G'day, people.
Sharon/LDM, we both started a morning thread at the same time, it seems. Mind you, with difficult child 3 interrupting me so much, I had the thing up and waiting for me for a lot longer than usual. Our new computer has me foxed still, and I don't know how to delete the other thread. So could a moderator please help me? Much obliged.
So LDM, sounds like you've got a good routine going. Enjoy the fireworks selection. I'd forgotten it was 4th July coming up. This year has gone so fast!
Sharon/Wiped, this sounds like the quietest day you've had in a long time. I hope you can get in some good relaxation time at the pool. I know you've been trying to get there for some time.
TM, it sounds like Duckie is getting a lot of enjoyment out of the holidays. It's a shame about the fireworks, but I can understand it. I remember fireworks nights when I was a kid, and how the fire brigade were always on standby, and the hospitals would fill with people who'd had stupid accidents. Kids losing eyes or fingers; houses on fire - every year there were problems. I remember the house over the road form us catching fire one year because a rocket went astray. I do miss it, though - when it was done right. We still have fireworks, but not like we used to.
I haven't done my exercise regime for days and days, lately, since the torn muscle. I need to get back into it, but our current routine makes it difficult most weekdays. difficult child 3 & I really need to put schoolwork first, especially since he is so difficult about anything resembling "homework". With medications wearing off at the end of the school day, plus his slow work rate, I'm really concerned that he is taking so long to get things done. He's motivated; just slow. We're having more success these days though, since we increased his medications. I'm still waiting for his new prescription to arrive - it gets couriered to us from the compounding pharmacist. I've been raiding easy child 2/difficult child 2's supply to keep difficult child 3 medicated.
I kept difficult child 3 working today, while I went to the op-shop and bought him some 'new' clothes, for winter. I was concerned that I was getting clothes tat were too big, but when he tried them on, they certainly shouldn't be amy smaller! One lovely football-type sweater was almost too tight to fit over that big head of his! Now all I have to do is convince difficult child 3 to wear these new things, instead of his old, chewed, too-small jumper.
It's a quiet night tonight - difficult child 3 is having an anniversary dinner with girlfriend and staying at her parents' place overnight. I still cooked two separate meals, since husband wanted a stir-fry which difficult child 3 won't eat. I harvested the first thing from the winter crop I planted a couple of months ago - some bok choi. I then added some bean sprouts I've been growing in the kitchen, so at least part of our dinner tonight was home-grown. But even though I was cooking two meals it was still a lot easier, since I was able to include things in the stir-fry that easy child 2/difficult child 2 would have also refused. Life is much easier since she moved out.
I was thinking of her today, though. I found a really useful kitchen utensil at the op-shop which I know she was going to need to buy soon. New, it costs $80. I got it for about $2. From what I can see, it's never been used.
I LOVE op-shops!
Tomorrow is another school day for us, with no need to go out anywhere. difficult child 3 has a fair bit of work to catch up with, I need to keep him working hard. He will have to do a lot over the holidays and that is always a big fight. We also got a letter from school today - he has a science project to do over the holidays as well. The science project is in the mail, hopefully it will arrive by Friday.
Enjoy your Tuesday, everyone.
Marg
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