Another nothingy sort of day. Was sunny in the morning and I thought of excursions but by the time we got our act together it was lunchtime and raining. We went to Margate to the tip, and just happened to … Continue reading
A bit of a nothingish day, today. K continued her interest in beads and beading from yesterday afternoon, after I sorted out the cheap’n’cheerful plastic beads into one sectioned storage box and gave them to her. The two of them … Continue reading
I started out today by deliberately settling down to play kitchens with H, then K as well. As I had hoped, some concentrated attention meant that when I got bored and wanted to do something else, they kept on playing … Continue reading
K watched a movie on her computer, then spent ages in her room playing a game of some kind. She also looked through the Complete Book of the Flower Fairies for a while, then asked me to read The Fairy … Continue reading
Yesterday we picked our ripest rosehips and put them in a basket on top of a cupboard to dry. This morning K made things out of the busy box, including turning three toilet rolls into the Three Katies (brown, yellow … Continue reading
sca picnic
Our evening read-alouds: The Little White Horse Cat’s Magic Little House in the Big Woods Little House on the Prairie Just-So Stories
I need to make an appointment with myself to work on K’s portfolio (I don’t intend to register, but I am planning to keep an ongoing portfolio anyway so that if I ever get involved with the department or there’s … Continue reading
Friday K played an imaginative game where she was acting out the Moon Maiden from The Little White Horse. Decided she wanted to draw a map of the world but didn’t know where to start, so I suggested she ask … Continue reading
I got up and shaped the bread dough in the bread machine and put it on for second rise in the cupboard with the water heater. I started breakfast for the kids – H was being his usual pain in … Continue reading