Showing posts with label Mum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mum. Show all posts

Monday, May 23, 2011

Not a great weekend

Working 20kms out of town 5 days a week from 8am - 6pm means my weekends are very precious, my job list is well planned out for every weekend, especially as in 2 months time we're getting married, and we have a list a mile long of things to do.

From about Wednesday of last week I had a bit of a sniffle, but thought nothing of it, I took Berocca & Echinacea day & night, thinking I would nip it in the bud.  And I continued on my weekend planning.

I start planning on Monday what we've got to do the following weekend, the weekend just gone was to include:

  • Garage Sales for decorations
  • Passport Application
  • Wedding Suit for Mr Mel
  • Shoes for Me & Brideslave
  • Suckitallin Underwear for Me
  • Shopping for then cooking Duck & Chorizo Cassoulet
  • Making Bunting for decorations
  • Visit to Spotlight for bunting supplies
  • Visit to Hall to check if iPod connector works ok
  • Visit to several Vineyards to try wines we've seen come on special online

Friday 2pm I had headed downhill rapidly, still at work, I had dizziness, and was coughing, my bosses wife caught sight of me and sent me home.

Once I got home I lasted about 3 hours, then was asleep on the couch, then to bed, having dosed up on Vitamin C, Echinacea and Codral.

Saturday morning I was feeling a bit better, so 7am I head out to the garage sales while Mr Mel finishes off some work.  I scored a napkin holder ($2) a cool old glass cordial bottle ($1) and the score of the  morning, 10 Agave's for $20!  Perfect for our front garden, with the hydrangeas we're going to plant.
Agave - I picked up 10, 1 about 1/3rd this size, the rest about 1/5 the size (photo source)
I got home at 8am still feeling ok, so we headed to Newcastle, Passport Application, we were in and out in around 15 mins, which was about 5 mins after the headspins started.

We stopped for a coffee & water, which helped, then headed into Hunter Street for menswear hire.

We ended up buying a suit for Mr Mel for only $150 more than it would have cost to hire a similar one, score!

By then I was struggling, so we headed home, I got inside, and made it to our bed, laid down, shoes and all and was asleep within about 3 minutes, woke up 30 mins later feeling a bit better.

Then the chills & fever set in, excellent.  Needless to say the rest of the weekend was a write-off, Mr Mel was such a sweet carer, making sure I was warm/cool, fed/watered, asleep!  And we swapped cassoulet for toasted cheese sangas, made with love by Mr Mel, so even more tasty :)

The downer is that weekend being a write-off means it's battle stations for next weekend!   My to-do list is already doubled the one I had above!  Am at work, which is probably silly as I feel dodgy, so will probably head home early.

The great part of the weekend is that my Mum came through her minor surgery with flying colours, I spoke to her about an hour after she woke up, and she sounded great, she is being released from hospital today, and Dad is all set to play nurse :)

Till next time,

Friday, May 20, 2011

Friday On My Mind - 9

It's been a couple of weeks since I took part in the 'Friday On My Mind' photo feature from Rhonda of the lovely Down To Earth blog, so on my mind today, Friday 20 May?

A song that makes me daydream every time, it's a classic, Over The Rainbow, but with a twist, sung by the amazing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, who unfortunately died before his time, in 1997, aged just 38.

He at one point weighed in at 350kg!  His brother died of issues relating to his obesity also.  While he was a man mountain, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole had the voice of an angel.

We'll be using this song in our wedding :), which is another reason it's On My Mind!

Plus it's one of my Mum's favourite songs (the original version :)  )  and she's about to head into surgery (minor surgery, fingers crossed), playing this song while she's in surgery helps take my mind of feeling like a terrible daughter for having moved 1,300kms away from home!  Get well soon Mum, good vibes on their way to you and the surgeon this very moment.
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - his version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow is amazing
The YouTube link to Somewhere Over The Rainbow is:

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