It has been a pretty huge week. On Friday morning the kids had appointments with their new GP. We quite like him. Arley had an ECG to check his heartbeat, as it has been really high. The ECG all looked good, but even so, today I had to drive him down to Caboolture to see a cardiologist. He had an ultrasound done on his heart, and all is well - he apparently just has a naturally high heart rate. The cardiologist said in 5% of cases they find a genetic disorder, so I'm glad we went in, as now I don't have to worry about it.
After the GP on Friday, Arley asked me to take him to another zoo here, called Wildlife HQ, because they have capybaras there, and they are his all-time favourite animal. Carmie chose to stay home. Arley and I went straight to the capybaras, who disappointingly were lying around at the back of their area and we couldn't see them very well. We traversed the whole zoo, saw some amazing animals, had lunch at the cafe, and then went back to the capybaras who had relocated to the front and we had a great view of them. We stayed with the capybaras for a good 20 minutes - Arley just LOVES them. It was a great outing, with smiles the whole time. One on one is so much easier for Arley, as he has no competing attention and less noise and chaos around him.
On Sunday afternoon my friend Andrea and her partner Cav came over to look after the kids, while Jeffrey and I drove south of Brisbane to Sirromet Wines for a Crowded House concert. I have wanted to see Crowded House for so long (!!) and finally we did, and they were awesome! We had great seats, and at the end we even made a run for it and got down in front of the stage like naughty teenagers. It was our 14th wedding anniversary too, so it was great. We got home after 11pm, and Andrea said the kids were angels, so it was a complete success!
On Monday the kids' carers took them bowling and I worked on my painting commission. Not the break I wanted, but it's good to paint again. Carmie and I had Taekwon Do that afternoon, and then the next day we joined Arley in his private Taekwon Do lesson. I thought the lesson was going to be a bust, because Arley got upset with himself for not being as good as me and Carmie, and he had to go have a calm-down break in the car. After ten minutes he came back though, and completed his lesson, so that alone is a win! That afternoon we went horse riding, and Arley said he wasn't going to ride, but Lisa got him up on Tao and he enjoyed himself. Poor Carmie got stepped on by her horse Chilly, and had to ice down her foot and have a good cry before she could continue her lesson.
Yesterday I took the kids to Chambers Island for a session each with Clint, and then today I had to get Carmie to the physio. She has one more session before she gets a break for a couple of months while she practises the exercises. I am looking forward to the break, and I bet she is too!
So we got two new 'pets' this week. Arley caught a praying mantis nymph who now lives in his own terrarium next to the hermit crabs. His name is Wiki. And then the other day Jeffrey brought home a stick insect that he found at work. His name is Slick Rick, and he has his own terrarium next to Wiki's. We have a growing menagerie of unusual pets now. And somehow it's my job to keep them alive, and I can't bring myself to touch any of them!!
I'm looking forward to this weekend - Jeff and I are going to another concert. We are seeing Colin Hay, and going out to dinner beforehand. Two date nights within a week!
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