#1227 Friday 18 September

The cement mixer worked in principle ..... but it's too small to handle a 20kg bag of mortar. I'll find a bigger barrel to use.

One of the best ways to calm Kaylia is to take her for a drive .... and she likes to listen to her music on my iPhone...... but somehow she manages to flatten the battery in a very short time.  She's worked out how to unlock the phone using my code!

#1226 Wednesday 16 September

Naomi is in a lot of pain this morning .... a shoulder injury has flared up and caused a sleepless night. We're at the physio to see if they can help.

Mystery object .... what is it?

It's a small plastic barrel with wooden baffles inside ..... a cement mixer for small quantities.....  I saw something similar on the web .... from Canada and not available in Australia.  This is my version .... I'll try it out tomorrow and tell you how it goes.

Kaylia continues to be upset by something ..... it's another mystery. It sounds like she's in pain .... but we can't identify the cause ..... and she can be distracted by a car drive .....  ????

School next year?  Kaylia has been accepted by Ballajura Community College!  Yay!  She will be with her friends .... and in a pleasant environment.  We're happy.

#1225 Tuesday 15 September

I can't help myself ..... I'm sorry ....

THE RABBIT IS GONE ..... Yaaaay!!

I hope we will see the return of some compassion from our government.

On the home front ..... last night was significant as the first night that Kaylia has slept without her pink pillow!

Later:  Kaylia has had a bad afternoon .... we suspect pain .... possibly from not enough water during the day.

#1224 Sunday 13 September

It's been a good day.   Kaylia has been playing independently a lot .... so we've been able to get a lot of house and garden things done.  It's two weeks till burning restrictions ..... so I've been burning stuff!

10:30pm. I've just been down to wake her for the toilet run ..... and I was about 5 minutes too late! Drat!