#1058 Tuesday 23 December

We go to Yanchep tomorrow! Phew!  Kaylia is still having trouble with the "Y" sound ..... it comes out as "Lanship".  This is funny considering she had so much trouble getting the "L" sound right.

Her love of presents is raging.... all the presents are in Naomi's office but yesterday Kaylia trotted out with one ..... and was miffed when she had to go and put it back.

She's getting really good with her computer skills ..... after tea last night she had disappeared.  I thought she'd gone upstairs and I went down to my office to close down for the day ..... and there she was watching a movie on the computer!  She's using the right-click on the mouse already.

Evening:

She had a "Giggling Gertie" attack this afternoon ..... she just couldn't stop.   It's so good to have a happy child.

#1057 Monday 22 December

3pm and she's had the morning at the lake ..... it's a perfect day for it.  After lunch she's been in the outside bath .... and she asked me to make an outside shower for her ..... so now she's in the bath with the shower ..... cold .... raining down on her.  No chance of heat stroke here!

She's very happy again.  The gastro that she's had for a couple of days was making her very upset.

#1056 Sunday 21 December

2 days to go .... Phew!   She can be very wearing at times.

1pm. We've been over to Aunty Moo's .... then back to Midland .... Subway for lunch .... then to the office so I could install a new modem.... then home.

Now she's in the bath outside .... with bubbles galore!

The revamp of the garden area is going well .... 2 ponds are in place and many rocks have been moved. The aim is to use the bath water to feed the ponds and garden.

#1055 Saturday 20 December

Poor thing.... after a trip to Rockingham she had a mild sunstroke and ended up vomiting .... she's not a happy chappy!

Evening 

She's been off colour all day .... and now we've heard that there's a gastro bug going round.  It makes sense.

I found a marvellous doo dad today .... a lithium battery pack the size of a small book .... that can start the car when it has a flat battery!  Since some people have left the car headlights on a few times, this will be a very handy item!

Kaylia has three days till we go to Yanchep..... and she's not letting us forget!

#1054 Thursday 18 December

Naomi and I went out last night .... Woo Hoo!  It was the staff Christmas function and 21 of us went to a Vietnamese restaurant in Guildford .... it was very good.  We arrived home about 9pm and usually Kaylia stays awake waiting for us when we go out .... but she was fast asleep!  Either she is growing up .... or she was feeling very secure with Kerrie.  Either way, it's good.  Since Mum & Dad were going out, Kaylia and Kerrie went to her favourite .... Nandos!

Today is her last day of school in Year 5 .... Year 6 next year!  She turns 11 next month.

#1053 Wednesday 17 December

Oops!  Time has flown past.

Teddy had his summer haircut yesterday .... doesn't he look good?

While we were waiting for the time to collect him, we went to the playground in Mt Helena ..... and Kaylia had a ball!  For some reason it just "hit the spot" for her and she was very happy.

Then it was home for tuna pasta .... Yum!

Kaylia is being introduced to another step on the road to independence..... she now walks from the car into the school grounds on her own! We watch from the car.  I think that she's pleased with herself.

This morning she goes to school dressed as Cindy-Lou from the Grinch ..... it's a school party.  She has her hair done in 3 plaits ..... and she keeps on touching them.  I think she likes it.

The nagging battle continues ..... she understands that she is wanting to just talk ..... but she's stuck in a rut of one word ..... rather than using a sentence.       Poor thing.   She knows she is doing the wrong thing and she will count herself out and march off to her room .... but she resists using a sentence.

#1052 Sunday 14 December

It's 6am and Kerrie is just leaving for a day trip to the Pinnacles with some friends. Teddy is upset because he's not going!

9pm. Kaylia's had a struggle to "keep it all together" today.   We learned from it that she is not over her aversion to little kids ..... and combine that with a break in her routine?  Wow!

This morning we did our routine of visiting Aunty Max's .... and Kaylia was in the middle of the usual bath ..... when 4 small cousins arrived to visit too!  Her anxiety levels went through the roof and we departed in a rush.   She never really recovered for the rest of the day and bedtime has been difficult too.

We live and learn.   It's such a pity that we can't enjoy normal family contact.