Long Time Swimming

dear Alan,


You might think I've only been swimming a little while but here is me when I was just turning three. It was such fun swimming through your legs on Sunday. I hope I can learn to do more swimming underwater. 


This week mummy has been on the island and so daddy has been taking me to the hydrotherapy pool at Kilbirnie. It is so warm there I don't have to wear a wetsuit. I know all the people who come to the pool early in the morning and they all say hello to me. I go three mornings a week before school. 


looking forward to next Sunday and seeing you


loves


Rosie

Pelecanus conspicillatus

dear Jamie,


How is your course going? I bet Sydney has a lot more sunshine than I get to see here in Wellington.
Mummy had a photo accepted in the National Exhibition of the Photography Society,  this week. It is these two pelicans at the beach. It is on the Gold Coast... so not too far from you. 


I am doing a lot of swimming and music.


Hope to see you one day, 


loves

Rosie XXXXX

Josh's birthday party

Hi Josh,


Thanks for inviting me to your party at school. It was great to see my old classmates again. I miss seeing you guys. I am the youngest in my class now by 4 years. I loved your cake and the spacey theme. I loved the food; savouries are my favourite. 


love


Rosie XXX

My mummy and me

dear Chelle,


Mummy is coming to see you in Cincinatti and it is only two months way. And she is not bringing me! Here she is trying to snuggle up to me, but I think she is actually tickling my neck. We were dressed up to go to Mel and Matts for dinner. Mummy bought the chain around her neck on trade me (which is like E-bay) at Xmas time and the guy she bought it from sent her like, another five items of jewellry that he hadn't managed to sell. He wrote a letter to her and said he was giving it to her ... just because he could.  Wasn't that nice :) It was a big surprise.


lots of love to you and give Cassie a hug from me.


loves


Rosie  XXXXXXXXX

Riding for the Disabled 2

dear Jess, 

These are photos from 2010, when I was just a little girl at RDA. 

And here is my report from the end of last year.

Ride length exercises challenges.

During Rosie's active rides she has been participating in activities and starting to accept when they are over.e.g hand the toy back. Rosie enjoys playing basketball as well as the can shuffle and the rings. When bored or not interested in activities Rosie will much around on the horses back. So as to give her something to concentrate on, she will be turned around to ride backwards. 

Balance and trunk control. Position and posture coordination sidewalker support.

Rosie really benefits from riding backwards particularly when she is sitting on the horse's withers which means she needs to prop on the horses back with her arms. Rosie has excellent natural ballance.  

Behaviour, focus, energy level, communication.

Rosie communicates well with her horse when prompted and is being encouraged to make choices between activities. When interested in the activity Rosie will remain focused, and on completion she enjoys receiving praise. 

Other 

Occasionally Rosie gets upset at the ramp before mounting but once on her horse she settles down. The rest of the time Rosie mounts confidently and independently. Once dismounted Rosie will often grab the reins or leadrope to help lead the horse our of the arena.  I've been really impressed with Rosie's attitude towards activities ending, and sharing. 

Riding for the Disabled

dear Godfolks, 

Its taken a while to input this, but this is my riding report from the middle of last year. I was going to RDA for a couple of terms on a Wednesday morning and riding Bronte. 


This isn't a horse.. its a zebra that Sabian took a photo of when he was in South Africa. 


Ride Length, Exercises, Challenges
Rosie rides for around 20 minutes and is beginning to show more interesting in participating in activities. The activities have included basketball, stretching to place rings and putting golfballs down the pipe. Rosie has also been doing some position work, as well as riding out of the arena and trotting. 


Balance and trunk control. Position and posture coordination. Sidewalker support. 
Rosie has good balance and the ability and feel to remain centred while riding. However Rosie appears to enjoy leaning off to each side, to the extent of almost slipping off, to test the boundaries. Several 'controlled dismounts' haven taken place during her rides. When the ride is very active and Rosie is engaged, her position remains correct. 


Behaviour, focus, energy level and communication.
Rosie communicates well with Bronte, and with the support of her sidewalkers, Rosie is being prompted to sign more often during activities. Rosie concentrates well with activities and displays good listening skills. 


Other
Rosie mounts at the ramp semi-independently and enjoys participating in end-of-ride activities such as leading Bronte out of the arena. 

Sabian's abstract

dear Sabian,

We have had your photo made into a canvas and now it is hanging above the scotch chest on the island. It looks great. If you can get treat-me vouchers for pixel paint then the canvas's don't cost so much. This is a real big one, like nearly a meter across the top. 

When Julian and Korey saw it they thought the hole was a mouse. That is because everyone who looks at it sees different things. And they have no idea it was taken when you were in South Africa running with your school. 

lots of loves

Rosie po XXXXXXXXXX

Drink to thee only ...

dear Julie,


Thankyou for your email. I am very proficient now at getting my own ice for my drinks. I was quite able to fill my glass with water, but the new kitchen has a different tap and I'm not used to it yet.


I have a new teacher at school. She is also called Sue, like my old teacher. She is just getting to know me. I like to play tricks on her. Like she says, 'hang your bag up on your hook, where you photo is'. I pretend I don't know what she is saying and I get Tane's photo and take it off the wall and go and sit down. Then she says 'take your lunchbox and put it away'. I get my lunchbox and go and visit Room 2 and then wander back and put it on the sink, underneath the cupboard where the lunchboxes go. She says'oh, good girl.. nearly there' :) :) lol.


loves


Rosiepo XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Church with Soi

dear A. Soi,


thanks for taking me to your church.. after function. I really enjoyed being with the kids and eating cakes and scones. It was also nice to dress up pretty. I liked all the lavalava's. Maybe I could wear one of those one day?


I hope your knee is getting better soon, else you won't be able to come on the trampoline with me. Mummy has gone up to the island for the weekend and Julian and his friend, Kory are staying with her. Its not very fair.


loves


Rosie

Waikane

dear Gael,


Thankyou for the wonderful lunch on Saturday. It was so much fun playing with Molly. I do hope you bring her to visit me at home.


On Sunday after swimming I went to Soi's church in Strathmore. I spent the afternoon with her. We had lunch at the church, which is in the community centre and then I went to her niece's place. It was so relaxing. I got home at 7 pm and there were lots of uncles and aunties sitting round having dinner; Mary, Les, Helen, Angie, John, Jim, Sarah and Julia. I chatted for a while but was quite tired and so slipped off to bed.


love from


Rosie