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.
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