G'day, people.
Sharon/LDM, The hair salon sounds wonderful. I rang the hairdresser yesterday to find out how much to get my hair highlighted - I had bought a kit for $17, it would cost me $70 to get the salon to do my hair. So last night I had a go - and planning ahead, I calculated how to make up exactly one fifth of the amount so I can do it again at a later stage without using it all up at once - they always pack far more than you need in those kits!
And it worked out fine, except I maybe didn't do enough strands. I had enough mix made up to have done more, so I know the amount worked out well. I might do a bit more tomorrow some time. Or maybe in a few weeks, when it needs touching up.
But then - I didn't get a hand massage, and I didn't get to have someone else pamper me. That would have been enjoyable.
Rabbit, I'm glad you're giving Bob the cat a good home. Even if he only has a short life, at least it will be a happy one.
Sharon/WO, I'm glad the kids fell asleep for you in the car. The more happy trips you have, the more it sets you up for more of them.
We had a busy day today, but sort of fun. We took difficult child 3 with us because we didn't know if his appointment would be on or not. As it turned out, it wasn't. So we grabbed the chance to buy him a shirt to wear to the wedding, and took the clan tartan tie with us to make sure the shirt would look good with it. The shirt fits difficult child 3 wonderfully well. We'll probably have to buy him a new one by easy child's wedding next May, though.
Then we shopped for all the fruit & veg for the wedding. We gave easy child 2/difficult child 2 the list and let her get it all together (it's a service her shop provides anyway).
I've also been buying bits and pieces for a wedding hamper for the kids to take with them on their honeymoon. We bought some quarter bottles of champagne-style wine and I'll freeze some bottles of water to keep the wine chilled. That way they can have a drink together on their wedding night, since difficult child 1 won't be permitted to drink at his own wedding. Due to our road rules, with his provisional licence he is unable to drink ANY alcohol within about 6 hours of driving.
We dropped the food in at the church and some of the congregation were steam-cleaning the outside of the building. Someone else was cleaning the inside - he's been living there for the past week, spring cleaning for the wedding. Tomorrow he's working with the caterer to do the last of the cooking. They're all pitching in their services for free, all we've had to pay for is materials.
This afternoon husband assembled the archway on the front lawn. It's right next to the beach, I just hope the local thugs don't vandalise it. I cut a lot of ivy and some other greenery for the lady decorating inside for us. I know she wants more, but girlfriend and her mother are arriving in the morning straight form the markets, loaded up with flowers. It will be like a scene form "My Fair Lady" for girlfriend and her mother, arriving at the Sydney Markets before sunrise.
girlfriend seems to have a bad cold, difficult child 1 has a stiff neck from overdoing things a bit. He's got an appointment with our local sports medicine masseur in the morning. I've just given him some valium (to relax the neck muscles hopefully) and sent him to bed. He's also still waiting on some trousers he ordered for his wedding - they still haven't come in to the store down the coast (the saddlery). They've got until Saturday midday to arrive - not looking hopeful. He does have some alternative trousers to wear.
husband & I still have to choose a wedding venue for easy child 2/difficult child 2 by tomorrow afternoon (that's for next year) and there's still a lot of other running around to do. difficult child 1 wrote his wedding speech tonight. His aunt has just arrived from Perth - she just rang from the airport a few minutes ago, she and husband are on the way home. easy child & BF1 arrive in the morning and I still have to give difficult child 3 his maths exam sometime in the morning also.
At this stage the forecast is for rain on Saturday. A pity. I'm hoping to get difficult child 1's washing dry tomorrow so he can pack for his honeymoon. He's decided to buy some more clothes while 'on the road' - he needs more socks and underwear anyway.
It's hard to believe that in another 48 hours I'll be a mother-in-law!
Enjoy your Thursday, everyone.
Marg
Good Morning Friends and Warrior Parents! 
