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So I've never actually seen Love Actually. Saw Jason and the Argonauts at the drive in with my parents a special treat before I started prep (kindergarten or whatever it is you call the first year of school where you come from) and had nightmares for a month and decided I was never ever going to school (my school bag had been packed for a month).

Drooling.... little brother just sent me a pic of today's catch.... Red snapper, crayfish and in the bottom of the sink some fresh squid.....he's only a 6 hour drive away.....hmmm

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I.... omg happy New year @beazel.....so glad to so your still going strong.

Oh @Mee my hearts breaking for you. I'm so frickin angry with you brothers, they are total c u next Tuesdays. Just remember they need to live with their actions and look at themselves in the mirror. Users, betrayers, selfish cunty scum suckers, that's what they need to live with. You selflessly gave of yourself for your parents for years, ensuring despite their cruelty and faults they could live their lives complete with their crazy dunny paper rituals. You did it with grace and omg how you continued to turn the other cheek is beyond me. I know this seems harsh but I think it's time to cut the dead wood and rot from your life. Your brothers are like a malignant, cancerous tumour on your happiness....cut them off, blood and genetics are just an accident of fate (seriously is there any chance your parents bought the wrong baby home from hospital cos you are nothing like these nasty shits) and the family you chose and made for yourself us pretty bloody fantastic...you have lots of love and acceptance out there with your hubby, kids, inkaws, grand kids, friends, us 😉.... you deserve and are so much better than them. Wash your hands, say goodbye and heal.

Just realised next year baby boo2 will turn 1!

We had seafood for new years too...crayfish, prawns, abalone, sea urchins and some flathead.

Fresh warm bum nuts..... so glad I can still have eggs every few days.

Just wondering what a gallon is... to 5he google.... 3.8 litres....well...um... 5. Play some music?

You Can't Stop The Music.... but only after midnight on new years eve

Devilled Eggs are a thing down here too... If I'm taking them to an event with dad's relos we do Bogan Devilled Eggs.... for every 6 hard boiled eggs, peel, cut in half scoop out the yolks and add 2 tbs mayonnaise, 1 tbs curry powder and a pinch pepper, mix and stuff back into egg whites then sprinkle with paprika..... if I'm off to mum's relos I whip out me Country Women's Association cookbook and mix my egg yolks with 1/3 cup Mayo, 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon Finley chopped chives and 1 of finely chopped flat leaves parsley. Now I want a curry egg and lettuce sanga, guess I'll have one for lunch today.

Happy New Year.... Bit of a quiet on down here... gathered at me dad's place for a cut throat game or 2 of euchre and then some trivial pursuit...watch the fireworks on telly and now watching the tradition 12:15am viewing the musical classic, You Can't Stop the Music.... not sure if it's just an Aussie thing to show this movie every new Years. Wishing you all a safe, happy, prosperous and healthy 2022.

Watching New Years Eve fireworks....greetings from 2022.

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Meanwhile, Down under Its Christmas Day, well 12.32am.... stick in isolation pending a negative test result but at least the soundtrack is good... Now if you were an Aussie parent you'd have all the dance moves to this one down pat.... cos Santa Claus is coming....

I use an Aussie brand Android smartphone. I'm having issues too so might even be a regional issue. I can post links but can't post pictures, even screenshots, also can't post gifs. Just thought it was my old crap phone.

G'day Pat and welcome. Just remember every quit is different and we will all have advice and support to offer but when push comes to shove the truck is simple...don't put something in your mouth and light it. Best tip I can offer is focus small. For me I was only quitting for 1 day....I just repeated it, for 4 years now 😀.... but just focus on 1 day at a time and they add up real quick. So 2 weeks in this is what you know...you can go 24hrs without a smoke...so each morning, wake up look at yaself in the mirror and say "Today I am quitting, I will not smoke"....then just before you go to bed, look at yaself again and say "Today I did not smoke, I quit"....and repeat. Don't worry about next week, next month, next year...just worry about today.

Yeah nah it's a NOPE from me.... I mean who'd reckon a perfectly good GRAVY DAY with some foul chemicals and smoke. Happy Gravy Day you mob.

HAPPY GRAVY DAY.

WI spose this is the Aussie version of a Tom Waits' style of Chrissy song...

@Doreensfree that's one of my favourite chrissy songs. Hmm..... let's see....

So if Al Nina doesn't wash us out or blow us off the map I'll post some picks of our chrissy spread today.

Omg...salivating. I love me some lemon myrtle. Over winter I took to chucking a couple of leaves in milk (oat for me) in a pan on the stove, warming the milk and adding a handful of white or milk chocolate buds (none for me, but I'd add some Activite) and stirring till they melted...best hot choccie ever.a few crushed in a jug of ginger beer or lemon cordial goes down well too. Um @Cbdave...after thought but isn't the lack of Bundy in your house grounds for handing in your queenslander card? Oh and glad you liked the coleslaw alternative.

Takes dedication or stupidity to dress as Rudolph on a day like today.