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 Hi there.

Half term holidays - you know what it's like - Time Out For PC (when??).

Kids are downstairs beating each other up (no, serious... they're on the Wii at the moment, playing Pikmin.)

Cuz they're my 'little strange people' (we're all strange actually) I call them  'Things' = T1 and T2.  They think it's funny.  Obviously, I don't call them that outside, it's only when I'm refering to them online - to keep their identity.  But then again, on a difficult day, maybe I should refer to them as 'Monsters' = M1 and M2...?   Or MT1 and MT2 - but then you'd get confused...

T1 and T2 are both reasonably tired out as they had their 'first' friend round today, and they were very well behaved and having a nice time up until the mum came to collect her kids - then T2 (my son 8) decided to climb on the back of the sofa and jump off, landing on the coffee table - something he knows never to do (harsh consequences after 1st warning!).  He was just showing off..... how they do.....      T1 (my daughter 11) tried to delay her friend leaving by telling the mum about 'Dolphin Island' on the Wii - soooo boring.... after a few moments of polite listening but not really hearing and obviously bored (though my daughter was oblivious to it), the mum tried to gather up her flock of 4Things in order to get to an arranged appointment over the other side of town (in 10 minutes!!!  Bus and walking)

So far, I've managed to keep both of them busy.  T2 decided blowing in the cat's face was funny as long as he avoided the claws.  The cat is very placid, up to a point!  He's been dressed in dolls clothes (the shame!) and wrapped in blankets and made to sleep in the doll's cot.  He's a lot bigger now, and Baby Annabell's clothes don't fit.  He has to wear Robbie or Roxanne's clothes - which he hates!            Someone, please pray for the cat!

We've been painting - a model boat for T2, and a Treasure Chest for T1.  HobbyCraft sent us a voucher for £3 off when we spend £30 or more.      Ever had the feeling somehow, that you've been conned into visiting the shop - just to see if they have any 'good' offers, and came out feeling you've paid more for things than you would have done if you'd gone into your local £Shop?       Mind you, you can't buy 'GESSO Primer' in the £Shop - well, I've not seen it there yet!  (I bide my time).  You can get loads of Acrylics in the £Shop though.

Here I go again.  I'm shy, but I talk too much - a lot about nothing much in particular.  I do it all the time, and I get met with looks that take me a while to figure out.  Then I usually never see the person/people again - or if I do, they try to hurry past, thinking they hope I never saw them.  But I did see them, I never miss anything.  But after many years, I'm used to it.       One thing I do now, is.... if they've done it to me, whenever I see them in years to come, say, and they seem to acknowledge me, I avoid them - on purpose - then I hope they understand what it felt like when they did it to me.

Mind you, I don't know about any of you others with ASD, if someone's upset me, I cannot, under any circumstances, look at them to talk to them if I have to talk to them.  The only way I can describe it, is  you know when you put 2 magnets together at the wrong ends and they repel?? That feeling of the 'repel' - it's quite strong, and you can 'feel' it, going through your hands and down your arms.  It's nasty!       Go on, try it sometime - you'll understand what I meaan

Karen

Dogs have Masters, Cats have Staff!