OMG summer is never going to come! It rained most of the second week of the holidays, then we had 1.5 lovely days and now we are back to rain. It has been a long and dreary winter here.
They seem overly fond of burning coal in fires here and the town has a distinctive tang on a cold day.
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we are twins separated at birth Arte!! OMG. THIS WEATHER SUCKS lol. it will never be warm...on sunday it was 30 and sunshiney and now i am in a jumper and have a scarf on...wahhhhh!
but i guess there is some sense of summer in that the firies have started burning off here today. so it is cold and shrouded in smoke.
Ok - re the Santa Secret. One thing needs to be made clear: it doesn't really matter whether you think FC is real or not, or if the turds, I mean kids, at school think FC is real or not, what matters is Believing in The Magic of Christmas. And everyone can Believe in the Magic of Christmas, no matter how old or young they are. Some sad people don't believe, and they say things about Santa. But that doesn't matter. Christmas is a time of sharing with and being with the people you love. You can talk about how people celebrate Christmas in lots of different ways around the world, and they are all ways of Believing in the Magic. Even if a person wasn't sure, it's nice to go along with it and enjoy it and not spoil it for the people who do believe. My nephew and DD1 were both worded up this way, and they were both happy to Keep Believing. And if that doesn't work, you can always throw in the threat that only people who Believe get left a present LOL.
Cass, how's stuff going in your big ole house? I hope you're not still feeling out of sorts like you were while DH was away. It's starting to sound a bit like depression, so if your low mood continues, check that out. Find some mental-wellness allies, get those supports in place so if things suddenly turn bleak, you've got a plan.
Arte, how's your grandpa going? I hope the weather has warmed up a bit, we've got the aircon going today (on low) LOL, but I hate the heat and would gladly trade (provided there is at least some watery sunshine). I think I was SADSing again this week, so I've had to drag myself out into the sunshine (even though I feel like I'm gonna burn into a crispy ex-vampire every time). It's not safe to go out there right now, though. There's a battle going on involving nerf guns and water bombs so I'm staying in my trench.
Anyhoo, I'm procrastinating my arse off over a tedious assignment, so I'd better get on with it before it drags itself over and bites me. WISH ME LUCK, ladies.
MD, wishing you a heap of luck and inspiration for your assignment.
My granddad is still in hospital. I am going up next weekend to visit. Twice now he has got out of bed and fallen since he can't walk. Our hopes of him going home again are slowly fading
After my complaint about the dreary weather we had an absolute stunner of a day, about which time I remembered that I don't really like the heat and had to flit from shade to shade. I am also getting a permanent frown lines from all my squinting because I can't figure out what to do about the glasses and sunglasses thing lol.
All going well here. W has been going to counselling for the last couple of months and it seems to be making a difference. They have taught him some awareness of when his engine is running too fast and tips to bring himself back down. Although he tends to be happier and relaxed during the holidays and start of term so I guess we will see if the stress levels rise as the term progresses. It is nice for now anyway.
Cass, how are you going with E's diagnoses?
I got a haircut for the first time in ages the other day because both my licence and passport need renewed and somehow managed to still come away with a god awful passport photo and yet to see the drivers licence one but not holding high hopes lol.
Having an awesome day here! Chased up a couple of refunds from bond/electricity/enviro rates, and checked the balance of a property I have been guessing rates for the last couple of years - way in credit! Almost 2K coming my way!!
Then on the way out of Kindy Miss A found a snail, then just lying on the path a few steps away was another one for E which means they are both happy and there is no snail envy/fighting It is all coming up Arte today!
Arte I LOL'd at you remembering you don't like the heat. I recently bought myself an umbrella with a SPF factor so that I can take the shade with me. I'm also getting to the point where there's going to have to be some glasses/sunglasses action too - I can't work it out either.
That's great to hear that W is getting benefits from the counselling. Having a shared language ("engine running too fast") helps with being able to bring it to his attention when he's at home too. Having a 5 or 10 point scale can be useful as well. Anyway I hope you see the improvements continue during the term too.
Finally got my essay in, later than late, but it was still accepted and marked, did quite well even after it was penalised for lateness and wordiness. LOL. Anyway, got another couple of big ones over the next couple of weeks, so it's no rest for the wicked at my place.
MD, bummer about the overdue assignment, but yay for a good result anyway.
I think I have decided on a pair of prescription sunglasses and I will just have to change between them and my normals. I thought about contacts and normal sunglasses which may be cheaper, but my eyes are pretty sunken and black these days and I prefer my normal glasses so it isn't as obvious lol
And I was meaning to say thanks for your input in the blocked ears thread. I had a head cold last week that left my ears very blocked and I went home for the weekend so I had several flights to nurse my ears through. You might have saved me a burst ear drum I was holding my nose and swallowing constantly during the decents, something I wouldn't have thought to do because some long ago teacher told us we must never do that!
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It is all coming up Arte today!
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