#2287 Friday 26th April

 Yesterday Kaylia and I went on a car club outing in the Landrover ....

Kaylia loved it as usual.  She takes note of all that is happening .....  she doesn't ask questions but sometimes she will voice an instruction.

Today she's at her Workpower job in Malaga 

#2286 Saturday 20th April

It has been a stressful week..... we've had to put the business into voluntary administration because of the debt required to survive the effect of COVID.  This means that the business continues to operate but an administratror controls the finances. It will mean that we have to sell our home and find some where to rent.

We will shield Kaylia from the stress as much as possible. She is accustomed to different houses because of holiday travel.....  as long as she is with us she will be able to cope.

The aim is to get the business into a successful functional position again.

#2285 Tuesday 16th April

Last night at bedtime kaylia and I were having our usual time and talking about coming special days.  We got to her 21st birthday next January..... I asked her what her favourite present was.  "Mummy" she says

#2284 Friday 12th April

She works at a sheltered workshop on Fridays and when I picked her up today she hopped in and said "Let's go boss!"  Kaylia has a very good sense of humour.

#2283 Wednesday 10th April

I was about to say "Sad day...." but I guess that's not really appropriate. Better to just remember what important contributions he made to our world.

#2282 Tuesday 9th April

We're in Busselton again for a little break.....  it's always a tour round the op shops on the way to and from.... and again while we're here.  Kaylia will take home about 35 DVDs.

Last week I took all the excess DVDs from her room..... it filled the back of the Landrover! The op shop in Midland was very happy to have the donation.

#2281 Saturday 6th April

Wow....  water cascading down the sides of Uluru in all the rain. 

The desert will be a magical place in the coming days.  When I was living in that country, the time after rain was always special.

#2280 Wednesday 3rd April

Today I took a truckload of DVDs down to the salvos......  no I'm no joking..... it was the Landrover with the back FULL of DVDs.   The op shop was happy..... and in Kaylia's room we can now see the shelves that were hidden by the mountain of bags of DVDs.  

Luv this.......  it's real! The V8 motor sells for about $900.

For all the evils of FB, some parts are really good.  It manages to collect many videos of things from my past.... they keep me enthralled for hours.  And it's great for keeping in touch with people of similar interests.

#2279 Friday 29th March

We were at the Mundaring Dome last night and we were greeted at the door by a very friendly Quenda.....

They're a delightful little creature.

Today Kaylia and I went for the first serious drive in the Landrover.  I'll add a map later ....

This is the track along the powerline..... it's a smooth part!  Kaylia was not impressed.

#2278 Wednesday 27th March

I always thought he was a good guy.....

......he clearly had good taste if he had a dachshund!

#2277 Monday 25th March

I was given a lesson about medication this week.....  for some reason I forgot to take my morning tablets for 3 days in a row.  When I realised what I'd done, I could really feel the difference.  Especially in pain....  I take a couple of pain control medicines each day and without them, I was really feeling much more pain.

#2276 Friday 22nd March

Ho hum.... I'm waiting in the licensing centre for my turn to get the plates for Bob.  It's a long queue.

This morning Kaylia was wanting me to do something...... and just saying one word. I'm realising that she doesn't really understand the concept of communication.  I need to work on this with her.

Later: the rego number is 1IEL400

#2275 Thursday 21st March 2024

At last!  The Landrover has passed its inspection and can be licensed.  It's taken two and a half years ....  but it's there.

This is the vehicle inspection officer.....  He's a very interesting man.... He did his training on Landrovers while in the British army and has spent 10 years working with George Adamson (of "Born Free" fame).  So he was very favourably disposed towards my unique project.

 I'm sitting in the licensing centre waiting for my turn to get plates.

#2274 Saturday 16th March

This is how it looks with coloured wiring

                   

.....it's much easier to follow the circuits. (Compare this with the previous photo where all the wires are one colour.)

That aside..... we're still sick.  Kaylia is clear of COVID and back to normal but both Naomi and I are testing positive for COVID.  It explains the lousy feeling.