The New Year!
We always like to start the New Year out
with New years resolutions and it seems
many people never make it past the
second week… I always make promises to
myself and friends and family, But we
really can never know what our year is
going to work out like! We all would love
it to be smelling like Roses! WHAT A
DREAM! :D
But maybe this year when you sit down
to write yours down maybe think about
what really you would like and how you
can achieve them? Write your excuses of
what will stop you and if a road block
pops up how you are going to still make
your resolutions come true!
The Dean House hold has
changed so much in the past 12
months.
Lukes seizures have become just the odd
absence seizure. He has started to write.
He is still way behind others his age, But
you would too if your brain had had
over 1325 seizures! We work very hard to
get him to where he is today.
He did so well in Prep this year! And we
will be off to year one in 2012! It won’t be
an easy year, but we hope he still enjoys
every minute of it! We are busy the next
few weeks slowly decreasing one of his
medications, and than will go down the
track of going onto tablets for his other
medication! We thought Luke started to
have seizures again this month, but have
found he has a heart condition now.
Called P.A.T (Paroxysmal Atrial
Tachycardia) We are just waiting for
another attack than up to the hospital to
have a ECG. Our Paediatrician has told
us 95% will be ok on tablets, but 5% will
need surgery. It seems that we think we
have got his seizures under control and
now we have this to face! But we are
positive and will get through this as a
family!
Now onto Ashley. She has been working
very hard this year in grade 4. Her
report card shows just how hard! This
year she sported glasses for
reading. They are for concentration.
She also started piano lessons and has
done so well. We are very proud of her! If
only she would have more confidence.
I’m sure this will build as she gets better.
We noticed that she was struggling with
some things at school and have had her
tested for dyslexia, she will now sport
double aqua tinted reading glasses next
year. The optometrist was very shocked
with the out come. So here to a better
year for her! You have to try to do what
ever is going to make things easy for
them!
Jeff now…. Well he is nearly at the end of
his 7 years at Wilkie Creek! It has been
one of the hardest years with all the
floods affecting production, but we are
Lucky we still have a job! He has been
busy this year with the ski boat! He put in
a new motor and it took many weekends
to get it right! Finally We have a great
ski boat again! (not that I could tell
anything was wrong! Lol)
His ski season started with broken ribs on
Australia day! OPPS!! We were up early
and out the lake at 6am! But 7:30am Jeff
was sitting very quietly and very still,
But he stuck it out for the rest of the day
and let his mates use the boat! He is very
proud of Ashley as she is now up on ski’s
on the trainer bar and next we will have
her on the rope! She does some tricks on
the knee board and tube.. I say she is
more like Jeff everyday! LOVES SPEED!
Luke Normally just goes to sleep in the
boat! Lol ☺
We paid out one of our investments
houses this year, which we bought back
in 2005 when we moved to Dalby.
So that is a great achievement! Next to
get the extension loan on our house
gone so we can buy some new cars! We
are very happy that none of our 3 houses
were flooded , only had water around
our own home. Not sure what 2012 will
bring for Jeff! He gets his long service, so
he is excited about that! We have just
bought a tent and some camping (5star
gear! ☺- toilet and shower! Lol)
So maybe some more camping for us!
I’m sure it all gets easier… lol
Now me! It has been a very emotional
year! I have learnt a lot about people! I
like to sit back and watch from the side
line! You learn a lot from doing this! You
would be shocked what you see! I have
decided to surround myself with friends
that like me and are positive! I don’t
need negative people in my life! As I said
at the start of my letter about making
resolutions… Well this year has been the
year I have sat and actually achieve
something in my goals! Not all, but we
are not all perfect! My goal was to be fit
and thirty! Well the day of my thirtieth
I wasn’t what I really wanted to be deep
down! I had a lovely SOBBER lol Night!
Yep I told Jeff next time I’m not inviting
all you old farts! That get drunk early
and go home and to bed early! I wanted
to party! But that did not happen!
But don’t get me wrong I did have a
great night! Raised over $1200 for Purple
day, as all my wishes was for friends and
family to donate to Epilepsy Queensland!
I had a beautiful cake make for me from
a friend!
Now the rest of my year has just been a
blast! I have achieved more than I could
ever imagine! I’ve now lost a total of
27kgs, gone down 3 nearly 4 dress sizes.
But I still have a long way to go! My aim
is for another 17kgs, than I will reassess
my goals! I’m doing it for me and no
one else!
2012 for me is going to be very busy! I
have been accepted into The Charles
Sturt University, studying a Bachelor of
Science ( Health and Leisure) it is
distance Ed and will take me 6 years to
complete. I will be able to do my dream
job A Diversional Therapist, with the
elderly. It will follow on from my aged
care. I still want to be able to be a stay
at home mum for a few more years and
this will give me that!
Well 2011 has ended sadly for our
family with the Loss of Jeff’s mum
Maureen. It was a bit of a shock to us all.
She was only 73. She hasn’t been overly
well for years now, but was still in great
spirit! It was Murray (morton) that had
us worried earlier on in the year with a
Heart attack and sad good byes.. But he
pick right up and is going stronger than
ever! We will be spending Lunch in Tara
on Christmas day. We had already had
that plan before Maureen pasted away,
so we will continue our plans! I’m doing
the cooking so we all will have a healthy
Christmas lunch!! And I will hold the
vegetarian just for Murray for the day!!
Lol He is not a fan my Vegetarian meals!
hahaha ☺ He doesn’t think it is right
that I feed that to Jeff either! But we do
still eat, beef, lamb and chicken….. Haha
We will come home and go next door
for Christmas dinner. So we should all
have a nice Christmas! New years Eve is
meant to be spent camping at Lake
Boondooma, so that will be an
adventure! ☺
We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New year! Here’s to a
Healthy one for all!
HUGS Jeff, Josie,
Ashley and Luke
xxxx
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