I'm sitting here writing the blog a day late, drinking tea from my lovely new teacup and pot set that I got from my brother for my 50th birthday. Yep, I turned 50 last week! I'm quite excited to be 50, to be honest. It was looming ahead of me, and now it's not, and it was the easiest hump to get over!
So, my birthday started out a little rough. We were supposed to meet Mum & Geoff out at a cafe at 8:30 in the morning, which admittedly, is a little early for us, however we had a time crunch because Jeffrey had to get back home to a lesson at 10m, and Carmie was attending a D&D six-hour one shot session which also started at 10. Jeff woke the kids up early and Carmie, remarkably, was fine, but Arley was not as he told his dad that he didn't get to sleep until after 1am. We decided to leave without him, but before we left, he was up, saying he was coming but he just had to use the bathroom. We waited and waited. He was constipated. Poor bugger. First time experiencing it. He told us to leave him. Jeff had already left to meet my parents, so Carmie and I left poor Arley in the bathroom while we went for my birthday breakfast. I had told him to call me if it gets worse...so, fifteen minutes later as I was walking into the cafe, Arley called, crying, and then hung up. Then he wasn't answering his phone. So before we even ordered, Jeff had to leave to go be with Arley. Carmie and I had a delicious breakfast with Lolo & Dida, but then Carmie was all slouched over and odd, and then she told me she was sick and couldn't go to her D&D. Arrrgh! I dropped her home to bed, and continued on my day, which included a one hour float followed by a one hour massage. I have never felt so physically relaxed in my life. Oh my goodness, what a treat! I'm still feeling great two days later!
It turned out I had a very chill, lovely birthday. I went shopping for new headphones (thanks Pop!!) and lounged around for much of the day. My friend Andrea had come over the night before for a drink. I got a lovely new backpack, and my big pressie is an artist easel. It is awesome. I can't wait to use it!
It is school holidays here, so we haven't been doing much, just taking it very easy. Jeff's new guitar school was painted, and the carpet is getting laid as I type. I can't wait to see it fully finished! There was a bit of drama this morning with our carpet not showing up, but they have given us a more expensive carpet instead, so it worked out OK in the end. I am itching to go down there to start decorating!
Tomorrow morning the kids and I are catching a plane down to Sydney and then a train to the south coast. Mum and Geoff left very early on Thursday morning to drive down. Thankfully they have taken all of our luggage down too, so we won't have anything to carry on the plane. They took Arley's computer down too (on advice from his therapists), but this meant that yesterday and today he has no computer. He is doing fairly well, but waking up yesterday he was very upset. He is scared of being bored and getting dysregulated and getting angry. Poor guy, his anxiety really controls him. I took the kids down to Mooloolaba yesterday for some treats, so that helped. I am very excited to go away, but feel very sad for Jeffrey being left behind. This will be the longest we have been away from each other in way over a decade. He won't know what hit him!
