Cate's Diary

I still have a headache & have had a glued up eye 3 mornings in a row so have rung the doc & made an app't for 11 this morning. It means I'll miss Tai Chi but I think I probably shouldn't go anyway as I don't want to share it with them. We are however babysitting the grandkids tonight as our OS & DIL are going to see one of their favourite singers. I want them to go but will let them know what the doc says.
My carbs of the last 4-5 days have put on a little bit of weight so I'll cut them down a little. I'm not at all worried at this stage. I'm GW + 1.5kg, so still in the middle of the GW range. I prefer to be at the bottom of it though so will just cut down a bit.
I haven't heard from our YS yet. He's in Rio.
Cheers for now, cate.
 
Hope the sickness passes quickly, Cate. Gummy eyes are pretty yukky all round.

Wonder if people who tend to put on weight are extra carb-sensitive? My husband eats bread like nothing on earth and never seems to put on much weight. Never mind, if sacrificing a few carbs will keep us slim and trim, it's worth it! The good thing is now, having done Cohens, we know it's easily reversible.
 
cate said:
I think it's the highly processed white carbs I should avoid but I think that's a wise move from a general health perspective anyway.
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:iagree: Cate. Processed white carbs are from the devil! hehe
White bread, potatoes, cookies, pies etc.

cate said:
The footy I talk about is Australian Rules football & the team I barrack for is St Kilda or the Saints as we call them. It's nothing like rugby. It's hugely popular, especially in Melbourne.
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Oh.. We don't know that one here in SA. We're more into rugby and cricket. ;)

Hope u feel better soon, Cate! :grouphug:
 
Niyah, Luvbug, everyone!!! I've heard from our son. He's having a ball. He sent me the most beautiful email. It was so sweet & loving & I just wanted to tell you all. He loves Rio & sounds so happy.
I'll be back later. Not babysitting as I have a viral infection & conjunctivitis & it's obviously very contagious. My DIL's mother is looking after the GK's.
I love Facebook as I can read what our son types for everyone else and then I can have his emails meant just for me. He's such a sweetie.
I don't care that I am sick. I am happy!!!!!!! xo Cate
 
What a relief for you, Cate! Hopefully that will make a sick day much brighter.

I'm sure he must appreciate how much you did helping him organise and get ready to go, so nice to see it come out in an email! Our kids know how much we care about them, even if they do try us at times when they are around. (OK, I know "kids" isn't exactly the right word for young adults, but they'll always be "our kids" no matter how old they are!)
 
Cate, what a touching feeling I got reading the joy in your words above! How wonderful to receive loving messages from your son, you are a truly blessed woman!

I hope your infection clears up soon, and we get to hear more from you!

Take care,
sarah
 
Niyah, Sarah & Luvbug- Thank you. I was so excited & happy I had to share it! I'm feeling fairly ordinary but am so happy that he's happy. I so much love my 3 boys! My eyes are stinging so will get out of here. Love to all, xo Cate
 
Niyah 01 said:
Mums are allowed to shed tears - ours is to know the reasons why!!!
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True, true xo. Motherhood is both precious and painful.
This time it's just the dreaded conjunctivitis. My eyes really sting & are quite painful. It actually hurts to look at my computer but I will just paste this FB msg from our son tonight-
"Hang Gliding from 520mr off Tijuana National Park hellipad all the way to Rio beach. Followed by cable car up Sugarloaf Mountain and watching the sun set over Rio from the peak smashing frothies. Lock my day right in!"
He then emailed me to say he thought it best not to tell me about it until afterwards to which I agreed, saying that it's great that he is living his life & afterwards is a very good time to tell me about things like that. I'm happy that he is so happy.
Good night fellow Cohenites, xo Cate
 
Well, I'm glad it's just the conjunctivitis, even if it is yukky!!

I'm glad I never knew about the shark encounters whilst surfing, the car dings and so on until afterwards either... sometimes I think my boys have had about 19 lives! Fortunately hang gliding hasn't been a feature so far, but I guess there's still time for that!
 
Too soon to relax it seems. Our YS missed a connecting flight in Sao Paulo & rang last night upset & trying not to panic. They said they could not get him on another plane for 2 days. He did not have the phone numbers on him to ring Peru (must have been in his checked-in bag) so I gave them to him & said I would try to ring as well. To cut a very long story short I eventually got through to his travel coy & the hotel but have not been able to let him know. He is going to the airport first thing in the morning & hopefully they will be able to get him on a flight today. At least he should still be in Peru for the start of his tour as he had allowed 3 days beforehand. He sounded so stressed out. This is not going to be an easy 8 months. I hope I don't have to be on constant alert for all of it. I'll need Valium at this rate! I wish he would look at FB as he would see that they will pick him up still if he lets them know when. Oh dear. I think I'll be sleeping during the day today. I'm exhausted! Be back later, xo Cate
 
Well, just as well you got to enjoy a "good bit" first up!

Hope he manages to sort the flight out and get to his tour.

Have a good weekend and don't stress too much. I'll be running around like crazy, but will be thinking of you and will check back in here if I get half a minute (maybe, midnight Saturday!!!)
 
Cate- :svengo: still not heard!
Niyah- You're an :Angel_anim: for giving me some moral support! xo
A book is urgently required! I'm off to be an ostrich!
Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Thinking of you, Cate.
I'm sure everything is fine and that you'll hear from him very soon :)

Good luck for your son and have faith.

*hugs*

xxxxxx
 
He'll look, he'll look, he'll look! Maybe he knows his predicament stressed you out a bit, so maybe he won't get straight back to you, though. He'll probably function better after a bit of rest. Sleep is a wonderful restorer of calm.
 
I got a message on FB at about 5pm our time to say he had found the funny side & was not stressed any more.
Then I got a message from his girlfriend to say he had emailed her & she had told him to message me & let me know he was ok. (I told you I like her!)
Then 10 minutes ago I got a call from one of his friends in Hobart. Our son had emailed him, asking him to ring me as he had emailed me but thought I might not check it again, to ask me to contact the tour company in Peru to let them know that he will be on a plane today but it is delayed due to poor weather conditions. I have the flight number etc now as he fwd'd it on to me.Plus when I checked mine he had sent it tome first.
Then I got another call from another friend with the same message.
Then I got the fwd'd msg & I may get another 6 or so calls as he sent it to that many people. At least he now has the grey matter operating well.
Now I can see the funny side!
Thank you Luvbug & Niyah for caring. Sleep, ah, sleep. I will have to stay up until about 11pm to ring the tour company in Peru who will hopefully be able to pick him up at the airport. Hopefully! Fingers crossed. But then, I should be able to sleep, xoxo cate
 
and then.....

I got another call from a friend of his I didn't know and then
I got another call from his GF & we had a good laugh and
so I rang the tour company at 11pm our time & 8am yesterday Peru time and he said someone would check the arrival time and pick him up so then....
I went to bed.
Only to be woken at 1am by our son saying....
The flight that he had managed to get a seat on that had been delayed was then cancelled so....
"I'm in Santiago, Chile as they offered me this flight instead. Could you ring the guy in Peru & tell him what flight I'll be on. They have only given me 3 minutes to ring & it's almost up. They have put me up in an hotel for 3 hrs with lunch provided & a 3 minute call. It's up Mum, gotta go, love you"
So I tried to ring the guy in Peru but our home phone had no dial tone. Ten minutes later still no dial tone so I bit the bullet & rang on my mobile. Ouch!
I was as quick as I could be. I feel I'm starting to get to know this bloke. He knew who I was straight away so this time it was very quick.
So then, wide awake, I put a quick msg on FB & went back to bed, but smiling this time. He really must get this Telstra phone card that I have sitting here for him. It was promised in 5 days but did not arrive until the Mon after he left. I want him to ask at the hotel in Lima if it is ok to post it there or to the tour company so that he has it from Peru on.
Overnight of course the phone was out of action.
I got 3 messages on my mobile from friends of his. How nice is that!
Today is a relaxation day.
I'm still feeling pretty yucky and my eyes sting so have confined myself to home. I haven't been anywhere since Wed am so am starting to get a bit stir crazy. Oh well. Too bad. I've been to Rio, Santiago & Peru this week it feels. No wonder I'm tired.
Weight- Perfectly stable at GW +1.5kg, despite eating potatoes, pumpkin, green beans and a little dark chocolate 3 days in a row.
I'm following maintenance guidelines to the letter as to when I eat what or drink wine etc. They work.
I ate some garlic bread night before last which made me feel bloated but was delicious. It's just going to be an occasional thing, not an every day thing.
I never have a glass of wine without having some protein beforehand.
It feels so good to be a bit more relaxed about food, instead of scared.
I will never let myself go up more than 3 kgs.
Starting tomorrow our son will be on a tour of Peru. It will be a hard slog but he is very fit. It's a very basic, cheap tour and he will love it. I think he may end up shortening his time in Miami & lengthening his time in Ecuador. I think he is much more interested in seeing different cultures & experiences, rather than a touristy, luxury, party place, which I imagine Miami to be. I may be wrong.
OK- I have probably exhausted you all as well so will give you some peace.
Cheers for now, Cate.
Now I can say cheers!!
 
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Hi Cate!! Just stopping to say hi.. read your last post of all the drama going on... and I got so excited reading your post cuz your son is one lucky guy.... :hurray: For having a momma like you and cuz he's in the best country in the world ..I'm from Santiago Chile......:party: :party::cheers2:I'm off to my soccer game though women.. just stopped by real quick... xoxo .. :grouphug: kisses to you..:patriot:
 
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