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bleachy_dude said:
Heya shadow.

Been a pretty busy start to the year for me, a new community English class that I am running has gone from 5 students in the first week, 14 in week two and 20 in week three. I have a great team supporting :)

Our youth group has been seeing the highest numbers ever for the first couple of weeks for the year.

Had to move out of rental home as owner wanted it back, was living with my brother and his family so now we have all moved back into mums while we find something else. We are being pretty picky about what we get, something with a seperate living space for me.

Booked flights to Fiji in April for a family reunion.

Crazy times.

How are things with you? How is Rosie going? Leg getting back to normal?
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Hi Bleachy, great to see your community English class is growing, do u get funding from the government? Awesome work. Oh moving in with mum! Rosie is week 4 post surgery. She has a bit of a limp in the evenings, she rests most of the day, but there are some instances where she will get excited and we have to try to contain her. It's a bit hard trying to calm down a 50 kg dog. She hasn't been allowed to walk since op. Of course u would know all this. Still mourning my dads passing, for weeks after I just thought of him all day, I still think of him every day, but the tears are a little less. My poor mum, she's tough but losing dad has worn her down. I visit dad at the cemetery a few times a week. Just go and chat to him. It's my time with him. Anyway I have kind of gone off on a tangent there. But today wasn't a great day.
 
shadow2 said:
Hi Bleachy, great to see your community English class is growing, do u get funding from the government? Awesome work. Oh moving in with mum! Rosie is week 4 post surgery. She has a bit of a limp in the evenings, she rests most of the day, but there are some instances where she will get excited and we have to try to contain her. It's a bit hard trying to calm down a 50 kg dog. She hasn't been allowed to walk since op. Of course u would know all this. Still mourning my dads passing, for weeks after I just thought of him all day, I still think of him every day, but the tears are a little less. My poor mum, she's tough but losing dad has worn her down. I visit dad at the cemetery a few times a week. Just go and chat to him. It's my time with him. Anyway I have kind of gone off on a tangent there. But today wasn't a great day.
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Keeping a dog resting is a very difficult task. I think it was 6 weeks post op when we were allowed to take Maudee for short walks.

No funding from the government yet, we wanted to get it up and running first to see if the need was there. There are some government funding rounds opening in April, we may apply then.

Losing someone so important and such a big part of your life means that your life will never be the same. So it's completely understandable that it's still difficult for you. I still miss my grandmother so much and she has been gone over 4 years.
 
bleachy_dude said:
Heya shadow.

Been a pretty busy start to the year for me, a new community English class that I am running has gone from 5 students in the first week, 14 in week two and 20 in week three. I have a great team supporting :)

Our youth group has been seeing the highest numbers ever for the first couple of weeks for the year.

Had to move out of rental home as owner wanted it back, was living with my brother and his family so now we have all moved back into mums while we find something else. We are being pretty picky about what we get, something with a seperate living space for me.

Booked flights to Fiji in April for a family reunion.

Crazy times.

How are things with you? How is Rosie going? Leg getting back to normal?
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Wow so much going on - sounds crazy but exciting. That's awesome that your class is going so well.
 
shadow2 said:
Hi Bleachy, great to see your community English class is growing, do u get funding from the government? Awesome work. Oh moving in with mum! Rosie is week 4 post surgery. She has a bit of a limp in the evenings, she rests most of the day, but there are some instances where she will get excited and we have to try to contain her. It's a bit hard trying to calm down a 50 kg dog. She hasn't been allowed to walk since op. Of course u would know all this. Still mourning my dads passing, for weeks after I just thought of him all day, I still think of him every day, but the tears are a little less. My poor mum, she's tough but losing dad has worn her down. I visit dad at the cemetery a few times a week. Just go and chat to him. It's my time with him. Anyway I have kind of gone off on a tangent there. But today wasn't a great day.
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Hey shadow - this is a hard stage of grief, when life starts moving on for everyone else but things are still so raw for you. Don't rush yourself, you need to let yourself mourn and honestly take as much time as you want. I experienced a significant loss nearly 10 years ago and I still find things hard at times, which probably rounds horribly discouraging for your grieving process, things do get easier and you do learn to live with the pain, but I'm just saying don't rush the process. You will have good and bad days, but hopefully someday soon you have more good days than bad :inlove:
 
shadow2 said:
Hi Bleachy, great to see your community English class is growing, do u get funding from the government? Awesome work. Oh moving in with mum! Rosie is week 4 post surgery. She has a bit of a limp in the evenings, she rests most of the day, but there are some instances where she will get excited and we have to try to contain her. It's a bit hard trying to calm down a 50 kg dog. She hasn't been allowed to walk since op. Of course u would know all this. Still mourning my dads passing, for weeks after I just thought of him all day, I still think of him every day, but the tears are a little less. My poor mum, she's tough but losing dad has worn her down. I visit dad at the cemetery a few times a week. Just go and chat to him. It's my time with him. Anyway I have kind of gone off on a tangent there. But today wasn't a great day.
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Good afternoon to my favourite menagerie of OT misfits!

My Frank is a sicky boy. He has an ear infection and is like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.

Oh bless.

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shadow2 said:
Aww they are so cute, do they sleep on your bed with you? Rosie sleeps in lounge room, she only jumps up on the bed, when she is scared or wants to have an afternoon nap. She wakes me up by tapping on my back. I sleep on my side
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They absolutely do.

Our nights all begin the same way. Dogs up in the bed, Ball-less Billy desperately tries to hump Frank. My partner giggles like a school girl, and after 39 seconds, we all take our spots quietly and settle in for the night.
 
shadow2 said:
Oh My Lord, Where is everyone??
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Hello!

Bleachy continues to smash me at Words with Friends on a daily basis, Mutley has been getting 100% in his studies and is so loved up it is vomit inducing! Coops is busy with her work, hubby and kids, Caspersmum spams cats on Facebook 24/7 and I spoke to Inigo yesterday and she is loving life! She has bought a sexy little blue car, moved to the beach, continues to work on her tan while making new friends, and is she applying for work and looking to study Pathology this year!!

Me on the other hand, I have been on Candy Crush 24/7.

Level 918.

Fml.
 
bleachy_dude said:
Heya shadow.

Been a pretty busy start to the year for me, a new community English class that I am running has gone from 5 students in the first week, 14 in week two and 20 in week three. I have a great team supporting :)

Our youth group has been seeing the highest numbers ever for the first couple of weeks for the year.

Had to move out of rental home as owner wanted it back, was living with my brother and his family so now we have all moved back into mums while we find something else. We are being pretty picky about what we get, something with a seperate living space for me.

Booked flights to Fiji in April for a family reunion.

Crazy times.

How are things with you? How is Rosie going? Leg getting back to normal?
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What a productive start to the year!

I live Fiji. It is one of the few countries that allow me in...
 
shadow2 said:
Hi Bleachy, great to see your community English class is growing, do u get funding from the government? Awesome work. Oh moving in with mum! Rosie is week 4 post surgery. She has a bit of a limp in the evenings, she rests most of the day, but there are some instances where she will get excited and we have to try to contain her. It's a bit hard trying to calm down a 50 kg dog. She hasn't been allowed to walk since op. Of course u would know all this. Still mourning my dads passing, for weeks after I just thought of him all day, I still think of him every day, but the tears are a little less. My poor mum, she's tough but losing dad has worn her down. I visit dad at the cemetery a few times a week. Just go and chat to him. It's my time with him. Anyway I have kind of gone off on a tangent there. But today wasn't a great day.
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I think of you every day when I water Laurie.

Grief is like an orgasm. Let go an just surrender to the feeling.

I saw Rosie's brother, I can't believe they both pose with half a tongue hanging out!!!

Glad she is feeling better!
 
mutleyp said:
Poor little guy looks sick
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We took him to the after hours vet on Sunday, the day of love. $250 later...

Took him back to my own vet today for a follow up and his ears are still red. He has commenced AB's, as well as an ear treatment BD. He really has lost his sparkle. The vet removed a large hair ball from his L) canal, so hopefully the drops will get in there this time round.
 
Trala said:
We took him to the after hours vet on Sunday, the day of love. $250 later...

Took him back to my own vet today for a follow up and his ears are still red. He has commenced AB's, as well as an ear treatment BD. He really has lost his sparkle. The vet removed a large hair ball from his L) canal, so hopefully the drops will get in there this time round.
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Poor little man, he really does look like he has lost his spark
 
jessy_girl said:
Hey shadow - this is a hard stage of grief, when life starts moving on for everyone else but things are still so raw for you. Don't rush yourself, you need to let yourself mourn and honestly take as much time as you want. I experienced a significant loss nearly 10 years ago and I still find things hard at times, which probably rounds horribly discouraging for your grieving process, things do get easier and you do learn to live with the pain, but I'm just saying don't rush the process. You will have good and bad days, but hopefully someday soon you have more good days than bad :inlove:
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Hello Miss!

How is the foetus?!
 
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