This song title is quite pertinent to my week ahead for a few reasons:

1) I had a shite weekend. Was totally frustrated with the kids. But is it them or is it me? Dunno, probably a bit of both! “Take off that gloomy mask of tragedy….” gonna smile this week.

2) Holly is singing this exact song in her concert on Thursday night (stay tuned for clip on You Tube) and was amazed when she heard me singing it to Meg the other day.

3) Don’t want grey skies for the Bazaar on Saturday. It can rain all week, but Saturday must be clear!! My Stallholders and Car boot junkheads will blame me personally if it rains!

As a little pick me up over the weekend, Measa made me get my nails done – well she didn’t make me, but hers looked so good that I had to get mine done too. They are tap tapping away as I type on the keyboard and are taking a wee bit of getting used too but I love the look of them. They remind me of Deb in WA!

Saw magnificent Floriade on Sunday. Meg remembered that we went there last year with Adas and Lin and the exact spots where we had photos taken. Sometimes their memory amazes me – they can remember what happened a year ago but they can’t remember to get dressed, brush teeth do hair etc on a daily basis.

Have made some great signs for the bazaar which I need to bang into the ground at surrounding intersections near the school. Also got 2 massive cloth signs that we’ll hang from the fence in front and behind the school. Came up with a nifty way to hang them – my scrapbooking eyelets came in handy as did the girls scoubies (they are long pieces of stringy plastic that they knot in all sorts of shapes). Fullmarks for ingenuity.

Started back running around the mountain today. Tell you what – it took a lot out of me and I had to take a short cut. Not having run for 6 weeks means it will take a bit of building up to get back to peak!! Seeing the surgeon tomorrow for review and I’m wondering if there are stitches under the tape – certainly feels like they are beginning to pull as the wound heals. Catches me sometimes and HURTS!

Got so much to do so better get going. Groceries and signs are on the agenda today.

Have a good one 🙂

“You’ll look so good that you’ll be glad you decided to smile“