Catch Up What's Going On Around Here.

Ken is still in hospital. Jane has been there every day, all day keeping him company and helping him eat, etc. He is quite deaf and whether it's from the actual fall or all his sinuses full of blood and whatnot...the maxillofacial guy will figure out on Friday. They can't do anything before then because the internal swelling needs to subside. His flu seems to have gone to his chest so he has to have a CT today...poor thing, he's really done a good job on himself. On the positive side, he's walking around, albeit very carefully and eating as well as his face allows...and he's starting to grizzle, so Jane says he's improving...lol!

Elder Daughter had an email from Nick yesterday. He and Mayo go to collect the keys of their house and also to pick out colours for paint and tiles today...very exciting for them. They have a house full of furniture stored at Mayo's parents' place, so her parents will be glad to have all that moved I reckon. I'm going to get their engagement present this week and send it over. I've been looking and have several ideas, but it's the one that will be the easiest to post that will win the day.

I visited Younger Daughter yesterday as it was a public holiday and the kids were home from school. She had made some pecan and maple muffins as well as some chocolate chip and coconut ones...oh, decisions, decisions. I decided on the pecan and maple...delicious! Our neighbour, Seb, has a big roadside fruit and vege shop so I called in on the way and picked up two punnets of huge strawberries and a container of dipping chocolate...oh yum! Sweet, fresh, juicy strawberries dipped chocolate...sinfully scrumptious.

Anyway, Younger Daughter had told me she had decided to home school Harry. She was talking about it last year but work got in the way. She's not working now and decided it was a good time to start. Harry thinks it's great...until he has to do the actual school work. "It's like being at school," he complained. "That's right!" said his mother. "I'm your teacher now." I think Harry got a rude awakening when he realised that he couldn't just cruise, he had to actually do school work.

Apparently Gabbie wants to home school too. I can see where she's coming from, because at school in whatever subject they're doing, they might touch on something and Gabbie has felt she would like to know more. But the State school curriculum doesn't allow for too much in that respect, whereas home schooling does. And she's the type of kid who would do well, because she's pretty disciplined. It comes of playing representative and State League netball. There's so much training during the week, she's had to learn time management skills, which will serve her well later on.

So, Younger Daughter is turning teacher like a lot of families who have decided to pull their kids from the State system and home school. Apparently there's a pretty high Uni attendance rate from these kids, which goes to show it must be a pretty good system. It will be interesting anyway.

As for me...well, nothing much. I've escaped the flu, probably because of the vino quaffed...I'm too well preserved...

Yesterday, the air was blue around my place though. I was working from home and got this doctor whom we all dread doing work for. He talks flat out, slurs his words and holds the dictation recorder too close to his mouth which also distorts the words. It can take up to 20 minutes to do a one-and-a-half minute letter because of all the stopping and back tracking trying to figure out what he's saying. It's so frustrating, so I was letting fly with all sorts. Just as well no-one was home...

Cooper came to visit today and he's speaking more and more words each day. He says "up" for when he wants to get either up or down and "uk" is everything from stuck to yuk! He will chatter away in Cooperese and then you hear, "okay?" It's so funny. He's an absolute delight, though, a dear wee soul. Elder daughter is thankful he's so placid, although he can put on a paddy when he wants to, but it's usually when he's tired.

Anyway, that's enough burbling on...the weekend's just around the corner and the weather is getting warmer. There's a rumour we may have some rain in the weekend...yeah, right. I'll believe that when I see it.

Keep well and keep away from nasty flu bugs and people coughing and spluttering in public places...lol!