It's only two more sleeps until the big day of celebrations start. All of my present shopping is done and wrapped up ready to hand out on Christmas Day. I didn't go overboard with presents this year as I don't really have the budget to spend on presents. For a couple of people it was very hard to buy for but after a day of window shopping I managed to get what I thought was best. Just hope these people will appreciate what they received. I try to buy what people really need for themselves, not their home.
I was away for the weekend from Friday to Sunday. I thought it was time for the kids to get used of not having me around on weekends as the marital status changes will take place very soon. I stay over at a friend's house. On Friday night a group of us caught the train to the city to view the city hall's festive activities until 10pm. Then we walked to the mall to grab dinner and viewed afew window displays of Christmas at the Myer Centre. Then I was up until 3am, drinking and social chat to my friend.
Saturday was a busy day with shopping for presents. In the evening we went around my friend's local area to view light displays at afew homes and two churches. It was so bright and colourful! Afterwards we went to the local beach to view the huge moon rising over the horizon on the east.
Since I heard shops are open until midnight I might go to the shops soon to get the fresh food done so I can avoid the last minute shopping on Christmas Eve. Tomorrow will be the worse day to go shopping for last minute stuff. Even today the shops were busy with shoppers getting the last minute stuff.
All the best to you all for a joyous Christmas with your love ones. Don't get sick on consuming too much of the festive goodies. If you have travel plans, hope your destination spot will be a safe one.
Monday 23 December 2013
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Christmas shopping
As someone pointed out, its only a week off until Christmas Eve. I started to go Christmas shopping with my 15 yo yesterday as she wanted to go to get the presents she wanted to buy for the family members and close friends. I decided to make a start with mine at the same time. Only got to buy for her sister and one of their grandparents but I couldn't really buy for my 15 yo as she was there with me. Besides I have to shop elsewhere as the ideal present for her wasn't at the shop we were at. Still got to shop for three other people I am close to. It won't be much as I don't have the budget to spend big this Christmas.
My present to my parents was completed months ago. It was homemade by me!! I spent many hours on completing it which I am sure they will love. The same ideal present was completed to the girl's aunt and uncle too. Suppose to make another one for their grandparents too but time has run out. Guess that will have to be something to work on next year if I have the time to do it as I have other plans that is more high priority.
By the time we got back from the shops, the girl's report cards had arrived in the mail. I am quite proud to point out they both done quite well this semester. Both received an "A" in one subject and all the rest were Bs and Cs. They both had fairly good comments on their assessments, effort and behaviour. The next report won't be issued until the start of Term 2 when parent teacher interviews will take place. Most of the time I only go once, just to meet the teachers. If there are any issues, I ask if they can email or phone me. Only had an odd phone call or two this year about an issue or two. Other then that, all's good!
Better go as I have some things to do at home this afternoon. Have a nice day!
My present to my parents was completed months ago. It was homemade by me!! I spent many hours on completing it which I am sure they will love. The same ideal present was completed to the girl's aunt and uncle too. Suppose to make another one for their grandparents too but time has run out. Guess that will have to be something to work on next year if I have the time to do it as I have other plans that is more high priority.
By the time we got back from the shops, the girl's report cards had arrived in the mail. I am quite proud to point out they both done quite well this semester. Both received an "A" in one subject and all the rest were Bs and Cs. They both had fairly good comments on their assessments, effort and behaviour. The next report won't be issued until the start of Term 2 when parent teacher interviews will take place. Most of the time I only go once, just to meet the teachers. If there are any issues, I ask if they can email or phone me. Only had an odd phone call or two this year about an issue or two. Other then that, all's good!
Better go as I have some things to do at home this afternoon. Have a nice day!
Sunday 15 December 2013
Christmas is approaching
Oh boy! It's only ten days until Christmas! And I still have my Christmas shopping to do. Food will be the last minute shopping as fresh food don't intend to last long. The presents I will have to get this week as I don't want to leave it the last minute. I know what to get, just I need my motivation to get up early and be at the shops early before the good parking spots become no vacany and out before school holiday crowds enters at 10am.
The school year is now closed until late January. All students in Queensland are now on school holidays for six weeks. I should get my girl's report cards in the mail this week as the schools generally post them out.
How was your second week of December? I had a busy week as usual. On Tuesday I had a friend over for lunch. It was a great afternoon to catch up with the latest. We had great laughs and conversations for five hours.
This weekend was more visiting and parties going on. On Friday I visited my parents for afew hours then I headed off to a birthday party. I stayed overnight at my friend's house as I had a couple of drinks. We had Indian meals for dinner. It was quite a long time since I last had Indian. Some foods was abit more spicy and hot then others. If I can remember correctly I had more drink intakes of fruit punch then consuming foods. The birthday cake was home made and very yummy!! I would of loved to have seconds but I didn't want to be rude to ask as I didn't know the party host very well. I went to the party as a guest of my best friend who was a relative to the party host. I had plans with my friend to have dinner and see a movie but I didn't know the changes until I showed up. It's a long story that I won't go into details about but it was a good night and I am glad I had the opportunity to meet new people. Maybe 2014 will be a good year to be introduced to a new circle of friends.
Yesterday afternoon I was invited to an afternoon tea party with afew mums at a friend's house for two hours. This party was more gluten free as the host has serious allergies problems. Surprisely I enjoyed the home made dip with rice crackers. But my body told me a different story last night. Whatever the ingredient was in this dip, kept me repeating belching for parts of the night.
This weekend I got to meet new people! I had four people stating they hope to see me again. I guess that made me feel good! Normally I am fairly quiet and shy when it comes to meeting strangers but I guess I found the right conversations with them.
Better go as I have afew to do this afternoon. Have a good week!
The school year is now closed until late January. All students in Queensland are now on school holidays for six weeks. I should get my girl's report cards in the mail this week as the schools generally post them out.
How was your second week of December? I had a busy week as usual. On Tuesday I had a friend over for lunch. It was a great afternoon to catch up with the latest. We had great laughs and conversations for five hours.
This weekend was more visiting and parties going on. On Friday I visited my parents for afew hours then I headed off to a birthday party. I stayed overnight at my friend's house as I had a couple of drinks. We had Indian meals for dinner. It was quite a long time since I last had Indian. Some foods was abit more spicy and hot then others. If I can remember correctly I had more drink intakes of fruit punch then consuming foods. The birthday cake was home made and very yummy!! I would of loved to have seconds but I didn't want to be rude to ask as I didn't know the party host very well. I went to the party as a guest of my best friend who was a relative to the party host. I had plans with my friend to have dinner and see a movie but I didn't know the changes until I showed up. It's a long story that I won't go into details about but it was a good night and I am glad I had the opportunity to meet new people. Maybe 2014 will be a good year to be introduced to a new circle of friends.
Yesterday afternoon I was invited to an afternoon tea party with afew mums at a friend's house for two hours. This party was more gluten free as the host has serious allergies problems. Surprisely I enjoyed the home made dip with rice crackers. But my body told me a different story last night. Whatever the ingredient was in this dip, kept me repeating belching for parts of the night.
This weekend I got to meet new people! I had four people stating they hope to see me again. I guess that made me feel good! Normally I am fairly quiet and shy when it comes to meeting strangers but I guess I found the right conversations with them.
Better go as I have afew to do this afternoon. Have a good week!
Saturday 7 December 2013
School Year closing fast
The first week of December is just about ending. It was a busy week for me! Besides the normal commitments I started to make a small progress in my card list. This morning I email 26 of my yearly newsletter to afew people I know. The others will be sent as snail mail as they don't either have internet or I don't know their email address. I am hoping to get the card list completed by the end of this weekend. And post all envelopes on Monday. There is a couple I have to send overseas which I hope they will reach their destination just before Christmas.
My 15 yo daughter finished year 10 over a week ago now. She mostly had her first week of school holidays at home. She still got her traineeship to deal with over the holidays. Just one more day of on the job training to go. She will have a six week break until school resumes in late January 2014. In mid-late January she suppose to attend to a couple of catch up modules days as she had abit of time off due to school excursions or exams on that day of her theory classes. On Tuesday she a day at the centre to complete her first aide module. She past the exam successful!
All state schools in QLD from prep to year 9 will have their last week of the school year next week. Then all kids will be on school holidays for 6-8 weeks over summer. What do you plan with your school age kids this summer?
Finally our good news came at last! We were informed yesterday the first stage of the contract was successful. The sold sticker was added to the sign yesterday! Our settlement day will be in mid January, due to the festive season of solictor closing for 2 weeks over Christmas and New Year.
Last night I found 7 of my cousins now on facebook. I had a conversation with two of them. Basically I informed them about the updates of my life. They were quite surprised and I am sure many others will be in the same vote once they read my yearly newsletter.
Better get back to this card list otherwise it will never be done. Sometimes I wish I had Rosie (remember the robot from THE JETSONS) here to do some things for me! For one, she would be a better housekeeper then my kids are. And secondly there are never enough hours in the day to do everything by myself.
Have a good weekend everyone!
My 15 yo daughter finished year 10 over a week ago now. She mostly had her first week of school holidays at home. She still got her traineeship to deal with over the holidays. Just one more day of on the job training to go. She will have a six week break until school resumes in late January 2014. In mid-late January she suppose to attend to a couple of catch up modules days as she had abit of time off due to school excursions or exams on that day of her theory classes. On Tuesday she a day at the centre to complete her first aide module. She past the exam successful!
All state schools in QLD from prep to year 9 will have their last week of the school year next week. Then all kids will be on school holidays for 6-8 weeks over summer. What do you plan with your school age kids this summer?
Finally our good news came at last! We were informed yesterday the first stage of the contract was successful. The sold sticker was added to the sign yesterday! Our settlement day will be in mid January, due to the festive season of solictor closing for 2 weeks over Christmas and New Year.
Last night I found 7 of my cousins now on facebook. I had a conversation with two of them. Basically I informed them about the updates of my life. They were quite surprised and I am sure many others will be in the same vote once they read my yearly newsletter.
Better get back to this card list otherwise it will never be done. Sometimes I wish I had Rosie (remember the robot from THE JETSONS) here to do some things for me! For one, she would be a better housekeeper then my kids are. And secondly there are never enough hours in the day to do everything by myself.
Have a good weekend everyone!
Friday 6 December 2013
My card list prep
This weekend I am hoping to sit down and get all my card writing done as Christmas is only 19 days away. And I am working on getting my yearly newsletter done and sent with some greeting messages via snail mail. Some newsletters will be emailed as well.
2013 News – Good and Bad
Rachel started high school - year 8 Monique was in year 10, Academic Awards - Top Student in Art
Marriage ended after 19 yrs, house sold, settlement day is January 2014
May – CM went backrupt, scrap days stop
August – Gall Bladder removed
Purchased a new car – hatchback 2012 Toyota Corolla Ascent Sports
Monique started her school based traineeship in sports and recreation.
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| Monique's 300 plague |
Sunday night bowling
Team 1st for High Game with HCP
Myself 1st for High game scratch
Mother’s Day Tournament we came 1st!! I won animal slippers and a box of chocolates
On 1/10 – Monique bowled a 300 game
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Good luck with your dreams in 2014!
Monday 2 December 2013
Summer starting
Goodbye spring! Welcome summer! Generally this is my favourite time of the year as it is good weather to be in the water and we have more hours of daylight to do outdoor things. We had hot days already and some areas of the SE had severe or dangerous storms with large hailstones hit. I managed to capture my first lightning photo in a recent storm. A good thing about digital, you can delete the phones you don't want. It taken me over a 100 photos to capture a good lightning. And I learnt of how to do it right too!
How was your month of November? At present time we have our house on contract for the third time. I have heard the current buyer has finance approval but we still don't know until the building and pest inspection gets done the third time tomorrow. By this Friday we should know if this contract becomes unconditional or not. At present time I am not going to get my hopes up high as I had experience two invalid contracts before.
On 13th November (which would of been my late Grandma's birthday if she was still alive) I visited members from the old stamp club I used to attend regularly years ago. I had a good conversation with one member for about two hours, catching up with what's been happening in our life for the past 18 months. She invited me to attend to their break up party next week. If all goes well I might consider going since I don't have any other parties to attend to this year.
On the same day we attend to Monique's school for their academic awards night. She was rewarded with a certificate and a medal for being the top student in Art.
Sadly my last peachface had died on 22nd November. It was quite a shock to see a dead bird in the cage before sunset. I have posted my expression about the lost in a previous blog so I'm not going to repeat the same message this time. Since then I have two friends who had a relative passing away in November too.
On 26th November Rachel had her first school excursion to Lone Pine Sanctuary which is situated in Brisbane. The excursion was for a handful of SEU students to celebrate their first year of high school. Going by her reports she seems to had a great day there as she never has visited this sanctuary before. She asked me if we could go back there on the school holidays.
My bowling league has now finished for the year. We had our break up party on Saturday night. For further details you will have to read my sporting report blog.
Now it's already December and only 23 days until Christmas! So has everyone been organised on getting their decorations up and so on. Unfortunately no decorations will be up here because the tree got thrown out and most of the Christmas stuff is already packed in boxes and at my parent's house. To be honest I don't have the Christmas spirit in me as too much has happened this year. But I have been busy getting my card list done so my family and friends don't miss out of me thinking of them. I won't give the details on what I done but I all I will say it will be not what you will expect to receive.
Better go as it's time to cook dinner. Going to have a steak meal tonight. Enjoy the month of December!
How was your month of November? At present time we have our house on contract for the third time. I have heard the current buyer has finance approval but we still don't know until the building and pest inspection gets done the third time tomorrow. By this Friday we should know if this contract becomes unconditional or not. At present time I am not going to get my hopes up high as I had experience two invalid contracts before.
On 13th November (which would of been my late Grandma's birthday if she was still alive) I visited members from the old stamp club I used to attend regularly years ago. I had a good conversation with one member for about two hours, catching up with what's been happening in our life for the past 18 months. She invited me to attend to their break up party next week. If all goes well I might consider going since I don't have any other parties to attend to this year.
On the same day we attend to Monique's school for their academic awards night. She was rewarded with a certificate and a medal for being the top student in Art.
Sadly my last peachface had died on 22nd November. It was quite a shock to see a dead bird in the cage before sunset. I have posted my expression about the lost in a previous blog so I'm not going to repeat the same message this time. Since then I have two friends who had a relative passing away in November too.
On 26th November Rachel had her first school excursion to Lone Pine Sanctuary which is situated in Brisbane. The excursion was for a handful of SEU students to celebrate their first year of high school. Going by her reports she seems to had a great day there as she never has visited this sanctuary before. She asked me if we could go back there on the school holidays.
My bowling league has now finished for the year. We had our break up party on Saturday night. For further details you will have to read my sporting report blog.
Now it's already December and only 23 days until Christmas! So has everyone been organised on getting their decorations up and so on. Unfortunately no decorations will be up here because the tree got thrown out and most of the Christmas stuff is already packed in boxes and at my parent's house. To be honest I don't have the Christmas spirit in me as too much has happened this year. But I have been busy getting my card list done so my family and friends don't miss out of me thinking of them. I won't give the details on what I done but I all I will say it will be not what you will expect to receive.
Better go as it's time to cook dinner. Going to have a steak meal tonight. Enjoy the month of December!
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