Tuesday Life

Special thoughts (rainbow solidarity)


Special thoughts to Annie, all my bits are crossed that everything goes smoothly for you. xx  






Time is flying and I can't seem to catch up.... !

MG with Patch. This sums him up. 

We've had a busy couple of days with lots of hugs and cuddles from TJ, waiting for his asthma to settle. Stressing about MG, who just got his licence and is exploring the world with his new GF :)  and chilling with JD, listening to him drumming and guitaring.. happy times.




I've also been spending some time re-organising STUFF.

WIP An accident while I was experimenting

Like ,my art table which was a total unusable space ( I NEED A STUDIO ALL TO MYSELF - just saying), my kitchen has been overtaken by Mr Happy Pants since his accident last July and I'm trying to claim some of it back, my bedroom looks like I live in it again not just passing through and I'm  trying to have a happier attitude in general. I think spending a little bit of time each night journaling is helping me process my thoughts and feelings. I'm getting back into my journaling, painting and drawing and have thoroughly enjoyed some accidents while playing. It feels good to be getting back my mojo. 


Some excitement ahead
I'm getting very excited to be heading to Melbourne in May with my bestie to attend the APPAs. I'm part of her rent a crowd and after seeing some of her latest shots I can't wait. 


Time with my babies
I took the kids to Lake Samsonvale yesterday to spend some time near the water, the swans, the ducks and spent half the time there laughing at my kids antics. We had a great time even with the cool wind and cloudy skies. Sadly the boys have discovered at ages 13 and 15 they are too big for the playground... lol Had to happen. 

I can't convince TJ he NEEDS a haircut...lol

We then headed to our Turtle Park, to another playground and MG and I came to the rescue of a small brown snake that was not in a happy place. Great work to the Moreton Bay council guy who moved it away from the playground.




We had left Mr Happy Pants at home and managed to escape just as he was waking... I was having some time out with the 3 boys ALONE and it was just what we all needed. I would have preferred a trip to Redcliffe but time was not on our side.. I NEED to smell the ocean again SOON. As a Newcastle girl it's hard living away from the beach. I remember laying in my bed at night listening to the waves breaking.. so calming. 

JD .. not wanting to smile

Taxi time
Today was spent taking Mr Happy Pants (aka The Man when he deserves it :))))   ) from appointment to appointment with no warning and I was not a happy Woodpuddle as my plans were to drop MG at work, come home and paint till it was time to go to work. I feel like I'm being taken for granted by him at the moment....not happy Jan.
I mean how hard is it to let me know a day or so ahead so we can all have our needs met? Instead of demanding I be his taxi for the day... Mr Happy Pants needs a slight attitude readjustment at the moment and I'm just the girl to give it to him.. hehe. How can you convince someone the only disability they have is the limitations they are putting on themselves?? 


Tomorrow it's Mummy Muffins, like a bacon and egg Maccas thingy but sooooo much better :) with maple syrup. I think the kids will be happy... I know I will be.


Hello to the bloggy readers from Russia. Not sure what is sending you here but HI.

Super Lazy Healing Day

TJ and myself have come down with the dreaded lurgie that MG thoughtfully shared with the family. The Man has too but it's so far down his list of woes we'll just let it go   :) plus seriously my energy meter for him is at an all time low.. I know that sounds terrible but I'm just one person who has to look after herself occasionally ... so I am. 


TJ has gone through BOXES of his favourite tissues and God Forbid we buy the wrong ones.... sorry Mum those hankies you gave the boys at Christmas just aren't up to the task. 


Tell me...... HOW MUCH SNOT CAN ONE 13 year old MANUFACTURE??? Fair Dinkum.. So Kleenex thank you for making a tissue that can handle this task. 


He is back to teasing the cat and dog so all is fairly normal in his world... :)


Me I'm on day 12 and still feel blah but I like the aloe vera tissues.. very gentle on my shnozz... but I'm back at work and ever so grateful I don't work everyday. This is the first cold in a long time I haven't bounced back from.... hmm and I've just agreed to a full day at work tomorrow.. oops. Here's hoping no more coughs, colds or runny noses are to be had here... fingers crossed.


Soooo today I've given myself permission to do NOTHING.. or as my brother Mikel would say NOTHINK...lol I'm sitting in my pj's, in my bed with computer on my lap checking out some great Aussie Blogs. 

Freaking Out

Freaking out tonight and that is putting it mildly.


My sister and her 4 children were in an accident today in a Jet boat. 


All the kids are ok although 2 were taken to hospital for observation and have been released with instructions to be further watched for concussion. My sister on the other hand is in surgery at the moment, 12.25am, (my time) after receiving a compound fracture to her wrist. 


Apparently the boat his a submerged log or something like that and everyone on the boat was thrown around. Of the 12 passengers at least 6 were taken to hospital. 


So I'm not able to sleep as I wait for that phone call to let me know she is ok. Last time she had an anaesthetic was when we were both kids and were having our tonsils out and she was quite sick from the aneasthetic :( So I sit and worry and wait. Knowing how useless that is because worry doesn't do anything except upset me!!


I feel pretty useless. I would love to be able to go down and help her out for a bit BUT our circumstances dictate that I remain here and try and earn enough money to pay the rent. 

BIG SAD FACE :(

Family Time

Well dinner turned into a lateish  Red Thai Curry that was simply delish.... we have a family tradition in the kitchen. ... well it turned into a family tradition about the time I stopped being a martyr in the kitchen. Now the rule is 'if I'm in the kitchen getting a meal ready.... we're all in the kitchen getting a meal ready" :)  and with that simple 'rule comes a tradition'.


The upside of course is I have my family around me. We talk, communicate, occasionally argue..lol, they playfight, sometimes wrestle, sometimes drive me freakin' crazy, but we are together and I'm aware that having a 19 year old... it won't be forever so I'm taking what I can, while I can. The downside is there are 5 in the kitchen....LOL...  


peace xxx

Rest Day

Yesterday we had a day planned with 3 must do items.

1. Take Minigoat to abseiling (he helps Scouts have their first abseiling experience and has been busy on the courses all year.) 
2. Take JD to a semi-formal - his first and probably only semi, his first DATE, his first +1
3. Pick up Minigoat from work (he went after abseiling) and pick JD up from the semi-formal.

The rest of the day I planned to paint... paint... paint. 

Instead it went like this * sigh

1. take Minigoat to abseiling
2. received an 'alert' from my calendar telling me a Joey Scout event should be on that I should have been notified about that I wanted to attend. Arranged to meet the participants in the city at 1pm so I could take some photos and catch up with the darling Joey Scouts... 
3. tear about the house looking for documents I had put somewhere 'safe'. I did and they were still in my bloody diary where I left them. The diary was in my hand most of the time I was searching for the document... doh doh doh and they were always 'safe'
4. called my BESTEST GIRLFRIEND... AKA the BITCH...said with all the love in the world and talked for AGES.. as we should when we can ... not often enough.. she lives in Newcastle... INSERT HUGE SAD FACE
5. caught up with an 'old' friend who I'd lost contact with 20 years ago...... facebook can be wonderful
6. typed up draft emails for the week..... 
7. left a message for website domain peeps (another scoutie job) to get back to me in regards to 7 yes 7 websites I'm hoping to get launched this year.
8. read some blogs.. cause I CAN                    *pokes tongue out cheekily.. 
9. took a phone call re the websites.... yay.. looks like I can get moving pretty fast.. phew
10. rescued a crow from a young adolescent male Brush Turkey who was chasing and jumping on the crow.
11. removed multiple ticks from crow. The crow was more than happy for us to do this.(I should add we rescued another crow when it was trapped under a tree a couple of years ago and he and his family live on the property..we have no problem with them - the turkeys are another matter.)
12. pondered what our next move should be about the crow.. was unable to fly.. :( 
13. called 1800 ANIMAL which is actually the RSPCA and was advised to take the crow to the local Vet.
14. realised on way to the Vet there was NO WAY I would make it to the city for my meeting. Rang and apologised... :(( I wanted to go for just a little while.. arranged to meet at the den later for a group photo and pizza.. before the lights out.
15. Delivered crow and made sure if the crow was to be released it would be here at home... don't want to think about the other possibility. ... still I've cried tears for the crow. Praying he'll be home soon though.
16. Went to visit Minigoat at abseiling... 
17. Ran into some friends/fellow leaders from Scouts, had a chat and a laugh. Can now delete 2 emails when I get home.
18. Pretended I wasn't visiting Minigoat at abseiling and checked one of my Cub Scout packs who were abseiling... shhhhhh.. ( I can multitask)  took photos for websites.. 
19. watched the abseil team help a young special needs Cub down the wall... nearly cried when I saw the look of 'wow look what I did on his face... special moment'
20. left after pinching some mulberries from the park... mmmmm
21. I'M EXHAUSTED....just need to add that.... remembered to eat lunch
22. Waited while my gorgeous son got ready for the semi-formal by reading more blogs...
23. Delivered JD to the address supplied... found out where I had to pick him up...lol I needed that part..
24. Thought I would make a late dash into the city... I'm uniformed up and heading that way when I get an emergency call from work... JO WE NEED YOU
25. raced home, got changed and went to work.. texted to say I couldn't make the pizza or photos.. was told I'd be missed... I missed them.... :(((( big sad face. 
26. Grab MG - we work at the same place, and head to city to pick up JD
27. HOME - BED I never did pick up my art journal...sighs....

peace xxxx