A Mad Mad House!

What a mad house we have today! Three mad boys having heaps of fun and two girls with one who should have been a boy as she loves all the typical boy things! Running around with blankets as capes has been popular as has puzzles and farmyard knots and crosses. It is a inside day today as it has been soo wet windy and cold in Hobart. Can't wait until the warmer weather!

Family

We had Nan's funeral yesterday and it was a sad and happy time. Sad as we had to say our goodbyes but happy as we can remember her life and the joys that she gave to each and everyone of us. Roz gave a wonderful Eulogy and it captured so much of the joy that she gave to us all. I read a poem titled 'Poem of Life' by an Unkown author. We had the celebrant do a great job as well as a montage which we put together with some photos of nan's life. It was nice to catch up with people that had known Nan and to hear how much joy she had given to their lives as well. We all went back to Roz's pace for afternoon tea where we had a natter and enjoyed some great food. Mum's neighbour Leonie does catering and she kindly made up for us quiches, sammies, and some yummy little jelly cakes.

These are just one of the many beautiful flowers that the family have received. Nan loved her pink's and purples when it came to flowers.

This is Pa and his brother Rex having a great chat. Rex and his wife flew over from Queensland to be with the family.

Mum and Betty, Betty is Rex's wife, which is Pa's brother and she is also Nanna's cousin. Talk about a mix in the family!

Poem of Life

Life is but a stopping place,

A pause in what's to be,

A resting place along the road,

to sweet eternity.

We all have different journeys,

Different paths along the way,

We all were meant to learn some things,

but never meant to stay...

Our destination is a place,

Far greater than we know.

For some the journey's quicker,

For some the journey's slow.

And when the journey finally ends,

We'll claim a great reward,

And find an everlasting peace,

Together with the lord

Author unknown

Hanging Out, and some new shoes!

Well it has been a sad time and a happy time. Sad about Nan but happy to spend time with family and not have to be rushing all the time, so much so that on the weekend we were able to spend some time together organsing Nan's funeral and then going out for a nice hot chocolate at the Raincheck Lounge in North Hobart. It is nice to spend time with mum and Roz as we haven't done this for such along time. Henry, Roz's oldest, was great and he loved showing off his NEW Ben 10 shoes that Roz had just brought for him.

A Very Special Nanna, we will always love you!

I got some really sad news early Friday morning to say that my Nanna had passed away. She had been unwell off and on for a little while and recently she was suffering from a viral infection that wasn't treated straight away, she is such a stubborn thing! Mum saw her on the Thursday night and thought she was not looking very well and was realy worried about her. She got a call from Pa around 4.30am on the Friday saying something was wrong as he couldn't wake her. Mum went straight around, lucky they only a few minutes away from each other. When mum got their they called the ambulance but it was too late as they think she passed peacefully in her sleep a few hours earlier. Mum, Pa and Roz got to spend a fair bit of time with her before they took her away, which was nice for everyone.

Ryan and I came down to Hobart late Friday night as we had a few things up home we needed to do before we left. When we arrived we saw Pa as he had had dinner with Mum and we spent a bit of time talking with him before Ryan took him home. Saturday we just hung out and spent time together. Today we have spent time with Pa and have been around at Nanna and Pa's place looking for something lovely for her to wear for the funeral on Tuesday.

I have found some pictures of her that we have enjoyed looking over and remembering the good times!

Nanna was such a lovely looking young thing!

Nanna with her Dad

Nanna and their dog Kimmie

Nanna and Pa on their wedding day

Nanna with Mum as a baby

Nanna, Gran and Mum

Mum and Nanna taken 2009

Nanna taken 2009

Our Family Saturday

Well we decided that we would get up early on Saturday and go and see the rushing Gorge as we heard that it was at the highest it has been in 20 odd years. We got their around 9am and walked up from King's Bridge all the way up the the Suspension Bridge. As we walked we took advantage of stopping at spots and taking pics of the fantastic display. I must say that the kids did a great job as walking. Amelia didn't complain once, which is very unusal for her not to crack it. Will was go go go as we walked into the Gorge BUT on the walk back out he really was all tiered out! Apparently Sam, Clare and Chloe were on the Zig Zag track and happened to see us so were trying to ring my mobile and send a text BUT it was so LOUD we didn't hear the phone. It was amazing to see how fast the water was rushing down and to see how BIG logs were caught in the rapids and crashing into the rocks. Even the basin playground was under water with only a little of the top of the swing able to be seen. For obviouse reasons the Suspension Bridge was closed as it was a little dangerouse for people to be on, BUT some bright spraks were still taking the risk and going on it even thought they had warning signs up.

After our walk we did a few errands around town, including getting ingredients to make some homemade Pizza's for Amy and Kirk who were our babysitters for the evening as Ryan and I went to see the Harry Potter film. It was alright, but not the best of the ones. Ryan who has just started to really enjoy reading in the past year has read all the Harry Potter books, and he was a little upset as he thought that they missed heaps out of the movie including setting up certain things, such as Dumbeldores hand being black. For me I read the books so long ago that I have forgotten some of the details, I would love to read them again BUT it is trying to fit in the time to do it!

Helping out!

While Ryan has been home looking after me, which he has done a great job I must say, cooking meals, keping three kids entertained, pushing Lottie up the driveway (which is very steep) and rubbing my poor injured shoulder/arm, he has also had the opportunity to show Will how to do some gardening (was a great thing to see them both outside the other day mowing lawns and putting fertiliser on the garden together was a daddy and son bonding moment!)

I was a little sad today as Ryan had to go back to work as the career certificate to look after me has run out, mind you I could have used some help from him this morning as I tried to drive the car!!!! I still can't move my left arm very well and I am having a trouble changing gears from 1st to 2nd then 2nd to third and then back again! It is reall painful, I can only imagine what the other drivers must think when they see me using my right hand to guide my left to change the gears at the lights!!!!!

I also too the brave step to remove my bandage off my head today, as I am supposd to get the stitches out tomorrow morning! I was really worried that it would hurt like anything, but after talking to Bonny today she mentioned that if I used olive oil around it it should come off easy. And I must say that I wish I had know about this earlier as it worked a treat I had no problem getting the bandaid off and it didn't rip skin or anything. So this is what it looks like underneath!

Sorry about the gore looking shot!

Ice Age 3

On Saturday we took the family to see the new Ice Age 3 movie. It was a great time as the kids enjoyed the idea of wearing the glasses as it was a 3D movie. I actually think it was Ryan that enjoyed it the most as he was saying how much 3D movies have changed since he last saw one! gee seeing he is so old it must have been ages ago! After the movies we had a wander through town before we came for lunch and then went to Leah and Dakot's baptism at the chapel. It was a busy day but it was also a fund day, and as Ryan said it is so sad how the weekend always seems to go too quick, he even counts down the time he has to go back to work just to make ti seem more depressing!

Oops!

Well we have had a very interesting Sunday! It all started when after staying up till 1am on Sunday morning finshing off some things for the two lessons I was teaching that I decided that in the mornig I would take myself out for a nice gently bike ride to help clear my head so I could teach with a clear mind. Well after telling Ryan of my mapped out trip I jumped on the bike and began my ride! I was riding for about 4 minutes when I was coasting down one of the many hills that surround Trevallyn so I could get onto the flat and as I was going down my wheel got caught in a lovely small long pothole type thing and deecided that it couldn't cope so it lost control and launched me hea over the handle bars to land with a great big splat in the middle of the road!!!!!!! Well I must say that I havea tough head cause I was able to pick myself up (no I didn't go out cold) and move my self into a clearning on the side of the road and somehow I managed to fumble with the phone and ring Ryan to say that he had better come and get me as I had had a slight accident. After talking to him on the phone I noticed that I had some large drops of blood coming from my head and after waiting for about 5 or so minutes I than started to feel some pain in my arm and a little in my leg.

When Ryan and the kids came to get me I thought that I would be good to go home and have a lovely warm shower and clean myself up as my head had pretty much stopped bleeding but Ryan took one look at me and said 'Bugger your gonna need to go to the emergency and have some stitches in that as you have split your head open!!!!!". Well that was it for me and I started to see black, Ryan got to me and put me in the car and drove me to the LGH where he went in and told them that I had passed out and they got me a wheel chair, which I thought was a bit over kill! Any ways after checking I was legit and who I said I was I got taken straight into the treatmetn area so they could monitor me as I had suffered a head injury. So their began our sit and weight. Kirk and Amy came to take to kids so Ryan could stay with me and then later on in the day they took Will to church and we had the girls with us at the hosptial. They xrayed my arm and collar bone but said nothing was broken, which I knew anyway but said that I had done some muscle damage. They then looked at my head and said that I would need 3 stitches. So after waiting for almost 4 hours everything happened in one hit the x ray then about 25 minutes later I had the Dr popping a needle into my head and stitching me up! I must say that it was not as painful as I thought it would be and I hardly even felt a thing. The then put a big chucnk and ugly bandage on my head which I think is a bit sad as no one can see the lovely stitching work that the Dr did! After finishing up the stitches I than got to have another lovely needle for tetnus, as I had fallen on the road they thought it would be better to be safe as I couldn't remember the last time I had a tetnus. After the shot and I was given a dose of tablets to bring home to treat any infection they let me out of the place.

I must say that I looked like a real mess when I now look at the pictures, what is going on with the hair! The worse thing is that I can not even wash or do my hair as I can not lift my left arm up it is just too painful. Last night after having a lovely bath, and having to get Ryan to help me dress we thought we would see how far I could puch myself to move my arm up! I managed to get it all the way up, but the pain was really bad that I almost passed out. This morning Ryan asked me not to lift my arms too high as he didn't want me to have a repeat of last night.

So I am now sitting here writing on the blog, sitting in my PJ's and feeling very sad that I can't go for a run or the gym! Not sure when I will get back just waiting fot the arm to get better. The Dr has given Ryan up till Thursday off as I am not able to drive or lift the kids and I am hoping that by Thursday I can as I have to puch Lottie up the drive way and then lift her up the stairs when she gets home form school. If I keep taking panadol and Neurofen I am hoping that I will get right!

My very tracig hair do!