Update
Well, a long time between journals, I see.
We are being kept busy with medical appointments - what an exciting life we lead !!! Lol cI actually worked a couple of weeks ago.- Monday and Tuesday, then had a medical appointment on the Thursday. Two days in a row was about my limit. I was so tired on the Wednesday. However, I taught again on the Friday of that week. The extra money was nice but then we paid out $700 to have a flipping palm tree cut down. It had been annoying me more than Graham. lol It was so tall and did nothing except drop fronds when they died. You know even one day a fortnight would be good, moneywise, but I haven't been called since then so have to make the most of it when I can..
We had sad news last week. Our daughter's good friend and work colleague had a phone call from her sister in England (they're Irish) to say her husband had died while she'd taken the kids to school. He was only 39 with two under 6 year old boys and his wife is 14 weeks pregnant with a high risk pregnancy. Life is so cruel, sometimes.
Our daughter's friend, her husband and 7 year old daughter are flying to Ireland tomorrow for the funeral. I only found out, yesterday, that they were in great need of someone to look after their 14 week old puppy - a Jack Russell. They couldn't put her into a boarding kennel because she's not old enough to have had certain vaccinations so we're having her for 10 days or it may be longer. Our daughter picked her up and brought her over tonight. I'm pretty excited as it's 10 years since our little dog died (she was 17 years old). I think it will be gorgeous to have a puppy running around the backyard. I just hope she doesn't miss her family too much.
I hope all of my US friends have been able to relax and enjoy the long weekend. Our Labour Day long weekend is the first weekend in October, also the start of Daylight Saving here and the official beginning of the surfing season. Our Fathers' Day was on Sunday. We went to one daughter's place for lunch and then we called in at our other daughter's for afternoon tea - all in all, a nice day for my husband. The boys bought him a coffee cup from the football team he follows - their idea- and could hardly wait to give it to him. They were so excited.
I think I've now brought you up-to-date on what's been happening here. The warmer weather is fast approaching, thank goodness. I don't like the cold weather at all and I know our Winter is very mild compared to the Northern Hemisphere.
Love and hugs to all my wonderful DS friends.
We are being kept busy with medical appointments - what an exciting life we lead !!! Lol cI actually worked a couple of weeks ago.- Monday and Tuesday, then had a medical appointment on the Thursday. Two days in a row was about my limit. I was so tired on the Wednesday. However, I taught again on the Friday of that week. The extra money was nice but then we paid out $700 to have a flipping palm tree cut down. It had been annoying me more than Graham. lol It was so tall and did nothing except drop fronds when they died. You know even one day a fortnight would be good, moneywise, but I haven't been called since then so have to make the most of it when I can..
We had sad news last week. Our daughter's good friend and work colleague had a phone call from her sister in England (they're Irish) to say her husband had died while she'd taken the kids to school. He was only 39 with two under 6 year old boys and his wife is 14 weeks pregnant with a high risk pregnancy. Life is so cruel, sometimes.
Our daughter's friend, her husband and 7 year old daughter are flying to Ireland tomorrow for the funeral. I only found out, yesterday, that they were in great need of someone to look after their 14 week old puppy - a Jack Russell. They couldn't put her into a boarding kennel because she's not old enough to have had certain vaccinations so we're having her for 10 days or it may be longer. Our daughter picked her up and brought her over tonight. I'm pretty excited as it's 10 years since our little dog died (she was 17 years old). I think it will be gorgeous to have a puppy running around the backyard. I just hope she doesn't miss her family too much.
I hope all of my US friends have been able to relax and enjoy the long weekend. Our Labour Day long weekend is the first weekend in October, also the start of Daylight Saving here and the official beginning of the surfing season. Our Fathers' Day was on Sunday. We went to one daughter's place for lunch and then we called in at our other daughter's for afternoon tea - all in all, a nice day for my husband. The boys bought him a coffee cup from the football team he follows - their idea- and could hardly wait to give it to him. They were so excited.
I think I've now brought you up-to-date on what's been happening here. The warmer weather is fast approaching, thank goodness. I don't like the cold weather at all and I know our Winter is very mild compared to the Northern Hemisphere.
Love and hugs to all my wonderful DS friends.
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I see this journal was written a long time ago. However, it was still good to read it. Very sad too. Hugs Di.