One thing I am going to mention about current affairs, I have almost decided to start another series. It will be more focused on me. Ok, I can't really focus it any more on me, this is mostly about me anyway, but it is supposed to be about the kids and the other will supposed to be more to do with my life, thoughts and dreams.
I have not fully decided to do it yet, but as I have lots of time now, I might need a hobby. But that is saying too much so I will get back to the important stuff.
This picture, by the way, is from just before last Christmas. Maeghan has sort of started her own business and is selling hand-made trinkets at flea markets and fairs. She has only done it a few times so far and has not made her investment money back yet, but she does sell a bit when she gets the chance. But again, that is for future reference and for now, I am catching up.
I left Tasmania over a year ago. I started driving here on Christmas eve. Got on the boat on Christmas eve and drove most of the day, Christmas day, to get here on boxing day or there about. I can't remember when I exactly got here but it was either day after or the two days after Christmas, 2019.
I do know, on Christmas day, I was having trouble with the trailer and pulling it contents. It would seem, as normal, the tarp I had covering it had ripped to shreds. It always happens when you buy cheap tarps. I always say buy the good ones but we never seem to do that, so this one failed like all the others.
I mention this, and remember it, because I was about halfway here and I noticed that one of the boxes I had papers in no longer had a lid. I stopped and had a look at it. I am still not sure what I lost but the box had papers in it and I can say some of them were missing but I have no idea what. The fact that I brought them with me would indicate they were important but they are gone now and I cannot replace them. In my efforts to retie and rearrange everything so it would not longer blow out, I could not get it done.
As we are all aware, my back is broken. Has been for a long time. I have since found out that I have three bulging disks, a lot of calcium and arthritis and my spine is compressed in some area connects to my left side. I was told that at some point, I must have broken my back, they indicated it was probably ten to twelve years ago, but I cannot pinpoint the time it might have happened. But at the time, I only knew my back hurt. I could not climb up on the car or the trailer to tie the ropes and remaining tarp. In desperation, I called Juanita and the kids telling them I might have to stop for a while until I could figure out a way to do it. They were no help. They had gone to the aunt and uncles house north of Brisbane to have Christmas lunch. They were having a good time and could not be bothered by my trivial troubles to offer condolences or any form of advice. I quickly gave up on that idea but it should have been a warning for the future.
Eventually, I transferred everything that could possibly blow out into the van and everything else into the trailer. I am assuming it worked but I had to keep a constant watch on the trailer to make sure nothing was moving or shifting in the back. Frequent stops and starts allowed me to maintain a pace while not being steady or quick, did eventuate my arrival in Brisbane.
When I did get here, I could not read the addresses. It did not really make sense as to what I had been told. I called and said I could not get into the gate where the unit was but I was informed that the gate was not working and therefore was always open so I must be at the wrong gate. Eventually, someone was sent out to stand in the driveway that I should be at so I could find it and pull in with the trailer. I have mentioned in the earlier posts that the driveways were very narrow and only allowed one car down them at a time. I was able to drive all the way in but was not sure how I would get back out.
But all that did not matter, I was finally there and I could unload all my stuff and stop worrying about it falling off. Turns out, they were not expecting me to bring anything with me. So, everything was full, the house, the garage, the back yard, there was no room for my stuff. This brought up the issue of what we were going to keep and what we were going to give away. Turns out, none of my stuff is needed so we can give it all away. Not a surprising result but the degree to which my stuff disappeared was kind of startling.
But, we got settled in. As mentioned before, too small, no privacy and really bad neighbors and we immediately started looking to get out of there. But it was good at the time I suppose for them to get settled in before I came over. We were there for another six months before we moved to the place we are in now. Ostensibly, we moved because I had a bad back and Maeghan had her problems so climbing up the stairs presented a challenge. In reality, it was just to get out of the place and the neighborhood. Of course, we moved to a worse neighborhood but the house is better. Not that are neighbors are bad but there are kids in the area who like to do illegal things. Both of our cars have been broken into while we have been here. Hers while it was in the driveway behind the closed gate and mine while it was parked out on the street where I have to park it these days. I suppose it means we are going to move again, in six months but we will wait and see.
Now that I have made none of this about the kids and none of this anything recent, I am going to go. I am tired and hungry and need to take a nap. As a teaser for what is to come, I had a heart attack again five days ago and had an angiogram three days ago. I am now home and taking a bucket full of pills everyday, but that will not be the next entry as I need to lead into it. It has profound results on our lives and may be the end of the life we have now but as I am really tired, it will have to wait until later. I know, really really cruel but as no one actually reads this, except one person, it will be something that if this is ever found, everyone will already know the details and it will not really be a surprise. They will just be able to say, yeah, I remember that.
It is the main reason I want to start another blog. I want to try to get across my thoughts and feelings as I want to relate them and hopefully pass along more about who I am and what I am thinking instead of this supposed theme of what is going on with the kids. Maybe it will allow this to get more kid friendly information and put all the other stuff I usually fill this with into a different place. We will see how I go with it. Probably will continue to not have time for either, but as I am about to officially retire, I need something to do. Not retire by choice but I may be forced into it. We will see.
Until next time,
Later
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