Kirsty Wertz (nee Reid)

Day 300 of 365: fire on the highway

2012-02-13T17:37:00.000-05:00

It's not everyday that you see a car on fire on the highway. Freshly lit, too.

Day 299 of 365: terrorwertz

2012-02-12T22:25:00.000-05:00

It's official: I'm clairvoyant and telepathic.

2012-02-12T17:49:00.001-05:00

Let me know if you'd like me to predict your future and I'll gladly do so. Seems I'm pretty good at it. ; )

Day 298 of 365: Saturday Family Fun

2012-02-11T18:15:00.000-05:00

Check out this pin on Pinterest!

2012-02-11T07:35:00.000-05:00

Hey, check out this pin on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/pin/234539093064021298/

Sent from my iPad

Day 297 of 365: cheeky!

2012-02-11T07:17:00.001-05:00

Baby Arienne.

Day 296 of 365: brrrrr. Winter-ish?!

2012-02-09T21:49:00.000-05:00

Day 295 of 365: snapshot

2012-02-08T19:55:00.001-05:00

Day 294 of 365: monkeying around

2012-02-07T22:32:00.001-05:00

Day 293 of 365: whacko cat

2012-02-06T22:54:00.001-05:00

Day 292 of 365: five "clawed" discount...

2012-02-05T12:12:00.001-05:00

Someone's been stealing pens from my desk upstairs. And now we know who it was!

Day 291 of 365: happy birthday Ethan!

2012-02-04T10:00:00.000-05:00

Day 290 of 365: a new purse.

2012-02-03T22:08:00.001-05:00

Picked up this bad boy from Pendleton Art Center tonight at First Friday. Handmade. Love it. Notice the tiny star stitches?

Day 289 of 365: chiro visit.

2012-02-02T17:14:00.000-05:00

Day 288 of 365:yay yah

2012-02-01T23:40:00.001-05:00

Day 286 of 365: Mickey

2012-02-01T23:38:00.002-05:00

Day 287 of 365: view du jour

2012-02-01T23:38:00.001-05:00

Day 285 of 365: movie night.

2012-01-29T21:41:00.000-05:00

Mission Impossible. Circa1996? When 686s were high tech computers!!!

Day 284 of 365: at Wendy's request.

2012-01-28T13:33:00.000-05:00

Day 283 of 365: I love a sunburnt country, still.

2012-01-26T22:38:00.000-05:00

Australia Day, 2012 (well, here in Ohio it is, even if it's the day after in Perth by now).

I originally planned on taking the day off work to celebrate, but work got in the way.

So, after escaping the office, scoffing down dinner, doing my time at the Y, and wrapping up this week's homework writing, I'm enjoying a glass of Petite Petit and reflecting on the wonderful country I sometimes call home.

A few gems today:

Text messages from my darling friend Sam who sang Advance Australia Fair (with old lady vibrato and all), Waltzing Matilda, and Click Go The Shears for us Aussie girls in the Dayton area.
Good vibes from several colleagues today, reminding me that while I miss Australia, I'm lucky to be surrounded by some amazing people here, making this "home" too.
A lovely email with photos from my Aunt & Uncle in Gidgegannup, Western Australia--they live the ultimate Aussie lifestyle, in my opinion. So, today's photo(s) of the day, come from them. Thank you for sharing!

If you don't know what this is, ... forget it.

Uncle Dave

"Rothiemay" in Gidgegannup, WA

Day 282 of 365: oi oi oi

2012-01-25T23:09:00.001-05:00

Day 281 of 365: Here's to you Dianne!

2012-01-24T21:20:00.000-05:00

Happy birthday Lady Di. 8-)

Day 280 of 365: purdy lampshade

2012-01-23T21:58:00.000-05:00

We paid for it, but left it behind by accident. Now it's home.

I can hear a political debate on TV in the other room. I'd rather sit and stare at my lamp.

Day 279 of 365: creative use of IKEA items

2012-01-22T21:47:00.001-05:00

Laundry basket "hat".

Day 278 of 365: peat mies and rausage solls

2012-01-21T23:38:00.000-05:00

Love me some Australiana.

Day 277 of 365: fiyah

2012-01-20T22:07:00.001-05:00

Cos baby it's cold outside.

Day 276 of 365: heaven

2012-01-19T23:11:00.001-05:00

This is it. The ultimate ice cream flavor. Ever. Sweet. Salty. Chocolate surprises. Creamy.

This could be a problem.

Day 275 of 365: Lordy Lordy...

2012-01-18T23:00:00.001-05:00

Day 274 of 365: home time!

2012-01-17T22:59:00.001-05:00

Today, Arienne went home with Mum and Dad. The kid travels in style!

Day 273 of 365: can you hear me now?

2012-01-17T06:16:00.001-05:00

Baby Arienne has her hearing tested.

2012-01-15T18:30:00.000-05:00

Day 272 of 365: breakfast in German village.

2012-01-15T12:33:00.000-05:00

Day 271 of 365: Nida's on High Street

2012-01-15T12:32:00.000-05:00

So much fun with the Lorzs and Bijayta enjoying amazing Thai food.

Stemsational!!!

2012-01-14T09:41:00.001-05:00

Wendy outdoes herself again!

Essyllt Valmai & Arienne May

2012-01-14T09:40:00.001-05:00

Day 270 of 365: happy birthday.

2012-01-13T23:45:00.000-05:00

But I still don't like the beard.

Day 269 of 365: The day Arienne arrived.

2012-01-12T22:54:00.000-05:00

Dear Arienne,
It was still Thursday here in Ohio when you were born. In the middle of our winter on a day when mother nature decided to snow on us and my fingers froze from scraping ice off the car.

I picked up Nettie from work (we car pool) and told her the good news I'd seen your Dad post on Facebook - you had arrived a little after 1am Friday January 13th 2012 Perth time.

Weighing in at 7lb 12oz of babyness, we soon saw a photo of you on your first day. Let's hope you take after your Mum more than your Dad!! ;)

Welcome little girl! I can't wait to meet you one day.

Day 268 of 365: Muller's Influence...

2012-01-11T22:49:00.001-05:00

Day 267 of 365: Garbage

2012-01-10T22:21:00.000-05:00

Day 266 of 365: gem!!!

2012-01-09T22:32:00.001-05:00

Day 265 of 365: Aussie indulgence.

2012-01-08T17:19:00.001-05:00

Day 264 of 365: Bijayta's Exercise Party

2012-01-07T17:31:00.000-05:00

Taken at Femme Fatale Fitness, Centerville OH.

Day 263 of 365: a new look

2012-01-06T16:45:00.000-05:00

Had my eyeballs examined by Doc Tate today and picked out some new goggles.

Day 262 of 365: finally, a name.

2012-01-05T19:40:00.001-05:00

At last, we agree on a title (The Amazing), first name (Sputnik), middle name (Felix), and last name (Purrs-a-lot) for our new Russian Blue kitten.

Good thing we had a blackboard on which to collaborate. Pffft.

Day 261 of 365: social animals

2012-01-04T19:58:00.001-05:00

Glad to see Kyle choosing to be part of this instead of burying his nose in the iPod.

Day 260 of 365: a new kitty

2012-01-03T23:29:00.001-05:00

Adopted from the humane society via Petco, this Russian Blue (breed) guy was rescued from a home deemed to have too many animals.

He's four months old and so sweet... But perhaps the least photogenic cat we've ever had!

He needs a name... Suggestions?

Blur.
Borat.
Boris.
Oobie.
Bob.

Other ideas!?!?!

Day 259 of 365: winter arrived, at last!

2012-01-02T08:36:00.000-05:00

Day 258 of 365: the woman can cook!

2012-01-01T22:10:00.001-05:00

Emily's NYE appetizers. Yumm!

Day 257 of 365: busted the buster.

2011-12-31T22:08:00.000-05:00

Loved walking the hood with the Riley's. Didn't love the pics Mike took of me on my phone. Revenge.

Day 256 of 365: teenage dream.

2011-12-30T10:26:00.000-05:00

I love this room!!! Staying in JayKayRiles room in F-burg.

Day 255 of 365: mystery bug attacks Ethan during trip to VA.

2011-12-29T08:43:00.000-05:00

Day 254 of 365: peace

2011-12-28T22:33:00.000-05:00

Not that it lasted long, or ended well, but there's hope...

Dad attacks the blackboard

2011-12-28T22:31:00.000-05:00

In our kitchen...

Day 253 of 365: yo yo, what's up dawg?

2011-12-27T07:22:00.000-05:00

Kyle, posing in a new shirt (Xmas) acting like a foooo. : )

Day 252 of 365: ribbin'

2011-12-26T08:31:00.000-05:00

Day 251 of 365: merry merry.

2011-12-25T20:58:00.001-05:00

Day 250 of 365: Aunty Sandra's in town!

2011-12-24T20:55:00.000-05:00

Day 249 of 365: Humphrey Household

2011-12-23T20:52:00.000-05:00

Open house with The Mattress Monkey folks.

Day 248 of 365: Tats Turns Twenty Two

2011-12-22T10:59:00.000-05:00

So we celebrated with icecream and pavlova leftovers. Mmmmm.

Day 247 of 365: super hero

2011-12-21T20:18:00.000-05:00

Love this lil guy!

Day 246 of 365: busted, working on a vaca day.

2011-12-20T23:29:00.001-05:00

Day 245 of 365: success in the oven.

2011-12-19T22:13:00.000-05:00

It doesn't happen very often.

Day 244 of 365: secret code

2011-12-18T21:50:00.001-05:00

Both boys have made this gesture recently. What does it mean?

Day 243 of 365: the good guy

2011-12-17T07:51:00.000-05:00

Ethan + Cupcake

2011-12-16T23:19:00.002-05:00

Kyle + Cupcake

2011-12-16T23:19:00.001-05:00

Day 242 of 365: chocalicious

2011-12-16T23:17:00.001-05:00

Wow wow wow wee. These were some AMAZING choc-mint-nutella-stuffed cupcakes. Thanks Sam 'n' Scott!

Thank you. These are yummy!

2011-12-16T23:15:00.001-05:00

Day 241 of 365: four day shelf life

2011-12-15T23:13:00.000-05:00

That's how long a McDonalds cup lasts when you drink water from it all day. Gross.

INTJ

2011-12-14T23:35:00.001-05:00

Interesting... This stuff fascinates me.

http://typelogic.com/intj.html

Day 240 of 365: Christmas performance time.

2011-12-14T18:57:00.001-05:00

Franklin SHS. Ethan about to perform.

Day 239 of 365: fruititarian?!

2011-12-13T22:32:00.001-05:00

Day 238 of 365: chillaxing

2011-12-13T06:47:00.001-05:00

My iPad was confiscated from me yesterday in case I posted something under the influence of Percocet... LOL

So here's yesterday's pic of the day.

Day 237 of 365: tis the season.

2011-12-11T22:02:00.000-05:00

Day 236 of 365: why?

2011-12-11T08:03:00.001-05:00

First it fell out. Then it cracked in half-perfectly down the middle. What makes that happen?

Day 235 of 365: I <3 stationery.

2011-12-09T23:24:00.001-05:00

Day 234 of 365: empty mind.

2011-12-08T23:26:00.001-05:00

No pics today.
Wish I took one of the smurf mobile (MJ's rental car). Or of all the wreaths I've been hauling to work.
Or kyle's face as he melted down on me this evening.
Or the cranberrytini I indulged in.
But no... All I have is a screenshot of my blog to feature on my blog.
Loser. Ha.

Lovin' photosynth app.

2011-12-07T23:01:00.001-05:00

Day 233 of 365: adoption

2011-12-07T22:41:00.001-05:00

I adopted this little baby European Fir today, saving it from the perils of the GE Capital cafeteria where it was sure to perish.

Mike says: "bring it home before you kill it"... !?!?!

Day 232 of 365: frozen

2011-12-06T23:29:00.001-05:00

Well, I suppose it's sleep time anyway.

Day 231 of 365: uninspired

2011-12-05T23:28:00.001-05:00

So this is a photo of a cobweb above my bed.

Day 230 of 365: Wertz Tree Farm customers are the best.

2011-12-04T20:00:00.000-05:00

Thanks Reussssssssss's!

Day 229 of 365: BUSYness

2011-12-03T23:09:00.000-05:00

Perhaps our busiest day yet... Whew!

Day 228 of 365: happy birthday Jeanie.

2011-12-02T22:58:00.000-05:00

Day 227 of 365: love the decorations!

2011-12-01T22:33:00.000-05:00

Wertz Tree Farm tree at the Atrium Family YMCA.

Day 226 of 365: temporarary degrayed.

2011-11-30T21:43:00.001-05:00

The title of this post is dedicated to my dear friend Emily Riley.

Day 225 of 365: snow already in Ohio.

2011-11-29T21:27:00.000-05:00

Giggle-thon

2011-11-28T22:38:00.000-05:00

If you kiss yourself, you'll disappear...

2011-11-28T22:35:00.001-05:00

Day 224 of 365: the little surprises I find on my iPad...

2011-11-28T22:14:00.001-05:00

Day 223 of 365: it's raining Christmas trees!

2011-11-27T15:36:00.001-05:00

Dreary day outside for the guys helping families with their tree choices.

Meanwhile, it's warm and cosy upstairs at the farm with my homework, coffee and an evil chocolate snack.

Day 222 of 365

2011-11-26T23:41:00.000-05:00

Not really sure what to make of today but my recipe-less dish worked well... Apparently.

Day 221 of 365: Opening Day @ Wertz Tree Farm

2011-11-25T13:23:00.001-05:00

Day 220 of 365: blessing

2011-11-24T20:11:00.000-05:00

This is one person I'm totally thankful for. He must be crazy to put up with me.

Thankful

2011-11-23T23:03:00.001-05:00

Just spent a bit of time walking down memory lane viewing blog posts from each November since I started blogging in 2005. Precious. I'm a lucky gal, for sure.

Day 219 of 365: where Christmas begins...

2011-11-23T18:26:00.000-05:00

Day 218 of 365: tastiness

2011-11-23T07:54:00.000-05:00

Day 217 of 365: stylin'

2011-11-21T21:29:00.001-05:00

Day 216 of 365: Getting Ready for the Holidays!

2011-11-20T23:13:00.001-05:00

Picture Tree Christmas

Make unique Christmas cards this year at Shutterfly.com.

View the entire collection of cards.

Day 215 of 365: Chappy's

2011-11-20T13:56:00.000-05:00

Fun evening with fun friends. Lots of laughter.