Yes, it appears that I am only writing the blog every two weeks at this point...time seems to be speeding up, because every time it comes to Thursday, my blog-writing day, it feels like I have nothing to say because it was just yesterday that I wrote the last post! I have also been a little concerned about the kids' privacy, but I had a chat with Carmie and she has actually requested that I keep going until she is 18 so that she has her entire childhood recorded. LOL. No small task, but I've been doing it for almost 14 years - what's another four?
Carmie has dropped another group this week! She is now only attending two D&D groups, which really frees up her time. She has been joining Arley on his outings with Clint, and she has now asked for her own separate outings with Clint each week too. I don't know what we would do without that man! On Tuesday he took Arley to the Military Museum in Maroochydore, which Arley really enjoyed, and then the next day he picked up both kids and took them to the aquarium. Saved my sanity, is what he really did. Haha.
Carmie rocked her physio session yesterday, and Arley had OT on Monday. He and his OTs baked ginger cookies. They are working to get his sensory avoidance under control. It would be really great if he could start making his own snacks and small meals, but at this point he can't due to sensory issues and anxiety. It would really take the pressure off me!
On Friday Jeff and I took the kids to a place called Holy Moly where we played indoor mini-golf. It was kind of an experiment in a family outing, as usually it's a bit of a disaster. This time it wasn't! We had a few small hiccups, but nothing like it used to be. This gives me high hopes for doing more together in the future. The main problem for us and going out is trying to feed the kids. It is near impossible and I think will be a hurdle for a long time to come.
The kids and I have started going up to Mum and Geoff's for dinner on Monday nights while Jeffrey is at work. I am loving our dinners. It feels like a night off for me, and it's good to sit down as a family and have a meal. Afterwards Carmie and I have been playing Uno with Mum. It feels like we are building memories, which is really nice.
I don't have much else to say. We have a few days of torrential rain head of us, which I'm quite looking forward to! I love having an excuse to stay home!
I found this online when I put Carmie's name into Google search. There was once another Carmie Willbanks! We can't believe it!