Nearly ten

At nearly ten, Milla's catch cry is 'bruhhh'. Yeh bruh. 

Loves to help cook. 

Into pop music, women singers, into doing her hair, crafting, reading graphic novels. 

Thinks she'd be a good comedian, one who talks about serious topics that people need to know about, but in a funny way. 

Thinks she doesn't like running. Is really happy on a bike ride, thinks she doesn't like riding. 

Loves karate and is super motivated to train. Waxes and wanes with climbing and bouldering. 

Trying to learn how to have a conversation. She always has the same conversation with Charlie about favourite colours and this leads into her sharing her favourite colours. 

Planned her life out to 30. Will finish year 12, will go into 2-3 years of an arts degree (maybe floristry), then 6 years of medicine school, then specialise, then join Médecins Sans Frontiers. Identified 8 of the ten dogs that she plans to have and that we parentals will need to look after them while she's abroad practicing medicine. Keen to have a Unimog and not buy a house until she retires.  

We are moving back the pick up and drop off spots for school to increase independence. 

Complains of various aches, sore teeth, sore hands. 

School pick up. 

Remember Christmas 2023

Making carrot cake from homegrown carrots, Milla grating half the tiny carrots 

Wrapping Christmas presents, Milla did half the wrapping 

Milla having a three certificate day on Friday: maths, reading, karate. 

Cheaper Buy Miles run as always. 

Volunteering at West Welcome Wagon doing sheet packs, girls' clothes and Christmas toys.  

Dinner with Scottish in Glenferrie, ice-cream on the footpath. 

Charlie starting the packing for going away.  

Cycle to blood bank and chestnut mission to South Melbourne. 

Walking to karate grading 8 Dec 2023 

 

Areas of investigation September 2023

Transparency International 

Anat Admati 

Jasmine in the evening, and in the office

Jobs in Lombardy 

Jenolan caves

Have entered a limbo time at work. Spring is gorgeous, feelings are mixed up in the wind. 

Bedroom view. 

This is nine

Savoury breakfasts. 

She's never had a spider. 

Still runs everywhere, occasionally gets zoomies.

Can climb a 20 clean, indoors. 

Happy in the snow. Happy most places. 

Loving life. 

Nine. Snow camping trip to the Bluffs. July 2023. 

Wants to help cook. Does chores for Netflix, keeps a record that we countersign. So many things. Still loves to read. Loves her new watch and the independence of setting her own alarm. Still loves hugs and demands them constantly. Charlie quizzes her on times tables on the walks to school. Still runs the hallway. Brushes her teeth without complaint but not well. Wears a crop top every day. 

First school camp

Grade three, first school camp. So excited and thought she was nervous on Monday. Still chipper at pick up on Wednesday. 

45 minute drive away. 

Classic activities of making damper, flying fox, talent show, bunk room chatter about kissing. 

Didn't shower at all, the girls all took too long. 

Some others were homesick and 'we comforted them'. 

Wore all her clothes, had to borrow a toothbrush.  

Bed was small and hard as a plank. 

Pumped for first school camp 

Eight and a half and a bit

Remember the tears when the old kangaroo was going to be shot.

Making friendship bracelets.

Starting to learn cornet just before Christmas.

Seeing the wellbeing officer in the second week of school for friend troubles.

Joy at a playdate being arranged.

Making dresses in Fitzroy.

Grampians Paradise morning February 2023. 

Summer holidays when you're eight

Went Wandi for a week 

Went to Luna Park and Charlie and I went on first ride 

I had biggest fairy floss in world

Stayed a couple of nights at Grandma's in Chewton

Went to Buffalo Bouldering in Myrtleford

Went to see Lyle Lyle Crocodile and had sleepover Pop's

We went to Grampians and went to Venus Baths. 

We found at Tawny Frogmouth feather at Grampians Paradise

I got a remote control car

We got totem tennis

I had a cool playdate with the twins, we watched a movie (Matilda the Musical) and ate lollypops

We went to Freya's house, it was super fun, we went swimming at the beach. 

I had a bubblegum and English toffee ice-cream in Bright 

Ladies Bath Falls, Mount Buffalo, January 2023