Nice to see you!

Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Day 365 in a Year of my Life

This is it!  The final day of "A year in my life".

What better way to celebrate it than to share some photos of my precious little possum?  I know you've been waiting for them!



We had a great day today!

This morning we walked to the supermarket and bought all the ingredients for chicken and roast veggie soup, and some flowers for Mama .. oh and a Mickey Mouse doll.

Then we came home and cooked the soup together.

Then Chicklet went down for a nap and Vegan Chickie and the Bare-chested Chef had some quality time together and enjoyed a movie at the cinema.

After Chicklet woke up, after a very long nap, we had a picnic in the lounge room and ate nuts and grapes and strawberries and Sakata crackers.

We cut up a sheet of baking paper into tiny little pieces and then threw them in the air and watched them flutter to the ground like birds, for about an hour!

We played with Mickey Mouse and made a swing out of wool and a pom pom, for Mickey to swing on.

Mama and Dadoo came home with a surprise present .. Peppa Pig!  How very exciting!  So the pieces of paper then became mud puddles for Peppa Pig and Mickey Mouse to jump in, for another hour.

Of course the chicken soup was for dinner and went down a treat.

Now, everyone is in bed and there are storms all about with lightning and crashing thunder and rain and winds.  I think the worst is over, but it was pretty noisy there for a while.

So it's been a full day.

The best news is that I'm not half as exhausted as I usually am on day two of my visit, so I'm thinking that my changed eating habits and small weight loss has contributed to improving my energy levels.   I'm also sleeping better and I imagine that helps too.

That makes me very happy!

Tomorrow I am off for the next leg of my break.  Excited!

Today I'm grateful for an amazing time with Chicklet.  There simply are no words.

Nite all.

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