Sunday, 26 May 2013

Lessons Learnt From a Child

What a week it has been. The Cheeky Boy has been through a lot with him being attached to an EEG monitor for almost 24 hours to having a MRI. In between all of this he has also managed to acquire a fever and a large seizure to go with it. Despite the tears and the discomfort, he has managed to work his charm with the Doctors and Nurses and found moments to be quite cheeky and have bouts of giggles :-) He is a very brave little boy and so forgiving of those who cause him pain and discomfort. There is so much we can learn for children, we just need to take the time to watch them closely and see the lesson they are trying to give us :-)

 
I must of course thank all those who have kept us in their prayers over the last week.
 
To the fun of the RSPCA Million Paws Walk, it was a fun day with the largest variety of dogs I have ever seen! Every one enjoyed themselves and the dogs did to :-) The morning started out frosty at -4 degrees Celsius but the sun was shining which made for a pleasant morning. However the afternoon had a fresh breeze blowing which kept all the stalls in the shade a bit chilled!! My RozArt stall did quite well, ironically it was from selling items that were not dog related :-)
 
Here's a picture of some of the happy dogs and their owners who were out for the day:


Well I hope you all have a good week ahead with much smiles and laughter :-)

Saturday, 18 May 2013

A Million Paws & A Few Kind Thoughts

Here's to a fantastic day ahead tomorrow with the RSPCA Million Paws Walk taking place across the Nation. I have been spending my nights awake preparing all my RozArt goods for the day and I am truly looking forward to the specticle of so many dogs in one place at one time, all of which are extremely excited and what fun is to be had! :-)
 
The one down side to it all is the fact that tomorrow is going to be frosty!!! So several layers of clothes will be required and a thermas of warm beverage is waiting to be made :-)
 
There is one thing that is going to be on my mind even more throughout the day and that is my little Cheely Boy. Unfortunately he had a large seizure which involved a trip to hospital via an Ambulance (thanks to the wonderful Ambos once again :-) on Mothers Day. We did make it home for tea which was nice. The problem since has been the increase of drop seizures so we are going to spend a week in Sydney with a team of Peadiatric Neurologists trying to find the best solution for my precious little boys increasing seizure activity. It is going to be a long week and quite difficult for him and of course me at times... but it needs to be done. There is nothing more heart breaking to a Mother than to watch her child suffer and know there is nothing she can do about it. I can offer comfort but I can not take away his pain or his afflictions.
 
There is alway comfort in a pet which is wonderful. I ask the powers above to treat my boy kindly as he doesn't deserve to go through this. I can only hope that my words will be answered in kind.
 
 
Well I best be off, much to do and only one of me :-) I hope you all have a good week and perhaps if you can spare a word to the powers above, please ask them for a little extra strength for the Cheeky Boy ...THANKS :-)

Saturday, 11 May 2013

Trying Times & Good Friends

There's a point sometimes one reaches when you think things can't possibly get more stressful and then you have another unexpected situation occur and you end up with even more money to pay out... I have been suffering in mind about how the hell we will pay all the bills then two more events over the past weeks are requiring money to be spent. It's like a smack in the face and these new debts are saying "You fool, this isn't as bad as it is to get..."

I must say we have never had to struggle so much to pay bills, let alone the things that are needed for the Cheeky Boy. His requirements need to be met at some point for these things are essential for him as they will help to reduce the risk of him having seizures - like the car that still needs the air conditioning system to be replaced and the dream of having a reverse cycle air conditioning system for his room to keep it at a consistent 'good' temperature - is well and truly a dream. It cost us over a $1000 a quarter last winter to try and keep things warm (using what heating we could afford). Canberra is a place that can be -7 degrees Celsius at night and some days will only reach 8 degrees Celsius on the really bad days the temperature may be 1 degree Celsius for the day. This of course doesn't take into account the wind chill factor as the winds come in from the snow capped mountains...Oh I'm cold just thinking about it!

So this has been one of those weeks where I wish I could just run away... but ultimately this doesn't help the people who rely on me and depend on me... my beautiful and cheeky Children.

One of the good things that has happened this week is that I had a brief visit from a dear friend, she also has a child who has special needs and fights every day to try and get the best for her him as he has a condition that doesn't fit into what is commonly recognised. It was so nice for the brief catch up and to top it off she sent me an email late that night to let me know that she was thinking of me and that I was a strong woman and to keep strong... it brang a tear to my eye because us mothers don't realise what a good job we are really doing sometimes and it is always nice to be reminded of this every now and then :-)

 
Another thing that gives me 'time out' for just a few minutes is listening to some beautiful music. I reminded myself of how beautiful and soulful the voice of Ciaran Gribbin is (the lead singer of INXS). I shall share with you a link to his performance of 'Amazing Grace' when he performed under his stage name of Joe Echo before he joined INXS. Please close your eyes and listen... and let me know if you are also transported away to a more peaceful place for a few moments in time :-)
 
 
Now on a more positive note, the Million Paws Walk is on next Sunday! What fun is to be had by many puppy dogs and their owners. There is over 1000 registered dogs for the walk here in Canberra so if you would like to join in the fun... I will have my RozArt stall up and running so I can take orders and then custom make some fun Dog ID Tags for many of Canberra's pooches :-)
 
And just one more thing... for all those Mother's out there, I hope you have a lovely Mother's Day tomorrow :-) and to every one have a nice week :-)

Saturday, 4 May 2013

Mother's Day is Heading Our Way

Today I am just about ready to pass out with tiredness. The Cheeky Boy had me up 10 times last night and I am starting to feel the lack of rest making my eye lids heavy. Anyhow, just a brief chat today. I am getting a little excited about being involved in the RSPCA Million Paws Walk on the 19 May :-) I hope the weather is going to be nice as things are getting a wee bit chilly here at nights, we had a -2 degrees Celsius the other morning, so I'm hoping that day will not start off so fresh.
 
In the meantime Mother's Day will be celebrated here in Australia next Sunday and I will show you a couple of my RozArt tags (pendants) I have designed especially for Mum's. I hope you like them :-)
Any of the tags can also be made into keyrings and key chains


 
So I must apologise for the briefness of this entry as I must try and find the energy to do many for things.
 
I hope you are all enjoying your weekend and I hope you all find that special something for your Mums as they deserve to be a little spoilt every now and then :-)