#1909 Thursday 1 November

Yay.... we can talk about Bali!   Kaylia is very happy.  For the moment we just talk in general terms .... what does she like doing in Bali?  .... and we go when school finishes.  Closer to the date we can start a count down.... 

Today she has a dental appointment with Dr Camacho..... she's very excited!  But it means that we have to delay departure for about an hour.  Fortunately Casey is extremely resourceful at keeping Kaylia engaged.  I don't think I've ever seen anyone so good at this.... her skill really makes a difference for us.

Evening:  The dentist visit??  ..... her teeth are very good with excellent care being taken.  ...... but her wisdom teeth will need fixing in about a year!  One of the four emerging teeth will be OK ..... but three of them will not be OK and will need to be removed!  It will mean another hospital visit with GA and lots of pain. Poor thing.

#1908 Wednesday 31 October

The tension is rising!  Tomorrow is November .... and then we can talk about Bali!

We've had a small change in the breakfast routine ...... for some time Kaylia has has a short session of "doing her face" after breakfast ..... and all the tubes etc have been in a pile on the shelf.  Naomi has found a small bag to hold all the stuff needed .... it's pink .... and Kaylia loves it!

#1907 Monday 29 October

Today is Jonathan Croft's birthday.  Kaylia never met this grandfather but I know they would've been rapt with each other.



He would have been 96 today. 

In this photo from 2001 he was 79.

Kaylia had a class excursion today ....

#1907 Sunday 28 October

8am and Kaylia has been in the bath for an hour.  On Sunday mornings I go down and get Kaylia in the bath so that Naomi can have some more sleep in time.

Now ..... what has gone on since the last post on Wednesday?   Well .... the trip home was uneventful ..... except for some interesting times at the Denpasar airport ..... the Air Asia check-in desks weren't at their usual place!   To find them, we are led on a loonng walk through corridors and down escalators ..... down into a section of the old airport building!   There all the check in processing happens ..... and then we had to follow a different route to get back to the normal area in the  "new" terminal where the customs and passport  processing happens!   Before starting the trek to their new location, I had gone to the old location ..... and this is not being used by any airline!   My  guess is that this is another cost saving measure by Air Asia ..... they probably get a reduction in terminal charges .... much as I have no doubt that they get a big reduction in terminal charges by not using the air-bridge for loading/unloading the passengers.

I got home on Thursday night to find a very relieved Teddy ..... for the next few hours he was glued to my heels!

Today we did a Fremantle drive ..... and then home via an assortment of op shops.

Kaylia is looking forward to Thursday .... it will be November! .... and we have said that we can then talk about "Bali"!   She has been wanting to talk about Bali for months now so it will be good to finally do so.

#1906 Wednesday 24 October

Another maintenance day.  Today the guys are repairing the various bits of cement work that have failed resulting in tiles falling off the walls and paving moving where it should not! 



 The first of the two air conditioners will be replaced today.


This is one of the installers .... working hard!  

Another one bites the dust!

#1905 Tuesday 23 October

After the excitement of my fall on Sunday, the trip is now normal .... fixing things that are broken or which need to be replaced.

It seems to be a constant story but once again, another two air conditioners need to be replaced.  They don't last long here. 





Some of the wall tiles in the garden have fallen off and need to be re fixed.

The lounge room furniture is currently having temporary repairs made to keep it usable till we can buy new furniture while here in December. 


It appears that the guests are "flopping down" on the couches and the supporting structures have broken.

The new lounge furniture will need to be stronger to allow for this.

The umbrella over the sun lounges is very sad ... replace the cover.















On the plus side, the gardens are thriving and the whole villa looks 'smicko' ...... but there's some more painting work  on walls and on timber work.  It never ends!

#1904 Sunday 21 October

The day started with a bang!  I slipped on the floor and hit my head on the wall.... unfortunately it was right on the skirting edge and it made a 5cm gash ..... lots of blood!

As a precaution I headed for hospital and I now have 8 stitches!  The doctor says that there's no sign of concussion or any need for scans.   So it's rest for a few days ..... and no head massage!