OKAY LADIES, IF YOU PLAN ON MAKING A TRIP TO ALICE SPRINGS KEEP 2 THINGS IN MIND

LOTION FOR THE SKIN AND LIPS

NOTHING IS WHAT YOU THINK IT IS!

THE REASON I SAY THESE TWO THINGS ARE:

1. THE AIR IS VERY VERY DRY HERE AND THE SUN IS VERY HOT.  YOUR BODY GETS DRY VERY QUICKLY OUT HERE SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO BRING A REALLY GOOD LOTION FOR YOUR SKIN AND LIPS.  THEY DO HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD LOTIONS HERE IF YOU WANT TO WAIT.  MAKE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER

2.  YOU WILL SEE THINGS LIKE RITZ CRACKERS, DIFFERENT HAIR TREATMENTS, ETC, BUT THEY ARE NOT THE SAME.  THEY MAY HAVE THE SAME NAME BUT THEY ARE NOT THE SAME CONTENTS.  I HAVE FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY.

I AM NOT SURE OF THE COSMETICS HERE BECAUSE I AM NOT WILLING TO TAKE THE CHANCE ON BUYING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I ORDER OFF THE INTERNET OR ORDER THROUGH MY DAUGHTER SINCE SHE MANAGES HER OWN STORE. BUT ONE THING I DO KNOW IS THAT ANYTHING FOR YOUR FACE THAT IS MAKE BY ES. LAUDER OR LANCÔME IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE PRICE HERE SO MAKE SURE YOU CAN BRING ENOUGH TO LAST YOU UNTIL YOUR R&R.

BUT ONE WAY TO LOOK AT IT IS, IF IT ISN'T EATABLE BRING IT WITH YOU BECAUSE EVEN IF THEY DO HAVE THE SAME THING HERE IN ALICE SPRINGS (HIGHLY DOUBT IT) THE PRICE WILL KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET.

ONE THING I WILL SAY IS THAT THEY HAVE A GREAT SUPPLY OF CAPRI (KNICKERS) PANTS THAT YOU WILL EVER SEE.  THAT IS A REALLY BIG THING HERE.  EVEN FOR MEN.

OH, AND DON'T BE FLOORED WHEN YOU SEE THAT THE WOMEN ARE THE ONES THAT WEAR LONG SHORTS AND THE MEN WHERE THE SHORT SHORTS! 

LIFE'S TO FUNNY IN ALICE SPRINGS!

MY THOUGHTS ON FAMILY AND FRIENDS

FAMILY: TO ME FAMILY IS VERY IMPORTANT AND NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO OR NOT DO THEY ARE STILL RELATED TO YOU.  YOU ARE STILL IN THEIR FAMILY.  YES THAT CAN BE GOOD OR BAD BUT THERE ISN'T MUCH YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

I KNOW THAT I HAVE A HALF BROTHER OUT THERE AND I HAVE ONLY SEEN HIM ONCE BUT WE TRY TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  I LIKE THE FACT THAT I HAVE A HALF BROTHER BECAUSE TO ME THAT IS JUST ANOTHER PART OF MY FAMILY THAT I CAN SHARE WITH AND ENJOY.

I ALSO KNOW THAT MY FULL BROTHER (PASSED AWAY) HAD 3 BOYS BY ONE WOMAN AND 1 GIRL FROM ANOTHER. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY OF THEM YET BUT STILL WORKING ON THAT.  I KNOW THAT THE GIRLS NAME IS BRENDA (MOTHER IS JANE) AND IN THE PAST SHE HAD A BABY WHEN SHE LIVED IN IOWA.  HER MOTHER IS REMARRIED AND WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR FAMILY BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE BRENDA.  I REMEMBER WHEN SHE WAS RUNNING AROUND IN DIAPERS!  I STILL HAVE PICTURES OF THEM.

THE THREE BOYS THAT TANOA HAD FROM ANOTHER WOMAN I HAVE ONLY SEEN ONCE AND THAT WAS WHEN I WAS UNDER 10 YEARS OLD. BUT I DO REMEMBER ONE IS NAMED AFTER MY BROTHER AND HE IS ONE OF THE TWINS.  I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ONE PLAYS GUITAR AND ONE IS A HELL RAISER LIKE MY BROTHER WAS.  I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY LOOK JUST LIKE HIM.  I WOULD LOVE TO MEET THEM.  LAST I HEARD, THEIR MOTHER WAS STILL IN IOWA (AMES) STILL HANGING ON THE MAIN DRAG.  IM SURE THAT THEIR FAMILIES HAVE GROWN BIG BY NOW.

AND THEN THERE IS MY SO CALLED SISTER ALOMA.  THIS IS WHERE MY FEELINGS FOR FAMILY REALLY GET MESSED UP.  SOME THINGS HAPPENED MANY YEARS AGO AFTER MY FATHER PASSED AWAY AND ALOMA WENT TO COURT AND GOT CUSTODY OF ME.  IT ALL WENT DOWNHILL FROM THERE.  I REMEMBER "EVERYTHING" LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY AND STILL HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT A SISTER OF MINE COULD HAVE DONE THE STUFF THAT SHE HAS DONE TO ME AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS.  THOROUGH IT ALL, I STILL ACKNOWLEDGE HER.  BUT GET THIS SHE HAS WASHED HER HANDS OF ME AND MY MOTHER (PAST AWAY NOT ALL THAT LONG AGO).  SHE HAS LIED TO HER CHILDREN ABOUT ME AND NOW THEY WON'T TALK TO ME.  IM SO FAR AWAY THAT I CAN'T JUST SIT DOWN AND TALK TO THEM.  SHE THINKS THAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE BUT I DO. I JUST WISHED I COULD MEET UP WITH THEM JUST TO TALK ABOUT THEM, LIFE IN GENERAL AND SHARE PICTURES.  NORMAL FAMILY STUFF.  IM SURE IT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL ALOMA PASSES ON BUT AT LEAST I KNOW THE TRUTH.  IT MAKES IT HARD WHEN MY MOM PASSES AWAY AND I FEEL COMPELLED TO TELL MY SISTER WHICH I HAVEN'T TALK TO MANY YEARS AND WHEN SHE FINDS OUT SHE SAYS: GOOD, HOPE THAT SHE SUFFERED!  I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE, THAT IS JUST PURE HATEFUL AND WRONG!

SO ANYWAY, FAMILY IS IMPORTANT.  DON'T THROW IT AWAY BECAUSE SOMETHING can HAPPEN THAT YOU DON'T LIKE.  LIFE IS TO SHORT AND IT GETS VERY LONELY OUT THERE BY YOURSELF.  SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENS AND YOU NEED SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST TO SHARE IT WITH, WELL LET IT BE YOUR FAMILY.

FRIENDS:  KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU HAVE FRIENDS & THEN YOU HAVE ACQUAINTANCES. ACQUAINTANCES ARE PEOPLE WHO YOU THINK YOU KNOW BUT YOU ARE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A TRUE FRIEND.  ACQUAINTANCES WILL STAB YOU IN THE BACK AND PLACE BETS ON WHICH WAY YOU ARE GOING TO FALL. 

FRIENDS ON THE OTHER HAND DO NONE OF THE ABOVE!" NEVER" THEY ARE THE ONES THAT YOU CAN TRUST AND ENJOY A TALK WITH THEM ABOUT ANYTHING.  they ARE THE ones  THAT ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, YOUR COMPANY, YOUR LAUGHTER AND YOUR SADNESS.  THEY ARE THE ONES THAT YOU CAN BE VERY HONEST, OPEN, AND CRY ON THEIR SHARED SHOULDERS.  I MYSELF HAVE ONLY GOT 3 VERY CLOSE FRIENDS THAT ARE THIS WAY.  MY HUSBAND, ANJA AND krystal.  AND I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THEM ALL.