We got some crummy news this week: our house we are renting is going on the market for sale. A sign is going up tomorrow and a photographer is coming. We were not expecting it as this house has been a rental for years and years, and we've only been living in it for 18 months. Legally we are allowed to stay in it until our lease is up in June, but this poses a problem. We are throwing our all into getting Jeff's guitar school up and running this year, and he is giving lessons out of our front room. The rental situation here is dire, finding a rental can be very difficult. And now we don't know when we will be moving as we probably won't be waiting until June because we don't want to get stuck with nowhere to live. But how do we advertise for a business when we don't know where we will live? Argh, so stressful! We really do not need this right now! We are not in a position to buy because for a mortgage Jeff would have to have his business up and running for 12 months minimum. Ugh. We are trying to look at this positively but it's very hard!
Arley tried out a woodworking class this week. He was very excited to do it - super excited to use the equipment. There were three other boys all his age. The class was 90 minutes long, but he didn't make it past an hour. His anxiety was really high, and the hammering of the other boys was getting to him. He had to pair up with another boy so they could help each other, and poor Arley just couldn't handle it. We left deflated, and he was really apologetic. I'm starting to realise that Arley can only do things one on one, at least for a while. Waiting for the instructor to come around to him was like torture for him. Any type of down-time seems to make his head hurt!
The good news is that Arley went fishing with Clint on Friday and they caught eight fish. He also did great at Taekwon Do (learned two new kicks!), and got through horse riding without too much grumbling.
Carmie is doing well this week. She has made a good online friend - a girl who lives in Oklahoma. They spend a lot of time chatting with each other, and it's really nice to see her happy. Carmie has also reconnected with her old friend Delphi from Ulladulla, so that is great too. Next week she is starting a small social group for tween girls, so keep your fingers crossed!
I finally went to get my foot x-rayed this week, as well as my shoulder. They did ultrasounds on both too. I injured my foot back in December, and it hasn't really healed, and my shoulder has been sore on and off for two years. I should get the results tomorrow. Getting old sucks!
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