#749 Saturday 10 November

I was watching Kaylia last night and wondering if her play pattern is changing .... she seemed to be more self-absorbed but not in a stimmy way.  I wonder if she is doing more thinking and imagining.  It will be good if that is so.
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Teddy has had a haircut this morning.
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Its a bit of a worry when I spend much, much more on his coiffure than I spend on my own!
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This afternoon she has been a bit strange .... she has been gathering toys and throwing them in the bin!  Then she gathered Naomi and I and put us in her bedroom .... we had to stay there for a while.  I'm not too sure just what is going on.  At present she has refused a drive in the car and an icecream!
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The following is in today's paper ... it's a subject I feel strongly about .... that we should have the right to decide our own time and method of  "departure".  We certainly should not have a group of (insert any derogatory term here) politicians deciding such important matters.

#748 Friday 9 November

I can hear the wings flapping as time flies by .....
Zoe is counting down the days to Christmas! It's going to be a different sort of Christmas this year .... Austrian / Canadian / Australian
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Last night we heard of another family with problems much worse than ours .... our hearts go out to them. We're so fortunate .....
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Kaylia's 'negotiating' continues at "full steam"! As soon as we begin one activity (eg dinner) Kaylia is thinking about what is next .... and she begins her strategy of getting us to agree to a 'trade off' so she can get what she wants .....
..... that's one interpretation of what may be happening. Another interpretation is that her anxiety makes her cycle through the possible 'next thing' in her set of routines ..... as long as we agree to something, she's soothed.

#747 Thursday 8 November

We've been discussing Kaylia's current therapy staus among ourselves ..... she has made such good progress this year that her needs are changing.  She now is needing social training more than anything else.  Of course with four adults in the house  .... all insisting that she use proper sentences .... all pushing her to use appropriate social responses .... she doesn't get much rest!
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This is the ideal situation to encourage her progress.

#746 Wednesday 7 November

This is Zoe's "bling rack" .... on the wall in her room .......



.... you like? The bling is pretty spekky I think.
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Later
The rack is so good that a second rack is on the 'to do' list!

#745 Tuesday 6 November

My "new" laptop came today  it's very kool!  I like it.  Since it's  essentially a 'freebie' , I'm very pleased with it.
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For years I have lusted after a computer that was just "on" when I wanted it..... the iPad is great but it won't run "real" software and doesn't have USB .... but this Acer is pretty close to being perfect! It starts up with a one second delay. Now if it could just shrink and expand as needed ......



The screen background is some of Kaylia's artwork from school ... quite good!




Kaylia is getting a bit of 'excess anxiety' at night ... a change in characteristics and we don't know why.....
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#744 Monday 5 November

Oh for the days of Guy Fawkes night!  Good memories. 
One of the good things about Bali is ..... fireworks!  The noise gets pretty annoying but .... gee they can be fun.

#743 Sunday 4 November

This morning was "daddy time" .... Kaylia and I spent the morning visiting and shopping together.  She can be good company during such outings ... she doesn't say much but that means that you don't have any arguments either :-)    When we arrived home, Naomi had had a brain-burst!  The shire has been distributing large bags for the kerbside rubbish collection ..... Kaylia loves having a "ball pit" .... ergo ... a large bag would make an excellent "ball pit" when a supply of balls is added!  (The bags are available from Bunnings.)  .
Soon after ..... we have moved all Kaylia's stocks of balls into a "ball pit" on the balcony.
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Kaylia is happy!