As a complete aside, this all unfolded right in front of me yesterday, though we didn’t know what was going on. We left AWorld, decided to go through town to get to Staples and suddenly found ourselves in the middle of police cars everywhere, sirens blaring and a police car that screamed past us and then went backwards round the roundabout we were approaching. We had driven past the bit where the collison happened less than 2 minutes before, so i guess we can be grateful for the last minute bits of chatter with Tammy and Sam as we were leaving 🙂
And there have been some very good bits to today. One particularly nice bit was sitting reading the kids some Roman Myths while they made mosaic patterns on baking trays, using old mosaic tiles that used to cover a table. We ended up discussing greek/roman gods quite naturally and making a list of the ones we knew as they came up in the story. Fran knew of a page in a LeapPad book that covered it and went and got it; she’s right, our LeapPad is dead 🙁 Anyone got one they don’t want? I suppose i could get one of the Read and Write ones… we used the book anyway, looked at the painting of The Birth of Venus (she’s NAKED!!!!! they all shrieked… no post-it notes here 🙂 )
Fran and i conquered new improved subtraction and 24 hours in i suddenly worked out what was going on with my version (if you add 10 to the top, adding 10 to the bottom keeps the sum the same 🙄 at self) Maddy made up new sentences and played Reader rabbit Cloud Nine, Amelie did some RR Thinking game and coloured with me.
Fran’s huge coup of the day was her “tiny story.” When i was little i wrote a series of stories at school about two mice called Tipsy and Topsy, then accidently threw the book full of them on the bonfire just after i left my Junior school. I’d told Fran about it and today she decided she was going to rewrite then and proceeded to come up with this, without a great deal of help.
“Tipsy and Topsy were two little mice. They got into lots of trouble.
They wanted some cheese and they went to someones house for some cheese. What naughty mice.”
I was so proud 😀 The writing was good too, she had made such an effort 🙂
While i was on the ill-fated nursery trip, Kate worked on primary colours with them and they all did loads of messy painting with cotton buds. Lol 🙂 Looked like fun though. Then Js came round and that was the last i saw of them, they all disappeared into a haze of dress-up teddies 🙂
I’m signing off for the weekend now. The less opportunity i have for introspection, the better. When i come back, it’ll be safe for happy birthers and gynaecologists to get within hair ripping distance of me again 😉
Hope your weekend is busy and fun for all of you 🙂
Hugs, hope you have a lovely time.
Our First leap pad died too…. do you think it’s worth getting the writing one?
Hope you feel better about life the universe and so on soon, I can’t believe it’s a year!!!
have a wonderful weekend! we have the writing leappad. It is good but sam rarely plays with it. we will bring it along to mudpud next week if you like so you can have a look.
Merry my dear you seem to have a knack of escaping disaster far too frequently ;-).
PLEASE!!!! try to enjoy the weekend. She is beautiful and happy and perfect. Be proud of that, be proud of yourself.
Send me some cake.
Well Happy Birthday for Saturday to your beautiful Josie, then. I hope it goes much better than you anticipate. Big hugs!
I know, i’m just one long soap opera 😉
Maybe you could write it up and make your fortune!
Happy Birthday to Josie at the weekend 🙂
I hope your weekend is a lovely one Merry. I’ll be thinking of you.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSIE!!
Congratulations to both of you {{{Josie and Merry}}} on your first year of life together. Really hoping you have a good weekend to celebrate.
Happy birthday to Josie and hope you enjoy it too – btw we have a spare leap pad its pink if you email me we can sort out getting it too you.
Hi Merry
I’ve been reading your blog for a while and just thought it was time that I told you how much I enjoy it! I’ve got two little girls (three years old and nearly three weeks!) and am going to homeschool both. We’re in Scotland and enjoy reading about how your spend your days.
Happy birthday to Josie! How come the first year goes so fast?
Lynn xxx
(((oh no to the near carcrash))) Have a lovely weekend. We received our parcel today Merry – Thank you xxxx
Hi Merry,
just dropping by to say hello and good luck with your nano novel. My little sister was home educated to the age of fourteen, then went to a steiner school to get her gcse’s. She’s at college now. I would have been an EOer if it hadn’t been so difficult in those days!
all the best and happy birthday to your gorgeous baby Josie 🙂
happy birthday josie jo. love alys!
Happy Birthday Josie!!
Hope your day is filled with presents, cake, fun and mess!
Love The Screamteam xxxxxxxx
Happy birthday sweet little Josie!
Happy Birthday Josie :0)
hope you had a great day!
Hope Josie had a fab birthday.