It’s the last day of the school holidays the kids are no where as happy as I am simple as that. We took the books over on Friday and the last 89 hours seemed completely achievable to me at that point. It was apparent yesterday it was not as easy as it seemed because yesterday my children were told they would have the childhood I had meaning no takeaways, one TV, no media player, no ipads and no iPods. You would have thought I was removing their arms.
We are now into day two and so far so good. I am however a realist I use those catch 22 devices for sanity lets not kid ourselves or anyone else here they may find their way back into our lives purely for my selfish reasons.
So last day of school its Australia Day and these are the few things running through my head.
1. We went to the lake yesterday the first for summer. The Lake has been closed for some weeks after a gentlemen drowned there however that s questionable given that a body was never found, he lived under two different names, his friends failed to report him missing for over an hour and he was involved with an interstate drug ring. So when we arrived I told the boys I may not swim as it would be my luck to feel that funny thing on my foot only to find it was the hand of dead man but we arrived and I knew he wasnt there spiritually or otherwise. Yes its how I work I follow the crazy its got me through this life it will get me through the next.
2. There was also a number of gorgeous young backpackers both male and female and despite what your thinking looking at those half-naked bronzed Scottish bodies with boyish grins just made me miss my husband.
3. I made the decision to stop doing the my vintage stall at the markets this weekend. Its been a big part of my life for so long but it’s not fun anymore.
4. I wore just my swimming costume into the lake yesterday something I havent done for about six dress sizes. No oversized shorts or shirt to cover the legs that carry me or the body that has produced three glorious healthy boys to cover my body that can run km’s and swim two but to have drown me and hide me. Yet shock horror no body cared. No body pointed fingers and laughed. No body cared they were all to worried about themselves.
5. I was however worried about my boys seeing the vjay jay of some sweet sixteen year old whose pants showed half her arse and then some….a statement here of my own opinion but people get offended by the hijab, burka, men in lycra it makes them nervous and I seriously understand that but I get offended by seeing some woman’s privates on display and no body bats an eyelid where is the public debate about that?
6. For those that like their TV here are some new suggestions.
7. Im putting this in the slow cooker and going to the lake for the day since the dead man isnt there.
8. One hundred years of fashion here.
9. Words to love by.
10. An Australian couple is living my dream you must must follow their instagram account here.
xxDeb
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