busy day off

It's a sleep in Friday - love them.
Up at 6.20 as usual, to make my wife her morning coffee in bed.
Getting up at 8 to feed the birds, I found this bunch of colour stealing my nuts (he/she was not in to white bread like the rest are).

Once wife left for work, I got changed and went out for a 9 am coffee at Hollywood Bakery, my brief chance to read the newspaper.

 I had to check out The Warehouse as I really need new flats, I think these have walked 20 miles and in urgent need of replacing.
















My 2 middle girls got hungry at 10.30 and had me run down for Sushi. I don't eat the stuff so they had to write down their order. The Asian staff spoke better English than I do, so it was an easy pick up.

Main Reason for the day off - Taking my youngest daughter to the orthodontist to have her braces removed.

What an amazing interior, it was my first time there as I normally take her to his local practice.
The reception had trouble looking away as she told my daughter to take a seat in the waiting room and while the Orthodontist addressed me as mum, the female dentists knew I was "DAD in drag".
Afterwards, as a treat, we both went to McDonalds, yes they do great coffee as well as nice food. Again, staff treated me like any other woman

 

After getting home, I took the dog for a walk.
Daughter laughs that it was my 3rd change of clothes before 2 pm and I explained I can't walk him in heeled boots - makes perfect sense to me.

 
He might not look like a killer dog, but he's chopped more ankles and hands than many dogs twice his size.

Winter colds and flu

Friend had pneumonia and all the work colleagues have the cough.
Not sure which one I got, but it's not fun.
Found a course of antibiotics, thought this'll be the fix.
7 days later still coughing like a bull seal.

Fun party last night, too many wines and the Irish Coffee
was strong enough to put hairs on your chest.
This morning, with headache in tow
Off to the shops for my caffeine fix.

Felling vulnerable in the little skirt
as a cool draught flows under and past.
Quick stop, love these boots
if only they made them in 11 plus.

On to my local for bread and milk
enjoyed a cereal on the deck
watching the neighbours
while patting my cat.
Wife wake and reminds me to be careful
But my shoes are off and I won't slip
but she means,
not to be seen by daughters partner.
So love being the girl
Sad to change at all.

Oh what a night !!!

Started with me being late home, but within 20 minutes - Rachel was ready (almost)

Racing out the door at 17:05 hrs (5.05 pm).
3 of my daughters were sitting, chatting on the patio (porch), when I stopped mid stride -
"Arrrgh, forgot my nail polish".
"It's not important, just go and enjoy your night" commented one of the girls - so I did.

I picked up Josie and we headed for Sylvia Park shopping center for dinner.
I had a fantastic pulled lamb dish at "Casablanca", while she had the chicken kebab that had mashed potatoes with what looked like a peach sauce. I only know mine was fantastic but hers looked to be equally so.

After dinner and a glass of wine, we meandered over to "Birdie's" for a few drinks while looking forsome photo shots with my cheap phone camera (wishing my DSLR camera was hand bag sized).

We kind of ..... "had a few drinks" over a couple of hours and enjoyed light banter with the staff.
I was really in the mood for dancing, which I just don't ever do in boy mode, but without a dance floor, decided hold up the bar was a better option.
If only every night could be like this.

Eventually reality reclaimed us from this brief respite.

I went home showered, hopped into bed, cuddled up to the most amazing woman in the world and fell into a contented sleep.

Busy morning

Up at 6.30 (mainly because I always am)
Got dressed pretty and at 7.15 left home with one of my daughters.
We stopped at McDonalds, she had breakfast and coffee, while I just had a mocha.

 

After dropping off my daughter at a business center, I headed in to the city to practice my photography (ie use my ND filters to get some shots below 2 seconds and get used to manual mode).

 

 

Switched to my phone after the camera low battery warning, I wanted some relaxed photos of me, just being me, for this blog.

 

The weather cooled down rapidly so with a quick car change I headed to the mall.

 

Funnily enough, I wasn't the only one photographing me, I should have told the chap I would be happy posing with his family, that way he wouldn't have to sneak a photo, alternatively he could have just looked at this blog.

I went in to Pagani, one of my favourite women's shop.
The clothes are just too nice and normally out of my budget, but I found this on sale for $50.

 

Yes I know to you it just looks like a bloke in a dress, but it's the type, colour and material I just felt so happy in, I didn't want to ever take it off.

So I didn't, the staff just lifted my skirt, removed the security tag, I paid and off I went as happy as a fireman with a new truck, or is that as happy as a child in a sweet shop.

An hour later, changed 😢, but with pretty pink fingernails and eyeliner/shadow, I meet up with "The Ex" to discuss how she should attempt to re-build her relationship with our 15 year old daughter (who has recently moved in with me full time).