Sunday, May 28, 2006

A Quiet Sunday Morning

No kids!! It's the best way to wake up on a Sunday morning. Now if there was just some way I could stop the neighbourhood kids from knocking on the door early on a Sunday morning. That's something I'll have to work on.

Carly slept at a friend's house last night and Alex stayed in Wagga with Lauren and Daniel and I had a quiet night at home catching up on the episodes of Lost and Prison Break that I downloaded. Then I watched a movie called The Jacket. A psychological thriller and a very strange movie, one I'm sure the kids wouldn't have enjoyed. I had a hard time myself working out what was going on, but greatly enjoyed it.

I had big plans today to clean the house while there were no kids at home, and have managed a couple of things but I'm sure I wasn't put on this earth to be a housekeeper. I really wish I could afford to pay somebody to come in and clean my house. That's my No. 1 on the Wishlist for this week. If I could just drag myself away from the computer for a while I would be able to accomplish great feats, I'm sure. If only...

Yesterday Alex played football against Harden/Booroowa and the boys won 66-0. Alex got a try and converted another one. Parents had to help out in the canteen and I spent and hour and a half in there before Alex's game and it was non-stop coffee making and selling pies and hot dogs. We only do it once a season, each team has a turn, and our turn is now over. I got a little annoyed with one parent who said she'd do it next time: that will be next year. I don't have much time for people who don't pull their weight. I've been involved in lots of community-based activities and support is the one thing that always lets them down. It's always the same few parents that help out, and I usually end up being one of them. I like it, and it's good for the kids to be involved in community-based projects, it gives them a real sense of belonging.

Carly has been invited to join the Youth Council in Junee to give her input into what the kids around town want out of their town. It's for kids aged 12 to 18, and a good idea for a small town. It was the kids' input that got the skate park built and it's turned out to be one of the best in the state. There's always a crowd of kids there and I always know where to find Alex. Either there or some mound of dirt that the Council are using for their roadworks. It's funny when Alex comes home saying how the Council has wrecked their dirt jumps. The kids take their shovels and reshape the mounds "just so", then next week the dirt might be gone. It must be terribly frustrating for them.

Lauren and Daniel are bringing Alex home tonight and I'll cook tea for us all. It will be a nice little family gathering. I'll have to do some quick child-proofing. Zeke is walking now, and tries to get into everything.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

The Joys of Blogging

I've just spent the last hour re-reading the archives on my blog and re-living lots of wonderful memories. I smiled at photos of the family and remembered things I'd forgotten. What a wonderful tool these weblogs are!

I read my first post on here, introducing myself to the new community. I'm not sure what I expected: possibly a returning welcome. I've been posting on here for 9 months now and still no comments. Am I that uninteresting? Even to people who may know me? Am I so vain I think everyone should be reading my post. I know I don't comment on every post I read, that would take too much time, and that is something I have little of.

I kept thinking that I really needed to organise my online jottings into a more coherent collection, and after reading through that was in the back of my mine. This entry could go into a "technical" blog, that one is about the kids' sport (of which I have numerous postings on this blog and a few others). It would be a major project and then I should probably set up re-directs and it would turn into a bigger job. Ha! As if I'm not busy enough already!

I'm having trouble keeping up with all the weblogs I currently have. I know it's not many compared to some people. I have 6 weblogs and still maintain 5 websites (not including work). After working 8 hours a day and coming home to cooking, cleaning and washing, I often wonder how I manage to keep them all going.

Sunday, May 21, 2006

The High Cost of Healthcare

It's Sunday morning and a beautiful day. Carly and I spent a good deal of time yesterday raking all the leaves from out the front of the house and it's looking so much cleaner now. Today I may have to do the same out the back. Carly and I have negotiated a deal so she can earn some money and last night she spent over an hour cleaning Alex's bedroom. I can't wait until he gets a little pride about him and likes to keep it clean himself.

Yesterday the football was at home and Alex played two games against Cootamundra, winning the first 60-0 and the second one 35-0. I'm sure alot of the teams dread coming up against our boys - they're certainly little champions.

Today we're off to Wagga for a while. I have to catch up with Kate, Lauren and Graham, so we'll be there for a few hours. I have so much to do at home, and Carly is now just starting on the bathroom, and I'm reluctant to go, but working 5 days a week leaves me little other time for visiting so it has to be today.

Last week I needed a new prescription so on Wednesday I sat for nearly 2 hours at the doctors waiting to get in. He's sending me off for a mammogram and I'm a little nervous about it. I have a small lump in my left breast that at first I thought was something to do with an ill-fitting bra or something, now I'm not so sure and don't want to speculate too much. I'll wait until after the mammogram before I start worrying. It's no wonder that people don't mention these things to their doctors. I have to come up with $251 for the tests, and after Medicare have reimbursed me it will have cost $86. With that and my dentist appointments of late I'm so broke it's no laughing matter. The dentist cost me $217 two weeks ago just to tell me I needed a filling. It's why I went there in the first place, but he took xrays and cleaned my teeth and did no actual work. Both are important, I know, so I just have to bow down to their demands. These demi-gods know more than I, surely?

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Football in Adelong

It was another beautiful day, off early to take Alex to play football. Today we drove to Adelong, about an hour away through windy country roads. I enjoyed the drive, especially with the colours of autumn everywhere. Adelong is a small town not far from Tumut and we go there about once a year. It's always a task to remember where the footy grounds are at all the small towns we go to. We went home via Wagga, and Carly talked me in to buying her a pair of Ugh boots, and we got my mum a Mother's Day present and Carly got one for me. Alex got a lock for his new bike that got delivered yesterday, and a helmet which he refused to wear. I could have kicked his bum at his reaction to it.

Carly has gone to a sleepover birthday party tonight, and tomorrow is going to Canberra with the family to watch the Rugby. Alex has his friend Taran sleeping over here, and they've got tools spread all over the loungeroom. Twice I've had to ask them to clean it up and I'll probably end up having to do it. Nothing new there.

Tomorrow is Mother's Day and Emily and Lauren will be over with their families and I'm looking forward to it. Every time Lauren brings Zeke I can't believe how he's grown. You really notice how quickly time goes when there's young ones around.

Friday, May 05, 2006

We're All Mad


How different our views and opinions. Even a group of people who see the same thing will interpret it differently. How often do we hear an opinion and wonder where the other person is coming from? It happens all the time. We're all the same and at the same time very different. It's what makes us individuals. Even in my own house it seems we all have differing opinions, and yet we're exposed to the same things. But enough philosophising.

I was thinking about my spelling on this weblog. I'm Australian and we speak English. But my English is different to American English and many people might assume I can't spell properly, eg my centre, your center. When I'm writing HTML I have to remember to use "center", but at work I'm expected to use "centre". I can hypothesise, you might hypothesize. Yet we size the same. It's a conundrum.

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