Weekend Bliss...

Well, the Silver Fox is back for the weekend and it is pure bliss. He and Master T are off riding, riding, riding to their hearts content. The Silver Fox is under instructions to "wear Master T out" plus do the Father/Son bonding thing ++. Me spending most of the week with Master T without male influence is a tad trying at times let me tell you. This 13 year old business is not for the feint of heart.

Miss T is at work and it is just Ginger and I hanging out. I need to gather the tax together but I might just relax and celebrate my down time.

It is Father's Day tomorrow and I have made his favourite cheesecake which is plain old lemon. We are picking up some fresh seafood and heading off for a picnic by the creek. We will sit, swim, eat and maybe sleep. All being together. Bliss

The Silver Fox needs to go back to Townsville despite his 8 weeks being up. We knew this would be the case but hopefully not for much longer. I feel quite incomplete when he is away.

So, have a very happy Father's Day to all. My Dad is up celebrating with my brother. Perfect!

ciao for now


just Martha xx
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Teenage Wisdoms...

From Miss T this time. It is interesting to watch the teenage mind unfold. Mind you it often takes quite a ...... lateral perspective.

 We were looking at a photo of a Mother in the news who was currently missing, leaving her family alone. Police were investigating. A sad story with hopefully a happy ending. But those sort of stories strike fear into my heart.

 Miss T's take on the whole thing? "Gosh, if I went missing I wouldn't want that to be the last photo that people see of me"

 Hmmm, like sooooo missing the point Moo Moo!


 Ciao for now...

just Jack Reacher...

This man is responsible for m-a-n-y idle hours. Many! Lee Child is the author of the Jack Reacher series and I am hooked 1000%. It has meant that the chores get done a whole lot slower but done eventually. I can be seen at any time with my nose in a book, snatching quick minutes here and there.



I saw the movie too and was quite impressed. I like Tom Cruise as an actor and this sort of silent, tortured role really suits him. (Secretly I believe that in real life he will one day snap that barely controlled anger and murder a few people but hey, that's just my thoughts)

Do you have a favourite book? There are over 14 in this series and I am trying to read them in order in an attempt to establish some form of self control. Lee Child has a nice writing style although by reading the books so close together I have noticed he jumps around with the chronological order a bit and also writes mainly from the third person although one book was in the first person. Just saying.

The Silver Fox is still away and working way too hard. He is coming back for Father's Day so I will attempt to rouse the Teenies from their self centred teenage apathy and make a fuss of him. He will continue to work away for a little while yet. I think reading really helps me cope plus I am exercising like there is no tomorrow. It is 7 am and I have done a spin class and walked the dog already. AND it is only 4 degrees C at the moment. Brrr!

I am off to a 40th birthday party and my secret talent is writing cheesy poetry! So, I will whip up a long poem about the birthday boy and say it at the party. I usually start with a....
So, its Paul's birthday and he is 40 today
It's all down hill and soon he will be gray.....

Tragic I know but it is from the heart. Day off today so will be catching up with some primary school Mummies as it has been way too long, then I might make my Dad take me out for lunch.

Sounds like a plan. Have a lovely day


ciao for now


just Martha. xx


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just India Hicks...

My gorgeous sister bought me a gift.

For being me

She is like that

I l-o-v-e her

Wanna see it?

It is an India Hicks love letter

I love it

And I love my sister







 Ciao for now...



 

Teenage Wisdom...

Ahh, spending time with Master T and his take on the world can be.... rather..... refreshing....

Our discussion?

Chores

Now, Master T want a big shiny new computer with which to game. ( yeh, like that will EVER happen)

But, his beef is that he doesn't get paid for his chores

I pointed out that he doesn't actually do his chores. So, this could be a factor in his lack of monetary rewards.

For example, he has been known to leave a trail of destruction in the kitchen: dishes, noodle wrappers, colander, cutlery.... A veritable time line of chaos.

My take is that he doesn't get paid for chores he hasn't done
His take is that I see the mess so I should just clean it up rather than nag, nag, nag and pay him his pocket money anyway. Apparently.

And...

His friend gets paid $30 for emptying the dishwasher and gets $20 per day for tuckshop.

And

I o-n-l-y pay him a measly $13 pocket money per week of which he has to save half so it is not really worth doing any chores anyway because it will take forever to save

He truly believes I am lazy by not tidying up the mess when I see it. It is also his job to take out the rubbish but if he happens to drop any beside the rubbish bin. I should pick it up rather than come inside to tell him as I was there so should have done it.

I do tell him that if I do that then he won't be actually doing his chores properly and thus doesn't get paid. I also point out that nobody pays me to do jobs but apparently that is the joy of being a Mother. I also point out that as a Mother it is my job to teach him to be a fully functional human being and that he was not always going to have his Mummy tidying up after him.

Sometimes he does do his chores, and even extra but it usually only lasts for 1 day so I point out that he needs to be more consistent and good behaviour needs to be continually. He's not buying it.

So we are currently at a Mexican standoff. He wants money and I want chores done.

Not brain surgery is it?


Aah, got to love them

Ciao for now

just Martha. xx

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Thank You Scouts...

Miss T recently had reason to thank her scout training for fine first aid skills and a level head.

Want to hear the story?

Miss T has a job in a Thai restaurant. She got it by her self with her superb résumé which included such achievements as "not getting a detention at school"

So, Miss T attended a get together a-f-t-e-r work. Quite important to know, that bit

She walked in to said get together to find one of her friends unconscious and another barely breathing. From alcohol. From too much alcohol. It would turn out to be 1/2 bottle of vodka each poured inside these 2 tiny girls.

She set to work. Recovery positions for both, dragging one outside as she was vomiting and Miss T was saving the bed from getting to messy.

After some discussion with the parents of the home, Miss T recommended an ambulance be called as " I think this girl is worse than we think"

Sure enough, ambulance came, intubated the girl at the scene and took her to Intensive Care

She then went to get the other girl's Mother so skateboarded down the road (with her barely healing torn MCL on her inner knee). They watched her together for a while then called her an ambulance. He blood alcohol turned out to be 2 point something

Basically she saved her friends's lives. Particularly the one sent to Intensive Care. The Silver Fox rang during the beginning to ask is she wanted a strawberry milkshake when he picked her up. "Sure" she said "but when you get here there is a bit of stuff going down". The police came, people were interviewed. Miss T hung around in case she was needed to answer questions and help.

She was a star

Level headed, calm, quick thinking...

We are proud

Naturally we used this as a learning opportunity and discussed alcohol but more importantly why friends weren't looking out for each other. We also discussed risky behaviour and loss of control. She agreed

We are far from happy that one of the other parents bought 2 bottles of vodka to send along and hope that there will be consequences because there were a lot of "what ifs" that cold have been very real. We are also far from happy Miss T is exposed to this. But. We are realists and know that we still have influence at this stage so rather than ban her, we discuss, teach and support.

Geez, this business is tricky but I am so very proud of her. She doesn't however wish to be a nurse or an ambulance officer. Pity, she is very good at it.

Ciao for now


just Martha. xxx
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