a selfish whinge...

With everything that is happening in Australia at the moment with the fires and floods, my heart is heavy.
We have seen so much devastation on the news, but what makes me proud to be an aussie is the generosity and compassion we have also seen.
The photo that some of you have on your blogs of the koala drinking from the water bottle has to be one of the most amazing pics I have seen.It brings tears to my eyes every time I see it.
We did what we could and dug deep to donate $ to help,wish we could have done more, but every little bit helps.
Also, Miss K wants to donate some of her toys too, what an awesome little girl, she came up with this on her own, no prompting from us at all! I think that is wonderful.
It must be on her mind alot, because now she is waking at night with nightmares of fire...alot for a little 5 year old to take in I think, so we are now limiting her viewing of the news, etc.

We are still having a really tough time with sickness in our house...and with everthing that alot of people have gone through recently, I really feel I have no right what so ever to whinge, but it is really starting to affect me and I need to vent...

So I apologize in advance to anyone that thinks I should pull my head in and be grateful I have not lost my home, family or community...

The reality of my world at the moment is just getting on top of me.

Miss K and Mr Z have been sick with high temps for 13 days now...miss K now has a nasty bark like cough, and mr Z has had random vomiting...I took them both to the Dr on day 5, and he said it was just a virus and we had to ride it out...Both Russ and I are exhausted, as mr Z isn't a good sleeper at the best of times, but now he is up most of the night...and he is miserable when his temp spikes, it takes so long to settle him down, it is such a horrible feeling holding and cuddling our little man after giving him panadol or nurofen and some water, and he is still so upset and having to just do what we can to make him comfortable by holding him and rocking him.This has been taking almost an hour everytime.Then once he is calm, we put him back in his cot only to be up again 1/2 an hour later to do it all over again.
I am finding it very difficult to function at all with so little sleep, and Russ has been falling asleep at work in his lunch break, which of course puts his job in jeopardy...it is really starting to affect our life... :(
When will my 2 get better??? I am ready to fall in a heap...

Some good news is we are going to a wedding 2moro, Valentines day!

I am really looking forward to it, mr Z is having a sleepover at his Nanny's, to give us a break, and of course, I felt that dragging him along while he isn't well was just cruel.
Especially as it will possibly be a late night, well thats if Russ and I don't fall asleep! lol
Kyiah is coming with us, with her dog like bark cough and all!
She will have a great time with the other kids I am sure!
Altho I am a little worried, as it is raining here and according to weather reports, it is set in...and yes, u guessed it, it is an outdoor wedding!!! Fun Fun Fun!

I must go now, there is a little man that needs me again.
And hopefully at some point this arvo I will be able to look thru my wardrobe to find something to wear 2moro!

Thanks for dropping by, until next time,I hope you and your family are all well, and staying safe♥