Marguerite
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Sleepyheads, all of you! Still, it's a good sign if you're all able to sleep, unless it's due to exhaustion...
I've had a day of experimenting in the kitchen. I'm trying to cook borlotti beans following a Jamie Oliver program on TV the other night. Trouble is, I didn't take notes... I didn't do too badly though, although the beans are too mushy. I'll wait a few days and try again. I'm determined to get there!
difficult child 3 had a wonderful day - his Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) friend called this morning, asking him to come and play. Friend is 9, with high-functioning autism. difficult child 3 stayed there until after lunch, when friend's family visited our neighbour over the road (easy child kids). There were lots of cars and lots of kids, most of them packed into a large, new, trampoline with elastic sides. It looked like a birthday party, but I think it was just neighbours spending time together.
Friend had a clash with neighbour boy (aged 7) because neighbour boy had been teasing him by grabbing at private areas. Friend kicked neighbour boy hard, deliberately. He's very capable, socially, compared to difficult child 3, not that I condone the fight, but friend's behaviour was in keeping with the social interactions in our area (unfortunately). Friend & neighbour quickly made up their differences and problems behaviour stopped. Meanwhile difficult child 3 was staying out of it.
difficult child 3 was by far the oldest kid there, but getting on well with them all. Neighbour kid is very understanding, unlike a lot of local kids who teased friend a few weeks ago, for playing with difficult child 3. "You're playing with that weirdo," they said.
"So what?" said friend. "We're friends. Want to make something of it?"
They walked away. I think they know he can kick.
difficult child 3 is teary tonight because we've been talking about our upcoming holiday. He enjoys being on holiday but hates ANY uncertainty in itinerary. I'm finding I'm constantly having to talk him through it all and calm him down. He's really panicked about us staying for a week in a volcanic area (Rotarua, NZ). I figure only by doing this, will he overcome his fears. But it's going to be difficult for the next couple of months while we get ready.
easy child is getting anxious too - when we told her we'd have to fly from one city to another in NZ, she did her best to organise going by boat instead. She hates flying. "Boats will be better," she said. Only it's not possible, it will be darned cold, and NZ had a huge iceberg off the coast last winter. I'd rather fly!
Enjoy your Sunday, everyone!
Marg
I've had a day of experimenting in the kitchen. I'm trying to cook borlotti beans following a Jamie Oliver program on TV the other night. Trouble is, I didn't take notes... I didn't do too badly though, although the beans are too mushy. I'll wait a few days and try again. I'm determined to get there!
difficult child 3 had a wonderful day - his Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) friend called this morning, asking him to come and play. Friend is 9, with high-functioning autism. difficult child 3 stayed there until after lunch, when friend's family visited our neighbour over the road (easy child kids). There were lots of cars and lots of kids, most of them packed into a large, new, trampoline with elastic sides. It looked like a birthday party, but I think it was just neighbours spending time together.
Friend had a clash with neighbour boy (aged 7) because neighbour boy had been teasing him by grabbing at private areas. Friend kicked neighbour boy hard, deliberately. He's very capable, socially, compared to difficult child 3, not that I condone the fight, but friend's behaviour was in keeping with the social interactions in our area (unfortunately). Friend & neighbour quickly made up their differences and problems behaviour stopped. Meanwhile difficult child 3 was staying out of it.
difficult child 3 was by far the oldest kid there, but getting on well with them all. Neighbour kid is very understanding, unlike a lot of local kids who teased friend a few weeks ago, for playing with difficult child 3. "You're playing with that weirdo," they said.
"So what?" said friend. "We're friends. Want to make something of it?"
They walked away. I think they know he can kick.
difficult child 3 is teary tonight because we've been talking about our upcoming holiday. He enjoys being on holiday but hates ANY uncertainty in itinerary. I'm finding I'm constantly having to talk him through it all and calm him down. He's really panicked about us staying for a week in a volcanic area (Rotarua, NZ). I figure only by doing this, will he overcome his fears. But it's going to be difficult for the next couple of months while we get ready.
easy child is getting anxious too - when we told her we'd have to fly from one city to another in NZ, she did her best to organise going by boat instead. She hates flying. "Boats will be better," she said. Only it's not possible, it will be darned cold, and NZ had a huge iceberg off the coast last winter. I'd rather fly!
Enjoy your Sunday, everyone!
Marg
