I am so exhausted this afternoon. I accompanied my daughters year one class on an excursion to the Hyatt Hotel & then to an Aboriginal art exhibition. We all caught the bus, which was a great thrill for the children, how they squeeled in delight as the bus would take the corner, sending them flying! Then it was a short walk to the hotel, where they were all briefed about how this was an 'important place' where 'people pay a lot of $ to stay there'...we went up to the 23rd floor (which is about as high as it gets in this town) and looked at the view of the city, sea & hills. I actually enjoyed that & we could see our house & the school & other landmarks. It was hard keeping the class quite though, but overall they did a pretty good job keeping their enthusiasm contained. I don't think any paying guests would have had cause to complain.

The art exhibition was fantastic, wouldn't mind going back again without the 6 year olds in tow. I love Aboriginal art & this group of work was from the APY Lands, which is at the top of the state where I live...but this being Australia...is still a 2 day drive away. The colours in the paintings were so vibrant & I really would have loved to have the money to have bought a work. Maybe one day...

Monday's school excursion is to the Hilton Hotel to see the view from there and then to a Reconciliation Week thing in the city square. I'm trying to give that excursion a miss as Monday's are usually my work at uni day's...but my daughter is going through a stage of needing me to be around, so I'll see how we go.

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Tonight we are going to see a performance of the play 'A Streetcare Named Desire', I'm looking forward to going. Will be nice to get out & see some theatre. My partners friend has a role in the play, so we are also going along as support for her. Then for the rest of the weekend I am locking myself away to get this thesis of mine done. Not much time left so I am having to put in the hard yards at the moment. I guess it is a small sacrifice.

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I've been noticing that I have been wathching Sex & the City over and over and over...I always do this when I am feeling upset or lonely. I think it is a substitute for having friends/people around me. It's like if I watch their (the characters)problems & how they deal with them, then I feel better able to get on with my own relationship. Sometimes I even watch it just to cry or feel sad, like when Carrie ends the engagement to Aidan, because I feel unable to cry for my own situation. I think I might give it a rest for a while.

At least until June 5...when the movie is released here!

Got to go and get something ready for tonights dinner, I want to have the kids feed & in their PJ's by the time their Grandpa (the babysitter)gets here.

Til next time :)