Tag Archives: Family
I love to sing
I have favourite singers and bands …. not based on their music so much …. but on my ability to sing along to them. Bic Runga, Deni Hines, Aqua, Evanescence (yes this is a push), Gotye, The Carpenters, P!NK, Chris … Continue reading
Fabulous job opportunities ……
Hubby has finally posted in his blog, about his new job. Its a great change in his role, and a fantastic opportunity to move his career forward. But it has left me with a difficult choice. With his new, more … Continue reading
There has to be a time to draw the line.
Yep .. draw the line. Say you aren’t going to try anymore, because its one sided anyway? Accept that it will never be how you want it? Hubby has 3 brothers. They are all lovely blokes, their wives and families … Continue reading
God she is frustrating …….
My mother is so frustrating ……. an adult life of running away when things get hard …… mean that she just won’t settle down. She is caring for her elderly parents, and somehow has worked it around so that (apparently … Continue reading
A week in my life I would rather not repeat
Well, I am back after spending a bit over a week with my family, planning and organising the funeral for my Dad. Its been a week of ups and very sad downs, and I feel tired and wrung out. I … Continue reading
I am not sure if I feel the way I should……
My dad is dying. We have known that this would happen for a while now, and really we are all surprised it hasn’t happened before now. But, the consequences of his heart attack, not looking after himself, and dementia ….. … Continue reading
an uncertain time of year
I always feel this way every year. You think I would have resolved it at 40 years of age, but yet I still struggle with knowing what the right thing to do is. Tomorrow is Father’s Day, and the usual … Continue reading
Facebook isn’t all its cracked up to be
I am beginning to actively dislike Facebook.  Before, it was just a generalise wariness of the privacy risk …. but now it has developed into a dislike. Like many, Facebook is my only real connection to some people in my … Continue reading
I survived Xmas …. just !
Dani has returned from the great hot and humid north ….. where she nearly sweated to death. Most of her blood stream has been left behind in the custody of the local mozzies, and whats left of her sanity …… … Continue reading
