So I have been avoiding my blog for way too long for many reasons. I lost my oomph to write. I'm constantly exhausted as I run from place to place every day and flop exhausted into bed. I realised that I do very little for me. Plus the majority of the people that I am running around after do not appreciate me or my time.
So here is my new motto "toughen up Daffodilly, learn to say no more often and make time for you."
In fact I have done something very daring for me. A very special friend of mine is having a large numbered birthday in December and she invited me and a bunch of friends to go to St. Thomas for a week. I wanted to go so badly but could not due to basketball schedules, work commitments all of my animals etc etc. Sir Lancelot told me to just book it & go so I did! I feel like a wild woman!
I have not had a girls holiday since I was a teenager as I always went away with boyfriends, husbands or family after that.
So here I go folks one week in sunny St. Thomas is a coming up.
Details to follow.............
Friday, November 11, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Sadness all around
Not only have we just passed the 10th anniversary of 9/11 which was sad for everyone it seems as if my life is on a sad roller coaster at the moment.
One of my old bosses has just died and I am going to his Celebration of Life tomorrow. I'm nervous. I have only ever been to 2 funerals in my life, the last one was my mums. The Americans tend to do the wake thing when you can visit the body which is just too much for me. I have never seen a dead body and have no desire to.
All the memories of what a family go through are flooding my brain and filling me with sadness.
My 8 year old came home from school to tell me that a little girl in his class is in a wheelchair as she has cancer on the brain.
My dental hygienist has just passed this week from cancer too leaving a 4 year old son to be raised by his dad.
There really needs to be a cure found to save more lives.
The Breast Cancer Walk is coming up at the beginning of October. My children and I will be walking it so please sponsor a walker if you can afford it.
All of us together can help find a cure and save some of these wasted precious lives.
One of my old bosses has just died and I am going to his Celebration of Life tomorrow. I'm nervous. I have only ever been to 2 funerals in my life, the last one was my mums. The Americans tend to do the wake thing when you can visit the body which is just too much for me. I have never seen a dead body and have no desire to.
All the memories of what a family go through are flooding my brain and filling me with sadness.
My 8 year old came home from school to tell me that a little girl in his class is in a wheelchair as she has cancer on the brain.
My dental hygienist has just passed this week from cancer too leaving a 4 year old son to be raised by his dad.
There really needs to be a cure found to save more lives.
The Breast Cancer Walk is coming up at the beginning of October. My children and I will be walking it so please sponsor a walker if you can afford it.
All of us together can help find a cure and save some of these wasted precious lives.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Its nearly over....
Indications that summer is over.....
- my daughters summer job has ended..just as well she boosted Abercrombie shares this week!
- traffic......what traffic? hurray!
- fingers itch to start knitting!
- wash & put some of the beach towels away
- guests all departed
- signs of the first red leaves
- wearing a fleece to walk Molly this morning
- evenings spent on the soccer field
- trying to speed up my life again so that we do have a decent meal at a decent time...a struggle.
- darker evenings
- hanging baskets on their last legs
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Waiting..............
Apparently we are in the path of Hurricane Irene.
Hmmm remind me why we moved to USA again?
This is the weirdest feeling as yesterday was hot and humid with a stillness in the air that was exceedingly creepy. The night revealed the deepest sky blue pink.
The calm before the storm maybe?
The TV and radio were all constantly warning about taking precautions, bring in your garden furniture, have bottled water, food for 3-5 days etc. etc.
Masses of holiday makers fled our lake desperate to get home. The local craft fair was pretty much abandoned as people dragged their boats out of the water. Water bottles were purchased as if they were gold.
Now we all play the waiting game.
Yes, we have the rain and winds nothing severe yet. We know where the local shelter is.
It is the weirdest feeling!
Hmmm remind me why we moved to USA again?
This is the weirdest feeling as yesterday was hot and humid with a stillness in the air that was exceedingly creepy. The night revealed the deepest sky blue pink.
The calm before the storm maybe?
The TV and radio were all constantly warning about taking precautions, bring in your garden furniture, have bottled water, food for 3-5 days etc. etc.
Masses of holiday makers fled our lake desperate to get home. The local craft fair was pretty much abandoned as people dragged their boats out of the water. Water bottles were purchased as if they were gold.
Now we all play the waiting game.
Yes, we have the rain and winds nothing severe yet. We know where the local shelter is.
It is the weirdest feeling!
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Ticking along.
I've aaccomplished:
To accomplish:
- read at least 5 books
- spent 3 glorious days perched on the beach looking at the glistening sea
- enjoyed watching my children dig the biggest holes..oops sorry hot tubs they could dig for hours on the beach
- Vladivar has moved to a new farm
- went blueberry picking
- made blueberry jam that set!!!
- cleared out kids stuff and passed it on
- enjoyed a day at a water park when it was too hot to do anything else
- seen lots of my good friends
- had lots of family visit
- I have a nice healthy tan and glow
- watched my daughter with a new boyfriend going through the various emotions..tricky!
- lazy days at the lake
- blustery boat rides
- a sprinkling of parties
- wiggled my hips at Zumba
To accomplish:
- new exercise routine that fits with the school schedule
- hmm hello rescue my garden from its weeds as trees are now getting established roots.
- have a clean car...hard one!
- clear out all clutter
- get a new hobby
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Who is the guilty party?
So my cute little chicks that we raised from hand are now looking like real chickens. In another 2 months we should see our first eggs.
We cannot wait. The kids have already drawn straws to see who gets the first one for breakfast! My youngest is already planning his strategy for how much we can sell them for and what to spend the dosh on !
This morning I woke up to a funny noise coming from the coop. I went down to let the girls out and heard the dreaded......."cock a doodle AHHHHH!"
I waited incase I had misheard and there it was again.
Oh no now we have to try & figure out which one is the cockeral! We vowed that if we had a cockeral it would have to go due to neighbours and the noise!
I have to say that Vladivar does look the most manly but we hand raised him watching all of the Celtics games as we thought he was not going to make it! How can he go from the limping "I'm on my last legs" to road runner big cockeral? Too much love maybe?
Watch this space for the conclusion!
We cannot wait. The kids have already drawn straws to see who gets the first one for breakfast! My youngest is already planning his strategy for how much we can sell them for and what to spend the dosh on !
This morning I woke up to a funny noise coming from the coop. I went down to let the girls out and heard the dreaded......."cock a doodle AHHHHH!"
I waited incase I had misheard and there it was again.
Oh no now we have to try & figure out which one is the cockeral! We vowed that if we had a cockeral it would have to go due to neighbours and the noise!
I have to say that Vladivar does look the most manly but we hand raised him watching all of the Celtics games as we thought he was not going to make it! How can he go from the limping "I'm on my last legs" to road runner big cockeral? Too much love maybe?
Watch this space for the conclusion!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
It Feels Good...
One of our traditions at the beginning of the school holidays is to turf out the kids rooms........not one of our favourites mind you!
I started with the youngest...oh Mr. Hand me down guy. It took a whole day. It did help that he is able to let stuff go which is huge. Nothing is harder than trying to cajole a child into giving toys away that they MUST keep yet they never touch.
Two large trash bags, 2 boxes plus a huge tree house toy later we were done. Normally I give toys away to kids who I know need them or give them, to our dump shop where locals can take then free of charge. Any large tag items e.g. Thomas the train set I try and sell on Craigslist etc. and them give the kids the money.
This year I had my Mother in law & friend arriving on the same day so the pressure was on. I decided to just take it all to the dump.
I did feel a little guilty.
However, on arrival at the dump there was a 3 year old little girl with her parents looking through the toys and clothes, she was about to leave until I told her we had some toys. When I brought the tree house in her little face lit up.
I knew I had done the right thing.
I told my son and we talked about the how nice is it to pass on your stuff to people who need or like it.
He said " I have warmness in my belly"..........I call that one lesson learnt!
I started with the youngest...oh Mr. Hand me down guy. It took a whole day. It did help that he is able to let stuff go which is huge. Nothing is harder than trying to cajole a child into giving toys away that they MUST keep yet they never touch.
Two large trash bags, 2 boxes plus a huge tree house toy later we were done. Normally I give toys away to kids who I know need them or give them, to our dump shop where locals can take then free of charge. Any large tag items e.g. Thomas the train set I try and sell on Craigslist etc. and them give the kids the money.
This year I had my Mother in law & friend arriving on the same day so the pressure was on. I decided to just take it all to the dump.
I did feel a little guilty.
However, on arrival at the dump there was a 3 year old little girl with her parents looking through the toys and clothes, she was about to leave until I told her we had some toys. When I brought the tree house in her little face lit up.
I knew I had done the right thing.
I told my son and we talked about the how nice is it to pass on your stuff to people who need or like it.
He said " I have warmness in my belly"..........I call that one lesson learnt!
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