Dedicated to the Love of My Life

Well, it has been a while since I updated this blog - two weeks actually. Time flies.

I don't think there are many people who read this blog but on the off chance that anyone checks in, this post is dedicated to my darling husband Peter. It is mostly going to be for him although others may find it remotely interesting.

Work is going alright. Pretty much like you My Love, I am waking up with less and less desire to go to work each day. My job is very full on, with lots of responsibility and a lot of people have high expectations of me. I know I am doing the job well but my heart isn't in it. This Navy is not the Navy I know. It is strange and constantly changing and not always (or often) for the better either. I don't even feel like there is a place for me in it anymore. You aren't alone My Love, I am in that place too. I am hoping that it will change because there is so much to love about the Navy but the old girl (the Navy) ain't what she used to be.

On Thursday and Friday it blew a gale here. I have experienced some pretty terrible winds in my time but nothing like this. I was woken up at 2am Saturday by a phone call from work ( usual drunken dramas) and I thought the roof was going to blow off. I could hear next door neighbours shade sail flapping loose in the wind and banging their windows and the hardie plank. They are away for a few day and I was worried that the clip on the sail would smash the window. In the morning the children and I went to get out hair cuts done and when we walked back into the house I could here the sail banging in the wind and decided to go next door and do something about it. No sooner had I made my mind up and headed for the front door than "SMASH" the sound of breaking glass. I raced out just in time to hear more smashing as the clip finished off the job on the window. I wasn't sure what to do so I got Al from two doors up and together we cleaned up all the glass. Al did a great job of taking down the sail and taping up the window to keep the weather out. I have tried to call the neighbours but their mobile phone is switched off. I suppose they will get a bit of a shock when they get home. Poor buggers.

I pruned back the hedge out the front of the house today. Mum thinks it is a great hedge and will come back well after a good prune, water and feed. I am not convinced but I am humouring her. She will probably turn out to be right - she usually is. I want roses but once again she is right in suggesting that we really don't have time to look after them at the moment. Perhaps in the future...the hedge will do for now. I swept (and hosed) off the front verandah and tidied up the shoes and all the pots. Lots of the pot plants are going to get repotted soon. Oooooh - I also discovered today that the kittens had been using the madonna lilly in the big green pot beside your side of the bed My Love, as a toilet. Dirty little sods.

David the Handy Man came and did the lawn on Friday. We agreed that it has stopped growing for now and he is going to change from two weekly to three weekly mows. I have finally got the dog poo bin set up and make an effort to pick up the land mines on a regular basis. The lawn looks better for it. The pool is starting to look a little bit sad. I back washed it today and cleaned out the filter. There is a ring of reddish colour scum around the edge and one day when I get time I will try and scrub it off.

Anyway, it is getting late and I have a pile of photos that I want to post here so I will finish up now. Hang in there My Love. I am sure that you will see and experience things that will make the shit times worth while. We all love you and miss you heaps. We are doing fine. I am not losing my temper. The house is spotless except for the children's rooms and the garage. I will get the garage sorted out but I have realised that it is not worth stressing about the kids rooms. I put clothes away and change sheets once a week but apart from that I leave it up to them. If they can live like that then more power to them.

Fair winds and following seas My Love xxx

Bugger - the photos went in at the top - I don't know how to fix it either. If you double click on the photos you can look at big versions.

xxxx