We've had a good week. Busy, but good. On Friday we had four kids over and three mothers. It was a bit of an experiment. I invited Arley's friend Liam over - they like to play Roblox together. I also invited Carmie's friend Annabelle over, as well as new friend Tahliah and her younger brother Mason, plus all the mums. It worked out really well, with Arley and Liam disappearing to play Roblox, and the other four kids playing outside. After a while they all went in the pool together. It took a bit to get Arley in, and he insisted on wearing water shoes, but he did get in, and he had fun too. It was so nice to see Carmie and Arley having regular childhood experiences - swimming in the pool with friends. We will be doing it more often as summer comes.
On Saturday morning Carmie went to her first Pony Club with Riding for the Disabled. There were two other girls there - apparently usually there are a few more. Each child had their own horse and their own carer to walk alongside. Carmie's carer was non-speaking, so that was interesting for her. Carms really enjoyed it, because she got to ride for over an hour. She'll be going back every other Saturday.
On Saturday night Jeff and I had his work friend Ben and his girlfriend Maria over. They came over for dinner and a play of the VR. We all played a game called Acron, the kids included, and it was a ton of fun. It's been a very social week!
On Monday the kids' carers picked them up and took them to Australia Zoo. They stayed away for three hours, so I had a great break, and the kids had fun, with absolutely no dramas! Monday was also Halloween. Arley was stressing in the lead-up because he didn't have a costume. Then the kids decided to go as murderer and victim. They had a blast. I had to buy back much of Carmie's candy because of her dietary restrictions, but she didn't care.
I accidentally glutened Carmie on Sunday night. Bad Mummy! I'm usually so vigilant, but I made a mistake. We didn't get to Taekwon Do on Monday, but we made it to Arley's Tuesday private lesson (which was great!). Carmie was feeling off. Today I took her to her physio appointment and she broke out in a rash. She also didn't sleep last night. I feel very guilty!
I am doing a large painting commission, and it's so good to paint again. I miss my studio, and my setup here isn't ideal, but one day I'll get my own place to paint again, and I'm looking forward to it.
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