#2248 Friday 29th December

Kaylia is just about counting the hours till NEW YEAR when she can have four new calendars!  Calendars are a valuable tool in her management of stress and anxiety.  She can see ahead and know that her routine will be maintained.  The absence of routine can be a big stress factor.

Many readers will know of the spa that I built a few years ago just next to the balcony.  The spa is no longer needed so I'm removing it.  The fibreglass shell has been cut into small bits and taken to the dump. 

The floor frame will be constructed so that the area can have decking built.  This area will be a studio space for Naomi's brother David when he come to live with us. 

#2247 Tuesday 26th December

Kaylia's really enjoying our stay in Busselton..... we can always tell by the way she sings as she walks around. We've been for a drive "round the block"..... down to Margaret river.... then across to Dunsborough and back to base.

It was a quiet day.  We've been enjoying this spot. 

#2246 Sunday 24th December

Christmas eve..... Best wishes to you all.

We're in Busselton for a few days and we'll have Christmas day with Naomi's sister in Bunbury tomorrow.

This photo is quite remarkable...... the black images are the shadows cast by the zebras walking along! 

#2245 Sunday 17th December

Very funny!  This morning we set off on our routine trip to Kalamunda Dome..... and with zero input from us we saw that the car GPS had filled in the destination and the route!  (Hmm! Thought to myself...  "What would it do for the next routine journey to Balcatta op shops?")   Sure enough, within minutes it was showing the next route and destination!   This is very spooky.  Perhaps there's someone checking on our habits.

This was untitled but the position of the roads makes me think that it's Wolf Creek crater (about 150km south of Halls Creek).... I went there in 1976.

Later....  We're home and I thought that I would have a quick look at the mechanism of my favourite reclining lounge chair..... Last week the chair gave a loud snap and ceased functioning. Usually the next step is to put the chair on the burning pile for next winter.... but I thought that it might be fixable.  It turned out that a nut had come off a bolt.... and the lever mechanism had broken.  I stripped it down and went to the shed..... made some replacement parts..... and now it works better than ever!

This is awe inspiring. 

#2244 Friday 15th December

Kaylia's countdown has us at 7 days till we pack up the car and head south for Christmas.

#2243 Saturday 9th December

We had a beaut visit yesterday from Hannah, Callum and their two delightful young boys Arlo and Outis.  Many memories shared and friendship rekindled.  The many years of sharing Kaylia's care with aupairs has been such a terrific experience.

#2242 Tuesday 5th December

 The year is flying by .... only 20 days to Christmas!  Kaylia's nightly talks revolve around end of year parties and the new calendars that January 1 will bring ..... and then her birthday on January 20 .... when she will be 20!

In a few days we will have a visit from Hannah and Callum and their two boys!  Hannah and Callum lived with us and helped to look after Kaylia from February to November in 2015 .... eight years ago!  How time flys. It will be really good to see them again. Callum helped with rebuilding the pathway at the side and several other projects.   At that time Kaylia was in her last year at South Ballajura Primary School.

No action on the Landrover since completing the refurbishment of the power steering.  Ho Hum!  It's now two years that have passed while I've been trying to get it registered for road use!