Xmas Newsletter Photos

Hubby at the National Angling Championships in March - part of the winning catch!

I send out a Christmas Newsletter each year to family and friends, however the ones that get emails dont get all the photos as they are too big to attach to the document....

Here are some of this years photos....the above one is of Daniel umpiring one of his AFL matches.

Xmas Newsletter photos....

James at Lego Education Centre - Moonee Ponds..... during our Melbourne Adventure


Some of the many photos taken during 2009 - couldnt attach them all to my Annual Christmas newsletter......this one at Dreamworld.

Little Miss 6

Lauren turned 6 during the week....above is a photo of my two monkeys at Monarto Zoo here in Adelaide (free range type zoo).. and ONE of the birthday cakes....

Well hello from a stranger!!!

Yeah its been ages since I have been here..... I apologize - Has anyone seen Cindy yet??? Or Grotty for that matter??

School holiday time again.. Hubby took James up to the Mid North for a few days (respite) no fighting for almost 4 days....it was lovely.

They had a great time too, bushwalking, riding the Pichi Richi train at Quorn and exploring the country towns (James favourite activity).

F.I.R.E. Family is really everything !

What a memory !

The little guy was intrigued to see what 'brand' my wine was tonight.....I mentioned it was his first winery - Banrock Station - in the Riverland here in SA (on the way to a huge adventure playground at Monash)

He was quick to straighten me out by reminding me of our fateful trip to the Legoman in the Barossa valley (Mandy will remember the story when we drove for an hour to see this guys Lego displays only to be turned away and told to 'come back tomorrow')

We both needed consoling that day - me at Rockford Wines (Alicante' Rose) and a museum/traintracks for him.

It was also one of my first blogs - I needed to share my story with the world (AND I had drunk one of the bottles bought that day)

Have a good weekend all......Kim

OUCH

Had my first tooth removal in a chair late yesterday....the poor girl before me had all her wisdom teeth done - would hate to be in her head today!

It all went really well, had twilight sedation (which I can highly recommend) the only problem was waiting while the previous client was worked on (and listening to all the noises and seeing her stagger out afterwards) The surgeon looked worse for wear when he greeted me!

My reason for this post is that a few years back I complained of sensitivity at the dentists, and as I was in between xrays - one wasnt taken. Because I thought I had sensitivity and no other problems I didnt bother going back to the dentist.

Kept getting those pesty reminders, and just kept putting off going (even though the dentist is at my local shopping centre) Procrastination won the day (those who know me know I am the Queen of Procrastination!)

So, peoples, for the sake of the $24 it cost me for the tiny xrays - get them done to avoid this happening to you!

Ernest Walter (Bill) Bonfield

B 17/06/1915 - Flicking through my late Grandma's photo album, discreetly placed at the back was this gorgeous photo of my late Grandpa - Bill - aka Ernest Walter Bonfield.

Bill was a cheeky Grandpa - most fun after a few drinks. Some legendary partying stories have been passed on through the generations and will always be remembered behind his "Bar".

But Bill's most memorable stories will be remembered by his war diary we found after he passed away - the story of a young man in the early days of Australia being involved with WW2, leaving a new bride at home, pregnant and not seeing his daughter (my mum) until she was 4 (makes me think how my daughter would have been at that age without her dad). I will always think of him at 11am on the 11th of November.

He was a lovely writer too, we also found his letter of proposal to my Grandma, together with a whole secret stash of letters and postcards.....

Who said we shouldn't hoard things - I think its ok to save some things for future generations to enjoy!!

(Bigbloggers - you aren't seeing things - this post transferred from Bigblog due to upcoming closure of account)

Anzac Day is another day to remember ... Bill was a navigator in the Middle East WW2

Mobile blog test - happy easter to all

News

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www.hosky.bigblog.com.au

Bit short of time, but trust me will be back soon with some photos......

Hosky's do Sydney

These were taken from my Aunt and Uncle's balcony in Manly

Darling Harbour food shopping

Taronga Zoo

Just had a long weekend away in Sydney with Lauren (5). Took her to places I hadnt been - Taronga Zoo, Manly Oceanarium, Botannical Gardens, Lindt Cafe and Guylain Cafe....oh and was forced to admire the cruise ship "Millenium" every day as we passed through Circular Quay....

The day of the derailment...

Silly Sunday requires an outing to distract the troups! Yesterday was spent at a miniature train park - with a minor derailment our only issue (which wasnt too bad)

Unfortunately - technology let me down and despite much googling couldnt locate the hours of operation - will have to give them a hand there I think. Anyways we were more than half an hour early and stumbled across this park (facing Prospect Road for the locals - called Prospect Estate). It was gorgeous - lots of waterfalls and even some little fish.

There was much quiet excitement tonight - I tricked the little guy into eating some pork fillet - told him it was steak and cut it into little bits.....I am quietly jumping up and down....

Trying to wear the kids out!

Saturdays are ok in the House Of Hosky - the little guy has swimming and all our activities are centered around that.

Sundays are a different story....if we dont have anything on, we NEED to get out of the house for 2 reasons - take the kids mind off fighting each other AND the feeling that I have actually done something other than just getting a good nights sleep (I dont get much during the week)

Today, somehow, we planned a trip on a train (or 2) ended up at Belair (in the Adelaide Hills). It was going well, until it started raining....and dribbling, and raining.... probably stopped me walking the kids too far, then not being able to get them to walk back to the train anyway...

The first thing we heard when we got off the train was a kookaburra, then there was some amazing gum tree sap, horse poo, that freshly rained on bush smell, lake with ducks, then an emu joined our bush-walk just to top things off.

Procrastination !!

This arrived in my inbox from a de-cluttering company here in Adelaide.

I love it - I have been guilty since a teenager and at the moment it is taking its toll....BIG TIME !!!!
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Tips for overcoming procrastination

Procrastination can be a minor inconvenience or it can have a crippling effect. Understanding the reasoning behind it helps a great deal in overcoming it. Here are some reasons why we procrastinate and some strategies to help:

If you're feeling overwhelmed by the enormity of the task:

• Break the task down into 'next actions'. Think about the very first thing you need to do and commit to just doing that.
• Use a timer and commit to a short amount of time to begin with (such as 5 minutes).

If you don't know where to start:

• Pretend you're delegating it. What would you tell someone else what it is that needs to be done first?
• Ask the person who delegated it to you what they think the first step could be. Asking for advice is infinitely better than putting it off until it's too late.

If you know the task will be unpleasant or difficult:

• Use a timer - if you know it will be only 5 minutes of unpleasantness you'll be more likely to get started
• Set yourself rewards for reaching milestones
• Don't wait or over-analyse; just do it

If you're lacking the confidence that you can do it:

• Just give it a try; you could be underrating yourself. You only fail if you never try.
• Are you lacking the skills or knowledge? Look for ways to resolve that.
• Analyse if it's part of your goals and strike it off your list altogether if it's not

You don't think you have time to do it properly so you'd rather not try:

• Relax your standards. Don't let perfectionism stymie you.
• Set a timer for however long you have and do as much as you can in that time.

A fun day for a change

No I havent been feeding the kids to the sharks.....this is an odd little b&b on the foreshore at Glenelg....it used to pride itself on its spa-baths now its turned into quite an interesting spectacle...

Took the kids out for the day - yes you can hear the cash registers going c'ching$$$ - but it wasnt too bad. Caught the tram to Glenelg - had vouchers for a free trip on the Big Wheel - it was pretty slow, but a peaceful experience - although James said he didnt enjoy it! Loves the tram ride though - maybe we could just go up and down city/Glenelg on it - like a progressive dinner. (from Maccas to Maccas!)
James did find something that he enjoyed...but eventually the noise got to us all...

Called into the Interstate Train terminal on the way home, to collect some brochures, and just as we sat down for (another) coffee.... the Indian Pacific pulled in....what a treat, then one of the kind workers offered us a peek at one of the new Gold Class carriages...

It was at this point the little guy lost it a bit - too much for one day I feared..

Anyway - we all had a great day....even hubby who was on a fishing club outing - returning with Whiting for tomorrow night's dinner!

Frustrated....

Everyone is home today....the TV blaring despite my attempts to have it off - kids chased flies for about 15 mins, now the TV is back on - damn you Nickelodeon !

Kids keep asking for stuff.....they have so much stuff in their rooms to play with, I dont get it (actually I do - they want me to play with them) Why don't I want to?

Might have to turn cleaning up their rooms into a 'game' I can play with them - and disable the bloody Foxtel! (which was actually my saviour during the holidays so I should stop whinging)

Had a lovely night last night - no work - always a good situation on a Friday night (normally dont get home until after 2am when I do work!)

23yo stepson came over and we chatted, ate and played games with the kids...

Had another "Spoooky" moment yesterday - that is 3 days in a row - turned on car radio to hear natural medicine guy discussing a foot complaint hubby had seen the doc about the previous day - recommended muscle relaxant type drugs - so passed this info onto hubby.,..

Good day yesterday too - slipped into lakeside pub for a quick 'free' cuppa - ended up winning a $65 jackpot, then $10 on the one next door (Mind you then lost a bit of it on that stupide Indian Dreaming machine! - I dont know why I perservere with that one)

Anyway stayed on to have lunch there - still trying to upload photos from my phone - a job in itself I can tell you. Then did the shopping - at Woolies - without my Flybuys card - to support the Farmers.....that was what I went there for....oopsie.... anyway the shopping trip had a lovely twist (until I reversed into a shopping trolley - lucky for the tow bar is all I can say)

Back to finding the photos on the 'wonder phone' be back later......cheers....

How Spooky !

Went into the petrol stations the other morning (1am) police car doing an interview.....later that morning put gas in the other car (9am) and low and behold - 3 siren blaring police cars pull in - false holdup alarm....

Today I saw a sprinkler going (my kids havent had much to do with sprinklers - or rain for that matter) anyways....I was mystified by it - how dare they - then I saw a shed close to front of the house - I could only assume it was housing a bore water pump...

Then I turn on my favourite talk back radio gal - she had the same experience....

2 spookies in 2 days...

Its nice to see lots of old bigbloggies here - what a lovely place it is!!!

As for my facebook post - well turns out I had set to friends AND network to view - the network being AUSTRALIA - so no wonder !

O M Gosh !!!!!

We all do it on occasions - its ok to admit it!

Just googled someone who recently passed away and up came a Facebook 'hit'....

So I googled myself - not on the "Australia" tab and was shocked what came up....

Kim Hoskin - Australia | Facebook

Kim Hoskin (Australia) is on Facebook. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Millions of people use Facebook ...
www.facebook.com/people/Kim-Hoskin/572380664 - 23k - Cached - Similar pages -


It was about the fifth link and it showed a summary of some of my friends, and other info....

I'm gob-smacked.... (and a little worried)

Blogging to the video clip of "Run to Paradise" by the Choir Boys....showing my age ... Hey ! BIG Saturday night in ! The Sex in the City marathon being over, and eventually getting sick of muting all the potential 'F" words from my daughter, switched over to Max - started with a bit of Blondie, now have had to crank it up.....no alcohol either!!!

Anyway, as you can see overdid the bubbles in the new spa bath the other day - hubby didnt know what to do with them - so scooped them into the most obvious place!!!


Someone else is enjoying the new bath too....

Managed to make 2, yes TWO things out of the Super Food Ideas mag - the Veal on the inside cover AND (due to a glut of frozen raspberries) a raspberry cheesecake slice - that said Milk Chocolate which I (incorrectly) assumed was going into the chocky bikky crust....think it was meant to be White chocky but takes ok anyway.....

V-Day - hubby took me out for brekky Friday morning, presenting me with a very heartfelt (love) letter which was nice, better than anything he could buy - even though the paper cost him a fortune! He proposed 14 years ago on Valentines Day - picking me up in a Limo, taking me to the Hyatt for dinner where the ring came into play!!! Stayed the night there, too excited to sleep - all the talk was around the honeymoon - which is, of course, the most important part of the exercise.

It did involve fishing though, but given that we were by then in the Whitsundays, sleeping under the stars in a boat, I was willing to overlook it....

Happy V Day to all......

Inside my brain ?!*

As I have said before I can't say too much over at Bigblog - due to family, friends, workmates etc frequenting - but hey! thats what I initially set it up for!

I'll start with some Adelaide news - for those that havent been here the city has a small water feature running through it - hubby rides his bike to work along it and was commenting it was starting to go a little green - on the verge of an algal bloom he thought.

Well overnight, something went very wrong mechanically and it was drained....oops

I don't know about you but I 'blog' in my mind ALL day long - funny, witty stuff that gets lost the minute I sit at the PC - and I can only Facebook from my phone so that doesnt help!

I have to admit - I am a little 'twisted' , bit 'obsessive' maybe, can I say the "D" word - well I did the BeyondBlue test a while back and just scraped in..... No reason to be I should add....

This is my 'mental' blog - should probably print it out for future medical appointments!

• I love buyin new cleaning products/tools but don't get around to doing much cleaning....

• I can't stop buying Super Food Ideas - but rarely cook anything new for dinner (I think I have every issue every printed)
  

• I also love stationery/home organisational 'things' but am very, very far from being organised.

• I continually food shop, but there appears nothing to eat past that nights dinner

• Have a wardrobe full of clothes - but nothing to wear (I'm not alone with this I bet)

There is soooo much more, but to write down will be admitting to my procrastination and sheer laziness (I think I have just diagnosed myself!)

Anyway, I have to have 3 weeks off of work soon - my plan is to get on top of this 'stuff'. I am also a hoarder/clutterer so hopefully removing some of this will free up my mental clutterness and give me a clearer mind.....lets hope anyway....