the weeks whizz past

and BB’s birthday comes ever closer! bless them, but SB bought each of them an advent calendar to mark away the days, and they are really enjoying that!!

SO this week, herrmmmm i still have toothache! another dental appt tomorrow, when hope to be magically fixed! Monday the girls spent ages playing with their castle, lords, ladies and kinghts and sundry fighters from different ages. they have had a fab time playing with this off and on most of the week i think. Bits of home ed – piano, maths [fractions - had to remind SB to only add the top bits not the bottom, as this was the information number on how many pieces the cake was divided into - not only merry thinks cakes on plates! she has been fine since then] and a schofield and simms workbook on plants and animals which she enjoys. ballet class and that was that i think!

tues was a bit of playing in the morning, with castles, whilst chris and the listed buildings chappie discussed our conservatory. they’ll approve a rebuild , but not so certain a change of design – and i would really like it to look nicer than a lean too, and for it to open out onto the patio! In the afternoon they went out on a ‘walk for boys’ with the local home ed group, and both enjoyed it, tho SB played dare once too often with the height of her wellies… and BB’s leaked… but they did get to set fire to the guy made the prev week, so all v happy. it is a slightly diff group as on the west of us, and SB pretty much one of the oldest, but she has enjoyed it so far. swimming in the eve, a bit of english galore park and story of the world also.

And so onto today. we went to a fab mediaeval day at a not quite local abbey organised by our home ed group. [i hope it is apparent that these home educated children are hidden from all view, secluded and denied of their rights to choose]. Anyway, there was 36 children at this educational event, all having fun and enthusiastic! We looked round the ruined abbey first, and then started our first craft – tile making. both girls enjoyed this, with BB doing an ammonite and leaf tile, and SB a pic of her grandparents. lots of enjoyment. Next session they got to dress up as monks – if they wished – and then have a go at manuscript writing. Actually BB did a really careful job, and got v v wound up that she didn’t manage to finish in time, v upsetting really for us, as she had been doing such a great job and was totally thrown by her need to finish whilst things were being packed away. SB enjoyed it in a much more laid back fashion!! after lunch, a chat and a runabout, we did the last thing. this was stained glass window making, and was fun for the kids, and we adults were mostly chatty, as we were allowed to joke, chat and be noisy!! It was a great session.

we had a fab time out, and returned with merry’s girls for an evening of mayhem whilst she had her scan and then a chippery tea. BB collapsed exhausted into bed, and i took bucketloads of meds!