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Birthdays Galore & a Sprained Ankle (1-7 October)

Published on May 25, 2013 by Elissa CoxenLeave a comment

Monday 1/10/84

Woke early – gave mum $10 & wrote on the card “all we can afford is to give you a wish of good luck”. Mum’s eyes watered when she read it. BORING 1ST DAY BACK. While Ms Woods is overseas on holiday, we have Mrs Clayton, for english. Is alright. Had strawberries & cream after a big tea, then rich (birthday I s’pose) cake. Geoff is staying.

Tuesday 2/10/84

I have decided to turn over a new leaf: I will now be as nice as possible to mum & get stuck into my work and studies. Catherine W. (and Gina) came over. Catherine is Julia’s best friend now. Got an invitation to Natasha’s birthday party (slumber, video party) Beka, Fi & I have decided to go & play tricks all night to scare them all!

Wednesday 3/10/84

Normal school day (God these days are going slow) HEATH’S BIRTHDAY! After school took him a little patty cake with 1 candle on it!! (& a present) Played with him all afternoon. Didn’t go to speech because didn’t know what day I was s’posed to go (but it was meant to be today. Will go with Natasha & Megan tomorrow

Thursday 4/10/84

Natasha’s Birthday. Yesterday – Heath’s 2nd was Lorelle’s & the 1st was mum’s. Funny, eh? Did go with Natasha & Megan. ← she’s quite nice now. Mum went to Carol B.’s & bought home some clothes. I love the 3/4 length, royal blue pants & green & white tennis outfit and the coloured grandpa shirt & the pale blue, full skirt. But tonite went to Breakdance 3rd & final heat. Fi & Catherine W. came. Got there about 7:30 so missed most of it. Kylie S. & some other Freshy Yr7 girls But she did acrobatics stuff & the (gigantic) crowd cheered, screamed, whistled, clapped. Loved her! After, did some quick grocery shopping before coming home & having a late night. On the bus it was not Fi’s day. It was rubber band day & she got hit in the eyes 3 times.

Friday 5/10/84

Another boring school day (No one’s birthday this time (today, I mean) Dad picked us up & we went to the Red Beret (fooled around) I was in a silly mood, then back at Dad’s flat, had an early-ish night.

Saturday 6/10/84

Up early doing shopping etc. Dad has decided to give mum the tiles for the bathroom in our house. At home had lunch, did a little HW then had a shower Both my tyres have punctures so I can’t ride to Natasha’s. I pumped ’em up but as soon as I got round the corner they were flat as pancakes again. The PARTY was great! Will probly get only 5hrs sleep!

Sunday 7/10/84

Bad luck at the party, tho. Toni left early in the morning with a fever, Angela’s glasses were almost smashed about 7 times. Justine (YUCH) mangled her little toe & I SPRAINED MY ANKLE. Starting jogging on wet concrete) Only one home was Nana. She came & took me to the ambulance depot. They bandaged it up & told me to soak it in icy water. At home, did this for about 30 mins, when dad came. At dad’s watched TV all day & (very carefully) played handball with Julia. Dad said I should relax it today & work muscles tomorrow. Good excuse to miss PE, huh?! Excited now cos’ it’s fun being fussed over!! (Mum was at Joss House wen it hap’ned. Nin was asleep when she got back so she didn’t find out till sometime later. She immediately rang me to find out about it.

Orange Everything (17-23 September)

Published on May 23, 2013 by Elissa CoxenLeave a comment

Monday 17/9/84

Boring day at home. Rang Fi last night. She went to Michalmas Cay with Lucy on Sunday (mim wasn’t allowed – hmm!) and she & mim went together to the movies today. I knew they’d be together. Ate only in the arvy but ate alot. Watched TV & played with the microscope kit all day

Tuesday 18/9/84

Read 3 books this morning. After lunch watched TV, till mum went to the blood bank & we looked for curtain material. Had an ice cream from “the Great Australian Ice Creamery”. YUMMY! Wanted (was meant to) go to Fitzroy Island with Lucy today but, when I went to feed the cats, mum said hurry so I ran & fell & grazed my foot & knee & my left arm began aching so I called it off. Really did want to go too. LATE-ISH NITE. Rang mima again (really to see if she was with Fiona) Lucy had also asked them to go to Fitzroy but they weren’t allowed. But she only spent a little time with Fi. SURPRISING HUH?

Wednesday 19/9/84

Mima, Fi & I went to town. Didn’t buy clothes or anything but had Fun! No one slept over. I wondered what’d happen tomorrow.

Thursday 20/9/84

Mim & I went to town. (Fi was getting her haircut.) Got my orange socks!! And orange dress material. Mim & Polly got tube skirt material. No one was home at home. Picked up Fi (her hair is layered & short & looks GREAT!!) Went for a swim at mima’s. I Fed the cats then went home. Got ready and went to Heat 1 of Breakdance Competition. Mima saw Glenn & that was all. Had fish & chips. Early nite. (Also bought orange fluorescent paint for clothes today)

Friday 21/9/84

Played handball with Julia then went to mima’s to work out how to use the clothes paint. Stayed the day. Fi came after lunch & we watched TV all arvy. Did the cats. Fi & mim staying here. The TV movies were OKAAAY.

Saturday 22/9/84

Woke early-ish. Went into town AGAIN (so mima could see Glenn) They had lunch at my place & we mucked around. Mulleys came & Amanda, Genelle, Fi, mim, me, Julia, & Petra talked (uncomfortably) till they left. We played King while Karen M’s uncle & his family moved in next door. (well just their furniture.) All staying At Fi’s. Lucy staying too – she rang Fi to see if she’d stay but (of course) couldn’t so invited her here. Got to sleep about 1:00.

Sunday 23/9/84

Woke 9:00. At Lucy’s watched a video had lunched & played a game all arvy. Forgot to feed cats.. Watched the movie. Am sooo tired. Hope I can sleep in.

Jigsaw Puzzle Panic (3-9 September)

Published on May 21, 2013 by Elissa CoxenLeave a comment

Monday 3/9/84

Toni didn’t pick me up today thank god. She got ‘the message’. Karen is upset about our thinking they’re immature so now she gets on at our stop, before me, and gets the seats closest to the back (cos’ she knows I like to sit there)

Tuesday 4/9/84

Haven’t fought once with Julia since Friday! Good, huh?! Mum is going strong on the nicorettes. Am VERY PROUD of her! It took a lot of willpower & she’s done it, alright! [Hmmm, it’s only been a week Lissy…!] Am still very tired. Worked on the jigsaw puzzles again. Did no HW. Got a terrible headache – worse – I got a few more during the rest of the day.

Wednesday 5/9/84

In speech, we asked Mrs McI. if Fi could come to class (we weren’t doing work cos’ exams had finished) so Luc & I got Fi worked up – she was worried all day – thinking it was something bad! Had fun! In Double Science, we swapped rooms with 9B. We had B1 & they went to F1². PES mucked around Got some more headaches today.

Thursday 6/9/84

Woke ‘automatically’ early (6:00). Slow day. Started gymnastics puzzle & finished it this arvy. Fooling around, I bruised my arm – the bone. I was using my right arm for support on the floor, when Julia pushed me, I fell on it & so did she. I panicked – thinking at first it was broken but (un)fortunately it wasn’t. [I’d fractured my right wrist when I was about 10 years old – landing on it after a failed high jump attempt – so I knew the pain of a broken bone. UNfortunately meaning, time off school and/or the excuse that I’d be unable to write…] Early to bed – but I can’t sleep.

Friday 7/9/84

Woke again ‘automatically’ around 6:00. Didn’t learn for maths & I think I’ve failed (or close to it) but – german was a SYNCH. Took $5 to school – $2.20 for German BBQ on Wednesday & 50c for pizza lunch. Watched movie “Can’t Stop the Music” & it’s now the 4th or 5th time I’ve seen it.

Saturday 8/9/84

Did go to tennis finals cos’ didn’t know where it was held/or what time etc. When I rang Fi she said she wasn’t going either cos’ she didn’t know enough about it either. Lazed around. Got words for songs, while listening to a tape. ATE UMAH After yummy salad sammy, went to help mum paint house but Jules & I ended up playing hopscotch, catchey & water fights. At flat – washed my bike for the 1st time EVER! BOY was it DIRTY! After tea watched the movies. Late one “No Sex Please, We’re British” was HILARIOUS!!

Sunday 9/9/84

Woke at 8:30. Had pancakes for brekky. Got dressed, sat down & did HW. Dad came at 10:00 and at his place (took him 2 GIANT pancakes) went to beach & did HW till Jill & Barry came. Looked over their house, then went for drinks to the ‘San Remo Hotel’ Pub. Watched movie and am pooped!