It's been 2 months since our return from overseas and I have been slacked in putting my thoughts down in writing .... I have been running around a fair bit of late to make people's lives better, which can only be a good thing.
I am still living the time of my life experiencing stress-free and meaningful moments. Thank God.
My big brother has been away for 5 weeks traveling and the responsibility of looking after my folks falls on me, which is great. In the last weeks I have managed to do a number of things for them apart from the usual carer activities of sharing meals, seeing doctors, buying groceries and mowing their lawn.
I have built and put in new wardrobes, pantry, and storage units for them and they are so pleased with the new spaces they now enjoy. In the process we have also cleared some clutter from their home. All these activities take time and efforts on my part but the end result is they are happy. It really reminds me of the primary reason for my wanting to live in Oz. And that there is a trade off in life, a balance, a give-and-take. What is valuable in life is what one enjoys doing the most......
My Mom is now sure that she will be going for a lumbar laminectomy at St. Vincent's within 90 days as advised by her neurosurgeon. The laminectomy surgery is to relieve the pain and discomfort in her buttocks and legs caused by pressure on the spinal cord, the cauda equina or spinal nerve roots. Hopefully all will go well for her and she will be able to enjoy walking again. She is a fighter and she looks forward to being able to travel again after she has recovered from the surgery.
And Spring is here soon in a couple of days. Our lawn and garden are doing well and a surprise we have in recent days is the two peach trees we transplanted from Veronica have started to flower. Hopefully we will see some peach fruits growing on the trees in a few months.
SM is looking forward to planting some vege in her garden patch. She has bought some seedlings and is ready to plant them this weekend......
And I have worked p/t recently and enjoyed the work a great deal. More extensive travel is off my radar loop for the next 9 months with the exception of perhaps a quick trip in and out to KL in January.
My wish list this Spring? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I am doing the hard yard donkey work ..... weeding and adding mulch.
And I have worked p/t recently and enjoyed the work a great deal. More extensive travel is off my radar loop for the next 9 months with the exception of perhaps a quick trip in and out to KL in January.
My wish list this Spring? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Build a wood fired oven. Nothing big or fanciful. A ground surface area of 1655mm x 2020mm and an internal dome size of 820mm wide x 920mm deep will be ok. It will be fantastic to be able to cook meat, vegetables, pizza and for SM to bake some bread.
2. Convert my existing rear open decking into a rumpus room with nice Tasmanian Oak flooring and build a new open deck at the side of our dining room. This will depend very much on $$ available and so it could be an infinitely futuristic project. Ha ha.
3. Take my mom and dad to visit our ancestral kampung, Fenshuicun, again.
