i'm retiring

no, not a shy shrinking violet.  my working days are coming to an end soon.  my last day should be 27 december.  i'm taking long service leave and some annual leave which should take me up till 20 april. i'm excited, nervous and a bit scared. all normal i suppose.  how will i cope financially?  what will i do with my days?  no, the last question does not apply.  i'm going to take up art again and yoga.  i have been saying i'll take up yoga again for yonks but so far i haven't done so.  but i will.  :)  
i went to the adelaide market again last night for dinner and a little bit of shopping.  three workmates and me.  we had a fab time.  my dil recently took me to a new (for me) restaurant.  malacca.  malaysian and asian.  absolutely delish.  we had a great meal.  then coffee and cake afterwards.  also delish.  it's a long w/end but as i don't work on mondays it's a bit of a non event for me.  i hope to catch up with cookie and a friend whom i haven't seen for ages.  i'm very bad at staying in touch with people.  enjoy your weekend and long weekend if it applies to you.  i didn't realize it was the start of daylight saving on the saturday/sunday.  enjoy

it's spring

and it's so warm atm.  yesterday and today it was 30 degrees.  very warm.  sunshine is gorgeous and very welcome.  apparently it's the warmest start to spring on record.  yesterday was father's day in oz and i went with my son and family to the beach for fish and chips.  we were lucky enough to see one of the dutch tall ships sailing up the gulf.  we had a lovely day.
today i outdid myself and washed the windows upstairs.  my son jumps out on the roof and cleans them once in a very blue moon.  well, he did it once i think.  i purchased a magnet cleaning thingy from israel of all places.  it actually worked a treat.  i'm very pleased with the result.  i mowed the lawn and coloured my hair.  my son usually does my hair with henna and i got sick of asking him to do it and did it myself.  i didn't use the henna because i was scared of getting it at the back of my ears and neck and not being able to see it.  how embarrassing.  i used a foam type which is supposed to not drip but i still managed to get it on my tshirt.  i only hope that it hasn't stained my skin.  time will tell.  i also cleaned the bathroom.  talk about spring fever.  :) 

tall ships visit Adelaide

happy birthday

it's my grandson's 16th birthday today.  sixteen years since i watched him coming into the world and such a gorgeous baby he was with a personality to match.  such a happy little boy.  he's in high school now and thinking about doing a trade course.  how time flies.    happy birthday my darling xxx

hot stuff

i'm going to tell you something that happened to me at work on friday.  please don't judge me, i know i'm stupid. 
i was in the workroom after lunch and R was eating a chilli and offered me some.  no thanks said i.  later that same day, i was stopped by R in the lunch room.  try this, he said, offering me an almost completely eaten chilli.  no thanks said i again.  just put your finger on it and taste it.  ok said i, completely unaware of the outcome of such a stupid action.  i put my finger on the already eaten chilli and put my finger on my tongue.  that doesn't sound so bad does it?  well it was.  really bad.  really, really bad.  i don't know what type of chilli it was but i'll never do such a stupid thing again.  in about 5 seconds my mouth was on fire.  it was almost unbearable. it was a gradual thing too, slowly getting more and more intense.  i couldn't believe what was happening to me.  i went to drink my milky drink and R stopped me.  i went to the fridge and had a spoonful of S's yoghurt.  it helped a little bit but not much.  then my lips started to burn.  and burn.  R said whatever you do, don't lick them.  idiot.  they were very red as if i was suddenly wearing lipstick.  the sensation lasted about an hour.  i know it was stupid on my part to partake of the chilli but, how idiotic of R to offer it to me knowing the outcome. he was almost gloating.  b*****d.   i felt like an idiot but have learnt a valuable lesson i suppose.  beware of crazy men bearing chillies.