Being guinea pigs

I`ve felt like one of these withces this past week, concocting all sorts of potions and brews...

You see my darling daughter felt as she doesn`t it enough meat, she may as well cut it all out and turn VEGAN....

Wonderful....

I don`t know the first thing about vegetarian cooking....

I asked her to find a heap of recipes for me from the net which she did without hesitation...

Then it was time to hit the shops to get what was needed...

My god

How expensive is it

It`s a nightmare some of the prices....

I think we`ll be starting out slowly...

Anyway i`ve cooked up a couple of meals for her and did some for the rest of the family...

Day 1 went down ok...

Made some vegie patties and everyone thought they were nice...

Naturally the boys had meat on the side...lol...

Fried rice the following night...

My kids love fried rice and they didn`t miss the meat...

Lastnights effort was a disaster...

Hubby says the patties tasted like sawdust...

My youngest covered his in tomato sauce

and my other son , well he ate them without too much conversation but then went for the leftovers from the other night which was

MEAT!!!!!....lol

I think daughter will be going it alone for the majority of meals...

The men in this house like their meat too much....

Certainly has been interesting and funny...

Mainly to watch the looks on their faces when it comes to trying something new....

Absolutely priceless.....

A good whinge helps soothe the soul

Can you believe it, Monday again....

Back to the same old routine for the week....

The months are just flying by ....

It was a busy week just gone with Daniel having Sports Day ....

Just love going to them...lol....

Also Daniel had a rather traumatic time at the dentist...

He had a baby tooth extracted as it was rotting....It broke into 5 peices and after the pulling and digging he vowed he would brush his teeth every single day from now on as he never wanted to go through that process again....

I don`t blame hi either....

I was in the chair next to him and my stomach was churning feeling every single bit of his pain....

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I had a good talk with my ex in laws the other night.....They needed to know some home truths about their eldest son...My ex.....

He is destroying these kids mental health, especially my sons....

They totally agree with what I had to say and I know them well...They will give him a good talking too...

Not that he`ll listen but he needs to know how much he is hurting them...

He still hasn`t bothered to come see my daughter for her birthday, which was at the beginning of this month...It hurts her and she feels she`s not loved by him....

He rang here the other night and all he wanted was to talk to my son....

Wanted him to stay over with him on the weekend but my son has now seen the after effects of binge drinking and doesn`t want any part of it....

As long as he has his alcohol and drugs these kids will always come second....

My son told him politely he had other arrangements made for the weekend.....Not my doing , he did this on his own back....

My son actually said to me the less I have to see him and hear from him the less I have to worry about him.....

These kids live with the fear of knowing sooner rather than later that they will be dealing with a funeral....

His....

So sad to think like that of one of your parents....These kids have had a lot to deal with already in their young lives....And an awful lot of childhood memories are now starting to surface....

What hurts me the most is that I had welfare called in on him several times and the mongrel got away with what I had claimed...

The system certainly let my kids down....

This is probably why I try to do so much for my kids as they only have one parent and friend who does give a shit about what happens in their life.....

I think i`m winning...

It Happened....Another phone call from yet another teacher about being rude in class and not doing homework as well as not doing detention....

I`m getting to the stage where i`m not knowing what to say to the teachers anymore....What can I say????

He went 3 days of not doing his detention and if he chose not to do it on Monday night after school then they were going to take drastic measures and suspend him.....

I wasn`t having any of that....I thought to myself why should he benefit....Staying home just to annoy me even more...uh uh!!!!

Not happening....

So what to do, how to tackle this one....

After a strong cup of coffee I decided that this was the only way he would co operate....

I sent him a sms

Don`t do the detention then it`s a new school which means no more seeing the girlfriend....

You choose....

Guess he took me seriously as he did the detention...lol....

I love using the girlfriend card.

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As for my girl, she had the scan done yesterday and looks like everything is ok....

It seems like it`s a glandular lump but we`ll know more today after going back to the doctors....

Even though she tried to show she was alright I know she was worried.....

You just never know with lumps.....

Just another day

It`s certainly been a week of dramas, but that`s nothing new for this household...Days of our lives eat your heart out...lol

Following on with my teenage son world war 3 was just about to take off...He saw my wrath and let`s say it wasn`t pleasant....I scared the crap out of him, and myself for that fact....I had been pushed to my limit that evening and I got so angry that I pinned him up against the wardrobe in his bedroom....I have never done anything like this before in my life (well not with my kids) maybe with the ex...Yes definitely with the ex....

Hubby had to calm me down and we all sat and got everything out in the open.....Not sure about everything but most things....Unfortunately my son is too much like me....He lets things build up inside him and then it only takes one small thing (which was no phone calls from Monday to Thursday from his girlfriend) and he explodes....But touch wood (and lot`s of it) things are good for now....

Oh and hubby is scared of me now...He said he`ll never rub me up the wrong way anymore...hehehe

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Now I have the worry of my daughter....She has been unwell for the past 2 weeks...Mainly viral infections....Last week she went to stretch ( a normal thing you do when you`re tired) and she was in extreme pain with one of her breasts.....She has had a lump come up and it`s very sore to touch.....I took her straight to the doctors the next day and poor thing, as she has only turned 16 she had a male doctor and she had to take off her bra for him to do an examination....I laughed at her and said welcome to the world of womanhood...lol....The doctor doesn`t seem to be too concerned with the lump but has organised a scan for this Wednesday to be on the safe side....There is breast cancer on Krystals fathers side and even though she is young it still needs to be investigated for her and my peace of mind....

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Other than that life has been relatively good....Daniel has been the little man of the house....He mowed the lawn under my supervision for me yesterday and he did a good job ....He`s been saving all his pocket money this year as he wants to go to the Royal Show when it comes to Adelaide....At this rate he`ll be the rich one so he may have to pay for his dear old mum...lol

Where`s the parenting manual when you need one...

Who was the wise guy who invented STRESS???

I`m ready to scream, punch, kick and even spit at my middle child...

He is pushing all of my buttons at the moment (the wrong one`s I might add) and it aint going to be pretty....

There`s just no respect...Not just with me but also with the teachers at school....

I`m at my tether with him...He is only 14 but wants to do the adult things in life, yet has the mentality of a 10 year old....Well maybe it`s exaggerating a little but that`s how it seems at times....

He is seeing a counsellor at school and i`m in the process of getting some outside help but in the meantime he is making my life very stressful...

to be honest and i`ve never felt this way before, but I could really throttle him...I know that`s not the answer....I have spoken to him and had real heart to hearts with him but no sooner we`ve spoken it`s gone in one ear and out the other....

He just doesn`t care about other people`s feelings....

I hate to say it but he is just like his father....

Out for himself and stuff anyone who gets in his way....

I feel dreadful for thinking this way but I suppose the frustration of it all has finally got to me....

I`ve tried everything with him and been so patient thinking that he will get better, change his ways but i`m starting to have my doubts....

It`s now to the stage where i`m throwing my arms up in the air with him....

I`m just living with the hope now that he will soon snap out of this hormonal attitude towards everyone....

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Well that feels better....Nothing like having a good whinge to get it off your chest....

hahahahahaha

Well if you don`t laugh you`ll cry and i`m refusing to do that....

I hope you all had a lovely mothers day

I hope all you mums out there had a wonderful Mothers Day....

I was a bit worried I may have been too sick to enjoy the day as yesterday I was extremely unwell....

But hubby went out and got me the antibiotics I needed to take and today felt much better....

Still a bit under the weather but was able to get up and spend some time with the kids....

It`s not too often I get knocked down like I did , and I don`t want to feel like that for a long time to come....

Of course the kids spoilt me with gifts....Daniel the youngest bought me some lovely jewelery...Joshua some lovely hand lotions and Krystal perfume....My favourite...ORIENT...

The older two went to see their nana for the afternoon so I took the opportunity to do some baking ....Hubby was certainly happy with that...He is always the chief tester...lol

Even though I haven`t done much today i`m very worn out so I think it`ll be an early night for me....

We will go see Hubby`s mum tomorrow as he didn`t want to wear me out too much today....

Have a wonderful week all!!!!!

I`ve found myself a new hobby

My girl is still very sick at the moment and now it seems to be going through the family.... It`s the usual diagnosis from the doctors....Viral infection!!!!! It covers everything doesn`t it....lol.... She did manage to get through having a few visitors over for her birthday but she was pretty early to bed that evening..... Daniel is now off from school with similar symptons...I`ll just have to wait for Joshua now.....Yes positive thinking on my part, i know...

I managed to get out today and do some Mothers Day shopping and also a bit for myself....I`ve finally decided to start Scrapbooking....So many people do it and I must admit the finished products look fantastic....Geez you can certainly get carried away with buying all the bits and pieces though.... Then there are the decisions on what to buy....Just too much to choose from.....It was difficult to know what to buy and half hour later I walked out with enough to get me started and now i`ll just keep building each week.... It`s a great keepsake for the kids when they`re older and if they want to , something to build on for their kids.... It`ll be good for those cold rainy days anyway...

Here is our 3 legged little man who is quite the handful....

Even though he has only one leg at the front he still creates havoc in my beloved garden....Little holes dug here and there...Chewed on plants that are now starting to kark it....

Oh and he is notorious for getting into my fishpond and dragging out my fake lilly pads which the kids bought me last year....He has some kind of fettish for them....lol

Besides this he is my boy and I wouldn`t trade him for a million dollars.....

Sweet 16 and yes has been kissed...

I`m certainly feeling old now.....

This is my baby girl who will be turning Sweet 16 tomorrow...

I can`t believe where the time has gone....

What I do know is that I am very proud of my daughter, she has grown into a wonderful caring individual....

Happy Birthday Krystal Lynne....

My hubby is at his tether

I certainly spoke too soon about having nothing to do...lol

Matt came home yesterday afternoon and I had to take him to see his doctor....What`s been happening is his original doctor was forced by the AMA and by the looks of things the state government into early retirement....This doctor genuinely cared about his patients (especially long term pain sufferers)...All of his patients which includes Matt have been forced to go to drug rehabilitation clinics where illegal drug users are to go....(this was on Today Tonight early this week)....Apparently the doctors at these clinics are the only ones here in SA that are allowed to prescribe the heavier medications for these patients....

But what they are actually doing is trying to cut these patients medication off....They have been doing this to Matt over the past year and slowly I am watching my husband deteriorate...He is constantly in pain these days and hates the sheer fact that he has no quality of life left...

So finally something snapped in his head...He rang his doctor and told and I do mean told him that he is under prescribing him, that he is not coping with life the way it is at present and if he doesn`t do something about it that Matt will stop taking everything and just go away to die....Amazingly it just so happens that the doctor had a cancellation that day (this never happens) and got Matt in that afternoon....

The doctor said to Matt that the AMA is not happy with the progress of cutting Matt down on his medication....It`s taking too long....Ha, like to see one of those b@$t@rds in Matt`s shoes...See how they cope dealing and living in pain 24/7....

Matt said the doctor that he wasn`t trying to get him in the s@#t but feels he can`t go on with the amount of pain he has to endure daily...The doctor came back and said I won`t allow myself to get in the s@#t....Well that did it for Matt...He lost the plot with the doctor and said to him "That`s right it`s all about you...You having to look good. What about the patients and their needs??"..."As long as your looking good who gives a rats ass about how I or anyone else feels"....

He really gave it to him....This is what SA people have to put up with but now thanks to Today Tonight alot more people are coming out of the woodworks and speaking out....These people are in enough pain without the added pressure of the AMA and state government butting their noses in and making life unpleasant for the genuine sick of our State....Basically because my husband and a hell of alot more people haven`t died when they were supposed too, these low lifes are trying to hurry up the process by either the patients taking their own lives or the illness eventually gets them in the end....

It`s a sad sad world we live in.... what really get`s up my nose is it`s all about money...Go as a private patient and you`ll get anything you want....Become a pensioner through no fault of your own and your the scum of earth...

It`s just one of those days with nothing to do

I seem to have way too much time on my hands today and I don`t know what to do with myself...

Matt is still at his mothers, the kids are all out at school and i`m sitting here twiddling my thumbs....

The rain has finally stopped and the sun is out...Hopefully it stays out long enough to dry the clothes which have been hanging on the line for 3 days now....

I`m just not used to having all this wet weather....

Amazing how the garden looks though...Suddenly it has come to life and plants and lawns actually look green....

But it`s way too wet out there to do anything...

As for inside , well everything has been done and i`m not a tv person during the day....

It has been rather chilly early morning and evenings....I`ve had to put the heater on much to my disgust....The only good part about the cold evenings is we all seem to go to bed early....

I don`t know, it just seems to make you tired and when your nice and warm snuggled up with a warm doona it`s all so comfy...lol...

Well I suppose I should go and find something else to do to pass the day...

I`m sure i`ll find something, some job that`s been put off...