Wanted to note that we borrowed a book called What Uncles Do Best/What Aunts Do Best from the library, and B read through it with K then pointed out to me all the parts in the illustrations where the uncle … Continue reading →

Ho hum… So, this week: B was at sixer and seconder training camp on the weekend, and I successfully convinced her to write up a report on it for her portfolio this afternoon. Needs editing and expanding a bit but … Continue reading →

Friday was a bit of a write-off and we spent most of the day in pyjamas (except B, who rugged up and rode in the rain up to the shops to buy bread, the hero!). B obligingly let me have … Continue reading →

I got up earlier than all my munchkins this morning and saw off my Beloved to work for once (although there was not enough smooching for a rare child-free time, Beloved – let’s do better next time!). H was the … Continue reading →

Today was a staying-at-home-and-doing-laundry kind of a day. E had put up my retractable clothesline under cover on the deck last night, so I filled that up, and the racks, and half the Hills Hoist. Hurrah for clean socks! H … Continue reading →

B had another email exchange with her penpal this morning, and sent her a picture of Smoko (what else). I asked for breadmaking advice on one of my forums, and experimented with adding less water to the usual recipe. The … Continue reading →

B still didn’t have a computer this morning but she used mine to check her email before pottery. She had a message from her new JL penpal, Natti, and she had time to write back before we had to leave. … Continue reading →

B had her tree-planting thingie in the morning, while I did laundry and cleaned the living room, and E took K off to the park. When they got back, B putered for a while, then came and joined me and … Continue reading →

Well, this is hardly much of a record of our home ed journey is it? *blush* Since it was the first week of term 3, pottery and German were not back yet, so we had a quiet day at home … Continue reading →