School's back so I have less time to blog.

Yes, it's been too long since I blogged, mainly because any time I have at home is precious to me housework-wise and I hate wasting time on the computer... when I am on the computer DP is home so I don't like to blog then either. I've wanted to document his time at school though, so I'd better do it now.

Yes, that's right, DP is at school. Well, TAFE... I've just realised that's an anagram for FATE LOL That may be important. Before I go into DP's timetable I'll just run over the children's schedule. DD17 is doing year 12 this year, she's a good girl and puts time into her studying, if her interim report is anything to go by. She's not doing her sport but comes with me when DD5 has hers. Technically she catches the bus and meets me there instead of going straight home. DS14 has had a birthday. He's still doing his sport on a Thursday night but the later class with the older group. DD5 started school this year. We had some issues with anxiety and her shyness but I think that's mostly settled down now. At least we're not having her say she feels sick in the mornings and she's happier for me to go after I walk her to class. DD2 is a chatterbox and with me almost all of the time. Right now she's happily playing in the living room, which is great. I don't leave the tv on all the time like DP would so she uses her great imagination.

So onto DP and the real reason for this blog. His job network paid nearly $1000 for him to go to Tafe this year. After a lot of mucking around he finally went to his first day on Tuesday 15th Feb. He only has an afternoon class Tuesdays. He went for a full day Wednesday 16th and ended up injuring himself. He thought he'd pulled a muscle in his calf. He skipped Thursday (afternoon) and Friday (morning) when he rang his dr because he was quite concerned. He got an appointment for Monday (no class) and was given antibiotics because his lymph nodes were swollen and his dr was concerned that he'd been bitten by a spider. There was the rest of that week gone as I'm sure he stayed home. Friday the 26th he stayed home with DD5 because she was unwell.

Week 3. I can't remember if he went on Tuesday 1st March, it's an afternoon class and I'm sure most Tuesdays I've come home before getting DD5 from school and he's been home. Wednesday I thought he was going to catch a taxi, he thought I was taking him. This was the first Wednesday DD5 had as Preps have them off for February. So he came with us, meaning we were running a little later than usual, I filled in a form for speech therapy then took DP to Tafe. I'm don't know if he went Thursday or Friday. I really can't remember, but I suspect he stayed home.

Week 4. Again, I'm unsure about Tuesday 8th. Wednesday 9th he caught a taxi in the morning and in the afternoon I got a stack of texts complaining about the rain and the fact that he was going to die, too much exercise I think LOL I ended up picking him up after I got DD5. Thursday 10th he didn't go, he was sending me texts in the morning and was home when I got back from shopping in the afternoon. Friday 11th he sent a text "School done, hour and a half of class, practical work to be done in groups in the libery, I finshed the damn work before I walked out the door, gone home. Waste of 12 dollars, hope your morning is going better then mine." 10.28am.

Week 5. Tuesday 15th, can't remember. Wednesday I got home around 9.30am and he asked if I'd had a call from Tafe. Apparently they were looking for his teacher who didn't turn up, Russell he called him. He got the phone and I suppose he called Tafe, that's what he claimed anyway. He said that he did and that he was told that this teacher "Russell" had committed suicide. He did say into the phone he would be there the following day, he told me that there would be counselling for the students. He didn't go. Thursday 17th "Got a call from one of my school mates, he's at tafe, and dos,nt know what's going on, police are there." 10.08am "I tryed to call the j building, but no answer, prob because police are there, johns been told to go home." 10.10am "John and a few others ar,nt going, so I invited them around here for a coffee." 10.58am. He sent a text saying he was going for a nap at 1.44pm. Friday the 18th. He told me that he'd invited classmates to our house to meet then go to Tafe, that didn't happen. He ordered our groceries online. He did that because we had a busy weekend coming up.

Week 6. On the 19th and 20th we went to a local festival. We also visited my mum on Sunday the 20th and DP was going to cook a roast. Then I got a text saying we were out of oil so I said he used too much the night before and why didn't he tell me so I could buy some. "And no, i din,nt use to much, and I din'nt metion it because I din'nt want you to go out of your way to get it, I,ll pick up oil tommorw when I,m in town." 4.51pm. It wouldn't have been hard for me to get some if I'd known. I text back about him not having school Monday and he sent "Because you think I,m avoiding school, so I,m going in from now on weather its on or not." He didn't go, I stay home Mondays. Tuesday 22nd he didn't go. I got a text "Lady and tafe called [bit about a phone call I had been expecting]" at 12.29pm so I sent one back about him still being at home. "Yep still here.................." "Wife reported him dead, looks like he's alive and kicking." "App will be on the news tonight, school as normal from here on in." I said I couldn't see what was news worthy about the whole thing, I didn't say I think he lied about it all. At 1.13pm his message was that he was going for a nap.
Wednesday 23rd he caught a taxi in the morning, I got the text at 10.43am, it was very late by the time he was ready considering class is supposed to start at 9am. "Watch, it,ll fucking piss down soon as I leave here" at 1.16pm. "Grrrrr" 2pm. "Meh I have to walk in it, should have taken an umbrella" 2.06pm to which I responded that DD17 told him to take one and told him where to find it. "School is not finshed tell 3pm" "Mine was a statement" "Bags not water proof, so I,ll wait tell I know its safe." "Unless your offering for a pick up of course." "The ststement was about school ending, not walking" I'd said something about not offering to pick him up but he could ask me if he wanted a lift but that DD2 was asleep and I wasn't going to wake her up until I had to get DD5, I think that was when he said school's not finished until 3pm. I told him he could make his own way home. He then asked about needing bread and said he would try to pick some up, that didn't happen.
Thursday 24th. "[landlord's] here, helping him fix the roof in the car port. After last nights down poor, prob a good idea." 11.41am He didn't go in at all, they fixed the gate as well. I was so angry that he missed another day of school. He didn't get it, he thought I'd be happy that the roof and gate were fixed. I was, DD2 had taken to getting out of the gate because it was broken. I just think he has missed far to many days, this was one more.
Friday 25th. He sent me a text with a photo of a class, supposedly taken to send to me but I honestly wouldn't put it past him to have one from a day he actually went and to have sent that. I'm out Friday mornings, I can't prove it either way.

Week 7. Tuesday 29th (yesterday). I was at mum's when I got a text - "home early, pizza for tea because its cheap tueday" at 2pm. Now he starts at 1pm, so that's not long at school at all. I sent a text back along the lines of "what were you at school half an hour then home?" and he sent back "about the, issued project and told us to bugger off, its on project communications, so I,m building a fourms board for all the students to commacate on about work." He then sent me 3 texts with name suggestions for a domain name that he plans to buy and when I said why should he buy something for a school project he said "Because I,m going to leave it up as a way of talking to humans after class, you know, make friends lol." Then last night he says he's chatting to a classmate on msn and he suggested another domain name. I'm not being very supportive, I just don't see why he should bother. I meant to ask for a sheet with the info about the project, he should have something. He also claimed that this person told him there is no class Thursday and Friday saying that Russell and Sharon are going to be away. I said I thought Russell was his teacher Wednesdays and he said no, that's Allen and Jason. He has Russell Tuesdays because this person he was 'chatting' to went back to ask Russell about the project and was told then.

Today he caught a taxi again, and as far as I know he's at school. He sent a text saying he gets along with the tech guy no-one else likes, I will have to ask if that's Allen or Jason or someone in the class LOL I hate not trusting him, but if he doesn't pass this course he can move out. I hate feeling like I am being lied to. He has no-one to blame but himself though, I've told him that saying he'll do something then not following through is just like lying. Now I've wasted a lot of time on here and I've got lots of housework so I have a tidy house before I get DD5 from school and DD2 is sleepy and cuddly. I must try to keep this more up to date. Apparently there is going to be a strike at Tafe, I wonder when. DP said that Sharon was striking, maybe that bit wasn't a lie, though where he gets this info I am still not sure.