{"id":446,"date":"2013-09-23T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2013\/09\/happy-blue-ribbon-monday.html\/"},"modified":"2013-09-23T08:20:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-23T08:20:00","slug":"happy-blue-ribbon-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2013\/09\/23\/happy-blue-ribbon-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Blue Ribbon Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> Woo Hoo it&#8217;s been a heavy weekend of sports and we&#8217;re celebrating! <\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-O44bnh6c_Jc\/Uj_5n14RG0I\/AAAAAAAAAxI\/r_xdqHmsWCA\/s1024\/2013%2525205%25253A22%252520PM.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter\" height=\"500\" id=\"blogsy-1379924433744.6663\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-O44bnh6c_Jc\/Uj_5n14RG0I\/AAAAAAAAAxI\/r_xdqHmsWCA\/s500\/2013%2525205%25253A22%252520PM.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">So grab yourself a celebratory bevvy and I&#8217;ll give you the run down! <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Melbourne is gripped by Footy Finals fever and it&#8217;s all about who is going to win the <span style=\"-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: left;\">2013 AFL <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);\">(Australian Football League)<\/span><span style=\"-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: left;\"> Grand Final <\/span>which is next weekend. But of course we (what am I on, just slipping into &#8216;we&#8217; as if I was actually playing&#8230;.) I mean our team had to qualify, and the preliminary finals were last weekend.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">When you arrive in Melbourne you get asked pretty quickly who you barrack for. It goes like this:<\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">What&#8217;s your name?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Where do you live?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">What do you do?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Who do you barrack for?<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: -webkit-auto;\"><span style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>v.<\/em><em>intr. Barrack<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 1cm; text-align: -webkit-auto;\"><span style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>1. <\/strong><em>Chiefly British<\/em> To jeer or shout at a player, speaker, or team.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 1cm; text-align: -webkit-auto;\"><span style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>2. <\/strong><em>Australian<\/em> To shout support for a team.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Zzzzz. So after we determined what barrack actually meant, we choose to support the local team, Hawthorn. This year we received our Hawks Football Club thirteen year membership scarves and on Friday night in a tense down-to-the-siren match, Hawthorn <span style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;\">advanced to the Grand Final with an incredible come from behind win over Geelong. <em>Go Hawks<\/em>!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">So if you ever want to impress with your Australiana you can tell the world that you&#8217;re  going for Hawthorn in the AFL Grand Final and that One Direction have just arrived in Adelaide. That pretty much sums up all the big news stories here, nothing else much going on of note in the country at the mo.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-Vmnsf1v6IBs\/Uj_5r1yPuCI\/AAAAAAAAAxQ\/nBoWW1rRDx8\/s1024\/2013%2525202%25253A38%252520PM.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter\" height=\"500\" id=\"blogsy-1379924433781.7898\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-Vmnsf1v6IBs\/Uj_5r1yPuCI\/AAAAAAAAAxQ\/nBoWW1rRDx8\/s500\/2013%2525202%25253A38%252520PM.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">On Saturday night we were invited to a 21st birthday celebration and they had this very cool blue-lit Esky (above) with the drinks in it and hundreds of blue and silver balloons. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">So where were we? Oh yes, you had a drink and I was telling you the story&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Aussie Rules football is played with an oval ball, but our kids play Football, the World game with a soccer ball. This weekend saw the last rounds for the season, and our own finals series. The kids have played twenty weeks of competition and started their first pre-season training in early January. The kids play in the Seniors competition and they both coach Junior teams.  Between club and school soccer, at the height of the season there will be soccer every day of the week for our family. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">So when we get to the end of the season and are hanging up the boots for a few weeks, it is a big deal in our house!!!<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter\" height=\"500\" id=\"blogsy-1379924433756.8945\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-z-HFFMzrlWg\/Uj_5ve1MVdI\/AAAAAAAAAxY\/wmV9agky5dM\/s500\/2013%2525203%25253A16%252520PM.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The girls went out on a high having won their league to earn promotion into Women&#8217;s Premier League.  Yesterday they won their Finals series as well and were presented with their gold medals by Football Federation Victoria.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s a race against time for daughter No 2 to get fully fit to compete in the Australian University Games next week up at Gold Coast, she played half a game complete with bright pink physio strapping. She was supposed to have blue strapping tape but hopefully the blue socks count for Blue Monday!!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Queensland are you ready for the University Games? I was in Adelaide last year for the Uni games when Adelaide City Council put out a request, please would the Uni Students refrain from removing any more pot plants, and return any pot plants in their care. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Of course my daughter would never do anything as silly as that, but Queensland just in case there is any mischief up there, she has certain clearly identifiable distinguishing features these days, you let me know! <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-y_WaFsEliXU\/Uj_5zIq_mtI\/AAAAAAAAAxg\/8DagjtxiNIw\/s1024\/2013%2525205%25253A30%252520PM.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter\" height=\"500\" id=\"blogsy-1379924433704.4956\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-y_WaFsEliXU\/Uj_5zIq_mtI\/AAAAAAAAAxg\/8DagjtxiNIw\/s500\/2013%2525205%25253A30%252520PM.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Well that&#8217;s enough mischief from me today.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Thank you so much for stopping by.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Please do pop across to see Sally and the other <a href=\"http:\/\/smilingsally.blogspot.com.au\/2013\/09\/blue-monday-norman-rockwells-tattoo.html\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\">Blue Monday<\/a> posts if you have the time.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Happy Blue Monday and have a great week! <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/smilingsally.blogspot.com\/\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Smiling Sally\" class=\"aligncenter\" height=\"150\" id=\"blogsy-1379924433722.3857\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i276.photobucket.com\/albums\/kk27\/Terrylee5151\/BlueMonday.jpg?resize=106%2C150\" width=\"106\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-4cy4Y1gTQQA\/Uj_50UXsnII\/AAAAAAAAAxo\/XNkT35UDKts\/s277\/2013%25252011%25253A56%252520AM.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone\" height=\"72\" id=\"blogsy-1379924433744.0579\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-4cy4Y1gTQQA\/Uj_50UXsnII\/AAAAAAAAAxo\/XNkT35UDKts\/s277\/2013%25252011%25253A56%252520AM.jpg?resize=277%2C72&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"277\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogsyapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"All typos for the pleasure of those who enjoy finding!\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogsyapp.com\/images\/blogsy_footer_icon.png?resize=20%2C20\" style=\"margin-right: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"20\" \/>All typos for the pleasure of those who enjoy finding!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woo Hoo it&#8217;s been a heavy weekend of sports and we&#8217;re celebrating! 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