Aussies Home Sweet Home II

[IWOmusic]

jet said:

I've been listening to my old INXS cd's tonight and looking at my old pics, so I thought I'd share. I took these pics in 1993. INXS decided to do a 'PUB' tour of OZ. They played a little old dingy dive in my home suburb of Mt Druitt...the good old western suburbs of Sydney.









**sigh** he really was a beautiful man...

Jet thank you sooo much for that !
I am a big fan and always will . Currently I've been listen to their early stuff and am really digging it!!!
Dan , I'm sorry I missed the BIG NEWS!!!!!
Congratulations on your new baby granddaughter !!!!
We need pictures pronto!!!
Dawn and Nancy and everybody I missed- big Hello from ice covered Chicago!!!!

[dlh]

Hellooooo,

IWO, the pic of Chicago looks so beeeeeeeeautiful. We are under a winter storm warning this weekend with up to a foot of snow followed by ice/sleet/freezing rain maybe even "thunder snow". (normal Chicago winter weather right? ) so it's not looking good for us to drive over to Illinois to see new graddaughter Lainey this weekend . Here's a pic soon after she was born though with daughter-in-law Liz.




ndavis021410 I wonder if Quantas has groop rates if there is an OZ tour. . Henry, how are you doing with the lottery scratch offs thingy? ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!


Dawn Chicago vs OZ in 2008... ....Crikey!
I think OZ may be calling your name......



Either way you win



Have a great weekend everyone. I'm off now to work before the snow/ice arrives. It should be a "fun" drive home.




Den

[henry]

Oh Den!!! Congratulations! She's so beautiful. It looks like she has a little smile on her face. So cute!!!!! Sounds and looks like your DIL is doing well. This is wonderful christmas news !!!! When do you get to go hold her? Are they in FL?

[IWOmusic]

iwomusic said:

SANTA's HELPERS

I'm glad we had some free time in Chicago to help Santa out

Video at the Link (Jet is the Cool One in Shades)
www.elfyourself.com/?id=1381266426

Den -Lainey is adorable!!! The best Christmas gift ever for a happy
grandma, who btw looks like hot babe herself!!!!...and on top of it can kick some fancy dancing moves!

[aussiefan]

Hey everyone,

It has been soooo long since I have been on the org I almost forgot my password

Sorry about that guys, it's just that things here aren't going that great and I don't really feel much like talking when I am not in a happy place.

Firstly DEN, big congrats on gorgeous LAINEY's safe arrival, I am sure Chris, Liz and you are all very excited and it is a wonderful early Christmas present.

Jet, so sorry to read about Jack, I know I would be devastated if one of my family had passed this way and I hope I don't make you upset by bringing it up again, but he is up there in doggy heaven playing with all the other wonderful pets that have passed over rainbow bridge.

My horses are all well and handling the summer heat OK so far, no green grass left, just drought riddled brown dusty paddocks for them to play in. Still no horse competitions to compete in as EI is still raging in a couple of states but the rest of Oz, horsewise, is still in virtual standstill to stop the spread of the equine flu. I have entered Marty for a HUGE show mid February next year, if it goes ahead. He looks fabulous but it is a wait and see game at present. At the height of the EI we had over 70,000 horses Australia wide with EI and 100,000 possible cases, with 51,000 infected properties. So many Aussies have lost everything and gone bankrupt and many people have committed suicide due to the toll it has taken on their livelihoods. There have been thousands of horses died from this flu and it is still not expected to be eradicated til mid 2008 all going to plan, so we are keeping our finges crossed. It is really a terrible situation here at present for the equestrian industry. Very sad.

Mick is fine, very busy with work, he had a health scare a while back that turned out luckily to be nothing serious and he is now well. Thank God for him as he keeps me together mentally at present with all my health problems. I was hoping to see this last specialist before Christmas but my appointment has been put off til Feb 7th which I am really disappointed about. The pain is getting to a point that it is so unbearable some days and I cannot even walk and that is on high doses of morphine. I really need some good news from this new specialist and I thought it would be before Chrissy but it wasn't meant to be

I read Marty C's answer to Jets question. I so hope he makes it to Oz in 2008, I will have to save hard to get to his concerts as I am now on a disability pension and it is extremely hard to make ends meet but I will definitely get there. Might have to sell one of the ponies to make ends meet. Might have to do that soon anyway the way things are going with bills etc.

Anyway, hope this finds everyone well, will try to stay in touch more regularly, but like I said, I have nothing good to share so its not really worth jumping on to bring the mood down is it?

Bye for now, Helen.

[ndavis021410]

Helen, it's marvelous just to see ya here. We are all here for you through good or bad, and I'd hate to go all the way to OZ with Den on a cheap ass flight just to SMACK your head. We NEED to hear from ya, and love ya. It makes life normal for the bad news to come ever so often, and we love ya. And I love to hear about the horses, new babies, Marty going to Oz with Nancy and Den hiding in the storage ben of a run away flight outta Chicago, and everyone's lovely stories.

Den WEAR YOUR SEATBELT, dem dare roads are slippery girlfriend. Better to be safe than sorry.

Love
Nancy

[dawn]

Helen thanks for posting - we've missed you around here I hope you're doing better these days. Remember we're all for you for the good & bad times.

[HY]

Den, congratulations! Such wonderful news. And such a beautiful name.

Helen, I'm sorry to hear you're not doing well. All my thoughts and best wishes are with you.

Nancy, move over - I'm stowing away with you and Den to OZ in 2008!

[dlh]

hammeredyoung said:

Den, congratulations! Such wonderful news. And such a beautiful name.

Helen, I'm sorry to hear you're not doing well. All my thoughts and best wishes are with you.

Nancy, move over - I'm stowing away with you and Den to OZ in 2008!

Hey HY and Nancy. I made it back from Illinois safe and sound. It was so wonderful to finally be able to hold little Lainey. The roads were not as bad as we had expected even though there were 4 cars that had slid off of the road. We just took our time. Grandsons Mason and Jack got to meet their new cousin. I think she is going to be dearly loved.


What do you two think about this beauty for our trip to OZ in 2008. (Pssst, I don't think Henry is getting very far with her scratch-off lottery thingys so I thought we should get a 4 seater....just in case)
;D ;D ;D


Helen, it really is so good to hear from you. I am relieved that Mick is ok now. You know we love you. If someday Marty does make it over to OZ, I owe you and Mick for the Robbie Williams concert at the Telstra Dome and for such wonderful, warm and heartfelt memories last year. Fingers crossed that the EI is gone soon and Little Marty will be able to show again. He is such a beautiful horse.



Many thanks to IWO, Dawn and everyone for all of the congrats. I'm on cloud nine tonight. Cheers!

Den

[cfbj01]

Congrats Den on your new granddaughter. What a lovely picture of your grandchildren. Glad you made the trip safely to visit.
Helen it was nice to hear from you. Sorry to hear you are still not feeling the best
Jet - thanks for sharing those INXS pictures

[dawn]

Den those pics are so cute. I'm glad that your trip went well & you got cuddles of the newest addition to your family

I told Art about Marty trying to organise going to oz in 08, he's asked if we're going there now instead. ;D ;D ;D ;D That guy knows me. I'm just hoping they do Oz in August so we can see them on their home turf in July ............. fingers crossed for me girls!

[keysunset]

Helen -- I can understand you don't feel like , but as other have said, we're here for the good and the bad times. I'm sending more positive waves your way. And as mmmmmMarty says

Hold On!

Den - thanks for the beautiful photos. What sweeties!

Busy day, so back to it. to all!

[dawn]

Hey girls

This morning on TV they were showing a load of Aussies & Brits in Sydney with Jonno Coleman all saying Christmas wishes. I have to admit - it looked bloomin' marvelous!

[jet]

Dawn - I got your chrissie card in the mail today, sooo sweet!

And Grandma aka DTLR aka You Bloody Legend I'm gonna have to say it again. Lainey is just beautiful

I've been thinking about this craaaaaazy roller coaster ride I've been on for the past two years,

laughing and crying, crying and laughing, longing and crying and laughing and longing some more,

laughing till my jaw aches Ing and peeksy, Den and Dawn...and Henry

crying tears of such absolute joy seeing Marty sing Clouds for the first time

crying tears of of love and sadness when I have to leave my beloved girls Den, Palari, Sozl and longing to see you all again

big stoopid grin on my face when Den posts she's a Grandma, or Helen posts pics of the gorgeous ponies

being online with Palari almost everynight, longing and dreaming about Marty, LH and Chicago...and how strange it is to lose that feeling of longing

a huge smile on my face and tears in my eyes when I got Dawn's wishes for a white christmas in the mail

and tonight, Iwo sending me 6 Giggly Guys...tears in my eyes Iwo



some of my absolute fave moments from the past two years...





























I wouldn't have had it any other way

Hug & Kisses to all you gorgeous gals

Den, Dawn, Palari, Sozl, Gaia, Peeksy, Ingt, Helen Iwo, Star, Henry, Trees, Nancy, cfbj01, key, raeski, mad...everyone!

Happy Holidays



xxx
J

[dawn]

Oh Jet - I read that with a tear in my eye! (a happy one I should add!) Those pics are fantastic & always make me smile when you post the ones of you having a fab time in Chicago remembering the countdown - especially when it got to 13! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I'm glad my card reached you - funnily enough, some haven't reached places in the UK that I posted before the ones I had to post abroad!

[keysunset]

jet! That was a marvelous post!

Love that first photo of INXS too. How gorgeous!

To all that are celebrating:



and to all many hugs and love and wishes for a happy, prosperous, and HEALTHY 2008!

[henry]

Jet those cracked me up!!! OMG - Den with the Marty pose - I'm going to pee my pants on that one!! ;D ;D ;D and look at you and Marty with the long hair...oh my how things have changed hair wise huh? Beautiful pics!!

I wish you all a wonderful, relaxing, healthy holiday season. I hope, pray, cross fingers that we will all be together in July in a windy city listening to some very good music.

[cfbj01]

Happy Holidays Jet to you and your family. Wishing you all the best in 2008.

[dlh]

Merry Christmas Aussgals and guests.

A toast to all of our special friendships our shared love of music, Marty and the boys.
Everyone have a very safe and happy holiday.
Love,
Den

[IWOmusic]

Merry Christmas to all my friends here!
Let's Rock in 2008!!!!!