Wordless Wednesday #4

Ok, so I know that it's basically Thursday, and I've already done one post today, but I didn't want to do two Wordless Wednesday's in a row.  That would have meant that I hadn't actually done a post in the past week.  On top of that I was ready to put pen to paper (fingers to keyboard - just doesn't have the same ring to it) and let you know what was going on.  Truth of the matter is that I forgot that it was Wednesday when I did my previous post, LOL. I know, I know, Sssshhhh.



Snack, Something you made (and isn't he CUTE!)

A favourite place, Something you can’t live without

Where you stand, Pink (merino and really warm)

Technology (new phones for everyone at work)

Mother's Day

I love that my boys still enjoy giving me kisses and cuddles, and even more-so when it's Mother's Day.  We stopped at the supermarket to get fresh bread for lunch on the way home from church.  Reuben had given Phil strict instructions to also get flowers and chocolate.  The instructions even included a reminder that the chocolate couldn't contain nuts (I found out at the end of last year I'm allergic to a variety of nuts).

This afternoon, I even got to have a wee snooze on the sofa, the sun streaming in the window, and after I woke up Reuben and I had more cuddles.  Isaac must have picked up on this when he awoke from his nap, because he kept on insisting on pickup cuddles, too.  We don't do those for Reuben much anymore, 'cos he's getting to be such a big boy and too heavy to lift for any length of time, and once you start, he won't let you finish.  But because Reuben asks for something, Isaac will too.  So today I enjoyed getting lots and lots of cuddles.

Five months old

Tomorrow is Isaac's first day at Champion Centre.  I'm looking forward to seeing what happens there, and the different kinds of therapy.  But at the same time, I'm a little apprehensive.  What if Isaac's disabilities are worse than we thought?  I'm noticing more and more things with his movements that could be Cerebral Palsy related.

I'm keeping a couple of scriptures in the forefront of my mind.

Matthew 6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

Philippians 4:6 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."

Isaac was a very sick little boy - but God is a God of miracles

I kind of got side tracked the other day when I was talking about technology (the clothes peg thing). . . .so I'm going to finish that now.

With all the options for communicating with people, social media, etc it can get a little overwhelming, but at the same time it can be a lifeline.  Blogs, facebook, twitter, various email addresses (home, work, plus others - I keep a seperate one for my blogging), add to that cell phones (text, pxt, call) and regular phone lines.

A good friend of mine also has a special needs little boy.  He's been fighting for survival since their 20 week scan, and is now 2 years 7 months.  We worked together for a while, but remained friends after we both changed jobs.  We had really been looking forward to our babies being able to hang out and run around together.  Now that Isaac has been accepted into Champion Centre, we might have a better chance of catching up with each other - even if it is at therapy.  Last time we saw each other, it took months for our calendars to sync to enable us to do this, even though we only live five minutes around the road.  So we really rely on technology to keep in touch.

Isaac being transported for his MRI at 48 hours old



Technology and Clothes Pegs

Hasn't the world around us changed so much in the past century.  Ok, so a century is a long time.  Even the past 20 years, technology has moved forward in leaps and bounds.  And isn't it awesome the difference it can make in a child's life, but particularly those with special needs.  It's great that we can just pick up the phone and talk to someone, as though they were in the next room, or skype relatives that live overseas.  There are some any cool gadgets out there, but imagine what the next 20 years holds....

I do have a bit of a thing for information and technology.  I can recall all kinds of seemingly useless information and have been known to get a little obsessive.  You could even say sometimes even slightly obsessive compulsive, although if I catch myself heading down that track I am normally able to stop it.  Like with pegs hanging out the washing.  I use a particular kind of peg (pink pegs) for a while there I had 3 batches of pegs all of varying stages of colour fade.  I had to use pegs of the same depth of colour on a garment when I hung it on the line.  BUT, I also had to ensure that the total number of pegs was a multiple of 6 - that way it was also divisible by 3 and 2, and if it was divisible by 2, then there was a 50/50 chance that it would be divisible by 4, so a multiple of 12 was even better.  I willingly chose to do this, it wasn't like I HAD to.  When I realised how crazy it was getting, I went and bought another couple of packets of pegs, but the manufacturer had changed what they did, and now pink pegs came in packets of mixed pink, green and purple.  This could have been really, really bad.  But I was able to rationalise my way out of it and can now just use what ever peg I pick out of the basket.  It also makes a difference when you have a couple of willing little helpers who get the pegs out for you - that way you don't have a choice.  I'm not too worried about the number of pegs that get used, although I do still count to multiples of 6 when I bring the washing in.

But I digress, I really like numbers and patterns, that kind of thing. Really enjoyed algebra when I was at High School - see I really am a bit Tutti Frutti!

I have been interested to see what my blog stats show me about people who have been visiting my blog.  Here's a snap shot of my pageview audience stats:

New Zealand - 688

United States - 177

Australia - 38

Russia - 16

United Kingdom - 15

Canada - 10

Germany - 6

Japan - 6

Finland - 2

Ireland - 1

There was also one from South Korea but that disappeared!?


I have a global audience, and I guess that I can rest easy about no-one reading my blog, although that could change after today's post....