G'day folks.
Linda, I hope you can get some sort of brainwave for dinner before you go out. It really does make it easier when you have a busy day. With the leaves, have you tried using them for prints? Use the more supple leaves, spread a bit of paint on them (double-load, several different colours) then press them to the paper. You can get some fascinating texture effects that way, which you can then play with a bit more, with the brush. It works best with acrylics. It could be something you could do with kt.
We've got a busy couple of days coming up - tomorrow difficult child 3 & I are heading in to school but before that husband & I have to see our pain specialist. So we will be late to the school session.
I've got to have an ultrasound on my thyroid on the way home then I have to see my GP with the results.
On Friday, mother in law see the neurologist again - should be interesting.
So knowing I had a couple of really busy days coming up, I cooked a slow-cook curry today, so we've got it already cooked and ready for easy reheats over the next few days. I probably should go back to using my crockpot, but I could never get the same flavour in crockpot meals as I get by slow-cooking on the stove. I wish I knew why. But at least today, the curry has smelt wonderful - it's a good meal for cold weather but I LOVE the smell of garlic, ginger and onion cooking, in summer. Then adding the spices - wonderful!
The school Special Education consultant rang this morning to discuss difficult child 3's IEP - we're still fine-tuning things. We've put a few things in place, hopefully we'll have some strategies in place for next school term.
At drama class this afternoon, one of the other mothers was telling me that her son is now enrolled in Distance Ed, he's just on the first couple of weeks' work (introductory to the system). I had a long talk to the mother about her concerns - her son is struggling with his handwriting, she said it would be so much easier if he could use the computer - so I told her what we do, in typing up the answers and attaching the printed sheet to the back of the worksheet. It's OK to do it that way, so much easier especially if her son is stressing about it.
She's going to ring the school in the morning. It seems odd - tomorrow is a big day at the school, her son would also be invited, but because he's agoraphobic, there's no way he would go. A pity. difficult child 3 overheard me saying this to the mother and asked for more information. When I told him about the boy not wanting to leave the house, difficult child 3 said, "That's a pity. Because if he came in to the special days, I would look after him." I reminded him that the teachers also do a good job there, but for this boy that is not the problem - he just doesn't feel safe because he was attacked badly when he was a toddler, he's still badly traumatised.
I'm glad he's finally got a logical school placement. The mother told me the name of his Year Advisor - she's a lovely person, it will be a big help to the family. If I see this Year Advisor tomorrow, I'll have a word to her about our connection with this family as well. It might help.
Enjoy your Wednesday.
Marg
There is definitely a touch of autumn in the air - the leaves are turning & there's that hint of cold each morning. I'm already collecting leaves for my nature journal (I sketch the leaves in my journal). husband & kt are on the lookout this year for the bright red & orange leaves for me. I had an abundance of yellow & gold leaves last year.
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