#2451 Sunday 8th February

 Weekends for us always have visits to six different op shops  ... three on Saturday and three on Sunday.  At each shop Kaylia adds 5 more DVDs to her collection.  She rarely watches the DVDs .... the act of collecting is the important thing.

#2450 Monday 2nd February

I'm at Joondalup hospital visiting Peter.... he's asleep so I can write a bit. Pete is spending lots of time in hospital.

We were saddened by the Mosman Park tragedy..... I can understand completely.  There have been times when we've been pushed right to the limit.  The feeling of abandonment and hopelessness is very hard to fight. ..... and then to have a cut to their NDIS funding! .... it would have been the last straw.  In the past, I've been tempted by a such a drastic solution like that but we've always managed to stay grounded.  At this stage, I'm so glad we survived.... Kaylia is such a joy.  She is becoming more and more affectionate.

Our house has been down with the gastro bug.... we've all had it and hopefully we're over it.

#2449 Friday 30th January

Oh dear... I'm in a very bad way. Violent vomiting attacks every hour or so.  Naomi had it last Friday, then David got it on Saturday..... and then Kaylia had it on Wednesday. Now it's my turn.  It's really bad.

It's kaylia's birthday today

#2448 Tuesday 27th January

 Kaylia is counting the days till her birthday on the coming Friday!  As I write Kaylia is in the middle of her weekly speech therapy session,  Her verbal comprehension is fairly good.  She has to concentrate to speak with clear sounds.  The session always includes games .... she likes these!

Yesterday we had our usual long drive for Invasion Day.  The drive to Bindoon is very pleasant and it usually has the reward of an op shop visit.  The op shop there is one of the few that is open on public holidays.

#2447 Friday 23rd January

Kaylia at this moment is playing a track from Tina Arena where the song climaxes on a long note.  I like Tina..... but Kaylia is repeating this one bar of the song over and over......

Momentous events on the world stage!   ..... a 48 hour deadline to Putin.... Trump losing his precious Mar a Lago .....  a new financial world system......  a back down over Greenland....  this list goes on today!

#2446 Tuesday 6th January

 Well !!! The invasion of Venezuela was certainly a change that was NOT for the better.  The current version of "Pax Americana" is anything but!  Fortunately such events don't touch Kaylia's world.

#2445 Thursday 1st January 2026

 Best wishes for the new year.  The year promises significant changes in the world.  Let's hope that the  changes are for the better!

The Christmas/New Year break is hard for Kaylia.... with most services closing, her routine is thoroughly disrupted. This then flows on to me as we have to manage the disruption.  Long car drives are always welcome .... we had a drive to Bindoon yesterday and a drive to Fremantle today.

(Nothing special.... I just like this)