What a weekend! Wow - I mentioned in a previous post how busy my life is during the week - well just try keeping up with my kids social lives on weekends! It is great to see them both making good friends - NICE friends - and being able to spend time with them.
Lets see... starting Thursday I had was has now been referred to as the "Psycho Flu" ...~L~... No seriously I think if I went to doctor they would tell me I was insane. I had all the symptoms of a sore throat - feeling hard to swallow, that yucky feeling etc but NO PAIN IN THE THROAT! I also had goosebumps and sweats but when i took my temperature it WAS FINE. Told you - psycho flu. The only problem was that I felt so run down with it too. Thursday wasn't too bad. I got through the day at work and kind of crashed when I got home. Friday I made it to lunch time and then came home, slept on the lounge and did very little else. So in a way it was good the kids were so busy and occupied this weekend.
Friday night Tasha had a slumber party for Tegan's birthday so I was down to 1 child Friday Night. She came home mid morning Saturday and had a quiet day at home by herself as Kyle had gone to Ulladulla with a friend and his family. Then Tash had ANOTHER slumber party Saturday night (this time for Kyla) and Kyle called in briefly on his way home from ulladulla to say he was staying overnight at his friends. So no kids Saturday night! Then Sunday Tasha has had Kyla here for a while then gone back to Kyla's and Kyle didn't come home until mid afternoon so nice and peaceful and quiet......well not really.
You see as of this week I am working from home and I needed somewhere quiet and away from everyone to work (very hard to listen to the dictaphone with noises around!) so I spent the weekend re-arranging my craft room and adding a new desk so I have "work" space and "play" space. Just for next time - this is not a good idea when you have been feeling as exhausted and washed out as I was! Crawled into bed Saturday night (after having a couple of naps during the day). Very glad that plans for Saturday night did not come to fruition as there is no way I could have lifted my head up. In fact Tony came in at one stage( I think it was about 7pm) to find me lying on the floor asleep! I had sat down after moving the desk - totally exhausted - and must have decided to have a nap. ~L~
So a busy weekend for all. I am feeling slightly more human (only slightly) and hope to be over the psycho-flu soon. Or at least not feeling so totally wrung out and exhausted.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Exhausted!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
SSSSSHHHHH
I have to say Happy Birthday to an amazing friend but she would never forgive me if I named her!!!
So let me just say to an amazing friend who has been there for me through the ups and the downs, supported me in the lowest times and partied with me in the best of times. My dance buddy, shopping pal, voice of reason. I miss our clubbing sooooo much. We made such great groupies together. She knows ME which is something I only let very few people do. In fact I would go as far to say that there are only 4 people that I am really close to and I count this lady as one of those. She is always there not just for me but for so many people. If you have a problem she will be there in a flash.
So HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a great friend. Hope you have an awesome day and even though you don't feel comfortable with anything big you deserve the best.
Wet but happy!
Well wehave just got in the door from the first soccer game of the season! Now that Kyle has gone up a grade he plays midweek rather than on Saturday which means AAARRRGGGHHHH for me. Tony is disappointed he wont get to see Kyle play any more and it makes my week just that bit more insane.
Lets see - this is a rundown of my week now. Monday - work till 5 then rush home pick Kyle up for soccer training at 5.30. Tuesday - hopefully no work BUT pick Tasha up from school for not 1 but 2 dance lessons before racing home for dinner and then Girls Brigade. Wednesday - work then Kyle's soccer match (sometimes as far as Ulladulla). Thursday - work then at this moment a night at home but that wont last for long! Friday - work - then home for dinner before taking Kyle to youth group. YUCK YUCK YUCK . Is it any wonder I have been feeling so shocking lately?!? I feel like I have hit rock bottom so I guess the only way from here is back up. One step at a time. I will get there eventually - its just hard to see the way out from down here.
Anyway back to the topic.....soccer tonight in the rain FUN. Kyle's team won 4-0 and a very well deserved win they played soooo well. As for Kyle well have you ever seen the movie champions AKA the mighty ducks? Well he reminds me so much of that guy that has so much power but no control or direction of the ball. But he doesnt quite make it to be "bash brother" as he is too polite and doesn't like taking the ball off someone! But he was everywhere on the field running like mad and doing some great clearing kicks. Proud of you mate.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Happy Birthday
Wow how fast have the last 13 years gone! On the 19th of March 1996 Kyle Michael Lucas was born at the ridiculous hour of 1.30am (Sorry Mone - your dinner went very very cold!) so much has happened in the last 13 years but all in all he has grown up into a boy I am very proud of. He is a great support to me and a wonderful big brother.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
She's away!
Tasha is all excited - her bags are packed (and re-packed when I realised what she had and hadn't packed - who needs a towel and a toothbrush?!? especially when you have 5 shirts!!!)
Year 5 is off to Berry Sport and Rec for three days. They go off on the 18th and back on the 20th which she thinks is so cool as her brothers birthday is the 19th! When Kyle enquired about presents ie would he get one before or after she replied that her being away the entire day WAS his present ~L~
So think of her over the next 3 days. They have a talent quest tomorrow night so she has been madly practising for that!
As for her mum - I haven't been stressing much about her going. no seriously. I guess there is so much going on. I am so wishing I could be in Melbourne right now. Sweetie you know I am thinking of you and your family right now and would be down there in a flash if I could. Love you all heaps!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Woo Hoo - exciting times!
Woo Hoo - I had a great offer this week.
Stting quietly at my desk at work when in walks ........(name withheld for now) - a doctor I had never met before and offers me a job, simply on the recommendation of other medical colleagues, that I have been saying for years would be cool but never thought would actually be do-able. Just sorting out the details and then I can provide more details.
WATCH THIS SPACE. How excitement!!!!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Camping, Canberra, Commuting and Catching up!
Wow what a totally insane but well worth it 24 hours.
Kyle has his first ever camp with youth group Pulse. They camped out in an old hall at Upper Kangaroo River just the other side of Kangaroo Valley. So we drove him up there and dropped him off at 7:30pm on Friday night. YAY quiet time at home! NO WAY. We then got back in the car and I drove to Canberra. Shocking trip driving over the mountain and through the highlands on dusk keeping a look out for roos and wombats (and luckily only seeing those that had already been "intimate" with other peoples cars). We arrived in Canberra about 10 o'clock. Oh and did I mention that the cigarette lighter that I needed for my ipod dock that had been FIXED before we went - well he didn't actually check that it worked! GGGRRRR I hate driving with no music.
Then we got up this morning and made our way to Calvary Hospital to see Aunty Joan. On a strict by-the-book basis Joan is Tony's Aunty in law as she married his mum's brother but realistically she is very dear to us. When ever there has been something major on down here she makes the trip from Canberra to be with us and support us. She is always interested in what we are doing and what is going on and cares so much for all of us. So when we heard she was in hospital after an emergency hip replacement we knew we had to go see her. 1) Just to say hi and check up on how she was going and 2) because we knew if the tables were turned she would be here in a flash. Oh and 3) did i mention just how lovely she is!
We had a great chat this morning. It was good to see her up and out of bed and we sat and chatted for about an hour and a half. It was so lovely to see her smiling and chatting and to catch up on everything. We got to see Lorinda too (Joan's daughter) which we were really happy about as we weren't sure if we would be able to catch up with her.
Then to appease the youngest member of the family we made a slight detour via Fyshwick on the way home to hit the DFO (namely Smiggle) and probably spent more in petrol than the cost of the couple of pens she got but hey now we can say we have been to the new DFO Fyshwick and whilst it doesn't quite match up to Essendon (got to come down again for another shopping trip) it was still great. Tasha is soooo happy she can now say she has been to Smiggle rather than looking on line and Tony got new shoes for work which he needed.
Then drove home - Tony did the trip from Canberra to Marulan before I took over - and this is where I think he had some inside knowledge because it rained the whole way down the mountain and infact just as we hit the valley to go and pick Kyle up the wind hit so hard there were branches coming down all around us.
Picked Kyle up in the pouring rain. He had a great time. They went in the river, played all sorts of games and generally just had fun. Then did the second mountain - yes I drove in the rain again.
Hope wherever you are you had a great weekend and that you are not feeling as exhausted as I am right now. Totally worn out but so glad we went.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Dance - a - thon
Tasha is still loving her dancing - even more so this year as she is doing hip hop AND jazz. Last saturday night her dance studio (Le Pointe) had a fund raiser to support the dance studios who were burnt down in the bushfires. They started off with a movie and popcorn session followed by a 2 hour dance-a-thon. Tash had never done an "a-thon" before and wasn't sure what to expect.
She had a great time! She did take Miss Meryl slightly too literally when she said they were not to stop dancing so she kept dancing - even on the toilet she said her feet and hands kept dancing! ~L~
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
What a small world
I was blown away today. You know how the world seems a small place and you always seem to run into someone you know or someone who grew up where you did etc etc. Well today I had this bought back to me in a massive way.
I had lunch with my mother today....yes I know we lived in the same house - thats not the coincidence I'm talking about here..... Anyway we were discussing my weekend away and I was explaining the property to her and "scary driveway" and where it was and the view etc when she stopped and said to me "Was that place called Melross?" When I confirmed it was she was amazed. It turns out that years ago when they first came out from England and settled on the Highlands her dad was offered a job as farm manager of that property!! They lived there briefly before Nana decided she really wasn't happy with scary bridge and the creek all the way around the property as she was panicking about being trapped there when the causeway went under in the big rains.
How freaky is that. I was explaining this beautiful place to my mother and it turns out it has family history. We have both spent time there!!!! Oh and then to top it off I ran in to someone I haven't seen for about 15 years and we have plans for a cuppa and catch up tomorrow. They have kids in the same year as Tasha at Illaroo
Monday, March 02, 2009
Well I promised pics from the weekend and had so many that I had to cull them right down. This weekend has been great not just for the totally relaxing atmosphere but also the amazing sharing attitude of these girls. I came away with not only new scrapping techniques and a love of glimmer mist (hhmmm Kim don't know if I should thank you for getting me addicted or not ~L~) but also some great tips for photography and for photoshop. Anyway on to the pics
****ggrrrr blogger is so not playing nicely tonight. It wont set things out the way I want it to. Hope you can still figure it out ****
This first group is just some pics from around the house - including "scary driveway" as it became known.
group 2 and 3 are some pics of the girls - the obligatory photo shoot. Although 2 of the girls had gone home by then.
Some proof that we did get some scrapping done. I acheived 4 1/2 pages and a mini album so I was pretty happy with that. Love my mini album. Got to thank SJ for introducing me to Teresa Collins papers. Love ya sweetie
Some more pics from around the property- the one through the window is........wait for it........a loo with a view! Yes that is the view from the toilet!
Sunday, March 01, 2009
WOW
Wooooooo Hooooooo.
What a great weekend. I am majorly tired right now and can't wait to have a nice warm bath and an empty night.
Just had to pop on and say - I am home. I will post pics in a day or two once they are downloaded from camera.
I had an absolute ball. It was a great weekend. Beautiful place, gorgeous views (including the view from the toilet across the paddocks etc), pool, 10 lovely scrapbooking ladies, wine, nice food. It was just a nice, pleasant peaceful weekend with no dramas or upheavals just a lot of laughs (did I mention wine) and chatting and scrapping. Lots of sharing of techniques and stashes! Can you guess I had a good time. Can't wait to do it all again. Thanks girls for letting me join you and for being so welcoming and friendly.
Friday, February 27, 2009
YYYAAAAYYYY!!!!!!!
Woo hoo. The countdown is over - it is Girls Weekend time! Can't wait to catch up with these girls and (much as I love them) to have some girl time away from the family.
When I get home it will be March - How did that happen?!? 2 months of this year gone already! Life will continue to be busy in March. Looks like I might have some extra shifts at work which will be soooo good, this current economic period has us stretched so tight. Also this month my boy will be turning into a teenager and my dear friend Jane has a birthday coming up. Hmm lets see - who else - Cass's DH has a b'day early in the month and Greg is in their somewhere too! I would love to get down to Melbourne to see SJ (who is one person who is so glad that February is over - what a shocker!!) but can't see that happening. :(
Hope wherever you are and whatever you are doing you have a great weekend and I will catch up on the other side of it!
Friday, February 20, 2009
One week to go!
Woo hoo the count down is on! Can't wait for next weekend.
A weekend (from fri night to sunday afternoon) just spending time catching up, chatting, and scrapping. What more could a girl ask for?!? I am so excited and thankyou to the wonderful Mel for organising this and inviting me to join them. I was so happy to get an invite. So thank you Mel - organiser extraordinaire (this girl could manage a small country easily!)
Details: a small group (only 10) of girls to sit and chat with and spend the weekend scrapping with. Some of these girls i have met and spent time with before and some I have never met before - which does kind of stress me a little but the girls I have met are so lovely and friendly so i am sure all their friends will be just as nice. Most of these girls meet up regularly to scrap together so I will be the "new girl". It sounds like so much fun and should be a wonderful relaxing and casual time. (All this and we have a pool if it gets too hot!). Oh and I get to share a room with Cass!
Can't wait - 7 days to go!
Congrats SJ and Matt
Just a quick shout out to SJ and Matt -
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
To a wonderful couple I am so priviledged to be able to call my friends. The two of you have a wonderful relationship. I love the support and care you show for each other. You both did real good - never forget how lucky you are to have found your "other half".
Hope you have a great day and congrats!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday = Madness
Why oh why does everything seem to happen on the same day? Well maybe not everything but it certainly seems like that! Tuesday is now officially Tasha's mad day. It is always our mad day but this week it was even worse.
Started with the normal morning rush - getting kids ready for school, getting me ready for the day so on, so on....... Oh and seeing Tony for a quick maybe 1 minute period. Yes literally..Tues he finishes a full shift of night work, runs through the house (even though the kids get in trouble for running in the house), gets his bike loaded and then heads off for a few hours to deliver mail.
Tuesday is my "day off" which means day to cram everything into ~L~. This week I was looking forward to a catch up lunch with the gorgeous Cass. Of course it was raining........heavy! So after getting kids ready - and driving one to school due to the rain - I headed off to Kiama to meet Cass. It was a shocker of a trip....it poured and I spent nearly half the trip sandwiched between 2 trucks who were sending so much water flying.
Had a wonderful time with Cass, chatting, checking out shops, drinking coffee, got some gorgeous bracelets for $5, oh and I mention chatting ~L~.
Then the fun started. Drove back to Nowra, straight to Tasha's school, picked her up - took her to hip hop class (via Maccas for a drink!) then her Jazz class. Then we raced home and whilst we normally have a workable although small amount of time before Girls Brigade - not this week. They had not only moved GB to Vincentia but moved it forward 1/2 an hour! MADNESS. We raced in the door kids grabbed swimmers and towels and headed off out the door.....oh wait........no maybe Kyle didn't grab a towel!!! GGGGRRRRRRRR. Must admit - yelled a lot at that moment!
Anyway 1 1/2 hours in the pool before heading home through kangaroo territory right in dusk. No didn't hit any but it was a very alert trip home! Then collapsed in a heap on the lounge. Yay day over.
ETA: Oh forgot I did see Tony again in the morning (well didn't actually see him......heard him run through the house and call out) when his postie bike got a flat and he had to race home and grab the spare. (thankyou Michael for coming to his rescue and giving him a lift)
Thursday, February 12, 2009
What does your music library say about you?
I'm not sure if this is way fun, or if I really need to get out more. I had a little bit too much fun doing this, I think I shall make ALL big decisions this way from now on. Music is very wise.
What does your music library say about you?
1. Put your music mp3 player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
What do your friends think of you? I want it all - queen
How would you describe yourself? Man of his word - bob Carlisle
What do you like in a guy/girl? More than words - Extreme
How do you feel today? Its still rock and roll to me - Billly Joel
What is your life’s purpose? Going Home - David Meece
What is your motto? Nothin but a good time - Poison
What do you think about very often? Buses and Trains - Bachelor Girl
What is 2 + 2? High voltage - AC/DC
What do you think of your best friend? How you remind me - Nickelback
What do you think of the person you like? Lessons of the heart - Steve Grace
What will be the title of your autobiography? Video Killed the radio star - The buggles
What do you want to be when you grow up? 18 and life - Skid Row
Where is your favourite place? There is none like you - Michael W. Smith
What do you think of when you see the person you love? bubbly - colbie callait
What will you dance to at your wedding? Perfect - Vanessa Amorosi
What will they play at your funeral? A Thousand words - savage garden
What is your hobby? With one Voice - Steven Curtis Chapman
What is your biggest fear? Bills, Bills, Bills - Destiny's Child
What is your biggest secret? Complicated - Avril Lavigne
What do you think of your friends? Beautiful Ugly - Wayne Brady
lol some of these actually turned out very apt and appropriate! Some don't make any sense at all but hey this was really fun - I knew I had an amazingly eclectic mix of music on my ipod but this shuffle seemed to show off so many different genres. Could be scary if I kept going!
If you have any questions for me fire them off and i will see what the ipod says! ~L~
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I finally got around to downloading pics from the camera and posting them (oops). Only took me a couple of weeks.
These pics were taken on the morning of the first day of school. I grabbed the camera just as the kids were about to head off out the door.
Grrrrrr blogger doesn't want to set them out how I want them but hey they are all there!
Friday, February 06, 2009
Smiles all round
What an amazing couple of days.
Yesterday was our wedding anniversary and after looking at the bank we decided to squash the idea of going out to dinner and to put off presents for now. After all at least we remembered (and no don't laugh becaue in the past both Tony and I - and my mother - forgot our wedding anniversary until a day or two later). Anyway about midday I am at the front desk at work and in walks my DH with a bunch of red roses and some choccies and strawberries! He has been doing some extra work lately delivering for one of the contractors and used some of this money to spoil me. How sweet is he! I know that money could have gone to pay off a bill but it was lovely . And much sweeter because it was so unexpected.
Tonight Kyle went off to youth group for the first time. I wasn't sure how he would go with yr 7 - 12 there and knowing how he doesn't do well in crowds but he had a great time. He came home very enthusiastic and eager to return.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
15 Years
Well it is now 15 years since Tony and I got married. Who would have thought we'd make it this far - Well I certainly didn't! Such a lot has happened in the last 15 years - well 18 years all together. Okay I know I can't claim a constant 18 years we definately have had our ups and downs but we got through it all.
Thinking back on whay we have achieved has been interesting and I had planned on a sort of photo trip down memory lane but the scanner does not want to play so you may have to use your imagination.
(See here is a picture of a young looking me and much much younger looking Tony - a guy who worked out at the gym and played sport every night of the week and had a head full of black hair)
We got married on an overcast day with short periods of rain - perfectly timed. It rained during the morning. Cleared up in time for the wedding. Rained during the service. Stopped afterwards so we could have photos outside the church. Then started to rain again so we went to the photographers studio for photos. Then it cleared up on the way to the reception so we could get some outside pics before waiting till we got inside the reception to start raining again. God was very good to us! We should have known better than to plan something on show weekend! ~L~
(here is a wedding photo!)
We have had two great kids.
(again there should be pics here of two little babies - both with headfulls of hair)
We don't always agree and I don't think either of us is easy to live with but I am so glad that i have this man by my side and on my side when the times get tough. He can be irritatingly stubborn but can also be relyingly stubborn. He can be terribly pig-headed and also fiercely loyal. He is a wonderful father and adored by his kids. He stands by me and by us when I give up and throw my hands up in despair. He refuses to give up on us and gets mad at me when I don't push for the best for me. He stands up for me when I feel I can't stand up for myself. He puts me first without putting me on a pedestal. He believed in us when I had believed we had no future. Most importantly he is there - always.
There is a song that I have in my car that always remonds of Tony. It is a song by Bob Carlisle called "A man of his word" and this one verse always grabs me:
Anyway we have managed to raise two kids who (so far) haven't turn out too badly. And we have stuck together - we made it to 15 years against the odds (and against my best efforts to try and make sure we didn't) and even though we don't always get it right and we don't always get it without upset and tears but we do get there together.
ore. Love is in the air!
Poor cupid must be very busy at this time of year!
Lets see - to start things off I have to say Happy Anniversary to Kaycee and Dean for today.
Then tomorrow is the anniversary of my dear friends Cass and Dale and .....hmmm lets see...... oh yeah - Tony and I!
Then we have Simone and Greg's anniversary coming up at the end of the week!
