Archive for 08/12/2009

Full Moon in Cancer – Lunar Eclipse – Friday 1st January 2010

30/12/2009 Joh astrology

What a start to the new year! I reckon the moon will be full and beautiful on New Years Eve, perfect for all the outdoor gatherings and celebrations that will be going on around the country. I expect we will have a low key, quiet one as we have the kids and I prefer a more reflective than social start to a New Year. A full moon will be perfect for my quiet night.

Eclipses are turning points or crisis points. This one in Cancer will highlight matters to do with home, family and love relationships. Here are some articles: Astro Dispatch : Cancer Full Moon Lunar Eclipse, Planet Apothecary: Capricorn/Cancer Lunar Eclipse and my old favourite Mystic Medusa: Eclipse Full Moon Emo Fracas, which contains some warnings and reports it’s active now and how to deal with it. Interestingly I have been burning frankinsence today as suggested the Planet Apothecary article…even before I read it!

This is also the second full moon in December for the other half of the world, making it a blue moon. In Australia the eclipse isn’t until Friday.

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Squeaky Beach

29/12/2009 Joh reading

Darin and I went to the Prom today. Tidal River was bursting at the seams with people so we decided after lunch to head to Squeaky Beach. There is a carpark there now. Last time I went there I had to walk from Tidal River. It was gorgeous. White, squeaky sand and blue water that looked unreal. It was a bit chilly for a swim today so we had a little play in the waves, really only getting our feet wet. We lay on the beach for a couple of hours reading. I started the Coco Chanel biography I got for Christmas from Darin. It’s great. It tells a different story to the film I watched. I was rapt he remembered how interested I was in her.

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Progress and Exes

28/12/2009 Joh family, friends, gratitude

I have been really productive today. I have cleaned the house and attended to a few overlooked personal matters that I have been putting off. I have downloaded all my photo’s from my camera and my mum’s and put some on facebook for the family to see. I also put my little clip from Asha’s 21st on for the family only… she is still a bit wary, but so many wanted a copy, it seemed the easiest way.  I found my iPod! It had been used at the party for the music and whilst I remembered grabbing it, I couldn’t find it anywhere. It was in dad’s car!

I have resumed my exercise today and didn’t do as poorly as I expected. I think the cough I had for most of last term has finally subsided! I chatted with my friends today. It was great to talk to them and bring them up to speed with my fast changing life and hear about theirs also. 

I took a risk today. I made Darin and his mum a clip of the photos and small snatches of video I’d taken of his children throughout the year. I was pretty happy that Darin enjoyed it so much. I haven’t got it to his mum yet because she lives in Sydney and I only finished it Boxing Day. Darin’s ex, the mother of his children sent a beautiful gift of home baked goodies to me on Christmas Day. She also put one in for my daughter. I was so touched by this gesture. I sent her a copy of the clip when he went to visit today. She cried when she watched it and said it was the best gift she’d received all year. It made me feel good.

I have to admit there have been challenging times for me this year. I’ve been the ex and I haven’t always treated my exes new partner with the respect she deserves. Mostly to be honest, I’ve just ignored her, after making a few attempts that weren’t well received. I have felt wary of Darin’s ex. I have projected my own attitude on to her. She has really shown the way though and has always been polite and helpful to me. She is the mother of these precious children and as the primary care giver, it is also her influence that makes them such great kids to be around. I realise these situations will always be fraught with emotional responses, but I hope this is the start of a relationship that will ultimately benefit all involved.

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Stopping

28/12/2009 Joh family

On Boxing Day I went to my brother’s house in Lara for a family gathering. It’s the first time I’ve been there and it was great to see him and his wife and the beautiful home they have made. I enjoyed hanging out with my four brothers. It’s not that often they are altogether. They are all so different. I had Asha for company from Melbourne as we travelled to and from her place together. It was great to have a bit of one on one time with her after all the bustle and coming and going of the week. I can’t help but admire her when I spend time with her.

Darin went to watch the start of the Sydney to Hobart but was disappointed by the weather conditions as they couldn’t get out. He arrived home today. It’s his birthday. I don’t envy him having a birthday on this date. Today we have just lay around watching DVDs. It was good to have a recovery day, but I couldn’t help feeling we should be celebrating his birthday in a more lively and social manner. This year he has supported my whole family in making our celebrations more memorable each of us in different ways. I did manage to cook dinner though and poke an abundance of those skinny candles into a cake for him. It was low key though. I did him another favour by not singing happy birthday to him. I know…kind!

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The Jolly Blur that has been this week

25/12/2009 Joh family, friends, gratitude, relationships

It’s hard to believe it’s less than a week since Asha’s 21st. What a packed week I’ve had! It’s all been lovely and I have seen most of the people I love this week. I miss Kate and Tom today, but had Tom here this time last week for the weekend, which almost makes up for it. I’ve had two phone conversations with Kate this week so that’s pretty good too for someone who lives in the UK.  My brother Brendan is home from Darwin and Jane and Sam were here last weekend from WA, so these things have been the real gifts for me this week. Watching my daughter shine at her 21st and entertain all her family and friends with the beauty and grace she carries with her was also a priceless treat. I’ve had Darin by my side cooking, entertaining, cleaning up, holding me up when I’ve had a panic and just generally being rock solid there for me is worth more to me than I can say. I feel absolutely surrounded by goodness.

I received great stuff too, as you do at this time. I especially appreciated the camera from my parents. Darin and I bought a camera recently that has disappeared. I’ve really missed having a camera. I didn’t realise how much I would. I got it in time to capture some of the delight of Darin’s beautiful kids opening their presents today and the smiles and glee at playing with all their new toys. I’m not going to list all the other lovely things.

I’m off to bed, full of gratitude for all I have in my life. I hope all readers have had a safe and lovely festive season.

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Fabulous Weekend

21/12/2009 Joh family

I had a great weekend. Asha’s 21 was awesome and enjoyed by all. It was fun to be surrounded by my family and closest friends and to celebrate her. The night went better than I could have imagined. People came from everywhere!

I have been so busy lately. Lots keeps happening and it’s all good. I hope to get into better routines of updating my blog next year. I’ve neglected it lately. There have been plenty of things I wanted to note here, but with so much happening….

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School finished for 2009

15/12/2009 Joh family, holidays, relationships

Today we had our breakup for school. We had breakfast together, a liturgy and then a lunch. At last! This school year is over. My office is empty at the junior campus. I think I’ve got everything completed there.

So this first day of the six weeks ahead is mine at last. When I got home Darin had picked up the girls from childcare to have a swim in the pool. I’m not sure if I mentioned it before but we bought the kids a blow up pool. It’s awesome. I hitched up my white dress and had a wade in there myself. Then I had lots of cold cuddles before he took them back and went to work. The house is quiet and empty and I’ve enjoyed a nap and am now beginning to clean.

It’s a new moon tomorrow night and I want to give my home a major cleanout before then. I am excited about the next few days. My brother returns from Darwin tomorrow. Tom returns from Hamilton Island on Friday. We have Asha’s 21st on Saturday night. This day has finally come :-) .

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Spoilt

13/12/2009 Joh family, friends, home

Friday I had a bit of a meltdown and felt overwhelmed with what seemed like too many different emotions to even be able to say what was wrong. I went home. Darin listened patiently as I spewed out all the major and minor upsets I was feeling and to be honest some of them were really random. I love the way he listens. I had a visit from Rhonda and I vented a little more. Then I slept all afternoon.  The kids were here for the weekend and as soon as they arrived I walked to the park with them and was in the moment for what felt like the first time in ages. For dinner I was treated to a delicious beef and vege pie, with the most divine strawberry crepes for desert, all homemade and just what I needed.

This weekend has been gentle. Ashleigh visited and it felt great to hug her finally for her 21st. I chatted with Jane on Saturday night. I even spoke with Tom in the wee hours this morning after receiving a random text message from him! We played games and watched Christmassy DVDs with the kids. We put up the Christmas tree. I’ve had good long sleeps and yummy food and been with people I love. I have two days of school left and then I will do what I want to do for Asha’s 21st party, clean the house, organise Christmas and just generally and calmly get around to handling all the things that are on my mind.

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Last Teaching Day at Junior Campus

09/12/2009 Joh family, work

The year 9s finished today and it went well enough. I start tomorrow working with the admin team at the new campus so I won’t be farewelling the rest of the school. It happened so quickly in the end. As it usually does in a big rush where only the important and urgent things got done.  I am so tired at the moment and a bit sooky as well.

I feel like I’ve barely seen Darin this week and I miss him. It’s my daughter’s birthday tomorrow. She will be 21. I can’t believe I’ve had 21 years with her. Her party isn’t for another 10 days, so it’s great I will be finished school and get a chance to do the things I want to do to celebrate her on that night. I wish I could see her tomorrow, but we are both working and she is hours away and we can’t even get each other on the phone right now! I haven’t seen my parents since my birthday and that was brief and my dad was out! I am missing my loved ones.

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Weekly Blogging

08/12/2009 Joh blogging, friends, relationships

On the weekend I attended briefly (well for a 3rd of the prescribed time) our 25th ’10 till 10′. This annual event has been going on since we left school. The committed have reunited at a local pub for a session lasting all day. Even though I have lived in this town for most of my life I have not attended for many of those years. Last year was the one and only time I have ‘gone the distance’ and that included a nap on the couch. Although I had lost touch with most of my school friends, there is something quite reassuring about catching up and seeing how much we are pretty much the same. It’s like another family. I read a series of articles on ‘Parental Relationships‘ on Goop a couple of weeks ago. It reminded me somehow, particularly the part that talked about our friends seeing how much we’ve changed and grown and our family saying we haven’t changed a bit.

Last night we had an Awards night at school. I think I am too tired right now to appreciate such things. I was pleased to see some students that just made it through year 9, had gone on to blossom and achieve excellence at later stages in their education.

I can’t believe I haven’t posted for a week. I have to confess it’s not just a lack of time. There are so many things going on right now that I can’t talk about publicly. This year has been a bit like that. I don’t know if I’ve become a lot more conscious of my audience or what my dilema is. I don’t know what I think about everything and I haven’t had time to find out. It’s all too sensitive to just blurt about.

I have a week until school finishes and it seems very far away when I think of all the activities that will occur in this last week. Today I am going with the year 9s to our new campus for an orientation morning.

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