Ana and masseuse

Friday started as usual with Ana arriving

she didn’t want breakfast because apparently she already had some but she did want the little bricks

that’s code for Nutri grain lol

she eats them without milk

she then asked to watch the demon hunters I know sounds terrible but it’s not it’s a cartoon movie with a good message and lots of pop music. Her big cousins introduced her to it, they know all the words and sing along, and now she’s obsessed

we only watched it once then we were back to Gabbys dollhouse and bluey

nails were painted

didn’t get a shot of her feet

and crafting

these are out of order don’t know how to fix it

any way grandma had to come and craft with her

I drew a farm house and added animals in the paddocks

Ana wanted to do the same so I drew the farmhouse for her

she saw the smilie faces and just went with that. Animals are just too much work I guess

not to scale lol

I got a smiley face from Ana because I did a good job

that tub and bags are all stickers

grandma might have a slight problem

she got into it and just kept drawing and adding stickers

once daddy came and took her home hubby picked me up and drove me to the masseuse.

once she’s worked on my I’m actually in more pain so I need someone to drive me home

she cracked my neck so loudly that I honestly thought she had ripped it off!

but last night I fell asleep at 7.30 and woke today at 6.30.

I’ve not slept in weeks and needed it

hopefully I continue to get full night sleep.

today the pain levels are back to very low. I’m still not allowed to do much as the muscles will go back to where

they were and it would all be for nought After a full 24 hours I can get back to doing stuff.

I’ve come home from art and finished the latest painting. If your interested follow the link on my page to see it

I’m now going to put a load of clothes on to wash. I’ll hang them inside as that’s just easier when your not supposed to lift your arms too high

Weather

Our weather has always been hit or miss. Melbourne is actually known for having all four seasons in one day!

but, even we are flummoxed by our weather patterns lately.

we had that one nice day, then followed but rain and hail.

Monday was nice but since it’s back to winter

anyone with chronic pain will tell you that this is a recipe for disaster on our poor bodies

yesterday after scrubbing the bathroom my upper back spasmed and my neck and shoulder just froze

thankfully after rubbing anti inflammatory creams and a cocktail of pain meds I was able to finally fall asleep

it’s much improved today but still very tender I had an appointment scheduled with the doctor today . Hopefully she can give me something to take to help with the pain and allow me to sleep

hubby was able to get me in to see my ouchie torturer, masseuse, tomorrow and she will release any pinched nerves and relax the muscles

Ive not had to go and see her for months that’s how well I’ve been coping with the pain Yesterday was almost like it used to be all the time maybe it’s just the universe reminding me how far I’ve come

anyway, the garden is definitely waking up. We have blooms

And we also have food crops starting to take off

asparagus, mulberries and strawberries

with a bit of luck, and some help from Mother Nature, we may be able to start harvesting soon

I hope your having more settled weather patterns than we are

maybe Mother Nature need some HRT

at this point I’m sure it could only help

Grandparents day

Another grandparents day this time at Ana’s daycare

When grandpa and I walked in Ana ran up to us yelling

“ that’s my grandma and grandpa “

these pictures are out of order I can’t work out what’s going on

anyway when we first got there we had afternoon tea and Ana served us the food

she chose all the things she wanted to eat so we let her have most of it

she then took us inside and wanted to play with the play dough

we made an Olaf from frozen complete with a big orange nose

eating her afternoon tea

it was a lovely sunny day

here she is playing with Lego and grandpa

three different carers came to us to tell us that Ana is very crafty and artistic

she has told them that she does arts and crafts at grandma’s house

when the hour was over we brought Ana home with us. Her daddy then picked her up from here when he finished work

All three girls had teachers specifically search us out to tell us how lovely and clever the girls are.

i am so proud of them all.

grandparents days are a wonderful privilege and we do appreciate being included in their educational life

Grand final day

We spent GF day at my daughters in-laws home not only were their boys and spouses there so were many family members and the childhood friends of the boys

we always see them at birthdays and fun days like yesterday

they have television outside, where we had the big game showing

as none of us actually follow the two teams in it, it was a stress free day

our granddaughters and the children of their parents friends have grown up together and play extremely well without any worries

I’ve watched all their parents get pregnant, deliver their babies and now see them growing up

it’s a privilege being included in their lives

one team was a Victoria team and the other from Brisbane. As I live in Victoria I was hoping they would win.

unfortunately they didn’t. The better team on the day won convincingly

so after a day of eating, drinking and laughing we headed home.

I love those happy family days. They’re so precious and I cherish each one

Friday holiday

today was a public holiday. Ana told her parents she still wanted to go to grandmas house

grandma Was happy to have her

earlier in the week I had gone to the reject shop and stocked up on craft supplies

Ana excitedly opened all the packets of stickers

while I organised the beads

we did make a few bracelets but I forgot to take a photo

I also bought a memory game we had lots of laughs playing Ana couldn’t help herself and was telling me where the matches were

tomorrow is the big GF game we are going to my daughters in-laws home to watch I wanted to make scones to take

Ana helped roll out the dough

because she worked hard I decided that we needed to make something for her to take home to share

These little cupcakes are made using the pancake mix that comes in a little plastic bottle. You add water and mix. It’s great for camping. It’s also very easy to pour out the batter

as they’re not sweet I added a small teaspoon of strawberry jam in the middle of each one

my team isn’t in the grand final so I’m not invested in the outcome which means I can just enjoy the game, without anxiety. I wish the members who do follow each team good luck

I do hope it’s a nice day for them all

I’m that frog

you know that story. The one that says,

if you put a frog in water and slowly bring it to boil.

the frog will die as it doesn’t feel the water getting hotter.

pits not true. The frog will jump out

but

I’m not as clever as that frog.

for the last few weeks Ive not been sleeping well at all

I just can’t fall asleep tossing and turning for most of the night

I’ve been getting up so hubby can sleep.

meanwhile I’m so tired that I walk around like a zombie

yesterday it finally dawned on me

my pain levels have been slowly climbing up again

I’ve been on these meds for a year now and it’s been at least the

last ten of them that I have been able to actually do things and be active again

now because I’m doing more and more I’ve been getting pain

slowly it’s been disrupting sleep patterns,

there are things that are getting hard to do again

and yesterday I found myself looking for things to eat. All day long

that’s when I realised that my body was trying to tell me something

I spent most of year just sitting and listening to my audiobook.

and not doing anything else.

lve even stopped knitting as it was hurting my shoulders and back

this has upset me more that you can imagine

I don’t want to go back to where I was before these meds

I want to be able to do things around the house

I want to be able to play with the girls

and I don’t want to have to use my cane again That’s what he caused my shoulder to

hurt so much.

live got a small hope that it’s worse right now because of the weather changes.

the day we planted the seedlings was pretty much the last nice day.

its gone back to cold, wet and windy!

last night we let the fire go out so we could clean it out

I wasn’t going to relight it until later. But it’s so cold I can feel it in my bones

i really really hope that once the weather settles into its summery pattern, my pain levels will drop again

please keep your fingers crossed for me.

My girls

On Friday Ana and family visited. Mum and dad are on maternity and paternity leave, and have been scheduling appointments and fun things to do as a family.

but they still make sure grandma gets her Ana time

I finally got a picture of Georgia with her eyes open. She has always been asleep. Which is great. But I really wanted one of her awake

Saturday baby girl and hubby were going out and dropped off Melody and Breanna to have a sleepover

wonderson then dropped of Ana so they could all play together

we all went outside to check all the stock and make sure they were all fed and watered

obviously while outside we need to run and play they had a ball chasing one another

once inside they shared a big bowl of popcorn and watched a movie

then of course they wanted Gabbys dollhouse and to do some crafting

as you can see they then shared a bowl of chips

Ana went home after dinner and Breanna literally dropped asleep

grandma put her to bed and she slept the whole night

Melody stayed up until the football was over

my team lost so no grand final for us And that’s all I’ll say in that!

this morning I gave the girls their latch hook kits

these are the bits of yarn already cut unfortunately they aren’t long enough not for someone just learning

it was very fiddly and they definitely would of lost interest quickly

never fear grandma is here

we went through all my yarn and found all the colours needed. One or two weren’t exactly the same but do close that unless you hold the next to each other you wouldn’t know

you see this is why we need our stash

well that’s what I told hubby lol

I then used the shuttle from the loom set

which I’ve not even touched because you know. life.

and cut up all the yarn they needed

I packed each colour in little bags and they were ready to go

Melody loves it and has just got on with it

Breanna is more an outdoor girl and decided it was all too hard and gave up

melody said she will finish both of them and give one to Breanna she’s a sweaty

grandpa went out to check all the animals and give them food so Breanna went out with him

unfortunately she didn’t bring a jumper or cardigan to wear outside so had to wear one of grandmas

its big but honestly not huge on her

just goes to show you just how short I am they will soon tower over me

Grandpa taught her to drive the tractor and she loved it

their mummy arrived to pickup Breanna but Melody wanted to stay another night

it’s been a long time since we had one on one time

tomorrow I’ll take her home in the afternoon

I have loved every minute of the last few days

I’ll probably need a rest day on Tuesday

lol