Cate's Diary

I´m going to go out on a limb here and say that Cowboy interprets the sounds he hears differently than LJ does, based on what they´ve been hearing all of their lives...
 
I've heard some Canadians claim they don't say aboot or eh and then I hear it immediately come out of their mouths. Maybe they just aren't as receptive to hearing it as people who never hear it pronounced that way at all.

Even within the US, when people say Colorado or Nevada, I don't say it the way they do. For me, it's "Ne-vah-duh" not "Ne-va-da" and it's "Col-o-rod-o" not "Col-o-rad-o".
 
Little John said:
She and her Jersey-born husband both say it! I wonder if they really were just looking for excuses to talk like they went to DeGrassi High School!
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Could be-lol. Just a little Canadian trivia- did you know that Drake was a regular on DeGrassi-LOL?
 
cowboy48 said:
Could be-lol. Just a little Canadian trivia- did you know that Drake was a regular on DeGrassi-LOL?
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Yup, I watched him on DeGrassi before he was Drake the superstar! I still love DeGrassi - it's an ongoing After School Special, and OK, it's relatable, even as an adult.
 
That's ok cowboy!
Moving right away from accents......(although I must say I have never heard a Canadian accent I have not liked)....

Tasmania won the Australian 8-Ball Masters title!!!!! It was very exciting!!!!
We had an excellent day. G is a teensy bit better & I am a bit croaky, but that could be from the barracking!

Need to shop & do housework today, but other than that will take it easy.
 
I came back from my shopping excursion feeling physically & emotionally drained. I have been trying not to mention my ex-daughter-in-law, but she has managed to really hurt my feelings once again. I don't know where to start really. G & I picked them up at her house last Friday week & they stayed with us Friday night. I took them in to see their Dad, got them haircuts, brought them back here for Sat night & then drove them to catch up with their Dad again on Sunday, who spent some time with them & then returned them to their mother later in the day. The whole time E our GD was with us she was exchanging texts with her mother & was asking me lots of questions. She spoke a lot about her Mum & her relationship with her BF & I was really careful not to criticise her Mum. I also said that some of the things she told me her Mum might not be happy that she shared them with me.

Apparently during the week, while our son was playing at the 8-ball Nationals she sent him a very nasty text saying the kids would not be staying with us this weekend. They were only going to be sleeping here as D has to go to the presentation dinner tonight. he was going to come out & take them for the day & then pick them up 1st thing in the morning, spend some more time with them & then take them home to their Mum's.

Today I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a "Hi Nan" & it was my grand-daughter, E . She was with a woman & her 3 kids. I think my ex DIL went to school with this woman. E then looked really embarrassed & uncomfortable. I texted our son to tell him & he was really shocked. Apparently B (the ex) must not have actually wanted to have the kids for the weekend, but also must not want me having them. She always accuses him of "palming them off" to us. Really? That is so hurtful. We are their grandparents. I love those kids. We get on really well. I never criticise her. She is mean & nasty. When we saw her last weekend she was friendly. She is so false. It really upset me & I have felt really down all afternoon.

Once upon a time I would have stuffed my face with chocolate or ice cream but I didn't. I was fasting, but have abandoned it for the day. I'm having a meal with G tonight & am having one glass of red wine. I haven't had a cry, but have been very close.

Poor G really has a bug. He came home from golf exhausted, with a headache, earache & a sore throat. He had forgotten that the barmaid was not going to be there today. He only has 2 weeks to go & he will no longer be captain, but, for the moment he is doing way too much. I'll be taking him to the doc on Monday. He is going in one direction tomorrow to play in a representative team & I am going to the club to do the bar. This has to stop. If he is as sick in the morning as he is now, I'll be ringing to say he can't play. He needs to rest.

OK. Cate rant over!
 
:( What an awful human being! Hugs, Cate, and be glad your GKs are starting to be old enough to understand the dynamics a bit. At least thanks to you guys they have some healthy human relationships to learn from.
 
Thanks LaMa. I'm feeling a bit better tonight. I sincerely hope the kids can see past her nastiness. It would be so unfair for her to try to turn them against us. I'll try not to think about her.
 
From my experience with nasty people in relationships around me, the kids tend to blossom out of it and become smarter, kinder, better people than the ones raising them. I hope the same is true for your grandchildren.
 
Thanks, Mowens. I hope so too. I worry more about our granddaughter than the boys. She seems to echo her Mum. Her Mum has her convinced they are best friends & she tells her just about everything. She's 10. I'm going to try not to give it much thought & just keep on being me & doing what I do.

I am meant to go do the bar today for a "Family Fun Day" at the golf club. G is meant to play in a tournament at Sheffield as we couldn't get enough players to go because of the FFD. It has been raining here since about 5am & is expected to rain all day. G is too sick to go play in the rain, & after me getting upset with him has actually agreed he is too sick to play. He had asked me to make him a doctors ap't for tomorrow & he has to feel REALLY sick to do that. He is waiting to get an op date & a friend of ours has had the same symptoms as him & ended up with pneumonia. Imagine that. Waiting for an op to remove cancer & can't have it because you played golf in the rain with a bad cold/sore throat/possible chest infection. I'm glad he saw reason.
I'm hoping I get a call soon to say the FFD has been cancelled!
I just rang & YAY!!!! We both get to stay at home!I have a slight sore throat & feel a bit under the weather, so a day at home won't hurt.
 
A day's rest can only be a good thing, especially when you're normally so active. Hugs and healing all around :grouphug:
 
Thanks, LaMa. It has done us both good. We had a very lazy day. I read a book (The Dry by Jane Harper) & we have both read all of The Saturday Age newspaper. G has slept on & off all day. He has coughed a lot in between naps!
 
I hope G feels better soon and that his operations goes great. Sorry you feel poorly as well. Hopefully the lazy Sunday Will do the trick.
 
Thanks Q. The lazy Sunday did me good, but G, not so much. It would have been much worse if he gone & played golf in the rain though. I'm about to take him to the doc's. Better scoot! xoC
 
Lazy days are great once in a while, aren't they? Sorry to hear the ex-DIL is a still-PITA. Hopefully your granddaughter understands the game being played has nothing to do with who she is.
 
Thanks LaMa. G is getting better & I don't think I am getting it. Mine may be still recovering from the fragrance overload plus Spring.

Thanks LJ. Our son called in last night & we had a good talk ( I had a good bawl) & I am going to have a little chat with the GD on Thursday. He says our ex DIL is jealous of us, of him, of the loving relationship we have with the GK's & always has been. He thinks they already have her worked out. Somehow I have to try not to take it to heart.

I have an appointment with a psych soon. I'm not looking forward to it, but I'll try to ask for some help with strategies to deal with that. I made the ap't when I kept getting teary about G having Cancer. I postponed it once, but will make myself go.

I have a full day today with G's Vets golf etc. The washing machine just summoned me! Bye for now, xoC
 
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