Phew! I'll sleep well tonight! It's been a busy day with little jobs .... and the last job was hard work. I'm getting too old for this and I find that I'm becoming quite happy to stand back and direct Ketut rather than doing it myself.
This last job was swapping the beds between rooms 1 and 3. The previous guests had broken the bed in room 3 on their first night .... then the a/cond had failed in room 1 ..... so they swapped the beds over. But the rooms are different sizes and the beds need to be in their right room.
So this afternoon we dismantled the beds and moved them. While this was going on I made some reinforcing under each bed ..... so the bed won't break again!
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
#1024 Monday 27 October
After a good flight it was good to be back in the villa. The state of the villa is not good. Putu has not had time to clean up after the guests who had just left .... and there's quite a bit to clean up! Once again it emphasizes the importance of my maintenance visits.
In recent days Kaylia has been really pestering hard about "Dr Law" (her GP) .... it has become a sign of anxiety for her. She likes to talk about what the doctor does during visits ... but it's much more than that. Naomi has arranged for Kaylia to actually visit Dr Law this afternoon .... so it will be very interesting to hear the story tonight.
In recent days Kaylia has been really pestering hard about "Dr Law" (her GP) .... it has become a sign of anxiety for her. She likes to talk about what the doctor does during visits ... but it's much more than that. Naomi has arranged for Kaylia to actually visit Dr Law this afternoon .... so it will be very interesting to hear the story tonight.
Evening: After a day of waiting and sorting, I'm now having tea at a place I've looked at many times but this is the first time I've gone in. After a day of eating little and drinking lots of water, I'm having a thoroughly Western meal .... steak!
Later: What did Kaylia do at the doctors? She marched in ...... pulled up her T-shirt ..... and said TUMMY! I'm told that Dr Law has a GSOH and took it all in stride.
Later: What did Kaylia do at the doctors? She marched in ...... pulled up her T-shirt ..... and said TUMMY! I'm told that Dr Law has a GSOH and took it all in stride.
Friday, October 24, 2014
#1023 Friday 24 October
sho nuff ...... last night she had so much to drink that despite a precautionary loo trip, she still flooded the bed by 9:30pm! Still, it is excellent for the constipationary battle.
She really is a delightful child .... she has some very annoying and worrying issues .... such as the anxiety ..... but despite all the problems, she's growing into a lovely person. It reduces our concerns about the teenage years to come.
Kerrie has bought herself some serious climbing shoes .... Very strange shoes.
She really is a delightful child .... she has some very annoying and worrying issues .... such as the anxiety ..... but despite all the problems, she's growing into a lovely person. It reduces our concerns about the teenage years to come.
Afternoon: She's come home in a bad anxiety attack again. This has happened for a few days now .... something has changed to produce this. Some serious thought is needed.
Kerrie has bought herself some serious climbing shoes .... Very strange shoes.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
#1022 Thursday 23 October
Tonight she really enjoyed her tea ..... roast potatoes, sausages and carrots and sweet potato..... followed by water melon juice. She was hull as a goog! ..... then when we sit down for TV, she says .... Popcorn!
Where does she think it would fit? (We said no). Amazing child.
This afternoon she had a bad anxiety attack. We couldn't work out why..... but Kerrie took her for a drive in the car .... and as soon as she got in the car, she calmed down!
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
#1021 Wednesday 22 October
Yesterday I over-did things .... I've been working on a project to add a bit more shed space and I had completed the truss and posts ..... so I proceeded to erect them. They are very heavy and I should have left it for another day. .... but it's up now. It will take me a while to recover!
Last night, "Dancing with the Stars" was on TV .... and Kaylia loves it! She watches very closely and when she is impressed by their moves we can really see her response.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
#1020 Tuesday 21 October
Poor Teddy ..... he's got a blocked exhaust pipe and he's getting bouts of hurts ..... so he's on a diet of all the doggie foods that have a laxative effect.
Kaylia's new diet is going well ..... icecream has been replaced with fruit/icecream and she is liking it. Today our "NutriBullet" arrived .... this will allow us to use more whole foods and avoid processed baddies. The change in eating habits isn't too bad ..... it takes a bit of thinking and so can be hard at the end of the day when energy has got up and gone.
Kaylia's new diet is going well ..... icecream has been replaced with fruit/icecream and she is liking it. Today our "NutriBullet" arrived .... this will allow us to use more whole foods and avoid processed baddies. The change in eating habits isn't too bad ..... it takes a bit of thinking and so can be hard at the end of the day when energy has got up and gone.
Monday, October 20, 2014
#1019 Monday 20 October
Kaylia's focus on "hose-time" has reached the stage where she is choosing the hose over going to the swimming pool. I guess it's the stimming aspect of it. That's hard to beat.
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