argh! i have been MIA big time!

MD: I so do not envy you with those assignments. blergh! but massive relief at still getting good marks despite the norti marks taken off lol.
I think that i am dealing with some mild depression TBH. the move has not done my mental health all that well and the shocker year with Emilia is really driven home as i go through her memory book and see the 'before' and 'after' pictures of our little family (before all the crap hit the fan and after). I have a good counsellor in melbourne and think we will go in as a couple at the start of the year when we get back, as i think i do need to debrief it all etc.

Arte: I was *so* sure that i had replied to the super snail find. we had a similar story except that for Miss M it was a dead snail and we all didnt realise as she carted it around for around an hour...she is desperate for her own 'pet' but for some reason only seems to be attracted to the dead things...caterpillar last week and a centipede thingy the other day hahaha.

I do the yawn trick for blocked ears on flights. i look like a no0b but it works lol. i also make sure that i have a pack of ear candles in my back pocket at all times. those things rock my world.

my passport photo looks like a mugshot. i am not kidding. it is so atrocious. i was hating on the woman taking my pic so much lol...she was a cranky old bird that killed my joy...and it shows hahaha.

Man, i need a haircut and a bikini wax...winter is over...time to de-fur lol (prolly shoulda put an image warning on there lol).

Re: Miss Es diagnosis...i feel relieved. i finally feel that what i knew was there is now recognised. Her neurologist right at the beginning did tell me that it would take roughly 2 years to diagnose, and it took just under, so i am happy for that. it changes nothing really for her care, just means that we have to keep taking her in every few months for chats and the like. it is all very hands off when there is not brain impact etc. she has an EEG coming up in March to compare to her last one. but thankfully it looks to be just a day stay (as opposed to overnight like last time). I am so super happy with her care at the RCH, they are super awesome people and her neuro is just right on the same page as us. so all good really

That is pretty tough news about your granddad. confidence within themselves can also be a huge hinderance to getting better and i have noticed that as my own grandpa feels less and less confident with his body that he is deteriorating at a much faster rate. it just plain sucks.