Working out the shock.....

Little Michael - sooo cute when asleep

Hi again,

I started the week on a very positive note and was feeling excellent!!!  Sadly this wasn't to last and I have spent today and yesterday reflecting on everything (in my life I guess)......................

The week started with me starting to paint the toddler bed for Michael.  We are going to be re-vamping the kids' bedrooms and I didn't really like the stained pine - it was a bit daggy and not in good condition.  So let the sanding begin!!!!!

To follow on from the sanding, came the undercoating.  Two undercoats actually............ and WOW it looked great!! 

To follow on from the undercoating (OMG don't I lead an exciting life???) is the gloss white.  Here is the first coat:

Looking good eh?   It actually has been quite cathartic doing all that work and the results are worth it.  Mr Michael will have a beautiful little bed!!!

We are also putting storage under the bed and got this bookcase on Ebay for $40.  Greg couldn't make one for that and it is mahogany which is lovely.  He will tidy it up, put wheels on and viola - underbed storage!!

I put my letter in at work last week to ask to work one day from home per fortnight (so going back Full time with 1 work from home day and 1 Flexi day and the rest in the office - so 4 days in the office per week).  I'm pretty sure my immediate boss (my very good friend) will support this, however I know that our Manager is maybe not keen???  So we will see.  I actually felt really good about it and am happy with this decision!!  All is good and I will await the verdict...................

I worked at a festival that we (Council where I work) had on Sunday.  It was a big day - started at 7am and finished at 3pm but the thing went on until 10pm at night.  It was VERY hot so I was stuffed by 3pm.  It was turning out to be a great day.  I helped bump in stallholders, which went well but a lot of running up and down the street (we closed part of the Pacific Highway down) in hot hot sun, telling people where to go etc.  After that it was just dealing with issues as they arose and it was all good.

Two sad events have occurred on the Sunday.  Firstly a very good friend of mine has been diagnosed with breast cancer - bloody hell, she is about 2 yrs younger than me!!!  She is a single mum and is just lovely.  Not sure how bad yet (well, it is an aggressive form so she will be in hospital ASAP) but my fingers & toes are crossed that it will be contained etc etc and not too bad.

Secondly, my Uncle died suddenly.  Mum and Dad got back from NZ on Sunday, where they have been for about a month and they let me know (they came back to Christchurch and the funeral was that day).  Honestly, I can hardly remember my Uncle (its my Dad's sisters ex-hubby) as we moved away when I was really young and they split not long after so I didn't get to see him after that but I feel very sad for my cousins (who sadly I really hardly know at all too due to similar reasons - they were a bit older than us kids and we didn't really catch up when we went back for holdiays much) but I do feel for them a lot to lose your Dad so suddenly and unexpectedly.

So, after those two things, I feel a bit shocked and sad again and just wonder what is going on in the world....................

Time will tell