G'day, people.
Sharon/WO, I hope you have an energetic, productive day. A sesdsion at the gym afterwards sounds like a good way to wind down.
Sharon/LDM, that coffee sounds heavenly. I can sympathise with the laundry - I've got one load on right now, another one waiting for me to put it on before I go to bed. It takes about 2 hours in my machine, but they ARE big loads.
What a day today! easy child 2/difficult child 2 had an appointment for a breath test first thing this morning (looking for Helicobacter infection - much better than having a gastroscopy) then three hours later, her appointment with the gastroenterologist. Have to wait a week for the breath test results, but other tests seem to indicate she has gastroparesis. I think he wants to do more tests but will tell her when she calls for the breath test results.
In between, we did some shopping. mother in law just got back from Perth last night so I bought some fruit and veg for her. The butcher next door had a special on, I found some bargains. I mentioned on another post that I specialise in gourmet poverty food - there was a special offer, today only, on barbecue steak - A$9 a kilo, second kilo free. That meant A$4.50 a kilo, for what turned out to be really good, T-bone quality steak - it's usually A$40 a kilo! So as an extra treat, I made a batch of Bearnaise sauce to go with it (easy microwave recipe, it only dirties two small glass jugs which then go in the dishwasher).
While out shopping I got a phone call from friend/SPL - could I mind her daughter for the afternoon? She is still de-lousing her foster daughter (and dreading the swap over when foster's twin arrives in a few days, undoubtedly also VERY infested). I collected the girl (a good friend of ours) on the way home, she and difficult child 3 watched videos for a couple of hours, then I took them to the beach. She is nervous of the beach, got badly dumped by a wave a couple of years ago. About an hour later her mother and grandmother arrives, with foster sister (hair now shorter). The two girls swam (at least, foster did, with me swimming further out as 'shepherd') and I stayed to mind them while friend took her mother home. As a result, I was on the go for several hours longer than I'm really fit for, although it was lovely at the beach, the water is so warm at the moment! Late afternoon of a hot day, sun low on the horizon, but still plenty of warmth in the sun and water comfortably pleasant. It was also good knowing I had an easy dinner - barbecued steak with fresh salad.
Tomorrow is my cleaning/cooking day, and today's budget shopping helped me stock up with raw materials for tomorrow's session. Sunshine to continue, so the washing should dry. My friend is planning to drop in mid-afternoon, probably with the girls again. Not sure if we'll get another swim.
The house smells of tarragon and mangoes. Last week it smelled of the sea, with the heavy seas pounding the cliffs and sending salt spray a long way in. The water was quieter today, just how I like it. I was told the water temperature was 24C - that's 75F. If I hadn't been minding the girls I would have bobbed around in the water carefree for hours...
difficult child 1 started his first paying job today (other than the two acting jobs he's done). He's detailing cars. I think he is going to be very tired!
Enjoy your Wednesday, everyone.
Marg
