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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 233357" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day from sunny, smoky Sydney!</p><p></p><p>Sharon/LDM, I hope you get your work things organised. And it sounds like easy child has done really well, I'm glad you had such a happy evening. It's moments like this that make all the struggles seem more tolerable.</p><p></p><p>Rabbit, I'm glad the lunch with difficult child 3 & grandma went well. I hope today goes well for you also.</p><p></p><p>Sharon/WO, Enjoy your appointment-free day today and tomorrow. You'll need it to brace yourself for next week. Don't forget to get yourself something nice from the mall.</p><p></p><p>We didn't get to the beach today - too busy. mother in law & I had fasting blood tests to have done, then we did some dshopping. difficult child 3 forgot his medications this morning and I didn't have any spare medications with me, just two short-acting dex, so he was a ditz today, plus sleepy plus hungry. Otherwise, he was well-behaved (apart from apparent cheek and rudeness, due to the motor-mouth and his attempts to be witty; he seems to think Garfield is a good role model when it comes to social interactions). mother in law got a bit tetchy with difficult child 3 for "cheek" a few times, I find we get on better if I ignore it or correct him without scolding. Once difficult child 3 gets his back up, he doesn't accept that he deserves correction, and problems escalate.</p><p></p><p>We got a lot of those filldy little runnign around jobs done today, with time to spare. Then I remembered, jsut as we were running out of time, that I had intended to get my hair trimmed. The hairdresser I go to doesn't take appointments, you just walk in and wait your turn. But today, there was no waiting so I had my hair cut by someone I'd never met before (it's always a gamble, a bit of an adventure). So I got my hair cut (I like it, he did a good job) with just enough time to spare, to get mother in law & me to our GP appointment. We hadn't wanted to leave the mall until the last minute, it was so hot outside.</p><p></p><p>While the car was moving, I had the air conditioning on. But parking would mean a hot car - but we were lucky. We got a parking place, right outside the doctor's, in the shade! And we got there exactly on time, so we'd managed it all well.</p><p></p><p>mother in law bought a few more things after the doctor, then we headed home. difficult child 3 didn't want to go to the beach (too tired) and I could have insisted, but the sea breeze we were blessed with was enough to make the heat bearable. Instead, I got a roast going and then got on to other jobs.</p><p></p><p>Today the temperatures hit 34 C (93 F). Tomorrow it's forecast to hit 40 C (104 F) before the heatwave breaks with a late afternoon storm. Tomorrow morning I have my house cleaner until 11 am, then difficult child 3, mother in law & I head off at 2 pm. difficult child 3 & I are getting our eyes checked, mother in law wants to buy some dried fruit and nuts from a specialist shop near the optometrist, to make easy child's wedding cake. We will be out in the worst of the heat, maybe the storm will break while we're still "on the mainland". Then we'll have a cooler day or two, before the heat begins to climb again.</p><p></p><p>It's the pattern of our summers. I love summer, I want to milk every last minute out of it before we wave it bye bye and send it up to you guys. By then you will all need it, as respite from all your snow and cold.</p><p></p><p>But not just yet - we're not quite finished with it yet.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Wednesday.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 233357, member: 1991"] G'day from sunny, smoky Sydney! Sharon/LDM, I hope you get your work things organised. And it sounds like easy child has done really well, I'm glad you had such a happy evening. It's moments like this that make all the struggles seem more tolerable. Rabbit, I'm glad the lunch with difficult child 3 & grandma went well. I hope today goes well for you also. Sharon/WO, Enjoy your appointment-free day today and tomorrow. You'll need it to brace yourself for next week. Don't forget to get yourself something nice from the mall. We didn't get to the beach today - too busy. mother in law & I had fasting blood tests to have done, then we did some dshopping. difficult child 3 forgot his medications this morning and I didn't have any spare medications with me, just two short-acting dex, so he was a ditz today, plus sleepy plus hungry. Otherwise, he was well-behaved (apart from apparent cheek and rudeness, due to the motor-mouth and his attempts to be witty; he seems to think Garfield is a good role model when it comes to social interactions). mother in law got a bit tetchy with difficult child 3 for "cheek" a few times, I find we get on better if I ignore it or correct him without scolding. Once difficult child 3 gets his back up, he doesn't accept that he deserves correction, and problems escalate. We got a lot of those filldy little runnign around jobs done today, with time to spare. Then I remembered, jsut as we were running out of time, that I had intended to get my hair trimmed. The hairdresser I go to doesn't take appointments, you just walk in and wait your turn. But today, there was no waiting so I had my hair cut by someone I'd never met before (it's always a gamble, a bit of an adventure). So I got my hair cut (I like it, he did a good job) with just enough time to spare, to get mother in law & me to our GP appointment. We hadn't wanted to leave the mall until the last minute, it was so hot outside. While the car was moving, I had the air conditioning on. But parking would mean a hot car - but we were lucky. We got a parking place, right outside the doctor's, in the shade! And we got there exactly on time, so we'd managed it all well. mother in law bought a few more things after the doctor, then we headed home. difficult child 3 didn't want to go to the beach (too tired) and I could have insisted, but the sea breeze we were blessed with was enough to make the heat bearable. Instead, I got a roast going and then got on to other jobs. Today the temperatures hit 34 C (93 F). Tomorrow it's forecast to hit 40 C (104 F) before the heatwave breaks with a late afternoon storm. Tomorrow morning I have my house cleaner until 11 am, then difficult child 3, mother in law & I head off at 2 pm. difficult child 3 & I are getting our eyes checked, mother in law wants to buy some dried fruit and nuts from a specialist shop near the optometrist, to make easy child's wedding cake. We will be out in the worst of the heat, maybe the storm will break while we're still "on the mainland". Then we'll have a cooler day or two, before the heat begins to climb again. It's the pattern of our summers. I love summer, I want to milk every last minute out of it before we wave it bye bye and send it up to you guys. By then you will all need it, as respite from all your snow and cold. But not just yet - we're not quite finished with it yet. Enjoy your Wednesday. Marg [/QUOTE]
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