Firstly.. again.. I should apologize for not posting more.. but some days I feel like it and others I don't. You will have to take it as it comes...
Weeks just fly... they get busier and busier...My kids have to go to Horsham on Saturday's for swimming lessons... like you do.. so half of the weekend of over before it even begins! Then usually I have to take photos for the paper, sporting event etc.. but have this weekend off. Have a 40th tomorrow night and my god-daughters 4th in Dimboola on Sunday.. another weekend gone!
Jack is going to be digging this weekend. We have to install a grey water catchment to the house. Currently, like most farm houses, the grey water runs into the paddock. But with no water, we have to now reuse this water to keep the garden alive! Jack thinks that we will be carting water to drink by December... pray for bloody rain!!The effects are going to be huge, if no rain comes. The 2002 drought was bad, but we still had water. This is so much worse. Devastating, heart-breaking to see the effects the drought has enviromentally and emotionally to the country. One of our dams is bone dry and the other will be dry early next year. It's fucked! I guess we are lucky we have income off farm.. but most don't! The government will not let anyone go hungry.. they will provide enough to keep food on tables.. but no money will undo the heart-ache that is going on... Farms that have been in the same family for years, just slowly dying.
I will take some photos to share soon...
My 4 week challenge ended last night and I can fess up to a 700 gram gain over the 4 weeks.. how stuffed is that! But no counting this week and on the wagon again!
Enough fart-arsing around... didn't go through all of this hard work and 4 dress sizes just to become slack and put it all back again! Today's WW quote is "When you believe you can, you can" - Well I KNOW i can... so watch this space for more
Have a gret weekend all..
7 comments:
I cant imagine what its like to be so desperate for rain - I really hope you get some soon! (I wish I could send you some of ours actually!)
My dad and his brother owned 190,000 acres in outback NSW (near wilcannie, sheep property) for most of my life and my grandparents lived on 80,000 acres in the middle of that same desert.
I absolutely understand the heartache. During our worst droughts, I'd watch my older relatives just break down and sob when to top things off we'd get a bushfire through that would destroy what little vegetation and remaining stock we had.
Mat and I will be carting water by the end of this summer too I feel. Our only blessing is that our livelyhood doesnt rely on it.
My heart is with you. It truly is.
xox
Things sound so very stressful for you!
I will have my kids pray for you on Tuesday.
The water situation is definitely heartbreaking and downright scary :S
Despite the overall gain, at least you kept up with your 4 week challenge - I abandoned mine within a week, but I think I'm back on track now so I'll let you know when I'm back in the 80s! What you are up to my girl???!!! (though, I have to admit I think I have an idea!)
We are all prying for rain xxxx hope some comes soon:)
I really can't imagine what the droughts are like, I sure hope some rain comes your way soon!
Hey stranger!! How are you? Yes I have been slack, looks like things are on the up though now. My sister called the otherday from Ballarat, she told me I am in for a shock when I get home next week. Apparently there are rabbits living in Lake Wendouree instead of fish!!! I cant imagine what summer is going to be like.. shudder...
Est xox
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