and more again

Are you bored yet???

a few more

As a few people have been contacting me for more piccies.... thought I best put some more on here for you... thought you would have been bored by now ! lol ... anyway... with foot up on table !!! yeah, like I can get my leg that high!! In my dreams, lol... swelling still not coming down from poooorly broken toe.... and still hobbling around.... I will suffer the pain to sit here and add the long awaited... pictures. Hope you enjoy... Feel free to leave comments, and make it worth all the pain Im going through for you lot ! LOL

last for now

Misali Island, where we have just got back from diving... hence the fashion accessories... towels !!! lol...

few more

Look what I found !!

On my puter !!! My two girls... after a 'good'night out !!!! ... and yes real handcuffs.... andyes in back of meat wagon !!! .... think I need to find out more !!! dont you??

Steering !

Got to add this one of son... what a handsome dude he is !

Well last one for now.... will try and get the 'good'scenery ones done later for you all.... this one was the day on the catamaran..... with us coming home... and me steering.... brilliant...! (yes I do have a ticket... steering that is, not speeding lol).... but this was just a little different to cross channel ferries !!! ... lol...

hope you enjoyed a brief look at me enjoying myself LOL... promise to add the interesting ones asap. x

my birthday party

Swahili night.... plus my birthday night.... how fantastic was that. ! didnt know a thing about the dancers and singers coming back with a cake for me.... plus the Restaurant Manager Lizzi, singing and dancing too.... cake in hand... bless.... oh and a bottle of Dom Perry !!!!

My "tent"
Day out on a Catamaran

Evening drinks on the Jetty Bar, (one of three bars, and yes, I had to try them all)

Obviously all these are going to be in reverse order

... as should have started at the end !!!! never mind scroll down and work backwards ! ... lol

Right peeps... you asked for this... so dont go blaming me if you get bored !!! this will be the first instalment, as I need to resize a lot of them still... but have chosen a variety, best I can.. will hopefully add more as I go, ... got loads to do... unpacking being one of them ! lol... so here goes... hope you enjoy... (and you might have to tell me to stop adding them...)

Met by a Mausi Warrior !! at Pemba, stayed night in hotel before going onto Fundu next morning. Yes he a real one ! lol

View from my lounger !!! yes sea at my feet, literally,

inside of my 'tent'!!! Dolphins at Dawn
First night arrival at Fundu with son Matt, and a bottle of Moet !

A little taster

Hi everyone....Im back...... just a little taster to whet your appetite ! My talented son.... at play ! ... This is how it should be done.... LOL....

Would also like to thank my lovely daughter, for running the show, whilst I away, and also to say another thank you for keeping my dogs alive, albeit changed !!! and for the beautiful flowers, choccies and wine... what a welcome home that was ! :) Might have to go away more often..... LOL

WELCOME HOME MUM

Just a quickie this morning to welcome my mum back tomorrow, i so cant wait to see her, I have missed her so much.
The dogs are still alive and I have just enough patience left to last me till tomorrow, and then i will be signing myself into a crazy ward for a few weeks to get back to normal.

In all fairness tho the dogs are acting more like dogs and the more time ruby has spent with her daddy over the weekend the more she has chilled (think she was missing the big guy) so all I have left to say is thank you all so much for your lovely comments I am sure we will all chat again some time and keep doing your great jobs of looking after me mam' or her looking after you lot not sure which way round. i am sure we will have great stories about africa and the journey home to come.... so keep reading

Just one more thing ( I gather you all realise I love to talk) even though Ruby is 666 right now and going through the terrible 2's at 1 ( why did no one tell me that could happen) I am the proudest mummy on this earth and i love her with every inch of my heart and soul she is the best little girl anyone could ever wish for and I wouldn't change her for the world!! (honest!)
And I also know how much my mum loves her and absolutley dotes on her ( even though she hates kids) yeah ok!!!

Bye for now girlies xxxxxxxxxxxx

mum on her birthday

I hope mum doesnt mind but thought i would show you what an awful day mum had on her birthday... wish i was there with you mum

50? yeah right!!

I Know why mum loves ya

Just a huge thank you to all you lovely gals, mum speaks very highly of you all and you have been such good friends to her!!
I can see why now... your comments have been lovely and so nice to hear I have cheered some of you up
Have a great weekend
Stacy, the little angels and...... my beautiful baby girl ruby tyler xxx

Rubys 9 month scrap page

Just need to finish off the wording but dont know how to use mums cuttlebug and DO NOT want to break it

Call me Doctor Doolittle

Ok I never thought I would say this but me and the dogs are now getting on and we are becoming friends
We have no rules in mums house and its going to stay that way.... its taken a few arguments and a few tears (from skitzo) but by jo we have it

Wake up time in morning.... well whatever time i go downstairs and wake the dogs up out of THEIR beds and kick them out in the garden... they have a quick walk before work with 666 in buggy down to the swings quick 15 minutes of ball throwing. Ok i have to admit i did lose the rat more than s few times she gets bored and thinks she can just take herself off home.
Off to work NO sleeping on sofas especially after they have all been washed and ready for mummys return... chairs on sofas so skitzo cant get up, I am telling you now she just isnt brave enough the chairs might eat her!!

Get home down to the swings again.. trying my best to tire out 666 (but it doesnt) ball throwing
And home dogs have their dinner.... yes DOG FOOD and then bedtime 10pm on THEIR beds downstairs

NO NOISE WHATSOEVER!!!

Until I get up next morning
Now if mum gets home and tells me that they wake her up at silly o clock in the morning who is the mug!!!! Not the dogs thats for sure!!

DO NOT CALL THE RSPCA

For all of you that have been worried about the rat being squished over the past few days i just like to apologise for scaring you all, as i no you probably all lost sleep over it
The rat is doing just fine!!! Mum may think she is old and decrepid but i am telling you now she moves her bottom a lot quicker than the 17 stone body builder!! she is so not blind and death more like grown very bleedin' clever in her old age
The rat knew he was going to stand on her before he did and she was up the hall way like a little whippet with a rocket up its backside.

Well apart from the 666 child coming back into play and after mummy enjoying a WHOLE bottom of wine we are all pretty chilled..... well i am.

Funny how if you do not cook sausages in the correct way that the rat doesnt want them so i thought i would stop wasting my time cooking them for her and guess what it has eaten the last 3 days?.... ok macdonalds and rubys beef stew and dumplings but dog food!!! every day and night
And guess where mummies precious little angels sleep....... on dog beds DOWNSTAIRS.

-NO TALKING TO THEMSELVES
-NO SINGING IN THE NIGHT
-NO BARKING BETWEEN THE NEIGHBOURS DOGS

Just pure utter silence.......
well apart from 666 waking me up ALL night long as poorly but i forgive her for that i know what im like when i have tooth ache and just want my mummy.

Anyway i did try and put on some of my scrap book pages but cant seem to download for all you crafters oh god im turnng into mother and also wanted to put a time clock to count days until mums home but didnt think she would like to be reminded and also couldnt do it anyway

so sorry peeps to go on and bore you all but i miss my mummy loads and thought i would help her along with the bloggy thing
love to you all take care
stacy, 666, mu ey, and the skitzo
xxx

DAY 236 IN THE BIG MUMMA'S HOUSE........

ok well it feels like that long, mum has asked me to fill you in over the next few days i dont know why but here goes.

i have a few tips for anyone that has small children actually anyone that has a child still at home not sure if anyone has seen the new chocolate and white chocolate yoghurts on the tv the one with the cow on front oh my god if you have any sense what so ever do not i said DO NOT feed them to your children my 666 child yes she is back with a vengance had to come home from nursery today she was really tired and miserabe was sick etc so i picked her up took her home and all she wanted was cuddles wouldnt eat wouldnt sleep and then i gave her THE YOGHURT!! i amsure there are some traces of speed in these yoghurts ditch the calpol these are the new pick me ups.
i will only say this once but these poor dogs mums poor house.... poor me (sympathy)!! please!!

she is soooooooooo hyper my god i have never seen anything like it... the toys have had flying lessons around the living room, the dogs biscuits have been distributed around the kitchen where the rat cant even get to them, nappies have been on 666's head dirty ones!! she is now in the herbs cupboard deciding weather to try nannies chillie powder after slready sampling pepper a few months ago and telling herself good girl.... yeah right!

Quality time

Had a quiet day yesterday just lazing around in the sun.... 10 mins on beach... fried... and then back under the parasol... reading a fab book, Beach babylon... can sooo relate to the experiences of here and Indonesia... actually think maybe Matt wrote this on the quiet.
Last night, went to Matts little house, and we all shared some good wines... and caught up , finally... not bad as been here over a week. They so busy, not get much time together, so making most when can. Play tennis with the mossies .... ducked from low flying bats, and watched the sun go down.... and had to have Matt explain why the moon is upside down! .. other than that... a quiet day... so nothing exciting for you all to read im afraid... other than, go check out the comments from Stacy on July 7th !... because think this family all shares the same sense of humour when it comes to putting pen to paper., (sure some of you remember Tales of Travelling Matt) .... bye for now... and sorry if boring you all to death.

Swahili Party Night

Well I dont think any other birthday will beat this years one. What a fantastic night, and I stayed sober to enjoy every minute of it. !
Took a speed boat out in afternoon, Anie tried wakeboarding.... lots of attempts.... and lots of swallowing of sea water... made me decide.... maybe I didnt want to try this after all... but... we did take a rubber ring type thingy in the boat with us.. so I had a go on that instead, omg.... I havent laughed that much in years.... should have some fantastic pics, but... will have to wait until I return home. being pulled by a speed boat at silly speed crashing the waves was brilliant. then Matt showed us how wake boarding should be done, I so hate smart kids !!lol ...
In the evening.... Swahili night on the jetty bar.... this was swahili food, henna hand and foot tattoos, yes.. of course I had one.... and this was followed with a bottle of Dom Perry... (cant afford it so dont know how to spell it, but sure you know which bottle of expensive stuff I talking about) curtesy of son and dil. then.... Swahili dancers and singers... and my fav Ressie manager, singing and carrying a birthday cake.... unbeliveable night.... (once again pics will follow on my return).... still on a high today....
only bad news...... yep.... toe is broken defo.... and possibly the next one in, and some small bones in foot... opps comes to mind. and the worse thing, other than pain.... might stop me from diving, as cant get the flippers on.
well thats it for today folkes, just wish i could add some pics to keep you amused and interested... but will add when return home... take care all, bye for now

Happy birthday to me !

What a stressful day it is.... being 50 and having to celebrate so hard. lol.... breakfast, sun bathing, lunch, sunbathing.... oh... and grabbing sun lounger off beach just before tide hit it. hehe.... otherwise would have been seen floating off to Zanzibar, its ok thou, I wasnt on it at the time !. Was meant to go Scuba diving this morning... but stomach had other ideas, but... we did all start celebrating my birthday lunchtime yesterday, so think that might have been the problem.,.. coupled with meeting lots of new faces (and now drinking buddies)_ at the pool bar last night...
So have taken it easy today.... as got to be ok for this evening, when Its Swahili night, and hand and foot painting, obviiously with a cocktail or three... LOL.... not sure if son arranged a party or what, but if not, will make my own with all my new friends from last night. lol... Am like the walking wounded AGAIN today... lol.... nearly broke toe first night, noone told me big wooden legs in middle of bed hidden by cover.. !! then Friday night.... somehow, in middle of night, crunched whole foot on bathroom cabinet ! ... looking more and more like the hunchback of Notre Dam and the Elephant man, by the day rofl.... and trust me... the alcohol is NOT working to take away the pain... anyway... im being called... not sure what for this time... But yesterday being skipper of a catararan and lying across the keep net dolphin spotting, is going to take some beating. Another guest gave me some tiger balm, and it works wonders on the sandflie bites.... so at least they under control.... All son keeps saying to me is... cant you please try and stay out of trouble just for one day ! lol....
right back to the grind stone LOL catch you all later guys... will let you know how tonight goes... .... its in the Jetty bar.... so hopefully I wont fall in after a few drinks.... but its ok its high tide !!!

hello peeps

im exhausted.... all this lying around and sampling the cocktails is just too much for a gal... Actually a bit uneventful Im afraid.... as its just... lazing around in the sun, walking along the beach, eating and sleeping.... lol.... sorry to be sooo boring .... not feeling brill today, as seem to be a banquet for the sandflies... so look a bit like the elephant man at mo... was meant to go to the island today and go snorkling. but as been up half night with itchies.... and the island is notorious for sandflies !! i decided to stay here... so will go and test out the swimming pool instead.. which just so happens to have a bar ! lol.... Yesterday fantastic day, went for speedboat ride half way to island for a dolphin safari.... saw hundreds of dolphins, and they were swimming along side the boat... amazing... the babies usually play more, but we had a fantastic time all the same. also, had to do some work whilst i here... !!! yes Work !!!! someone being interviewed for a job... and I had to help with it..... its not easy you know..... having to have a second manicure and pedicure in two days !!! lol.... (job for new spa girl).... so... thats m y days so far girls... sorry nothing much more to report, need to go and sample the pool bar now lol.... take care until next time.... oh Swahili night Sunday night.... big party on the jetty... (yep my birthday also).... oh there is another bar there too.... lol.... Barbeque on the beach last night... well should have been, but had to revert to plan B.... why... cos the blooming tide didnt go out quick enough LOL xxx

Jambu

Hi folkes....
I finally got here, what an adventure that was ! ... Firstly, plane at Gatwick... 3 hours late, which wasnt a good start, next got to Dubai and had to run like mad though the terminal... duty free ??? what and where was that? not a clue, and no chance to find out... I literally only made the connecting flight with seconds to spare... then... got to Dar Es Salaam and met by man with placard with my name on... felt like a VIP lol... Visa had to be sorted...and hundreds in queue waiting to get theres... lots of hot smelly bodies in very small confined space, not good, however nice man.... ushered me through all of this, with a form and proceeded to sort it all out for me, thank goodness... then passed onto another chappy.... who drove me to hotel for the night.... being met there by Mausi warrior... decided not safe out alone, so had early night ready to be picked up next morning at silly o clock to go back on 45 minute journey to airport...
I was deposited at the domestic airport.. and with seconds... a man come up and spoke to me... panic set in a tad, and as I dont speak Swahili ! was a bit concered but only once did I nearly end up going to Zanzibar with the man who said he would show me around ! and if I wanted to cut my holiday short in Pemba.... alarm bells started ringing when his 80 year old father asked where my huband was.... not sure what they had in mind, but decided to continue on my journey to Pemba and not detour with them ! ..
When they said small plane, I didnt quite expect to haved to climb on wing to get in and be co pilot in a 6 seater (4 passengers, pilot and me !!)... if that wasnt worrying enough... when the pilot was checking throu a list and writing stuff down, whilst meant to be flying plane, i really felt the need to be doing something ie.... getting hold of the control and praying seemed like a good idea at the time...
Landed safely one hour later in Pemba.... next step of journey... another 45 mins driving through villages and mud huts, cows and chickens !! lol..
Then for last leg... get on small boat.... when they said speed boat, this not quite what had in mind, (again)., lol felt at any minute, i would be given an oar and told to paddle like fury... (nearly fell straight out the boat, as it rocked as i was attempting to get in)... only saved by another passenger grabbing hold of me quickly !!!
fast sped to other side of island to be met by son and dil..... well I think it was them, as couldnt see a thing for spray at that time "! Mission accomplished..., arrival on jetty !
tomorrow folkes round two ! lol...
ohh had hard day today.... as had to have massage, manicure and pedicure... now off to have yet another cocktail !!! lol its a hard life in paradise.. but someone has got to do it xxx