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Arte: i wonder if, by doing a formal assessment there would be a chance of accessing further resources for him? And i guess if you know where he stands then you can do a bit more searching and be able to really barrack and support him if/when needed ITMS?
MD: my girls are animals obsessed. but i do wonder if that is simply because we have a menagerie lol? that said, i too was so in love (and still am!) with animals of all shapes and sizes. (trill you may have to shut your eyes as i say this...) DH even takes the snails for a walk in the bucket and leaves them in the little garden that we have been building in a vacant lot we are suckers and sooo wouldnt make good farmers lol. we are such suckers that we are now working on when we come back to make the whole back yard permaculture so that we dont have to face any prospect of bug and ending of bugs lol. suckers lol!
G: soo jealous of the trip to Sydney! those updates you gave sounded like so much fun!
MP: how did the auction go? we watched one yesterday in the area and it still gives me palpitations to see how much people will spend! I hope that they spent LOADS at yours yesterday
to Cally and Isadora!!!
Christmas: we are hoping to get up to townsville to be with mum. i am only getting the girls small, packable items. which is a bit of a bummer as i was hoping to get L a bike and M a cosy coupe. but that will have to wait for next year i guess. Any tips on things to get that are small, yet fun? i am thinking a leapfrog thingy for L? are they any good? do the kids like them? and what for marta??? i have NO IDEA.
AFM: we are all pretty good. fluctuating between extreme stress and extreme excitement of the trip. trying to plan all the little things does my head in. like the treat bags on the plane, like the transfer from LAX to the apartment (we wont have car seats). all those little things seem overwhelming. then i read the lonely planet guide and read about all the gorgeous sea-side towns along the coast and get so so excited. there appears to be alot of small hamlets with really cool things happening (LIKE FOR EXAMPLE...the town that prides itself on the creation of the most awesome flavour combinations and holds monthly competitions lol! i am SO THERE lol). I am less excited about LA itself, but am willing to be suprised ITMS. i think i would prefer somewhere smaller and more community...but we'll get there.
Cass, mayb you can get a bit creative and still get them the bike and coupe and leave them at your place and when you come home you're all like "Oh WOW! Santa must have known we couldn't take a bike and a coupe home on the plane so he left them here!" LOL. Are you talking about the Leapster 2 or the new leappad that they have out? I got A the leapster 2 (hand held console) for his birthday and he loves it. He thinks he's pretty awesome playing his 'DS' like the other kids. But see if you can get one half price - I know they are on sale again atm and TBH, as good as they are I wouldn't pay the full $120 for them because they are pretty basic compared to a DS which is only $50 dearer. I got his for $60 in the target sale and I think that's about all they are worth considering they run on AA batteries. I know G got one for L too and said that he loves his. She convinced me to get it for A. Or on the other hand I know a lot of people are going for ipod touches for their kids because you cn download free app games on them.
Discovering all the tiny hamlets is what I love most about going to the coast. We always take a day trip and drive along the coast and stop off at all the towns along the way. Will you be living really central in LA or out in the suburbs a bit more? Being in the suburbs would be OK I reckon.
And I think what you do with the snails is sweet LOL. We don't even get snails at our place so they'd be a bit of a novelty with the kids I reckon.
haha, yeah I love that Dh takes them to the 'mouse house' (we once left a mouse there after Leila busted our cat with it...she was horrified so we had to take it off the cat lol).
I was thinking the laptop looking thingy...but the DS looking one could be even better (smaller and easier to lug around)...
we will be fairly central (westwood). but apparently it is really nice and very leafy and pedestrian friendly. so i guess on that front it will be good. i hope!
ok, another quick bit of advice needed!! we saw a small dog lying on the side of the road. we pulled up and i jumped out to check on it. it was very obviously dead; a lady from the house it was lying in front of was on the mobile calling the lost dogs home and the council to get it identified and picked up. Leila wanted to come over and have a look. DH and I both said no. (it was NOT a pretty sight if you can imagine). she completely lost it and became hysterical. she knew that it had died and she was upset, but she was really upset that we wouldnt let her have a look (she wanted to say goodbye to the puppy). i felt so bad. and not sure taht i did the right thing by not letting her have a look??? i have no idea?! it was pretty confronting??? she is currently bawling her eyes out wanting the puppy to come 'back' so she can take it to the park to play with stella . far out...i have NO IDEA on what to say to her???
If you believe in the notion of an afterlife, tell her the dog has left her body and is already running around happily with lots of other doggies in a very nice park called Heaven/the afterlife/whatever.
If you don't believe in the notion of an afterlife, maybe tell her that the nice lady is looking after her and maybe she can draw the doggie a picture/write a letter and you can "post it" at the letter box ?
I can't believe Stella as well. Is it worth checking if she is in any sort of pain as well? How shocking for you
I'm at the hospital with L. He is out of surgery. He has been so brave so far, he hasnt even cried or complained yet. I can't believe it! Waiting to speak to the surgeon to see how it all went. Missing little J but dh assures me they're having a great time together
So far so good. It's actually been a lot better than I expected so far. Fingers crossed it stays like this. He's such a brave little man, so proud of him.
Hi All
Gotta be quick (as usual) but wanted to pop on and say hi and see how L went with his Op. Am glad he is doing so well! What fantastic news and what a great boy you have G! well done to you too
I bet J is having a great time with his Dadtoo, but I am sure you both miss each other. hope you get home soonish.
Arte - thanks for asking. i did take N to the Ot and she was awesome. nothing major but he does have lowish muscle tone, so all the forss motor stuff is extra hard for him. she gave me some great ideas and was super thorough... a couple more sessions and we should be on track to help build his confidence. I think he will obv never be an athlete but i dont want him to lose confidence. i guess it is lucky he is so ahead with other things and so totally social so it doesnt hinder him so much.
Well - AF is a week late here (i think related to detox but will POAS anyway)... the good news is it has made Dh really think and I think he wants number 3. ideally to ttc in a while but YAY!
Cass - far out thats scary! I hope she is OK. and L and you. and also scary re stella - what a day for you
WOW MP! That would be kinda exciting to have another bub in the thread That's great that she was really helpful for N. I'm sure he will improve quickly.
It would be exciting trill - it won't be in 9 months time though (did poas and as expected negative) but I think wr have decided it is on the cards...in some ways dh is more convinced of that then me! Wow.
Btw been meaning to ask - how are you unleashing your inner feminist? I am fascinated
G: aww i am so happy that it has gone well for L . that must be so crazy intense seeing them off to theatre...
MP: ohhh another crack at a baby! woo hoo! I had a little giggle in solidarity as it is similar in our house that my DH is def keen to have another and i am the one asking to give us time to really get a good feel for yes or no lol.
thanks guys for all the hugs and support it has been really tough today. but M seems to be on the mend and with stella, well, we will see what the dog behaviourist reckons. she was not shocked or horrified when we told her what happened and said that it is actually a pretty common problem with dogs that they become obsessed and completely possesive over balls (of all things lol!). but she did say that perhaps stella has some underlying anxiety (which i can vouch for) that might need to be treated with medication (which i support and have been trying to convince DH of). but she will come out and do a full assessment and we will get a much better picture. i just wish i had a normal dog . i feel so mean saying it as i love her to bits, but she is hard work. i had all these rose-coloured glasses visions of simple walks in the park with ball throwing and laughter. instead it is constant vigilance to make sure that she isnt getting too stressed, that there are no balls around and that she doesnt have an epileptic fit (oh yeah, did i mention she ALSO has epilepsy lol).
*dances in wearing her elf costume and hangs up the mistletoe*
Happy Christmas to all my dear September mummy friends. I love you all. I hope you're all having a wonderful day with your gorgeous kidlets and I'll be back later when all the fun dies down with a brandy egg nog to hear all about it.
Merry Christmas to everyone, hope you have had a wonderful day.
Miss K had a sleep in to 7am this morning which was lovely. She has just been so excited with the whole idea of Christmas this year, it has just been wonderful. She was pretty impressed with all her pressies (and I was happy with all mine too). Now we're just blobbing for the rest of the day, listening to the thunder in the distance.
Hi girls. Sorry I've been so mia. Hope everyone had a great Xmas. We are on our way up to Sydney for a little summer holiday. L is going absolutely fantastic. Never been healthier. Is eating me out of house and home and has put on over 1 kg already. He looks great and people have been noticing and commenting. hope you all have a wonderful new years!
Babies Born ~ September 2007 #69
we are suckers and sooo wouldnt make good farmers lol. we are such suckers that we are now working on when we come back to make the whole back yard permaculture so that we dont have to face any prospect of bug and ending of bugs lol. suckers lol!
. far out...i have NO IDEA on what to say to her???
I have no idea what you should try to tell her that would help?
it has been really tough today. but M seems to be on the mend 
and with stella, well, we will see what the dog behaviourist reckons. she was not shocked or horrified when we told her what happened and said that it is actually a pretty common problem with dogs that they become obsessed and completely possesive over balls (of all things lol!). but she did say that perhaps stella has some underlying anxiety (which i can vouch for) that might need to be treated with medication (which i support and have been trying to convince DH of). but she will come out and do a full assessment and we will get a much better picture. i just wish i had a normal dog 
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