So .. we're here ...

Landed safely on Tuesday 28th ... not such bad flights after all that ... in fact I was very good during the whole packing cases(no screaming, ranting, or raving), getting to the airport (we were ready & packed when Juno rocked up) getting on the flight, no hassles at the airport...would've liked an upgrade but way too much!!! (damn these pills are good!!!LOL)

The flight DBN to Dubai was full and initially I thought great... a couple of student groups were on the flight = no sleep at all ... they all settled down and we all got a couple of hours shut-eye... Dubai airport was pumping ... at 5am !!! it was 31'c ... I had way tooooo many clothes on .... and of course we landed at 1 side of the airport and had to walk to the other side ...mmmm now I know why I wanted hand luggage with wheels ... gotta get me some of that !!!

Then it was Dubai to Birmingham ... 61/2 hours and it felt like all the kept doing was shoving food in our faces LOL and before you knew it we were landing ... and guess what I was soooo grateful for all the clothes I had on (W.T.F ... here I am now wishing I had only brought my LONG jeans, my fluffy boots and LONG SLEEVED shirts ...oh oh guess I'll have to go out and buy me some new clothes .. oooh aaah !!! Mmm I really need some new jeans ... to go with the 3 prs of new jeans I bought in SA just before I left !!!!)

Paul was the ever romantic hubby waiting patiently with flowers for his wife and a W.T.F is that for his son LOL ... Kelsey with his new hair colour and he's much taller than his dad now LOL !!!

Oooops I fell asleep on the trip home ... 'no I didn't' I gave the boys some alone time LOL !!! Then of course Kelsey had to go out for a drive in dads '2nd' car a Toyota Celica !!! Little sporty jobby !!! so I just lay myself down for 40 winks hahaha!!! Age is catching up to me LOL

Paul woke me to go out to dinner ... carvery at DeRhodes ... saved me thinking about food ... mind you was in no shape to do any cooking LOL ... and for me it was home and straight to bed ...

Woke up yesterday a new woman !!!

Can't get over the fact that everything seems to start later here... I was awake at my usual 6am and there was no-one about, so I turned over and went back to sleep !!! the boys were crashed out ... only surfaced after 8am !!!

Kelsey & Paul were off out to work .. and I have the big Sante Fe' as my 'run around' ... now this is the style in which I am accustomed LOL ... 1st choice for the day ... clothes ... I am soooo glad I brought 1 pair of jeans and my denim jacket ... they are soo my best friends right now !!! Of course I have packed totally the wrong things !!! One forgets just how blerdy cold the summers are in UK LOL !!!

so what did I do on my first day here .....

SHOPPING .... at TESCOS of all places ... started at the books, worked my way round to the clothes and ended at the food ... after 3 hours Paul phoned and spoilt my fun !!! wanted me to join them for LUNCH !!! (oh and I have to mention that was at the small Tesco's in Clowne ... imagine what I'm gonna be like when I get to the big one in Chesvegus !!! PMSL )

After lunch it was home ... ooh and aah over my purchases ... the boys went off to gym ... I lazed on the bed and read a couple of chapters and when they got back it was "Lets go to the movies Transformers 3 is on" and so it was ....

Home after pics ... not eaten anything solid for 4 hours !!! boys had Tuna, I had a crappy pot noodle and crashed into bed !!! Was blerdy knackered LOL

And so onto day 2 ... 1st decision ... what to wear ... it's blerdy cold outside ... and starting to look a bit overcast !!! Oh shit it's raining !!! really wish I'd brought those damned fluffy boots !!!

We're leaving on a Jet Plane !!!

Yup finally no more sleeps ... the suitcases are packed, the hand luggage is packed, passports check, tickets check ... and we're ready for the OFF!!!

When I booked our tickets it seemed like we had sooo much time before our jollies ... and now... here we are ...

Up until last night I still hadn't packed a thing !!!

The last week of school was hectic ... with inter-house rugby tournaments, Old Boys Rugby matches ... sorting out what's on the sporting agenda for next term ... it was hectic...

Got the exam results ... 1 very very proud mum again... Kelsey came 1st in his class, 7A's ... 2 Merit Distinctions... oh yes very very proud. (phew the old study techniques still work)

The kids broke up on Friday ... then it was end of term U-Party on Friday night ... end of season Paintball Party on Saturday morning ... Club Rugby end of Junior Season Home Tournament on Sunday ... hectic hectic hectic...

Dropped dogs & granny off at June's last night ... had supper with the girls & family ... then finally it was back home and PACK !!!...

Phew ... it's done & dusted ... so today ... lazy morning ... shit!! couldn't sleep late even though the house is soo quiet with no doggies barking etc. to disturb me ... woke up at 6.20am ... and haven't been able to sleep since ... mind is a buzzing !!!

So checked in on line ... got a few bits and bobs to sort on computer (like update blog) ... gotta pop into town to sort out my International Roaming on mine and himselfs phone ... buy some Rooibos Teabags for some 'chic' friend of Paul's !!!! W.T.F !!! already done his other girlfriends shopping !!!

So off to have a long soak in the bath ... maybe take my SON-shine for Breakfast ??? that's if I can get him out of his PIT !!!

I'm back ...

Seems I forgot to blog for awhile !!!

Really gotta get my head around some time management !!!

So Kelsey's thigh muscle ... sorted ...

Lack of sleep doggy problem ... sorted ... she had Doggy Gastro !!! poor little shit !!! LOL ... then had a big dog with doggy gastro too ... so we've had a run of the shits LOL ... not the humans TG...

No transport ... car problem ... semi-sorted ... been driving around in my car ... needs a few spare parts but gonna worry about them in UK !!!

Kelsey went away up to the Berg for a couple of days ... froze his ass off ... but gave me some time to catch up on sleep ... and have some ME time ...

Head ... sorted .... found me a lovely pillitjie to take ... all the herbal crap that helps sort out the mind, body ... forget the soul ... I think mines already doomed !!!

Chest and flu like symptoms all sorted ...

So looks like I'm BACK !!!

Last week we had a really short work week and a long weekend ... 16th public holiday 'Youth Day' and then Friday was a school holiday ... so 4 day weekend yeeehaw ... best described by one of the teachers this morning ... it was great having 2 days off then waking on Saturday morning and knowing you still had the weekend ahead LOL

Saturday 18th was our final rugby matches for this school season ... and it was a local Derby ... HHS vs Kloof High School and I'm pleased to say that our U14's won their match ... a great way to end the season .... and the 1st Rugby Team also won ... so that means that HHS were victorious this year !!! Hooray ....

Now last week of school ... no rugby practises but plenty of fun things happening after school ... inter house touch rugby tournament ... Old Boys Rugby ... and then finally Friday .... break up day ... I am Soooooo looking forward to my holidays ....

Weather this side of the world ... odd ... very bloody cold or hot ... nothing in between ... but we're learning to deal with it ...

Suitcases sitting at the bottom of the bed ... not yet packed ... mmmm what to take ??? what to take ???

Can this crap get any crappier ???

Boy oh Boy ... can my life get any crappier at the moment ???

I mean really I wake up every day trying to be positive, trying really hard to think it's gonna get better ... It's quite obvious I'm either a) not trying hard enough b) not positive enough c) really should not be here or d) seriously pissed someone off in a previous life !!!

I think I'm going for all 4 ...

Had a hectically usually busy last 3 weeks ... Kelsey and exams ... short days ... long studying ... constant fighting with him to study ... I think that has taken a lot out of me ...

Hasn't helped that I started with a cold 2 weeks ago and no matter what I take nothings budging it ... mind you if I could get just 1 decent nights sleep ... maybe that would help get rid of the cold and then maybe if I felt better things would start to look better and then .....

Mind you the weather we're having at the moment isn't helping either ... yesterday we had a gale force storm second to none !!! Never been heard of before ... rain in WINTER ... not here in SA!!! Usually our summers are wet and the winters are dry ... apparently there is snow on the Berg ... Kelsey's up there at the moment on his school trip so I just hope he's keeping warm ... he argued with me about taking a duvet and a sleeping bag ... when will these kids realise that MUM KNOWS BETTER !!!

Why no sleep??? Because someone who is never here .... deemed in necessary for SONshine to get a puppy !!! However SONshine wants nothing to do with damned puppy ... who by the way is now over 6 months old !!! ... doesn't sleep and when she does ... has to sleep on ME !!! cos she's cold ... she is smooth haired with very little fur !!! and trust me when she fights her way under the duvet covers she is bloody freezing ... NOW all of that added to the fact that I am a light sleeper and struggle to get to sleep !!! Do I need to say anymore ???

(For example: last night she had me up 7 times !!! she sits next to the bed and cries and cries and cries till I can't take the bloody noise any more ... I get up let her out and she runs around the dark bloody freezing cold garden and muggins here has to sit and wait for her to come back to the door ... no point leaving her out there cos she'll scratch and bang on the door till she wakes the whole bloody complex ... and I wouldn't get any sleep any way ... she comes back in and bang an hour and a half later she's at it again !!! Indie ... the big dog just lies there and looks at the 2 of us ... so it's not like there's something in the garden disturbing the DOGS ... it's just this stooopid fecking puppy !!!)

And yes ... it is getting very close to a trip to a certain place ... 2 go in ... 1 comes out !!!

Been crazy busy with Rugby every weekend ... so don't even get a break at the weekends ... and this last week Kelsey got tackled quite badly and now he's 'injured' and been benched for this coming Saturdays game.... (yay ..oh no lie in for us cos I'm supposed to be helping out in the catering van ... and as Captain he is expected to be on the bench supporting his team !!!)

Had him at the Docs on Tuesday ... couldn't take him Monday ... see why in next chapter !!! and the Doc wants him to have an ultra-sound on his thigh in case he has TORN the thigh muscle !!! Bad news for him if he has he'll not be playing rugby for at least the next 6 weeks !!! BUT can't take him for the ultra-sound as he's away with the school on a trip for the next 3 days ... doc wants to see him again on Friday when he's back to see if the swelling has gone down...

AND why could I not take him to docs on MONDAY ... oh shock! horror! surprise! ... booked MY CAR in for its service and IT decided to give the mechanics the usual SHIT that it always does ... can't get parts, can't find the problem ... fix 1 then something else goes wrong etc.etc.etc. AND yet again I've sat without transport for 2days !!!!

And that is the 1 thing you can not have here in SA ... be without transport ... I'm sure I have mentioned on more than 1 occasion there's no such thing as public transport and you can't exactly WALK to places here !!! And I have a support structure that I can call upon to help me out ... not like the hubby is coming home on a night after work with a spare car to fetch and carry the child or anything !!!

As I sit here writing this I have to ask myself so many times WHY !!!

The biggest and 1st has to be :
Why did we even come here in the 1st place?
Why did we bring that stupid car here?
Why did they get that fecking puppy?

NO I'm not in the happiest place right now ... haven't been in that happy place for quite some time if the truth be known ...

So very sorry people but this is MY BLOG and if I want to rant and rave on it I will ... maybe I'll feel a bit better once I've put all this crap 'out there' !!!