G'day, folks.
Sharon/WO, I'm glad you had a good Mothers Day. Sounds like today is well organised.
Andy, Diva sounds like her boyfriend is a treasure. Might give Raoul a run for his money... however, I do agree, she needs to make sure he has his own interests too and doesn't lean on her to provide all his entertainment. A secure confident man is one who likes his women to be secure and confident also. Like my husband...
WFEN, it's the time of yer when you dress in layers in the morning then peel them off by midday, and gather them up again by evening. We're in similar state, but at te other end of the year.
I'm checking in late (my time) after a BIG day. We were up at 5.15 am to leave half an hour later. We first had to get sis-in-law & brother in law to airport, then head in to difficult child 3's school. husband was with me and driving. I had an all-day meeting while husband & difficult child 3 were settled in an office nearby. husband wirelessly hooked his laptop into the network and spent his day happily working on his engineering project while difficult child 3 was settled with a school wireless laptop, plus had various teachres dropping by to see how he's going. We also had to organise his writing test (handwriting plus typing) to complete the application for his special provisions for the state exams later this year. I was able to pop in and out of my meeting to keep up with everything and have it ticking along. I was glad they were close by, it meant my brain was working but my body was getting a nice rest (especially with husband doing the driving!). We'd even had an early morning catnap after the airport drop-off, because we were so early, we beat the peak hour traffic into the heart of the city. The school is in a little oasis of calm, within spitting distance of the harbour, but it's like a village there (just add drug deals on every corner, however). During the daytime I feel perfectly safe walking around the area, even letting difficult child 3 take himself to the burger shop. Glad we don't live there, though.
We headed home at school's end and miraculously missed the traffic again. Must have been riding the crest of the wave again. husband stopped to buy some hardware and we got home just after 5 pm. I'm tired, but still functioning. difficult child 3 has gone to bed without argument (unlike last night, when he was teary and tantrumming).
We just had mother in law up here for dinner (a pre-planned throw-together of leftover curry and pea-and-ham soup) because I KNEW she wouldn't eat properly, a combination of being exhausted from two weeks of visitors including a son-in-law she can't stand, plus being upset at saying goodbye to her only daughter. While mother in law was with us, sis-in-law rang to see how her mum is. It all was good to see it dovetail together. mother in law has had a healthy home-cooked meal (which was easy for me to do), I've emptied out a lot of leftovers from the fridge, difficult child 3 has also eaten a bit more than he has lately, and husband & I look like having a (relatively) early night with no traumas. Good. We need a chance to take some deep breaths and relax at last.
I do love sis-in-law and mother in law, but they are a strain. The less said about brother in law, the better.
And I had thought that easy child had missed greeting me on Mothers Day (despite the perfect excuse - honeymoon!) but at the school today, husband got our email and found that just before midnight last night, she had emailed a home-made card from Thailand, a photo of her and sister in law being cuddled by elephants! Plus a lovely close-up of a Thai orchid, a photo undoubtedly taken by sister in law.
I hope I have a better relationship with my sister in law than mother in law has with hers.
Won't be hard.
Enjoy your Monday.
Marg