Journey of a lifetime

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Busy schedule

With all the girls activities, and with work getting into full swing this week, we have been busy.

Lotus is loving her swim classes and seems to be capable of more compliance, with an understanding of what is expected. Her water confidence is coming along in bounds although she still falls under the water at times (teachers soon realise she doesn't stand still EVER).

Charlotte is LOVING her singing classes especially on a Sunday. Today the other children didn't turn up (lots of events on this weekend) and she had one on one tuition. The guy taking the class is really lovely and I can see a lot of value for Charlotte having this male influence who is also a great singer. She rates that better than choir class.

It is hard to remember all the things they need for each day and it leaves you wondering what parents with many more kids do with so many different activities on. Lotus has kinder in the morning and is loving it, but then hating to go to day care. I was warned from a prior kinder family that this would happen.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Happy New Year - here comes the rabbit

We have been busy again.. speaking of rabbits we have had 2 since before Xmas but haven't taken their photo yet. There have been deadly mosquito born diseases around the area and many have lost their rabbits. We made a home made style cover for their hutch out of shade cloth which is pegged closed every night and to date it has worked.

The male bunny got neutered as he was attempting to mate his sister... still waiting to see signs she may be pregnant but they were seperated immediately.

Tonight we listen to the news of the big cyclone about the hit the coast way up north. The information provided and preparation for a massive area has been impressive and you can only hope that people survive.

We have had a CNY style dinner with a Taiwanese family and visited the CNY street event in a local suburb which was hot and steamy and packed. It is amazing to see the queues of Chinese people for Ugyhur food with vendors wearing their muslim caps, and wafting satay smells.

Charlotte wanted to drink coconut milk, but ended up letting her sister have her fill - mind you who weighs more, the coconut or Lotus? She needed a lot of assistance in holding it!!

We have had daycare issues where safety has been at stake, so Lotus is in the midst of a move, along with kinder starting next Monday. Charlotte starts school on Friday, and Lotus will begin her first continual activity of swimming while her sister is at dance/then choir class on a Saturday. And we have managed to get Charlotte extra singing tuition at a higher level on a Sunday morning, which can lead eventually to individual tuition with a very well known lady that used to be on a talent show as a youngster..but we will see. At least Charlotte will be given a chance to develop her skills in this area.

Charlotte and I had some fun today doing a high wire adventure park in the mountain area... it meant mummy has to swallow her pride a bit and just jump a few times onto the flying foxes. Charlotte did wonderfully especially after her initial experience in Bali.

Lotus has grown but still only fits in 18 month old pants, but her shoe size is up a little. Certainly she looks the smallest at the new daycare facility for the age range.

This weekend we will see some Chinese acrobatics and the big festival downtown in Chinatown, although we are going to unfortunately miss the 'wakening of the dragon on Sunday', too many other activities.

We see the cleft surgeon on Friday - find out if we will have an adjustment type surgery later in the year.. a bit of air escapes in the nose area on some sounds making it a little difficult to understand her... we are in wonderful hands and what they have done is a miracle so far.