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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 10087" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, everyone. </p><p></p><p>You lot are suddenly getting colder as we are sudden;y getting hotter.</p><p>We're in for a week of hot weather. It WAS hot in the west of Sydney today. We finished the rehearsal at lunchtime then headed home as fast as we could, collecting difficult child 1's girlfriend on the way. So now we have a house full of appetites. I made some fresh gnocchi to go along with the lasagne, so tummies are full tonight.</p><p></p><p>At the rehearsal today I think difficult child 3 was getting stressed by the heat and the difficulty of rehearsing with half the cast not there (the paid cast were off at rehearsals for other scenes. Toni Collette is still in LA, post-Golden Globes. They said she's back for Monday's filming, which doesn't involve us at all.) So we got difficult child 3 through by promising to take him for a swim as soon as we got home - and we would get home all the sooner once he finished.</p><p></p><p>It was interesting watching him with the other kids - with only one or two exceptions, difficult child 3 seems to be the most autistic there. Most of the others are Aspie, some either mild or well-adapted. One fifteen year old is about as bad as difficult child 3, but being a bit older he hides it better. He and difficult child 3 get on very well.</p><p></p><p>Filming is two days, next week. These kids are now so well rehearsed and used to the routine that I think from their point of view it's all going to go smoothly. But the days are getting really hot, it won't be pleasant. No air conditioning, plus heaps of studio lights and lots of people - that could be difficult. They have a back room area they've set aside for our kids, to reduce their stress. Lots of fans to cool the place, hopefully. They have professional staff getting to now the kids and watch for signs of stress, with strategies in place to cope.</p><p></p><p>The kids are enjoying the process but it will be good to have it behind us.</p><p></p><p>The fires - there's a lot more smoke around, plus we smelt a nearby fire on the way home, never did find out where it was. Nothing on the news about it. Victoria is still burning out of control, they lost houses last night. Storms forecast with little rain but lots of lightning - a potential disaster. The Victorian fires have now crossed the border and will hit Thredbo (NSW alpine resort) by morning. The whole area is as dry as matchwood and sweltering hotter than body heat for weeks on end, now.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 got his swim, late this afternoon. We all got sunburnt in the car on the way home - it's fierce. It seems such a contrast to the ice storms and snow storms you're getting in various places.</p><p>We saw Bindi Irwin (and Terri) being interviewed in New York - they were rugged up from the cold. We see TV shows set in New York with people walking around in snow-covered streets wearing maybe a coat - I don't know how they can wear so little. The few times we were at the snow I looked like the Michelin man, and the temp was barely 0 C (32 F).</p><p></p><p>Janna, bide your time with difficult child 2. Anything you decide is going to take time and a lot of things can happen in the meantime. Sounds like a lot of things ARE happening. </p><p></p><p>Jen, I hope difficult child is feeling better soon. if it's that cold he's better off at home. I have NEVER been anywhere where it's 8 degrees F! I can't imagine it that cold! It's warmer than that inside my freezer!</p><p></p><p>Have a safe Wednesday - the week's half over!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 10087, member: 1991"] G'day, everyone. You lot are suddenly getting colder as we are sudden;y getting hotter. We're in for a week of hot weather. It WAS hot in the west of Sydney today. We finished the rehearsal at lunchtime then headed home as fast as we could, collecting difficult child 1's girlfriend on the way. So now we have a house full of appetites. I made some fresh gnocchi to go along with the lasagne, so tummies are full tonight. At the rehearsal today I think difficult child 3 was getting stressed by the heat and the difficulty of rehearsing with half the cast not there (the paid cast were off at rehearsals for other scenes. Toni Collette is still in LA, post-Golden Globes. They said she's back for Monday's filming, which doesn't involve us at all.) So we got difficult child 3 through by promising to take him for a swim as soon as we got home - and we would get home all the sooner once he finished. It was interesting watching him with the other kids - with only one or two exceptions, difficult child 3 seems to be the most autistic there. Most of the others are Aspie, some either mild or well-adapted. One fifteen year old is about as bad as difficult child 3, but being a bit older he hides it better. He and difficult child 3 get on very well. Filming is two days, next week. These kids are now so well rehearsed and used to the routine that I think from their point of view it's all going to go smoothly. But the days are getting really hot, it won't be pleasant. No air conditioning, plus heaps of studio lights and lots of people - that could be difficult. They have a back room area they've set aside for our kids, to reduce their stress. Lots of fans to cool the place, hopefully. They have professional staff getting to now the kids and watch for signs of stress, with strategies in place to cope. The kids are enjoying the process but it will be good to have it behind us. The fires - there's a lot more smoke around, plus we smelt a nearby fire on the way home, never did find out where it was. Nothing on the news about it. Victoria is still burning out of control, they lost houses last night. Storms forecast with little rain but lots of lightning - a potential disaster. The Victorian fires have now crossed the border and will hit Thredbo (NSW alpine resort) by morning. The whole area is as dry as matchwood and sweltering hotter than body heat for weeks on end, now. difficult child 3 got his swim, late this afternoon. We all got sunburnt in the car on the way home - it's fierce. It seems such a contrast to the ice storms and snow storms you're getting in various places. We saw Bindi Irwin (and Terri) being interviewed in New York - they were rugged up from the cold. We see TV shows set in New York with people walking around in snow-covered streets wearing maybe a coat - I don't know how they can wear so little. The few times we were at the snow I looked like the Michelin man, and the temp was barely 0 C (32 F). Janna, bide your time with difficult child 2. Anything you decide is going to take time and a lot of things can happen in the meantime. Sounds like a lot of things ARE happening. Jen, I hope difficult child is feeling better soon. if it's that cold he's better off at home. I have NEVER been anywhere where it's 8 degrees F! I can't imagine it that cold! It's warmer than that inside my freezer! Have a safe Wednesday - the week's half over! Marg [/QUOTE]
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