2005 Xmas role call - what did you get up to?

Let’s see if I can jog the memory of all our funny zany ladies that made the VP so much fun.

MARGRETB – a valued ‘Old hand’ came but needed a snooze up stairs from the long flight, but it didn’t take her long to join in on the fun.

LORNAUK – our beloved Pooh-Bar, came via Lear Jet and gave us lots of wonderful pictures, and beautiful Christmas tress for each of our rooms

SUZIE14 – came with Alex, Maddie and Butterscotch (cats) via plane where she sipped wine she picked up at a Hawaii stop

LAURAP – gave me a crown to wear with my birthday suit (here in Australia, birthday suit means being naked by the way Laura, or maybe you already knew that ) and also brought along Magic Fingers the best looking masseuse any of us had seen

DJD – also brought her furry friends and decided that Cosmos would be her drink of choice

SIERRA- one of our Pooh-Bahs paid us a visit

FITZTWINS – came with her boys by plane where they watched Narnia she didn’t waste any time grabbing a pink lemonade and raspberry vodka

SUSANMCM- fell in love with the Australian bird life she visited on one of the virtual sites I put up, especially the kookaburra, she was also a bit partial to Magic Fingers

3STRIKES – who also had a birthday in December, came via Ultralite with Bambi and Samantha (cats)

CHRISTINEK – headed straight for the bar and sang happy birthday in her best Bette Midler voice

KIM825 – put her name down for Magic Fingers, grabbed a Malibu and pineapple and slunk towards the pool

BETSEY- came with her Bobtail Molly

TINAIRENE – Tina the Midget Slayer, sucked on her brandy and lime (no ice thank you)

MARGIEJUNE- also loved the bird life here in Western Australia

LYNELLBL23 – also had her birthday in December and wore her thong bikini and plonked herself next to RoseG in the sun sipping on her Martini

MARYANNECB – whose Lab joined Kim825 in the pool

BeachCottage4Us – a Carpal Tunnel - brought the h’orderves (horsey do v’s) and bubbly

VGCOTTSDALE – was by the pool in her itsy bitsy bikini with a frosted Margarita

SEI – brought ‘Saunder’s Bumpy Cake and Stroh’s Mackinaw Fudge Ice cream from Michigan and her 6 cats and sucked on Hummers all night long

NYGIRL1951 – with Taffalina under her arm, grabbed a glass of wine and headed straight for where Magic Fingers had set up the massage table

BINNEY4 – brought the makings for Christmas Tamales and taught me how to juggle 3 Arizona Winter Gold (oranges she brought for my Birthday)

RoseG - dropped by, grabbed a Tamale and found a spot in the sun

HATTIE – dived into the Moet – L’chaim my friend

PEGK – came by Hot Air Balloon grabbed a bubbly and her dogs headed for the Club house

KARILYNN – paid a quick visit

CTHOMASON – brought her Turtle Fudge cake along with Scooter, Midnight and Old Man (cats) and kept us informed as to the arrival of Chloe her newest grand daughter.

DEESE – brought 3 candles for the Birthday cake representing :- past, present and the biggest and brightest of all was the Future Candle

YVONNEVANECK – spent a lot of her time putting up photos for all to see

IODINE – another revered Pooh-bah Sky dived on top of Maryannescb’s Lab and stayed within sight of the Memphis Ribs thrown on the BBQ by VickiTN.

SNOWANGELS – came via Floo powder with her finches Eenie and Moe and brought wild blueberry pie made from the finest blueberry in Canada plus some large bottles of maple syrup and a present for all our furry friends – diamond studded collars, and got the rest interested in scuba diving in a shark’s cage.

JGRJUNQUE – was our Virtual Photographer

SYLVIAS – came bearing Asian food in one hand and her cat bobo in the other

MIKI – brought the Saki and her five crazy cats

PAUL74 – one of our Ausy gals brought crates of Moet and Russian Caviar

FLASHIF – stopped by long enough to check out my bird sites on her way to the Audubon Christmas count

THERESAPW – a veteran - came with her beloved Labs via Phillip Island as she wanted to visit the penguins

KATS – a veteran too- dropped by to wish me a happy birthday
OKIEPAT – came ready to PARRRRRRTTTTYY bringing her pup Penny and her favorite spicy food

INSPIEWRITER – was there

VICKITN – brought with her none other than the king Elvis Presley

GINGER2345 – another bird watcher that enjoyed our Ausy sites

TRACYG – made a flying visit as she had a big LITERAL Christmas Party

JUNIE – an Old Hand found she needed a nap after the long flight but soon caught up with the rest of us

MAGS – was the one floating in the pool clinging to her gin and tonic

SASKIA – (giggle Me) an other Old Hand- it was the best party I have ever hosted

Sites you visited while here at my Virtual Xmas Party in Western Australia

MY HOME
www.westernaustralia.com/en/

THE BIRDS IN MY BACK YARD
http://birdswa.iinet.net.au/


THE CHIPPENDALES
http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/sueblakedj2003/album?.dir=/1ab9&.src=ph


HEAR THE KOOKABURRA LAUGH
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/kookaburra.htm

WHITE SHARK EXPEDITIONS

http://www.mikeball.com/great_white_shark_diving.html

OUR MUSEUM

http://www.austmus.gov.au/

THE ZOO

http://perthzoo.wa.gov.au/

KAKADU NATIONAL PARK
www.deh.gov.au/parks/kakadu/index.html