Welcome To The New Year – 2010 is upon us…
I can’t believe how long it has been since I have actually done a post which is relevant or what this blog is actually for. Document my daily life, or close to it.
You would think I haven’t blogged as I have nothing to say, well that is far from the truth, so much has happened I just haven’t found the time to actually sit down and get it out. We all know though that once I start talking I don’t stop so this blog post, being the first one for the year, might just be a bloody long one.
So much has happened in the last 6mths of 2009 that putting it in point form will still end up being a long blog post but here goes. I actually have to think back to the last actual post to see what not to tell you and to update you on.
(add intermission whilst I go read my last blog post)
Ok I found it and it was mid July that I last posted a blog entry worth anything. So there is alot to update you all on.
Let me start with July and work through the months.
School holiday time and according to my last post I had a mini meltdown. You can read about that here… Mini Meltdown.
Besides that nothing else happened.. boring month of July.
According to my diary August was a busy month with pampering myself with facials and reflexology sessions.. I was a lucky girl.. no I was just looking after myself. little did I know that the following month I was going to need to be as relaxed as anything.
September came and it was starting out to be a normal month, going here and there and doing things.
I surprised Paul with a romantic weekend away to the Novotel Vines Resort for his birthday. Early I know but it was a deal I couldn’t refuse. We had a great weekend which was soon to be turned upside down.
On our way home I get a message from Kaz to call her urgently. Dad had fallen very sick and was in hospital, the outlook was not good, app 3mths left. I was devastated. I wasn’t feeling great after this and had so much going through my head.
Got home and had a lot of organising to do. I needed to get up to see Dad before I ran out of time. Organised for his sister to come up and other family members. Then the worst happened. I got sick so I chose not to go so Dad wouldn’t get sick from what I had.. little did I know that this would be the worst choice I made.
Come the 25th after a few really hard days, Dad passed away peacefully at home with the people he loved, his family. I wasn’t there and I am so angry at myself, I missed out on saying good bye to the one man who meant a lot to me. I got my chance to say what I wanted at the viewing but it wasn’t the same.
The funeral came and went and everything got back to normal, well almost normal. It was still hard.
October ended up being a very busy month as well. General running around and appointments made it hectic. Then comes November.
November came with a bang. Another death in the family. This time my Pop passed away from complications during surgery. Dad’s gone and now his step Dad has gone too. How in god’s name is one supposed to deal with all of this on top of everything else they are dealing with.
It was soon noted that in Pop’s will he did not want a funeral or burial. Simply cremated with his ashes sent to Nana and for her to put with their younger son who passed away over 18 years ago. This news made me angry and really bitter and hurt. I wasn’t there for Dad and now I wasn’t going to be able to say good bye to another man who held a major part of my heart. I was so bitter. In the end I found a way to say good bye and try to heal from all this loss.
We arrive at December and the year is coming to an end.. how bad can it get after all the crap that has already happened. Well it could, and it did.
Paul yet again lost his job. All of the people he worked with were once again out of work. I know it comes along with the industry but it still pisses you off. The funny thing though is a week after the company fire him they ask if he wants to go back and finish some things off.. of course he did. $$$ is what we needed, especially with Chrissy around the corner.
After 2 weeks being back at work, they were all fired again, but this time he was already on holidays for Chrissy and everything was shut until the New Year. So now we are waiting for the jobs to start opening up and Paul can start applying again. Please keep your fingers crossed for us.
Chrissy came and went, the kids loved all their pressies and I loved mine. I got a flashy new camera.. woohoo. Canon EOS 500D. I am soo happy and love taking snaps. In the first 2 days of having it I took over 1300 pics.. so easy to do when you have continual shots. Good thing, gone are the days of film and here to digital. lol.
Now we are into the New Year and we are hoping for a good one.
No resolutions, no promises, nothing to be made as we all know that they are never made with true intentions or kept at the best of times.
So from my family to yours we wish you all a very Happy New Year, Good Faith & Prosperous Beginings.
Love to all
xx
ps.. if you read it all.. love to you!
Written by Lisa Harman -
