G'day, folk.
Sharon/LDM, congrats on the garage sale! I bet the kids are happy to get a cut as well. And to not have anything left over - wonderful!
Sharon/WO, the dinner with husband sounds like it was much-needed. I hope your throat gets better - laryngitis is an occupational hazard for a teacher.
Smallworld, your gym class sounds like a heavy workout. I'd be needing a rest afterwards, to have the energy to continue with your day.
Linda, I hope the appoitment for the echo goes OK and they don't find anything of concern. Sometimes you can get an occasional blip just from tiredness, or pain.
It's a cold evening here tonight, after a really weird day weather-wise. They'd forecast a cooler day then revised it to 25 C (77 F). I woke to thunderclaps, but nothing more happened. It was grey and overcast, the budgies didn't mind and were doing their usual morning to and fro across the width of the house, as if they were playing tag, or relays. husband isn't usually home to see this, he was most amused. Then the birds settled to play quietly in our airy bathroom.
It started to rain - the first we heard of it, was the lorikeets outside getting excited. Although part of our house has a tin roof, we can't heat the rain on the roof for the shrieking of the birds outside. They LOVE the rain, carrying on as if it's been put on just for them.
Over lunch husband & I talked to difficult child 1. I had just had an exhausting phone call to sort out a messy phone bill for which I've been receiving nasty debt collector's notices, even though there is supposed to be nothing owing. It all began because of a mistake by difficult child 1, he accidentally paid his phone bill online to a wrong account number.
So while we had difficult child 1, we talked about wedding invitations. The RSVPs have been coming in, we had kept some aside for a second round. If we could we'd be inviting five times as many people. So we talked about it, made a second list and then I got difficult child 1 to come around the neighbourhood with me to hand-deliver the local invitations. There are only two others in this round NOT local, I'll post them tomorrow. OK, it's not the usual way to do it, but due to the anxiety of both difficult child 1 and girlfriend, we've had to not send out invitations on a grand scale all at once.
We left with rain pouring down and it was cold so I piled on the warm clothing, including my long ugg boots. We stopped to chat at the first house but ten minutes later when we left it had stopped raining and the sun was out. At the next house we talked at the door for a few minutes ten left - the car was hot by the time we got back. After that - we drove through bright sunshine and clouds of steam rising from the road. Sweat pouring off us. Utterly bizarre weather. In the background the sky was aniseed coloured with more storms coming.
I just stepped outside a few minutes ago, dressed warmly again - it's icy cold again!
Tomorrow I WAS planning on meeting girlfriend to finalise shopping for wedding dress fabric. However, she took herself off to the one remaining GOOD fabric shop, and didn't find what she wanted. She did buy a pattern, even though I have tried to assure her that we can make exactly what she wants with what we have. But that's OK - she's going to feel more assured this way. So I'm going to meet her tomorrow and compare my pattern to hers so we can work out exactly how much fabric to get. Then we're off and running!
difficult child 1 told her this evening about us inviting the extra people - as we expected, she was a bit anxious about it, worrying about going over the numbers we were restricted to. But it should be OK - the people we invited are the church elders, the ones who set the limits! With them there to keep an eye on everything, it should all go well.
I'm having a fine needle biopsy on a lump on my thyroid tomorrow, then I see my GP. After that I will call girlfriend and arrange to meet with her, maybe even go with her to buy the fabric.
Tomorrow morning is my last diet pill too. Seven months. so we'll see how we go.
A lot of uncertainty, a few risks, some unknowns - and some major life changes coming up very soon. Life is all about dealing with the unexpected.
Enjoy your Monday.
Marg