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Niyah- Doesn't a good night's sleep make so much difference? Why not give running a go, especially with your husband. I would be brave enough I think if someone offered to go with me. What the heck! Yeah, yeah to not doing so much. Ha ha Niyah. Have you had a personality change this week? That was good. You made me laugh, xo Cate
 
OK OK, I'll try and shut my door when the NEXT ridiculous request comes. How's that???
 
Laughed out loud that time!
We can only try, te he.
He's safe & sound & on the trip! Phew!
xo Cate
 
Ooooh, aaaaah, the constipation has been really bad the last week. Not a good subject, but getting the remedy right equally hard.

I'm just taking a senna every day now. Normally this is fine, but today it seemed to finally catch up with me and I've had griping pains. Yuk!!! I HATE THIS!!!

There's just not enough food in there to send it through any quicker.

Will persevere - maybe my body will sort itself out for a few days after today??

I remember it being the same last time exactly, so guess there's not a lot I can do about it.

Seriously, my office has been quiet for 2 days now! I hope this is the shape of this term to come. I can't believe that my door stays shut so much! I may seriously start to catch up on some of my work if this doesn't stop!
 
A lot better day today- hope everything inside is now sorted out... at least for a few more days anyway!

Still quiet in here, so here's hoping it all stays that way!
 
Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day, Niyah!!!!!

Hope your day will be amazing on Sunday and get spoiled rotten!:grouphug:

Lotsa Luv,
Luvbug
 
Thanks Luvbug - I wish too, but both sons usually ignore it completely. My daughter and son-in-law often give me something these days, or makes some gesture to acknowledge it, which is nice! Husband ignores it as he thinks it's a day kids should remember about too! Never mind - maybe I can score a lunch or tea out somewhere with my husband - though mustn't get greedy - we went out Friday night already! Indian - really nice, though they were non-plussed when I was explaining I DON'T WANT RICE...

Our house is kind of weird with things that "have" to be done, and usually people just prefer random things at random times, although I'd say both sons are pretty slack and don't usually remember ANYTHING random or otherwise. And I guess, like a lot of boys, they won't till they have a serious wife or long-term girlfriend that gets upset when they are like that! Older son has had the same girlfriend for a while, so he's possibly starting to get that message... we'll see. Bet HE remembers his potential MIL's mother's day though! Seems very keen to please THEM!
 
Hi Niyah, I think if you're anything like me you have let your sons off the hook so many times, not let them know when you're disappointed, always put them first etc so they don't even know we would like a little pampering or thought on Mothers day (or any other day for that matter). My LH hasn't even mentioned it. We both think of our mothers though, even ringing them both from Vietnam a few years ago. It's very funny about your OS wanting to please the outlaws. He's not silly!
Have lovely day Niyah, xo Cate.
 
Well, day was studiously ignored, as I thought it would be. No matter - I don't expect anything so nothing happens.

One very funny mother's day from primary school day I remember - my older son's class coloured in some paper doilies, then the teacher laminated them and they were given as a gift to the mums. He also asked them to write a note about their mother. My son's arrived home with a hilarious message about what his mum was like. I don't remember anything else except the middle bit. "My mum is short and rather plump...". Hmmmm - wonder what the teacher thought - probably gave him a few giggles for the week. I felt like a chook ready to go in the oven after reading that! I was actually only about 10kg overweight back then, rather than 30kg as I have been recently!

I asked my husband mid-afternoon to make me a nice cup of coffee as I was tired - he joked that was my mother's day surprise! (Because he actually did it!).

My older son is off to Qld for a week with girlfriend and her brother. No doubt a lot of surfing will get done. Hope there's no bities in the water - I hate the surfing obsession. He doesn't get to go much these days, which is a relief, but I've heard too many stories in the past.

Father in law was diagnosed with Parkinsons during the week, so a bit of a shock for us all. He's still coming to grips with what his future will be - trouble is, they live quite a distance from us - about 60km, so hard to go and see them if they need help.
 
PS - I don't want to sound sorry for myself. Because in all reality, I haven't set my own kids a very good example. My own mother is very hands off and reasonably distant. We don't see a real lot of her, although she's starting ringing me about once a fortnight (usually in the middle of a busy work day!!!!) to have a catch up. However, she's never been one for wanting to "support" us or "help" us, and was always much closer to my oldest sister. Meantime, middle sister has stirred the pot a fair bit. I've just let it all pass me by - I live my life, and if she wants to find out what I'm doing, she can. I see them once in a while. They rarely go out - very paranoid and insular people. They are much more interested in their dog than anyone else.

My MIL lives a very long way away - spent a lot of the previous decades with pretty severe mental problems, mostly depression and then subsequent problems from poor treatment/drug problems of various sorts. In the early days they pumped her full of lithium and other things so that she was barely functional when I was around.

She's way better now that she's older, functioning well without most drugs, but unfortunately for the first twenty years of my marriage, that's how she was, so she also never was a big part of our lives either.

So - I guess my kids have never had much role modelling in close family support. Anyway, if anyone else out there has a mum who they really appreciate, and helps them out with moral and practical support, I hope you let her know you really appreciate it!!!! (What I wouldn't have given for a bit more when I was younger with little children!).
 
Well, a bit sad tonight because SIL told me that when his uni course finishes, they are off for about 6 months travelling around state - so I might not see my gorgeous grandies for a while. :cry:

I have actually been very spoiled the last three and a half years, though, so have to be very thankful for that - and hopefully they will be back (and as they have no $$$, living with us!!!!). He has a full time job lined up for about Feb next year.

GS is getting so cute - active, loves jumping and thrashing his legs around etc. Grinning away tonight. He's really come to life over the past month or so. Before that he just ate and slept the whole time. Has mouthful of teeth now and wolfing down solids. Instead of trying to crawl, just balances on his belly with his arms and legs thrashing around - looks hilarious!! I guess eventually he will work out he has to lift himself up.

But never mind - we may have other things to think about. OS told me today maybe an engagement is on the horizon. Will await developments. Have thought it a little quick, but he's about to turn 27 and feels ready to "settle down" I think. I think a romantic proposal could be brewing on this Qld trip.

YS aiming to go back to Uni mid-year. Insists on enrolling at the harder Uni, so I'm hoping he goes OK with it. No point stressing, we'll just have to be there to pick up the pieces.
 
Hi Niyah. About 7 years ago our OS decided to head off to WA with his then girlfriend & her little 2yr old who I had become very fond of (& now adore) Their plan was to find somewhere to live & settle. Her father lives there & I think that she thought they would all get along fine & live nearby. It was disastrous & they headed north. Alll up they were away for about 8 months & moved back to Tassie & now live 5 minutes away from us. It was good for them. They survived living off next to nothing & sleeping in the car mostly and are now very settled & close to us. I sincerely hope that yours will too. I'm sure it's not just about the $'s. Having such loving parents & grandparents is worth more than any $'s.
Your 27yr old sounds like he knows that this girl is the one. Good for him! I love romance & it's sweet that he has strong values. I hope your YS does not end up putting even more stress on himself by taking the harder course. I know I have to avoid stress as I don't cope at all well with it any more.
Enjoy your weekend away Niyah. I hope it's relaxing & that you both come home refreshed. xo Cate
 
I know that daugher and SIL will have to get the cobwebs out of their system for a while. They know that once he starts work in the "executive world" they idyllic student lifestyle will come to an end. He'll have to work hard to hold down a job these days and work his way up, and it will be a long time till he earns a holiday break.

My daughter would prefer a hippy-style existence full time, but it just isn't all that realistic in today's expensive world. She's coming slowly to the idea that they really do need to play the game, but I know this is a chance to "drop out" for a while and just travel around. She was thinking her whole life would be like this in her younger days. They've done a bit of it here and there - but two kids and life's realities and the need for a home have pointed them in the direction of settling down.

Never mind - grand-daughter is pretty good at talking on the phone now. They MAY just catch up with us at Karajini National Park in the Pilbara in July - we are hopiong to spend a week there and they could just show up.

Looks like SIL's twin brother may move into their part of the house to mind it whilst they are away.

Phew - the baby boy has settled down and stopped shouting, so hopefully we'll get some peace for the morning! Husband is out all day, so his office (next to mine) is a very convenient sleeping area.
 
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My biggest issue with YS doing Uni again is that he has a few difficulties with short-term memory. He does get there in the end, but requires about two or three times as long as other people to actually memorise a series of facts. This means that although he is quite intelligent, it's a hard slog doing a course.

Last time we just helped out with various things, like suggesting he make flash cards for all the dozens of drug names, side effects and so on that he had to learn. There are quite a few "pass or fail" tests during the course - you get two goes, and if you fail the second time, you're out. So you just "have to know". It's a pretty good incentive to get the essential stuff under your belt!
 
Hi Niyah- I think the best part of being a parent is when you become a grandparent! Unless you are one it's so hard to explain the intensity of the love. I "bumped into" my 2 younger GK's yesterday & I dreamt lovely thoughts of them overnight. It still makes me smile. Our YGS giggles with joy when I attack his neck with lots of noisy kisses, pretending to eat him. I was holding him yesterday while mum shopped & he kept diving in for more.We were entertaining people in the checkout apparently.
Enjoy your weekend away with your LH and so will I (with mine) xoxo Cate
 
Well, the weekend is heading off to a good start - I am another kilo down today, so just 300g off the 20kg mark, which will be a bit of a milestone for me.

I thought things were slipping around my waist a little more vigorously this week. I've had to stick a couple of safety pins in my clothes to keep them up - still wearing a couple of favourites that are now DEFINITELY too big!!!

Won't be around till next week, so hope everybody is burning up (down?!) the ticker and staying happy!
 
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PS - Agree totally Cate! My little GD is such a trick. Such a sweet, good little girl most of the time, but she was a little cranky yesterday at 3 yo Kindy apparently. Good as gold in the classroom, but tears and fighting outside. I was asking her if she was fighting today? Very grave little face - "Yep". Then she came to play at my school with a couple of other kids, and kept assuring me "I'm playing nicely now, Nanny!". She just needed an afternoon sleep. She doesn't need one every day now, but after a few days of not having one, it builds up to her needing a catch up.

GS is such a typical little boy - loves having raspberries blown on him, being bounced up and down vigorously and so on. If it's noisy or moving a lot, he's interested - otherwise definitely BORED!
 
Just got back from a weekend away. A fairly mixed bag all up.

We got away to a late start - decided to take a detour in Perth to collect some tea on the way before leaving Perth and having no choices - a BAD mistake - headed into a huge traffic jam all over the place. A petrol tanker had rolled at a service station and caught fire, so traffic was being diverted for half a kilometre around the place, which was right on a main road - all other roads within several kilometres absolutely choked with rush hour traffic. Horrible, horrible!

I couldn't get to the place I planned, had to drive around, drop husband at one place, and then backtrack from another direction to where I wanted to go, go back and pick him up.

Anyway, we were relieved to finally be on a country road heading AWAY from the city.

A little disappointed with the place I chose to stay - looked fantastic on the net, but very "oversold" as it turned out. Fridge not working, so the food I took down had to sit out. Then found out spa also not working either. No-one on reception for the evening or night - left a mobile number for after-hours contact but no-one answered it. We just sighed and watched our food rot. Husband left a message, and eventually someone turned up at lunchtime next day to see what they could do - nothing, a little country town. We went out and decided to find something to eat in another town. Went down to a little town about 30k away which has lots of craft shops, and a huge one in an old cheese factory. Husband bought bits and pieces for woodwork at school etc.

When we got back, they had decided to change the fridge for us, although when we'd suggested it earlier on, they didn't want to do that, so had a working fridge 24 hours after arriving - a little late for the food I'd taken! So - pub meal for tea in the little town where we were. It was actually the only REALLY nice thing about our stay there - pub has been done up beautifully, individually crafted dining tables in jarrah - all different styles and sizes, gorgeous! Love jarrah!!!! The meal I chose was actually almost 100% Cohens, which was great, but more than enough portion-wise.

We packed up this morning and headed to Bunbury, where there is a little shop called "Silk Caravan" which I always have to call into if down that way! They have beautiful handicrafts from all over Asia, and I try and buy my grand-daughter something Asian there. Found one only Ao Dai from Vietnam which was absolutely perfect size for her. Also found cute boy's outfit, but it is too big for grandson - will have to keep till he's older. Got him some cute Chinese slippers, though! Got daughter some "Lychee Tea" since she used the last lot I bought in China a couple of years back!

Then we spent the afternoon in Mandurah - had a boat cruise around the canals. Although I live here, have never cruised those canals, and thought it a good way to explore them and actually find out something about them. Houses just have to be seen to be believed down there!!!! All have boat moorings right behind house, many with absolutely massive vessels tied up ready for the very occasional use they get. Plenty of dolphins there too, which is nice!

So - home again. Now I will have no excuse to get back into it this week. Coming up for EOM, but will try to remember that I enjoyed most of the weekend and need to stick with it through this week, no matter how many curry or cracker monsters are rumbling!
 
PS - Daughter tells me she's going to Melbourne soon with kids to get away from husband studying for exams! She can't stand it when he's in exam mode - he can't study with kid noise and she ends up going out all the time, so she's decided to go stay with his sister in Melbourne. When he finishes exams, he'll go too. So - won't see much of the kids for a while! They plan to come back here for about 2 weeks before setting off on a longer "holiday" all over.

All a bit sad - I'll just have to keep busy!
 
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