Simple Womans Daybook

FOR TODAY... 31 May

Outside my window. . . wow!!! the sky is blue. We have had so much rain over the last week or so

I am listening to...silence

I am thinking... about the fact that I might buy a card and put it inthese peoples letterbox just to let them know Im thinking of them

I am thankful for... a nice fine day :)

I am wearing... my dressing gown

I am going... to clean up the house, do a pamphlet drop for church and will have to do B14s paper round - hes sick

I am currently reading... Cliff Richard The Biography by Steve Turner its very interesting and readable

I am hoping... it stays fine today

Around the house...same old . . . housework

One of my favorite things . . .summer cant wait for October when things start warming up

A Few Plans for the Rest of the Week . . .

depends on how long B14 is sick for

From my photo album . . .

UPDATE

Today it was grey but fine :)

I went and had a look at what we couldnt see well because of the dark last night

my thoughts and prayers are with the family whom live at this house

they are a nice family and apparently going to be out of their house for at least a few more days

Floods and Slips very close to us

Its been raining a lot throughout New Zealand in the last week or so

Tonight as we were watching the news we saw this

we drew the lounge curtains back and saw this

a fire engine with the barrier behind it

We have part of the hill at the end of our driveway so checked that it was still intact it was

Our driveway is a common one and its entrance is a bit up the road from our actual address

I walked around the small block from our driveway to our front steps that lead up to our house and all seemed ok

A bit of excitement, B14 is now vowing to keep his cat inside until further notice

and hes prepared the cat box unless we get evacuated - I dont think we will

How I managed to get the waves

In response to a question to a question I was asked on Monday about my hair

After my shower in the evening I plait it while its wet and wear it like that all night in the morning I under do it and I have waves :)

Simple Womans Daybook

FOR TODAY... 24 May

Outside my window. . . Its been raining

I am listening to... silence

I am thinking... about how I hope to have a better week this week

I am thankful for... my God who loves me personally

I am wearing... my dressing gown

I am going... to have to clean up the house as well as teach B14 later today

I am currently reading... Cliff Richard The Biography by Steve Turner its very interesting and readable

I am hoping... that it stops raining later or that my catalogues are dry where I have left them out on my run

Around the house...as I said before the house needs whipping into shape again today

One of my favorite things . . .my hair I like it long too :) Thanks for your comments about it dear friends

A Few Plans for the Rest of the Week . . . just the usual keeping house, home schooling etc

From my picture journal . . .

I got my hair to be all wavy :)

MY NEW NECKLACE - that I got her my birthday from my children

Ive also put another special pendant on it

The Colours in My Life

Yesterday was a blue grey day

After dropping D4 with his dad

B14 and I went to the funeral to say goodbye to a dear friend

she only suffered 14 months mercifully

A real Proverbs 31 lady

It was pouring down outside

and in the church

I held in so much of what I was feeling

resulting in somehow putting my neck out

and giving myself an aching head for the rest of the day

In the afternoon I trudged along through the rain collecting my catalogues

Still the rain poured

and my head ached

Today I awoke with the alarm clock at 630

This morning I scurried along with my trusty old $8 mountain buggy

delivering newspapers along the way

up and down the hills

Autumn seems to really have come to the Bay

here and there I see a carpet of red, yellow and brown leaves like a carpet on the road

I see a boat awaiting a tug boat or two to pull it in

I am rewarded with great views and

The sun rises promising a better day today

My Bittersweet Day

Thank you for your birthday messages :)

I was treated to breakfast in bed

I was gifted a beautiful cross necklace (which I have vowed to wear all the time), a bottle of nail polish and my daughter made me a very clever home made card

I was sang happy birthday on the phone

we went to McDonalds for dinner

it was a nice day

however it was also bittersweet . . .

The phone call I received as well as being sweet when my friend sang Happy Birthday to me

was also tinged with sadness

at 6.50 am

another friend lost her life to cancer

I didnt get to see her when she got it for the 2nd time

in ways I am now thankful for that

I remember her in the lounge room at church with a group of us gathered around a table learning more of the word from her

she was such a knowledgeable lady about our Lord

I remember her generously allowing us to share her family dinner when we popped in once because we were in the neighborhood

she was a quiet but wise lady

she is with the Lord now

He has given her that welcoming hug that I look forward to one day

she is out of pain

I will miss you dear friend

Saying Goodbye to my 30s

For all the ups and downs I had in my 30s I think they were the best years of my life

I learnt a lot

I hope the 40s will be just as good

When I was 30/31 I was home schooling my older daughter

I enjoyed home schooling her

teaching her phonics (which I dont think the schools did a very good job at teaching)

I had my own curriculum for her it was interesting

B14 had a term of home schooling but I found it too hard going so he went to school

We were living in Auckland (were I grew up)

When I was 32

I decided after 2 and 1/2 years of home schooling my daughter that she was getting to smart for me and sent her back to school

I started fulfilling a dream of mine to teach kindergarten children and started what would turn out to be a 3 and 1/2 year bachelor of education

I gained so much more confidence in the first year :)

When I was 33/34 and after 7 long years on my own I started going through my turbulent years

I was sheltered as a teenager and so I really didnt experience the stuff teenagers did so went a bit wild

I decided that it was taking God far to long to find me a man and I needed one (Ive recently decided God always knows best!!)

I dated several on an internet dating site

one in particular was BAD!!!!

it would take me some time to recover from him

it didnt stop me though I dated 2 more men after him

one being D4s dad

My mid 30s saw us move down to Napier to where I consider to be where I will spend the rest of my life unless of God has other plans

I got my bachelor the last 6 months I studied through correspondence

I had my youngest and vowed to enjoy very day with him

Children grow too fast us mothers need to cherish each day with our children they are only little for such a fleeting second

My mid 30s also saw my heart break

my older daughter decided to go and first live with her father, then grandparents

(more about that later :))

When I was 37 I began home schooling again B14 this time

people had been saying for years that I needed to do it

he has learning disabilities and needs one on one tuition

D4s dad moved in with us

up until this point he had been more or less a weekend dad

I wanted more of a commitment even asking him to marry me which he declined

Last year saw me single again

It was a hard year

My life nearly fell apart

However God, friends and family pulled me through

There was also a very special reward that being that my daughter came back into my life

This year has seen me recover to a large extend from last year

I am content now

I have learnt to love me and treat myself as my own best friend

I am closer to God than ever before

I have decided that I am happy if He keeps me single from now on

I have learnt a lot over the last 10 years and although Im beginning to feel old look forward to all God has in-store for me

Simple Womans Daybook

FOR TODAY... 17th May

Outside my window. . . Its dark? havent looked much yet woke up early so making the most of my time to be on the computer B14 LOVES the computer too

I am listening to... silence the boys are still asleep

I am thinking... about how I might have to dig out my receipt for my camera its not that old and it stopped working on the weekend

I am thankful for... friends particularly my church 'family' they sang happy birthday to me and while I went a bit shy they really do care about me bless them all

I am wearing... my dressing gown and its nice and warm and snuggly :)

I am going... to have to clean up the house as well as teach B14 later today

I am currently reading...Dance Sisters - Alan Clay Im not sure about it just started it last night and it has a strange start

I am hoping... that I do have a reciept for my camera and that the shop honours it

Around the house...as I said before the house needs whipping into shape again today

One of my favorite things . . .my camera so I miss it when its not working

A Few Plans for the Rest of the Week . . . considering having a day off its my birthday tomorrow - might forgo home schooling for the day

From my picture journal . . . I brought this off Trademe the other day :) Suits me I reckon :) Might get B14 to take a photo of me later :) with his camera

A Fun Saturday with My Boys

Today I got D4 for my first weekend of the year

been busy the other two I could have had - going to New Plymouth and then Wellington

I have him for 1 weekend every 4 weeks of the school term

so we decided to do something fun :)

we went to Jungle Junction some friends owe it :)

I Must Be Crazy or Mad

However being normal is highly over rated :) (from one of my favorite books)

This morning was a wet (although it wasnt raining when I went out) blustery (love that word reminds me of Pooh Bear) morning

when I woke up and went and did B14s paper run as I usually do on a Saturday morning

I do get paid

I do like walking

I dont like waking up at 630 (however B14 cant - typical teenager)

I wont like it even worse in the middle of winter

Am I crazy or what???

The Secret Garden

Over the past few weeks I have been reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett to B14 for part of our home schooling

Today we finished it and he wanted to see the DVD

so we got it out

it wasnt as good as the book (which I actually read twice)

Mary reminded us both of my sisters daughter (one of B14s cousins)

Simple Womans Daybook

FOR TODAY... 10 May

Outside my window. . . its another blue day :)

I am listening to...the tv B14 has it turned on

I am thinking... the fact that I stayed up far too late last night singing along to lyrics on the computer

I am thankful for...good friends :)

I am wearing... my dressing gown gonna get dressed soon slept in

I am going... to get my youngest back this afternoon I miss him when hes not with me

I am currently reading...still reading - nearly finished

I am hoping... this mornings home schooling goes well

Around the house...hope to get the washing done and I need to get some rollers for the inside of my dishwasher. The ones that make the dish draw roll out on. They have worn out. I need to go to a specialist dishwashing shop so hope they dont cost too much. Was hoping Mitre 10 would have them but they dont :(

One of my favorite things . . .singing :)

From my picture journal

What I spend half the night singing along too

Got it from my children for Mothers Day

Bless them

A Nice Sunday Afternoon

This afternoon B14, my friend and I went for a walk around Pandoras Pond

then came back here for coffee

my friend is a home schooling mum so it was nice chatting about home schooling and our boys :)

Listening to this which I got for Mothers Day from my dear children

sun, pot, pills and me

This morning was COLD

I dressed up and went did B14s paper run

I did feel like this but in fact looked like this

As I was walking along the sun which was getting up shone brightly

parading before me a bright new day

full of new adventures and possibilities

I crossed one of the streets on my route and saw a sheet of pills lying on the road

I vowed to pick it up on the way back

for the next 10 minutes I worried about whether a child would pick it up and eat them

how could someone be so irresponsible

upon my return walk I picked them up

they were empty

thankfully

then my over active mind hoped that someone had ODed on them

I am such a worrier

On my way I saw a pot on a deck of someones house

this pot always reminds me of an old friend that due to unfortunate cirstances

we no longer associate

this pot also brings back memories of childhood when we use to stay holidays at her holiday house

it was a 100 year old cottage

funny what things remind you of

Friday Catch Up

Today (as B14 has the flu) I spent the day cleaning up the house and also reorganized my bedroom

moving my bed and chest of drawers

now I can get to my bed from both sides

so much easier to make my bed

I do like a nice clean house

Tomorrow after doing B14s paper run I will deliver my catalogues

what are your plans for the weekend?

Simple Womans Daybook

FOR TODAY... 3rd May

Outside my window. . . Its sunny

I am listening to... silence - D4 is at kindy and B14 is with his private tutor

I am thinking... about how sore Im feeling. I think I have the flu

I am thankful for... B14 he helped pick up my catalogues this morning. Couldnt have done it on my own the way Im feeling and they HAD to be collected

I am wearing... pants and a tshirt.

I am going... to take it easy

I am currently reading...a really interesting book called A Jump For Life: A Survivor's Journal from Nazi-Occupied Poland by Ruth Altbeker Cyprys

I am hoping... my body stops aching soon

Around the house...the washing needs hanging out

One of my favorite things . . .is my bed :)

A Few Plans for the Rest of the Week . . . well not a lot unless I feel better real soon