For many months now we have been preparing ourselves in one way and another for an addition to our family. An indigenous lad, family roots based in Elliot, NT. Though many issues therein, we had been opening our hearts to his cause; talking, praying, hypothesising, discussing, assessing. We had been making space shall we say, in many ways, in our hearts, minds and home. Now, seemingly, to no avail.
In honest appraisal, having him in our house as a member of our family would have been more like having a pet initially. It would have been like trying to tame a wild animal, nothing less. A ten year old aboriginal boy with FAS, released from the care he had been in since birth, to be back with his mother in Alice Springs. Though presently in Elliot with extended family community. Local sources indicated that he had turned the town upside down within weeks. I imagine him to have been running on instinct, lots of fight or flight and survival skills in action.
Trying to kerb habits, developed (out of necessity) over the past two months, into some sort of structure and boundary based system would be a big ask. I hope he is ok. I hope he is able to learn about his culture and the good things that his history and his people can offer him.
I was there but the time is passed for now.
Wednesday 11 January 2012
End of January 2012
By the end of this month the following are on my agenda
- get Jack up on two wheels
- buy and install gates for vegie garden
- replant vegie garden (fertilise, till, channel)
- mow lawns
- read: James Morrison, Matthew Hayden bios
- get a job
Sunday 1 January 2012
NewYear's Day
Today is the first day of 2012. Happy New Year.
How do you say that? Twenty twelve, two thousand twelve or something else?
I have mixed emotions about the coming year. I am a teacher in limbo which means I'm effectively unemployed - I'm on the bench. What will I do this year if I don't get a job?
Maybe I'll write a book. Maybe I'll learn to touch type. I would like to get my head around this blog-thing. I would also like to set up a 'wiki' - whatever that is! I would like to read a few books, keep a diary, develop my gardening skills and continue improving my vegie garden, plant another fruit tree or two, get fit, get back on the bike and ride more, learn more about Australia, learn how to weld, fix my trailer, tidy my shed, get a bigger shed...
This year has some potentially massive things that could happen. Declan is one of those things! Will he come or won't he? If he doesn't, life could be quite stable and fairly normalish! If he does come, life will be anything but normalish - it will hopefully remain stable no matter what happens though. This may be the subject of my book.
Anyways, this is my blog - DAMOS. Initially it will be a bit random, more ramble than purpose, for my own enjoyment and your curiosity!
How do you say that? Twenty twelve, two thousand twelve or something else?
I have mixed emotions about the coming year. I am a teacher in limbo which means I'm effectively unemployed - I'm on the bench. What will I do this year if I don't get a job?
Maybe I'll write a book. Maybe I'll learn to touch type. I would like to get my head around this blog-thing. I would also like to set up a 'wiki' - whatever that is! I would like to read a few books, keep a diary, develop my gardening skills and continue improving my vegie garden, plant another fruit tree or two, get fit, get back on the bike and ride more, learn more about Australia, learn how to weld, fix my trailer, tidy my shed, get a bigger shed...
This year has some potentially massive things that could happen. Declan is one of those things! Will he come or won't he? If he doesn't, life could be quite stable and fairly normalish! If he does come, life will be anything but normalish - it will hopefully remain stable no matter what happens though. This may be the subject of my book.
Anyways, this is my blog - DAMOS. Initially it will be a bit random, more ramble than purpose, for my own enjoyment and your curiosity!
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