Talhia Throws a Wobbley.

As soon as Kath walked in with her kids last Wednesday, I
could see that she was in a 'mood'.

I asked Kath did she still want me to mind Kirsten for
Valentines's Evening and she said no it was not necessary.

Talhia piped up that Kath should not be going out as she is
married! Kath instead of saying that Talhia should be minding
her own business and not telling an adult what to do as Talhia
is ONLY a child, Kath started to defend herself.

Kath said Nathan was going out so why couldn't she. Talhia
then very piously said "Two wrongs don't make a right.!" It
seems obvious to me that this is something Grandma Toss has
said and she is repeating it.

Then Ryley started to play with his lego in the doorway
between the kitchen and dinning room and I went to him and
saidit would be better if he picked them up and played with
them in the lounge room out of everyone's way. He totally
ignored me.
I picked him up and stood him over the lego and put my foor gently
on his lego and said "See someone is going to walk on them but not
like this they will break them if they walk on them." He pulled
away from me and ran to mum and would not pick them up. Then
Talhia came over and picked the lego up for him. If she keeps
stepping in and interferring then he will never learn to do the
things he should do, but what was worse she added as she walked
away. "Nan stop shit stirring Ryley." Well I went up to her and
gave her three good smacks on the butt. She looked shocked and I
said in a firm voice. "You are a child, I am an adult. I will
not put up with you speaking to me like that." She then screamed
at me "Don't" I slapped her across the face and said "I don't
scream at you like that and I will continue to hit you as long as
you scream at me." She continued to sceam at me and I continued
to slap her.

Then Kath stepped in, but as usuall she did the wrong thing.
Instead of supporting me. She said "Mum stop" which essential
supports Talhia in her cheeky behaviour. Then Kath pulled Talhia
away. Talhia then ran off grabbed Kath's mobile and rang her dad
to come and pick her up. Typically selfish child. They had barely
been there 30 minutes. I left in disgust saying that "If thoses
children were discipilined then they would not be backchatting and
ignoring what they are told." Kath had the nerve to say "Tell
Nathan." All very well as he has only had them for a year. What
about the previous 9 years when the only child disciplined in the
house was Kirsten.

The Ex Pope

Well it is all over the news. The pope is going to
resign! It was on the news that it is over 600
years since a pope resigned. The Cardinals had to
go to the rule book to see what happens, when the
pope resigns. I mean no one expected it. All the
modern popes have reigned to their deaths.

So I wonder will this create a precedent for future
popes, after all they are usually not elected till
they are in their late 70's. Most organisations fire
their CEO's once they hit 70! Modern living is fast
paced and there are many moral and ethical questions
that have to be revisited every year. This causes
stresss and strain on even the young.

More Trouble.

Because it has been so hot I decided it was time about
two weeks ago to clean out the pool and fill it.

But when I looked it was almost empty of water so I
think something sharp must have fallen into it when
the quake hit and put a hole in the side and that's why
it was only about 18 inches deep. With the hot weather
in the last two weeks it is now down to 6 inches.

I went to Clark Rubber and they said that a new liner
will cost about $900! and they gave me a card to a man
who will put the liner in for about $500. When we got
the pool 30 years ago that is what it cost for the pool,
filter and even a skimmer!

So as I can't afford that I will have to ring Coles
insurance and try to get them to pay for it, which means
I won't be swimming this Summer and it is the first real
summer we have had in 4 years!!

Observations

I remember about thirty years ago I heard a man say to
someone else that the yellow peril might have lost the
war, with the USA but that they were winning the battle!

I now know what he was talking about.

Back in 1994 when I left the Mail center there was only
one Asian person working there. She was the only Asian
person I saw around Morwell. Now when I go to the Doctors
there are about three Asians for every white person. When
I go to the dentists there are about four Asians for every
white person. So it seems that what they couldn't take by
force they are buying out from underneath us.

You have to admire their education system. I believe they
go to school from 8 a.m. in the morning to 4 p.m. six days
a week. I saw a show on T.V. about the bullet train. They
employ people to push people into the full train! so that
it is VERY full. They also mentioned that these people had
to have a University degree! The children strive to get the
best education they can doing up to six hours of homework at
night. Is it no wonder they are taking over here in Australia
when our children's motto seems to be "I don't care" and they
would never consider doing any homework.

Perhaps we all need to take the advice that one teacher gave
my daughter twenty years ago when she said that the language
the children should be learning in the LOTE class is Japanense.

Kirsten Returns

Kirsten has returned to the fold on Thursday 31/01/13.

Kath and I have talked about it and Kirsten will try
living one week with me and one week with mum.

We had to go out and buy two new tops and two new dresses
as heer boobs are bursting out of her old dresses and two
new ppairs of shorts as thye bum is spliting on the old
ones!!! A cost of $189!!! which I had not expected to pay!!

Eurchre Restarts

Euchre restarted on Monday 21st Jan. It had been planned
to start on Mon 14th, but the club closed that night because
they were having new electrical wiring put in.

Cliff couldn't come as he had a co op meeting but there were
ten there. We finished about 10.50 p.m. which is quite
late.

Cliff waited up for me and wanted to know where I had been.

I had gone home and grabed a few things so I got 'home'
about 11.30 p.m.

Didn't do great as my score was only 106 and I came 3rd last.

On our second night 28th Cliff came and he got 111 and came
second last, but I did beter with a 123, for an average of
114.5. We still finished late getting home at 11.15 p.m.
after a stop at McDonalds.

D.V.D. Night (movie night)

Last Tuesday Kirsten come over to Cliff's with
Charmine and we had a video night. All Cliff
did was bitch and winge about the girls being
here and how he couldn't watch his own T.V.
Of course completely ignoring the fact that
there was NOTHING on any channel that we would
even want to watch!!!

Anyway this week we repeated the experience as
Cliff said that he was going to chess.

Turned out he was too tired to go to chess
so he watch "The Watch" with us. (I had
got that movie just in case he didn't go to
chess.) He seemed to enjoy it as he did
laugh ocassionally during the 100 minutes we
watched it. The girls really weren't into it
and went off to the bathroom where they put
makeup on and took photos and uploaded them
onto the Web.

After Cliff went to bed we watch "Hope Springs"
and "LOL" they were more into "LOL" but did
watch most of "Hope Springs." I had to laugh
during "LOL" as Kirsten acts very much like Lola
did in the movie. It was really all about HER.