Just checking in.

[Zoe7]

Apart from glitter (cleaners absolutely hate glitter lol) the plaster making was the most mess we made on the floor. Plaster is so hard to clean up once it has dried so we had nearly all the class on hands and knees washing a small section each - it ws funny to watch when I look back on it but not so great t the time @CheerBear The kids loved making things out of plaster though so it was worth it.

I have been  bit missing over the last few days - only answering tags in between footy watching and resting. It ws a very relaxing weekend though and feel better today for it. 

I red about your middle with unwell one - that sounded like such a heart wrenching but also good discussion - you must be so proud of your kids and the way they are handling everything - no doubt in my mind at all that they get that strength from you - you do such a wonderful job with your kids CB 

[CheerBear]

Thank you @Zoe7. That's a really lovely thing to say. They had a great weekend with our people with lots more questions and tricky but important conversations. Talking openly and honestly (without being really scary) has and will continue to help them I think.

Shuddering at the idea of plaster 😉! You'd be such a fun art teacher - your passion and love for the kids shines 😊

Glad you had a relaxing weekend. End of term, especially term 1 and 4 I think, can be so tiring and a stretch that's felt by students, parents and teachers I imagine. Rest is good 👍 Not long until holidays now 🙂🐰

[Zoe7]

Under 2 weeks left to the holidays @CheerBear and very much looking forward to it. Hopefully it will be nice weather still so I can get some things done with plenty of rest thrown in. I do have a lot of appointments and the panel I am on to deal with also in the holidays but should be okay to deal with if I pace myself a little.

I taught the kids how to use cookie cutters as plaster casts so they could make just about anything they wanted and then decorate/paint them after wards - it really was great fun for the kids but super messy ....I loved it lol

I can imagine those tricky conversations were/are hard but they need to be done knowing what you will all have to face - so hard but necessary. It is good for the kids to be able to create those quality moments with unwell one as well - they will be memories they will carry throughout their lives and are so important. We never forget the positive people in our lives and what they have given to us and I do believe that a little part of them follows us throughout our lives as a result. You are all lucky to have such a positive person in your lives and knowing that time is against you all you can cherish what little time you all have left - that is a positive - it is so much harder when things happen suddenly and you don't have the chance to say goodbye in your own way.

[Faith-and-Hope]

So glad all the talking is happening now too @CheerBear 💜🌷

Hi @Zoe7  @Teej and anyone else here .... Just finished classes and on a breather before heading to the library.

[CheerBear]

Your holidays fall during a good time @Zoe7. Ours start at the end of the week which means they go back for a broken week following Easter with ANZAC day in it also. Sounds a bit busy for you but hopefully you'll have some time to unwind and do some enjoyable for you things.

I feel the same in that part of people who are important to us stay with us forever and I think we are lucky to have this time. The littles can continue to make memories and have stories and messages passed on to them to keep. It's a strange one for me as my relationship with unwell person has been tricky (that's the nice word for it) and not always positive for a while. We've both really worked on that over the last 6 months which is awesome but it kind of hurts too. I feel really sad that it has taken this long (and this sickness) to get there. I think that had they not made it through this far I would have held lots of anger and resent and maybe some regret when they were no longer here, but this feels like heartbreak waiting to happen 😏 I'm going to stop before I get myself sad as that is happening pretty easily at the moment, but thanks for your words and support (and listening eyes) ❤

Hope you enjoy a breather @Faith-and-Hope ❤ to you 🙂

Catchya both later 👋🦄

[Zoe7]

You will most likely get this post later @CheerBear but I am going to write it anyway...

No matter what time you may have lost it is being made up with all the wonderful times you are now having. This time you have had is precious and although you would like it to have been more you can cherish every single minute you do have now. There is no point looking back with any regrets as that just takes up valuable brain (and heart) space that you all now need to have and remember those wonderful moments. Live for today CB because as we know life is never assured and what the future holds is unknown. You are in a unique position to be able to spend this time now with unwell one knowing that every single minute is valuable - and valued. Hold onto those times and you will be able to look back on this time with them with fondness and love 

[Teej]

I felt kind of bad that I giggled at your post yesterday @CheerBear . That kind of stuff is hard at the best of times but I know with how tired you must have been and being a single mother those things can really get you down. (The times when you get extra mad at their father for being a .....insert word of choice.....and for you having to do it all). 

This was one of my agggh times I look back fondly at now. It is obviously many years ago. After being hosed down I put them in the bath which turned black and by the time I’d cleaned up the mud from the back door to the bathroom they had decorated the bathroom up to the ceiling in muddy water. Needless to say that I wasn’t as fond of that memory then as I am now. I know your mess was a heck of a lot more chaotic than mine. I hope one day it turns into a good memory.

[CheerBear]

I loved this post @Teej 😊😍😆! I especially loved getting a glimpse of your littles ❤ That could be a greeting card even with emoji faces! I'll post my lovely note from little in a sec, once I switch to desktop mode. 

No need to feel bad. It was kind of funny yesterday after I was over it (and I saved the table, blinds, floor, Big's desk etc lol) 🙂 I cried at the time, a lot for the reason you mentioned above - that being a single parent is so freaking exhausting sometimes and so frustrating to have it fall all on you to deal with. I know you get that one too.

I've been thinking of you today as I ponder garden stuff. For the last couple of winters we've spoken about flowering pretties in pots and it's inspired me to give it a go (especially as I have a couple of spare ones thanks to flying backyard play equipment hurting my plants). 

Hope your ultrasound goes OK today. 

Thank you for sharing the above. It gave me a big smile 😊🙂

[Shaz51]

awwwwwww @CheerBear , @Teej 

Hello @Zoe7 , @Faith-and-Hope , @eth 

[CheerBear]

It reads:

"Dear mum. Sorry for spilling glue, paint, baby oil, instant snow, scents and water. So sorry with all my heart. Love you to the moon and back infinity times. Love with all my heart. Sorry"

I'm keeping this one 🙂