I've had lots of things to tell you all, but I've had no time to tell it!!!
The Big Fella was away fishing for a week. So, to keep myself from getting sad and lonely, I planned a few things to do.
I've cleaned almost as if I was moving house (we're not, by the way) including exhaust fans (bleuch!) and windows (double bleuch!).
I've woken up my (very sleepy) craft bug. I think it's the time of year. Halloween is a little bit of a deal here in our little town, so I've made some paper mache pumpkins, I'm still working on some luminieres made from tin cans, and I need to paint my window silhouettes. I'm also working on a costume for the school fair/ladies' pink night/Halloween walk. And all of that gets me excited about Christmas so I've been planning and buying stuff for that too. But there'll be more about my crafty capers in another post (possibly next week).
And what else should you do to fill in time without your husband, but hang out with friends???
We've had playdates and craft sessions and buy-at-home parties. And I had a few of the girls around for an evening on Friday. No, there'll be no telling! But I think it's okay to say that none of us has had a late night drinking and laughing with the girls in a while, and it hit us a little hard the next day.
I have to say that I have some brilliant friends, too! I love that we talk about a wide range of things and we can say some pretty outrageous stuff and not be shot to pieces for it.
And laughing! Oh my goodness I love laughing!!!
But I often get so caught up in the busy-ness and stress of daily life that I forget to see the funny stuff. Life shouldn't be so serious! Keep reminding me about that, okay?
It was my nephew's 5th birthday the other day! I got to talk to him on the phone and I miss him (and his brother, my sister and brother-in-law) so much! That's definitely one of the sucky things about living away from family, and friends too.
The school is running a fair this Friday and I've offered to do balloon animals for them. I was trying to get my juggling skills back in time, but it just hasn't happened. I think I stress out about it too much and end up throwing the balls all over the place!
I'm excited to do some kid-based stuff again, though. It's been quite a while! I'm hoping to get half an hour to practice some of the trickier ones before then. Or at least jump online and look at a few! I think my very basic repertoire of a dog/giraffe/monkey/elephant and a sword won't quite cut it.
We're off to the big town 2 hours away tomorrow. The Big Fella has a specialist appointment for the first time since we moved here. It's been very exciting lately, because his most recent pathology says that his weight loss and exercise are improving his kidney health, significantly reducing his potential need for intervention. I just about did a happy dance in the doctor's office when he said that!
While we're over there, we're going to be doing a spot of shopping (hello Spotlight (fabric/craft store) and Bunnings (hardware store)). Just a tad excited about that one.
Anyway, I need to go finish the dishes and get to bed. The Big Fella is working tonight so there's a decent possibility that I'll be driving tomorrow.
Okay, side note: I want to kill my dogs! Obviously not literally. But when that stinking cat comes by every, single, night, and they bark like there's no tomorrow every, single, night and it doesn't matter what I do they do it EVERY, SINGLE, NIGHT. Sheesh.
Right. Time to post this (sorry, it's been a while and this really hasn't been a very exciting post) and get to bed!
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