It has been a really good week, except for the fact that we had to say goodbye to Lolo & Dida this afternoon. They are leaving tomorrow morning to go back to Ulladulla. They didn't manage to find a house they liked to buy. The search isn't over - I will be looking for them, and then Mum will fly up when necessary. It's a two day drive, so it's not so easy a move. It seems that house prices are dropping too, so waiting a little while is probably a smart thing to do.
The kids have loved having their grandparents around. We had them over for dinner, and we had a couple of lunches out. We all went out for Father's Day which was on Sunday. Jeffrey got taken care of pretty well that day, so he was happy.
Carmie has been doing well this week, with only one night of insomnia. We have been to afternoon sessions of Taekwon Do together, and she has been busy finishing a short story that she has been writing for a few weeks. She was unable to come to our private Taekwon Do lesson on Tuesday, but Arley did, and he did great. He even learned a few new things, which is a really big deal because he usually gets very stressed and angry. Today I was able to show him some more moves, so this is very encouraging! His session with Holly was only an hour long this week, and that went much better. This morning he had OT at home. He and his OT are making a sensory garden out of pallets, and he was hammering away like a champ this morning. It is the most engaged he has been. He also did a page of maths with me, and baked some muffins, which is a big win!
On Wednesday I took the kids back to the park play with the homeschool kids. Carmie was a bit awkward but trying hard, and Arley was lured in by the two puppies that were there. Arley and I ended up going back to the house where the puppies came from to look at the whole litter, along with some guinea pigs, two parrots and a snake. He was very happy - he just loves animals. Carmie stayed at the park with the other kids. I'm hoping that next week we will have more success, and both kids will actually play with the other children at the park. Small steps!
Every morning I have to contend with trying to get Carmie out of bed, dressed, eating breakfast, and tidying her room. It is a very long and frustrating process, because she is very slow and unmotivated in the mornings. Today I decided to not prompt her at all - no reminders except for brushing her teeth. I learned a good lesson. She did everything in her own time, just like she does when I prompt her a hundred times over. I discovered it makes no difference at all whether or not I remind her to do her morning routine - she takes just as long either way. So from now on I am taking it easy and leaving her to it.
The kids had a great horse riding lesson on Tuesday. Arley just groomed his horse again, and Carmie was very tired so she rode on the lunge. They were so calm and happy afterwards, I really think equine therapy is brilliant.
Anyway, it's been a great week. Here's to more!
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