Thursday, May 10, 2007

family celebrations and family dynamics

have had an uneventful couple of days, hence the lack of posts since the weekend.
My weekdays are either spent at work or hitting the gym and then house cleaning type stuff or catching up with friends. Hopefully soon they will be spent with some study and practical hours at the kids school. i am getting frustrated with the lack of info and enrolment stuff coming out of the place i am looking to do my teachers aide course through. There are other places doing the course but they dont offer the disability electives. i am thinking that helping kids with specific learning needs will be my niche which is why i am holding out for this institute. but if they keep stuffing me around i will go elsewhere because i am sick of waiting around watching the year pass me by!
Yesterday was Jason's bday and he had a mixed day. He started out having to leave for work at 5am and mid morning got pulled over by the police and fined $220 for not wearing a seatbelt. silly boy didnt think he had to wear one ashe is getting in and out of the truck all day..alas it was not the case..not much of a bday present really!
Last night we went out for dinner with Jas's brother and dad and step mum and my parents. we had a great night. the place we went to has a kids room so the kids always have a blast there and they can play while we eat and chat etc. Even though we had a great night it always reminds me that all the family cant be together which makes me sad. either Jason's mum or dad are absent at every family gathering because they dont get along. its sad when they cant put their differences aside for even one night for their son. one party will and one wont which is sad really. i know all families have their dramas but this one is ongoing and still pisses me off..my kids are just old enough now that they are aware of the tension and the fact that one doesnt like the other. its hard to try and explain to a 7 and 9 year old why their grandparents cant stand on another when i dont really understand it myself.
The kids have a mothers day liturgy on tomorrow morning at their school. they sing songs and basically tell all the mums how much we mean to them. it usually involves me crying at one point or another because i am a huge baby :)
hugs bell :)

2 comments:

Kerri said...

I think we all have some type of family drama or another. It is sad that people can't put more effort into it for the sake of those they love, though.

Nothing wrong with crying when your children are doing something especially wonderful.
Hugs,
K

bell said...

Thanks k.
Cait was sitting beside me glancing at me throughout the service..i think she expected some tears..i had them welling up as usual..
those soppy songs about mums being heroes etc always get me!
hugs bell :)