I can't believe a week has already passed. Arley's little bestie Jemma was back in town for three days while her parents moved the last of their stuff out of their old house. We had her for all of Saturday, and I thought it would be a good idea to take the three kids to the beach. So stressful! There were so many people at the beach, because it was such a beautiful beach day, and when the kids went into the ocean to swim, it was really hard to pick them out from the other swimmers. Carmie and Arley like to go quite deep, which is usually fine because Jeff or I go too, but Jemma was too scared to go out deep. So off my kids went, but Jemma held back and I couldn't leave her. I was such a stresscase! I managed to get the kids back in close, and convinced them that digging in the sand was just as much fun. But boy do my kids love to jump waves. Arley has been getting way too cold out there, so we bought the kids some wetsuits this week. They only got to try them once (and they got chafing on their necks, so I've had to buy body glide now too).
The weather has turned quite cold and rainy for summer. It has actually been quite nice to have a break in the heat and a break from the crowds at our beaches. I took the kids to the library book sale (we LOVE the library book sale!), and then we met Lolo in the cafe afterwards. We also had a play at the park and went to the harbour a couple of times for iceblocks. The kids' behaviour hasn't been stellar, and one trip into town was a disaster and sent me round the bend. I had two meltdowns of my own this week, but the kids definitely have had it coming, and since then they have been quite lovely. I think I just have been letting them walk over me a bit, and they have been taking me for granted. I'm the firm mummy now, and they are respecting me more, which is nice!
The kids started their horse camp today. It is for three days, and goes form 8:30 to 3:30 each day. The kids are not used to waking up at 7:15 and were zombies this morning. We arrived on time and the kids had to get stuck straight in to mucking the stables, which they weren't expecting. They took it in stride and kept smiling, and when they were done they learned to saddle up their horses. That's when I left and had the day to myself (yay!), and they spent the rest of the day horse riding. They loved it, and were happy and exhausted when I picked them up this afternoon. I was thinking this afternoon how lovely my day was, and how it felt like a weight was lifted not having the kids around, and how light I felt knowing I have two more days off. Then I was thinking how this is how it would be if they were in school, and how easy things would be. But then I started thinking about how quickly my day went, and how if they were in school five days a week, how quickly all of my time would go, and then they would suddenly be done with school and their childhoods would have gone by in a flash. That thought crushed me, and all thoughts of how easy it would be if they were in school vanished, and I felt so grateful that I have them with me instead. I wish there was a happy medium somewhere.
So, this week I finished up on all of my paintings for my show next month. It is such a huge relief to be done painting this series, which I started back in June. It has been SO much work, many late nights, and I'm really happy to be done. Jeff and I are taking them up to Sydney to my dealer next week, and I'll be dusting my hands of them :)
I'm off to bed now, as I'm not used to waking up at 7:15 either!
Mollymook beach with Jemma
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