tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331939692024-02-20T10:09:44.832+10:30Aussie Coffee ShopAll about Therese, Steve, Daniel and Angelique, Sam and Jess, Madeline, Brigette and Adriano, Tom, Amelia, Christopher and Joseph. Come on in and share a cup of coffee and see what is happening in our lives.Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.comBlogger1755125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-84413402827264959142016-10-29T21:07:00.000+10:302016-10-29T21:07:06.525+10:30It takes a village. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Technological advances in caring for people with type one diabetes has really taken off over the last 5 years. Tom started his pump 8 years ago and we have seen many new things come onto the market that make the management of type one diabetes easier.<br />
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That said, it comes with a cost. CGM (continuous glucose monitoring) technology is taking off in leaps and bounds but it doesn't come cheaply. Not only does CGM read blood sugar levels every 5 minutes, it also can be set up to send readings to a carer's phone/pebble watch anywhere in the world. It can also stop insulin if bsl is dropping too fast or alarm when bsl are rising too fast. Full price for a box of 5 CGM sensors, is $500.00. A sensor is guaranteed to work for at least 6 days but sometimes we have extended the life of the sensor and had them work for 10 days. To pay $100.00 for 6 days would mean that we would need a box of 5 each month. That would equal $6000.00 for one child and $18000 for 3.<br />
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Medtronic though realise that this is pretty un-affordable for most people so they have an offer. Sign up for 12 months of CGM, they will give us the sensors for half price. We did this for Chris last January and it has been the best thing. His bsl's have improved profoundly with the insight CGM gives us. I loved it but I was also aware to sign up all three of our children for CGM, would be pretty hard financially.<br />
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I decided to reach out to our local Lions club. I sent them a letter and they invited me to come and talk at their meeting about living with three children with diabetes. After that, they meet and discussed what they could do for us and a couple of weeks ago, they came and presented us with a cheque to help get CGM for all three.<br />
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The money has been a God send and I am so grateful for the support the Lions has been able to give us. In September, Tom started on the 640g pump and Medtronic gave us 10 free sensors. When the 10 sensors have been used, we will be using the money from the Lions to start Tom on the 12 month subscription. Amelia will not be on the 640g pump till August next year so I am going to look into getting her onto <a href="https://www.freestylelibre.com.au/">The Libre</a> once it is approved for under 18 year old in Australia.<br />
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I am truly humbled by the care many people have shown for us and for our children's health. Apart from the Lions donation and the 10 free sensors from Medtronic, I also had a friend offer me a free computer because she knew we were having problems uploading the children's pumps with our computers that run on windows 10. Without having weekly uploads, it is harder to manage and see where changes need to be made. We will get the new computer tomorrow and I am looking forward to uploading all the pumps and seeing what changes we can make to get better control for all three.<br />
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I am closing this post with a clip Today Tonight ran a year ago about the Danii Foundation. Danii Foundation has been on the top of my lists of help since the middle of last year. Thank you to the Danii Foundation, Medtronic. Lions Port Augusta and Toni and Bob for all your support. We really appreciate the help you have given us in looking after our children and their health needs.<br />
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<br />Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-47815124987475992022016-06-02T19:18:00.000+09:302016-06-02T19:18:18.293+09:30Throw Back Thursday. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Back in January, Steve and I celebrated 25 years of marriage. Our anniversary was on the day after we returned from our cruise so we didn't do anything for it then. </div>
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We came to Adelaide on the long weekend in March and had a party with family and friends. </div>
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The photo above is us at the party. It was a great day, celebrating with family and friends. </div>
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Here we are, 25 years ago on the day. We look so young. Our wedding day is one of my fondest memories. I look back and remember how happy I was that Steve had chosen me. </div>
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We have had a great marriage. Our 8 children are all a blessing to us. Even with the ups and downs, I am really happy that we have travelled the road we have. With 8 children there has been plenty of ups and downs but I have always had Steve by my side to help. He really has been the greatest blessing in my life. I really look forward to many more years of wedded bliss. </div>
Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-8784396734601137792016-05-26T19:14:00.000+09:302016-05-26T19:19:56.321+09:30Diabetes Family Cruise. Hello friends.<br />
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During the Summer holidays, we went on the best family holiday ever. We went on a cruise to Moreton Island. The cruise was run by the <a href="http://danii.org.au/">Danii Foundation</a> and it was an Type 1 diabetes educational cruise. Here is the promotional video from it:<br />
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It was the best 5 days of my life as a diabetes mum. I meet other families that know exactly what it is like to have children suffering from this disease. I made a lot of friends and came away refreshed and invigorated to help my children even more. They also seemed to enjoy it and get a lot out of it. It was great to have something positive to do because of their diabetes. I think before the cruise, I was really feeling burnt out from the constant care and never having a break.<br />
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Since the cruise, I am trying to be a bit more ordered in looking after our children. I have focused on making everything routine. I am getting there and I have seen an improvement in my teenagers in looking after themselves.<br />
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If you are a family in Australia with type one children or are a type one adult, I highly recommend going on this cruise. They happen yearly. Next year, the cruise is not till September/October 2017. This is just before Tom has his year 12 exams so we are not sure if we will go yet but if we can. we will.<br />
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Tom, Chris and Joe exploring the boat before we left Circular Quay. </div>
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Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-32262897066366021152015-11-30T17:08:00.000+10:302015-11-30T17:08:58.010+10:30HelloHello everyone.<br />
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I just told Steve that I haven't posted here since February. He said, how slack. I have several drafts that I have started but just never get around to finishing.<br />
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Today is the 30th of November. It is the last day of diabetes awareness month so I need to post about it.<br />
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Having 3 children with diabetes is tough. I keep on thinking it will get easier but it never does. It is just as demanding today as it was nearly 3 years ago when Amelia was first diagnosed. In some ways it is more demanding because teenagers just want to fit in and not be different from all the others so I need to be more diligent in making sure they have check bsl and had insulin at meal times.<br />
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I thought during diabetes awareness week that I could tweet and post updates on Facebook when I was doing different things for my children and what it is like to have 3 children with diabetes. I just didn't get around to doing anything really. I guess that is the reality of having three children with this.<br />
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We still pray for a cure but I see so many articles about something promising that just don't seem to go anywhere that I am starting to think it will be a long way down the road. I keep an eye on Dr. Faustman's research mainly because I believe she is the one that will really help all type one diabetics and other auto immune diseases. I guess now it is just a thing I watch and wait for but not with baited breath.<br />
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Because a cure seems like a long way away and because I find it so demanding looking after 3 children with it, I went online earlier this year looking for some support.I asked about families that live with multiple diagnosis and got directed to a couple of Facebook groups that lead to the finding of the <a href="http://danii.org.au/">Danii Foundation</a>.<br />
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I became a friend of the charity as soon as I found it. It was great to find a charity that is working to make lives of type one people easier. The main aim of the foundation is to get continuous glucose monitoring on the NDSS. This is one thing I would love our children to have but with three of them needing it, it is just way to expensive for us. Cost for 1 child is around $5000.00 a year so there is no way we can do it full time. We will have 10 weeks of CGM starting on the 14th of December. It is better than nothing and hopefully it will make my life a bit easier.<br />
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Next year in January, we will go on the <a href="http://danii.org.au/events-2/">Jelly Bean Cruise</a> with the Danii foundation. I am excited about going on a cruise and meeting more families that deal with this disease.<br />
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<br />Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-20087938305577550722015-09-03T12:26:00.001+09:302015-09-03T12:26:29.923+09:30Bogging without any effort. A friend posted this picture on Facebook.<br />
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I thought when I read it, that is what I want with my blog. I want a blog that will update itself. I guess that isn't going to happen. It is like wanting to win the lottery without buying a ticket. or these top 4 wishes.Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-50713784997474162152015-02-13T21:05:00.000+10:302015-02-13T21:05:08.889+10:307 Quick Takes. <br />
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It is such a long time since I did a quick takes post. I went back and looked when the last one was. It was back in July 2013 so a quick 7 is well and truly overdue. </div>
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Last Saturday, Joseph turned 5. I cannot believe he is no longer a preschooler. Here is a photo of him in his knight outfit that we got him. </div>
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This week has been a week of mishaps. We started the week, needing to prove our ID for the purchase of our new unit. Steve's went through without any hitch but when it came time for me to do mine, they needed a marriage certificate because my birth certificate had my maiden name. The certificate that we were given the day of our marriage was not enough though because it didn't have a document number. We went to births deaths and marriages and ordered a marriage certificate with high priority. It arrived in the post the next day fortunately and I went to the Post Office to do it again. I am pretty sure this has all been completed now and hopefully it hasn't held up settlement which is next Friday. </div>
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Steve had 3 moles cut out of his back this week. We went to see the doctor today and he changed the dressing and said come back next week to make sure they are still healing okay. The lab results were back today and they were not benign so we are happy about that. Still, prayers for his recovery would be appreciated. </div>
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The hospital contacted our health insurance asking them if they would cover it. The health insurer we had hadn't got in touch with the hospital so today, I rang them and asked what was going on. I was informed that out of warranty is not enough reason for us to get a new pump and that they want more information. </div>
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I decided it was time to look around and see if there is any other health fund that are going to allow an upgrade when the pump goes out of warranty. I found one that will cover us for this so from today, we are with a new health fund. </div>
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Our plan is to rent it out for the next 10 years and then move back to Adelaide and live in it. </div>
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I keep looking around our house and seeing how much stuff we all have. Obviously, a lot of it is because we have a big family but there is also a lot of stuff that is just clutter. I keep on thinking, when we move back to Adelaide, we won't have space for clutter so I need to simplify now and get rid of all the excess and also make our house look appealing for when it is time to sell it. </div>
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Simplifying will make our lives easier too and less stressful and everyone likes to live in an appealing place so now is the time to get it all done. . </div>
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I have a plan to work room by room and declutter and organise each one. This month, I am starting of with the little boys room. </div>
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They need new curtains, the walls painted and probably the floor done too. I can do the curtains and Steve can do the floor and paint it. They also need to have all toys moved out of their room and clothes all reorganised. </div>
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Next week is the last week of school holidays here. Steve will go into work on Thursday and Friday and the children will go back to school on the following Tuesday. </div>
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I feel a little bit sad that the holidays are so close to finishing but it will be good to have a routine again. </div>
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diabetes care becomes harder when the children are on holidays. They sit around a lot eating irregularly and much more than they usually would. BSL checks also tend to be on the lower side so getting back into our school routine will help manage them better. </div>
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These holidays Steve and I have spent a lot of time looking for a unit to buy. We have made a couple of offers on two that we have liked but so far no success in buying one. Hopefully soon we will buy one. Our plan is to rent it out till Steve retires and then go and live in Adelaide. </div>
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I have also been getting ready for Daniel and Ange's wedding. I have made Christopher a vest to wear and a dress and bolero for me. </div>
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This is the pattern I used for the dress and bolero. </div>
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These are the vests the boys will wear:</div>
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I made Joseph's for Musical Theatre Concert. </div>
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Here he is in his costume: </div>
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New Born with my dad and brother John. </div>
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14 Months old. This photo was taken in Adelaide, just after Tom had been diagnosed. </div>
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Age 2 and 3. Tom and Amelia were firm friends at this age. The older children always called them the babies and I kept telling them they were not babies. </div>
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Age 6. This is probably his first bike. </div>
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Age 7. I couldn't find one of Tom on his own. I wonder if he had started to become a bit camera shy. </div>
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Age 8. Tom and Amelia played soccer for the Eagles. </div>
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Age 9, First Communion. </div>
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Age 10, Another brother is born. </div>
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Joseph went of to kindergarten and really enjoyed going. He also started therapy with Novita Children's services and enjoyed that too. </div>
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Steve and I had 4 nights away on our own in Melbourne. We also went to Adelaide a lot for many friends 50th birthdays. It was great to catch up with a lot of friends we haven't seen for a long time. </div>
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Daniel got Engaged and to a beautiful girl and we also went to Adelaide for their engagement party. </div>
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Two of our children celebrated sacraments this year. Christopher had his first reconciliation and Amelia was confirmed. </div>
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Madeline had 9 weeks in Thailand doing volunteer work with IVHQ.</div>
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Along with the good, we also had a few things that went wrong. Tom had ketoacidosis twice and had to be flown to Adelaide with The Flying Doctors. Looking after three children with diabetes continues to be challenging but I am grateful for blood glucose meters, insulin pumps and a team of professionals that are only a email or phone call away. </div>
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So now we are in 2015, we are looking forward to Daniel and Angelique's wedding, Joseph starting school and Amelia going to high school. </div>
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Steve and I are looking for an investment unit to buy in Adelaide. We want to buy one now since our house is paid of. We will rent it out and then move into it when Steve retires. </div>
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With Joseph being at school, I will have more time to do volunteer work at the school and within our parish. I will also be able to get more sewing done hopefully. </div>
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St. Catherine is going to be my blog patroness again this year. I haven't chosen a word for the year but I am praying about what it should be and how to use it in my everyday life. </div>
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Here are a few photos from the year. </div>
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Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-49541725155465259752014-11-14T20:43:00.000+10:302014-11-14T20:43:52.334+10:30World diabetes awareness day. Looking for that cure. Anyone that has followed my blog will know that even though we have 3 children with type one diabetes. I will never support any cure that comes from Embryonic Stem Cell Research.<br />
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Type one diabetes came into our lives back in 2001. Our whole family is affected by this, not just the three children that live with it. It has impacted on us all and I am sure all my children could tell you stories of why we want to find a cure and what it would change for us.<br />
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When Tom was first diagnosed, I thought we would give him an injection each day and that he would live just like other children. I didn't realise that he was going to have hypo and hyper blood sugars, I didn't realise that any sport he did was going to affect his bsl, I didn't realise that any kind of illness would end up with him in hospital with a drip to keep him hydrated. I have learnt a lot since then though and there isn't much I don't know about diabetes now.<br />
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One of the things I have learnt a lot about is looking for a cure.<br />
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When I talk about curing diabetes, I think about having life without checking bsl, without giving any kind of injections, without weighing ever portion of food and working out how many carbohydrates each child is eating, without worrying about what some sports activity will do and without worrying about what an inaction or action is going to bring about.<br />
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Lots of research is looking at ways to regenerate islets. The thinking is, islets have been killed in the pancreas so we need to replace them to cure diabetes. In theory, this sounds right but I don't think finding a way to replace the islets will cure diabetes.<br />
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The reason people with type one diabetes have no islets is because their body has an antibody that kills the islets. These antibodies don't just disappear, they stay forever. I think that the cure we need to look for is getting rid of the antibodies that attack the islets in the first place.<br />
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The first time I realised this was when I watched this video by Dr. Faustman.<br />
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From the reading I have done. BCG will need to be injected into people with type one and repeated for their life but it will make our life so much easier. We support Dr. Fausttman's work because it is ethical and I believe it has the most promise.Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-67771085837871299342014-11-10T10:40:00.001+10:302014-11-10T10:40:28.679+10:30World Diabetes Awareness Week. I will be posting updates about our week and living with three children with type one diabetes at my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AussieCoffeeShop?ref=hl">Blogs Facebook page. </a><br />
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I will be doing some posts here but it is very quick and easy to do updates on Facebook from my tablet and phone.<br />
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I am only 8 likes away from 100 likes so hope you would all go and like my page.Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-68991367995479581102014-10-21T19:37:00.001+10:302014-10-21T19:37:26.931+10:30School Holidays. Well we are into the second week of term two so I thought it was high time I did an update of what we did in the holidays.<br />
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In the first week, we celebrated my 48th birthday. Only two years till our 50th. It was a nice day. The family went to Mass together in the morning and then we had our parish priest and one of our seminarians over for lunch.<br />
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The weather for the first week was quite warm. It was a good time to start summer sewing. I sewed a few tops for me and a couple for a girlfriend.<br />
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In the second week, Steve and I travelled to Melbourne. We took Tom and Christopher to Adelaide with us and left them with Daniel and Amelia and Joseph stayed in Port Augusta with Brigette in charge.<br />
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Steve and I stayed at the Murcure in Albert Park. We had a very nice view of Lake Albert. <br />
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The reason we went to Melbourne was to see the Musical, Once.<br />
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Thursday we got up early and went out to see my uncle and aunt. They live in the eastern suburbs and we spent the day with them.<br />
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Thursday night was Once and on Friday we sat around most of the day at our hotel. It was nice to sit and relax and not have to do anything. After lunch, I ventured out on my own and navigated my way to Lincraft to look at fabric. they were having a sale and I would have bought a lot but I knew I had to get it back home and didn't want to have my luggage weighing more than was allowed.<br />
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Friday night we meet my cousin, his fiancée and a good friend that we haven't seen for years. We went to Lygon Street and I had one of the best lasagne's I have ever eaten. <br />
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After a nice tea we went to a chocolate shop for dessert. The dessert was very rich and filling. </div>
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We had such a fun night this night. It was our last night in Melbourne and such a great way to spend it. </div>
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We got back to a sick kid. Christopher picked up some bug while we were away so Sam had to take him to the hospital. We got back Saturday night. I spent the night at the hospital with him and we brought him back to Port Augusta on Sunday morning. </div>
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It was a really nice break. So thankful that our older children are so willing to look after our younger children and give us a small break. </div>
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1 zucchini</div>
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1 red capsicum</div>
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1 green capsicum</div>
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1 440 can crushed pineapple</div>
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1 box of scone mix</div>
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pizza sauce</div>
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shredded ham</div>
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Once it is mixed nicely together, tip it onto a floured bench and kneed lightly. </div>
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I cut one box of scone mix into 4 parts. I roll them out into a rectangle and place on baking paper.</div>
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Before I make up the wheels, I turn the oven onto 210. </div>
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Now for the fun.. First put pizza sauce on dough. </div>
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Keep rolling till it is a long snake. (This is what Joseph calls it at this stage). </div>
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Cut the pizza <strike>snake </strike> wheels into 12-15 and place in muffin trays. </div>
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This is what they look like when they come out of the oven. On Friday, I made 60 of them and this is what we have left. They are pretty popular.<br />
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Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-53806771415520844642014-09-18T19:30:00.000+09:302014-09-18T19:30:50.394+09:30Madeline. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my eldest daughter Madeline. It is about 15 months since she moved from Port Augusta to Adelaide. In that time, she has really grown and matured and we have seen some really positive changes in her attitude and work ethic.<br />
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In 18 short days, she will fly to Thailand with <a href="http://www.volunteerhq.org/">International Volunteer HQ</a>. She is going there for 3 months to teach English to young children.<br />
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When she told us at the beginning of the year that she wanted to do this, I really doubted she would be able to save the money and afford all the expenses living away from home. I have been pleasantly surprised that she has managed to do this. It has taken sacrifices and hard work but she has got there.<br />
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We will stay in touch via Skype while she is away and hopefully she will send some postcards to us. Mostly, I hope she keeps up blogging and records all her adventures. <a href="http://maddysnewyearsresolution2013.blogspot.com.au/">You can check out her blog here</a><br />
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<br />Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-51943510485715200402014-09-15T11:45:00.000+09:302014-09-15T11:45:46.188+09:30Spring has sprung. It is such a long time since I posted but I want to get back into blogging. This year has been particularly challenging in looking after all our children's health needs and keeping everyone happy and healthy.<br />
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Tom has had a hard year with his diabetes. Twice he has been flown to Adelaide with flying doctors with <a href="http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/118361-overview">DKA.</a> He decided he wanted to have injections each day instead of a pump. His hba1c has been going up up up and we had to change something to bring it down. MDI (multiple daily injections) seemed to be the best way to do this. Since he isn't on a pump, he tends to forget to have his injections and this is what has caused DKA both times. Since his last trip, Steve has been supervising his morning injections and bsl checks.<br />
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Amelia and Chris are still pumping and they are going pretty well with it. It has been challenging though getting the right basal rate for them both. I upload their pumps to the internet each week and their endocrinologist looks at their readings and emails me what needs to be changed.<br />
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Although it seems like it sometimes, diabetes is not the only thing going on in our lives. There has been plenty of good things happening.<br />
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In March, Daniel got engaged to a beautiful young lady, Angelique. Here is the family photo that was taken at their engagement party.<br />
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We are so happy that Daniel has found such a lovely girl to marry and we are all looking forward to their wedding in January.<br />
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In June, Amelia was confirmed by our Bishop. Here she is after the ceremony.<br />
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Angelique was Amelia's sponsor and it was a lovely ceremony.<br />
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This year, a lot of my friends have turned 50 and we have had 3 trips back to Adelaide for their birthday parties. The last one was one of our grooms men, Mark. While we were in Adelaide for his party, Steve and I went to Festival Theatre and watched Grease, The musical. It was a great afternoon and we really loved getting out on our own. Here is a photo of me outside door 11. That was the entry door for our seating.<br />
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The last bit of news which I am excited to share with you all is Brigette has her P plate licence. She will now be able to drive Tom and herself to school. It will help a lot to have an extra driver in the house.<br />
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Therese.Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-90283118286113997952014-02-02T22:12:00.001+10:302014-02-02T22:12:30.989+10:30New shorts.<p>When it comes to sewing, I always want to sew more than I have the time for. I have so much fabric from times that I have bought a whole heap and never got around to sewing. This year, I have decided I am going to work on all this fabric and what is left at the end of the year will go. The reality is, I just have too much clutter. I could keep it all till I have sewn it all but really, I need to have less clutter in my life. </p>
<p>To help me along with this, I have decided to post once a week, something sewn from my stash. </p>
<p>So here is this weeks shorts. I have a pair for Tom and a pair for Christopher. Hopefully, by the end of the week, I will also have a pair for Joseph.</p>
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<p>Daniel, Sam and Madeline are all still living in Adelaide. Daniel has about 18 months to go with his teaching degree and Sam and Madeline are both working for Hungry Jacks still. Madeline has left fashion design and is thinking of studying creative writing. She was going to apply last year, but because she would have had to pay a late fee, I suggested she wait and she did. Maybe she will be able to do a mid year entry. Sam is also doing a management course. He is hoping to get some management position at some stage.</p>
<p>In Port Augusta, Steve is back at work as a permanent relief teacher. This year he is at a different base school though. His base school is the school he goes to when they don't need a reliever in any of the schools.</p>
<p>Brigette is starting year 11. She is hoping to do law when she finishes school so has some pretty challenging subjects. I am sure she will meet the challenge with the same success she has in the past.</p>
<p>Tom is going into year 9, Amelia into year 7 and Christopher into year 3. I expect they will all want to do Musical Theatre again this year and the boys will probably do Cubs and Scouts again. </p>
<p>Joseph will start full time Kindy this year and have 9 sessions a fortnight. He will go every Wednesday and Thursday for a full day and have a half day on every other Friday. </p>
<p>In term 4 last year, Joseph has one full day of Kindy a week. It was the first time, I had no children at home for 21 years. The day went really fast but I really appreciated having some time to myself. This year, I will go to the canteen on Wednesdays and have a day to myself on Thursday. I will miss having him around but time to myself is so rare these days, I really do appreciate it more and more.<br><br><br><br></p>
Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-17161718020798675652014-01-21T21:02:00.001+10:302014-01-21T21:02:40.611+10:30Baking on Mondays.<p>Yesterday, I made banana muffins, chocolate muffins and fruit buns. <a href="http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/4683/banana-muffins-with-a-crumb-topping.aspx?o_is=Hub_TopRecipe_3">Here</a> is the Banana muffin recipe.</p>
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Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-83137991889686433202014-01-12T11:21:00.001+10:302014-01-12T11:24:11.269+10:30Photos of the lounge room<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9u_DhG5Hs3FlpQJI3lTjIBHX642r0Pdya9fnwrxt6DMW7W3PqWOV8aIs-PqRvBc6_RgighHNygCiMPAUcJakMOoaf_XIxcAmYM7JjV49noGckDS3qRSnkbbxBWhnl_yU8uWb/s1600/IMG_20131219_074124-709795.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9u_DhG5Hs3FlpQJI3lTjIBHX642r0Pdya9fnwrxt6DMW7W3PqWOV8aIs-PqRvBc6_RgighHNygCiMPAUcJakMOoaf_XIxcAmYM7JjV49noGckDS3qRSnkbbxBWhnl_yU8uWb/s320/IMG_20131219_074124-709795.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5967805134258491202" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jOd9dlVWXSeZMXmLwbmqhlnygIfNFRjUv_WEJHog1leZJ6KVLOA3uDAlsuitsEtQzmRyM2oBxAFovmN1K9MWjoAfdtKnD5PaodMZEF11yp1pla-ygMGSZ-u1NowEljJfuaB8/s1600/IMG_20131219_074112-712654.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jOd9dlVWXSeZMXmLwbmqhlnygIfNFRjUv_WEJHog1leZJ6KVLOA3uDAlsuitsEtQzmRyM2oBxAFovmN1K9MWjoAfdtKnD5PaodMZEF11yp1pla-ygMGSZ-u1NowEljJfuaB8/s320/IMG_20131219_074112-712654.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5967805147417012290" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqmvBSahqlZjaa3SXAdzWOwDuV76BU6yMaYYoxN1IOuqUABEK93oFcuyX7ohqbVozAd6DLea5jyjfzBygJmQgqw6Tr4-jFV9UEglq9hGEXCkum4tDRYbwg0cSxOs4Q8ueU5dL/s1600/IMG_20131219_074055-716069.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqmvBSahqlZjaa3SXAdzWOwDuV76BU6yMaYYoxN1IOuqUABEK93oFcuyX7ohqbVozAd6DLea5jyjfzBygJmQgqw6Tr4-jFV9UEglq9hGEXCkum4tDRYbwg0cSxOs4Q8ueU5dL/s320/IMG_20131219_074055-716069.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5967805159347783714" /></a></p><p>I posted these on my Facebook page a while ago but realised I had neglected to post them here so here they are. </p> <p>I'm going to make some curtains that match our new style over the next few weeks.</p> Theresehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193969.post-57134685791263821752014-01-08T10:20:00.002+10:302014-01-08T10:20:52.813+10:30St Catherine of Siena and a word for the year. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After time in prayer and thinking about what I want to do this year, I have chosen St. Catherine of Siena as my saint for the year and faithfulness as my word. </div>
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I have chosen faithfulness because I want to be more faithful to God, my vocation as a mother and wife and all the things that God is calling me to. </div>
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It is my hope this year also to be a bit more faithful to blogging and following the bloggers that follow me. I do post a bit more at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AussieCoffeeShop?ref=hl" target="_blank">Facebook</a> so that has limited my posting here but I want to do both this year. </div>
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