Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas celebration.
It's 5.30pm as I'm typing this.
Presents have been opened and lunch eaten. We're now all just sitting around and resting.
I've been awake since 5-00am, I swear that I'm worse than my kids!! Mind you, the youngest is nearly 17 an the oldest 2 no longer live at home.
I'm not cooking tea tonight - If any of my family are still hungry, they can help themselves to whatever they can find in the fridge and or cupboards. Am hoping that the dishwashing fairy find it's way to my pile of dishes - I cooked, so I figure that the rest of my crew can do the washing up!
It has just been announced in the local paper that Morwell Spotlight is closing down - so not happy. The shop has been in Morwell for 29 years and is only 10 mins away from Churchill where I live and is so convenient.
Admittedly, it will be reopening in Traralgon in February - but it will be no longer a quick trip into town as Traralgon is further away - about 25 mins away and i hate going there! ( yes, I know - first world problems and in reality, 25 minutes is not that bad and it could have been worse!)
No longer will I be able to quickly visit after work, I'll have to mount an expedition on a weekend.
The closing down sale started today - will have to visit to see if I can pick up a bargain
or two!
Neale and I went to Melbourne last night by train (It's a 2 hour train trip) - I took today off work and we spent today wandering the streets. It's been over 2 years since I've been to Melbourne
After we had booked into the hotel (The Victoria on Little
Collins St) we walked the Crown Casino. It was a lovely night for
walking. We had tea in one of the many restaurants there. We wondered through the casino - but I don't see the sense of it (mindless gambling) and it was sooo hot in there.
Neale calls me a wuss for not going to the Eureka Tower and experiencing the Skydeck - maybe next time we go to Melbourne?
Today Neale went to a couple of art galleries in Fitzroy, - one of his friends has her work being exhibited and one of Neale's images is in another exhibition. I decided to spend the time shopping in and around the CBD
I bought
myself some clothes - would you believe from Target? I go to Melbourne
and get clothes from the same shop we have back home in Morwell!
Actually, they didn't have my size locally, so I'm happy. I bought 2 skirts and a pair of capri pants.
I was starting to get a little intimidated with clothes shopping - lots of shops and lots of gorgeous clothes and styles, but being a larger size I'm very self conscious. I wandered through Cleggs on Elizabeth St. and saw some absolutely
beautiful fabrics (with equally adorable prices!) I saw some gorgeous ponte knit - much nicer and more colours available than what there is in Spotlight locally. Waltzed through Lincraft on Collins St - but didn't buy anything. I have bags and boxes of fabrics at home that I should use at least several metres of that - before buying more! Decided to get a cartilage piercing done and wondered how long it would take Laura to notice it when I got back home - all of 30 mins!! I've now got a slightly tender ear and an approx. 8 week healing time.
Found a cheap bookshop with most books priced at $5 each. I bought 2 books there - so I'm all set for reading material this week - and not to mention I've still got 55 books unread on my Ipad! We certainly got our exercise with all the walking we did today. Decided to catch the 3.30pm train home as we were both feeling rather tired which was a good decision. We should sleep well tonight!
Nighty night - have just looked at the clock and realised that I'll be getting up again in just over 6 hours! Jen.
I've got new glasses. They took a little getting used to as they have multifocal lenses - but heavens, I can see clearer and better than before. Hip pocket is still recovering from the pain of the cost of them though!
I have come to the sad realisation, that I am now the shortest in my family by 5cm or so - When did Laura get taller than me??
We're getting a new manager at work - he starts next Monday, but will have 4 days training in our Melbourne head office before he starts with us in Gippsland. Unfortunately, our 2 part time employes will be made redundant in 2 weeks time. Not good for them and a very increased workload for the 2 contract managers - and me!
Neale & I went out for tea last Sat. night at Qu Bah in Morwell. Followed by the 8.30 session of "Skyfall" the latest James Bond film. Had a lovely meal and we both enjoed the film.
Neale turns 50 on Tuesday. He tells me all the best things are turning 50 - Dr Who, James Bond, Rolling Stones etc! We're taking the family out to tea at Qu Bah. When you're onto a good thing - stick with it!
More patterns are coming my way - I tell you, it's an illness. Neale is promising to clean up the kitchen table (full of his computers and stuff for his studies) in time for Christmas. I'm laying claim to it after that - I need to sew.
At work last Friday, we neglected to lock up properly the back portion of our complex (major oops). Would not have been too much of a problem, but Luigi (the goat) managed to get in through some broken corrugated (plastic?) sheeting at the back door - and spent the weekend inside our tearoom and laundry. Oh what a mess he made - the floor was covered in his droppings, he ate all the apples on the bench - helped himself to the grain, chomped through some paperwork and then managed to shut himself in the laundry. It's still a little stinky in there!
Have started walking again in the mornings - not too sure I'm really thrilled with getting up just before 5.30 am though
I love the music featured in the above promo for "Downton Abbey". It's "She Wolf" by David Guetta and Sia.
Am looking forward to seeing more of "Downton Abbey" - I've seen the first season, but watching it on commercial tv drove me nuts with all the commercial breaks. I'm hoping to buy the dvd shortly.
I've recovered from tonsillitis, so it was back to work this morning - after I had been cleared by the Doctor.
Will admit that I wanted a longer than 2 week break from work - but that was not quite how I envisioned spending my time. Truly a cruddy and painful week/time. Thankfully, I only get tonsillitis every couple of years.
Neale looked after me most excellently though..
I have another appt with Dr Mundae next week - my blood pressure was still high, so he was going to up my medication - until I said I wasn't taking any, so have been prescribed another hypertensive and will get checked again next week to see how I'm going with that one. Fun - not!
Unfortunately, last week turned rotten for the family - my BIL, after not being in contact with my FIL on Thursday at all and unable to be contacted, Neale went around to his flat and broke in - to discover that he had passed away. So, so sad, as Rod was only 61 - so lots of arrangements have been made and still to be made. The funeral is on Wednesday, so I've got another couple of days off work this week.
STRATFORD, Rodney (Rod; Stratty) Raymond. Passed away peacefully at home, on 20 September, 2012. Aged 61 years
Much loved son of Alf and Shirley (dec). Loved brother of Rose-Marie
(dec), and Neale, brother-in-law of Jenny. Uncle of Thomas, Morgan,
Hadden and Laura. Forever in our thoughts Reunited with his Mum
Those horrible people at BMV got me again last week - in my sleep deprived, drugged out brain I managed to nearly clean up my ''wishlist'' and have 15 more patterns on their way to me. According to the tracking no. several days ago they were in Chicago!
Work wise - they saved me heaps to do/sort out. First thing tomorrow, I've got to get a payroll done and all the invoicing that goes with it and then will sort out the debtor's reports - aarrgghh!
Finally finished watching season 1 of Mad Men - actually, I stated from the start again and watched the whole season in one go. It was very good.
