Did you know no:31

Hello everyone, I hope everyone is well, as I am well here in Newie.

Here are this weeks did you know facts..........

Once if you wanted to buy a McDonald's extra value meal in Russia it would cost the average Russian worker one months's pay.

Russian's generally answer the phone by saying “I'm listening”

The first American pasta factory was opened in Brooklyn, New York, in 1848 by a Frenchman named Antoine Zerega. He managed the whole operation with just one horse in his basement to power the machinery. To dry his spaghetti he placed strands of the pasta on the roof to dry in the sunshine.

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco connects two different areas that, before its construction, were 1,000 miles apart by Zroad.

Hans Christian Andersen was “word blind” meaning he never learned to spell correctly and his publishers always had to fix his spelling mistakes.

The Week That Was No:35

Another week over another week started, let's hope it is a better week.

Woke up feeling horrible and depressed.

Had a shocking day.

Tasha found me crying in the backyard because I felt like everything is too hard.

Monday morning I woke feeling a bit better then yesterday but still not great.

Spoke to mum around 2pm she was really upset and angry, her pension didn't go in, it will go in on Wednesday.

I have asked mum if we could borrow her car for a few weeks, she said we can but only Tim can drive it.

Leo still here tonight, Jess should be home around 7pm.

I am pleased that Leo & Blain have been getting along.

Tuesday I woke feeling about 90% like myself.

Went with Jess to appointment with the child psychologists about Leo. They are going to go and observe him in class and then he will have to see him at the clinic.

Tim had a phone call from the Perm telling him that he has two credit cards we don't know about it, one with Citibank and one with Latitude. Turned out one was the Coles Mastercard and the other was a Gem card we never received from an interest free loan.

Tim went and borrowed Mum's car for a while she said that only him can drive it not Tasha.

Leo is at his house for a couple of nights.

Wednesday I was feeling a lot more like myself today thankfully. So I was able to clean the bath and do a couple of loads of washing.

Looks like Jess should have her car by Saturday.

Tim came home in a better mood.

Thursday morning now I slept most of the night, so woke up feeling good.

It started out nice but has been cold and wet since 2pm so I am glad Tim has a car.

Leo here tonight and he is getting along with Blain.

The Perm contacted Tim they want even more info for the loan. This is a joke.

Friday I was awake since 5.30am and it is wet and cold. I am glad Tim has a car to drive to work.

Jess isn't getting the car now as the loan is taking too long to be approved.

She is disappointed.

I am in so much pain that I can't sit or stand and Tasha isn't here to help, I had a cry but I don't know how much more I can take.

Saturday and it seems I had some people worried about me, due to my Facebook post yesterday. I woke up feeling a bit better.

Leo is here for the afternoon and night while Jess is working.

Tasha managed to get my Norspan patch at Guardian at Warners Bay.

So another week is done and dusted

Kindness

Every act of kindness

Moves to a larger one

Till friendship bloom to show

What little deeds have done

BY: June Masters Bacher

Did you know No:30

Hello Monday, is it a good day?

Well I am feeling about 75% better but still have a way to go.

Anyway here are this weeks facts.

The word “macaroni” means “dearest darlings” in Italian

A procession of caterpillars two miles long and 33 feet wide caused chaos in the Italian town of Fabriano in June 1982. A train slipped off the track when it ran into the bug parade as it crossed the railway line.

The Irish are the biggest tea drinkers in the world, followed by the English in second place and the people in Qatar third.

If you could stretch out all of a human's blood vessels, they would be more than long enough to go around the world twice.

The Chinese are on record as having eaten pasta as early as 5,000 B.C.

The Week That Was No:34

Another week has pasted and I am still suffering with hot & cold flushes.

Up and managed to dress myself but couldn't even manage to eat a egg & cheese roll.

Wrote 6 letters, vacuumed out, unpacked the dishwasher and sorted out the clean washing.

Been another hot day.

Started back at aqua today it was good.

Monday and Leo didn't go to school, neither did Daemon so I have them here while their mums go shopping. Both were well behaved.

Leo is here for the night, he is somewhat hyper as not medicated.

Both Leo & Blain are getting along again.

Tuesday morning and I had a shocking night last night I woke up at 11.30pm to go to the loo and afterwards I had trouble going back to sleep. I had hunger pains and at 12.30am I got up and ate a sherbert cone, which helped

Found Leo asleep in his bed not on it, he had removed the sheets of wood under the mattress.

I have been sick all day and had two naps during the day and also threw up a bit and had to get Tasha come and get me off the bath room floor.

Had another bad night at midnight I took a Valium and it did help.

I went to the doctors this morning he has done a referral to a psychologist at Broadmeadow. I also had to have a blood test for rheumatoid arthritis.

I am still unwell and went back to bed for most of the day.

I am going to bed at 5.45pm.

Thursday I am as sick as, spent all day in bed, too sick to do anything. Leo is here till Tuesday while his mum is at her friends hens do in Casino.

Still sick all day

Friday at 2pm I got a phone call from Tasha she has had an accident while picking Leo up from school, in our car.

There is a lot of front end damage but no one was hurt thankfully.

Tim was angry but more worried about Tasha.

He rang and lodged a claim with the NRMA that will cost us $695 but of course our premiums will go up next year.

At last I am starting to feel a bit better but I am still far from better about 50% better.

Michael sent Tim a message saying that he would have Tim's back in getting Tasha to pay the excess for the car. However, both Tim & I know we don't have a hope in hell of getting money from Tasha as she just doesn't have it.

We took Leo over to his house so he could clean out the bunnies cage and feed them. He did that while Tim & I went to see dad.

When we got home I noticed our neighbour's daughter was cleaning out her house and had a wheelchair there so , asked what was she doing with it and she said we could have it for $50 so Tim bought it for me.

I am going back to bed at 6pm as I feel like shit.

Did you know No 27

Hello world, hello Monday, hello life, I hope everyone is well and happy and not too hot nor too cold.

Here are this weeks did you know facts................

In the ocean it is totally dark at depths greater than 600metres, about half the animals found below that depth glow. This light serves to attract prey and mates.

The human body makes about two million new red blood cells every second.

When we touch something, we send a message to our brain at 124mph.

Our nose is our personal air-conditioning system, it warms cold air, it cools hot air and filters impurities.

In one square inch of the human hand we have nine feet of blood vessels, 600 pain sensors, 9,000 nerve endings, 36 heat sensors and 75 pressure sensors.

The Week That Was No: 33

Well here I am starting another week that was post, I slept in till 8am, I was cold when I woke up but after 5mins I was sweating. I had to get Tasha to come help me get dressed.

Kathy & Summer arrived around 9.30am she came to get her shopping bags.

Switched over to the new laptop.

Monday it is still cold here and I feel like shit. Hot and cold all day.

Tim rang DoH about the carport he was on the phone for an hour and had to go on and on to get his point across.

Mum didn't get he pension today she should get a hardship payment tomorrow.

Asked Tasha if she will come down in the morning and help me get dressed after my bath.

Here we are at Tuesday and well Tasha forgot to help me this morning but I managed ok.

It is another cold ass day.

Last night after I went to bed I could hear Tim on the phone, I don't know who he was talking to but at points he sounded like he was crying. Like when he spoke about Dad or Me.

Mum wasn't paid her pension, I logged into her My Gov and she should be paid tomorrow.

Leo here tonight and has spent some time hanging out with Blain which was nice.

I am really restless this afternoon/evening.

Wednesday morning and Mum was paid this morning.

I felt like crying because I asked Tasha to call in to Jess's and drop of Leo's stuff and she got angry and complained about doing it.

Mum had Sue upset her this morning because Mum forgot that she needed a new Webster Pack till it was empty meaning Sue had to go and get it. What upset Sue was she was at the square yesterday and Sandy was there on Monday.

I took half a sleeping tablet last night.

Having another restless afternoon.

Thursday was another bloody cold morning only 4 degrees and I had sweat dripping out of me.

Saw the Dr he said there is no tear in the tendon so just have tendinitis and that takes months to heal. He said to use the walker more then cane

Jessica picked me up from Dr's and has our car, so she can drive me to grief counselling tomorrow.

Leo here again and like Tuesday night he and Blain got on great.

Friday I had a bath and Tasha came and helped me get dressed.

Dave rang and asked rolling what he has could he just give me the bag of stuff and I said yep. So Leigh brought it over for me.

Jess drove me to grief counselling, the woman was nice we spoke for an hour. She seems to think I am coping well with Dad's death. She doesn't feel I will need to go back.

Tasha drove our car to Cessnock, Tim went on about fuel and his tone of voice was annoying.

It has been a hot day temps around 30.

SaturdayThis morning Jess drove me to Charlie while Leo stayed with Papa.

It is another hot day.

Then her and Tim wt to look at a car, she put a $200 deposit down to hold it

Having a very restless afternoon