#2030 Saturday 16th October

It's "op shop day" again.... Kaylia can be quite cunning in her DVD selection.  She's allowed 5 dvds and today she had 5 boxes..... but one was a 3 DVD set and another was a 5 DVD set.... total 11 dvds!..... and the check out person let her have them for $1 total!

Recycling madness! Apart from the vice on top and the castors below, this is totally recycled materials. 

#2029 Wednesday 13th October

Kaylia's in the middle of a therapy session while I write.  A lot of the therapy is to do with everyday speech and daily living activities......  washing her clothes, helping around the house. Many common speech items are things which she avoids using.... she would rather that we interpret her needs but must teach to use words.

I've spoken before about my fun with Gumtree "freebies"..... the latest is 13 limestone blocks.  They're 1000x350x350.... and weigh around 140kg.... so I'm collecting them 4 at a time.  The kanga is perfect for loading and unloading.  The blocks will be used to build a new retaining wall.

#2028 Tuesday 12th October

Yesterday was the first day of the school term.....  it was a delight to see Kaylia's eagerness to be back at school!  When I dropped her off at the gate she ran at top speed to get to her classroom....

Today her class had an excursion to Joondalup shopping center..... she always enjoys these and she was singing all the way home afterwards. 

I've completed the grader project.... yesterday I took it down the back lane to try it out.  It works really well.... so it's a satisfying conclusion.  The blade controls ended up being very simple.... lengths of chain with a turnbuckle as a tensioner.   I had two tools which were originally part of the bomb lifting mechanism on a bomber..... they do the job perfectly.