So! We need to do a little catch up on all the play time we've been having this past couple of weeks!
A couple of weekends ago, the Big Fella was away fishing so I had the girls over for an evening. I wrote a little about that here.
The Big Fella came home and we had three big days in a row. Thursday we went to our nearest "city" - 2 hours away on the coast. The Big Fella had a specialist appointment and a medical test to do. And we did some shopping and had a restaurant meal.
The Little Big Fella and I spent some time at the major shopping centre getting a few bits and pieces done while the Big Fella was doing his testing. They have the trolleys that look like a car and the Little Big Fella just fit in. It was the easiest shopping I've done in ages!
I also let him have a go on one of those shopping centre rides. Can't make it completely painful for him, right?
We found out that the Big Fella's kidney issues are in remission, which is amazing! He's been working really hard to lose weight and eat better, and he's mostly cut out alcohol except on special occasions. Turns out that looking after yourself can make a major difference in his particular case. We also got a bit more information about what's good and bad for him and other things that can help.
I got to spend over an hour in Spotlight (a craft supplies and homewares store), and even though I had the Little Big Fella with me, I had a ball!!! Sigh. I miss living near a Spotlight.
The next night was the school fair. I helped with some of the preparation in the morning then got all dressed up in the evening and tied balloon animals and swords all night. I had lots of flashbacks to previous balloon-tying events (like Easterfest for you Mountsiders who might remember it, and Master's Commission).
I made myself a tulle skirt. It's the first sewing I've done in ages and didn't quite come out how I'd hoped, but it worked well. I ended up wearing it for our Halloween walk too.
I also did some fun, fairy-style makeup.
This was taken at the end of the night and I'd lost some of my diamantes. It's not quite as dramatic as I wanted, but I think that's because the makeup I have is for every day, not for stage or events. Oh! And I was wearing a bright pink wig. I'd forgotten how hot and annoying wigs are!!!!
The Little Big Fella mostly loved the fair. They had a merry-go-round, jumping castle, huge slide and 4WD buggies. You could buy tickets for each ride or a wrist band for unlimited use. Because I was tying balloons all night, and the Big Fella was at work, the Little Big Fella got to just go from ride to ride all night. I stood near the rides and he just came over whenever he needed me to drive him in the buggies (you had to be 8 years or older to drive them).
By about 9:30 the Little Big Fella was done so I tied my last balloons and carried him to the car.
That night the Little Big Fella was sick. He woke at about 11:30 and then we were up and down until about 3am. As horrible as it is being sick yourself, watching your child go through it, and not being able to relieve it, knowing you just have to go through it... it's pretty hard core.
Thankfully he was feeling much better and even had some food on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday night was a "Girl's Night In" breast cancer fundraiser at the football club. Like having the girls over the week before, it was fun and full of laughter. There were games and prizes and costumes and dancing. There was even a mob of kangaroos on the grounds... until the girls chased them in an attempt to catch one. And there was fire twirling too. It was a really fun night.
I was pretty tired after the last few days and the night of little sleep. And the Big Fella had to start work just after midnight, so I headed off around 11:30.
And that was another weekend down!
We had the Halloween walk last night, which was brilliant, and we're off to a craft night at the CWA hall tonight. I did a bunch of crafty things for Halloween, but I'll do a post on that (I already promised it last week, didn't I?) separately because there's a few photos and I want to give you the time and space to admire :D
So, for now, adios amigos! Thanks for sticking with me when I go through the less write-y times :)
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