Family
-
A Treasured Day
Today is my birthday; it has been a lovely day and I thank my family for making me feel treasured:) The children accomplished all their lessons with no fuss and all day they have been admonishing one another to be on their best behaviour for mum’s birthday. I was treated to our special birthday cereal for breakfast; Einstein spoiled me and made salad sandwiches for lunch served on the best plate, he a wonderful child for the extra touches; Jelly Bean was so excited to make Honey Jumbles with her big sister as a treat for me. We had dinner on the riverbank in town tonight after gymnastic lessons. This…
- Blog, Family, Home Education, Home Education - Art & Craft, Home Education - Reggio Emilia, Learning, Living
Learning All The Time
The holidays have given my boys and younger girls time to build some incredible K’nex creations. They have spent hours and hours building, and learning;) The cement mixer is my personal favourite, the mixer on the back spins as the model is pushed! How amazing is that? A car. A motorbike. An aeroplane. And the king of all, the group effort a very large robot!
-
Brotherly Love
Recently Carpenter read the entire Hobbit to his siblings. This was a lovely week that I just had to capture and share:)
-
Multi Tasking?
PC caught these photos of Koala hanging the washing recently; is this multi-tasking?
-
Marketing Pinneapple Gel!
My boys are test trialling a new gel. Pineapple gel! The recipe is simple and accessible to all, cut and eat a fresh pineapple and smear the left over juice through your hair, and your little brother’s hair and your ….. Are my boys the only children who concoct such ideas?
-
Jack Jack moves to a ‘Big Bed’
I’ve shared before that we live in a small house, in fact it is 1005 square feet which is a challenge for nine people. A few months back Prince Charming and I decided to settle Jack Jack in his new bed before the baby arrived so he wouldn’t feel dispossessed from his previous place in the Master Bedroom. How to fit four boys in the one room involved some thought and Prince Charming was brilliant to come up with this idea. He designed and made this bed small enough to fit a cot mattress and yet it is long enough for an average five year old. Using bed head and…
-
Please Pray
Please Pray for my dear friend Lynn, her husband Michael and their dear eleven children as they mourn the loss of their much loved mother and grandmother and their loved and longed for son and sibling, Justin within the space of one week.
-
The Gorge
Last week PC had a week’s holiday. He decided that he would like to simply spend the week at home, good news is he did go back to work this week feeling rested. One day whilst he was home we took up trip up to the Gorge with friends. I have always wanted to visit the Gorge since we moved to this town 13 years ago. The Gorge is close to the beginning of our Mighty River. No its not quite the beginning to get there you would have to hike much further. The Gorge is in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range and was well worth the hour…
-
It is best to die after…
It may have been the reflectiveness of Holy Week, it may simply be the way boys minds work but on Holy Thursday I overheard these snippets of a conversation between my boys. “When do you think is the best time to die? I think it would be really good to die in a car crash on your way home from Mass.” “I want to die a Happy Death.” “I think it would be better to come out of Confession and die right then.” “Not straight away, after your Penance is better.” “Oh yes, after you have said your Penance.” Don’t children cut right to the heart of the matter, it…
