G'day, folks.
Linda, the snow won't last long. Spring is just aorund the corner.
Sharon/WM, enjoy your niece's birthday dinner. Sounds like fun!
WFEN, the weekend is close, downtime is coming soon...
artana, here's hoping your email bears fruit.
Andy, here's hoping the therapist can help difficult child. Anxiety alone could account for a lot, if not all, those symptoms. But the kids have a hard time accepting that such apparently severe symptoms could be ascribed to anxiety. I still have a hard time convincing difficult child 3 of this.
Everyone, coffee always helps the morning get going.
It's been really busy here for a few days. Yesterday was a big day at difficult child 3's school, then we couldn't really go home afterwards because we had to collect easy child 2/difficult child 2 & BF2 to head across Sydney to see the marrriage celebrant. She's my oldest friend but haven't actually met face to face for a couple of years, so I wasn't going to miss out. Besides, I know the way to her place (of course - she's lived there on and off since we were kids).
It was late, it had been a long day, and on the way home difficult child 3 lost it with us, arguing over nitpicky little detail until it got to the swearing at me and threatening stage. So this morning I contuned the discussion just long enough to make it clear - we were NOT over-riding him in the argument, we were simply saying, "We have talked around in circles, it is time to stop talking about this." I was very depressed and upset after the argument and made that clear to him this morning; if he wants me to do things for him, then he needs to keep me sweet. I think the point finally got through. But will he remember?
Probably not. But even just a little, then a little more each time, would be progress.
Tomorrow I have to head back into the school for a meeting, but it should be mercifully short. I can leave difficult child 3 at home, hopefully getting some work done. Next week we have two study days in at the school so it is going to be another busy week. I've got to remember to take some coffee with me...
The weather has been summer-hot here this last week, but a cool change has just blown through. There was a heavy storm last night as we drove across Sydney - I haven't seen lightning like that for a long time, half the sky would light up with intricate tendrils like the branches of a baobab tree. When it finally rained, most of it evaporated before it landed. What raindrops there were, were warm. It was lovely to feel it, there just wasnt enough of it.
Tomorrow is supposed to be cooler, a pleasant change for a day before it gets hot again for the weekend. I have a lot to do on Saturday, plus some preparation beforehand.
Enjoy your Thursday, everyone. I'm heading for bed, to get as much sleep as I can before the bunrush starts.
Marg