1. School is back on. So is routine. As lovely as the holidays were, it’s just so much nicer to have some form of order again.
2. I know it’s winter and that it’s normal for it to be cold but man oh man, I am FREEZING in the evenings! I can’t even really sit at my computer anymore. My DH sorts the kids while I make dinner and get stuff ready for the next day. Once dinner is finished we all get straight into my bed (me with Rose and my DH and the kids with their books) and we stay there until they fall asleep and my DH moves them to their own beds. Is it my imagination or is this possibly the coldest CT winter ever?
3. It’s my DH’s birthday on Friday. We are going for a quiet dinner on Friday with the kids (Child1 spoke about the Spur and I immediately told my DH that THAT is not an option) and our families will be coming over on Sunday for some cake. It’s also the first anniversary of my FIL’s passing on Sunday and he feels that this is how he wants to do things.
4. I’m having doubts about doing this challenge in October. I don’t really think that I will be ready for it (although it is realistically possible if I train hard or rather EVERY SINGLE DAY) and it’s actually going to cost me a lot of money in terms of training (I need to go for advanced swimming lessons and I have to pay to go in at Silvermine and Sunscene for other (regular) training, clothing, entrance fees and even things like contact lenses. I think that this will have to wait and that I need to find a different challenge/fitness goal.
5. I am 34 and one week old today (which reminds me – I need to post a new list!)and I marvel at how different things feel from last year. Yes, I am silently panicking about money stuff (need to fix car, pay for course, catch up with school fees etc) but for the most part I’m really happy and content. Last year this time, my FIL had just undergone bypass surgery and my DH and I were on tenterhooks and panicked and edgy and so very anxious and afraid. For as long as I live I never want to go through that kind of uncertainty again. I am sooooo grateful that it was all over within the space of one week.
6. Something tragic happened to someone I know (and have come to love dearly) and it makes me very, very, VERY angry. I’m not ready to write about it yet and I feel that I need to come to terms with this thing before I use my words destructively. Maybe I will blog about it later this week.
7. Last week when we were away, Child1 suddenly wouldn’t change his clothing in front of me. He actually ran into the bathroom to get out of his swimming costume and when I walked in he covered his bits! We are not a shy family and generally change in front of one another and I know that it was bound to happen at some point but I felt a bit weird (and almost sad) about it. He’s growing up and all! Pretty soon he will stop reaching out for my hand when we cross the road and he will be sporting hair in weird places and he will find me embarrassing. Eish. I told my DH how I felt and he just rolled his eyes. Are all men this insensitive about their wives’ feelings or is it just my DH?
8. My DH and I have talked about it and it looks like we are going camping again this year. We sooooo enjoyed it last year. I am tempted to go to the same place that we went to last year but maybe it would be nicer to experience a different place. Any ideas about where to go in CT? It can’t be on the West Coast or Hermanus (too crowded), I don’t want us to drive for more than 2.5 – 3 hours and there needs to be enough (but not too many) activities for Tween boys who may get bored. And preferably a swimming river/beach. When did you last camp and where did you go?
9. I’m going to be attending a knitting tweetup this weekend and I’m rather excited about it. I’m making my DH go with me because I don’t like driving so far by myself. Needless to say, he is not too impressed with me. Best I sweeten the deal ASAP.
10. I can’t stop stuffing my face. Can’t decide if I’m just greedy guts or if it is because it’s so cold. I prefer to think that it’s the latter reason. And I even have a pimple. ON MY NOSE! I just want to squeeze the bugger and it is taking every bit of self-control NOT to do this.
How did your Tuesday treat you? Mine was not too bad but I realised today that NBL DEFINITELY has a case of the FOMO. I suspect that all of us have a small degree of it but really, some people have it BAD!
Am off to bed with Rose now. Chat soon.
xx
Jules, did I miss something… who/what on earth is Rose???
So glad you’re feeling happy and content, there is just no better feeling!
xxx
LOL…Rose is my Kindle. She’s a girl!
We were back to school today and I embraced the routine with two hands!!!!!
Cameron is also very conscious – wont dress/bath in front of me and if I am changing he looks away or walks out. I figured it’s just a stage and don’t make a big fuss.
It is cold here too – I am not enjoying it – at least our days are warm!
I’m making the rounds one more time before I leave
You’re not alone with the eating! i”m also eating too much, and wrong foods. I was hoping the lack of appetite from last week’s illness would last a bit longer but after about a day, I was back in business!
On the other hand, my hair looks nice because I’ve just been for a colour, cut and blow.
And… awwwww, about child1 dressing. It is sad and you’re right to feel a little sensitive about it.
Can’t believe it’s been a year since your FIL died. Be gentle with yourselves over this time…
Hi my firend – thinking about you all this time of the year.
Anyways, A is now also shy and will not dress infront of her brothers at all. Still in front of dad but that will change soon too I think. I do not think it is bad that they start to “get” the privacy thing, especially for girls in the world we live in.
Cape town is very cold for me, anyyear – we were there two years again and I kid you not, I almost froze.
And I am eating way too much too.
Well it’s safe to say i think everyone is eating far.too.much! Blame it on the cold.
And yes, i am freezing too. I walk around with a hot water bottle allthetime to keep warm.
Can’t believe a year has passed since your FIL’s passing. Be gentle with yourselves this weekend and go with what your heart tells you to do. A memory day might be nice – everyone writes down/journals/speaks about what they miss the most/remember the most etc about him.
We are very open here with nudity etc and so far nothing with the little one. Obviously the big one is slightly different, but even she is quite happy to parade around in her undies in front of us us – too confident maybe?
Keep warm and DONT. SQUEEZE.THE.PIMPLE.
xx
I was telling my DH that I think that this is the coldest winter ever and he totally agrees. He never gets cold but this year he has been bringing extra blankets and wearing more long sleeved tops than he usually does.
Enjoy Rose and don’t feel too bad about your son growing up so fast….and yes I think most husbands are insensitive about their wives’ feelings…LOL
Glad you’ve got a sense of order back in your life. As for the over eating, I think it is definitley cold related. I was absolutley nuts and started a new eating plan smack bang in the middle of winter (silly silly silly) BUT its not been that bad actually, so I think I am probably THE only person in SA who is not over eating cos of the weather.
Thinking of you and DH as you remember his Dad at this time. I found the first anniversary of my Dad’s passing very hard. HUGS
xxx
I can’t stop stuffing my face either. It seems when my teeth chatter they want to chew at the same time. Brrr! I am soooo over winter.