No you didn't miss last weeks, it just never got written as the previous week had been so busy and I was just so tired and this week has been equally hectic. I keep waiting for a quiet week but they are very few and far between.
So the previous week Marks parents were still here and although I was back at work Mark took them out to Mount Glorious and Mount Nebo and did some rain forest walking which they enjoyed one day and the other day when Mark was working they walked up to Forest Lake . They then left us on the Wednesday morning for 3 days stop in Sydney where they had a good time before flying back. At least they got back in one piece with a fairly untroubled flight which was good.
Wednesday we then had 15 cubic metres of top soil delivered, which Josh and his friend shifted for a small fee. Rebecca and her friend did a bit as well, but wow, I've never seen so much soil in a pile, they did a great job but they were so tired after.
Then on the Thursday my very lovely Irish friend, Jayne, who I've known for 21 years came to visit. She was over in Melbourne for work and came to pay a visit. So we had a lovely two days although it rained almost all the time, however it didn't spoil our fun. Friday we went and explored Forest Lake and the went to Mount Cootha in the afternoon, then Saturday we went up to South bank where for the first time ever there was no queue to get in Max Brenners :) the best chocolate shop in the world (I spoke to someone yesterday who queued 1 1/2 hours to get in!!!), some advantages of it raining. Anyway by the time we came out the rain had stopped and we had a lovely walk up the river and then got the ferry back down again. Rebecca came too and kept us entertained !! Sunday, we did church in the morning then managed to pin all the kids down together for lunch and went out which was fun. But then it was off to the airport again... becoming a familiar place, Josh took us, to get some hours up but then we got lost round north Brisbane coming back. I guess I should have put the sat nav on really but what's the fun in that.. he got to drive in unfamiliar territory and get more hours and we got back eventually in time for night church. However by the time we got home from there I was ready for dropping.
So this week has also been quite hectic, I waited an hour in the docs on Monday and came out with 3 prescriptions and 2 request forms. I have had 7 weeks of sinusitis with constant headaches and am so over it... so on a 3rd course of antibiotics, with steroids and another decongestant nasal spray, if that doesn't work I've to go have a CT scan of my sinus's. I've also got a sub deltoid bursitis in my right shoulder which has been giving me bother since I fell off my bike, so have to have steroid injection under ultrasound this week.... so hopefully that one will be solved. Am fed up of not feeling 100%.... actually so's Mark, I am so rubbish when not feeling great.... actually think its a case of milking it as happens so rarely (hee hee).
Anyway Life group started again on Monday which was so lovely to get back too as we have a really good group with some great times.
Tuesday evening Matt's parents came over for tea to discuss the wedding, which was really useful and we had a good time. Wednesday was free for me but Mark had church leaders meeting, and then Thursday Ceri and Matt had a mortgage advisor over to see how much they can borrow. Friday was cleaning night for me and Mark and the kids all went to youth group. So that was all the evenings used up.
So yesterday was an early start as Rebecca had to be at her hockey match at 6.45 am in Ipswich, so we left at 6.15 am :( however then won 14-0 and she got player of the match so she was really happy. I also met some mums of both her and Josh's friends which was good too. Mark then took Josh to his rugby match at a more civilised time of 9.30 which his team won as well.... so a good sports day was had for both of them.
So that was followed by visiting 2 wedding venues and a house with Ceri, Matt and his parents, so lots of driving about and decisions to be made. They decided the house wasn't for them but it's started the process of working out what they do want. The plan being to get it now while prices are low, rent it for 12 months then redecorate before they move in after the wedding.
The wedding venues were lovely in different ways, and with very different costs... so one still a possibility, the other ruled out, so seeing another one today and 2 more next Saturday, then hopefully a decision will be made. Still, the kids have the budget and its their decisions to make so its a good process for them to go through working out what's important to them and where they want to spend the money. However Ceri is finding it a bit overwhelming at times, but Matt's very good and letting her cool down and going back to it when she's ready. I'm still finding it very surreal at times that my baby is looking at weddings and houses.
So in between all that, Josh and Rebecca were back to school on Tuesday and back to full on activities and musical rehearsals Mark has had a bit more work the last 2 weeks but the after school care want him to organise some training in his own time, with the attitude, if you don't want to do it, we'll just use somebody else....so not great, but at least he's getting a bit more work from them.He's also been finishing off the top soil and putting the mapex down in the front garden, so hopefully that will be done before too long. Ceri has been working through her course work and seems to be doing well with that and will hopefully finish it about 2 months ahead of schedule. Work for me is just waiting for the result of reviews which will lead to more reviews and take months to be implemented. Senior staff meeting just keep giving us lots of unknowns as nobody really knows how the new structure fits together yet... so I just keep going to work...and at least I keep my job which is good. Got very cross with AHPRA this week though as they have finally and adamantly said that they will not accept my NP qualification and I need to get the magic 3 letters MSC, despite all my modules being at M level.... not happy, but it's not financially viable to do the upgrade ..so I guess unless I find a job where someone will pay for it, that's it over.
Well, Simba is settling a bit although still gets us up ridiculously early, hence writing my blog at 6.30 am on a Sunday morning. He didn't like my lovely flowers that my gorgeous husband got me this week, decided to tip them all over and get water everywhere. He's loving digging holes in the garden too, especially with all the top soil there now, but he's still pretty good for a puppy and we're loving having him.
So today, the plan is Mark and I are going to play hookey from church this morning as we need to get gravel for the front garden, Josh and Rebecca have rehearsal this afternoon, then another wedding venue this afternoon and night church tonight, with the usual uniform ironing and dog walking in somewhere. So life still whizzes past on into another week.
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