Sue,

Reading your posts from Australia, where your weather patterns are the exact opposite as ours, is a quirk that I enjoy about your blogs. It makes me stop and realize how HUGE the world really is.

I understand what you mean about the "fetch and carry." I think all we caregivers go through periods when it wears on us to be the 'mommy (or daddy)' all the time, constantly in a teaching mode instead of just living side by side. If it is a mild form of depression---and you could be right about that---keep trying to find something to pull yourself back out it. A few hours spent in the bright sunshine might do you wonders. For me, just a few hours in my own in the yard or off running an errand does it for me.

Jean

If you are amused by Australia being on the other side of the seasons you should be here for Christmas! Some years it is a HOT summer day, long cool drinks, wilting salads, seafood and cold meats are what our family prefers but some folk still try for the full European hot baked dinner and all the veggies. Pure madness in our heat.

Feel sorry for Santa still in the big red suit!

Will try to cheer up. And thanks for reading my woeful blogs.

I am sitting here reading your blog and you are waiting for Spring flowers and I am watching all the leaves fall off the trees. I think I could come close to Christmas in summer, John & I spent one Christmas in Arizona.

I am a survivor but I am "fetching & finding" for my husband...lol

Hope you get a bright sunny day, and maybe you can look for your "favorite" bird. I am always cheerful when I see a robin or a hummingbird, or the first butterflies.

Maybe Santa should get a red velvet speedo.

Bonnie

This stroker is a caregiver too. To one workaholic DH and a 12 and 14 yr. old who's school schedule seems to like to overload them. Its hard to get a handle. I feel like everyone's moving on with their soon to be grown up lives but me. I have to still be here "caregiving" but I wish i could figure out something that is for me!

Do you have some good friends? I've got some fireballs for friends who are serving as examples if being self starters. Its just figuring how to "steal" time for yourself with stuff that charges ya up...With this stuff, should keep us busy but its not filling us up on the inside..And gettin up the courage to step on out there-at least for me...