14217 Blog Feed: KP 2008-09-01 00:09:33 KP Your e-mail address 145125 2008-09-01 00:11:33 Wow what a day at school I had today. I was dragging my feet to go, as I am a bit bored at school and I feel it isn’t challenging me. So I spend some of the time wasting it because of this. I need something to keep me challenged.

So anyways I head off and arrive all is well, I do some work, I help out a few who are having trouble I talk with the teacher and then it is time for morning tea. Have the compulsory coffee to keep me going on for the next few hours and then back to it. So as you can see not much happening in the first half.

Second half; I thought something was up when not only did the teacher come back from morning tea but also the principle of the school and one other teacher as well. All looking official. They sit down and the teacher announces to the class that she will be finishing up with us, when the school holidays start. She has accepted a new position and felt she was unable to knock it back. She doesn’t like doing this as she would have preferred to follow through to the end, this offer is valid now and not at the school years end. Then we are introduced to who will be taking over the class after she will be gone, hence the second teacher.

The principle then talks about a few things that will be happening at the school, which may interest us, and goes on to explain about a new course that may be coming available and that there will be a pilot run of the course and if anyone is interested to please speak with her. This course will be free due to the fact it is a pilot course, however the downfall is that if they don’t get certain funding the course may not continue.

The she talked about a workbook that they needed typed up. And she was offering it to someone in the class to do. No one offered.

Okay so guess who is doing it







Any guesses







Come on it can’t be that hard.







Yes







ME





And on top of that I am being payed to do it. I will also be getting a reference too for doing this, all added bonuses. Once we had gone back to our work I excused myself and went and spoke with the principle about it. Apparently the teacher had recommended me to do it in the first place but wanted to open the offer to anyone else in case I didn’t.

The draw back is that it has to be done by Thursdays.

Not that I am complaining have started it as soon as I got home, about a quarter away through it already. Just having a five minute breather, so I thought I would quickly write this up.

so am a happy chappie now. (ha ha ha) ]]> 142988 2008-08-28 20:11:11 Writing Challenge two

I knew what I had done as soon as the door closed. After all this time I had finally managed to find the strength and let go of the past. The past that had haunted me daily, the past that had held me suspended in time for the past few years.

It had taken me days to get to this point, night and day, packing things in to boxes. At first everything had to be done secretly, so not to bring any suspicion as to what was going on, otherwise this would have lead in to another heated argument between us. I no longer had the energy to do that. I had to start living my own life and start a fresh. Yes it hurt to let go. Leaving always did, but one of us needed to be strong and fight through the pain and anguish. One of use needed to go through that door for the last time.

Sitting down on the bottom step of the stairs that lead to our bedroom, I finally allowed the tears to flow. It was time to say goodbye. I sat for a minute more then slowly I stood up and headed up stairs, taking each step gradually one at a time, trying to postpone our last confrontation. Now that everything was gone it seems so cold and big in this house, the echo of my footsteps reverberating through my heart. Reaching the top of the stairs I paused for a moment taking a deep breath. The time had come. I headed into the bed room, it's starkness hitting me, like being slapped in the face.  The warmth we created, that once filled this room gone forever.

Looking around me, picturing what it was like, I remembered the nights we shared together, the good times and the bad. The nights you would hold me tight, telling me that we would always be together. The night that with that one call, my life changed forever.

I walk over to the window to where you sit and sat down next to you. The tears flow more freely now, we have come to that point where we need to say goodbye. Neither one of us says a word, nor do our bodies touch.
“I am sorry” I whisper, “You know I never wanted it to end this way, you always said we would be together for ever. But I have to go; I have to live my life. I can’t stay here any more. Please forgive me”

With that I walk to the door and take one more look back at you, and head down the stairs, out the door, shutting it one last time.

The house is silent; nothing is left but a lone picture of a man and a women laughing, in the upstairs bedroom window sill. If you look closely at the picture you will see that the women who just left is in the picture, written on the picture you will find the words ‘To my darling, you were taken away from me but you will forever be in my heart, I look out for you and sometimes I see you, we will be together one day when I am allowed to join you in heaven. We can be angels together. Love always’
]]> 141161 2008-08-22 03:48:32 Pieces of time

The night is silent
The sound that can be heard is gentle and soft.
If you listen hard enough you will hear,
The soft gentle rhythm of her breath,
As she lay in her bed sleeping a piece of time away

You softly tip toe down the hall
The sound that can be heard is a little harder then before
If you listen you will hear the rigidity of it
The cadence of the grandfather clock,
As it stands proud and tall ticking away a piece or time

Down the stairs you go
You stop with start as you hear that sound
If you listen you will hear it coming from behind the closed door
Forlorn but melodious note
The hoot of the owl calling out in the night, a piece of time as it leaves.

Standing still the chill surrounds me
The sound that can be heard is the laboured breathing of me
If you listen you will feel fright with every breath
The panting of air filling my lungs with each struggle for breath
The night sounds surround me, I stand still as a piece of time pass by.
]]> 140929 2008-08-21 14:27:08 And they say us Aussies are strange

These are some legal laws in the USA.
Some depend on what state you live but I found them funny.


• “Crimes against nature” are prohibited.
• “Fake” wrestling matches are prohibited.
• A door on a car may not be left open longer than is necessary.
• A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting.
• A law from the early 1900’s prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk.
• A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.
• A law to reduce crime states: “It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.
• A man can’t go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.
• A man is forbidden from buying drinks for more than three people other than him self at any one period during the day.
• A man is not allowed to run around with a shaved chest.
• A man may face 60 days in jail for patting a woman’s derriere.
• A man may not seduce a woman by lying, and claiming he will marry her.
• A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.
• A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.
• A person must be eighteen years old to play a pinball machine.
• A railroad may not remove itself from a town of more than five hundred people.
• A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
• A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
• A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
• A woman can not be on top in sexual activities.
• According to the state constitution, it is unlawful for anyone to own a red or a black flag.
• Adultery or Fornication (living together while not married or having sex with someone that is not your spouse) results in a fine of $500 and/or 6 months in prison.
• Alcohol may not be sold during an emergency.
• Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.
• All lollipops are banned.
• All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday.
• All motor vehicles must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag (daytime) or a red lantern (nighttime) fifty feet in front of said vehicle.
• All motorists must honk before passing another car, bicyclist, skater, and even a skateboarder.
• All new buildings that cost over $100,000 to build must have %1 of funds spent on art work for the building.
• All residents shall bathe every Saturday night.
• All sex toys are banned.
• Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.
• An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.
• Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
• Any cattle that crosses state roads must be fitted with a device to gather its feces.
• Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.
• Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.
• Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.
• Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass.
• Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.
• Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
• Benches may not be placed in the middle of any street.
• • Biting someone with your natural teeth is “simple assault,” while biting someone with your false teeth is “aggravated assault.
• Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
• Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.
• By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.
• Candy may not contain more than 1% of alcohol.

]]> 140858 2008-08-21 11:36:01 Illegal Laws in Australia
I wonder what genius thought these up.


In Victoria
• Wearing slippers in public after sunset is illegal;
• Only licensed electricians may change a light bulb.
• It is forbidden to wear pink hot pants after mid-day on a Sunday.
• You must have a neck to knee swimsuit in order to swim at Brighton Beach.

In NSW
• You may never leave your car keys in an unattended vehicle;

In Queensland
• It is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath in Queensland;
• Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk in Queensland."

The whole of Australia
• A life sentence is 25 years.
• It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burglar.
• Under Australian Communications Authority (ACA) regulations, a modem can’t pick up on the first ring.
• Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of their patrons.
• You are not allowed to come closer than 100 meters from a dead whale’s carcass.
]]> 140853 2008-08-21 11:17:33 You know you are old when…………………….

• All your favorite movies from your 20s are now being remade with actors you don't recognize. And of course, the original is better.
• At the breakfast table you hear snap, crackle, pop and you're not eating cereal.
• Getting lucky means you find your car in the parking lot.
• Instead of the number of candles on your birthday cake equaling your age, you get two candles in the shape of numbers.
• It takes twice as long - to look half as good
• It takes two tries to get up from the couch.
• People call at 9:00 p.m. and ask, "Did I wake you?"
• The clothes you've put away until they come back in style... have come back in style.
• The pharmacist has become your new best friend.
• When all you want for your birthday is to not be reminded of your age.
• When you say something to your kids that your mother said to You, and you always hated it.
• You and your teeth don't sleep together.
• You answer a question with, "Because I said so."
• You are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of by the police.
• You begin every other sentence with, "Nowadays..."
• You begin to become invisible in the dating and mating game.
• You can go bowling without drinking.
• You can live without sex but not without glasses.
• You can't remember the last time you laid on the floor to watch television.
• You come to the conclusion that your worst enemy is gravity.
• You constantly talk about the price of gasoline.
• You develop a knack for wearing hats
• You don't care where your wife goes, just so you don't have to go along.
• You don't remember when your wild oats turned to shredded wheat.
• You find yourself beginning to like accordion music
• You frequently find yourself telling people what a loaf of bread USED to cost.
• You get two invitations to go out on the same night and you pick the one that gets you home the earliest.
• You got cable for The Weather Channel.
• You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.
• You have too much room in the house and not enough in the medicine cabinet.
• You find yourself smiling at this list.
]]> 140851 2008-08-21 11:13:47 Thank you to all my thoughts friends who have been wondering where I have been.

The last few weeks have been hectic for me. Firstly I have had a few assignments for school to do, and even though I know what I am doing I still have to get these done. So I have now finished the first lot. Which not trying to blow my own trumpet here but basically I have finished the whole course in 4 weeks. So now I have been given more advanced assignments to do. I am still waiting for the challenge for me; I am hoping it will come soon. However this time the assignments are a little more detailed then the last lot. I have also managed to do 4 exams in this time too. Which has also put me so a head of the class that what I have covered in four weeks they will cover until the end of the year.

On top of all that I have had sick children. Wouldn’t it be great to have them all together, but no Murphy’s Law says one at a time. So they each got to spend a few days at home resting. Having the make shift bed on the couch to watch DVD’s and has their mother at their beckon and call. Then I have got a touch of the flu as well. This also coincided with a round of test at the hospital for a check up. But due to my flu a few things have come back suspect so I have to go back at the end of the week to have some more just to be sure that it is only just because of the flu. So everyone around me is walking on egg shells. Ohhh roll on Friday please. I will keep you up to date with that when I know something.

However I didn’t get to have my make shift bed on the couch, to watch movies and have someone at my beckon and call. mmmmmph . Ohhh well we women are strong and we soldier on no matter what.

The school concert is looming up quickly on Saturday and still I am waiting to have the finally costume needs told to me, hopefully soon. My daughter seems to have to be in both concerts on the day so it will be a long day for her and me. Ohhh great I can’t wait. (I hope that didn’t sound too sarcastic).

Finally after 4 months or more of waiting I have new guttering yippee no more wondering if the roof is going to collapse on me in the middle of the night due to the rain pour. I would hate to think if this was an emergency. But due to all the OH & S laws a cherry picker was needed being that we have a double storey house, and that was the delay, getting the cherry picker booked.

On a complete different change my daughter also informs me the other week that she has a boyfriend and that they hold hands at lunch time and swap sandwiches. Yes it is all innocent and I shouldn’t worry. But as I tried to explain to a friend, that girls her age can be quite mean. My daughter hasn’t had the best time at school over the years. And we have had many mornings where getting to school was an issue because of bullying and being teased. So I am worried that this is going to lead to a lot of teasing aimed at my daughter.

Many hours have been spent at therapy for her; to help her cope with this as she has such a sensitive soul and she isn’t very confident at the best of times. Also we have finally reached a happy medium and I would hate for all that hard work and times go down the drains with one comment and my daughter panicking. I have mentioned this to her therapist so she is going to work on it with her. Let’s keep our finger cross.

Well I better wind it up for now will be back soon I hope.
]]> 139917 2008-08-19 06:21:19 Just when you think what more could happen, something else pops up in the wonderful world of parenting. Let me set the scene for you. The kids come home from school. We sit down to do homework and readers that need to be done for the night. My husband who isn’t confident in this area of parenting leaves it to me. So I have to give my time equally to each. Which at times can be hard, as Miss 9 need more reassurance then Mr 6, with him I can set him up and he will just do what needs to be done. When he is finished he goes off to play. Unaware to me he has taken one of the phone handsets out with him (not something I normally allow).

So I am busy with homework with Miss 9, and the phone rings. Hubby goes to answer the phone but calls out that they have hung up. Next thing I know Mr 6 walks in saying that someone wants our address and phone number and I don’t know who they are. So I take the phone off him and say Hello.

On the other end of the phone, the stern woman’s voices explains that she is from the Metropolitan Fire brigade and that a call has come through on ‘000’ emergency number (911), asking for the fire brigade. After putting 2 and 2 together it seems that Mr 6 has rang them. So I apologize greatly and say that there is no fire and no one needs to come out. While saying sorry with every second word I utter.

After getting off the phone from this woman, I turn to Mr 6 and ask why he did this. And apparently at school that day they had the “Life Ed” van come and talk about ‘000’ and what needs to be said IF in case of a emergency. Then I tell him to sit on the “naughty chair” for 6 minutes, when his time is up, he apologizes and we talk about when it is the right time to ring ‘000’.

Five minutes later a second call comes through and this time it is the local police station, they ask if there is a little boy who lives there, is he in danger and they are going to send a car out to see what the problem is. I then explain to the police what had happen and that there is no need to send anyone around. They take my details and all is sorted out. By this time I am furious at what this has turned into. So once again he goes and sits down in the ‘chair’.

Feeling that he needs to feel the full effect of this I explain to him that what he did was very naughty and try to explain why. But for some reason I just felt he didn’t quite get it. So I go and speak with hubby and we came up with a plan.

When his time was up off the chair, hubby took him down to the police station and made him apologise to them for making a call that wasn’t an emergency. Apparently he was panic-stricken by the whole thing; thinking they would take him to prison and that he would miss out on everything.
However Mr 6 did apologise and say sorry to them for wasting their time. They had a talk with him; telling him when to use the number and not to do it when ever. They gave him Blue Ribbons and stickers and other police trinkets and sent him on his way. Promising not to do this again unless mummy or daddy says he NEEDS too.

Oh what an afternoon. Maybe I over did it by making him apologise to the police, but talking with him, I just got the feeling he wasn’t getting the enormity of what he had done. Well at least he will have something to tell the therapist when he is older how mean I was.
]]> 137838 2008-08-14 08:54:49 I am not sure if this is just something that has happened just  to me, or other people have noticed too.

But where have all my Bookmarked Blogers gone?

One minute you are all there the next poof you are gone.  I didn't do it I promise.

So I am slowly getting you all back on again.  So if you were once there and now not, don't fret you will be again soon. 

I am so confused that I thought I was going mad.

At least it address the issue I had about how to get rid of people who had gone.

Ps.  Check your friends request too, some of you have disapeared from there too and I will be asking a few of you to come back on.
]]> 132178 2008-08-12 04:22:43 Question of the Day Recap
Or QOD as some of us know it as.

**** ALL welcome to JOIN IN ******
You can go back and answer any of the questions in the past.

Just a small matter of house keeping,

Please remember to say WHO you are passing the baton/torch/QOD onto!

It is also a good idea to email (via Thoughts) the next baton/torch holder just in case they are not going to be able to post the next QOD.

If you DON'T want a turn - please make sure you put that comment in one of the current QOD.

If you are not sure who hasn't had a turn - refer to the QOD links and also refer to the comments from the QOD's to pick the next QOD asker...or the other way is to come back to this and see who is next, I will attempt to edit this each day with each new QOD. Or do a search on thoughts under QOD.

If you know of a QOD I have forgotten please let me know so that I can add it to the list.

QOD's thus far ... in link format (click on the name to go to the QOD for that person).... so here goes with the links

1. Anotherdaze
 
2. Hollis

3. EasyToSay

4. KP

5. Angelwings

6. Long

7. TonyRayHutchison

8. SpiritualComa - Has Been Deleted!!
9. PixieRose- Has also Been Deleted!!

10. Smileforthecamera

11 GeordieDreamer

12. WhiteKnight

13. Meredith

14. Prelude2it

15. Bullseye- Has been deleted!

16. Mamacita925

17.DouglasMB

18. Mandie142

19. LadieGodiva

20. Katydids_and_daisies

21. Slash

22. Noahseth

23. Kaybee

24. JBP

25. Sean_Barr- Has Been deleted

26. Lastblastkl

27. Tantrictouch

28. TheAlreadyJaded

29. NakedTruth

30. Chebtastic

31. White Diamonds

32. KarKar

33. ColoradoDreamin

34. Jason (Founder of Thoughts)

35. Bootlady

36. Brainstomer

37. Heatherslife

38. Circe

39. Roe

40. cwzywbt

41. Lucky Luci

42. Pitapie50

43. Stanley Thomas

44. GeordieGirl

45. SouthernSun

46. WhiteKnight

47. NikiLynn1113

48. DouglasMB

49. Mezlie

50. Slapstick- Has Been deleted

51. Country Girl

52. HardThinker

53. seangray08

54. EasyToSay

55. AnotherDaze

56. Circe

57. Brainstomer

58. Heatherslife

59. The Already Jaded

60. KarKar

61. Noahseth

62. Katydids_and_daisies

63. DouglasMB

64. LEXI_SAVAGE- Has Been deleted

65. Tantrictouch

66. geordiedreamer

67. Chebtastic

68. 1221dol0306

69. prelude2it

70. Mandie142

71. ladiegodiva

72. Rajah1116

73. KP

74. Kaybee

75. EasyTosay

76. SheMelts

77. Whiteknight

78. Hungrey Heart

79. Kate the Shrewd

80. ]]> 136322 2008-08-11 08:45:08 Question of the day

For those of you who are new 'Question of the Day' is something that was started a few months back, where we take it in turns to answer questions to get to know one another, and also to met new bloggers.  

And for those who aren't new you know what to do.

Thanks to all that have had the baton in the past.

Okay with that said my question of the day is 

 What sporting event/concert/entertainment would you buy tickets to regardless of price?



I pass on the baton to a fellow Aussie 
Kaybee

]]> 133990 2008-08-06 05:04:46 Yes once again I am asking for help with my daughters homework.

Her question is
"What is Chinese Culture?"

The answer I gave her I feel is to complex.  So I am asking for help, I hope you don't mind. 

She is 9 and in grade 4.

Thank you. ]]> 132190 2008-08-02 12:14:55 I was bored, tried and needed a laugh.  So where do you go for that, the internet of course and you start surffing around.  And this is what I found.  

I am now laughing and ready for bed. 

• How come you never see a headline like 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?

• How do "please keep off the grass" signs get there?

• How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of murdered?

• If people can put up nude statues everywhere,  then why can't we run around naked?

• If Hooters started a door-to-door service would they then be called knockers?

• Who shuts the door when the bus driver gets off?

• They say the truth will set you free. But then why is it  that every time I tell the truth I get sent to my room?

• A priest, a minister and a rabbi walk into a bar. The bartender says...What is this, a joke?

• If there's an exception to every rule, is there an exception to that rule?

• What does the K in K-mart actually stand for?

• Why do they call it "getting your dog fixed" If afterwards it doesn't work anymore?

• Why is it you get a penny for your thoughts, but have to put in your two cents worth?

• Why do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front?

• Why are boxing rings square?

• What came first, the fruit or the color orange?

• Can a hearse driver drive a corpse in the Car Pool lane?

• Have you ever thought what life would be like if your name was Anonymous? You'd get credit for everything nobody wanted credit for!

• If feathers tickle people, do they tickle birds?

• What is a free gift? Aren't all gifts free?

• When companies ship Styrofoam, what do they pack it in?

• Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my fish burger and I realize, Oh my God....I could be eating a slow learner!

• Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?

• Why do they report power outages on TV?

• If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

• Am I getting smart with you? How would you know?

• Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?

• If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?

• When it rains, why don't sheep shrink?

• If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?

• Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?

• You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes...why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance?

• If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?

]]> 131490 2008-07-31 21:46:46 Teachers pet I am not. So after a couple of weeks at school, either my standards are too high or the school system has dropped dramatically. I am guessing the later is the problem.

Do I really need these classes? NO!, but due to the fact I have been out of the work force for 9 years, having children and looking after sick parents, I am no longer classed as experienced. Which I disagree, however I don’t have the little piece of paper that says I can do everything.

I am doing a Business Admin course with a medical elective, as well as M.Y.O.B and B.A.S. All so I can either chose to work in a doctor’s office or go back into the hospital but at an admin level. My subjects include OH &S, Office Procedures, Basic Bookkeeping, Accounts payable and receivable, telephone etiquette, M.Y.O.B (oh and don’t say it as “my-ob”, say it as individual letters or else you will be frowned down on, Ohhh boy), and BAS (which is something to do with the Australian Tax system). Medical Terminology, and computers, and the kicker of kicks’ is I also have to do a spelling course.

Now if you know me I try and pride myself on my spelling and I am aware of when I make mistakes, and some may even vouch for me, when I point out my mistakes when I am “IMing” with some one. I have been known to drive people in sane with that habit.

So why spelling you ask? Well as this was a last minute decision to do the course and the semester had already started, I went to my interview, while there I had to do a spot math test, breezed through, and then an essay, in 15 minutes. But by the time I had to do that there was 10 minutes left to do it. So basically I had to write a presentable essay in ten minutes. It had to be done by hand on good old pen and paper. I didn’t have my dictionary, which when I am writing I always have next to me, so I had to get down everything I could in the time I could. My mind was going faster then my hand could write. I had just finished and was about to proof read it and make corrections when my time was up. So reluctantly I handed it over stating that I know there were spelling mistakes, however if I had more time I would correct them.

With that I was told that for me to be accepted into the course I had to attend a spelling course as well. I was not happy and voiced my opinion but I need the piece of paper so I will attend. Well have had my first spelling class and I am in a group that consists of non speaking English students as well as a few high school drop outs. When we went and the teacher gave us our first spelling test to asses what level we are at, she was surprised that I am taking the course. I explained to her what was said. And the look was enough to tell me they have it wrong. So I think the only thing I will get out of the spelling component is how I am best going to be able to help my children learn to spell. So maybe that is a good thing.

As for my other classes, well it the computer component it doesn’t sit right with me when I am showing the teacher a few shortcuts and how to do, on computers when she is teaching and doesn’t know them. I am mainly helping with some of the other people in the class and in the mornings there is a slight scramble with who is going to sit either side of me so I can help them when needed (Ohhh to be popular).

Medical and Office procedures is a laugh and a half. In a class of 15, it took the teacher 45 minutes to mark the roll and say that we were all there. And then she had to keep running in and out of the class room because she didn’t have enough hand outs. And the first thing that came out of her mouth was ‘When working in the office setting you must be organized”. I hope that she isn’t going to be showing us how to be, because so far she hasn’t proved that.

Ohhh how I could go on and on but I don’t want to bore you as I am in my classes, but I now know every illness my teachers family has had in the past and what they are likely to get in the future, and what the neighbours’ have had and the neighbours family and the neighbours family family and everyone else she knows illness. If only she would talk to the class and not down at the book we might hear her better.

And mobile phones turn them off or make them silent but I am so sick of hearing phones going off every few seconds. And as for the lady who thinks cupping her hand around her mouth and phone thinking no one knows she is talk on the phone where are you manners. And just because you aren’t talking on the phone and sitting there sending text message after text message and having the phone beep every few seconds we do know what you are doing. You may be here to socialize but there are some who are trying to learn a thing or two. ]]> 128474 2008-07-25 10:01:54 I would really love to hear what people have to say on this subject so bear with me while I give you some background information. A friend of mine has an 18 year old son who is a nice guy. He has in the past being slightly reclusive, due to a lack of confidence, but things lately seem to have changed on that due to some voluntary work he has been doing. He hasn’t had many girlfriends and so is what you would say inexperienced in that field. However in the last month he has gotten himself a new girlfriend. Due to commitments that they both have don’t spend a lot of time together but when they can they will. There are a lot of phone calls and emails back to one another in low times. Now from what I hear this girl seems very nice, she has a job, and is studying and supports her family. She is 22 and apparently has been engaged in the past, and according to the guy she is still a virgin (which is not the issue per se).

But my friend’s husband feels that it is strange that this girl could still be a virgin and have been engaged in the past. He feels that anyone who has been engaged must have had sex during that time. His reasoning for this is because it is unnatural for this day and age. I have tried to point out to him that not every girl is just going to give it up for someone they are engaged to. That some people are saving them self for when they do get married. I also feel that it would be too hard to keep up a lie like that.

I have even pointed out that there are support groups out there for people who want to save their virginity for when they do get married. There are even books written by people about this topic. But as far as my friend’s husband is concerned, he sees that as highly unlikely or that I possible could be right.

I would love to hear what other think on this subject.
]]> 125441 2008-07-19 00:59:49 I like to get my hair done, (when I have hair), I get a manicure every four weeks. I like to wear dresses and skirts. If there is something that needs to be done that requires getting you hands dirty, for example, the gardening, changing a wheel on the car or servicing a car someone gets paid to do this. I don’t put the rubbish out that is hubby’s job, I don’t wash windows that’s hubby’s job. I won’t lift heavy things. This made me a good supervisor when we were moving. I will cook, clean and do the washing. I will wash floors and vacuum. I will even wash walls. But ask me to get my hands dirty, which is not for me. I know I may sound precious, I won’t say I can’t do them because I know I can, and in the past I have, but I choose not to do them. That is until today.

I know that we are all feeling the pinch with money because of what ever reason, and we are all trying to save money when we can. Well today I did my turn.

My husband drives around this beat up bomb to get him to and fro to work. And it is in need of a basic service. So knowing that I could do some of the things I decided that we would do them instead. So I donned on the hubbies work overalls, got out the tool box. Sent hubby down the street with a list of things I needed. And then started work on his car.

My chores I achieved for the day.
I changed the oil and oil filter,
I changed the spark plugs and leads,
I changed the air filters,
I flushed the radiator.

Yes I got dirty, yes I got dirty hands, but funny thing is I did enjoy it.
I had three apprentices my husband, my daughter and my son.
All of which stood there wide mouthed as they watched their mother and wife do all this and know what she was doing. With do you know what you are doing?

And the answer to the questions for my kids.

You can do anything you want to if you want to.
]]> 124036 2008-07-16 08:23:11 Since my little one has started school and now that I don’t have to be at the hospital as often, I have been feeling quite low, with not much to do. I am fortunate enough that I don’t need to work, and so I choose to stay at home for the kids. But now I am getting bored there is only so much house work one can do and only so many coffees to drink. But I need adult conversation.

So I have been tossing around in my head the idea of either going back to work part time so I could still be here for the kids, or going to school. So I took the school option as it has been 9 years since I was in the work force and I am guessing a few things have changed, and if I do go back to work I want to know what I am doing.

So on Monday and today (Wednesday), I had to go on some interviews (another post for another time). And one of the interviews is for a Business Admin course with medical elective. Basically I have these skills, but need to refresh.

So why Business Admin with medical elective, as some of you, are aware, B.C (Before Children), I was a nurse. I have also done business admin as well. I am not ready to go back into nursing, and I love the office setting so I thought combine the two, hopefully leading to hospital admin work, or for a doctors surgery. And as I already have some knowledge in these areas I thought it wouldn’t be to much of a strain on the brain.

Well my final interview was today, and a few hours later, I got in. Which I am all happy about, the only draw back is I start TOMORROW.

I mean a girl has to go shopping to get new clothes for this, and she needs to stock up on school supplies, and get a supply of Apples for the teacher.

Ohhh well I will just have to look chic next week, and instead of an apple the teacher can have a banana.

]]> 122605 2008-07-13 07:18:25 Once my little man turned 6 I thought that things would be slightly different, in regards to his behaviour, and yes I was right.  But I never expect this.

In the last few weeks he has decided he is going to throw temper tantrums when he doesn’t get his own way, or if he doesn’t like a decision that has been made.  Now when I say temper tantrums I mean  the kicking and screaming and throwing himself on to the floor, the whole nine yards.

The fist time he did this you could have blown me over with a feather, because it was so unlike him. I know that my son isn’t perfect and we have our moments, but this was a first.

So the first thing I could think of to do to stop this was to ‘mother’ him as only mothers can do. You know the “there, there, now this isn't how a big boy is, be a good boy for mummy and stop that.” All said with dripping sweetness. And yes it worked the first time. Then he had another tantrum and another. Now the first time it work and the second time as well, but by the third time, I do not like this new ploy of his. As a result I changed tactic, and went with the “Please don’t do this; you are not going to get what you want behaving like this.” Yes he stopped.

Well the other day he decided to push his luck once more and throw another tantrum. Well that was it I had had enough and as soon as he threw himself on to the floor and started scream, kicking and banging the floor, so did I.

Yes I got down on the floor and banged and screamed right along next to him. He got louder I got louder, he banged harder I banged harder. By this time my husband and daughter had come into the room to see what was going on, and had anyone walked in and saw this they would have thought that they had entered the funny farm. So he stops and starts to wail, so I did too. Everything he did I did, he stormed off up the stairs I did too, he slammed his bedroom door shut, I did too (his door not mine). He started screaming out “stop mum I don’t like it” (something they teach them at school), and so did I, but changing the mum to his name. Finally he stopped all together.

I got up and asked him if what he did got him what he wanted, and of course he said no. I then replied well not only did it not get what you wanted, but it also meant that for the next 15 mins he would have to spend it in his room.  Alone.  And this is by no means fun, as he doesn’t have any toys in his room.

Now let me go back a bit here, while I was mimicking my son with his behaviour I was also trying so hard not to laugh. I mean there was my husband and daughter laughing at me as I am doing this, and I keep telling myself don’t laugh don’t laugh, and I didn’t. But as soon as I got back down stairs, let the laughter roll on, I was laughing so much I had tears running down my eyes.

I will point this out, 1 week later no tantrums.

Phew (as I wipe my brow), not sure I could go through that again.



And just so you know what I mean watch this and you will get the idea, I am the mother, (well without the stuff they are advertising).

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]]> 122579 2008-07-13 04:34:02 I have failed.

Yes I don’t believe it myself.
But the truth it hit me today.

How have I failed you may ask.
Well here goes.

I have failed as a mother.

What you may ask that is so bad that I feel I have failed.
Well let me set the scene.

Today Sunday I am sitting here at the computer doing some research for a friend on baby shows.
The day isn’t the best, a little chilly but no rain, so I set the kids outside to play.  
Coats and hats a must.

So they are outside playing, when all of a sudden Miss 9 comes bounding through the door, yelling out
“Is it 1 pm yet, I need to know if it is 1 pm yet”.
Yes I reply wondering what is so important I ask
“Why do you need it to be 1 pm”.
She replied.


THE WRESTLING is on.
 




Yes you read it right the WRESTLING.

So this is where I have failed.
 My girly girly has turned into tom boy and loves to sit down and watch the WRESTLING.
(Ohhh and then afterwards tries to do all the moves).
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Okay so I haven’t really failed,
But WRESTLING
Of all the things I want my sweet little angel girl to be interested in WRESTLING was never one of them.

and what does dad have to say,
"That's my girl"!!!!! ]]> 120130 2008-07-08 05:51:25 I need to share this with someone, anyone, so I have come here to put it into words. Let me just first say that I this post may be long and I apologize for that now in advance.

I have not being looking forward to this week and given half the chance I would have stayed in bed the whole week and let it past me by. Put alas with children on school holidays that is not possible. All will become evident as to why, as I go on.

Our mail gets delivered early where I live, so by 10 this morning, the postie had been and delivered. The usual was in there bills, statements and one hand written letter. Taken a closer look at this letter I wasn’t sure who it was from, I mean hardly anyone writes letters these days. I open it up to find a short note and another envelope with my name written on it. The note was short and sweet,

KP,

I came across this and thought you would love to have it.

Love
Evelyn

There is only one person who I knew with that name. My hands start shaking. I put a DVD on for the kids and tell them mummy needs some quiet for five minutes. Then I open the other envelope.

And this is what I find; this is what I want to share with you all.

Hey Giggles,

Yes I know you have a smile on your face with that. I can’t believe I still call you that after all this time. But it suits you. So I guess you are wondering what I am doing writing you a letter. Well it is 2 am in the morning and I can’t sleep. I didn’t want to disturb Michael, he has been working so hard lately trying to finish the house before that baby is born. And he seemed so at peace I didn’t have the heart to wake him. So I thought I would pen to paper, I know how old fashion of me, and yes I can hear you now telling me to email you, but hey you know what happened last time, Boy! Did I have some explaining to do with my mother in law. Finally after resending them to you and telling you the story about what had happen I can see you sitting at your desk with tears running down your face from laughter, yes only me. That is why I have a secretary at work so she can handle all those little details for me.
You know I really do miss the fact that we don’t share a flat anymore. Because had I been feeling this way, I know all I had to do was knock on your door and you would invite me in. I would have climbed into bed with you and we would have talked the night, no doubt falling asleep in the end. Goodness how many times did that happen over the years. I do miss that at times. And yes I know you are only a phone call away, but when the time is like now, I don’t think you would be happy with me ringing.

Do you remember that movie we saw one night, the girl played the violin and she was the keeper of all the neighbour hood kids secrets and they payed her to keep the secret. I will pay you 50 cents to be the keeper of my secret. Just remind me to give it to you when I see you next. I have something I have to tell you, even Michael doesn’t know, but that is because he doesn’t want to know. I know what the sex of the baby is and I have chosen a name. I know that I can trust you with this, I am sure if I tell anyone else they may tell Michael. Any way I am having a girl………. Do you believe it a mini me running around, ohhh god is the world ready for two of us. Went I went to my last scan I asked and they told me, wow I still can’t believe it a girl. I decided to go with, wait before I tell you, I know I should let Michael help me chose but I know he will be happy with this I have decided to call her “Abbey Hope”. Abbey short for Abigail which was his grandmother’s name and Hope because she is going to bring hope to us all. Now all I have to do is decided Abbey with a “y” or “ie. I keep writing it down Abbey Hope Fisher, Abbie Hope Fisher . Which one do you think?

Hey you better make that $1. I have brought a few girl things, but have hidden them from Michael. And you want to hear something so funny that I know you will get a kick out of. I have hidden them right in front of him and he hasn’t even notice. In the hall cupboard behind his cricket stuff, is a box with some bits and pieces for her. When the time is right I will pull them out. Mind you he wouldn’t know because I have put them in a box marked “Tina’s high school books”. Well we both know that he will never touch that in a million years because of school books written on them.

Okay so on a serious note Giggles, I have no idea if I am ready for this, to be a mother. I look at you and see how much you struggle with trying to keep everything normal for Sam and Matt, while you go through your treatment, and I wonder will I be able to do that. Will I be able to find the right balance to be a mother and a wife? I know that our lives are going to change once Abbey is born, but I am scared that I am going to make so many mistakes. What if I disappoint Michael, I would hate to be a disappointment to him. I know silly thoughts and I can see you right now, if you were siting here, you would hold my chin so that I was looking straight into your eyes and tell me that I will be fine and that I will do this and come out on the other side wondering what did I ever have to worry about. I hope that I have the same strength as you. And I hope that I will be able to give my daughter everything that she needs to become a wonderful woman, which people look up too. Ohhh I know that this is all hormonal but I just needed to get this out, please don’t hate me for that.

Now what about you. I haven’t seen you in what seems so long. So now I am going to put my foot down here, and tell you that I am going to be picking you up and taking you out. We will go into the city for lunch. I will try and get us a table at Fifteen, hey who knows we might get to see Jamie and get us some of that English charm. Then we will go for a stroll and spend some money. I have spoken to Bob and he has told me that you don’t have treatment on Thursdays. This is good because that is my day off, it can’t be next week because I am spending the day with mum, so it will have to be the week after. And I am telling you now, I am not going to take no for answer. I will ring Bob and the kids and speak with him the night before to see how you are, and if he tells me are you okay we are going. Hair or no hair, and if I have to shave mine off too, I will, so don’t tempt me, you know I will do it.

I think it is time for me to go, Abbey is doing her Pilates and giving me a good workout. So I am going to head off to bed and lay in the arms of Michael and let sleep calm me down.

Thank you for being my best friend,
Love you lots and things will be fine with us, Abbey Hope is coming to spread her love and hope.

Tina and poppet

Like right now I had tears running down my cheek by the time I had finished reading it.

I knew straight away that I needed to show this to Michael. So I went next door and asked the elderly couple if they could have the kids for a couple of hours, which thankfully they did.

I headed over to Michael and Tina’s house. I didn’t know for sure if he was going to be home, how ever word had got to me that he wasn’t doing to good and hadn’t gone back to work yet. I get there and my heart breaks the house seemed cold. The garden needed work done and the curtains were all closed, but Michaels car was in the drive way. They say you have to be cruel to be kind and I had a funny feeling that this was going to be one of those times.
I knocked on the door to no answer. I knocked again and again for about 10 mins. I called out to Michael that it was me and if he didn’t let me in I would just start to ring him and knock. I don’t think I would but I did. I knew that he needed to read this. I heard the phone ring and then I heard it crash to the ground. Okay so he wants to be like this. But it felt like that Tina was telling me to keep it up to make him come to the door. I called out once more then remembered where the spare key was. I called out to him that if he didn’t answer the door I would use the spare key. Hell I hadn’t even checked to see if it was still there, but I took a chance. I guess he had forgotten it was there too for the next thing I know I hear the door being unlocked. Even though he didn’t open the door it was unlocked. So I went in. Not sure what I was going to see, but holding my breath in any case.

The place was a mess, which I assumed it would be, and Michael was a mess too, which again I assumed he would be. I went and sat down next to him. We didn’t say anything for ten minutes. Then I got out the letter and gave it to him and told him to read it. He wouldn’t so I read it to him.

It was hard and I had to do it, I didn’t have anyone to hold me up this time, it was just him and I. So I let my emotion come out while I read him the letter. By the time I had finished he just collapsed into a heap and cried. I think this may have been the first time he cried for the whole time. I just held him and let him go. There was nothing I could say. I am not sure how long we sat like that, but I know it was a long time. After some time he stopped and sat up. He looked at me and whispered the words thank you.

It was then and there that I knew I had done the right thing. I was just about to get up and put the kettle on for a coffee when there was a all mighty bang. I could see up the hall and I could see that the hall cupboard door had opened and that Michaels cricket gear was lying on the floor. We both looked back at each other and back at the hall cupboard. It was right at that time shivers ran up and down my body, it was very surreal to me. We both walked over to the cupboard and there was the box “Tina’s High School Books”

Michael just stood there not moving. I bent down to pick it up, and just as I put my hands on the box, I am sure I heard “Thank you Giggles”. Maybe it was what my mind was telling me who knows, but every time I think of that moment today I swear I heard it. I pulled out the box and went back to the couch and we both sat down. I gave Michael the box and he opened it and slowly together we went through everything she had brought to date. Little dresses with matching booties. Head bands, Girly trinkets, more clothes for a girl. Bibs that read Daddy’s Princess, Mummy’s Angel girl and so much more. I can’t believe how much she had gotten. On the bottom of the box was a small present all nicely wrapped, and I had to have a little laugh it was so like Tina to be so organized. On the card it read to my Daddy, form your poppet. Michael opened it and found a beautiful Id bracelet, on one side said Michael and on the other side was Abbey and two love hearts.

I let Michael sit there for a while, while I went and got us some coffees. While I was in the kitchen and to give Michael some time I started to tidy up a little bit. I cleaned out the fridge, washed the dishes and tidy up. Put out the rubbish. And just waited until he was ready again.

After sometime I heard him on the phone to his mum asking her to come around. I knew then that he would be okay. I handed him his coffee and we sat back down again. I held his hand. He said that it was time for him to go back to the land of living. And at that moment it felt like the coldness that I felt before had been lifted. I waited with him until his mum arrived and then I left. I felt like my job for the day had been done.

So why tell you this, well tomorrow (Wednesday) would have been Tina’s due date. I have never really said this but someone close to me knew this with out me saying anything, but in a strange sense I felt that Tina and Abbey’s death was my fault, because I had beaten my cancer and in order for me to have done that I had to lose someone so dear to me. Maybe this was Tina’s way to tell me I was being silly, maybe this was her way for me to help her Michael. But for the first time since Tina’s death I am now at peace.

I don’t need to blame anyone, I don’t need to feel sorry for my self because I am going to live. And maybe just maybe this is Tina’s way of telling me that she knows I will be alright.

She did always want to have the last say.


My family's names have been changed. 
Ohhh and if you have gotten to the end of this very long post. Thank you for lending me your shoulder to cry on.

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