A quick catch up...

Will is back at school - yippee! Don't get me wrong, it's great that he's had a break and has enjoyed time with his baba and his dodo and with me and catching up with some of his "outside of school" friends... but I'm way behind at work and I need to do some serious catching up on the paperwork front. Which is why I'm sitting here at work doing my blog ???!!!

Mental health has been much better this last week. Perspective back in place and equilibrium re-established... well, sort of...

Have had a cool week. Visited Rosalie and her brood of three on Thursday. Will and Andres enjoyed some "rough play" and I enjoyed cooing over gorgeous little Jorge - poor Estefenia just got stuck in the middle (the woes of the middle child). Friday took Will swimming with my friend Marg and her girls Lili and Ella. Had a great time (didn't scare any of the other swimmers, no beached whale alerts issued, did well). Thank goodness for indoor pools. Spent a few hours gossiping at McDonalds while the kids played [can recommend their new cappucinos - really good for a fast food joint].

Weekend started on a good note - yum cha. Note to self: have yum cha every Saturday to ensure eternal happiness [a billion Chinese people can't be wrong!]. Communal yum cha with Brett, Therese and their girls, Kimberly and Claudia, was great fun. Will is really doing well with his chopsticks.

Saturday night watched (on TV) the Swannies kick some serious Melbourne butt. It was good, reeeaaallllyyyy GOOD! Melbourne are above us on the ladder so beating them by a good margin is very reassuring. This Sunday we're up against the West Coast Eagles who are at the top of the ladder and either undefeated or very close to it. Scary! but not for us Swan supporters. By the way, did you know that swans are the only birds with a penis? There you go, you learnt something.

Sunday we did more socialising and more eating. It is really great to have wonderful friends with whom to while away a fine Sydney Sunday, eating good food and chatting.

What was even better about Sunday was that Dean was evicted from Big Brother. It was so cool seeing that smug little shithead getting the heave-ho. Boy, was he surprised. Unfortunately we had a power blackout for 1 1/2 hours right after he was evicted so I didn't get to see the rest of the show, which was disappointing as I really wanted to watch that SOB squirm.

Monday was work but since Will hadn't started school (don't get me started on "student free days" - what the???!! - I know teachers work hard, have a tough job, blah blah blah, but give me a break...) he came to the office with me. Luckily dad took him to see "Because of Winn Dixie" [apparently not recommended for six year old boys] in the morning and I was able to get the wages done. At lunchtime we met up with my friend Lori and her little fellow Enrico at the local park for some lunch and a good catch up (I haven't seen Lori for a long time).

A quick movie recommendation: Last night we watched "The Forgotten" on Home Box Office. I love Julianne Moore and had been wanting to see it for some time. It was a really good thriller. I can't go into it too much but we both thought it was well done and kept you guessing all the way. Good cast, decent script, great "look". As an aside, I have to say that Julianne Moore's role as the mother who doesn't love her son in "The Hours" was one of the most memorable and powerful performances I have ever seen. Just thinking about it makes me want to cry. I really think she should have been up for the Oscar for that role - she was amazing. She was great in "The Shipping News" too.

Well, back to the salt mines...