A
New Year A New Me
Yes
it is a new year and in fact we are five months into the year and I
am only just starting to think about a new newsletter but what the
hell my life is so bloody busy that it is amazing at times I remember
to do anything other than what it expected of me day in and day out.
This
year I decided to try and lose weight, I wanted to lose around 20
kilos by the time Tim and I go to Hawaii in September, at the start
of the year I was 103.7 kilos and my aim was to get down to around
80-83 kilos, hell it still is and so far I am doing ok it is slow
going but the weight is coming off.
I
started walking again at the start of the year, the first day I went
out I found it really hard to get to the end of the street but I
stuck with it walking around the block but it really took a lot out
of me. I am still walking and have increased the distance I walk so I
am happy, I intend to stick with it. I am now down to around 95
kilos.
Diabetes
and Me
As
some in the family know I have had problems with my diabetes this
year, my BGL's have been up in the teens often it was around 14 when
I got up of a morning and for those who do not know it should have
been around 4-5, after eating my BGL would often go up to as high as
18 it should have been around 8.
I
went to the GP who wasn't sure what to do so he referred me to see a
specialist at the Royal, the GP was thinking of starting me on a drug
called Byetta but wasn't sure if I should continue taking the
Diamicron and Junvia or if I should stop one of them.
Anyway
I saw the specialist on the 11th
April and he started me on a drug called Victoza which is like Byetta
but you only take the Victoza once a day the Byetta will need to be
taken twice a day. I have to take the Victoza for a month and keep a
record of my food intake and my BGL's and when I go back he will
decided if I should start the Byetta or not.
Since
I have been on the Victoza my BGL's have been better still not normal
but better usually between 8-11. Also the Victoza has an appetite
suppressant in it and I am eating less as I am just not that hungry
most of the time.
On
the Job Front
What
can I say about jobs, well I still don't have one that pays but other
people in the family do such as Jessica she has a job now driving
special needs children to and from school for Newcastle Limousines,
she likes the job.
Tim
is still driving buses for Hunter Valley Buses although he still
isn't on full time or permanent much to is annoyance.
Natasha
is still looking for work as a hairdresser but other then that I know
nothing since she doesn't tell me much about her life.
Kathy
is still working at the service station but has been studying child
care, she wants to work in child care at some point, she has finished
her on line studying and now has to do her work placement which is
like work experience as she doesn’t get paid to do it she has to do
120 hours of work placement.
Jono
is still working in security but would rather get into youth work
remind you of anyone.
Michael
lost his job earlier in the year and has been trying to get his own
business up and running he has a web site which can be found here:
http://www.tekdoffwebsolutions.com.au/
I
know things have been hard for both Kathy-Lee & Michael and I
know that Kathy has often been worried about money and mummy wishes
she could do more to help them.
Houses
& Homes
Do
you have a home? Sounds like a simple of course I do question right,
however, not all in the family have their own home. Sue was lucky to
find a place of her own in December moving into a flat in Charlestown
on Charlestown Road in the same block of flats that Kathy-Lee lived
in when she first moved out of home it is a small one bedroom flat
but it her own place and she is happy to have a place at long last.
Kelli
has been homeless for over a year now and has been living with me and
Tim since last October and I have to say I have liked having her with
us although she is now looking again for a place.
Recently
she has been staying at her mums flat while Sue has been in
Queensland with Kirsty have to say the house is very quiet without
her here. I have been missing her and Daemon something fierce.
Babies
and Toddlers
In
our family there always seems to be a new baby coming along, and this
year is no different, Kirsty is due to have her first child any time
now and Sue is in Queensland with her awaiting the birth of what will
be her 5th
grandchild. Kirsty has decided to name her baby girl Kelsi Eve.
The
family is full of toddlers and preschool children as well with the
terrible trio who all will be starting school next year can you
believe they are all 4 years old now. All so different and all so the
same at the same time.
Then
we have Daemon who is now 2 he loves to play with his brother Blain
and his cousin Leo when those three boys are together they are a hand
full and will often be running amok. Daemon also loves to play with
his cousin Summer when she is here with me.
Summer
who was the baby of the family is now 1 year old and such a daddies
girl, she seems to me to prefer males, she loves her papa and prefers
him over nanna any time. Also Summer doesn't like Jessica much for
some strange reason she will cry whenever she see Jessica, honestly
as soon as Jessica looks at her she will start crying.
Other
Children
Now
let's move onto some of the other children in the family.
Isabel
is now turning 10 and she into Monster High and loom bands.
Holley
is now 8 and she is into lala loopsy and Adventure Time then we have,
Lenny
who is turning 5 this year and he is still into wrestling and likes
Jake and the Neverland Pirates.
Leo
is now 6 and he also loves Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Adventure
Time he loves Transformers he is growing up so much but he still
loves his nanna and papa and loves to come here once a week,
Moving
onto Blain his is still “my Blain” but he often doesn't like to
come over for the night, he gets bored and wants to go home but he
likes to come for a visit and stay for a while then go home. Blain is
now 8 turning 9 this year.
Sandra's
step son Zac has been living with her and his dad a bit this year and
has even come to Friday breakfast a few times it has been nice to see
him. He loves his little sisters so much and it is so plain to see
when he is around them.
Dawson
is now 15 wow where has the time gone I can remember when he was
born, he of course still lives with his nanna and pop and goes still
to Wakefield school 5 days a week and he loves spending time with his
little cousins Temika & Denni and adores his little sister Liarna
and his little brother Landon.
I
am sure I have forgotten some children but hell there are so many I
can't be blamed for forgetting one or two.
