This morning K decided she wanted me to help her play “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” on the xylophone. I demonstrated the first few notes a couple of times, held her hand to guide her (her request) and tried tapping next … Continue reading →

K made her first attempt at writing today *g* She wanted me to write her name, then her full name, along with various others. She had a go at “Liz” and “K”. I was impressed with the attempt at my … Continue reading →

K got up with me at 6:30, had breakfast, and watched an episode of Play School then some generic dreadful American garbage (shame, ABC! Where’s the intelligent kids’ programming? …Well, okay, but what’s wrong with wall-to-wall Play School, hmmm?). She … Continue reading →

B did some of her maths workbook this morning, and ended up panicking and getting hysterical because she didn’t know what they were asking. It was something she was perfectly capable of doing but she had just shut down. So … Continue reading →

Friday: E home sick, spent most of the morning in bed K spent most of the morning going “Ow ow OWWW” with an earache: some garlic-infused oil, lots of mama milk, and lying with her ear on a heat pack … Continue reading →

It was cold and miserable this morning, and since both K and H have colds (admittedly, K has had hers for months) and I was too tired to drive that far then have to chase K all over the property, … Continue reading →

It’s much more exhausting having a no-screentime policy when it’s just me and K… as a result I have just weakened and turned on her show for her. We did make it to nearly 1pm with no more than 1 … Continue reading →

got up reasonably late (after 8am) and did computery things had the option of screen time til ten, but decided she was finished sometime after 9 (I was in the shower) and independently started on her workbooks Basic Reading Skills, … Continue reading →