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Showing posts with label excursion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label excursion. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Angus Went To The Zoo Yesterday
Angus went to the Melbourne Zoo yesterday with his school. He took some lovely photos that I wanted to share with you but he hasn't worked out how to send them to me from his new phone (not yet anyway).
So the only photo I am able to share is the one I took of the keyring he bought for me. What a cutie to think of his Mum. I told Angus he should keep it for himself but he didn't want too.
Once Angus sends me the pictures I'll post them for you :)
So the only photo I am able to share is the one I took of the keyring he bought for me. What a cutie to think of his Mum. I told Angus he should keep it for himself but he didn't want too.
Once Angus sends me the pictures I'll post them for you :)
Sunday, March 02, 2008
This Past Week .. .. ..
It's been an interesting week to say the least.
On Monday Mark's Opa and his girlfriend visited. They live in Western Australia & they drove over. It was a fairly quick visit but that was okay I am just glad that Mark got to see his Opa again. He is such a fun person & his girlfriend was lovely too.
Brodie had his paediatrician visit Monday morning. His blood pressure is still way too high for a kid. It rivals mine. It was around 150/90 and 140/90. Michael checked both arms and the right one was much higher than the left. That has been about the 'norm' for him. Still it is awfully high for a 14 year old. He's not too sure as to what to do with him yet not at least until he has seen the kidney specialist (our appointment is on the 11th of this month).
I took Mark to the doctors Monday afternoon. We told his doctor about the hospital trip the week before and how they said he needed an epi-pen. We were given a referral to an allergist. I phoned them up on Tuesday only to get a message that they weren't in the office today. I finally got around to phoning them on Thursday morning. I was told that we needed to pay $250 for the first visit. To which I told them that Mark is on a disability pension. She then said it didn't matter that we were it was the same price for everyone. I will need to get back to them eventually. We just cannot afford that.
On Tuesday Angus had his first training session for soccer. He was totally exhausted when he got home. He had been on an excursion to Healesville Sanctuary with school all day and then had training once we got home. Of course I had to run out and get him some shin guards so that he could train. They don't let the kids train or play without them. We were a little late for practise but that was okay.
Brodie had his school photos on Wednesday. I'm looking forward to getting them. It should be interesting to see if he actually looked nice by the time the pics were taken.
Angus has his photos done this week on Thursday. I just wish that both schools had given us some more time to get the money together than just a few days before the photos are taken. I guess they don't think of it that way.
On Monday Mark's Opa and his girlfriend visited. They live in Western Australia & they drove over. It was a fairly quick visit but that was okay I am just glad that Mark got to see his Opa again. He is such a fun person & his girlfriend was lovely too.
Brodie had his paediatrician visit Monday morning. His blood pressure is still way too high for a kid. It rivals mine. It was around 150/90 and 140/90. Michael checked both arms and the right one was much higher than the left. That has been about the 'norm' for him. Still it is awfully high for a 14 year old. He's not too sure as to what to do with him yet not at least until he has seen the kidney specialist (our appointment is on the 11th of this month).
I took Mark to the doctors Monday afternoon. We told his doctor about the hospital trip the week before and how they said he needed an epi-pen. We were given a referral to an allergist. I phoned them up on Tuesday only to get a message that they weren't in the office today. I finally got around to phoning them on Thursday morning. I was told that we needed to pay $250 for the first visit. To which I told them that Mark is on a disability pension. She then said it didn't matter that we were it was the same price for everyone. I will need to get back to them eventually. We just cannot afford that.
On Tuesday Angus had his first training session for soccer. He was totally exhausted when he got home. He had been on an excursion to Healesville Sanctuary with school all day and then had training once we got home. Of course I had to run out and get him some shin guards so that he could train. They don't let the kids train or play without them. We were a little late for practise but that was okay.
Brodie had his school photos on Wednesday. I'm looking forward to getting them. It should be interesting to see if he actually looked nice by the time the pics were taken.
Angus has his photos done this week on Thursday. I just wish that both schools had given us some more time to get the money together than just a few days before the photos are taken. I guess they don't think of it that way.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
On The Buses
I took Angus to the local High School this morning (the boys will probably tell me off for putting High School rather than Secondary College they think it sounds way better!!). He's going on an excursion to Melbourne to the State Library by bus as part of the Boys Blokes Books & Bytes programme that he has been involved in. Angus was so excited as he gets some more free books today to add to his collection.
Speaking of buses ... I went to Brodie's High School yesterday for a meeting with the middle years coordinator. I was able to have a really good talk about the elective programmes available next year for the Year 9's and which ones we thought would be suitable for Brodie. While I was at the school I was also asked to see the Assistant Principal so that we could have a chat about Brodie's behaviour while he travels on the bus after school. It seems that our boy cannot behave as well as he could in the afternoons (its not wonder and I pointed this out that his medication wears off by then and he isn't able to concentrate or behave as well by late afternoon).
Anyway it seems that Brodie has it in his head that it is okay to get in people's faces, swear and just be silly in general. There is only so much the bus driver can to to prevent the silliness and he needs to consider the safety of all the kids and especially his driving. So to cut a long story short Brodie his now suspended for three days bus travel next week. We were given a grace period for the rest of this week .. to be able to work out some other arrangement for getting him to school. However if he messes up today or tomorrow he will be suspended for a full week of bus travel.
WELL .. there is NO other arrangement to be made. I either drive him to school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday or he doesn't go it's that simple!! I don't think we can truly afford to keep him home next week as Brodie already has way too much time off school as it is through his suspensions and all. I don't want him to get even further back on his school work than he already is. He's worried that he may fail Year 8 and have to repeat some stuff as it is.
The other day I mentioned the hot weather and how a cool change was meant to arrive. it certainly did and it rained all day yesterday. It was lovely. I didn't have to save any water from the washing machine for our veggie garden. It's certainly saving my arm from getting sore that's for sure!!
Speaking of buses ... I went to Brodie's High School yesterday for a meeting with the middle years coordinator. I was able to have a really good talk about the elective programmes available next year for the Year 9's and which ones we thought would be suitable for Brodie. While I was at the school I was also asked to see the Assistant Principal so that we could have a chat about Brodie's behaviour while he travels on the bus after school. It seems that our boy cannot behave as well as he could in the afternoons (its not wonder and I pointed this out that his medication wears off by then and he isn't able to concentrate or behave as well by late afternoon).
Anyway it seems that Brodie has it in his head that it is okay to get in people's faces, swear and just be silly in general. There is only so much the bus driver can to to prevent the silliness and he needs to consider the safety of all the kids and especially his driving. So to cut a long story short Brodie his now suspended for three days bus travel next week. We were given a grace period for the rest of this week .. to be able to work out some other arrangement for getting him to school. However if he messes up today or tomorrow he will be suspended for a full week of bus travel.
WELL .. there is NO other arrangement to be made. I either drive him to school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday or he doesn't go it's that simple!! I don't think we can truly afford to keep him home next week as Brodie already has way too much time off school as it is through his suspensions and all. I don't want him to get even further back on his school work than he already is. He's worried that he may fail Year 8 and have to repeat some stuff as it is.
The other day I mentioned the hot weather and how a cool change was meant to arrive. it certainly did and it rained all day yesterday. It was lovely. I didn't have to save any water from the washing machine for our veggie garden. It's certainly saving my arm from getting sore that's for sure!!
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