Another Sunday

Wow, Sunday again... already!
I have to say that the week has gone slowly, probably because I've been tired due to end of the 3rd term. I always find the 3rd term of the school year the most difficult. It is the coldest term, being the heart of winter, and many illnesses spread their merry way around classrooms. I think this is exacerbated because the year 'adds up' by then. The holidays haven't allowed enough time to recover each time before getting back into the intensity of relating with so many kids with issues and so stress and fatique build up- not that I'm complaining. I enjoy my job. I'm merely making an observation about something that shows in all the staff and kids.
Anyway... the holidays are here. I've slept in a little yesterday and today and catching up on washing and watering the garden ready to spend this week in Adelaide staying with my youngest son so my daughter who shares with him can have a break up here. She'll enjoy spending time with the animals, including Mutley, and watching pay TV, etc.
I'll spend the time in Adelaide catching up with family and doing lots of school paper work and shopping. It'll especially be great to spend a more extended time with Nick, my youngest son, who isn't doing too well at the moment. He seems pretty happy to have received an entrance exam for a course for which he's applied. He's an especially gifted writer and will do well in the course should he get in and manage to attend. Getting out and about more will help him.
It is really frustrating find a good psychiatrist who is taking new patients and who has an appointment available withing the next 2 months. This is a real problem. There is such a shortage of doctors in all fields in this country.
Anyway... I'll catch up with Mark before he flies out to Singapore on Wednesday morning. He's organising and attending his own exhibition there and the venue is paying all his expenses as well as paying a daily 'wage' for spending the time there. I think he'll be there for 8 days. Artists have to pay their own expenses and a fee for exhibiting in a gallery space until they become more renown. Mark is getting more known and respected in some circles, so it is something of which he can be proud- I sure am! Of course, we mothers love our kids no matter what, eh?!!
Mel (my daughter) will spend time together tomorr before she catched the bus up here, then we'll spend other time during the next two weeks shopping, etc. It is her birthday on October 11.
I'll also enjoy spending time with my second son Bryan in between his work commitments.
I like living and working here but I do miss my family in Adelaide. It's good that it's only 2 hours away by car.
Enough of my rambling.
hugs and prayers
Julie