...All Happens At Once....

....see, I knew it'd all happen at once...
Z turns 16 Friday, and goes on his first 'date' to the movies with a girl he's been messaging, and receiving messages from on Sunday......but she's "not his girlfriend" - according to his best mate. I am very proud of him, he plays his cards close to his chest, is quite private in his 'affairs' and doesn't have to brag to his mates, or anyone else about his exploits - it's nice to see teens are 'courting' again and not rushing into things (not all, but some anyway).
I was thrilled to bits for him, my heart soars to think that someday a girl will love each of my sons as much as I do!

xxxx

My Birthday Boy!

What a weekend!
I made it!!! We had a great Birthday weekend for Z. Friday night was 'just us' - filled up the birthday boy with Domino's Pizza (yuk!) and had a quiet evening to prepare for the party Saturday night.
I was whipped into a cooking frenzy Saturday, making everything from scratch, sausage rolls, little quiches, beef kebabs, chicken pizza, chocolate ice cream cake, vanilla cake with "WOW" in yellow lettering (my son is a World Of Warcraft addict!).

We entertained the teenage pyro's with some 'class one' fireworks (ones you don't need a permit for) - the rest of the time they spent entertaining themselves which was nice. We invited his two oldest friends (both he's been friends with for 10 - 14 years!) and their parents, my Mum and step father and my brother - which made a nice group - not too many, not too few.

One family stayed the night, which was really nice - we met when the eldest boys were two - and don't see each often which makes each get together special. All of the boys went to bed at around 1.30am (even the old boys) - so my dear friend Myra and I sat up and did a few readings (mine was all about work.......goody!), talked and talked and talked, drank our milo and finally finished up at 2.30am!

Lovely......

xxx

Hair and There!

I have been looking into hair extensions....my hair is really fine/thin - it thins out at the crown - and I was 'blessed' with two crowns so it's doubled! I have "hairdresserphobia" there wouldn't be many times in my life I've left the hairdressers actually happy - they always seem to cut how THEY want it - or I'm unfortunate enough to get the one that's just split up with her boyfriend or having some sort of crisis - and takes it out on my hair - I'm not very confrontational and will just leave without saying anything so it's equally my fault!
I'm not knocking hairdressers, please don't get me wrong I think they're amazing (no way I could be that patient with people all day! he he!) I just prefer to do my own trims and colours/foils etc, the one time I was happy with my hair it turned out exactly how I do it anyway - and cost $80!

Just wondering if anyone reading has had extensions, and whether the ring type ones or the glue type ones are better? I think the clip in ones are a bit pointless, the wind would blow and you'd see the clips I reckon!

It was interesting that the idea of these 'came' to me - I asked the Universe for thicker hair - and it's answer was for me to stumble upon an auction for DIY human hair extensions......so maybe what you ask for doesn't actually come as you think it might.......

G
xx

Wound Up Like A Spring!

Insomnia......

Well, something had to give....after a frantic paced day yesterday - almost all of my list completed, plus a few extras added!
Could I settle....nope.
Could I sleep....nope.
Still wide awake at 1am - so I wandered out to the cosy fire in my dressing gown and made a list of subject matter for my E-Book (did I mention I was going to write one?), ate some chocky that I had hidden away (and I mean hidden, it is like living with a swarm of locusts here at times!), smoked a few P.J's (don't suppose I mentioned my one vice either! ) and eventually climbed back into bed at around 1.45am.

Naturally when my alarm went off this morning at 6.30am I hit the snooze button....twice....we made it to school on time, very relaxed as usual (no stress in the morning, one of my major rules for a smooth/harmonious ADD household)......
So a more relaxed day today,
one meeting this morning and stats to be sent by Midday - OR ELSE!

Hope to peruse the op shops this afternoon - my dearest friend is expecting her first granddaughter, her son and daughter in law aren't flush with $$ (I remember how that felt with my first son) so I am scrounging through and selecting some adorable pieces for them.
I have quite the bundle already - approx 7 gorgeous jumpsuits in sizes 0000 - 00 (some were pumpkin patch "oooohhhh!!!") - three pairs of pants - two singlets - two bassinet sheets - two bodysuits - and have spent under $25. Bub is expected to be tiny, hence the 0000!
Wow I've had fun buying tiny baby girls stuff - didn't get a pink one myself, not that I mind (maybe I did for about 5 mins but I wouldn't trade my beautiful, loving boys for anything!).

Anyway, I'd better go - I'm writing, writing, writing - must be still hyper!!! He He!

G
xxx

Ka - Ching!

WOW! $525.00 in sales - from 50 catalogues dropped - 5 not yet collected - now that's a good week!.... 'Z' gets 12% commission just for dropping the books - better hourly rate than maccas! (not that there's anything wrong with working at Macca's - it just wouldn't suit my fellah!)........

On Todays List

O.K. Today's list of things to do and stuff I've already managed to get done, boring but if I write it down, then I HAVE to do it.....
1. 'Z' ready and taken to school
2. Check email and reply - done it - twice! Will do several times today
3. Finish newsletter for my Senior team and email to them - done!
4. Check bank account for eBay payments - done - no new ones yet this morning.
5. Email 'L's' teacher to let her know he'll be coming in at lunch time today - long story - done!
6. Get showered and ready to take 'L' to school
7. Post three eBay parcels that were paid for over the weekend
8. Pick up the 50 catalogues that 'Z' and I dropped on Saturday - only have an hour to do this - chop chop!
9. Pick up boys from school
10. Supermarket run.....seem to live at that place *sigh*
11. Help 'Z' enter his customer orders onto the website
12. Check stats on website for orders to be processed early tomorrow morning
13. Check bank account again for eBay stuff paid for but hasn't shown up yet
14. Check email for stats reports from Seniors, fill them onto spreadsheet ready to send to RM
15. All the other usual daily stuff that happens after 4.30pm - lighting fires, food preparation etc etc
Gee, how exciting!
G
xx

The Fog Lifts.....

....to reveal a clear mind this morning...yay!

I did petition the Universe for this I might add....and it worked!!!

More later,
work beckons!

G
xxx

Empty Nest.....

I know.....I'm getting WAY ahead of myself, but I'm dreading it already.
My eldest son 'Z' is turning 16 on Friday - I'm excited for him, but dreading it at the same time. The years have just flown! If you've already done the sums you'd have figured out that I was 19 when he was born (no, he wasn't a surprise! very much planned) - maybe not as young as some, but still young I gather from looking around at the other Mums at playgroup and school.
I still remember clearly bringing him home from hospital when he was born, and asking my husband...."so what do we do with him now?" I guess a lot of first time Mums experience that!

We were the first amongst our friends to have a baby, I tell him he was like the 'crash test dummy' for babies to come. It was made very clear to us that WE had him, not his grandparents, and we had no-one to rely on but ourselves. That was the biggest favour anyone could have done us. He was diagnosed with severe ADHD at the age of eight, I worked with him for years - in my own way - and was never influenced by comments of 'he just needs a good smack' - now you would never guess - actually his teachers are shocked when I tell them - he still has organisational issues, short term memory problems and trouble getting to sleep - but otherwise he's quite possibly the easiest teenage boy I've ever met!!!
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd be getting reports from school saying "'Z' is a quiet student" - QUIET - yeah rightio!!!! Mum and I laugh at that to ourselves, he is quiet at home now too, I always said he'll be right when his voice breaks.....true!!!

He and I are very close, he works for Homecare as well, part time, and delivers/collects catalogues in a small area - actually we go together - it's really nice quality time together for us, I really enjoy it and I'm making the absolute most of the time while I still have it. Luckily, he hasn't been through that 'hanging out with Mum isn't cool' stage, maybe if he's reached 16 and it hasn't happened it won't!

Being a 'younger' mum has some advantage, his friends tend to talk to me about their 'stuff' and I am pretty realistic and 'Un Mum-ish' in my advice to them (I think that's how you have to be really, even with your own children). We've had some good talks on drugs and alcohol recently, they have even admitted to me who they think might be smoking dope/drinking on weekends. They know it won't go any further than me, and it was good to be able to have some input.

Anyway - enough from me today - back to school tomorrow - I guess I'd better get some clothes organised!

On A Lighter Note...Introducing George...

Introducing George, my gorgeous boy! He is a Seal Point Birman - with possibly the nicest temperament I have ever come across in a 'cat' (he doesn't really think he is a cat - a lion he feels is more accurate). He lets the boys drag him around the house in cardboard boxes, or on a blanket (magic carpet ride Georgie) without so much as a turned whisker. He seeks out their company and will sit and stare at the bedroom door (as if willing it to open) if they happen to go into the bedroom and shut the door. He isn't one for scratching or biting, and will sit and stare at you if he wants something, or walks under your feet until he gets it.

THE MYST EXPLAINED...

So why the Myst?
The Myst is my description for the fog in my brain, which I was fighting with when I named my blog.
I have been told I have Lupus, I'm still not 100% convinced of this but am going with it for now (not in denial it just doesn't quite fit).
'Brain Fog' is pretty common with Lupus, CFS, MS - hard to describe but imagine the feeling when you first wake up in the morning, say after a broken night's sleep and you're really not awake - but you get up anyway....
....it's kind of like that only all day, and can last for several days...or longer.

My latest episode has dragged on for over a week - I long for the clarity of a good day!