It's been a long time since I have written but that is because I have been either away on holiday or very busy, or ill!
Since I last wrote, I have spent over three weeks in Australia which was absolutely fantastic. I stayed with my good friend Amy and her husband Ben and their 2 year old, Dylan, for nearly a week. It was great apart from the underlying issue that they weren't getting on. I did feel like piggy in the middle sometimes as I felt my history with Mark was being used to justify certain feelings. However, I knew that all I could be was a good listener and be there for Amy. I hope I got them to talk because now, they seem to be making an effort and might even try for a baby at the end of the year, all being well. One thing I was very pleased about was, because of the way we dealt with Meg at bedtimes, we opened Ben's eyes a little as to how he should be dealing with Dylan. Apparently he learnt alot! I know that having a child is tough on a relationship and if you don't agree on a parenting style together it is going to put pressure on your relationship. I can't say it enough, talk to each other and for god's sake listen to each other too.
Anyways, after that first week I went to Noosa, Queensland, which was just absolutely stunning. I could live there. It was perfect. We hired a villa with pool and Dom's sister, Mima and her friend Anna came to stay the weekend. This was the second time she had seen Meg so it was good for her to spend quality time with her niece.
At the end of the week we went to Brisbane for the weekend, again to be with Mima. We did the Australian Zoo, and I must say, although I couldn't stand Crocodile Steve, I really felt moved when I went there. It was a great zoo but it was the hottest day and Meg was really teething... so it wasn't great in that respect.
The last week was spent in Bondai, back with Amy. The atmosphere was great, there had been a huge turn around and we had a really wonderful time. The flight home was very long and Meg coped the best, naturally.
When we came back, reality kicked in. We had a house now to renovate and find tenants. The pressure was on. But I have good people working for me. I am having to go to Portsmouth a lot but that means my family get more chances to see Meg, which is great. And finally I have tenants moving in on May 1st, a mother and her two young boys. I hope this adventure goes well.
This last week, Meg kindly gave us all a bug. Neither of us has felt so ill in a long long time. And now poor Meg has conjunctivitis. Dom finally went back to work today and luckily, tonight we are going to Somerset to spend a lovely weekend in Somerset with my in-laws, who haven't seen Meg since Christmas. Boy are they in for a shock!!
I have never had a Grandpa before and I was fortunate to fall dotingly in love with Dom's Grandpa, who was said to be a grumpy what-not. Well we hit it off straight away, thanks for my dirty sense of humour...and luckily I got away with it!
