We have had another great week. We rarely have two great weeks in a row! We have spent a lot of time with Georgia and Zach. Georgia left on Wednesday, and Zach is settling in to university life, and he is only five minutes drive away. We had them over for dinner every other night or so, and we met them at the beach one morning as well. I kicked Georgia's butt at Scrabble (I must brag), and Zach and Arley played a lot of Xbox and computer games together. Zach will be babysitting for us on Sunday when Jeffrey and I go off to a classical music concert - so handy!
Carmie is doing well. She went to her girls wolfpack on Wednesday and came back all smiles and exhausted from a couple of hours of paddleboarding with her new friend Sprinkle. Georgia saw a lot of change in her - Carmie is no longer a little kid anymore, and is really more of a teenager. She is very tall too, which I'm sure adds to this impression. Carmie has had a pretty chill week. We have had some great Taekwon Do sessions together. Her kicks are very strong, it's great to see!
Arley has had another great week. Two weeks in a row! He still is getting cross, but he is handling it so much better. He has gained over a kilo in the last two weeks. On Tuesday morning he had his private Taekwon Do class, and Mr Kelly said it was hands down, Arley's best class ever. That afternoon, he had his horse riding, and Lisa said that he was amazing at the lesson, his best lesson yet. It is so great to see him thriving finally! The kids had OT last week, and Toni could see a real difference in him too, and they even went for a walk to the lakes (Arley has always refused this before).
This morning when I got up to go to the gym, Arley started crying when I was leaving - real, full blown crying. His anxiety skyrocketed, and he asked if we could go for a walk together instead. This is good and bad - I didn't get to the gym, but Arley and I had a lovely walk around the lakes, spotting all the birds in the area, and we even saw some turtles. And he got some exercise, which he needs very much. He has promised me there will be no more tears when I'm leaving, so fingers crossed!
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