A chance to blog (shock)..:)

I`ve found my way back here again..Time sure does pass you by!!!!

So much has been going on with my life of late there never seems to be enough hours in a day....

Now for a quick update since my last post....

The move went very smoothly....Very little in the breakage department and I had the house how I wanted it within a week...Inside that is, outside well that is still a work in progress....The weather hasn`t been very helpful in that department as it`s been bitterly cold and wet....But overall it is slowly coming together...

And ofcourse a new house meant new furniture..NATURALLY!!!!!

You know me, any excuse to hit the shops and I had a ball....:)

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On to other news now....

I BECAME A GRANDPARENT IN THE MIDDLE OF jULY :)

A beautiful baby girl Isobella Grace....As much as it saddened me that my son had started a family so young he has made me proud as he is such a devoted father to my little grand baby....He is a changed young man and so grown up now in his attitude to family and what it means.....

They are very blessed to have such a beautiful baby who at this stage is so placid....She is a very good baby and yes i`ve put my hand up for baby sitting duties...lol

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And last but by no means least my great grandmother celebrated her 102nd birthday just last week....

Age is finally (and I say this with tongue in cheek) caught up with her....

A few months ago it was best decided that she now live in a nursing home as she was finding things a little difficult to manage on her own.....

She is so amazing though....At 100 years of age she was still getting out and about and loved to work in her garden....

I love her so much and she is an inspiration in my life....

I`m out of here

Over the past 12 months I have watched the area we have been living in slowly disappear...

We live in a Government housing area and here in SA alot has been happening with these old houses...It`s out with the old and replacing them with brand new houses....

What was 2 homes on a block is now four..

Much smaller yards which i`m liking and more living space on the inside which I like more....

Well our turn has come..We received a phone call early last week saying that they have a new home for us...Woo hoo....

Am I happy or what....Hubby and I went and inspected the new property and we liked what we saw....Only disappointing thing is that our swimming pool won`t fit into the new backyard so looks like we`ll be selling that and "maybe" come next summer invest in a smaller one as we do love to swim ...I`m not a huge fan of the sea, too many kreepy things in that water..lol

The kids are so excited about the move whereas a different story with mum and dad... STRESS CITY here we come...:)

Moving date is in 3 weeks time, just waiting for the removalists to drop off the packing cartons and then I can begin with the inside...

That part i`m not at all excited about, so many things to pack, where do I start....

I`ve forgotten what it`s like to move as it`s been so long....Not to mention the amount of stuff one accumulates over the years.

So i`ll probably see you all on the other side of the move everyone....

What a month

Yes it`s me, i`m back....

Sorry for the absence but as you can well imagine my life has been all over the place since my last blog....

Where the heck do I start....

Firstly the most important news is hubby and I have sorted out our differences...We are destined to be in each others lives..For better, for worse so they say.....:)

ummm what else???

Well school holidays are over with and Daniel actually went to school with no hic-cups...He loves his new teacher, even made a new friend and is eager for the weekend to be over so he can go back...

It all looks positive , so far, touch wood....

Krystal did ok in her HSC results but still had to complete one more subject to get into uni so after much deliberation with her we came to the conclusion that she do Year 13 and improve on some of the subjects that she already did last year....

This means she is doing another 4 subjects this year and yes another year of torture for her and me which unfortunately comes with the territory of high school life.....

At least she will be better prepared as she now knows what lies ahead for her....

As for the teenage son Joshua well looks like he won`t be going back to school...

I`m sure you all recall a while back that his g/f was pregnant....Well that was another false alarm but just before Christmas it happened again and this time much to my dismay it`s the real deal...Third time lucky for some....So 16 years of age and he will become a father in mid July....

He has a summer job at the moment but desperately looking for a fulltime one so that they can move out from home..

I don`t see him or hear much from him these days but i`m ok with it...

I`m just letting him go and he can work life journeys out for himself....

I do hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas and that the New Year has started out on a positive note like mine has....♥♥♥

It`s looking a lot like Christmas

It`s come around way too quick for me this year and I am in no way ready for it...

I have no enthusiasm what so ever...

Thankfully I did my Christmas shopping throughout the year otherwise things would be grim for the kids...

I`ve had some pretty stressful days, actually, honestly since hubby has left stress arrived...

Rotten mongrel of a thing...(stress that is)

I`ve had more than my fair share of dealing with our government departments and I hope i`ve seen the last of them...

I feel like i`ve been thrown to the wolves and mentally i`m not coping...

One good thing to come from all of this is I have shed the excess weight I had gained...

Having no appetite tends to do that to you..

In less than two weeks I have lost a whole dress size....

The bad thing is now I need a new wardrobe of clothes...lol

On the job hunting side I have put my name down at just about every shop in our local area..

I`m praying that I hear something from someone soon...

I just need someone to give me a go but not having worked in 12 years doesn`t look good on a resume....

As for hubby well we are talking at least...

We`ve decided it best that we live seperately for a while but still be together..

Make sense????....lol

Formal night

Today was utter chaos LITERALLY....

If you have a teenage daughter you`ll know exactly where i`m coming from...

You see it was formal night..

The events of all events..

And everything had to be perfect from the hair down to the shoes...

OMG i`m so glad i`ll have to only go through this ONCE.....

But all jokes aside I am so terribly proud of my daughter and what she has achieved...

And I was extremely happy that my son has finally come around also....

Below is the finished result of my daughter Krystal after 5 hours of getting ready...

Yes 5 hours folks...

And she had a cheek to tell me it was my fault for making her be a girl....lol

As for the son well men can relate to this..

10 minutes....

Yep the male gender certainly have it easy in more ways than one...

A reality check

Isn`t it interesting life in general?...

You make plans for your future only for them to fall apart before your very eyes...

Twice now this has happened to me and i`m pretty sure I won`t be going back for thirds...

One could say that my life has been completely turned around as now I find myself as a single mum once again...

Yes my husband whom I have cared for over the past 14 years didn`t like the conversation we had over the weekend about how I would like him to do more for me and our children...

This was part of a long overdue conversation that needed to be had...

It was easier for him to walk out on us apparently rather than try to work something out...

So now I find myself feeling rather lost, confused and overwhelmed with the situation that has suddenly been thrusted upon me.....

I`ve had to be strong and have my witts about myself these past 48 hours...

Not much in the sleep department and plenty of phone calls to the relevant government departments have certainly kept me busy....

I am starting to feel anxious as reality is sinking in that I am about to be thrusted in to the big wide world again seeking a job....

In actual fact when you have been surrounded by the same 4 walls for the past 14 years doing what you know best and to have it pulled from under your feet it`s pretty damn scary...

For me anyway....

BUT i`m sure with time and the right sort of people around me I as a person will, yes I will be a better person for the experience...

For now I am making sure that my kids don`t suffer in any way, shape or form....

As a mother I will always be there for them and I know that they will always be there for me too.....

My GENUINE reasons

Good grief "I have been slack" where blogging is concerned....

I have genuine reasons though..

:Do you believe me"?

No I wouldn`t either...lol

Life has been rather topsy turvey though...

Krystal with her HSC and troubles with the boy at school...

Then health issues with the hubby...

Oh did I mention sibling issues as well.....

Ah yes just another day in "Days of our Life"...lol

That`s what you get for being head honcho of the family...You wear everyone elses problems and basically there is no time for yourself...

The things you love to do such as

BLOGGING....

So people i`m on a tight schedule...

Tonight`s entertainment will be Krystals Valourdictory or in easy to understand language "her graduation"...

And won`t it be fun spending time with the ex outlaws....

Things haven`t been exactly rosey there since the exit of my teenage son..

Who mind you still hasn`t spoken to me since June, his departure date....

So i`m about to put on a brave face, grit my teeth and be on my best behaviour for my daughters sake....

Even though all I want to do is maybe throw something at them like tomatoes...

Wish me luck...

I`ll be needing it plus more...lol