Aprons

A while before Christmas last year, I had ordered some gorgeous 'kitchen gadget' fabric from a website in America.  I loved the fabric and once it arrived on my doorstop I loved it even more.  But I was unsure exactly what to make from the ordered 'yard'.

After a bit of brainstorming and thinking things and designing in my mind, I decided on an apron.  I went and purchased a couple of other fabrics which matched colour-wise the kitchen fabric and set about making my (mind) apron.  

I ended up making two matching aprons which ended up as Christmas presents for both my Mother-In-Law and my sister.  I was very tempted to keep one myself but didn't.  And (unusually) I don't have a photograph of the finished product.  =(

I thought I would make myself a 'Christmas' apron instead.

Well, that didn't go to plan either.  I ended up giving one to a friend who had invited us to a Christmas Party at hers and my mother had mentioned how much she liked the apron (which I sent her a photo of) so I made her one too!  Sheesh.

With a bit of Spotlight shopping, finding suitable fabrics to make another few aprons, my first one looked like this...

After I posted a photo of it on Instagram, a friend of mine bought it!  She loved it so I happily sent it off to her.  So finally, f i n a l l y, I made myself one.

I very much like it.  A lot.

I've yet to make more....I have been too busy making some other of my ideas into reality.  I love that I have taught myself and learnt via others (via blogs/Instagram) how to do certain things and feel very inspired to keep making...

Instagram

Do you 'Instagram'?  I have had an account for a couple of years but this year, since moving back to Australia in January, I began to use it more and more.  I love it.  I love following people with similar interests and people who have nothing in common with me!  I only follow a couple of celebrities (Brendan Cowell makes me laugh) but I mostly just do it for me.  

So with an account of close to 500 photos stuck on my iPhone and on my computer, I googled the possibility of getting them printed up some way.  (As all photographs are square in shape, kind of makes it impossible to print them via any other means, except your own printer.)  

I struck gold when I came across an American company called 'Prinstagram'.  Awesome.  Different printing options of all shapes and sizes. Not at all expensive. But what caught my eye was a poster.  After selecting photographs from my account, it was sent off and arrived at my doorstep around two weeks later.  

The result is fabulous.  

It is normal poster size and I will get around to getting a frame for it.  (IKEA do have reasonable priced frames to fit this size) I love how it is a snapshot of the past eight months or so in Australia.

Are you on Instagram?  If you'd like to follow me (I have a private account), look me up - biglittlemelody. =)

Snap...

...What do you do when you are fortunate enough to get a new camera? You get to take photos of your two daughters to test the camera's functions on.

One had just woken from a nap, so wasn't 100% ready to have mummy in her face with a camera in hand....

And the other is a poser from way back, so I could easily get her to do a pose or two.

Off on holiday soon... ;)

Apparently I Am A Masterchef

My new Food Processor tells me I am.

I bought a new Food Processor yesterday, mainly because my old one,which was a whole two years old, decided that it only had two speeds.  Those two speeds were either 'not at all' or 'flat-chat'.  Not the most safest thing to use in a country which has dodgy electrical wiring and sell shoddy electrical converters.  Lyndon told me to 'piff it' and get a new one, if I really wanted a new one.

Seeing that I have only ever had a Food Processor for two years, I first thought it was a luxury kitchen item that I probably could have continued living on without.  But alas no.  Owning one of these kitchen products is not a luxury if you enjoy cooking and cook often.  I discovered I could not live without one. (Exaggerated slightly of course!) It seems that in every second recipe I have, it states to use a mix master (I *heart* mine) or a Food Processor.  And of course with a baby on the way, it is handy to have one on hand when the little one begins solids.  (That's my excuse anyway, okay!)

After much researching, 'ooo-ing and ahh-ing', justifying, wondering etc., I bit the bullet yesterday.  Finally.  And the one I chose tells me I am a Masterchef 8000.

As I opened the box I came across gadget after gadget.  Some I am not 100% sure what to do with.

But as a bonus it also has a jug in it so I can 'blend' (and 'piff' out my 12 year blender, which is nearing the end of its life).

Let's hope this one lasts longer than my previous one!

Pretty, Oh So Pretty!

I love pretty things.  Must be the female in me...

I bought this pretty tray from IKEA the other week.  I've been asked a few times where I have got it from and I am unable to buy another due to no stock of them left!

I love 'Mothercare' and I really should avoid walking through it's doors at anytime.  We were after a 'Moses Basket' and I knew they sold them.  I find it very pretty.

And speaking of 'Mothercare', how could I resist these gorgeous skirts for Monet, which were on sale (70% off!), so that makes them even prettier!

The bottle of 2000 Vintage Moet&Chandon waiting for me to pop so I can pop.  Just one glass and I will be happy.   Moet champagne just has to be pretty!

Monet.  Because I think she is even more prettier than yesterday.  And she can be pretty coooool.

Here are a few links to some friend's sites who sell pretty things; 

• Stacey from Sheeps Clothing, because I wear her clips religiously (because I think they are very pretty.)
  
• Lee from H&B, because she is an awesome photographer who has started up her own business and I need her to take some pretty photos of my girl and the newbie.
• Leisa & Nicole from Mookah, who I've known forever and sell some pretty homewares.
• And how can I not link to the site 'Pretty Green', as Liam Gallagher is looking very handsome these days and his clothes are pretty awesome for blokes!

:-)

There Was Movement At The Station...

...as I sit down to a big mug of steaming PG Tips tea, which I have to say, is probably the best brand tea I have tasted.  Those British sure know how to produce a good brew!

It is now just under 13 weeks to our impending due date of baby #2 and neither Monet, Lyndon nor myself can wait to meet and welcome this little person to our world.  It is a moover and groover baby who enjoys warm baths, cups of tea and a bit of music.  It enjoys it's big sister reading nightly stories (2 a night from Monet) and hugging (of kinds).  My heartburn has returned big time in the evenings but I have something to help with that but I am finding sleeping more and more a pain in the neck, or rather, a pain in the back - but I'll cope.  After all, it isn't forever is it?  (Or is it?)

I feel huge but you get all kinds of comments from people which I usually just take with a grain of salt - oh you aren't very big, man! you're huge... blah, blah, blah.  All I know is that I am now getting to the size as I was full term with Monet, but that is to be expected, right? Right???

I tried unsuccessfully to take a half decent photo of me and my BUMP so I will instead post one of me I took coming up to three weeks ago whilst in our hotel room in London. (Notice my short hair?  I still love my hair cut and will definetly be getting my new Australian hairdresser to give it a snip again in the very near future. Oh and btw, my bump now seems bigger than in this photo) 

We have a little organising and product purchasing (damn it) to do before this one pops out.  We don't have a cot which is our #1 priority, nor baby clothes.  It is kinda starting off fresh again though we have no grandparents to help make such purchases.  :-(  We've decided to buy a baby capsule for the car but it is hard to justify spending bucks on something that won't be used for a long time.  But it is needed here with Monet going to school and me starting my life as a taxi driver.  

We're also trying to work out the car situation.  Lyndon started working at a new job site, about a 15 or so minute drive up the road from us.  At the moment he is hitching a ride with a work colleague (what?  Car pooling in Abu Dhabi?  Who would've thunk that??) but we're unsure how long this will continue.  

It will all sort itself out in the end - it always seems to with Lyndon and I.

Okay, off now to satisfy this sweet tooth of mine by making a Caramel Mud Cake, taken from my new favourite cookbook I picked up in London.  (The Caramel Slice in this book is to die for.  My neighbours love it even more than I do!)  And speaking of great cookbooks, I also purchased this one in London too, so we've been enjoying some lovely curries as of late too! Mmmmm.....

How I Still Love Thee...

Remember I bought a new camera earlier on in the year?  I have taken quite a few shots with it, but only in the last few weeks have I really been using it.  Yeah, so I worked out what a lot of those functions were for!

I particularly like the editing functions it has in it (I can crop and still have a 10 mega pixel photograph of both the original and the cropped versions),  and if I told you how many times people have commented (emails, FB, blog, friends) on the photograph of Monet crossing the Millennium Bridge in her bright butterfly dress (whilst the rest is in black and white), I'd be a rich woman.  Kinda.  I have ordered a large canvas print of that photo and I hope it turns out as well as I imagine it.  (The Printing company director even emailed me to say how much he liked the photo.)

Before editing;

After editing;

Unfortunately I won't see the canvas print with my own eyes until we visit Oz so I am hoping my parents give it a good report once it arrives to their place. 

I very much like the following photo I took too, which I thought I would share with you.  I cropped it and coloured it via my Sony DSC T700.  I snapped it whilst eating breakfast at a London Pub, looking at the view outside the window.  I quite like it. 

I'm not saying that the camera is the ants pants but for a person like me, who is happy to snap away and fiddle with the results (whether on the camera or on the 'puter), then this camera quite suits me. 

Are you happy with your camera?

Twitter Munchies

Thanks to everyone for your kind words on my previous post!  It is nice to be able to share my news freely now and if you saw more, well there would be no hiding the fact that I am (just about) 18 weeks pregnant.  

In case you didn't know I am now a regular 'Twitter' (writer?).  (Look there on my sidebar)  If I  am not blogging at least you can see me twittering away...  It was because of me starting this, that I was contacted by an Australian Company who sell (mainly) Australian foods to those overseas.  I had commented on Dave Hughes Twitter page about not knowing 'Samboy' chips were back in Oz and available in a twin pack (very old school!)  The next thing I know I am contacted by the Great Aussie Food Company, followed by me ordering from their site.  

My parcel arrived on Thursday, less than a week after being ordered.

Two packs of Twisties and a box of BBQ Shapes - the two products we have sorely missed since leaving Australian shores.  Sure, the postage and handling cost about triple the cost of the products enclosed but by jingo ringo, it was worth it.  

I think next time I might order Cheese and Bacon balls, a couple of Chocito Bars and some Peppermint Patties....  Lyndon is a bit peeved they don't ship Marathon Dim Sims!  *heehee*

So my question to you is, if you are an ex-pat, what food items do you miss from your homeland?  If you aren't an ex-pat, what do you think you would miss if you were so?

iMe

It feels like I have a brand new computer to upload my photos onto.  

We've had our MacBook now for over two years and on Friday we went out and purchased new upgrading software for it.  It feels like a brand spanker, especially with the introduction of iLife'09.  I am in love with iPhoto even more so now, as I can click on one of four icons, 'iWeb', 'Email', 'Facebook' or 'Flickr'.  As I use both FB and Flickr, my photos can now easily be uploaded to these accounts.  So easy peasy and I am very happy!  Along with new 'cleaning spray and cloth' for the MacBook, not only does our computer feel brand new, it also looks brand new...  

I have decided that my oven is a great baking one.  See what I made on Thursday...

Can I tell you that it taste as good as it looks.  My neighbours can too confirm this statement.  For the recipe, click here...

I do enjoy baking and cooking, but one thing I simply cannot stand is washing those bloody dishes one uses to produce goods.  Well that will be changing tomorrow, with the arrival of this...

I am one lucky ducky.  No more feeling awfully hot, hand washing the dishes.  My kitchen should now look constantly clean (as compared to having dishes lying about all.  the.  time.)  There will be more items being cooked and baked in my kitchen with the introduction of our new dishwasher tomorrow.  Yippee....  

And the best thing?  When we leave this villa, whenever that shall be down the track, and when we leave Abu Dhabi, the oven and the dishwasher come with us.  Now, we just have to keep our eyes open for some property in Melbourne...  (All in due time you realise people, all in due time!)

Noo Camera

Yesterday, it was out with the old...

and (lucky for me), in with the new.  (Above pic of the old, taken with the new.)  Lyndon gets my hand-me-down Sony Cyber-Shot that has done me very, very, very (like 16k+ shots) well over the past four years and I get a brand spanking new Sony Cyber-Shot. 

 

(Thanks Google images)

Of course it has a zillion functions but I am very impressed with its 'Gourmet Food' setting!  *heehee*  (You all know how much I love to photograph food...along with beer!)

I never used the view finder with my old and this one does not have one at all.  (A function I know many of you out there don't like in the digital cameras of today.)  The whole back screen (3.5 inches) is a 'touch screen' and comes with an internal 4GB memory.  As a bonus my camera came with a slim holding camera bag plus a 2GB memory stick.  Gotta love that.  

If that isn't an excuse to take more photos, then I don't know what is. 

Spilling The Contents...

...of my 'handbag'.  Now, if you know me, I am not one for handbags.  Never, never, never.  Though out my teens and into my twenties, and now my mid-way through my thirties, I have never owned a proper handbag.  Well, what I identify with handbags anyway.  

If I can get by with just a small wallet (never a purse!), even one that just holds a couple of cards, I am happy.  If it has a key ring attached I am even more happy.  

Of course once you have a baby all this changes as you can't leave the house without bibs, nappies, change of clothes etc., etc.,  But I never called it a 'handbag', rather the more distinguished name calling of 'nappybag'.  

The one bag I have used (but just gave to one of the op-shops in Victoria) most days and was a great travel bag was my M1-11 Bag.  It was actually a 'man bag'.  But it was nearing its end so I was on the hunt for a similar one over the past several months... I found one in Melbourne.  In one of my favourite stores, Kathmandu. (Great bags, great skirts!) It is perfect for me.  Can hold my camera, phone, wallet and keys plus a few other little items so it's not all bulky.  I love that in a bag.  

So, following the footsteps of some other fellow blog friends before me, I now present to you my spilt contents of my current travel 'handbag'... (I love my bag so much I have to tell you that it opens the other-way, towards you, as a safety measure.  It also closes one section by zip and then another section covers it all via the use of magnets.  I do so love it.)...

So what's here?

• My keys - only need one at the moment (how good is that) but I am lost if it isn't on a lanyard, this one being my free 'Wooshka' one I got when I purchased a t shirt from them.  I always hook my lanyard onto my bags strap so I know at all times where my keys are.  I get paranoid.
  
• Spare set of Monet's knickers - self explanatory
  
• Band aid
  
• Strawberry Hair clip - one of Monet's, not mine  
  
• A pen - nicked from The Hilton at Melbourne Airport
  
• Pack of tissues - I never leave home without them
  
• Monet's drink bottle - this one is a little too bulky but until I find a smaller one this one will do!
  
• Fold able travel brush - great little invention those
  
• One 'Enviosax' bag - these bags are needed over here. (The UAE  haven't heard of 'green bags'.  It is plastic bag central around here!)
  
• Lost Fairy - She fell off one of Monet's clips
  
• Shopping list - from the other day.  (Monet wrote Milk for me)
  
• A Muesli bar - good for emergencies with a 4 year old.
  
• My newest Wallet - from Esprit.  I bought it in Melbourne and I love it.  

I am actually surprised that I am hauling that around my neck with me!  (I only purchase bags which can go around my neck and arm - sling style - I am not one for a bag that is only slung over the arm/shoulder.)  Usually my camera is in there and my phone too but both are out next to me on the computer.  

So, who else is going to spill their contents?...

(Sorry to for my fellow blog friends who run their blogs via Typepad - I can't get onto your sites at the moment due to something to do with the UAE, one suspects.  Lyndon is going to look into it for me!)

I Scream...

Monet and I walked down the beach yesterday, especially for an ice cream.  

Yes, it was as nice as it looks, but melted so quick you have to couldn't really enjoy it.  

When Lyndon's mother (Nanna) was up here the other week, we ate dinner one night in Cairns City. It was followed by an ice cream from an ice cream parlour, a promise made to Monet if she ate up all her dinner.  (She was always going to eat up all her dinner in the first place, she was eating a ham and pineapple pizza!)  Well, Nanna and I were not going to let Monet eat an ice cream on her own were we, so we followed suit.  

Monet indulged in a huge chocolate (so rich it burnt off your taste buds!) ice cream, Nanna had a gigantic Cherry Ripe flavoured ice cream (delicious apparently) and I?  You'll all screw up your noses when I announce that I had a gigantic Red Bull flavoured ice cream.  I'm now screwing up my nose with you all.  It was so over flavoured, I could hardly eat it.  Mind you, our ice creams were melting faster than you could say 'Urgh, Red Bull ice cream?'  We ended up piffing them into the bin - too big, too over-flavoursome and melting too quickly.

I think I'll just stick to Spearmint Choc-chip (my favourite) from now on.

What's your favourite ice cream flavour and have you ever come across any flavours that seemed quite unusual? (I know it will be hard to beat Red Bull flavoured!)

Playing...

I'm suffering here from Blogger's Block.  

However, today I have been fooling around with this program.  With thanks to H&B.  And to quote her,  "Addictive.  Don't stay up all night." 

In other news here, Monet hasn't been too good over the past few weeks, with a nagging night cough.  We've been to the doctor a few times now trying to cure it.  She's currently on antibiotics and not her usual self.  I'm thankful she's asleep in bed, but I'm expecting the usual midnight coughing attack.  

*sigh*

iDVD

(If) you've been wondering where I have been, I have to admit I have been hopelessly addicted to the MacBook function of iDVD.   The more I use this laptop, the more I just love it.  

We've had this MacBook for over about 15 months now and only last week did I discover the iDVD function where I can make up my own DVDs using my photos.  It is brilliant.  Over the last few days I have made a Wedding DVD and today I completed our European Holiday DVD.  

I'll be back soon with that Venice post I have promised you, in the meanwhile, let me get back to creating...

Two

Can you believe we leave in two days time?  

Nah, me either.

After doing so much Internet research I finally went and bought one of these to take with us today...

It is a 'Quicksmart' Easy-fold stroller.

It was a toss up on whether to buy something here or in London, but the price of this was under our budget, which I love, and Monet fell in love with the design (ours has these mini brown monkeys printed on the seat.)  When packed up it isn't as long as other bulky strollers and comes with a handy carry bag to sling over the shoulder.  (But I can't imagine walking around too long with 5.5 kilos strapped under my arm.)  

Monet still jumps in our pram and other stroller when out and about.  Even though her legs look long, they are only little and can't walk a long way.  And sure, she looks like she's about 5 and I *always* get looks when I am out and about pushing her, but I refuse to carry her for long distances.  I sometimes think about getting her a badge that says 'I am 3' so I don't get *those* looks.  

You should see her in this new stroller with her head touching the sunshade when it is down, but all strollers we tried were exactly the same.  (So my lesson here for you today is not to presume that the child being pushed in a stroller is not a 3 or 4 year old!)

Two days to go.  Two 'big' sleeps....until the dreaded 24 hour haul over to the other side of the world.  

Parcels...

Monet and I both got parcels in the post today. *lucky us*

Monet recieved these, from her lovely Victorian cousins...

...The look on her face was pretty much priceless when she emptied out the contents of the parcel onto the floor. Auntie Sarah must have somehow known that we were after more hair-ties (or hair-ups as we call them around here!) The hundreds we had have slowly disappeared over the past 18 months. I think those hair-ups go to the same place that the odd socks go to.

My parcel was big. And heavy.

A big fat roll of butchers paper, via the Queensland Playgroup website shop. I ordered this paper a couple of weeks back along with these cool kiddies paint brushes...


(The brushes arrived like 2 days after I ordered them, but the paper was out-of-stock)

See, I told you I was running a 3 year old Kindergarten didn't I? *heehee*

I guess we've got a busy afternoon coming up...

No Messy Ice Cream Eating Around Here...

I remember months ago, Kikimiss blogged about these holders for ice creams for 'little hands'. I thought they were a nifty idea but never did anything about actually buying one. Pretty typical of me, I must say.

Last week, when out with my parents at one of the local shopping plazas, we stopped to get a 'milkshake' each. (That's what you do with your Grandparents don't you? Go out and buy milkshakes?) Anyway, as we sat at the shop slurping away, I noticed they were selling ice-cream cone holders for a measly $2. They are along the same line as the Dripstik ones, which is why I purchased one.

It got put to good use on Sunday.

Sunday saw us all pile in Lyndon's car and drive up to Port Douglas for a look around and some lunch (which we had at the ever-faithful-good-value-for-money Courthouse Hotel, the big white Hotel on the corner, if you know Port!) After playing at the park at The Point (again), the only way to get Monet off the play equipment was a promise of an ice cream. A big chocolate ice cream. (Yeah, I know all these reports have come out saying parents shouldn't bribe their children, but hey, everyone does, don't they?) Perfect opportunity to use the ice cream holder.


Do you think she enjoyed it? You'd be correct in thinking yes, she did.

And did the holder work? Yes, it did.

She might have got ice cream on her face but there was no dripping onto her clothes, legs etc.,

Two bucks well spent I'd say. Even if I forget to take it with me ever again (which is possible) at least she used it once and it worked.

A Post About A New White Good

Guess whose washing machine called it a day last Thursday?

We had our trusty Fisher & Paykel machine for a good 10 years. It has seen a lot of our clothes and towels and smalls during it's life time and it must have decided it had seen enough of our clothes. When it couldn't pump water into its own system and do its 'thing', we said 'Goodbye'. It has had lots of moves over the 10 years and I believe most things these days, have a 10 year life span.

Lyndon and I ummed and ahhed over whether or not to call the Fisher & Paykel Doctor, whom we saw a few years ago when we resided in Rye on Melbourne's Mornington Peninsular. I remember his call out fee was over $100 and the part he replaced was like another $100-odd. We decided to maybe research and toss the idea of a new machine. ( a silent Yippee was uttered by me!)

I like Fisher & Paykel stuff (hence our dishwasher) and we have bought numerous stuff with their logo.

I had read they had released a new top loading machine that is if as efficient a front loader, as I wasn't that keen on buying one where I have to kneel down to fill and I can't add extra clothes to the wash if need be. I am all for being environment friendly and water conscious (and besides, it saves us money in the long run!) so I did research on this washing machine.

And we went and bought the same one on Sunday morning.

It is probably up there with being one of the most expensive top loader on the market, but the Queensland Government is offering a $200 rebate on all water-saver machines, so it is $200 cheaper than first expected.

And I love it. It is so brilliant to use and washes everything and anything. I even washed the spare feather doona in it yesterday, which was starting to look a little on the grubby side. It washed really well.

It's little screen talks to you and is all based on finger sensitive buttons. Its pretty cool.

Anyway, I Love it. And I thought I'd share that with you.

Anyone want to drop their washing off?

End of post.

Avoiding the Regret Period

I like shoes but I am actually pretty fussy these days when it comes to shoes. I guess that's why I don't own many pairs. Do you know how many pairs of bad shoes there are out there? By my standards, there are more bad shoes than good shoes. But that is just my opinion. I've had many a-pair of bad shoes during the years...

Seeing as I have only bought two pairs of shoes during the past year (and one pair were a gift from my Parents-In-Law) I justified a new pair pretty well. My other shoes I wear religiously are my Birkenstocks.

These ones...

and these ones...Seeing that Monet and I are off to Melbourne and country Victoria, in less than 3 weeks time, I can't exactly go around exposing my toes as they might drop off. Literally. It is cold down there. And one can't possible wear socks (or tights) with Birkenstocks now, can they?

So after weeks of looking and researching I actually found a pair of shoes that I like. That I can wear with both jeans/three-quarter pants or casual skirts. I saw them in a window of a 'skater' shop in Cairns Central a while back. I came home and researched them on the internet and really, to see if Lyndon liked them. True. I have bought shoes before that Lyndon hates (being the 'Shoe King' he is and all) and needed his 'nod', because I know that if Lyndon didn't like them, I would never wear them. (Is it only me who does this? Meaning, if your partner screws their nose up at something in terms of clothing or shoes, you never wear them again?) I trust Lyndon's opinion to avoid the all important 'regret period' that often happens in this household. (ie. You buy something, come home and then feel the biggest regret in purchasing that product after looking at it again. Okay then, maybe it is just us!!)

I tried the 'wanted' shoes in store, the following week to discover my size was not in stock. So they ordered them in for me. How nice. I wanted those shoes. (After getting the 'nod' and all!)

They arrived this week and I picked them up today.

I'm happy.

Mobile Phone Blogging?

For months now I have been having awful trouble with my Mobile Phone. The battery power was pathetic, so if someone rang me I would have to plug it into a power socket. Lyndon began complaining that he couldn't hear me clearly when we spoke to each other via our mobiles, so the time had come to get a new phone.... Yippee!

My contract is up in August but my phone company said they would upgrade me for nothing.

So this is my new fang dangle mobile phone...

...and don't I just love it? Yes, I do. It's a Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot. The camera on it is pretty flash with it being 3.2 mega-pixel which I think is pretty impressive for a mobile phone. It also came with portable speakers for a MP3 player which I had been after for my iPod for quite some time. (That's them in the back of the photo).

What are they going to come up with next in regards to Mobile phones? Probably set up a Blog via Blogger! Oh, that's right, mine does this. I have a new blog (yes, I know! ANOTHER blog!!!) which I set up via my phone. The photos I take I can send to this blog page of mine!

I was going to send the photos to this blog but decided against it. The new one is purely photos, taken via my Mobile camera phone, with a simple heading. I can post anywhere and everywhere (where there is mobile coverage of course) and I may scrap the whole idea once I get my next phone bill! Heehee...

I don't expect you all to visit, but you are more than welcome to pop over to Melody's Mobile Blog any time you wish.