#2092 Thursday 8th April 2021

I'm feeling pleased with myself  at the moment cos I've just finished making a special tool.

It's an adaptor so that I can use modern batteries with old Ozito tools ..... these tools no longer have batteries available so when the batteries die, the tools can't be used.  Some of these old Ozito tools are very good but Ozito no longer sell these tools in the format that uses modern batteries ..... for instance I have a rotary cutter which makes cutting carpet (and such stuff) a breeze.

Tomorrow I take Kaylia down to Fremantle for a day of activities with Spectrum 

- a group for kids with disabilities.  She really likes these days (.....  and while I wait to collect her, 

I get a day in bunnings!).  

#2091 Friday 2nd April 2021

 It's the day after the first of April .... which is my mother's birthday.  Although she died a quarter of a century ago, the first of April is still her birthday .... and it will always be so.

Today being a public holiday, we had to carefully manage Kaylia's need for routine and order.  One part of this is the preparation of a shedule ... where we list all the things that will happen in the day .... and the times that they will happen.  In the "old days" the time of the events on the shedule was not vital as she didn't really understand the concept of time.  Now?  She seems to have an inbuilt clock .... and when the time of a particular event comes around, she's out of her room insisting that that event is due!

  

#2090 Tuesday 30th March

Our chooklins give us a lot of pleasure..... one of their favorite places to have a sand bath is just outside the kitchen window......

#2089 Sunday 21st March

It's 8.30am... sleep in Sunday. Kaylia has just discovered that my phone has Calendar on it..... and that she can look through all the dates for years ahead!    Boy.... when she works out that it's also on her phone and pad.....

Chateau progress.....  it's at the stage of fiddly finishing work so I've bought a new table saw to make it easier to do a better job.

This complements the compound mitre saw..... 

I often think of my father as I work..... he would love the way that tools have become so inexpensive.  When I was doing the finishing sanding of the walls, I was able to buy a specialized sanding machine for a price equivalent to an hour of labor! 

#2088 Saturday 20th March

The ball was a huge success.....  once again she danced every dance.  In the right situation she's a very "social" girl.

The chateau has now had its undercoat.....

Two weeks and all the painting will be done.  Then it will be floor and blinds. 

#2087 Thursday 18th March

Big excitement!  Tonight it's the Year 12 Ball.  Kaylia is very excited.  It's at the Crown Towers in Burswood and we're staying the night.  (Last year's ball was at Aqua and we stayed the night..... it was very successful so we're repeating the pleasure!)

Checking in..... it's a bit awesome. 

The room! 

Step 1 in preparation is for Kaylia to have a big bath. 

#2086 Tuesday 9th march

The "bungalow" has been renamed...... it's now "the chateau" (lol).  David likes it.  It's progressing well... the bathroom is nearing completion with the toilet and drainage functional.  The shower base is being constructed.

The painting is starting this week. 

Kaylia is often a typical teenager these days.... most of the time she's her normal affectionate girl.....  and then the teenage monster emerges and she can have bouts of anger.  Usually it's period related so we know it will be gone soon.  It can be hard to take as she is still not good at verbalising her feelings.  Last week she was able to say "I'M ANGRY!"...... so we're making progress.