A new week

Fr Paul Gardiner sj

Well so far my two shakes a day have been good, I seem to have more energy and happy to say my eating is becoming a point system...to the point I feel I am losing weight..wont weigh my self till the end of the week...just keep going..and know it is coming off, so happy to be going to a birthday party in three weeks time and then on to my cousin, in Wombat, for a few days, which I am so looking forward to going, as it is good to have time out..

We have had some lovely rain, which is so much appreciated...now it would be nice for some sunny weather...

The canonisation of our New saint Mary of the Cross,was so wonderful to watch, to think Australia has our first saint..it so wonderful and to think I also saw my Cousin Fr Paul Gardiner, who had a lot to do with the pushing of her to be saint...so we are so proud of him,and to see him sitting up at the canonisation, all the family were so proud of him...

Well no more from me this week, I will continue to pray for all my friends.....

a week that is neally over...

I will be so please to see this week over, I have felt that I have really being tested by God, and I don't think I passed..but I pick my self up again and continue,and pray next week will be better..

With a sick husband, who continues, to keep losing weight and still has bad head aches, as I am writing this now he is not well ....and two of my children having a fall out, and myself with continues pain in my back to the degree some days I Can hardly walk with it.....I would like to just wake up one day and feel alive and human and be able to run a Marathon....but it is not to be, maybe this is my cross, so I know I must just take one day at a time, and know I will never be a saint like Mary Mackillop, but pray she helps me to accept what crosses I do have.

As for my walking and dieting it is getting there,!! counting points and watching what I am eating I have lost 1kg this week,which has made me feel good, I have to walk for at least 20 min, depending on my pain, but it hurts more when I have finished the walk, .I am over Dr's and specialists...am going to try Acupuncture and see if this relieves the pain!,

Well enough from me today, I have to go and get my self motoviated, and go up town and look for an out fit for my sons graduation in November,hard to beleive he has finished year twelve, it is hard to adjust to having no children now at school!!

I might go and get some brouchers on travelling to Rome ...ah that would be something to aim for in the next 18 months..!!

Just another day

After a bad night sleep, bad winds, during the night, I am up to the sun shining and the winds are still bad.

yesterday Was a bad day, but today well it has to be better.
Chloe is in the kitchen baking a cake at 14min past 8 to take to her friends place for his birthday today...so sweet, she is a thoughful daughter...

I started at a good point yesterday back on diet, well not excatly diet, hate that word!! but counting points, and I did do well considering, maybe that is why I was out of sorts yestday,becasue I was being careful to what I ate...it isnt going to hurt me.....just make me irritable till I get back into the habit for eating right again...every thing was annoying me, even my friends..not good! Maybe it is time I thought of going on a retreat....well only thinking..

In November David and I are going to PeakHill for a 25th birthday party,looking forward to that, Have never been to PeakHill, its near Dubbo... it should be interesting...

Ben has started His HSC and so far he seems happy, had done Buisness studies, and papaer one english, and monday another english paper....so far so good, he seems happy so that is the main thing.

Hope all have a great weekend, dont forget to watch T.V TOMORROW night Our first saint MARY MACKILLOP ....AN EXCITING time for Australia, also if you have time to long into Road to Rome, for their blog each day and great photos.

Till later,
cheers.....

Mary McKillop

Mother Mary McKillop, going to be our first Australian saint... Many Australians have travelled to Rome for her Canonisation on the 17Th Oct,

Pray for us Mary, as we as we also continue our journey on life, Give us courage to keep going..and Not give up...

looking forward to a break

After so many weeks of not feeling well, at long last I was able to get antibiotics, for the infection, and now am starting to feel my old self again..at least I am not sleeping like I was all the time~~

Tomorrow David and I head out of Sydney for two night cruise..so looking forward to it, even though it is only two night it is good to get away, to have time to our self's and relax, and recharge our batteries..IT is only from Sydney to Newcastle....

Today it Fathers day and Chloe and Shannon came home and they have made home made pizzas for lunch, and for tea a nice baked roast lamb for tea..ah nice to have all the family home and be able to have family quality time together.

Benjamin informs me this morning he only has 3 weeks left of school! where have those years gone?...

I have put my weight on hold, which I should not have done, but I have promised to get back to walking and doing my points every day after the cruise,at least spring is here and nice weather to walk, despite the magpies~~ and today the winds are just unbearable, a good day to dry the washing~~

I had a beautiful day yesterday in Maitland for the first sat, with many friends to catch up with and mass and talks, with fr James, and a lovely lunch together, pleases continue to keep fr James in your prayers, as he faces, weeks of uncertainty.~~

Well all from me for now, better go and pack that port, leaving at 7 in the morning and shannon and chloe are driving us to newcastle where we catch the Happy Cabbie, leaving newcastle at 9 20, shipe to sail out of sydney at 4pm. till next time~~

Joanne

Wondering when I might feel my old self again

ITS Sunday, here I sit in a beautiful sunny room, with the sun streaming in, and still feeling not my self, why is my head spinning and I am still tied, tied tied tied, I went off my medication hoping it would make a difference, nothing is making a difference, just feeling unwell, bad nights no sleep, with pain, and days of just spaced out wondering when this is every going to end, trying to focus on what I should do next, well its Sunday so I am doing nothing!

Broke my diet last night we went to a 50Th, meal was nice, but not what I call healthy food, deep fried and baked dinner, although we didn't know any one there, it was nice to go out, but by 9am I was ready for bed, we got home around 10 and I went to bed to be awake each hour to two hours....how frustrating...how annoying I want sleep and it wont come....well life goes one and if I do nothing today so be it, just read a good book...maybe a little cat nap...if my eyes allow it..I am starting to think medications are bad for the body, esp anti depressions, they do the reverse to the body, so one can not be alert..well that is what happened to me, so it will be interesting when I see the dr on thrusday what he says when I tell him I went off my medication..

ITs the 1st august another week upon us...maybe this week will bring exciting changes in my life....

Another day another hour,

I am really starting be be over winter, and feeling cold all the time, but yesterday and last night I don't think I could have felt worse....A shocking night, nausea, bad head,. I don't feel any better today, but I forced my self out of bed and made the bed so I wouldn't get back into it!!

I was awake when David walked in the door at 1.15am from work, to his dismay asking me why I was still awake! and even had cleaned my room, folded up cloths put them back in there rightful place, believe me when your feeling sick like I was at 1 this morning I felt the room had to be clean as I though If I don't wake up and least they will find me in a clean room! I have never felt as sick as I did early hours of the morning...

My son Informs me it is only three weeks till his 18Th, I have to get my act together and order the cake, we have booked the venue and invites have gone, out, and I have that to look forward to and our three day cruise in September!! I say bring on spring, winter isn't my favorite any more!!

Well maybe tomorrow will be a better day for me..life goes on