G'day, people.
You all sound so busy.
TM, those hairballs sound like a real problem. Would they ease off if you brushed the cats daily? or would they still shed just as much from grooming? I do remember, husband had a persian cat once. She was a hairball Grand Master.
SaraT, I have e never really liked school uniforms. And in Australia, they are mostly the rule. hate 'em. I love it that difficult child 3 can do his schoolwork in his PJs if he chooses to (although he usually gets dressed).
Linda, I can't fathom what it would be like, to be that cold in the backyard.
Robby, good to see you on the morning thread. I've missed you. I'm glad difficult child got a job. I hope he can keep it going, and not wreck it with that (occasionally damaging) mouth of his. Or has he grown out of that?
Weird weather today. Warm, humid, damp. Somehow despite vague 'showers' and humidity condensing out, the washing got dry. difficult child 3 & I visited friends (his Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) and her daughter & foster son) and had a fun day playing - no meltdowns! Got home late, really tired. Hopefully a quiet day tomorrow. The forecast for the next week looks like more of the same - I think monsoons have hit Sydney.
Our news is full of the two young anti-whaling protestors being held on the Japanese whaling vessel, which has been harpooning whales in the Australian Antarctic Marine Reserve. Our new government has just made it clear that they are no longer standing by for this. It's a brave position to take, considering the trade and international implications, but an interesting point was made on the news tonight by the captain of the protest vessel - "We board the vessels of poachers who are hunting Patagonian toothfish, and we get applauded. Why is it OK to harpoon whales in a sanctuary, against a court directive, and it's NOT OK to catch a fish?"
Whatever position you take in this debate, there is no doubt that this is just a foretaste of the "interesting times" ahead with our new government.
Here's hoping for a quiet day tomorrow.
Marg