Who needs duck hunting when they come to you

With daylight saving it gives me the opportunity to do some extra chores outside so last night I thought I would go potter around in the garden...

I walked out into the backyard and was very surprised at what I saw swimming around in the pool......

I couldn`t quite believe my eyes so I quickly but quietly ran back inside to get the trusty camera and take a few snaps.....

Daniel my youngest thought it might be a good idea to feed him whilst he was here swimming around in the pool as if he had taken ownership....

Cheeky if you ask me...lol

Hubby reckons not to be surprised if the whole family turns up soon...

Now won`t that be fun....

Personally I was thinking Christmas dinner....

sebaceous nevas operation

I have had an incredible amount of feedback with people having or knowing someone who have a sebaceous nevas....

A while ago I told you of my son booked in to hospital to have it removed as it was giving him lots of grief especially now that he is going through the teeange years....

The operation went well with only one slight hic cup and that was trying to get the anesethtic to work.....

55 staples later and a bit of a sore head he is minus that annoying growth on his head....

Now he has self esteem back and not worrying about trying to cover it up....

I`m glad for his sake that we did go ahead with the operation and that there were no hidden complications.....

He has since had the staples removed and had a final check over and has been given the all clear...

No more follow ups and it`s goodbye sebaceous nevas....

Swine flu still kicking around

Of late home life has been wearing me down...

Probably due to the fact that hubby now being on this new medication has been terribly moody...He`s not sleeping well which rubs off on to me as he is keeping me awake also....

Then there was school holidays....Overall the kids weren`t too bad..

Krystal was hardly home ,staying at friends but when she was home I was at her beck and call...You know "mum`s taxi service".....

Daniel well he was easily entertained with the Wii....Actually he was hooked

Up all hours of the morning playing the games....Maybe that had something to do with me not sleeping??..lol...

And boy did I suffer also from playing...Muscles ached for days but i`m a champion at the bowling...I scored a gold medal....Whose the champ???...lol

Now we have another dilemma..

Looks like Krystal has swine flu....

A friend of hers was at a party sharing drinks , then decides to tell everyone after the fact that she has swine flu....

I took her down to the hospital this morning as she looked dreadful only to be told they don`t test for it anymore...All we can do is lock her in her room for a week....

Honestly though some people have no brains....They don`t seem to get the fact that this flu can kill people especially high risk people such as my hubby and youngest son...

So they are being shipped off to stay at hubby`s brothers place for at least a week while I ride it out with Krystal....

And this means no starting back at school tomorrow...

That`s my luck....lol...

On a much happier note I have finally made contact with some former work colleagues on Facebook...It`s been 12 years since having any contact with them..We have so much catching up to do...Alot has happened in 12 years.....

For the crackpots in my life

An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends ofa pole which she carried across her neck.

One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect andalways delivered a full portion of water.At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the crackedpot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing homeonly one and a half pots of water..

Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, andmiserable that it could only do ha lf of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke tothe woman one day by the stream.'I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water toleak out all the way back to your house.

'The old woman smiled, 'Did you notice that there are flowers on yourside of the path, but not on the other pot's side?''That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I plantedflower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walkback, you water them.

'For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers todecorate the table.Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beautyto grace the house.'Each of us has our own unique flaw.

But it's the cracks and flaws weeach have that make our lives together so very interesting andrewarding.

You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for thegood in them.SO, to all of my cracked pot friends, have a great day and remember tosmell the flowers on your side of the path!

A family reunites after 42 years

After 42 years and a lot of ground work by my youngest sister , my mother , her partner and my sister were on a plane to Queensland to finally reunite with a long lost relative...My mothers father, our grandfather....

Unfortunately dimentia has taken it`s toll and my grandfather had very little memory of my mother and as for my sister he had never met her...Infact he never knew she existed ....

The reunion went well though and the nursng staff were delighted to know after 6 years of being in their care that our grandfather had family out there....

This photo and the one below is of the grounds of the nursing facility where our grandfather has been residing....

My sister, mother and grandfather.....Apparently he didn`t have very much in possessions, especially the basics like PJ`s clothes ect...So mum went out and restocked his supplies which he was very greatful for....

They also took him out for lunch at the local RSL...He was a little out of his comfort zone as he didn`t get out often but has a good time all the same.... My sister and grandfather.....

My sister is planning on a return trip back to Queensland at the end of the year to visit him again....

I have a new man

All went well with hubby....

1 week in hospital and he came out a new man...

No more staying in bed for days on end ( so far) that is....

It`s all looking positive and the new medication seems to be working in his pain department....

And boy did he put some weight on within that week....

What I have lost he has easily gained which naturally has caused some jealously...lol...

So now he is on a diet...

No more of the good stuff for him which will be interesting to say the least because of his sweet tooth addiction....hahaha

As for home life with the kids Krystal is a single woman these days...

The boyfriend did the dirty on her..I was somewhat worried there for a while as she wasn`t eating but now she has picked herself up mentally and all is well...

I picked up her dress for her up and coming formal...My gosh i`m not biased much but she is going to look like a little princess.....

As for Daniel well that`s a different ball game altogether...

For 2 days now he has flatly refused to attend school...His behaviour is totally irratic and i`m at a loss on which way to turn...

I had to ring the school today and tell them what has been going on and they are going to try and get me some help....

I`m waiting to hear back from them....

Meanwhile I have placed him in his room and having to listen to the abuse that he kindly hurls in my direction....

Hubby is recommending that I take time out for myself now...

He seems to think he will be able to cope for a week from my absence and i`m seriously thinking about taking him up on the offer before I burn out completely....

We`ll see what happens....

Oxycontin Life rulers

Ahhhh stress don`t you just love it....

Life is on the go non stop lately..

If it`s not the kids with school or extra activities it`s hubby with health issues...

I tell you people I feel like a bloody taxi service, head cook and that little fairy that miraculously comes in to clean the inside and outside of the house...lol

I often ask myself the question "Would I have it any other way"???

Hmmmm let`s see..

Some things I would definitely like to change but seems certain elements in my life are out of my control....

One thing that is changing is the medication my husband is taking...

For way too many years now he has been on those dreaded tablets Oxy Contin..

Life rulers I call them...You are so limited as to where you can go and what you can do...

So today is the beginning of a new start...

He is in hospital to have his medication changed...

Naturally he is feeling apprehensive about it all as these tablets are highly addictive so in a way he is loosing his security blanket but is prepared and willing to change....

For the past 10 years or so our life as a family has been put on hold because of these rotten tablets and what makes it worse is that they no longer work for him...

So his doctor and of course hubby have come up with a plan to get rid of this life holding problem starting today...

How did he get to this point you may ask???..

Well a certain doctor had no hope for hubby`s future...He had written him off giving him, tops 8 months to live...

This was when they found the brain tumor, so to make him feel more comfortable he prescribed heavy drugs....

Oh and then there was the small matter of forgetting to tell us that they are highly addictive....

So here we are today 10 years on and going strong in the living department and my husband has to resort to this to try and gain his life back....

He will win as he is strong and he is doing this , one for himself and secondly for his family....