Bumps and bruises, aches and pains

We are currently in the Flinders Rangers, and have extended our stay an extra day in the hopes that the knee I whacked yesterday will heal a little quicker today and allow us to do a hike tomorrow.

We are all full of little aches and pains. I cracked my kneecap on a train windowsill yesterday, whacked my ankle sticky-outy-funny-bone bit on the bus aisle the day before and have an incredibly dark and awful-looking bruise on my arm from goodness knows what! Dunc’s poor hands are full of knicks and cuts and hangnails from working on the bus. He has completed a few more renovations – a new pantry lock and new bedside lights for us – yay! Angus slipped on the bus stairs yesterday because he was carrying 2 cups and didn’t have a spare hand. Lesson learnt, and back of ribs bruised. But poor Lexie is the most damaged of all. Way back in January, in Kelso Tasmania, she was playing on a see-saw with a selfish little girl who just jumped off without telling Lexie. The poor thing slammed down to the ground and damaged her coccyx. Caring mother that I am, I ignored her complaints for the first few weeks (I’m sure you all know how I am with whining and whinge-ing…) and it was only when we were close to returning to Melbourne that Dunc and I started to discuss our concerns. A visit to our favourite paediatric chiropractor confirmed our highly educated diagnosis – her coccyx was slightly deviated and the muscles surrounding it were sore from coping with that. One manipulation and a long massage session seemed to fix it completely! Sadly she has started complaining again 4 weeks later. I’m not sure what we will do as I will find it incredibly difficult to trust any other chiro... Ooh! I know! We’ll ask Catherine the physio to have a look at her! J

Yes!! Richard and Catherine and Neavey are coming to visit us. We are soooooo excited. We had hoped to be able to catch up in Perth, but our engine issues and the delay stuffed that up and we are behind where we thought we would be. They will be flying to Adelaide instead and we will catch up from there. It’s so exciting, but also a bit strange trying to work out a schedule. I have obviously become accustomed to this travelling way of life… I can’t wait to catch up with them. I need a good friend catch up, since another good friend has just had her 2^nd baby and I am not there to help her or be there for her. I’m feeling the distance and this distraction will be most welcome.