Day 2148 - An update

It's been a while since we've had an update ....



So what's going on in the life of Deep Fried Fruit?

Well, first things first I'm still here.  So that's a good thing I suppose.  I've been battling the dreaded head cold but that's a tiny challenge compared to many.

Poor Tahlia has had the flu. It hit her pretty hard so she had some time off.  Nothing too sinister though. As you can see by that video up there she's doing well overall. It's a behind the scenes video taken at a modelling shoot at the start of winter.

We're actually off to Sydney today.  Not for modelling though. It's time to go back to the surgeon for a pectus excavatum review.  The bar in her chest has been irritating her lately so we've had X-Rays and we need the specialist to check it out.

We're also off to Sydney today to deliver my books to the distributor.  Eight boxes of books are getting ready to hit book stores by Christmas. Win!

Today is a big medical day for Chelsea.  She's in Brisbane to see her specialist who will run a whole gammit of tests to ensure her scarcoma hasn't returned and there's been no spread of cancer through her body.

It's been nine months since she had surgery to remove a 25cm tumor from her thigh.  Sarcoma's are aggressive so every three months she has to get checked.  It's a stressful time as you can imagine.  It's hard being so far away ... I'm trying not to think negatively, but rather focus on getting good results.

The Darbster is still completely 100% soccer mad.  Last night he was excited that Dad had gone out which meant the garage was bare and he could practice his skills without having to go outside in the cold Canberra air.

He's currently training two nights a week with the Premier League development squad and playing on Saturday's.  He's just signed up with an indoor soccer team for the summer season and he recently tried out for Coerver Academy.  It's all systems go!

As for the Big D, he's busy.  Busy with work and busy coming home to his EBay business (which is a bit of a hobby that makes spare cash on the side).  He's trying to get enough money together for our USA trip this Christmas.  He's still playing basketball once a week and ten pin bowling as well.  Plus he swims.  Not bad for an almost-50 year old.  He's doing better than me in the fitness stakes!

What else has been happening?

Well, Mum and Dad just returned from their grey nomad adventures to warmer climates.

Derek's parents have been battling the flu but still managed a winter escape on a cruise which is nice.

My 93 year old Nanna is feeling poorly with her head cold, but surviving.  She enjoys getting our phone call every week to get her footy tips.  If there's one thing I know for sure she'll always tip the Tigers, the Bulldogs and the Sea Eagles (even though she doesn't like Manly; if you want to win ... you got to go for them ...)  Her footy tipping logic is around 20 years old, but she's having fun.

I'm still signing on new clients every week with my Success Consultancy which is always good.  It's a nice feeling to help people feel great about their lives.

The cheerleading comp went well the other week.  I think that's why I got the head cold. I was feeling a bit run down afterwards. We don't know how much we raised yet as we're still finalising bills but we'll have enough money to skill 500+ cheerleaders at a workshop and still give Ronald McDonald House Canberra a few thousand dollars.

As for this middle age caper, the chin hairs keep growing, my eyebrows keep disappearing and the greys keeping sparkling, but I've got a bathroom full of gadgets and potions to deal with all that.

So that's a quick update.

I can't sit around chatting. It's time to get in the car and head to Sydneyville.

What have you been up to?