Monday, 14 January

Rest day today - although may not be once AV Tuesday night meets are done and dusted

Realised with sinking feeling that I was going out for lunch today with a friend from when I was in the VFL. The conversation was going to be awesome but the lunch itself usually involves a pub meal. So was pretty happy when we found a little downstairs restaurant where they were doing a pasta/pizza with drink for $15. Had a lovely gnocchi with lamb ragu and a half decent glass of red. Hopefully not to many grams of fat in that. Smallish serving which was good too

Left work early today to go see my mother in hospital. She is feeling stronger today but still needs to take a hit of oxygen every now and again. She is also a chronic asthmatic so that doesn't really help. Picked up the children from child care in Coburg just before 5:00 pm and once we'd taken the train into town and then out to Ringwood it was 6:40 pm before we got to the hospital

So we had to give the children their dinner there which consisted of a takeway fried rice, of which I had half the box. Neither of the older children were much interested on account of their being so tired

Going to have a half day off tomorrow, then go on the train to see my mother in Ringwood, before heading across to Aberfeldie on the train for athletics. Will do whatever events are available from whatever time I get there