Tonight

Tonight was the night I've been dreading for a week! Tonight arrived and all day, I felt sick with trepidation and dread, if I survived tonight it would be a miracle, at one stage, I was prepared to find some excuse to leave the house before 4pm and not arrive home until midnight, but I couldn't think of anything.
What could be so dreadful? The family BBQ with MIL that's what!

I just knew something dreadful would happen, that the past would be dragged up and tears would be shed. WHAT I didn't think would happen was that yes there would be tears, but not tears of dread.

I HAD THE BEST NIGHT EVER! there, it's out! yes it's official, I had and according to everyone else who was here, it was officially the best night EVER! All the kids, (and when I say all I mean all lol) couldn't have been better behaved if they had tried, Aaryn entertained his Nan with his little stories (and well, to be honest, he had quite a few!) Cameron gave lots of hugs, the grandies were well, just as cute as grandies can  be! AND to top it all off, my MIL took me to one side and told me I had done a fantastic job in raising my little family and that she wished she hadn't been so stubborn all these years and gotten to know my kids. I was a little gobsmacked.

To say things haven't been too, well, joyful between Gary and his mother for almost 2 decades is an understatement BUT tonight, bridges were  burnt, and a family re-united. LOTS OF HAPPINESS in our little home and I'm feeling fantastic about it all.

The most momentous bit of the night was purely accidental,  for some reason, I found myself all alone in the lounge room with MIL and we just talked and talked about just about everything and she (I don't know if it was her malibu and milk or my wine ROFL) just gave me a hug and said, I've alway's liked you, I was just too bloody stuck in my own damn little world to admit it. NOW that was a kick in the guts, I don't know how i held myself together, I just smiled and said, well your a long time dead, so you've got lots of time to get to know your little family don't you! (I always manage to say something stupid, just thank you would have sufficed lol)

I really cant explain how I'm feeling right now, a little euphoric I guess. My kids were just so happy to have their nan visit with them, We had a real whole family here, Nan, their aunty was here (to whom, i'm forever grateful for her patience with MIL and Gary, in getting this re-union a happening), and a cousin who the kids had never met before and yet they all got on like a house on fire (Gary's eldest sisters daughter, she's 34) Tina and hayley vaguely remembered her, from childhood, but that may be through photo's!

All I know is that right now, I have never felt happier, with the way tonight went, Even the son-in-laws got on! which in itself is a miracle LOL, I think my new SUCK IT UP attitude is beginning to rub off on everyone!

The count-down is on until the next gathering, which I think will be for Aaryn's birthday (well that's what MIL said anyway LOL) but it may also be as soon as Friday as we have visitors arriving from Tassie for a few days (YES IT IS NEXT WEEK, I DO HAVE THE RIGHT DATE THIS TIME).

and the most naughtiest thing? not one photo was taken NOT ONE! in fact, no-one wanted to take pics, Wallea had her new Digital SLR (yes the one EXACTLY like the one I have on layby) and i was the only person who used it to take one shot of her LOL and usually that child has her camera in everyone's face and yet tonight, we just didn't feel the need to take pics, we just needed to mend bridges!

OOOH i just cant wait for the engagement party in 3 weeks if tonight is anything to go by...i just wish my brother could be here to 'share the love too'!! HINT HINT HINT LOL...

Honestly!

I don't know how I manage to not just laugh in people's faces sometimes. I guess I was blessed with a patient nature, who knows, sometime's it's just so hard, not to just crack.

Today, I had one of those moments (yet again).

We had an ad in the paper for the puppies, a lady rang to enquire about them.

Her ...Is this the number for the puppies?

Me....Yes.

Her....Can you tell me the colour of them?

Me....Tan and black and one is Tan and white.

Her....OH

Me....(waiting)

Her....Oh, are you sure they are not white?

Me.....AH, yes, I'm sure

Her.....Are you definitely sure?

Me....Hang on, I'll go take another look, (hesitate) yes, definitely NOT white

Her....Oh, I have only ever had white boxers and I want another one, but I want a male one, you don't have a white male do you?

Me.....I've told you already, that they are NOT white, they are tan and black and one does have white on it, but she is female.

Her...OH, do you hear that, that is my male boxer, he is white (say's name) hang on he wants to say hello to you

I hear sniffling and barking and I'm wondering to myself why in the hell do I still have the phone against my ear.

Her...He just wanted to say hello to you

Me..OH Ok, well I really do have to go now I think I have another call coming.

Her..Now your definitely sure it is not White??

Me..Positive..goodbye...

WHY ME????????????????

and that is not all, she gave me her family history, all the names of every dog she has ever owned (why the last white boxer she had was Julius Caesar you know), where she lives (stay away from THAT suburb), her name, (which I have blanked from memory banks) and the names of all her grand-children, and I am still asking myself, WHY didn't I just hang up on her????

I swear the ad in the paper must have said..Idiot's ring immediately!

I am.....

Thankful for my friends who left lovely messages here yesterday (and even you too my brother who is stepping up to the plate and calling me daft buggar LOL loved it!) and also to my friends who privately emailed me THANK YOU...I made it through the day and today I feel absolutely great!

The sun is shining, it's a glorious day and all of yesterday's chores are now waiting patiently to be done, so do them I shall (or perhaps, I wont lol)

My mood is back, so I shall share another antic from work (you knew it had to happen LOL)..

Things were a little slow in layby so I offered to observe men shopping do a quick tidy in menswear as it needed to be done, I had such fun in there 3 hours later, I returned to Layby LOL..

Observing the Male shopper is interesting to say the least, they get easily distracted and can't make up their mind or simply forget why they are there, on the other hand, you have the grab what I can and get out of here, shopper, he's not interesting at all..

A few men will ask you for help, claiming they've left their wife/girlfriend at home and she will be mad if they get the wrong size/colour. I had one young man, who was shopping with his 3 yr old daughter ask me for assistance with underwear..He didn't know what size he would be and could I help him, I said perhaps a medium, he blushed and said, Wouldn't I be a large? I told him to go try some on, because i was about to start laughing and had to get away from him.  then had to pick up all the undies that his wretched   dear little girl had taken off the racks and stacked  in the middle of the aisle...

I then had the lovely old man who felt the need to tell me his complete history which is probably why i spent 3 hours in that dept  he needed a track-suit, so I showed him where to find them, NO you seem to be mistaken, he said, I need a tracksuit, not  a jacket  and trackies..um..ok lets try it this way..when you put this jacket with these pants, it makes a tracksuit!...OHHHHH you are clever he says..I've always thought so. 

I had the male who asked me if this colour underpants matched the colour of his eyes? Why? a question I am still asking myself  the mother, who was buying underwear for her 36yr old son and kept asking me was I married?? what does that have to do with underwear?

and finally the man who held up 2 pairs of G-strings thongs for those American readers and seriously asked me if they were comfortable to wear. To which i seriously had to reply, Sorry Sir, I've never worn men's underwear so I am unable to say!

I have to admit I was happy to return to my dark little hole at the back of the store!

can it be a year?

Surely that year has passed ever so fast, one whole year today.

One whole year since that phone call to tell me my Dad had passed away. ONE WHOLE YEAR, yet it only seems like yesterday.

Today is one for remembering and thinking about my dad, the man he was, etc, I miss him so very much, still miss our Saturday chats, still miss hearing him call me a 'daft bugger' every Saturday, I just miss him.

Today was also the day to remove his phone number from my phone and his address from my address book, That was so very hard to do, accepting that he is gone forever and not returning.

I'm going to spend the rest of the day, sulking and looking at photo's of him, I don't know what else to do. People told me today was going to be harder than the actual day we lost him, I thought that would be impossible, but they were right, It is harder. I tried, telling myself that it wasn't this weekend, that if i pretended the date was different, it would just be all ok, but one friend told me your body knows and gets ready for such an event, I had times last week, when out of the blue, I would be struck down with overwhelming grief, that would come and then just disappear as suddenly as it appeared. It scared me sometimes. I woke up, this morning, and had a huge panic attack, I couldn't go outside, I couldn't do anything, I just had to sit there and wait for the moment to pass, the boys were really good, they got themselves ready for school and were surreally quiet and never argued once (that in itself was scary)

Another thing you notice One year down the track, is that no one is there to give you a hug and see if your ok, everyone is getting on with their lives and just say, ah ok, when you say it's been one year. Unless you've been there, you just don't realize I guess (I know I've been guilty of it myself).

Although in saying that, Jackie made  me the loveliest card and gave it to me on Friday, She made me cry with her thoughtfulness. (she laughed at me, that's what friends do!) And this morning, when I popped into work (to layby Emily's birthday present before it went off sale) Trina gave me the biggest hug, I never had to say a word, she just walked up to me, saying, hello Mrs Theresa green, you look a bit glum and gave me a Trina hug. it's little things like that, that mean a lot to me and show me who my friends are etc.

From tomorrow, it's the beginning of a new year, and by hook or by crook, it will be better!

Words of Wisdom day!

Because my boys come out with the funniest things almost every day in the car, I have decided to make Saturday my word of wisdom day instead of everyday LOL..

Today's conversation on the way to tennis started off being about why Britain was called Great Britain and not just Britain, it is funny how kids minds work and how a conversation can just change pace!

Aaryn..Well you see, when God named the world, he named Britain, Great Britain, because, well, he just could, because he is God and it's his world so he can do whatever he likes.

Cameron...Rolls eyes..WHATEVER!

Aaryn... I like dinosaurs, were there dinosaurs in Britain?

Cameron...what have dinosaurs got to do with this?

Aaryn...WELL, Dinosaurs, must have been extincted  before  Jesus was a kid, because WELL, they aren't mentioned in the bible are they? like it doesn't say, one day when Jesus was in the park playing on the swing a dinosaur came down and chased him does it?

Cameron...FOR GOODNESS SAKE, Dinosaurs were extinct way before   Jesus, they were around before Adam and Eve

ME...How do you know? how does anyone know? if Adam and Eve were the first people, what about cavemen?

Cameron....Were we talking to you?

ME...umm...ok but...I went to a catholic school and I think I may even know the answer to all of this...

Cameron..WHATEVER!

Aaryn...Well, actually, before Jesus was born, the world was one very big land and then one day, it got iced up and the countries formed (and I thought he never listened at school!) then God he then decided and he said..OH MY GOODNESS, (Aaryn then says very fast...did you know that God never once said Oh my God, because it would be silly to say that because well, he is god, and he would have to say OH MYSELF) (carries on with conversation) ...oh my goodness..it would be sad if people read my bible and there were horror stories about the dinosaurs chasing Jesus, so I had better leave the dinosaurs out and then he called Britain Great Britain and told some man to call America,USA  and then he said, I think Australia will be a good name for Australia..(ignore comment about listening at school!)

ME...how do you know this...

Aaryn...I just do...AND WELL...when Jesus was born, God said to him, take this bible to the world with you and then people will know what it is all about...make Joseph read it to Mary, so she will be able to help you read it, (he said that mum because well, Jesus was a baby and he couldn't read). The first bible was probably written on paper with a pen because I don't think that God would have invented the computer then, that came later.

CAMERON...OH FOR GOODNESS SAKE now I know your talking stupid because. I know for sure that Jesus certainly DID NOT come out of Mary's holy womb with a bible in his hand!!!!!

Aaryn...oh ok, did he email it?

And that is where it ended because I simply couldn't hold the laughter in any longer!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY'S!!!!

TO my baby boy Luke who is turning 22 today, is it possible?? Who would have thought it possible, that the ratbag kid and teenager, is now the most remarkable, well mannered, best dressed young man and impresses my friends no end with his wit and charm. I am so proud of him and his achievements, Gary and I used to despair with this kid and now we couldn't be prouder!

AND ALSO a very big HIP HIP HOORAY for Evan, grandchild #2 who has turned 4 today..4 woohoo Evan! Every time I asked him what did he want, he just would answer...PRESENTS NANNA, so presents he shall have...lots of Thomas Tanks and more track and even a tunnel. All wooden of course! and dare i admit to even lay-bying his christmas present, a huge Thomas set, marked down from $229 to a mere $99 at the Myer Stocktake sale!! gotta love sales!

Strange Town LOL.

I enjoy having a little time off work, to do what I want to do, when I want to and take the time to do it!

Yesterday, I cleaned the house from top to bottom, spent the better half of the day, scrubbing and dusting until the whole house sparkled and smelt like bleach and cleaning product rather fresh and clean, I even washed up immediately after dinner, which on my day off is usually unheard of LOL

Today, I decided to have a little look around the town I live in, I've been here 7 months and have never walked up the main street, and today I know why LOL...to say the town is feral is an understatement, well it's not feral, just different, very different LOL..

I parked outside of Coles and walked up the hill to the bank, leisurely, went into the newsagent to see about a magazine, the woman was very strange, she then insisted that I was asking for a magazine that didn't exist even though I told her my friend had bought it yesterday in Brisbane, she then sighed at me and turned her back completely on me..so I told her in no uncertain terms, just how rude I thought she was and that it was no wonder her shop was empty..RUDE, RUDE LADY. I left the shop!

I then walked back towards Coles, looking in shop windows, and having a lovely time, when a man came up to me and said...

COCK-A-DOODLE-DO....(arm flap).....COCK-A-DOODLE-DO..(arm flap) and off he walked (or should I say flapped)..

I stood there all on my own, and just burst out laughing, I couldn't stop, Like I said, the town is feral ROFL, I then noticed a pair of trousers on the footpath..NOW please explain why there would be a pair of trousers, in the middle of a footpath, right outside the sex shop??? It was a very enlightening walk indeed LOL

I made it back to my car almost in one piece, did a little bit of shopping and then drove (no way I was walking anywhere on my own in this town again!) over to the Nambour Plaza, spoke to a lovely young man in the newsagent who assured me that he did believe me when I said my friend had bought a magazine, but perhaps I had the name wrong..I couldn't even ring said friend because I had left my mobile at home, so have decided to buy the magazine in Maroochydore tomorrow, it's far to stressful trying to shop in Nambour LOL

I did however try out the new serve yourself checkouts in Woolies, my god, it was just like being at work LOL it was ever so funny when the lady asked if I needed assistance with working the register, so not to disappoint her I let her show me how to scan an object WOW you learn something new every day, LOL, she even showed me how to put my stuff in a bag and how to deposit the money etc. She then said, I did it like a professional, and all I could say was...FUNNY THAT ...lol.

SO that bought my eventful outing to an end, I returned to my car, ignored the lady crawling in the carpark on her hands and knees doing god only knows what (I tell you, this town is strange) ignored the lady with the biggest boobs i have ever seen, wearing no bra and letting it swing for all to see (watch out for your eye..oops too late) and her partner (well I'm hoping it was her partner) who every now and again, would slap said boobs and yell, upsadaisy! WHY??? who knows!!! It's this town!! To add insult to injury, the travelator wasn't working due to flood damage and neither was the lift, how scary to walk down a non moving travelator wearing slippery boots, never again LOL

I returned to the safe haven of my home and cooked a delightful meal of lemon chicken from Gordon Ramsey's f word cookbook (kindly given loaned to me by Tina), As delish as it was, I'm sure it would have tasted better had I thrown in a few choice F words LOL..(love that man, love his shows, love his books!) and I made my very own recipe for caramel baked apples requested by alien child himself (Aaryn) who proceeded to eat 3 after eating 3 pieces of chicken and a huge dollop of Champ...(which is fancy talk for mashed spuds).

And now it's bedtime!

OH...I forgot..My craft Robo is sold!!!! now does anyone want to buy a puppy or 2?? lol

a bit of luck and other ramblings!

At the weekend, Aaryn won 1st prize at the Nambour show for his artwork, we don't know what he has won yet but there is assembly at school tomorrow so he should (hopefully) find out there, I am waiting for him to bring his artwork home, so I can scan it and show it off LOL and I will also frame it and put it on his bedroom wall, He certainly is a very talented artist and just loves nothing better than just dabbling away when he has nowt better to do with his time! (which is all the time LOL).

I also had a little win of a $50 caltex fuel card, which will come in very handy I must say, although with the price of petrol it wont go very far, but at least it's $50 less I have to find LOL

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Hmm what else to babble on about??

I had to babysit Brayden yesterday, that was an experience, the funniest part of the day was in the car after getting the boys from school, he was singing away at the top of his lungs to the song...

Sweet about me, nothing sweet about me, Yehh
Sweet about me, nothing sweet about me, Yehh

oh yes indeed, that song was certainly written about him ROFLMAO, sounded so cute coming out of a rabid 3 yr old I must say!

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The puppies are ready to leave home and go live with other people! They get their vet checks on Thursday and into the newspaper on Friday, I do hope they sell quickly, I'm gagging to get my new DSLR off layby LOL. I took some pic's on my phone tonight of the little rascals, (they are a bit dark but you can still see them, I shall borrow Tina's camera tomorrow!!)

boy, girl, girl, or is that, girl, girl, boy? LOL I can't tell the 2 brown ones apart without looking at the 'obvious difference' LOL

 

awww don't send me away LOL love this pic of them, they posed beautifully tonight!

awww how can you resist those little faces!!!

I couldn't use my camera because Luke has my memory cards, yes, both of them, he took them to Tassie, He wont be up for 2 weeks, so I wont even have a camera to takes pic's at Evan's birthday party..BUMMER..

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It's Luke and Evan's birthday's on Saturday, Luke is 22 and Evan is 4, I still get goosebumps when I think of those 2 boys, being born 18 yrs apart, on the same day, same time and weighing the same amount. Very special, to have a daughter give birth on the same day that you did in almost exactly the same circumstances (yes, I know we were both pregnant LOL, but we were also both overdue and were both induced, have I mentioned he was born on Luke's 18th? Luke still hasn't forgiven him to taking the limelight LOL)

Sunday evening will see me entertaining the mother in law from hell LOL seriously, she hasn't spoken to us for nearly 20 yrs and yet, all of a sudden, she is now, coming to QLD for 2 months and wants to start over. SO, I sucked it up and said, OK, for the sake of peace I shall do this one last good turn for family sake. I guess she isn't as bad as my mother (take note, I refuse to suck anything up for that woman LOL)  shall update on the debacle evening meal after it has eventuated if it does eventuate that is, she's likely to cancel or is that wishful thinking?

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We went to the Nambour show on Friday night (forgot to check the artwork competition ooer lol)  Aaryn bought a showbag with eyeball lollies in it, he's such a twit that child, he nagged me to take his photo, I didn't have camera (see excuse above lol) so had to use phone yet again. The lights shining out of his ears prove the child is an alien ROFL..

(hey this is actually a pretty good pic apart from the lights shining from his head ROFL)

And I'll leave you (I bet your relieved now lol) with this last little treasure from Aaryn tonight in the car on the way home from soccer practise..

MUM, I am never going to leave home because, when dad dies there will be nobody around when you collapse on the floor having a heart attack to save you!

I think I am grateful for one unselfish child! he did however finish the sentence with...

MUM, when you do die, can I have the TV? ....sure can, if it's still working LOL

A couple of phone calls!!

Phone call # 1

Yesterday morning I got a phone call off Luke, who is on holiday in Tasmania with his girlfriend Megan.

Luke...Hey Mum, ring me back, we've got no credit on my phone.

Me...ok...RINGS BACK....

Me...what's wrong??

Luke...oh, not much, Me and Meg are at cradle mountain. It's snowing!

Me..that's nice, what's wrong??

Luke...Megan just fell down a cliff.

ME....SCREAM....WHAT???

Luke...Just joking, we are having a picnic beside Lake Dove..have you ever been here?

Me..yes, it's lovely there isn't it.

Luke...yes it's gorgeous and i just asked Megan to marry me..

Me...Yes, it sure is..YOU DID WHAT??? hardy ha, good joke, cant get me twice.

Luke...No I'm deadly serious, i bought the ring a few months ago and have had it planned for ages...

Me..SCREAMS, Bursts into tears...

Luke...It's ok Mum..SHE SAID YES...

Me...oh, oh, oh, still sobbing,

Luke...are you ok...God, Meg, mum is crying....I then hear Meg scream, I HAVE A RING TESS, A RING...A REAL RING....

All i can do is cry LOL such a sook I am. He then informs me it will be a February wedding (OMG THAT IS LIKE 9 months from now!) he then says he better hang up because they have to tell her parents BUT they wanted me to be the first to know..HOW SWEET IS THAT!!!

To say I'm over the moon is an understatement. I've loved Megan since the moment I met her and know she'll fit in with our mad family!

She's the only girl in a family of 6 kids! Her dad is Welsh too!!! all the kids have Welsh names AND they've promised me a Welsh name for the first grand-daughter which also happens to be her dad's favourite girls name too (he wanted to call her it, I wanted to call Tina and Hayley it!!) Anchorette pronounced Ancarid. She will also keep Luke in check as she's black belt Rhee Tai Kwondo and her father and brothers are all instructors!! (her father owns and operates Rhee Tai Kwondo here on the sunshine coast!!)

I call it FATE lol...

A big CONGRATS to my baby boy and Meggy!!!!!

DOVE LAKE CRADLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK TASMANIA...

Phone call #2

Hayley and I went to a workmates 50th Birthday party last night, on our way home I get a phone call.

Ben..is Hayley there?

Me..yes..hands phone over.

Hayley..You better tell me NOW..

Hayley....I mean it, she better be in bed when I get home

Hayley...I MEAN IT..if I get hold of her I'm going to KILL her...

Hayley...I DONT CARE IF SHE SAID SORRY...TELL HER TO GET HER ARSE INTO BED NOW...

me...what is going on??? what ever could my darling grand-daughter have done that is so bad??

Hayley hangs up mobile and throws it at me...

Little Miss Emily, was watching tv, so Daddy decided to play on the computer, Seizing the moment the darling child got daddy's very permanent marking pen and scribbled on the tv, not content with that, she drew all over the coffee table and remote control, then started on the almost new leather lounge suite..what's that she spied?? her sleeping 3yr old brother, who now is sporting a lovely BLACK FACE, no, I tell a lie, not a whole black face, he was sleeping on his side, so only one side of his face is black, including his eyelid, ear and neck...Ben found her just as she was starting on her arms!!!

All I could do was laugh so hard I nearly peed myself (I swear it was because i'd had a glass of rum and a beer, that I laughed, not because I found it totally hilarious).

This morning Hayley rang me to ask HOW to get it all off, to which I replied NOTHING lol and burst out laughing.. I'm hoping she does as i asked and took some pics for me to share LOL I'm dying to see him..

I eventually rang back and told her what to try to get it off the furniture and she's coming over later to get eye makeup remover to see if that will tone down his face a bit...

I know kids do this all the time, and every time i hear about it, i still laugh, it's even funnier knowing it's your grandkids..

Oh, for the record...I always wanted a black grandchild ROFLMAO now i guess i have one!!!

is this Karma??

When Cam first started pre-school, before he was diagnosed (and even after), parents of other kids were really cruel to us, they wouldn't let their kids play with Cam because he was  'difficult', 'naughty', 'loud', and it was just too hard to take him for face value.

One mother,  in particular used to stand out, If Cam made a friend, she made it her business to tell the parents  that Cam was 'different' and then they would all fall by the wayside. Of course, she would let her child come to Cam's birthday parties if they were at fun places etc, but not if they were at home, she even went so far as to tell people that her child wouldn't go to parties if Cam was invited, therefore Cam was never invited to parties, because her son, was the most popular boy in primary school.

We never took much notice of this woman, I never classed her as a friend and Cam felt the same way of her son, so life was cruisy where we were concerned (although in saying that,  i must have taken a little notice because sometimes i wanted to slap that smug look off her face..there is one in every crowd I'm sure).

When we decided to send Cam to his high school, I couldn't believe it, when this woman decided to send her son to the same one! I had a discreet word with the principal asking if this particular boy not be in Cam's class, the principal was shocked because the mother had requested her son be in with Cam as he knew nobody at the school, I stuck to my guns and said NO I want Cam to make friends on his own without using primary school friends as back up!!! (good tactic on my part!)

Last night, at work, this particular mother came into the store, I was on the door checking bags and she made a beeline straight for me like some long lost old school friend. I was a little standoffish and she asked me how Cam was enjoying the new high school. SO I matter of factly told her that he was going great, told her where he was at with his ASD etc and waited. She said that was marvelous,  and then she said..I'm going through exactly the same thing you know..(points to her daughter) she's just been diagnosed with ADHD and possibly Asperger's, I thought of you straight away and knew you would speak to me about it and help me through this.

HMMMMM oh yes, there was a lot i wanted to say to this woman. but I just looked at her and said..I'm more than happy to share my last 8 years (primary school)  of hell with you, but there is one thing you have to bear in mind and it's going to be the hardest thing for you to deal with..

"go on' she said...

SO I then smile and say..."It's not going to be easy, your going to have really bad days and some good days, but the biggest hurdle your going to come across, is ignorant parents, who will ostracize her because firstly, they don't understand ASD and secondly, they think they are right. IF you can deal with them, you can deal with anything".

and all the while she just stood there, nodding and saying ahh yes, we've had that happen!!

In saying all that, I certainly would not wish ASD upon anyone certainly not her daughter, BUT, I remember a conversation I had with a friend of mine, whose twins were in Cam's class and also had a few learning difficulties (and also with this parent), and I remember saying to her, "You know, I wish she could walk in our shoes, just to see what it feels like to be us!"

And , last night I felt really sorry for her as a mother of a child with ASD, I told her I was there if she needed to talk ,even though, in the back of my mind, I just kept thinking "well now you'll know how you made me feel. I hope your proud of yourself"

God works in mysterious ways, Call it Karma, call it retribution (heck some may call it revenge), I don't know what to call it, but Karma will do!!!!

A question I ask myself everyday

for sale!!

I kid you not, I am selling my Craft Robo, not because I dont like it, i do, i love it BUT, it just sits in the cupboard doing nothing, so i decided that someone out there could be using it.

SO if anyone is interested in buying it (it's 12 months old and has hardly been used, the blade is still good and so are the carrier sheets) then drop me an email and I'll give you the price etc.

Genuine enquiries only please!!!

 

**ETA****

In answer to a couple of emails....yes, If I know you, I"m sure we can come to some arrangement to 'pay it off'!!! and YES it can be posted I'm sure!