Steve has done some tidying up and has sat and watched tv and knitted, un interrupted, i am sure the head space will have done him a lot of good, he has also tidied up, a bit.

I have my normal carer back here, after her lazy weeks holiday. I am so pleased she has stopped for a few days. Her having a bit of a quiet time at work, wont harm her. She has been ran ragged for a while now. She is bringing a new carer with her monday morning… Well new to me… I so don’t like getting new carers, but it has to happen. After a tough week on the sickness front, i’m feeling a lot brighter today, have managed to eat all three meals, and some fruit.

I really need to get steve onto apple about a screen cover for my ipad, so its even less glared.. Must remind him, as it really does hurt my eyes soo much still… I have it as dark as we can get it in the settings.

n Anglesey,

and Asha had a wonderful time a at the party. Especially as they did beautiful things, like make natural pictures, and played natural games…

Day one, we went for a potter around Torquay. We found the joke shop

We went there a few times, they had a good range of fancy dress accessories, as well as adult masks, outfits etc..

The window was well decorated as well.

Be afraid, very....

In 199* it was year of the pedestrian, during this time a statue was put up in Torquay and the following fountains built. Whilst they are quite beautiful, I cant but think that an orchard, could have been planted instead!

There was a statue, also built to celebrate this!

Statue of Pedestrians in Torquay

To nurture, and protect.. Sounds simple enough dosn’t it.

But to nurture and protect from whom?

Nurture is easy.. To nurture a child is to let them become who they want to become. To allow them to be sad, happy, upset, cross, angry, loving, to discover there bodies, minds and develop there own interests..

To protect. From themselves, the state, others, people whos ideas i dont agree with… fears, phobias, electricity… what are we meant to protect our kids from, and what is it we arent… In olden times… as asha calls anything from before she was born… but i will think back to my childhood.

We were able to go out alone, at the age of five. I used to cross the road to play with my friends without supervision, and was trusted to come straight home if they wernt in..

We used to play in the road, as a group unsupervised, and no neighbour would say it was antisocial.. Its playing for goodness sake.

We could play drs and nurses in each others bedrooms, and no parent, or grandparent would go up the wall, because a boy was in the girls bedroom!

Are kids today allowed freedom, or are they sufficated by social rules and expectations, and what is the role of a parent…

Comments please…

As such we have decided to give her £6 a week.. out of that she has to buy all her own ice creams, drinks, toys, etc. If we go out and i havent put a drink in for her then its different.. But for example this week – sunday – circus.. loads of stuff she wanted.. but was happy shareing a bag of candyfloss.. she wanted to go on bouncy castle.. but though about a first aid kit she had seen in post office.. So already its helping her make choices etc. She understands that she cant have everything, and has to save up.. We will see how it goes. She no longer spends the whole time were shopping saying.. can I have…

What are your thoughts?…. to comment, click on the post title..

I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee,
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me?
I’m bringing home my baby bumblebee.
Oo!  Ee!  It’s all over me!

I’m licking off my baby bumblebee,
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me?
I’m licking off my baby bumblebee.
Oo!  Ee!  It tastes yuckky!

I’m throwing up my baby bumblebee,
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me?
I’m throwing up my baby bumblebee.
Oo!  Ee!  What a mess by me!

I’m cleaning up my baby bumblebee,
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me?
I’m cleaning up my baby bumblebee.
I think I’ll go and get another!

Asha ended up in tears distraught after it, but i wanted to save the words for the future.

Anyway, what have we been doing for the last two weeks?  Ummmm.

Works backwards – Today is shove tuesday. We had a great pancake party, and ate far too many pancakes. P came round, and we all enjoyed ourselves.

We did shopping in bangor today, and asha bought herself a new set of plastic kitchen toys.

Monday – Naomi and 4 kids came round, and we had a lovely evening playing. In day time, Asha and i did assorted things with paper, and made sample musical instruments up out of junk for clas project on Wednesday.

Sunday – recovered from trip to grannys, and had T, and his parents round to play / eat. Went well. Made some mars bar covered fudge!

Saturday – played at grannys.

Friday – travelled down to grannys.

Thursday – recovered from wed, made some bread.Met new social worker.. Went well.

Wednesday – CLAS and Gwerin meeting, new record, home before 7.30

Tuesday – wrapped some vanilla fudge up for J and A at clas. Spoke to A, and J on telephone today.  Friend came round to play, after i had done shopping.

Monday. I did some shopping, and collasped in heap i think.

Sunday -

Saturday – was it snowdrop weekend at penrhyn? If it was we went there is Gwerin, and had a great time!…….

Steve and I sat down last night and decided on a daily schedule. Lets see if we can keep to it!

One of our problems is that we are out soo often, and when we are in, jobs such as chopping wood, cooking food, and getting ready for the next day, all need to be done. As well as finding time to spend with Asha. This means some days, it can be 10 pm, before we get to breath. Combined with the cfs, its no wonder i am currently exhausted.

Anyway, what has Asha done since last wednesday then?

Thursday – friends round to play.

Friday – At home day. / shopping

Saturday – at friends in morning, then doing maths, english and reading with computer in afternoon. She can now do most of D.K reading and counting disk on her own.. aged 3-5. She can also do a lot of Piglets Big game, and Jump ahead Year 1 – so aged 5-6 is now “boring” ummm….

Sunday, we went to anglesey to get some wood, and then to some friends for steve to sort out there computer and so Asha could have a play with J. The two of them played lovely. We were fed some beautiful home cooking, and came home slowly across a very windy bridge…

Monday, the alarm clock is still going off at 8 am.. but i fell back to sleep. Asha played with daddy downstairs, and then we went to gymnastics. Asha didnt feel well in class, so I gave her some toast, before we headed home. She then came home and ate most of her dinner! She must have been hungry!

After tea, she had her bath, washed her hair, had Daniels train, read to her. She had asked me for it either earlier today, or yesterday, i cant remember which, and was in bed… ASLEEP by 7.30! Having read some ladybird books to herself in bed.

Tomorrow… well we have plans…

I enjoyed the time to sit and chat as well. Thursdays often end up quite slow and sluggish for Asha, as we are all exhausted after a Wednesday, so for someone to come around, for a few hours, was good. I wouldnt have managed to get her out the house, as she needs her home on a Thursday time.

During the play date, asha dressed up.. into this!

Asha... the red indian.

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Have you ever seen a drug rest tent being set up by the ambulance services? No.. Well they have.. the only difference is its LEGAL drugs.!

New Year’s Eve revellers in Cardiff will be able to sleep off their partying in an inflatable tent staffed by medics in the Millennium Stadium.

The sleepover centre has been converted from an emergency chemical decontamination tent to help ensure the safety of drunk partygoers.

Trained medical staff will look after up to a dozen revellers at a time while they sleep off their excesses.

The tent will be run alongside a field hospital and walk-in treatment centre.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7805431.stm