An Update With Pic’s

Hey Guys and Gals!

I was thinking the other day, that life is a pretty damn busy place! If you guys knew how many times I actually sat down on here to write something and quit shortly after starting from lack of time, you would be shocked. The truth is though, we are all busy, and most of you Moms know exactly what I am talking about, still though, you seem to manage to update. I guess I’m just a slacker when it comes to writing these days, no point in trying to paint it any other way.

 

There have been many times however, over the last few months that I really wanted to jump on here and let you all know what’s been happening. For starters, and probably most importantly, Tai is awesome! I truly believe that my son is the best looking child God ever injected life into. I’m serious now, he is fucking beautiful!! He gets bigger every day, and he is now at that gorgeous stage of chuckling and smiling at every second I look at him. The night time feeds have decreased to only two, and Ani and I are sitting back and enjoying life. This week just passed, Mum, Rae (my sister), her two boys and my youngest daughter (the mini monk) Tabetha stayed for a week from Queensland. Yes, it’s been planned for some time now, but it finally all came to fruition and exploded into one of the most stressful weeks in history!

 

When Mum and I last were in company, we had probably the most toxic argument any of you would ever hope (not to) experience. We never did get along that well, and I think now that the last big fight we had did us more well than harm. It took over a year for us to start talking again, and even then it consisted of text messages and short abrupt calls. I still can’t quite put my finger on the real reason for the fight, but I think it may have a lot to do with my decision to move to Canberra. I know for a fact that she felt I deserted her. However after over two years, and many calls back and forth, we have now mended our rift and moved on to a positive future. If nothing else, Tai has once again lived up to his name and “tied” the family back together again. She always was good to the girls, and you would have shed a tear when she met the boys (Jack and Morgan) for the first time. They accepted her as much as she did them, and I KNOW Ani had a lot to do with that. Ani is the first woman that my mother has actually accepted as a worthy partner for me 😛

 

Anyhow, they arrived around mid-day of Friday last week and stayed till Friday just gone. Rae has changed sooooo much since I saw her last, and that’s been about three years. The boys have grown so much too but it seems that Cormack (my youngest nephew) has developed a bad case of TWO YEAR BRAT SYNDROME!!! Grrrr, he was shall we say, less than well-behaved. Infact Rae almost resulted in tears from his tantrums in public. All and all though, we all had an awesome time. There aren’t many pics as yet, Rae has them all on her camera but is sending me a disc tomorrow. This has been the first week off I have had in longer than I can remember, and although I go back to work tomorrow, I feel like I have had a decent rest.

 

There was a bomb dropped on Ani and I though, Tabby has decided that she wants to come and live with us here in Canberra. It’s been coming up now and then for some time, but now that she has met her new baby brother, seen the life we have here, and understands that Daddy is still as happy as he ever was, she wants to be a part of it all. She told Mum that she feels like she is an outcast, and that she wants to be part of a “real” family. Can you believe that?! Yes it would be my dream to have all the kids together, yes it would be awesome to give Tabby the same future that her sister enjoys, but the concept of five kids in a for bedroom house is killing us. Please don’t take that comment the wrong way, I am sure that we will be taking her in, and love doing it. Our daunting thoughts are about space and money. It won’t be easy; in fact it will be the end of a great many things that Ani and I already class as luxuries. Carol seems more concerned about the money she will lose on child support that the fact that both her daughters have deserted her. I am less than receptive to her……..”Problem”. She will let her go though, seems that she does have a heart after all huh! Carol smokes in the house, won’t take Tabby anywhere, and grounds her at least twice a day for nothing much at all. It’s no surprise that the child wants to leave!

 

Then there was the second explosion of new news, Mum has said that if Tabby comes to live with us, she herself wants to move to Canberra also! Great huh! I don’t mean to sound a little negative, but our little family has now grown from two kids to five and a mother in less than two years! It’s true, she lives for the kids, and after meeting Morgan and Jack, she has adopted them as grand kids as well. I love that and I guess it would be wonderful to have her here too. She fell in love with Tai; she couldn’t keep her hands off him J I noticed though just how much she has aged in the last couple of years, she looks drawn and sad. I want her to be happy, and if that means helping her move here then I will!

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So, the whole family side of things is changing in a big way, but a good way just the same. I guess I just need to focus on the positive side of things and not the incidentals (that mean nothing). Tabby cuddled her new brother so much I actually believe he lost weight! It’s all good J I’ll keep you all updated on the when and how with Tabby and Mum.

 

It’s spring here now, the air is changing, and the new smell of growth is in the air and once again, surfs up! I know I’ve said it before, but shit this place brings me down! Yes there is good money to earn here, but it is so far from the sea that I find I have to force the sun and sand from my mind. If I thought about it as much as I normally would, it would drive me crazy! Its better that I focus on what needs to be done here so as not to spend too much time dwelling on where I want to be. I find myself surfing the all homes classifieds, salivating over coastal homes that are well within our budget. The hassle is, that I can transfer through the company, but financial advisory positions for Ani are a little harder to come by and since she is the bread winner, we need to assure that she gets the right job.

 

Owning my own home again has never meant so much, especially now that I want to really settle down. Good things come to those who wait they say, well I say how much longer do I have to wait huh!!! 😛 I do say that though with tongue in cheek, I’m still a very happy man. I know this next part is going to cause a few odd thoughts from some of you, but I assure you I say it in the most respectful manner possible ok! Ani’s grandparents are both very ill. I have had the good fortune to meet them a few times, but if there was one person on the face of the planet they love more it is Ani. They live on the south coast of NSW in Tathra Beach and are both close to the end. In the event of their death, Ani stands to benefit greatly, and that will be the only chance her and I will have of buying a house of our own. As she puts it, life travels in circles, and the circle stays in the family. She has only just come home from seeing her grandfather who is finding the diabetes and failing health hard to cope with. Grandma has developed a loss of memory and wondered why the phone wouldn’t work till Ani realized it was actually the remote control to the TV. It’s a really sad time, and it seems worse because it drags on. We are all plying the waiting game now, and it’s not fun.

 

In closing, GOD it’s been good sitting down writing this, it really is fuel for the soul huh J A few random pics below of the last few months, good to talk to you guys again! A special hello to Tina, Bren, Lauren and My dear Miss V! Love you all!

 

Mucho Lovo to You All!

Luke XOXOXO