There have been quite a few changes this week. My ECG has come back ok , so I can increase the medication again.
We have been restricted in our movements, as our car is still at the local garage whilst we negotiate terms with the garage we got the car from. It's tense!
We took a trip to the park on our bikes and managed to avoid the showers.
The children have been keeping themselves very busy reading and using their PC's. Owen is a lot calmer and when I check on him, he has bits of paper round his workstation and is plotting ..hope it's not world domination just yet. I fret about screen time and sit on my hands. Well actually I clean and crochet, helping the boys as they need me. Sam and I play in the garden more and they attend Jujitsu on Tuesday night as usual.
The next day, whilst Owen is eating his breakfast, all manner of things start appearing on the table . Blokey has bought the boys a 'pop up' garden. In between the breakfast dishes , compost, pens and scissors are put to good use. We have a really fun time designing and planting our mini gardens.
Then Sam and Owen want to do some word work using Scribblenauts DC Unmasked. As this isn't yet loaded onto the new PC, I crack on with that whilst Owen helps Sam with his spelling. There is the occasional shout for help and I run between downloading items and spell checking. Then suddenly they are hungry and I rustle up lunch.
This week I have my treatment review at neurology. I always get incredibly nervous about these things and have trouble controlling my shakes. Mum and Dad come over to help out and Dad runs me to the clinic. Mum stays at home,takes the boys for a walk and plays various board games. The meeting with the neuro team is successful and the necessary changes are made to my treatment plan. I feel more hopeful that there are better times ahead ( no pun intended) . Back home we have a nice time just sat chatting and laughing with the family before my parents left. We also had a surprise package from a friend with a great activity for the children. I tuck them into bed,they talk about the books they are reading and I leave them feeling very contented.
Today Owen wanted to build his catapult, so we cracked on with that. Sam was working how much money he still needs to save for his latest 'precious thing'...I believe £60 is the totally, he has a long way to go just yet.
Owen has now saved enough for a couple of games, Octodad Dadliest and ( don't ask me why) Goat Simulator. I misheard him the first time, thus being slightly concerned at the title 'Goat Stimulator' ...it's an easy mistake *ekk*. We sourced the best price on Steam, got code keys and loaded them up to the PC. 'Haven't you always wanted to be a goat Mum?' He asks....well ..erm..I can't say that I have.
It's been one of those days , where we have all been really busy and suddenly we realise we haven't had lunch and it's now after 2 pm. Needless to say all food supplied was gobbled down very quickly by two hungry boys.
After lunch Sam wants to build his catapult and we spend time doing that. We head outside to play with the dogs and test the range of his machine. He thinks this is hilarious and we measure who can get the tin foil ball the furthest ..he is delighted to thrash me at nearly every launch.
I am tired now , so we all head off to do our own things..me with a cuppa, them working on something together online. The spring breeze has nearly dried all my washing, I pick up my crochet and wait for Blokey to return from work.
Other things that happened this week:
Playing the problem solving game Winky Think ( the name makes us laugh everytime). Echolalia always kicks in and I have small voices repeating 'winky' to add to the internal monologue of my own 'winkiness'. Am saying it again as I type..winky, winky, winky.....
Winky Think Logic Puzzles by Spinlight Studio
https://appsto.re/gb/SApb3.i
I went round wiping footmarks off all the walls as usual ( I kid you not...spider child Sam) ...lets gloss over the bogeys.
We made bread and reinstated the children's server on Minecraft. Sam did some building, Owen 'griefed' it, etiquette was talked about, apologies given.
We played snap with French word cards and giggled at Poupee.
There was also a great deal of reading and Sam in particular made some huge leaps forward again this week. He was incredibly pleased to be able to see it himself and takes great pleasure in counting and telling us how many pages he can read in one sitting.
The weekend was spent at home , due to us still having no resolution on the car issue. We took the time to try a spot of decluttering and moving things around. With Sam's blessing we moved his room round and rescued various socks and under crackers from their secret hidey holes. We couldn't do much outside this weekend, the weather was either howling a gale, bucketing it down or doing both together. We did enjoy a beautiful rainbow though.
Bread was baked, the garage was put in order ( again) and games were played with friends online. We also met a nice lady who maybe able to do some dog sitting for us and watched Dr Who.
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