Far and Away

[Zoe7]

Forgot to ask @Faith-and-Hope ...is this your last year of studies? or do you have a couple of years to go?

[Faith-and-Hope]

Taking it one year at a time @Zoe7, which is what I have done since I went back to studies.  My circumstances are so tenuous and split that I can only take things in baby steps, and really don’t know what I want right now.  Just following the path in front of my feet and savouring the moment.

[Zoe7]

I get that Hon - enjoy the process/art rather than looking at where you want to go and what you want to do with it all @Faith-and-Hope Especially with everything you still have to deal with - keeping your studies as an anchor in the midst of the storm. I have spent some time over this last week painting the giraffe and my peacock painting and whilst that has taken a lot of time it has also been enjoyable - do what takes our minds off the hard stuff to be able to more fully deal with it hey!

[Zoe7]

Was going to have an early night @Faith-and-Hope ...but - the tennis went for over 5 hours and I watched every point. Such a great match and I am glad I stayed up. Now have to try to sleep but that might take a while. It has put any plans for tomorrow back but so be it. The good news is I managed to do some of the labels for school whilst watching the tennis - I still need to put names and subjects on them and resize some but have the basic templates done. 

I hope you have had a quiet, easy afternoon and chilled out this evening. Catch you tomorrow 💖

[Faith-and-Hope]

Glad you got some of the labels done @Zoe7 …. 👍 good on you.

Quiet afternoon and evening here.  Watched a movie with D2.  It’s become our regular thing.  Caught up with the sibs by Internet streaming too 😏.

Have just done the dishes here and am making my way to bed.  G’night Hon.  I hope you sleep

well when you get there.

[Zoe7]

haha @Faith-and-Hope just did the dishes too 👍 Tobes and Clover are well and truly in sleepyland and I might move Tobes to the bed and snuggle with him until I get sleepy. 

So glad you have caught up with some of the baby dragons and had some down time with D2. Give her a bug cuddle from me ...and one for you too. Goodnight Hon - hope you sleep well too. 😘

[Snowie]

Good afternoon @Zoe7 @Faith-and-Hope @Emelia8 @Shaz51 @utopia and anyone else around.

Hoping your day has been going well for you all.

Kids back at school today. Good in one way but means I have to get up earlier now!! Gone are the sleep ins.

Kind wishes to you all 💕💕

[Zoe7]

haha @Snowie Toby and Clover are just beginning to let me sleep in and I will have to get them up and into a morning routine again for next week ...need to get myself into that first 😔 I hope you got some rest in today and you get back into a routine yourself. I find it takes a couple of weeks - especially in Summer when it gets darker later and I can do more work outside - lose track of time often and am consequently in bed later. 

@Faith-and-Hope I have done a fair bit in the garage this afternoon after sleeping all morning - but I needed it after another very late night. My knee is not holding up well though so I will clean up later after I rest it for a while. I still have a little sanding to do tomorrow then can stain and paint the stand I have made for our lifesize skeleton (it is actually taller than me when it is on the stand LOL). It is missing the bottom jaw so I am going to mould one out of clay to connect onto the rest of the skull. The kids love it - last year I sat it in the seat of one of our kids that was home sick and put one of his workbooks in his hands - then posted it for him to see ...he really had lost weight with his illness lol He loved it 🤣

[Snowie]

Will take a bit to get back into normality but will get there @Zoe7 Kids got some covid tests today from school so have to do them twice per week. That will be fun!!

Sorry to hear about your knee. I hope you are taking it easy. Glad you are getting some sleep hon.

[Zoe7]

Twice a week sounds excessive @Snowie but then I suppose it is better to be safe for everyone. We have no idea yet what we are going to have to do ...but just like everything else our department does it will no doubt be last minute instructions and procedures.

I have cleaned up the garage already - just have to wash a couple of things and then it is all done for today ...so can have a nice long shower, do a little more on my labels for school and hope to be in bed super early. I bet you will be too Hon.