Knowing that the children really don't cope with busy, choatic, loud party scenarios when they are anxious we always have a celebration at home that allows them to still experience the "New Year thing". So we set them challenge activity bags, or envelopes, a bit similar to our advent thing, but this time purely about the … Continue reading NYE 2017
Christmas day this year was kept relatively small - it had to be, we were going away and had to fit everything in our boot. It meant that we were literally left with stuff from Santa and our stockings. Everything else given before we came away was opened ahead of time. Anything else had to … Continue reading Christmas Day 2017
We needed to find something to do for Christmas that would be easy to dip in and out of depending on the mental state and capacity of the children. Having been to Bluestone National Park Resort several times before, and knowing the setup, and the children having visited and enjoyed it... we figured it was … Continue reading Review: Christmas at Bluestone
As mentioned in a previous post (A birthday treasure hunt) my birthday is sandwiched in between Logan and Caitlin's birthday. Last year was a "big" birthday for me, and I had been clinging on to that being a spectacular occassion where I could be selfish and let my hair down and just do "me" for … Continue reading What about my birthday? What about me?
ARGH... we thought we had it, we really did... But despite being involved in the planning and prep, despite having it said to him over and over... because the Birthday Treasure Hunt was held on Caitlin's birthday weekend, Logan has gotten it into his head that it was her party and he's not allowed one. … Continue reading Confusion: Logan and birthdays
Caitlin was at craft club at our Gym. She fell over, and bumped her head. They checked her over and saw she was ok, physcially, but they aren't aware of the mental implications. Caitlin withdraws in times of anxious-ness, so instead of crying and showing she's hurt or worried, instead of saying she needed to … Continue reading Triggers: small and misread
Dearest friends, family and followers... On the surface it appears I have abandoned this idea of blogging, but let me assure you, in the background many things have been happening. Right now I have 15+ posts pending pictures/proof reading and so forth. You see, the final quarter of the year is a very stressful and … Continue reading Seasons Greetings
So, our children have lived with us for over 2 years, and they go through periods of sleeping in our room and sleeping in their own room. We have even put bunk beds in our room and made it very cramped so that they actually have a proper bed to sleep in. We know getting … Continue reading Why the hell are they still in your room?
Things have been intense here, hence silence… but it’s because of an appointment that was sprung on us. One we have been waiting for, but was arranged quite last minute. So we left our house at 7:30 in the morning to go to a private clinic (90 minutes away from our house) for a … Continue reading Hoop Jumping: Endurance and pitfalls
A Pleasant Chaos 