We Are Both Heading for Breakdowns

Mental and physical

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The last couple of days have been a nightmare. On Monday afternoon or it may have been Sunday, Keeley decided she’d give the kitchen a makeover. She’d done a grand job of the laundry and we’d done without a laundry for a few days. But we had Jamie’s huge commercial Kleenmaid as a backup. The kitchen is another matter entirely.

It’s just finished just hours before her placement starts tomorrow at 8.30 am. I cannot walk Caelin to Kindy so he’ll have to stay home with Tiernan and me. Two is trouble…

After she finished the kitchen she tried her uniform pants on for placement and they go nowhere near fitting her so we’re at Kmart to buy her a bigger size. I knew she’d put on weight but I knew mentioning it would not be a good idea. She knew she was putting on weight but didn’t seem to be able to stop the unhealthy eating or not eating until she was starving and eating shit.

I’m not a good example. I’m more concerned at the moment with my multiple health problems than my weight.

Caelin was really sick on Monday night so Carl took him to the hospital. I went to the chemist to get him the antibiotic. He has an ear infection. Later that morning, he wanted a ham and cheese croissant for breakfast. Keeley was going to pop out and get him one. He wanted to go with her and so did Tiernan so she took both of them. I looked forward to a few minutes of peace.

No sooner did I sit down than the phone rang. “Be out the front in one minute.” I went out the front and waited. It started to rain. I was not a happy chappy, but soon enough, around the corner she came. I think she was hoping Tiernan would fall asleep and I could stay in the car with him.

He didn’t, so I sat in the car on my own. I rang Nancy to tell her about my “almost foot in mouth” incident. Keeley and the kids came out of the shopping centre with had a new doll’s pram for Tiernan, a new Bluey icecream vanfor Caelin, and a new electronic on the wall calendar for herself. All I asked for was a bottle of water. I had left the house in such a hurry I had forgotten it. I got my bottle of water. My throat was parched.

I asked did he get his ham and cheese croissant. Apparently, yes. But this trip to the shops for a ham and cheese croissant cost roughly $400. It’s too much.

So, this morning she snuck out to the shop. We have no food so I assumed she’d be buying groceries: at least bread and milk. She bought a bottle of milk and a bottle of iced coffee, and a cinnabon cake. But they didn’t have the bread she likes so she bought none! I was madder than a cut snake. What about me? I’ll eat any type of bread or even bread rolls if all the bread had sold out.

So where had she been? At Kmart buying things to match her new kitchen. She waltzed in saying, “You’ll be proud of me. I only spent $85 at Kmart.”

“Looks like I’ll have to go get bread.” I really didn’t want to go because I know I spend much more than I want to doing grocery shopping. At least we’ll have some food. I spent $98.97 but at least the boys and I will have food tomorrow as Keeley has the car all day tomorrow. I even bought ham and cheese croissants for breakfast. I have to be organised as I hate being hungry and stranded at home with no transport to get to the shop.

While I was at the checkout, she rang to hurry me up. She wanted a couple of things at Bunnings to finish the kitchen and she was “losing the light”. I hurried.

At least I’ll be the boss of the boys until their dad comes after 3 to take them to the park, and then make them dinner.

I had better go to sleep. Wish me luck for tomorrow.

Thanks A., aka Granny