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MONDAY 24th June 2002
11:30AM
Another
rotten day.. shoot life is full of
them!!
Chantal left today!!
She can't handle my mother :-(
To tell the truth... everything was OK
until the cat arrived on the scene...
since then it's been all downhill!!
My mother has picked at every little
thing and made a mountain out of it. I
tried to tell her to zip her lips... or
at least if something IS bothering her
that much at least mention it pleasantly,
first... after all the girl is not a mind
reader!! It was more important to me that
Jason is happy and has a goal in life now
The fact that Jason is truly happy for
the FIRST time in his life made no
difference. She just can't help herself,
she's born to nag. Jason and I have
learned to 'shut off' and only absorb
that which IS important.. Unfortunately
Chantal couldn't do that.
I don't know what it is about my Mum...
she's never happy unless she's got
something to complain about.. she makes
herself miserable and everyone around
her. I love her BUT she makes it hard
sometimes.
The girl even got
herself a job..
Jason has just finished a demo
promotional CD for a big company and they
are thrilled with his work. Things are
starting to fall into place for him and
my mother has to go and spoil things.
3:30PM
Spoke with Jason a
short while ago.. all is OK. He's taken
it like a man *S* Lord... I can remember
the days when he'd be moping around if
this had happened. Instead... he came
home and told Mum that he knows what she's
like... we're used to her mood swings but
that it's OK... he wouldn't have her any
other way.... (I would !!!!!)
I couldn't believe I was overhearing
this... he really has grown up!
Chantal is staying with one of his
friends and is looking for a place to
stay... not a backpacker's hostel. She's
not angry... she was already thinking
about moving out anyway...
I said she was nice!
She's good for Jason and that's all that
matters to me.
So we'll just have to wait and see what
happens from here on in.
I just hope she comes and takes her
cat....
I was preparing a roast for dinner
tonight... I guess it could smell the
meat... it made a dirty dive, dug it's
claws in and tried to climb up my
slacks!!!!!!!!!!!!! I screamed... it
damned well hurt!
It's determined to
make a meal out of the bird, rat or
mouse...
no amount of squirting it with water will
make it stay away from the cages!
On to other
things... Jared is on holiday AGAIN... 3
weeks this time (a week longer than any
other school.) I worked out that for the
first half of this year, even though they
have 20 calendar weeks they are supposed
to be at school learning the 3 R's... they
have actually had ONLY 11 weeks and 3
days of schoolwork... neither wonder
the teachers can't cover everything in
the curriculum!
I deducted all the
public holidays, pupil free days (when
teachers have meetings), 5 hours of sport
a week, 3 days away at camp, the extra
days they have for holidays over every
other school in the area and ended up
with the 11 weeks and 3 days. If they run
true to form... even without any public
holidays in the second half of the
year... they'll be at school (being
educated in the BASICS) for a total of
approximately 26 weeks for the whole
year!!
I arrived at this
for the second half of the year by
deducting the pupil free days, sports
carnivals, rehearsal for school concert,
4 hours a week of UNNECESSARY sport and
the fact that they get an extra weeks
holidays at Christmas (they start a week
earlier than everyone else) and I'm sure
they'll have extra time in the September
holidays.
So, is it any wonder
I'm furious with their school system?
They have 6 months at school learning and
6 months of the year doing anything
but.!!
The Lutherans are
building a new school in the area. The
Principal is being appointed early in
July... I'm on the list for an
appointment. The school will be
operational for the first week of the new
school year in 2003. Jared is quite
resigned to the fact that he'll be
leaving the College.
Jared was supposed
to go into hospital during the Easter
holidays but he chickened out at the last
minute. If the doctor hadn't mentioned
the possibility of sticking a tube down
his throat if he didn't drink all the
stuff he was supposed to take to empty
his bowels, all would have been OK.
BUT that doesn't
matter now. A friend is giving me the
phone number of a gentleman who is an
expert on the Body's Biochemistry. He
cured her 10 year old daughter of
migraine headaches which she's had EVERY
DAY for 3 years. Another woman was
diagnosed with cancer 9 years ago
and was given 6 months to live...
she's still alive! A third lady, has a
son who was grossly obese and had
juvenile diabetes... after a visit to
this gentleman he's now average size and
playing football and tennis for the first
time in his 10 year old life.
He's a 5 hour drive
from here, but I don't care. I'm hoping
he can do something for my feet and hands
and for Jared's bowels. You have no idea
how much I'm praying that he'll be able
to alleviate my pain. I didn't expect
this crap to happen to me at 55... maybe
in my 70's.. but NOT AT 55!
I haven't been in
the mood for updating web sites, but have
been fiddling with creating PSP TUBES.
Joined a group and they seemed happy with
what I was sending in so... I created a
NEW Site....
like I really need another site to
maintain <GRIN>.
Anyway if you're
interested in checking it out... and
especially if you have any use for
TUBES... here's the URL..
http://jemimaoz.topcities.com/jemimaoz/index.htm
I've also
put together some photo pages
for those of you who are interested.
These were taken over the last month or
so and
can be found here...
May
to June 2002 Photos
Sunday 30 June
2002
Well it's
official... half the year is gone!
Shoot.. it went so fast I hardly noticed!
In the same flash of time it will be
Christmas!! That's a scary thought.
Jared's just finished the 1st week of his
3 week holiday. He spent 3 days at
school!!!! They have activities going on
for the kids for the entire 3 weeks. He
had a great time. They spent one day in
the bush around the school 'discovering'
things, made a campfire and cooked Damper
(Aussie Bread). Another day they were
taken to the beach and on the 3rd day
they went to a place called Maze Mania...
I'm still waiting to hear exactly what
that is *S*
He was up at 5am
this morning and he, his dad and Chantal
drove down to the Gold Coast (4 hours) to
go to Dreamworld. Jason told me when he
got home that he was stunned at the cost
of entry! You can tell who usually pays
to get into these theme parks... can't
you *S*
Now to me again...
apparently this gentleman in Kingaroy
(the Bio Chemist) doesn't need me to
appear in person... all I have to do is
list my symptoms and send a photo (?) So,
that letter is ready to mail tomorrow..
What a NICE man he was to talk to!
He couldn't figure out why I was having
all these problems considering I was so
"young". He thought I was about
25!!!!! I told you he was nice!!! Seems
I don't sound like an "old
battleaxe" on the phone, I have a
very young voice<GRIN> Wish I still
had the body I had when I was 25! He has
a wonderful sense of humour!! I'm also
sending Jared's details, I hope and pray
he can do something.
My ankle has been
really bad this weekend. It feels like I
have a tight, lead bracelet on it... you
know the kind... the ones attached to the
ball and chains prisoners used to wear.
Mum's been in a
better mood. Of course there's been
no-one here to bitch about :-) EXCEPT the
cat... and I'M ready to KILL IT!!!!
It scared the bejesus out of the bird! I
thought the bird was going to have a
heart attack! I had the cage covered...
next thing I hear wild flapping and the
damned cat was on top of the cage with
the cover off!! I told Jason about it
when he got home... his response...
"I'll put a hook in the ceiling for
you to hang up the cage" My
response.... "GET RID OF THE
CAT!!"
Lord we'd need to have hooks up for the
Rat and the mouse too... can't you just
imagine!!
Just have to tell
you what a 'wonderful' teacher
Jared has this year, before I upload this
page....
At the end of the 2nd last week of school
(the Thursday, to be exact) Jared and his
best buddy Nicholas were ferreting around
in the bush near the classrooms at
lunchtime and found a Centipede.
They put it in his drink bottle and put
it in his school bag before returning to
class.
"Big Deal" you say... well I'd
agree...
BUT
there's a little bitch in his class who
couldn't wait to tell!!
(I might add here... I watched her
through the class window one afternoon,
sitting at her desk, picking her nose AND
EATING IT!! UGH!!! Delightful child!!)
Anyway.... she told Jared's teacher that
he had a centipede in his bag. Now,
instead of ignoring the little bitch (or
at least, like his 2nd grade teacher
would have done... got him to get the
centipede and tell the class all about
it) she told him to go and get it out of
his bag, took the bottle from him an kept
it on her desk. He had to leave in the
afternoon without it. (She let it go)
YES.... I sent a note to school the next
day telling her to phone me THAT DAY! I
tore strips off her and said that if she
paid more attention to his education it
would be more to the point than listening
to clipes (tattletales)!!! She told me
centipedes were dangerous! I told her to
"...get a life!!"
Centipedes are NOT dangerous to humans,
only their prey. If they're big enough
they can give a nasty bite, but it's not
lethal. I told her if she had taken
the time to ask Jared about it he
would have told her that!! He has
more books at home on insects and animals
than the school library!! AND HE READS
THEM! Maybe she should get one on
insects and read up on them! Then she
might know what she's talking about!
I was furious with her and when I
"lose it" I screech... she had
20 minutes of my screeching *S* I told
her if she ever did that to Jared again
I'd come down on her like a ton of
bricks. Perhaps she'd rather Jared was at
"a loose end" at lunch time and
getting into trouble instead????
On the following Monday I sent in an
insect book of Jared's with a highlighted
section on the fact that centipedes are
not dangerous to humans. Her reaction
according to Jared... "Oh!"
Stupid woman!!
Now, you're probably
thinking I'm crazy... huh???
Well, I'm not *S*
I just hate people getting stuck into
Jared for no proper reason.
O.K. I'll finish now...
I hope all my
American friends have a great
Independence Day holiday... love y'all !!
Hope you love this 'crackpot' too...
<GRIN>
Hugs till next time.
"The way to
love anything is to realize that it
might be lost"
G. K.
Chesterton.
 
  
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