The plan is to keep Kaylia home from school today .... I managed to procure the medicine yesterday but it takes about 4-5 days before it will fix the cough. In the meantime we'll keep dosing her with throat soothers and painkillers.
Facebook is a frustrating thing which I tend to stay away from .... but it has it's moments! I made contact with Maxine Jones today .... I haven't been in touch with Max and Joe for ages.
We are being assessed by a new agency which offers respite for carers.... it looks as though they can offer Kaylia a school holiday activity program .... this would reduce the disruption to routine for her. The program sounds similar to school and it may be good for her. Time will tell.
We hope we've found au pair #12 .... Kat leaves on August 3 and we need her replacement before then ... not that Kat could possibly be replaced :-)
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This is a list of the wonderful people who have helped us cope over the past few years ....
Catherine 1. Mar 2007 to May 07
Anne-Marie 2. July 07 to December
Yo-yo. 3. Jan 08 to June
Tina. 4. July 08 to December
Katie. 5. Jan 09 to June
Danny. 6 July 09 to
Linda. 7
Sophie. 8
Zoe. 9
Sally. 10
Kat. 11
AJ. 12
(I haven't finished the chronology yet)
Evening:
I had an important lesson in 'Kaylia management' today ... we were at the office .... Kaylia was playing in Naomi's office. After a while she came out .... sans clothes! I had to explain to her that at the office she had to keep her clothes on .... I must have said something about it being naughty to take her clothes off .... she immediately took it to mean that she was naughty. I had to spend time reassuring her that she was a good girl ... that taking her clothes off in the office was a naughty thing to do but she was still a good girl. She clearly wanted to be reassured .... she's very literal. We need to be so careful about words that are said without thought in the heat of the moment.
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