What's Happening This Week in Days of My Destiny

We have most certainly entered what I will call The Whirlwind Phase in our lives with Little L. Tantrums, tears, more tears. Crying because she wants something (instead of asking for it), and then when we get to the point where she can have it, she cries because she doesn't want it. Circular arguments. Drives me insane, but I think I'm coping a lot better this time than I did with Milly, but hey, it's only early days too HA.HA.HA. L's just come off night shift and he went to bed, taking little L with him. Thankfully. He's great like that. I really am grateful for this time of quiet.

Yesterday I ran a total of just under 3kms. By last night, my legs were pretty sore, but it had felt so good to run! I enjoy running, though I never realise that until I'm actually running, lol. Well I don't RUN, I jog and then walk and then jog again. Feels good to feel those leg muscles move like a team!

Also, M told her teacher about her wobbly tooth yesterday, and her reading book for homework was about a boy who lost his tooth. SO wonderful that they sent something home that she can relate to :) It's all very very exciting :) That'd be one of the awesome things about being a teacher of such a young age group, being excited for them as they lose teeth :)

I went to the women's bible study group last night. It was good, better than when I went a year ago and never went back. Last night there was laughter and also serious times, concentration and going off on tangents, and it was all GOOD. There were 3 women that I would classify as being in my age bracket (parents around the 30-40 year age group) and then there was another lady who was a bit older, and another elderly lady who just lost her husband. I'd never met her before in any other arena of life in this town, so I had absolutely NO idea that she'd lost her husband, and so when she prayed about it, it was really hard not to cry. I think we all had glassy eyes when we opened them at the end of the prayer. Anyway she seemed like a wise woman with a good sense of humour, too. At the very end she said to us, "Well, after hearing you ladies talk, I want to say that I think it's important not to beat yourself up all the time. [she was referring to some conversations we had about how much we constantly fail God.]" And then she said that as you get older, you realise - it's all good. You don't need to try so hard.

I really really liked that she ended my time there with such wise and uplifting words.

I won't be able to go in the next two weeks because L will be on afternoon shift, so I'm glad I made it to that one.

Today I am spending time at home, tidying up etc. I was thinking of going to Tamworth because I need to buy a dress that will go with my pink stilettos for the Pink Stiletto event, which is not this weekend but the next. I would've liked to go today too, because I'd like to find something for L for Father's Day, but he doesn't know that. Today or Thursday are the days I can go there this week. I suppose I'd rather not go today, because it's a 2-hour round-trip, that's BEFORE shopping with an almost-3-year-old (groceries, well that's doable - trying to find a dress? That's another story), and then tonight I have my Battle PT session, so I don't really want to be exhausted for that.

Tomorrow I am helping my friend Helen move her old bed and bedroom furniture out of her bedroom. She's been sleeping on a broken bed for who knows how long, and she finally was able to buy herself a good bed at a really good price, with the help of a chiropractic friend of hers. She's a single mum, and so because of that, I think she deserves a new bed more than anybody. Anyhow, so I'll spend the day dismantling the old stuff with her. She's a good lady, although sometimes she says things that just don't need to be said (she talks about my husband a bit more than I'm comfortable with, for example). I get funny about her at times, but she calls often and that's nice, and I do feel comfortable around her. We can hang out for hours before we run out of conversation. It's one of those.

Then on Thursday night I am going to the first ever ZUMBA CLASS being held in this small outback town!!!! Hell yeah!!!!! SO excited for that :)

REALLY looking forward to Yamba. 3 MORE DAYS!!!! Till I get to spend a whole weekend with my sister. Ahhhhhhhh it's going to be SO good :)