G'day, people.
Sharon/WO, sorry you're so tired. Maybe the early hours? But you're slipping into summery footwear already, I'm so happy for you! We still have lovely weather here but it's definitely moved from full summer, to the beautiful days of early autumn with the perfect sunshine, the slight breeze keeping the heat away and the best conditions for picnics or just walking through the bush. The worst of the fire risks are past us but it's still great weather for a casual bush barbecue. At last we can cook on an open fire now, without feeling overheated. Our midday temperatures are around 25 C (77 F) so it sounds like we're meeting in the middle, at season changeover.
Sharon/LDM, I'm sorry you're still in pain. Getting some good sleep is often a good way to begin to get on top of the pain, it's easier to deal with when you're rested. The girl cousin weekend sounds like it will be fun. Warm up the scanner for the old family photos - these are great opportunities to update the family tree. There are some great genealogy software programs around.
We've been home today, including husband. difficult child 3 slacked off a fair bit but did manage to get some work done. We headed out early for his evening drama class, so we could get some shopping done first. There has been an ad for cheap shoes from an otherwise expensive shop which specialises in comfort. It's the same store which was selling really cheap but quality jeans two weeks ago, when I bought a pair for difficult child 3. I was able to buy a pair of these shoes, A$80 reduced to A$28. I have only recently begun to buy 'real' shoes instead of soft invalid ones. I was even wearing high heels this afternoon! The new shoes - they have small heels, they're Mary Jane in style but very flexible soles (what I need) and still solidly made so they will stand up to rougher conditions than the usual soft slipper-type of shoes I wear. Sorry to go on a bit, but I'm so happy to find something I can wear, and find it so easily. And cheaply!
Perhaps I'm following through, but I have been 'tarting myself up' a bit this evening. I need to re-do my nails (never dig in the garden with bare hands while expecting your manicure to continue to look good!) and just waxed my eyebrows (well overdue - I didn't get time to do them before difficult child 1's wedding, I'm getting in early with easy child's wedding in just over a month). I showed husband my freshly groomed brows - typical male, he didn't notice any change. But that's OK, at least it means the change isn't too drastic!
Tomorrow difficult child 3 should be ready to do his science practical, which could involve us going to the beach for quite a few hours while he plays with the apparatus he has set up. He's measuring how far various ball bearings will fly after being shot from a matchbox car launcher. We're going to try it out on the mudflats when the tide is out. It's very fine-grained and compacted, it should show a slight dent when the ball lands so we can measure it precisely. We just need to plan it well so I'm not driving backwards and forwards fetching more equipment, for sudden last-minute changes. The mudflats are further inland than the beach, about ten minutes away by car.
However, it will be a very enjoyable activity for the middle of a school day. I'll pack a picnic lunch and we can have a cup of coffee at our friend's café next to the mudflats.
Sounds like a good day. Fingers crossed!
Marg