Hello everyone, I am wondering if anyone knows what this means……

Got to me Mickey, find me way up the apples, put on me whistle when the dog went. It was me trouble, telling me to fetch the saucepans….

I will post the translation tomorrow

I woke at 4.45 and got up at 5am, I was having my wash when Tim got up and needed the bathroom. So I only had a quick wash and got dressed with Tim’s help.

Leo slept here last night again, since getting his new bed/futon he has spent more nights here then as his own house. He has been here all day again.

8-8-21

Woke at 4.30am, got up peed went back to bed but I was restless and my tummy was growling so at 4.45 I got up.

Dr rang at 9am, he said he would send the referral to have my knees Xrayed to the imaging company. I will ring them later to chec they got it.

First day of home schooling for the boys. After some stalling Leo got going and was done by 1pm which made him happy. Although he does better with paper over computer so his mum went to the school and pickked up work for him to do.

At midday Tim suddenly was in a rush for work as he was late.

In a lot of pain with my knees.

9-8-21

Another early start woke at 5.10am had a wash and dressed for the day.

My printer will not print so looks like I will need a new printer, this is so annoying. So I am back to saving and printing on Tim’s printer.

Leo here in his rooom doing school wotk or playing games one or the other.

This afternoon I had a mini breakdown, caused by pain and frustration, I was crying and saying I was done, I was over it and just wanted to die.

No I don’t really want to die I love life too much for that but at that moment I felt different.

Leo was here and was upset to see me in that state, he wrapped his arms around me and held me tight telling me he loved me and it would be alright. This helped a lot.

10-8-21

A new day found me awake and up at 5am again, had a shower before dressing as afterwards would be weird.

My printer is catcus, I told Tim that we should make sure the next one takes the same ink.

Jess came over at 1.20pm in a state she thought she was late for Leo’s appointment with his new pediatrician but she wasn’t the appointment is tomorrow.

After she calmed down we had a nice chat.

11-8-21

Awake and up at 4.50am washed dressed and ready for the day.

Natasha got a message telling her she was a casual contact of an infected person and that she had to get tested for Covid. That took 2hrs,

Leo had his paediatric appointment via phone and it could had gone better. As he was unmediated he wasn’t interested and all over the place. It didn’t help that Blain, Tasha, Tim and I were here making background noise. The doctor was only filling in till the end of this month, so we won’t see her again.

Looks like lockdown will continue for another week.

12-8-21

These 5am starts are becoming the norm for me.

Leo awake early I heard him at 6.30, he logged into school and did his school work without complaint.

I am missing Mum so very much.

Printed off a few letters, now to get someone to post them for me.

13-8-21

Babies say love

They say it with tears

when they want to be held

and cuddled, and nice things

like that……..

Let Go

© Shelby T. Parsons

Published: December 2015

What do I do,
When I’m still in love with you?
You walked away,
‘Cause you didn’t want to stay.
You broke my heart, you tore me apart.
Every day I wait for you,
Telling myself our love was true.
But when you don’t show, more tears start to flow.
That’s when I know
I have to let go.

Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/let-go-11

Well here we are at the last of the doggy on the box post……

In 1981 on the night of the 22nd-23^rd of October students from the Canberra College of Advanced Education stole the dog and this aroused nationwide attention.

The dog was recovered on the college campus unharmed. It had apparently been stolen as part of a “stone day” scavenger hunt, a yearly pranksters day to mark the laying of the College foundation stone.

The dog is now more securely bolted to his base.

The fiftieth anniversary of The Dog was celebrated on the 28^th November 1982, with the unveiling of a plague by Sir James Rowland the then Governor of New South Wales. Also a record by the Howie Brothers featuring their new song “He’s been there for fifty years”.

That concludes this series……………

Good morning, how are we all doing? Me, well I am still suffering with arthritic pain in both my knees. The pain is so bad I just want to cry.

Anyway here are this weeks facts…………….

During the 1760’s many parents would plunge their children into ice-cold water each morning, they thought this would help ward off colds and other diseases.

In Australia there was a mistakenly named East Alligator River up in the Northern Territory, it doesn’t have alligators in it, it has crocodiles.

Hawaii is home to the world’s largest active volcano, Maura Loa, which is 120km long and 4,170 metres high. Most of it underwater.

An elephant trunk has no bones but 40,000 muscles.

The average raindrop falls at seven miles per hour.

Had a decent nights sleep, was awake and up at 5.30am.

Tim & Leo went over to Kathy’s and picked up the desk for Leo’s room and outdoor set for out the front.

Ed’s birthday sent him a text.

Leo is happy with his room.

31-7-21

August has arrived, I woke up in a mood couldn’t get the front screen door open because I thought it was locked but it wasn’t. I got Tim out of bed for nothing.

Saw Kelli and kids when she brought Blain home. She helped Tasha do the medications.

Tasha called the after hours Dr to Jess as she was really sick, turns out she has tonsillitis. Leo slept here last night and has been here all day.

1-8-21

A new day, has started yet again as it does each day, when I wake each morning I am thankful that I have woken.

Another warm day, Tim back at work after his week off.

2-8-21

I woke at 4.45 needing to pee, after that I couldn’t settle so been up since 5am.

The Census information arrived for me to do it online between now and the 10^th. Tim has a problem with the census, always had and I don’t understand what his problem is.

He also has a problem with QR codes which I don’t get.

Just walked to the bathroom without my walker which meant I was walking/shuffling fast when I got to the bathroom something happened, it felt like a foot got stuck and didn’t move causing me to stumble forward hitting the bathroom sink hurting my left arm somehow. I also broke a glass that was sitting on the table under the sink.

I was distressed crying mostly from fright more then pain.

3-8-21

Awake and up at 5am, after yesterday’s stumble both Tasha & I forgot about applying cream to my knees for the arthritis, this resulted in knee pain this morning.

I decided to refill my body lotiion jar but even though I checked thr bottle, I poured body wash into the jar. So I had to transfer it to a different container as pouring back into the bottle it came out of would be too hard.

I then had to wash out the body lotion jar, before I could use it.

4-8-21

Another early start up at 5.40am, Kathy rang at 7am to let me know she had been contacted by Hunter Health as she was shopping a store that is now a Covid 19 spot. They have to all be tested and self isolate for 7 days or till they get 2 negative tests.

Newcastle and Lake Macquarie are now in lockdows well from 5pm we will be.

Leo & Blain’s schools are going to online learning.

Someone came to fix the screen doors locks, the front one was easy, the back not. In fact he had to get someone else to come as he couldn’t get the old lock out. The new guy will arrive after I go lay down, so Tasha will deal with him.

5-8-21

Awake and up at 5.50am, had a hot shower before getting dressed.

Both screen doors are now fixed.

Leo slept till midday, so no school work for him today, same for Blain. Although Blain needs a laptop from the school if he is to do work online, as they do not have a computer at this stage. Leo also brought a laptop home from school so he can log in each day. Although Leo doesn’t do work online he will have paperwork that Jess will pick up on Monday.

Neither boy handles online working, they get confused and frustrated easy.

Tasha went to get my scrips and our chemist was closed for deep cleaning. They had an infected person in the store during the week. She had to ring and pay for the scripts and arrange for them to be delivered.

6-8-21

Awake and up at 5.15 took me ages to get dressed and ready for the day.

Kathy rang just to check in, while on the phone to Kathy, Sandra rang to let me know ,that at last GE has wiped Mum’s debt to them.

Leo here all day while Jess goes for her white card.

7-8-21

Hi everyone, as of 5pm yesterday my local council is in lockdown so is Newcastle council, I live in Lake Macquarie Council area.

Anyway here is this Friday’s baby say post……….

Babies say love

when they reach for you face

and give it a warm

gooey pat