Have you ever stopped and thought about how far you walk in day? I do. I'm on my feet all day. Make what feels like hundreds of trips to the front counter and back. And about 15 trips around the shop. I must cover a lot of miles... But today, I did more than usual. Today, I walked from the house to the bus stop (300m). Got off the bus at the high school. Walked to work (1 km). Did a few trips to the counter and back (around about 200 m all up, I don't know exactly). Walked to my boss's house (which is way back past the high school... It is probably about 1 1/2 km or more from work) couldn't find what I was looking for walked most of the way back, about 1 km (a friend offered to drive me the rest of the way) did more trips to the counter. Walked about 750 m or so to get lunch. Walked back again. Walked about 800 m to the bank. It was shut for lunch so I walked back to work. When it opened I walked back up there. And back again. Then I walked the 1km back to the school. Got on the bus. Walked home. Then I milked, and I don't know how many trips I make up and down the 30 m or so pit. More than 14... And I walked up and back from the house a couple of times, that's about 200 m. So that gives you an idea how my feet are treated! At the moment they feel flat...
But that (very basically) was my day. I did a few other time consuming jobs, but I spent my whole day tripping around. Lol. :D
Paula (the other senior pharmacy assistant) told me that she was very proud of me yesterday with the packs. That I had a go and worked everything out. She showed me how to do them properly today. It was really good.
She also told me that we did things that are totally illegal, because someone (not naming names...) can't be bothered to do things right. And it is really bad 'cos someone might die because of it. It's that serious. I don't know if I can justify being a part of that. I guess it's not my fault if my boss won't do the legal thing, I can't do anything about it. Except pray. And I hope that's all it takes. I hope it doesn't take someone getting killed.
Any way, on to a more cheerful note. The oats are starting to come up, Dad says. I am praying that we get some nice soaking rain soon to keep it growing :). And tomorrow, we might be milking 200 or so cows. We are getting rid of some friesians and getting Jerseys and crossbreds. So they will give us the same fat and protien (or more) for less feed. It's all about saving money.
Anyway, I have to go.
Sorry about the gloomy sounding post...
xoxox
Sarah Patrice
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
:)
OK, it's only the second day Kate has been away and I'm so hadit already... Today the nursing home rang up and said, "Sarah, we need you to make changes to 4 patient's meds." These patients have a pack, so I have to make the changes on the computer and make new packs for them... Now I have only watched 1 pack made before, and have never tried it. So I fiddled around and finally worked out how to do everything. But one lady was put on a totally new medication and the doctor didn't give me a script for it, and another man was put on a med that we didn't have in. And to top it off, I had to leave at 3:OO. So I had about 3 hours to try bodge together some Webster Packs that I had no idea about. So I did the two that I could, and when I get everything tomorrow, I can do everything properly. And I was still late!
I've got a mansion
Just over the hill top,
In that bright land where
We'll never grow old.
And some day yonder
We'll never more wonder
But walk on streets
That are purest gold.
That song is one of my childhood memories. Labreska Hemphill sing it, or Vestal Goodman. I still love it :) Another one is "Looking for a city, where we'll never die. There the sainted millions never say good bye..." and so on. And "I'm gonna take a trip in the old gospel ship, sailin far beyond the sky. I'm gonna shout and sing til all heavens ring and I'm bidding this world goodbye!" I LOVED those songs!!! All the old timers on the Gaithers were the best! <3 There are many more old songs sung by people who have now passed on. And those memories can never be repaced. I think I'll always remember the songs, and they will be there when I need them. There is so much great theology in them, and if you know them when you are little, you won't forget them when you are old.
I'd better go,
:)
Sarah
I've got a mansion
Just over the hill top,
In that bright land where
We'll never grow old.
And some day yonder
We'll never more wonder
But walk on streets
That are purest gold.
That song is one of my childhood memories. Labreska Hemphill sing it, or Vestal Goodman. I still love it :) Another one is "Looking for a city, where we'll never die. There the sainted millions never say good bye..." and so on. And "I'm gonna take a trip in the old gospel ship, sailin far beyond the sky. I'm gonna shout and sing til all heavens ring and I'm bidding this world goodbye!" I LOVED those songs!!! All the old timers on the Gaithers were the best! <3 There are many more old songs sung by people who have now passed on. And those memories can never be repaced. I think I'll always remember the songs, and they will be there when I need them. There is so much great theology in them, and if you know them when you are little, you won't forget them when you are old.
I'd better go,
:)
Sarah
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
"blonde" moments... *sigh*
Recently I have been doing some really dumb things. More "blonde" moments... Maybe it's 'cos the cold I have is affecting my brain, maybe I'm too tired, or maybe I should start looking at the things that are sitting right under my nose. That would probably be a good idea!
Thank the Lord that He doesn't love us for how sensible we are... I guess that's why he called us sheep; you can't get a much dumber animal than sheep! "We all like sheep have gone astray". Sheep don't 'go' astray, they bolt in the opposite direction.
Our cows have started calving again. The calves are beautiful! I love seeing them and feeding them. Tonight, I saw one that Dad and Ayala bought in today, it is a black bull ( :P heifers are a bit more usefull to us...) with white belly and legs. To look at a new calf, it is one of the closest things to pefection you can get. It isn't quite so perfect when the calf decides that it isn't hungry and doesn't want to learn to drink! I'll try upload some photos soon. I have to upload lots of photos that I've said I would...
Do you know what 'God Bless' really means? The literal meaning of 'bless' is "to save" or "to cover with blood". So 'God Bless' means "God save you".
I'd better go; I get up early on weekday mornings, lol.
Love you all lots! God Bless :)
Sarah M.
Thank the Lord that He doesn't love us for how sensible we are... I guess that's why he called us sheep; you can't get a much dumber animal than sheep! "We all like sheep have gone astray". Sheep don't 'go' astray, they bolt in the opposite direction.
Our cows have started calving again. The calves are beautiful! I love seeing them and feeding them. Tonight, I saw one that Dad and Ayala bought in today, it is a black bull ( :P heifers are a bit more usefull to us...) with white belly and legs. To look at a new calf, it is one of the closest things to pefection you can get. It isn't quite so perfect when the calf decides that it isn't hungry and doesn't want to learn to drink! I'll try upload some photos soon. I have to upload lots of photos that I've said I would...
Do you know what 'God Bless' really means? The literal meaning of 'bless' is "to save" or "to cover with blood". So 'God Bless' means "God save you".
I'd better go; I get up early on weekday mornings, lol.
Love you all lots! God Bless :)
Sarah M.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
IT RAINED!!!
It did finally rain here!! Thank you, Lord. Yesterday, the Paul came out because it was Hannah's birthday (she turned 7) and one of the things she wanted to do was ride the horses. But every time the went to catch the horses, the rain would bucket down. And then it really rained last night. We got about 21 1/2 ml.
Last night, my work mate, Lyndal, and her husband, Steve, came out for dinner. I had invited them out so they were my guests and I was the hostess. It was really great.
This morning, my cold came back worse than it was a couple of days ago... but I'll survive. :)
And, btw, Kath tagged me (thank you, Katherine!) so I have to write 25 things about my self. I don't know if I can think of 25 things worth writing, but I'll try! Here goes:
1. I was born in Corryong Hospital
2. My name means "princess"
3. My middle name is Patrice
4. I love trivia
5. I am a bookworm
6. I hate English! (as a subject)
7. My favorite subjects are History and Geography
8. I want to live in Europe for a while
9. I can't stand banana. Not even the smell of it...
10. I love little kids
11. I seem to have a little kid magnet on me
12. I am the 2nd oldest child, grandchild and niece on both sides of my family
13. I love racing 4 wheelers around in the bush
14. I love making beautiful things
15. I love beautiful things full stop!
16. I am very short (only 5'1", or 157 cm)
17. I love animals, especially baby animals
18. I get extremely excited about rain!
19. I am fascinated with lightening
20. I make friends easier with older people than with people my own age (I know that must sound a bit weird!)
21. I love making friends!!!
22. I own at least 3 cows
23. I am a pharmacy assistant
24. I love green grass...
25. I am currently sick
YAY!! I'm done! ok ok, so the last one was clutching at straws, but I had to write something!
TTYL,
Sarah
Last night, my work mate, Lyndal, and her husband, Steve, came out for dinner. I had invited them out so they were my guests and I was the hostess. It was really great.
This morning, my cold came back worse than it was a couple of days ago... but I'll survive. :)
And, btw, Kath tagged me (thank you, Katherine!) so I have to write 25 things about my self. I don't know if I can think of 25 things worth writing, but I'll try! Here goes:
1. I was born in Corryong Hospital
2. My name means "princess"
3. My middle name is Patrice
4. I love trivia
5. I am a bookworm
6. I hate English! (as a subject)
7. My favorite subjects are History and Geography
8. I want to live in Europe for a while
9. I can't stand banana. Not even the smell of it...
10. I love little kids
11. I seem to have a little kid magnet on me
12. I am the 2nd oldest child, grandchild and niece on both sides of my family
13. I love racing 4 wheelers around in the bush
14. I love making beautiful things
15. I love beautiful things full stop!
16. I am very short (only 5'1", or 157 cm)
17. I love animals, especially baby animals
18. I get extremely excited about rain!
19. I am fascinated with lightening
20. I make friends easier with older people than with people my own age (I know that must sound a bit weird!)
21. I love making friends!!!
22. I own at least 3 cows
23. I am a pharmacy assistant
24. I love green grass...
25. I am currently sick
YAY!! I'm done! ok ok, so the last one was clutching at straws, but I had to write something!
TTYL,
Sarah
Friday, March 13, 2009
<3
hey,
don't you love the days when everyone is being great? I do! And today was almost one of those days... lol. At least Murray was a lot better than last week, thankfully. But mostly everything went smoothly. Except for two young men who shall remain un-named, who thought that "art" should have been called "how-to-shoot-each-other-with-pretend-weapons".
I love Fridays...
This arvy, it started raining when we got on the bus, but just past Murray Golbourn, it stopped and didn't come any further this way, but everyone has been telling me on FB that it's been raining everywhere but here. I hope it rains, 'cos if it doesn't our winter crops will fail... and we desperatly need that feed.
I guess all we can do is keep praying.
Gruss Got,
Sarah
don't you love the days when everyone is being great? I do! And today was almost one of those days... lol. At least Murray was a lot better than last week, thankfully. But mostly everything went smoothly. Except for two young men who shall remain un-named, who thought that "art" should have been called "how-to-shoot-each-other-with-pretend-weapons".
I love Fridays...
This arvy, it started raining when we got on the bus, but just past Murray Golbourn, it stopped and didn't come any further this way, but everyone has been telling me on FB that it's been raining everywhere but here. I hope it rains, 'cos if it doesn't our winter crops will fail... and we desperatly need that feed.
I guess all we can do is keep praying.
Gruss Got,
Sarah
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
In sickness and in health, I will praise Him!
Ok, so the title explains everything. Well, so not quite everything... I got that bit slightly wrong. I came down with a really bad cold this morning, I felt like I was going to pass out all day. I didn't. Anyway the point is I feel terrible. :P I'm praying that I don't get worse and that it will be mostly gone tomorrow. Please, Lord?
When I got off the bus this arvo, my little brother, Dan, told me that he had sprained his ankle (and btw it just happened to be his clutch foot). As a result I got roped into feeding the cows. "Good practice for driving a manual." I was told... I know how to drive a manual. I have a feeling that he momentarily forgot that I raked a lot during haying this year, lol. (It was even the same tractor that I had to drive tonight) But it was good.
It gave me a chance to look at the sunset and thank God that he had made it soo beautiful, and to think that each day He makes it different to any other He has ever made. It made me very joyful, and thankful. Although they don't begin to describe how I felt. It made me feel filled with love. For everything...
Isn't it funny that just the smallest things in life can make you so so so thankful, that He cares for each and every one of us even if some of us won't accept it. It must hurt Him so much that his love is rejected, and by so many people. I mean, He loved us so much He sent His son to die for us, that we might have life. Wouldn't you feel terribly hurt if you did that and people turned their noses up at it?
I haven't had the best days lately, but what has most overshadowed everything is that my Father loves me more than anything, and that's all that matters. No matter what has gone wrong in my life and all around me... that is all that will ever matter. If only everyone could feel the tremendous joy and love and hope inside me now.
With all that hope joy and love,
Sarah
When I got off the bus this arvo, my little brother, Dan, told me that he had sprained his ankle (and btw it just happened to be his clutch foot). As a result I got roped into feeding the cows. "Good practice for driving a manual." I was told... I know how to drive a manual. I have a feeling that he momentarily forgot that I raked a lot during haying this year, lol. (It was even the same tractor that I had to drive tonight) But it was good.
It gave me a chance to look at the sunset and thank God that he had made it soo beautiful, and to think that each day He makes it different to any other He has ever made. It made me very joyful, and thankful. Although they don't begin to describe how I felt. It made me feel filled with love. For everything...
Isn't it funny that just the smallest things in life can make you so so so thankful, that He cares for each and every one of us even if some of us won't accept it. It must hurt Him so much that his love is rejected, and by so many people. I mean, He loved us so much He sent His son to die for us, that we might have life. Wouldn't you feel terribly hurt if you did that and people turned their noses up at it?
I haven't had the best days lately, but what has most overshadowed everything is that my Father loves me more than anything, and that's all that matters. No matter what has gone wrong in my life and all around me... that is all that will ever matter. If only everyone could feel the tremendous joy and love and hope inside me now.
With all that hope joy and love,
Sarah
Monday, March 9, 2009
Monday, Labor day
Well, today nothing much happened except for me doing some tiding up. And people getting cranky at me, and I don't know why.
I really won't feel like going back to work tomorrow! It'll be Mondayitis on a Tuesday, lol. There isn't anything wrong with work, just that having days off spoils me.
We were going to go to the Stephens' place for a craft day today, but there was to much to do here without putting it off another day.
Our boss, or the man we are share-farming with, and Dad have come up with an idea that might help us get through the financial crisis. It is to set up a processing plant along with the dairy, so we can sell our own milk at a decent price and that will still be cheap for everyone to buy. Hopefully everything works out :) cos it's a great idea. And it would provide jobs for all us kids and maybe someone else. So we would be cutting costs to a minimum...
In about another 2 months, Ayala will be turning 18. I have no idea what to buy her :P but tomorrow, i'm gonna do a big look around town and try find some ideas. If anyone has any suggestions, please leave a comment and tell me!
Ok, it's bout 9 at night, so i'd better go,
Nighty night
Sar:)
I really won't feel like going back to work tomorrow! It'll be Mondayitis on a Tuesday, lol. There isn't anything wrong with work, just that having days off spoils me.
We were going to go to the Stephens' place for a craft day today, but there was to much to do here without putting it off another day.
Our boss, or the man we are share-farming with, and Dad have come up with an idea that might help us get through the financial crisis. It is to set up a processing plant along with the dairy, so we can sell our own milk at a decent price and that will still be cheap for everyone to buy. Hopefully everything works out :) cos it's a great idea. And it would provide jobs for all us kids and maybe someone else. So we would be cutting costs to a minimum...
In about another 2 months, Ayala will be turning 18. I have no idea what to buy her :P but tomorrow, i'm gonna do a big look around town and try find some ideas. If anyone has any suggestions, please leave a comment and tell me!
Ok, it's bout 9 at night, so i'd better go,
Nighty night
Sar:)
Sunday, March 8, 2009
friends, sewing and uploading photos
well, today we were at the Reynolds place and met up with a lot of my friends. It was so great. I don't get to see the 'teenage' group of the fellowship group very often, but today we all spent the afternoon playing games and laughing. Lots of laughing, lol.
I finished sewing my regency dress this morning so I wore that. It was so beautiful. I'll try upload some photos. It's a light blue colour with white sleeve binding. You feel like you have just stepped out of a Jane Austen film, but it's just as beautiful in a modern setting too, amazingly!
I'll also have to upload a video of the little kids singing in macaton (sign language). It is really good.
I have a lot of photos that I want to upload!
GTG, bedtime,
gruss Got,
Sarah
I finished sewing my regency dress this morning so I wore that. It was so beautiful. I'll try upload some photos. It's a light blue colour with white sleeve binding. You feel like you have just stepped out of a Jane Austen film, but it's just as beautiful in a modern setting too, amazingly!
I'll also have to upload a video of the little kids singing in macaton (sign language). It is really good.
I have a lot of photos that I want to upload!
GTG, bedtime,
gruss Got,
Sarah
Saturday, March 7, 2009
hmmmmm....
some confusing things have happened recently. i've been questioning whether i should stay at my job, or move to something else. there have been some things happening at work that i don't agree with and even some things i'm not sure are totally legal, though i stay out of them as much as i can... so i've been thinking maybe it's time to try different career option; not that there are a lot of those in Corryong! So I was thinking that maybe I could be a child care worker, it runs in the family and kids seem to be magnetized to me. And if I was paid to work at the school, i'd go straight up there. One of the other aides suggested putting an application into the hospital. They always need workers. So there are plenty of options, but I'm not sure that that's what is in store for me yet.
There have been other confusing things, but I can't really talk about them.
The main question in the last couple of weeks has been "What to do???"
TTYL,
xxx
~Sarah~
There have been other confusing things, but I can't really talk about them.
The main question in the last couple of weeks has been "What to do???"
TTYL,
xxx
~Sarah~
Friday, March 6, 2009
...
Ok, wow... i haven't written in a long time! sorry bout that, everybody. nearly a year..
A lot has happened since then, like i have finished my year at the school, started a traineeship at work (the chemist) and have been volunteering as an aide at the junior campus of Corryong College. Also we have moved to the dairy farm, can't remember if i told you bout that. ok here goes...
About january last year (2008) we started looking at moving from beef farming because it was no longer viable for us to keep going, to dairy farming as it was the best time to enter the market with the price between 43-45 cents a litre. There was a diary farm just across the other side of the river in NSW that was up for auction, great land. A bit run down, but fixable. But the owner wanted more money than anyone would pay for it, so my dad asked if he would be interested in share farming. So after months of working everything out, we moved here. Then of course came the credit crunch and that quickly dropped into recession, and all the milk prices dropped through the floor, first Murray Golbourn and all the other companies followed suit, as they do. But our company was the exception, they were in a contract to us that their prices wouldn't drop below 43 cents for two years. But in the end they had to drop too.
So here we are.
Tomorrow marks one month since the fires. They were worse than Ash Wednesday. Mum said that it would probs be called "Scorching Saturday"... it's actually "Black Saturday". It was devestating, I think that everyone will have someone who was effected by the fires.
Today I was helping at the school, and I love it so much! I'm in one of the Grade 1/2 classes, and there are 2 kids in particular who I just wish I could spend all my time with, 'cos at the moment, they aren't learning anything. One of them just needs to be really pushed, he's just bored now. And the other little girl needs to be pulled out of her dream world and yanked back to earth. You look at her and her eyes are empty; no one is home.
I get so much stuff given to me by the kids that I have to take home! It's so beutiful...
Ah, well, gtg.
xxx
Sarah
A lot has happened since then, like i have finished my year at the school, started a traineeship at work (the chemist) and have been volunteering as an aide at the junior campus of Corryong College. Also we have moved to the dairy farm, can't remember if i told you bout that. ok here goes...
About january last year (2008) we started looking at moving from beef farming because it was no longer viable for us to keep going, to dairy farming as it was the best time to enter the market with the price between 43-45 cents a litre. There was a diary farm just across the other side of the river in NSW that was up for auction, great land. A bit run down, but fixable. But the owner wanted more money than anyone would pay for it, so my dad asked if he would be interested in share farming. So after months of working everything out, we moved here. Then of course came the credit crunch and that quickly dropped into recession, and all the milk prices dropped through the floor, first Murray Golbourn and all the other companies followed suit, as they do. But our company was the exception, they were in a contract to us that their prices wouldn't drop below 43 cents for two years. But in the end they had to drop too.
So here we are.
Tomorrow marks one month since the fires. They were worse than Ash Wednesday. Mum said that it would probs be called "Scorching Saturday"... it's actually "Black Saturday". It was devestating, I think that everyone will have someone who was effected by the fires.
Today I was helping at the school, and I love it so much! I'm in one of the Grade 1/2 classes, and there are 2 kids in particular who I just wish I could spend all my time with, 'cos at the moment, they aren't learning anything. One of them just needs to be really pushed, he's just bored now. And the other little girl needs to be pulled out of her dream world and yanked back to earth. You look at her and her eyes are empty; no one is home.
I get so much stuff given to me by the kids that I have to take home! It's so beutiful...
Ah, well, gtg.
xxx
Sarah
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