Peta’s Domain

A Poem by Joshua Godage

The teacher talked, talked all day

While I was dreaming time away

It was raining hard outside

I knew the weather channel lied

They said it was going to be sunny

Now this really wasn’t funny

I couldn’t believe my eyes

The puddles started to rise

Water flooded into the room

Was this about to be our doom?

Books were floating, bags were sinking

Kids were panicking, the teacher was thinking

‘Quick children’, the teacher said, ‘out the door we go’

When out of nowhere came a boat we can row

So the whole class got into the boat

While it was struggling to stay afloat

We paddled over to a man in a raincoat

He saw us and began to shout

‘Could you help me pull this giant plug out?’

At the same time as the rain started to stop

The plug gave in and came out with a pop!

While all the water went down the hole

We went back to the class and the reacher called the roll.

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It was a Tuesday and I was on my way to pick up Miki from school ( she finishes early on Tuesdays) when I got the call from the school nurse.  Josh had ‘dislocated’ his finger playing football at lunchtime.  I was to pick him up and take him to the emergency room.  When I arrived at the nurses office at the school, Josh was sitting in a corner, his face very pale, gingerly holding his left hand with the pinky finger sticking out at a very odd angle.  It looked nasty. (more…)

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My baby has turned four! How did he grow up so quickly? He started kindy this year and is loving it. i thought he might fuss, at first, about being left because I had not left him much. He would never go into children’s church without screaming the place down but he was so happy to be at school like the big kids. He didn’t mind a bit when I left, not even a whimper. Made me feel very wanted - not. (more…)

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After some very good advice from some young friends of ours, we sent Josh and Mikki off to the Riverview youth camp during the summer holidays.  It was a four day camp and the kids were quite apprehensive about going.  Josh was able to take his friend Troy along with him as well.   I was a bit worried about them, they are such introverted kids and it takes quite a bit for them to get comfortable with other people (don’t know where they get that from). It ended up being one of the best things we could have done for them.  They had a great time, made new friends and Mikki in particular came back a changed girl.  Apparently she was a bit upset for the first day but she stuck it out and when we picked her up her face was actually glowing and her eyes were sparkling.  She got baptised during the camp and we were able to make the trip to witness it.  Joshy totally avoided us while we were there and pretended he didn’t know us.  I think we embarrass him!  Since then neither of them have complained about going to Youth each Friday night, they are loving it and look forward to going.

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The long awaited Perth-Mandurah trainline finally opened on Sunday December 23rd. I had been so looking forward to the day. At this point I have no idea why because I have my car and public transport is not a necessity for me. I guess I was looking forward to having the choice to use it and the convenience it offered if I did need public transport. Whatever the reason I was so happy it had opened.

Asiri and I thought we’d take the kids for a trip into the city after Christmas to avoid any crowds. We had nothing better to do on the Sunday so we decided to take the kids into the city to see the Christmas lights. It has been years since we’d done that and thought it would be fun. So just before 6pm we trooped off to the train station. It was deserted which surprised me but at the same time I ws relieved to not have to battle crowds. We had to wait for over 20 minutes for the train and amused ourselves by checking out the new station. (more…)

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It is official - I am now over the hill. I have faced my fears and live to tell the tale!!

A friend of mine turned 40 a couple of months before me and she assured me she felt no different - in fact, when she wrote to me, she was in the middle of a ‘boot camp’ and loving it - sort of. Turning 40 is not that big a deal really.

My actual birthday was quite uneventful. I opened my presents from the kids the night before so there would be no mad rush in the morning for school (There is always a mad rush and my birthday was no different). I got exactly what I wanted (thanks to Alee’s list) - some summer PJ’s, a lounge floatie for the pool, Matchbox 20 CD - plus a fake hydrangea flower which adds to the home decor. Asiri saved his present for the morning - a beautiful gold and diamond pendant - very nice. The day was spent in the usual manner, cleaning, cooking and ferrying kids from school. And a quiet dinner with me and the kids. Yep, just another day in paradise!

Then there was the party on the weekend… (more…)

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James, Sarah, Laura, Kaitlyn, and Ethan along with their Mums and Grandma at the Wiggles concert.

We all had a great time at the Wiggles concert.  Our seats were not the best, way up the back on the tiered section thanks to a bit of confusion on my part when booking them, but it was still an enjoyable experience.  Ethan was really getting into the dancing.  He loves Wiggles and had been watching the DVD’s over and over so he was very familiar with the songs and knew most of the actions.  Sarah slept through a lot of it even with all the noise.  James seemed to think he was a bit too big for it but he soon warmed up and got into the groove with Ethan.  Laura was busy dancing with her cousin Meg.  Kaitlyn had a bit of an accident when she fell down while dancing.  Bek had made special flowers to give to the Wiggles which were collected by the Wiggly dancers. The Wiggles really are fabulous kids entertainers.  They know how to appeal to the young ones without them going hyper.  Next time I’ll choose better seats!

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Teenage boys are an enigma. Men think women are hard to understand but I think teenage boys are even harder. Josh is now 14 and as his mum I am finding it a difficult stage. The boy becoming a man, no longer the child I knew but almost a stranger. I know that all children need to separate from their parents but it can be a heart-wrenching experience for those of us that are left behind. Don’t get your tissues out just yet, it’s not that bad really. Asiri seems to understand him. When I complain that Josh doesn’t talk to me about anything anymore (anything important or deep an meaningful that is) he just says ‘He’s growing up’ and gives me a ’so what’s the problem’ look. Men aren’t very big into communicating, as we all know. The good ones force themselves to communicate with those close to them but it is a learned skill. Unlike women, we love to tell people how we feel and what we think. I have no problems getting info from my girls about their day to day lives. Mikki is a bit more difficult because her ‘daily word quota’ is very low for a girl. Alee is always ready to share exactly what she thinks whether you ask her or not. But Josh … he has to be in the right mood.

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I’m having a 40th birthday party - argh! My sisters insisted I needed to have one - I’m not so sure. Keep having to resist the urge to cancel the whole thing. But I’m looking forward to having my friends here (all three of them) - and my family too. That’s part of why we got the pool and set up the house the way it is, so that we could entertain a bit. I’d just rather not be the reason for the get-together and certainly not for my 40th - how did I get to be that old? I was complaining to Joshy the other day about it - mostly because I really don’t feel that old - but I said to him my only other option was to die but that’s not much of a choice is it. Don’t panic, I’m not suicidal or anything, just a bit anti-40. Just the sound of it. It’s only a number I suppose. I’ll get over it soon - like when I turn 41!

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