Cate's Diary

cate said:
It's a delicious sandwich chef- my usual. I only have a tiny amount of hot salami, cut up into small pieces, lots of spinach(shredded) & 1/2 an avo & I use Sambal Oelek for the chilli.
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I'm a chef so I'm all for 'weird food' but that is quite an odd sounding sandwich, at least for most North Americans. However, although it sounds odd, it also sounds DELICIOUS to me. I'll have to try that sometime.

cate said:
The power went out overnight & we couldn't cook breakfast( I had some yoghurt), our roof has leaked( in our walk-in wardrobe ) our little dog pooped in the living-room overnight( we let her sleep there over the w/e), but it is still good to be home!
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This portion of your post literally made me go...

The power went out overnight & we couldn't cook breakfast Well, that sucks, but she'll be ok
our roof has leaked Oh no, that is NOT good news, but she'll be alright
our little dog pooped in the living-room overnight NO!!! OH, SHIT NO!!! That poor, poor woman!!!
 
I love you guys!
I'm still a bit grumpy, & I have the Internet back, but not much time. I'll reply properly tonight xoxo
 
Sucky weekend/Crazy Storms/Grumpy Cate?!?! :(:(:(

Sending you all the positive vibes dear...IT WILL BE A LOVELY WEEK!! Awesome things will happen - GET IT GIRL :blush5:

Xoxox
 
Thanks, everyone. I'm back home again as the golf course is closed due to flooding. 8-ball is cancelled tonight, no golf tomorrow & hopefully we'll get out of going to a meeting tomorrow night. So many people's houses are flooded, so much stock lost :( We're fine of course & I was just plain grumpy!
There are 3 people, missing, believed drowned in Tasmania, which is sad. We are fortunate that we live up on top of a hill. Very fortunate!
I am fasting today & G made me a lovely soup yesterday to get me through the day. I was so tempted not to have a fast today(mainly because I was so grumpy) but should be ok now I'm back home & the sun is peeking through & it's stopped raining & I have internet again :blush5:
That was other Cate yesterday :blush5:
This Cate is back :D xoxoxoxo
 
Welcome back this Cate :) Glad you got through it all unscathed but I'm sorry to hear there's so much damage and loss all around.
 
Thanks LaMa & butterfly. Feeling so much better tonight. Glad I had a fast day The soup G made me was delicious. I split it into 3 & still have some left for another day!
I'll weigh in the morning.
 
Sorry to hear about the local tragedy, I hope no one you know was affected by it. And glad to hear you're back to your old, younger self!
 
I decided not to post because the news from Tassy is not good. I'm so sorry to hear about the local tragedy. I hop for everyone's sake the worst is over. I ffel so guilty Cate. We have been away for the morning and it is a very humid day. I've been whinging about feeling uncomfortably hot, whinging about no air con in the DIY store and whinging about the traffic jams. And there's you and all your country facing proper hardships
 
Polly, you have nothing to feel guilty about. I was the biggest whinger in the world on Sunday & Monday- over nothing!
Our ex DIL's house has been flooded & she & her bf had to stay elsewhereon Sun & Mon nights(at her half-sister's). She has her mother's house available, which is empty, but has been hassling our son to take the kids. He has just had them for the 2 extra nights & has to go to work. He thinks she is being totally unreasonable about it(she's been abusing him, even in front of the kids) & he sent me a message yesterday saying that I should say no to whatever she asks me. It has made us feel really torn. When I got a message from A (our older GS) yesterday asking if he & the 2 littlies could come stay with us I was in tears. I rang D & told him & he was angry with his ex. A was with his Mum at the time apparently & she was using him to put pressure on us. She didn't even ring me herself. I sent him a message back saying that I was sorry but he couldn't & that his Dad had just been speaking to his other grandmother & that her house was available. He messaged me back to say "Don't worry, the insurance company are putting us up in a motel." D had also got abused my his ex MIL who let slip they could all stay in her house as she's away interstate.

It was not a good day. I felt so bad about saying no. I know our ex DIL was being manipulative, but it still felt horrible. I love these kids so much & it's not their fault their Mum is like she is. (I'm trying to be polite.)
D came up for dinner last night. He was extremely stressed & very tired. The caves he works in are closed & there is a lot of damage. He has to work out staffing & prioritise the work that will need to be done to get them re-opened. It may take a month. He had many abusive texts & calls from his ex & her mother & had got to work very late yesterday & there was a lot to do.
I think my ex DIL may not be able to move back into the rented house. I hope all their possessions are not ruined. My sister just messaged me to make sure I knew about B & the kids being flooded out :(
G & I are meant to go to a meeting in Dev tonight. I do hope he decides we don't have to!
I weighed this morning & it was not good. I need to make sure I do 2 fast days a week, every week. I'll do Friday I think.

I'm not feeling miserable today. I really feel for our grand-kids. Their mother is very unstable. I understand that our son has to try to switch off so that he can cope with the situation. I'm not very good at it. When she does have the kids she spends half her day in bed & does very little. She doesn't work. It's a tough situation. He pays her maintenance as if she has them full-time, but he actually has them 3 nights a week. She also gets paid a quite reasonable amount from the government & has a live-in BF, who has a full-time job.

I won't go back & re-read this or I'll probably delete most of it. I think I'll chill out with a book.
Much love to all, xoxo Cate
 
Glad you are feeling better despite all the stress that is going on...some of the "broken family" relationships can be very tough...the saddest thing is having kids being caught up in the middle of it all = ( Sending you a big hug and keeping y'all in my thoughts as I hope your son and ex DIL are able to sort things through during this trying time.

Stay strong during those fast days and eat mindfully during the other days and I am sure the scale will tip back in the right direction once again!

We love you Cate!!!
Xoxox
 
Wow.. It seems it was flooding (or at least pouring with rain) everywhere in Aus this week. :(
Hope it all works itself out soon!
 
Oh Cate my heart breaks for your son and grandbabies. I can't imagine how stressed you are. We feel everything they do, don't we! Sending tons and tons of hugs!

Hoping the weather is getting better for you all as well! So sad.??
 
Sorry to hear the ex-DIL is making life hell for everyone. She even got in touch with your sister to up the pressure? That´s some nerve. But then again: making her son ask you instead of dealing with things like an adult says it all.
 
Caligirl- Thank you! That was very sweet of you. The family situation has settled down, for now. Our son doesn't tell me much about what goes on with his ex as he knows I worry about it. He has the kids tonight & for the weekend , as he always does, which is good. I wouldn't be at all surprised if our GS chooses to live with our son before too long. I'm glad he's loyal to his Mum, but it must be so hard on him. He's in year 11 at High School & much of the care of the younger 2 is left to him. I'll try not to think too much about it, as there is not much I can do about the situation. He's a lovely kid, intelligent & very sensible. Thanks for your support sweetie, xoxo
TipsyToes-Were you affected at all by the wild weather or are you not on the East Coast? It has been crazy!
tete- Thanks, sweets. It is so very hard not worrying, but I am trying & doing pretty well. If our son can cope with it all, so can I. I don't want to interfere with how he handles his ex & the kids. I speak up if when I feel the need, but don't want to go against his wishes. His ex is very devious. I'm glad she's an ex! The weather is getting better & we personally are OK. There have been lives, homes & businesses lost, so we are very lucky. The house our ex DIL rented can't be moved back into & she is looking for another.
One of the fatalities was the wife of someone we know. He was not a close friend by any means. A friend of ours rang last night to tell us. His wife was in a wheelchair & the floodwaters were coming into his house rapidly. He tried getting her out, but couldn't & had to get up onto his roof, where he was rescued by a helicopter. Her body has been recovered. Another man was delivering mail with his partner when the floods took his car. He rang his son before he was swept away & said his goodbyes to his family & how much he loved them all. His body has been found & his partner survived. Another 81 yr old man went to try to rescue his sheep & his wife saw him carried away by the floods. They have only found his hat so far. It's very sad.
LaMa- Things seem to have settled. No- my ex DIL is devious, but maybe not quite that devious. My sister is still "friends" with her on FB & lets me know important things (but not the crap she comes out with.) She's my filter. Getting A to message me was low enough. B has burned her bridges with me after ranting & raving on FB after I made a call to her months ago, after she openly talked on FB about taking C, our younger GS for counselling. She "unfriended" me, which was quite a relief. I didn't want to be the one to do it & have always tried to maintain a civil relationship with her. She is the mother of my grand-children after all. We have not communicated since. If she had rung me & explained her situation the other day most probably I would have taken the kids. Unfortunately reason is not her best suit.
Charlotte- It will take a lot of hard work to get Tassie cleaned up & back to "normal" but personally we are OK thanks. Are you in Aus?

Today- Another home day, thank goodness. Going away takes it's toll on me. My stomach is feeling better & I think has recovered from the w/e. Another FD this week should fix it I think. I didn't come up with a plan for June. I still do my squats most mornings, but felt like taking a break from having to do something set. I will have a July plan though.
Better go as this has turned into a saga!
Much love to all, xoxo Cate
 
There's not much any of us can say or do LaMa. Anytime something bad happens I need to remind myself that life is mostly good. When bad things happen we must be very grateful for everything that we have, instead of dwelling on the bad. Life is good, people are good.I am lucky. Oh so very lucky!
 
I was visiting the boyfriend in Melbourne for the week so missed it, but so many of our friends back in Sydney had property damaged or were flooded! A friends apartment building garage was flooded and most of the residents cars were damaged! Our semi indoor/outdoor balcony flooded, but the water wasn't quite high enough to get into the house and onto the carpeted rooms. It has totally dried now, so really we were pretty lucky! :(
 
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