Marguerite
Active Member
G'day, people.
A busy day today. I had trouble sleeping last night, I'm beginning to worry about this and that, anxious that things won't be ready. Last night I kept remembering things we need for the wedding that still aren't done (the arbour, bonboniere, my skirt/petticoat) and the gig today. I'd turn off the light and try to sleep - then have to turn it back on to find a different book to read, or something.
But today went well. easy child 2/difficult child 2 turned up in time to get her stilts and costume ready, even to the point of husband removing and re-attaching the straps round her shins so the buckles no longer dig in. We met the organiser at the wharf and we handed out brochures to passengers arriving, then we drove up to the school for the rest of the job. I needed to walk around with her not only for safety, but to be her voice - easy child 2/difficult child 2 has a bad cold and had very little voice. She was drinking milk for a while to try and ease the sore throat. She really did a good job, wore through two stoppers on the ends of the stilts (we always carry spares) then at the end of the job they paid her in cash and we finally got to have a look around at our leisure.
There were a few misbehaving boys, the same ones that torment difficult child 3, but no incidents with him at all. One local delinquent kid tried to get me to go to a particular stall and buy a Swiss army knife for him (he said he wanted to give it to his brother for Christmas). I told the boy to get his mother to help him, or to maybe give his brother an IOU and a gift certificate for it for Christmas. Silly kid - he thought he could outsmart me, as if I didn't know the law about selling ANY kind of knife to someone under 16 years old!
Other boys were throwing water bombs and fart bombs at easy child 2/difficult child 2 while on stilts, and one boy pretended he was about to push her over. When I took note of who, I'm fairly sure they're part of the group that has been hassling difficult child 3 as well as his best friend. I was concerned for difficult child 3 wandering the fair with these boys apparently out for mischief, but difficult child 3 pointed out to me two older boys (his age) with the gang and said, "they're good people, while they're with them, those other boys won't do anything to hurt me." I was impressed with difficult child 3's confidence but I still got us both moving and out of there without lingering.
Tomorrow is a heavy school day which we finish early to go to the city for the publicity photo (assuming it happens at last). After that I'm having an evening MRI at one of the city hospitals, as ordered by my neurologist. Then Tuesday - busy. I'm going along to a job interview with easy child 2/difficult child 2 so we can also continue on to check out wedding venues. In the evening we're having our final meeting with the caterer for difficult child 1's wedding. Somewhere in there we have shopping to do as well. Busy!
I'm still trying to chase up some more support for difficult child 3 and school, I'll be on the phone with that tomorrow as well. I feel like I'm juggling about five balls and trying to keep them all in the air. At least today husband got the arbour made for difficult child 1's wedding. Now I have to decorate it, after I find out exactly what girlfriend wants. Then after the wedding husband will take it apart a little to modify it to make it fit our front fence.
Oh well, I suppose juggling is a valid metaphor considering today's circus job for easy child 2/difficult child 2!
Enjoy your Sunday.
Marg
A busy day today. I had trouble sleeping last night, I'm beginning to worry about this and that, anxious that things won't be ready. Last night I kept remembering things we need for the wedding that still aren't done (the arbour, bonboniere, my skirt/petticoat) and the gig today. I'd turn off the light and try to sleep - then have to turn it back on to find a different book to read, or something.
But today went well. easy child 2/difficult child 2 turned up in time to get her stilts and costume ready, even to the point of husband removing and re-attaching the straps round her shins so the buckles no longer dig in. We met the organiser at the wharf and we handed out brochures to passengers arriving, then we drove up to the school for the rest of the job. I needed to walk around with her not only for safety, but to be her voice - easy child 2/difficult child 2 has a bad cold and had very little voice. She was drinking milk for a while to try and ease the sore throat. She really did a good job, wore through two stoppers on the ends of the stilts (we always carry spares) then at the end of the job they paid her in cash and we finally got to have a look around at our leisure.
There were a few misbehaving boys, the same ones that torment difficult child 3, but no incidents with him at all. One local delinquent kid tried to get me to go to a particular stall and buy a Swiss army knife for him (he said he wanted to give it to his brother for Christmas). I told the boy to get his mother to help him, or to maybe give his brother an IOU and a gift certificate for it for Christmas. Silly kid - he thought he could outsmart me, as if I didn't know the law about selling ANY kind of knife to someone under 16 years old!
Other boys were throwing water bombs and fart bombs at easy child 2/difficult child 2 while on stilts, and one boy pretended he was about to push her over. When I took note of who, I'm fairly sure they're part of the group that has been hassling difficult child 3 as well as his best friend. I was concerned for difficult child 3 wandering the fair with these boys apparently out for mischief, but difficult child 3 pointed out to me two older boys (his age) with the gang and said, "they're good people, while they're with them, those other boys won't do anything to hurt me." I was impressed with difficult child 3's confidence but I still got us both moving and out of there without lingering.
Tomorrow is a heavy school day which we finish early to go to the city for the publicity photo (assuming it happens at last). After that I'm having an evening MRI at one of the city hospitals, as ordered by my neurologist. Then Tuesday - busy. I'm going along to a job interview with easy child 2/difficult child 2 so we can also continue on to check out wedding venues. In the evening we're having our final meeting with the caterer for difficult child 1's wedding. Somewhere in there we have shopping to do as well. Busy!
I'm still trying to chase up some more support for difficult child 3 and school, I'll be on the phone with that tomorrow as well. I feel like I'm juggling about five balls and trying to keep them all in the air. At least today husband got the arbour made for difficult child 1's wedding. Now I have to decorate it, after I find out exactly what girlfriend wants. Then after the wedding husband will take it apart a little to modify it to make it fit our front fence.
Oh well, I suppose juggling is a valid metaphor considering today's circus job for easy child 2/difficult child 2!
Enjoy your Sunday.
Marg
