There's something about ANZAC day. I'm always a mess. When I was in the UK it was a little less emotional, but regardless I always manage to cry on ANZAC day.
I mean it's not as though I actually have a close relation or ancestor who died in war. They all managed to come home and expire of something quite different. I guess I grieve for those who didn't.
Anyways, to my Great Uncle Les Knight, who fought in WW1 in Egypt and was wounded during the last great cavalry charge in history. Got home safe, took tablets to combat the lead in his system until he was jack of it at the age of 84, refused to take more, arranged his own funeral, then gently dropped off the twig.
To Uncle Bruce Kerr, a veteran of the Kokoda Track. Returned home safely. Lived until two years ago, died peacefully at home.
To Grandfather David Bruce Kerr who served in WW1, came home and died of chronic nephritis at the age of 40 in 1933. Womaniser and rogue, I wish I had known you.
To Grandad Russell Davies, served in WW2. Never saw active service, never got to march. Bless you for serving in a foreign country you called home. Died of old age.
To all those who died in war, I grieve.
Bless you and rest in peace.
25/04/2009
21/04/2009
Don't spend money!
I bought a beautiful jacket yesterday. It's super funky and it looks really good. So today I've been avoiding spending money at all. Run away!
Mmmm. I've been marking work over the past few days. Interesting to note: the class that gets the bad rap is doing as well as the "good" class. Of course I omit to mention what course this is in a vain attempt to obscurificate the issue, but I think people shouldn't confuse "boisterous" with "bad". But then I'm teaching a fun course.
I'm doing well with the blog after a long drought, don't you think?
There's another memorial service on for the Browns of Kingslake this week. I'm going to try to make the funeral proper, as I think my little heart will break having to sit through another service. I feel Santo (both the Santos really but I refer to the senior) will need support as I feel he is bottling it all up for the funeral. J & M are doing better and I'm actually not too worried about them, as the mourning is progressing normally - albeit stifled through the coroner not releasing the bodies. It really is all a bit shite.
Other news a little altercation about neighbourhood rubbish as N has returned back from Melbourne. Stayed inside and out of it. Upstairs left stuff for the council, who of course didn't pick it up. Usual frictions. Duck head. Hide. DJ says I did the right thing staying out of it.
Lara popped in for a cuppa this arvo. She's been over to the old work to pick up her stuff. I predict tough times for those lovelies. Hope they grow stronger through it. Tough time to be looking for work.
Mmmm. I've been marking work over the past few days. Interesting to note: the class that gets the bad rap is doing as well as the "good" class. Of course I omit to mention what course this is in a vain attempt to obscurificate the issue, but I think people shouldn't confuse "boisterous" with "bad". But then I'm teaching a fun course.
I'm doing well with the blog after a long drought, don't you think?
There's another memorial service on for the Browns of Kingslake this week. I'm going to try to make the funeral proper, as I think my little heart will break having to sit through another service. I feel Santo (both the Santos really but I refer to the senior) will need support as I feel he is bottling it all up for the funeral. J & M are doing better and I'm actually not too worried about them, as the mourning is progressing normally - albeit stifled through the coroner not releasing the bodies. It really is all a bit shite.
Other news a little altercation about neighbourhood rubbish as N has returned back from Melbourne. Stayed inside and out of it. Upstairs left stuff for the council, who of course didn't pick it up. Usual frictions. Duck head. Hide. DJ says I did the right thing staying out of it.
Lara popped in for a cuppa this arvo. She's been over to the old work to pick up her stuff. I predict tough times for those lovelies. Hope they grow stronger through it. Tough time to be looking for work.
19/04/2009
Play days
It's getting cooler, no longer the balmy weather of the past few weeks, and swimming from now on will require effort and fortitude.
Poured rain this morning, so in an attempt to avert the inevitable TV watching I took ickle one to Playdays. Excellent! They're under new management, and the floor has been resurfaced. We got a free pass in the mail, so why not use it on a rainy day. Many ball pits, swings, wendy houses, cars and slides later it was time to go home. She was having such a good time, but my goodness, what a tantrum.
She literally screamed all the way home and then cried for about 20 minutes. I cooked a magnificent chicken dish with olives, tomato and mash and she ate heaps. Hungry and tired. She fell asleep in my arms around 1pm. Still sleeping at half four.
DJ slept in today while we were away, so he's happy happy. Me, I'm slugging through the marking. I should get it all done, but what a chore!
And I've still the lunch dishes to do. Wind's picked up. Going to be a blowy night methinks.
Poured rain this morning, so in an attempt to avert the inevitable TV watching I took ickle one to Playdays. Excellent! They're under new management, and the floor has been resurfaced. We got a free pass in the mail, so why not use it on a rainy day. Many ball pits, swings, wendy houses, cars and slides later it was time to go home. She was having such a good time, but my goodness, what a tantrum.
She literally screamed all the way home and then cried for about 20 minutes. I cooked a magnificent chicken dish with olives, tomato and mash and she ate heaps. Hungry and tired. She fell asleep in my arms around 1pm. Still sleeping at half four.
DJ slept in today while we were away, so he's happy happy. Me, I'm slugging through the marking. I should get it all done, but what a chore!
And I've still the lunch dishes to do. Wind's picked up. Going to be a blowy night methinks.
14/04/2009
April and no fool in sight....
Two days in a row! Well it must be the holidays. We went swimming at the pool again today. The weather is just gorgeous, just perfect. Not too hot so I get fried, not too cold.
I got Kate to swim 50 metres today, she's doing well. I also only blew her floaties up to half mast. Didn't even phase her. She still needs to get the arm action going, but overall she's making good progress. DJ says we need to get her floating without floaties, but she freaks out at that. We keep trying.
I feel quite the negligent mother at the moment. All the other kids seem to be going to preschool or having swimming lessons. We go swimming, but DJ says we should be able to teach her ourselves. THe preschools are all oversubscribed in this part of the woods. Very hard that. No-one told me you have to put their names down AT BIRTH! Maybe missed that due to being out of the country.
Taking ickle one horse riding tomorrow, hope she doesn't freak out. Should be fun anyways.
I got Kate to swim 50 metres today, she's doing well. I also only blew her floaties up to half mast. Didn't even phase her. She still needs to get the arm action going, but overall she's making good progress. DJ says we need to get her floating without floaties, but she freaks out at that. We keep trying.
I feel quite the negligent mother at the moment. All the other kids seem to be going to preschool or having swimming lessons. We go swimming, but DJ says we should be able to teach her ourselves. THe preschools are all oversubscribed in this part of the woods. Very hard that. No-one told me you have to put their names down AT BIRTH! Maybe missed that due to being out of the country.
Taking ickle one horse riding tomorrow, hope she doesn't freak out. Should be fun anyways.
13/04/2009
Easter chocolate frenzy!
Well, not exactly. Although we did do a lovely Easter Egg hunt in the garden with the little ones.
The good news is I have a couple of weeks off work. Bad news, marking. Just when I think I have two seconds to rub together. Also housework. Why is it that the amount of housework you have to do expands to fit the time available? It's one of those universal laws. Something like the amount of money you expend always expands to fill the amount of money you have. Or why one sock always goes missing...?
Things are really good at the moment. Loving teaching, the new courses appear to be doing well. Having fun with Kate with less stress than before, now the pressure of phd is off for a bit.
My friend Larina kindly finished off the last study for part1 of phd this week, so now I need to get a few bits and bobs done and then we can get the thing evaluated. Hurrah!
Weather's getting cooler. We're off to Canberra on Wednesday, hopefully taking Kate on her first horse ride! She should love it, I hope.
Other than that, life is good. Loving it. We're off to Algeria at the end of June. Woot! Adventures! We'll get to see the new house and shops and where all our funds have gone over the past few years. I really think we've done the right thing getting the house built for the family, even though we'll never live in it. Something about the Karma of doing the right thing.
We've started a design business. Well, we've registered a business, got the paperwork done and the website up. Now if we ever get a client, I'll die of shock!
Mind you, it's the right thing to do. Nothing like starting a little business in a recession...
The good news is I have a couple of weeks off work. Bad news, marking. Just when I think I have two seconds to rub together. Also housework. Why is it that the amount of housework you have to do expands to fit the time available? It's one of those universal laws. Something like the amount of money you expend always expands to fill the amount of money you have. Or why one sock always goes missing...?
Things are really good at the moment. Loving teaching, the new courses appear to be doing well. Having fun with Kate with less stress than before, now the pressure of phd is off for a bit.
My friend Larina kindly finished off the last study for part1 of phd this week, so now I need to get a few bits and bobs done and then we can get the thing evaluated. Hurrah!
Weather's getting cooler. We're off to Canberra on Wednesday, hopefully taking Kate on her first horse ride! She should love it, I hope.
Other than that, life is good. Loving it. We're off to Algeria at the end of June. Woot! Adventures! We'll get to see the new house and shops and where all our funds have gone over the past few years. I really think we've done the right thing getting the house built for the family, even though we'll never live in it. Something about the Karma of doing the right thing.
We've started a design business. Well, we've registered a business, got the paperwork done and the website up. Now if we ever get a client, I'll die of shock!
Mind you, it's the right thing to do. Nothing like starting a little business in a recession...
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