#383 Monday 26 September

Kaylee is a real J-Lo fan .... at bedtime she watches different versions of "On the floor" .... She likes "So You Think You Can Dance" .... as she gets older I won't be surprised if she gets seriously into dancing. She sings all the time .... quite well too!

Now let's see .... what's on for today? School for Kaylia .... therapy after school from 3:30 to 5:30 ... then shops, home, tea and bed.

Later: No therapy ... Kane had "the bug"! So it was shopping ..... Kaylia is developing a very strong personality and shopping is a big factor. Now I wonder where that comes from? :-)

#382 Sunday 25 September

1:44 am .... she wet the bed a couple of hours ago and hasn't settled since. I've banished her downstairs to her own room and I'm guarding access upstairs ..... mainly to let Naomi have a bit of sleep but also to see if we can begin retraining her to sleep in her own bed. Even if successful this would have downsides as it would mean going downstairs to take her to the loo in the middle of the night.






Kangawooz in the backyard yesterday. There are several roos which frequent our yard ... let me introduce 'Big Balls Bob' (no prizes for guessing).

Of course, I'm thoroughly awake now. This will mean that today I will be very tired during the day. After being worn out yesterday, I was asleep by 6:30pm ... this sleep pattern is not good. I need to nap in the afternoon but life is too busy now to allow this.

Evening: A good day ... sleep-in followed by swimming ... then shops ...
After this Naomi Kaylee and Kat went exploring the Swan Valley (and the Chocolate Factory) while I checked over the Kanga. I've put it up for sale .... A sign of the times.

#381 Saturday 24 September

Paints!! Again!! (more fool us for not locking the paints away .... or rather for not checking that any paint remained after the first episode.)

The wrist surgeon visit? All good. I don't need to go back any more. There's still one bit in the wrist which hasn't fused but he's not concerned .... it will fuse given time.

Kaylee has had a good day ... she has a bit on constipation again which is making her grumpy ... back on the goo!

I'm worn out tonight .... I did a plumbing job this afternoon .... replacing a basin tap set ..... all the contorting movements have worn me out .... GOIAB

#380 Friday 23 September

Kaylee had a "slow day" yesterday! This is when she is obviously enjoying life and she dawdles through every moment .... this can be frustrating .... but if you have time to join her in her "slowness" it can be a delight.

Last Friday was Sports Day at school ....



I visit the wrist surgeon this morning .... X-rays to check on progress.

One of the hard things (about having a Kaylee type person) is the need to be constantly alert .... you get out of the car in the parking area at the shops .... you can't assume that she will stay out of the way of passing traffic, or that she won't suddenly just run ....
We try to have a routine where she holds a hand at all times .... this gets hard when you're juggling shopping!

#379 Thursday 22 September

Yesterday was a special day. We said farewell to Lorna .... she will be missed but not sadly. She is so full of love and joy that we can only be happy too. So .... It was a day of mixed tears and happiness.

It was good to share time with friends and family.

I am sad that distance and circumstance prevent us from sharing Kaylia with Lorna's family .... she would fit in so well and be so accepted.

#378 Tuesday 20 September

The pooping birds! What happened?... Well I thought it strange that they should mess in one of the two basins and not the other ..... So .... what is different?
The basin they mess has a mirror immediately behind the tap .... the other basin doesn't .... BINGO! .... the birds sit on the tap and look at themselves in the mirror .... and poop!
Solution? Turn the mirror about face so there is no reflection .... No birds!!

Afternoon:

The furniture order .... the reason for my trip .... arrived yesterday evening.  I was impressed by the thoroughness of the crew ... we'll use them again!  We now have a near completely furnished villa ... just the TVs and DVDs plus one more bed.  (... and we must get some comfortable office-type chairs for computer time! .... since we have desks to sit at)

The bathrooms have their proper mirrors installed (sorry birdies) and its all looking good.  Today David & Tony have been down to Hardys for orientation .... and now they've gone off for 'tour' with Made.

I've been swimming and packing .... it will be time to go soon.

Location:Barwee

#377 Monday 19 September

After a very good night's sleep, I have been trying to call various people .... about the villa management and the furniture delivery ..... to no avail.  As is common, people just aren't at work!

Between calls I have put up hooks to construct a drying area in the laundry ..... tried to find how to adjust the sliding doors ... without success ..... been down to Hardy's (with a taxi driver who tried to rip me off by charging two fares instead of one!)

In the middle of all this I have found out that Lorna (Kaylia's very special honorary grandmother) died last week and the funeral is on Wednesday .... so I have been changing tickets so I can fly to Perth on Tuesday night.

Life goes on.  Twice in this year travel plans have been upset by bereavements ...

Bed time .... David & Toni arrived at 1:30 today.  I think they are enjoying themselves!!
We all (with Greg and Maxine from next door) went down to Mama Putu for tea .... lovely food but the place was busy and service was ...... ????