Been MIA- sorry!

Sigh!

I feel like the announcer at the start of television programmes 'In previous episodes..' but I think it is easier to dot point the last couple of weeks since my last post!

• Miss I had her first meeting with the child psychologist (J) at C&Y Mental Health. Seemed to go quite well. I got to do a lot of talking to her when Miss I was out of the room and she is concerned for my well being-I am being too strong, like any mother would try to be and I am probably heading for burnout. Signs to look for are drinking too much (who me!?!), too much caffeine (Diet Coke doesn't have that much does it...) and being short with people. Check, check, check.

• We had our first session with R for marriage counselling. W is adamant he thinks things can work out if we learn to communicate. Sure thing W. He keeps saying how sad it is that I think it is over. Yes it is sad, but it is also a relief for me. R wants us to try and work on friendship if only for the children's' sake. My brother has been visiting for a few days for J's birthday party (more on that later) and took us to Sizzler for dinner on Friday night. I told W as we were standing at the salad bar that I thought I would like to try and be his friend and was told that it would be better if I would try and be his wife. I don't think so!

• J turns 6 on Wednesday and we had a party for him on Saturday. It was a success, but nowhere near as 'good' as other parties. I just didn't have time. It was an alien/outerspace theme. I asked W to organise the 'Pin the eye on the alien' drawing and eyes. I scaffolded him a lot- you will need to find the blue tac, you will need... Got home from work an hour before the party had started. Alien had turned into a darlek from Dr Who (J is mad about Dr Who). He had pinned (with mapping pins) it onto cardboard (an old removal box he had cut up) and made one eye with was to be attached with a pin. I asked why there were not 12 eyes- one for each child so when I was then running around trying to clean up and get ready, He decided to create these extra eyes. he couldn't see what was wrong with blindfolding 5-6 year olds and having them walk towards an object with a pin in their hand! I sent my brother to get some blue tac. I suppose just another example of W's inadequacies.

• I have lots of work this week and next. This means I am not getting any thesis done, but I am not thinking straight about it either. I have come to the conclusion that again I will not be graduating this year. Well Only if there is a miracle and the thesis is finished by Easter. Doesn't look that likely, but it is perhaps something I can aim for.

• I have booked flights to Sydney for myself after Easter. Will be great to catch up with S & L and have promised to have coffee with D (who I have been chatting to online), but I may still back out of that one.


Need to go and shower, do lunches etc, but will try and blog more regularly...