Medi-canned

Message at 5.54am - too many ominous storms about, no class at the hall, but meditation class being offered via ZOOM at the usual time.

The Gypsy lives in the Bay and understandably didn’t want to be driving through the forecasted nasty storms.

Adoring Husband ducked down to the shops and grabbed me a small coffee.

As we all attempted to log on, a small storm hit and a short blackout occurred.

We waited for all of our wifis to reconnect and once more attempted to log in, only to be met with a black screen.

Meditation canned as more small storms rolled past.

By 8.30am all dangerous storm warnings were cancelled.

At 10am The Gypsy and I connected via a fresh ZOOM link and got to chat for 2 hours while I nibbled on some toasted Turkish bread with Vegemite on one and creamed honey on the other.

I was quite comfortable in my room so I stayed put until 3pm when I decided to get dinner started.

I removed a chicken and vegetable soup from the freezer and thawed it in a warm saucepan. I fried up some garlic, onion, mushroom, green beans and broccolini and added to the soup along with some cream, sour cream, thickener, salt, pepper, sun-dried tomatoes and spiral pasta. I served in a bowl sprinkled with chopped parsley and pine nuts.

Adoring husband got reheated lamb and rice dish from last night.

In the meantime, I made some apple strudels and served them with either cream or coconut custard depending on each person’s taste.

Everyone was sated.

I watched Big Brother with AH and came to bed.

There are still storms rumbling around us, but none hitting us. Just some light rain.

Now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Stormy Evening

I slept a solid 6 hours last night.

Woke at 7.12am. 

Rose at 8.30am.

Showered and washed my hair.

Played with Harley.

Rode my trike for almost 10kms - did some grocery shopping and bought coffee.

Home before midday.

Watched 1.5 movies with Adoring Husband.

Prepared lamb with tomato rice for dinner.

Played with Harley again.

Dinner at 5pm.

In bed by 6pm.

Watched Big Brother.

Waited for a massive storm to hit, but it fizzled out thank goodness. There are more coming.

Time to sleep because there is meditation tomorrow morning.

Nite all.

Freezer Frenzy

I slept soundly for about 9 hours last night.

I woke up to a text from Adoring Husband telling me that he had coffee for me, which was a pleasant start to the day.

When he brought my coffee to the bedroom, he took Harley OUT of the bedroom, so I took my time getting organised for the day.

During that time, AH mowed the front lawn AND took Harley out to play AND had a shower.

Yes I was pretty slow.

At least I was a bit productive when I finally emerged - I couldn’t find the spaghetti bolognese sauce, so I decided to clean out and rearrange the upright freezer.

AH brought all the drawers into the kitchen and I emptied them, put all the chicken in one drawer, the ice creams in another, the soups and broths in another,  breads, rolls, chilli oils, taco mince and chicken nuggets in another and everything else in the fifth.

After that, I sorted through the Tupperware drawer.

I was hungry, so I made myself two chicken, mushroom, goats cheese and onion crepes. Quite delicious. AH got the leftovers.

I watched some golf with AH.

Lay down on my bed watching YouTube for a while.

BGWLBH arrived home from work (unusual for a Sunday) and was “starverated” so I cooked her dinner for a 4pm sit down.

AH had leftover birthday lasagne at 4.30pm.

I made apple strudels for dessert and tried the new Coyo custard (dairy free) - I like it very much! There is enough apple mixture for more strudels tomorrow night.

AH and I watched Big Brother together before heading to bed.

It’s already 10.30pm so I’m ready to sleep.

Nite all.

It’s Halloween

My first baby, had he lived, would have been 48 years old today.

He died at 17 weeks of age, approximately 36 hours after his vaccinations. They named his cause of death as SIDS.

This is the first time I haven’t received a message from Grannymus, remembering the day. She never forgot. She’s the only one. She passed last month. Her absence is especially noticeable for me today.

It’s been a quiet day. 

I finished my washing.

I played with Harley.

I caught up on Celebrity Traitor UK.

I came to bed at 2pm.

I played with Harley at 4.15pm.

I cooked my “fend for yourself” dinner at 5pm.

I watched the movie “The Sixth Sense” because I knew that Chicklet was watching it for the first time with her Mum and Dad tonight in Melbourne for Halloween.

They only just arrived home from holidays this afternoon so trick or treating wasn’t really on the cards.

It’s now 9pm and I’m feeling a little weary.

Nite all.

It’s Been a Week

It was a short, but oh so sweet 43 hours with my Melbourne family.

I caught the railway bus at Howard at midday on Tuesday. The trip took 3.5 hours because we stopped at Gunalda service centre for a whole hour for lunch - most annoying because there was nothing gluten free for me to eat!

I had pre booked an uber ride to take me to Mooloolaba from the station, so luckily, the bus arrived on time and the uber was 5 minutes late. Maria was my driver. She was a very friendly, open, talkative woman in her 50s, so it was a pleasant 25 minute ride that cost me just short of $59.

My family was waiting for me in their driveway and little 5 year old Hazey, who I last met when she was just 17 days old, was quivering with excitement, shifting quickly left and right on her feet and wearing a beaming smile on her face waiting to give me a big squishy hug.

I hugged Vegan Chickie first, then set down my bag and suitcase, dropped to my knees and squeezed little Hazey telling her how happy I was to meet her and how I had been looking forward to this hug all day. She said “I love you Bozzy Wozzy”. 

I lost count of how many times she uttered those words during the 43 hours and it filled my heart every single time.

My little Chicklet isn’t so little anymore! 

She wasn’t outside greeting me, but came into the lounge room after I’d been inside for about 3 minutes. I’m guessing that she was giving Hazey the first ten minutes of my time because she seemed genuinely happy to see me and gave me a big hug.

She is now about 3 inches taller than me! She was very chuffed about that!

After a catch up and gift giving, we ordered Thai for dinner which was delicious.

I think I was in bed by 9.30pm which is way past my bedtime.

I invited Hazey into my room at about 7.30am the next day and we chatted while she went through the thousands of photos and memes saved on my iPad.

We all made ourselves presentable and left for Eumundi markets at about 10.30am arriving at 11am.

We enjoyed exactly one hour of market time, rarely together, because we were all there looking for different things. I parted from them and made my way to the bottom part of the markets when the heavens opened …

For the next two hours I was by myself. I found good shelter from the rain and waited it out.

I found some art.

I also found myself a nice stash of turquoise jewellery. Six necklaces and a ring.

I purchased 2 gifts for BGWLBH. One to give her immediately and one to save for Christmas.

Adoring Husband received a new wallet because his current wallet was literally torn and falling apart.

When the rain stopped, I went in search of my family and found them pretty well drenched under a large umbrella behind a building.

We all bundled into the car and drove home tired but happy.

That evening, I looked after the kids while Vegan Chickie and Mr Perfect had a date night.

They made sure Hazey was asleep before they left.

Chicklet and I spent the night watching multiple episodes of her favourite show “Gravity Falls” while eating junk food. It was sooooo goood. I loved every minute of it.

Mum and Dad returned much earlier than expected and I think I was in bed by 10.30pm.

I struggled to fall asleep and it was 3am when I last looked at the time.

The first soft knock on the door came at 6.12am and then every 3 minutes until 6.27am when I called for Hazey to come in. We had fun and giggles until 8am when I had a shower, made myself presentable, packed my goods and prepared to leave.

Their plan for the day was Australia Zoo, so they drove me to Nambour, where we purchased our morning coffee and spent some time together before I left them for the station.

I was relieved to discover that the trip home was by train which meant the trip home was an hour shorter than the trip down.

Adoring Husband was waiting at the station for me and it was nice to arrive home to a very happy Harley who welcomed me with his wagging tail and loud hellos.

I caught up with both AH and BGWLBH. They made their own dinners.

AH and I watched Big Brother together and I came to bed exhausted. A solid 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep was my reward.

BGWLBH worked today and I played with Harley then went off for a ride on my trike, catching up with an old friend at the Bowls Club and home in time for a late lunch.

I sat with AH for the afternoon watching the quiz shows, played with Harley and came to bed for a rest, where I remained.

I’m currently watching the old movie Cocoon.

I’m definitely ready for sleep now.

Nite all.