Thursday and Friday night started with me kindly (naively!) offering to pick up the boys who were out at various 'gatherings' with mates. In my day they were called parties!!!
Needless to say I was somewhat tired each morning after the late drives, but I never mind doing it if it means they get home safely.
Then I asked Lachie who he was playing in soccer on Sunday. "Swan Hill" was the reply. The next question was fraught with danger, knowing there were only two possible answers, so I tentatively asked...."Umm...aahhh...Where is the game at?"
"Swan Hill" !!!!!
Great.
A two hour trip along the most boring route between two towns, but always looking for a positive, it did mean a few hours driving practice for Lachie on the open road, so all was not lost.
To his credit, he drove beautifully all the way up and nearly all the way back before his body packed it in after a fairly physical game, so I drove the last 25 mins or so. He just about has his 120 hours needed before he can go for his licence, so that is a weight off his mind, and also ours as we know he can drive really well in all conditions.
Now, as I mentioned in my last post, my body feels like it is being controlled by the CFMEU (a militant Union here, for the benefit of my overseas readers). It just wants to lie down and do nothing!!
I had my cortisone shot in the shoulder last week which I was actually looking forward to as I was sick of the pain and ready for any sort of relief.
Well, imagine my disappointment after getting the shot and having a reaction to it that I was not expecting, especially as I've had a few of them before, and they have all worked perfectly.
The needle went in, which stung a bit, but that was expected. But then it went in further, and further, and FURTHER!!!! By this time my eyes were rolling and the three lemons were just about to appear, and thankfully the doctor pulled it out, smiled and said "No problems there!!" and walked off.
Yeah, no problems for him, but what about me, his dartboard!!
I went back to school (it was a before work appointment) and I just went downhill. I managed to get things done that had to be done and then I went home at lunchtime as I couldn't move my arm.
Wasn't the needle meant to make things better???
Since then, things have slowly improved until today when I put two screws into a wall, and now my shoulder has packed up again!!!!
At least the other one works, so there is always a positive to everything.
The Dentist
I am in the process of getting a few crowns fitted (and a lot of money removed!!) to replace some fangs that I haven't been too careful with over my 51 years.
I had one done a few weeks ago and all is good with it. I'm sure the dentist is enjoying the proceeds too.
So now it is time for the next one, so I made an appointment with the dentist and straight away I could see the dollar signs replace the pupils in his eyes.
Actually, I'm only joking about this as he really looks after me and I think he's just fantastic.
Before I got this one done, he offered me a free clean and scale as there had been some stuff ups with my crown being made, so I took up the offer.
Well, the results are good..but the process.... OUCH!!!!
Dentists should be banned from uttering these words...
"This is going to hurt a bit, so just raise your hand when it gets too much"!!
Why bother telling me it is going to hurt??? Just do it for goodness sake, and let me experience the surprise for myself rather than waiting for the 'expected pain'!!!
I'd much rather have a bit of pain as a 'surprise' rather than be told it is coming!!!!!
Needless to say, the clean and scale was something I was not looking forward to as it was done over two sessions.
It was a different dentist who did the clean and scale, so I was much relieved to go back to my main man for the crown job, only to hear the same words again!! I thought he was the gentle one!!
So, I got the main work done and then walked around for half a day being paranoid that I thought I was dribbling as I was waiting for the effects of the anaesthetic to wear off.
He whacked in a temporary filling and in two weeks he throws in the 'gold bling', and then probably spends a few weeks in Monte Carlo with his family on the proceeds!!
So, for the last few days, between the fangs and the shoulder, the holidays could not have come soon enough!!
Nearly a "Weekend at Bernie's"
( a few weekdays??)
The good wife has gone away for a few days to spend some time with her parents a few hours away.
So, because she is strictly gluten free, that means the boys and I are living like kings and eating everything that tickles our fancy.
Although it sounds like we are pigging out, in fact we are just having a go on stuff we normally don't eat. There has even been trays of roast veges and bowls of salad!! Maybe the 'hero of the dish' has been something that normally doesn't visit us at tea time!!
At least the boys have enjoyed it as I've been restricted to soup after two visits to the dentist, and have been left with a mouth too tender to enjoy what they have been eating.
As you can see, I have had a bit of time on my hands today, hence the pictures on this posting.
However, I have managed TWO visits to the new Bunnings that has opened near us and done some more work on the ensuite that we refitted a few months ago.
But true to form, my shoulder packed it in after putting just two screws into the wall, so now I am back to banging on here and being very sedentary, something totally foreign to me!!
Let's see if tomorrow brings more news....
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