I haven't been down to the lake for a while and when I got there all the smells of the sand and mud brought back great memories. It made me really happy to be there celebrating our 2nd daughters 1st birthday with our family and friends!

The boys discussing what really matters

All the kids had a great time playing in the park then swimming in the lake. The fellas had a great time drinking beer over the barbie, and needless to say the women had a great time gas bagging about whatever women gasbag about.

Loving it!!

Right on cue the rain came so we all packed up and went home, hopefully leaving the kids with some cool memories of the lake, like I have, of when I was a wee pecker.
The day was far from over. Manly were playing East's and after such an awesome day fueled by optimism I just knew that they would win. It was a very courageous performance by the sea eagles! Even though we were missing 4 of our best players, last years grand finalists, easts, were no match.

Guess who had a good birthday?

I couldn't think of a better way to close out the day.
Kids are in bed, and I've finished this post just in time to watch my favourite crime show on tv, The Mentalist.
As long as there is no "Red John" on the show, I will have a good sleep, ready for the week ahead.  

Silly Singing Steelfixers

Day 2 back on the steel. My shoulder was too sore to touch let alone put any steel on. Overall it was a pretty good day, no major dramas. We had our own little karaoke thing happening, bringing out some old crackers, including- Womack and Womack's Teardrops, Chris Deburg's Lady in red, even Bette Midler got a run with Wind beneath my wings.
Today we were doing extensions at a pretty flash private school with a few of the classrooms surrounding our work area. Our karaoke efforts must have been causing the kids to be a little distracted because the classroom windows closed and the blinds were drawn pretty fast. I bet that no kid at that school will ever aspire to be a steelfixer after today. They must of thought we were mad? well we are I spose.   

still some fun out there this morning

Jess had to do another swellnet surf report today and nailed it again. I'll make a surf chicky out of her yet.
Ari went off to little school where she learnt how to draw a spiders web and thankfully she didn't come home with the same bad attitude like she did yesterday.

Ari loves the camera

Isla was up to her same tricks, not giving Jess a minutes peace. She might be reacting to the vaccinations and massage but man she is a handfull. Pretty cute and funny to come home to after work though.

our crazy little walker

Quiet night on the cards, got some wicked enchiladas for dinner then footy, early bed then up for work.
Back in the grind. yew!

Like riding a bike.

The new Coffs Harbour coles site

After 5 months out of the construction arena, man did it whip my ass today! I stupidly thought I'd handle it easy, piece of cake, oh how I was wrong.
First up we had to carry 11mtr long, 16ml thick, steel bars, about 5O meters. Thats ok if there's only a few, but 2 tonnes worth, F@#$. Needless to say, it wasn't long before my shoulder and neck started hurting. It sure is much easier threading 4ft tubes!

A lot of steel

The rest of the day got easier, not as much lifting, but as I'm typing, my swollen, throbbing shoulder would beg to differ.
Lucky for me my boss is awesome and shouted a few beers after work. Even better, I came home to an absolutely spotless house, dinner cooked, and a beautiful wife that was willing to massage my aching muscles.
Ari went to little school today and Jess told me she came home with a terrible attitude! Hanging with the wrong crew I think.
Isla had a good day at home just being a terror, into everything, falling over, making a mess, but she is walking heaps, so we're stoked with that.
With me at work early, Jess had the pressure of the swellnet surf report today, which she handled with ease.  I was devo'd when I checked out the photo's of this morning's surf, because once again it was pumping. Only small, but heaps better than carrying steel through mud.

My little precious sand bank pumping for the 1Oth day straight.

If the rain holds off, it looks like I'll have a full week at work so that's great news for us.
The surf forecast isn't looking that good either so it will be a lot easier working knowing I'm not missing out on any waves.
But, if it is pumping, you know where I'll be.

Trading boards for hard hats

goodbye my precious little bank

My last day of holidays today, as I found out I'm back Steel fixing tmoz. Can't wait!

I couldn't pull myself out of bed for the early, I'm all surfed out. I can't remember the last time I wasn't keen to go for an early when I knew the waves were pumping. However I still had to go down to report on the conditions for Swellnet. As soon as I got there I knew I'd made a mistake and I should have dragged my old Monty Burns-esque body outa bed because it was going off. Anywho I got a great shot for the surf report, there woulda been a few crew wondering where the bloody hell that photo was taken.

swellnet pic

We had a busy morning with the tin lids, swimming lessons first then down to boambee for their massage.
Ari has turned into the naughty kid at swimming lessons who doesn't listen to the teacher, shame. She just plays around going under the water, grabbing the toys she's not spose to, all the while Di is saying "Ari listen" "looking at Di Ari". I could see that even the ever patient Di was getting frustrated.
Isla on the other hand, had her best lesson yet. She loved it! She was constantly trying to go under the water and happily falling in when doing Humpty Dumpty. Go Isla!
That was the fun part done, now it was off to Rosy's house of pain for some Muscle neurology. Both Ari and Isla's spines were out about 1Oml.
It's pretty amazing to sit and watch Rosy work her magic, although hard at times because the girls are in some pain, but you can see the results immediately. I fully recommend adults and kids to hunt down your nearest Rosemond Muscle Neurology center. It is not a pleasant massage but it does wonders, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally as well.

so cute

A quick stop at the shops on the way home then I went surfing with my sister. The waves weren't all time like this morning but we had fun.
Back to the grind tmoz and I'm strangely looking forward to it. It's been about 5 months since I've tied steel.
My tools have probably rusted together, and my back will be pissed off that I'm bending over in the sun, and not lying down on my board, in the ocean, but our bank account will be stoked.