we postal voted – not that it will prob make much of a difference as we live in a sure fire area for not my party [as it were, cos none of them really are my party! and we had no independents or anything other than the big 3]
but i like the effort on tv to make it look interesting. really, it would be far better for tv if the votes weren’t counted until the next day from midday! you could have eurovision style drinking parties!
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Well, couldn’t really think of a title!
Started the day with Chris taking BB for her 2 year check [fine] and then toddler gym at the leisure centre. She loves it! SB did her 2A maths in the conservatory whilst I potted up the final cucurbits, aubergines and peppers.. She was doing hundreds, tens and units. Raced through it until she got to the bit where she had to write them out longhand. SB then helped pot up some final toms to take to people.
BB returned and also sowed some seeds – calendula and sunflowers.We had tea and home made cookies snack. We went on to violin practice afterwards – starting frere jaques on A. Unfortunately, having moved to new size violin, SB has lost totally a sensible bow hold, and the violin is slipping to the front. I am torn between making a big deal about it and putting her off completely, or letting her slip into bad habits to put her off later! Trying to steer middle road!
Unfortunately, BB wanted to ‘do dielin’ at the same time, and because I was tuning SB’s violin at the time rather than paying her attention, she decided to repeated whack SB with her bow. Sigh. SO violin removed from wailing BB, and she was marched to library with Chris to pick up some reserved books. one of these books was about Victorian houses and their maintenance. I was rather gutted to find that the paper in the halls under the dado – now drawn on and torn in one significant place by BB – is prob original. It survives 150 years until BB! The damp from the arch window threatens it as well. We must sort that out this year. aarrgh.
Anyway, SB read some more magic tree house, and I am about to take delivery of some more books. they are really good – recommendation here! they have a 6-8 year old type of story, flexible lexicon and reading difficulty spot on for her.
Lots of playing outside as well – colder today, but both girls twiddling around on their bikes. found chris had put bricks holding environmesh directly on top of my florence fennel, and I have no more seeds. humph!
SB designed a craft activity for BB – she was really excited about it. They put glue lines on card and then glittered them. As you can imagine, glitter EVERYWHERE! But they both enjoyed doing it, and SB was very proud to be showing BB what to do, and enjoying doing it together – a proud mummy moment for me too. This is the great advantage of home ed.
More outside playing and then SB had her ballet lesson. BB and I played snap [sort of!] and read a few books, then took over the curry chris had been making. On SB’s return, we did another science experiment – this time making something appear to roll uphill, as well as a discussion on gravity and what might be really happening. When I got these books from the book people, I didn’t like them, but actually, we are quite liking the forces one. the experiments are simplistic and short and easily done.
After tea, SB played with the leappad whilst i flickred. britannia and bed.
Posted in art and crafts, Books, Butterbean, Cooking, Dance/drama, DIY/ house renovation, gardening, General, history, literacy, music, numeracy, science, Stringbean's HE
this year, SB is hoping to be taller than the sweetcorn. She remembered this pic while we were at my mum’s.
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I have been doing this yearly since blogging [pre and post changes in lifestyle!]
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IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 5.3 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2.2 PLANETS.
aaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh
Posted in Daft Stuff, General
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Posted in Daft Stuff, General
she can confidently peddle the trike!! Very proud of that one today.
We had a lovely day at Legoland on Monday. The drive down was longer than expected and v tedious. Only livened up by passing and being passed by the merrymobile – and the texting! Oncw we got there, the fay was scorching. SB pleased to see various friends. We’d not been before, so gently meandered about. We didn’t manage to stay with people much as busy evening out the excitement between SB and BB, but good start with Em and her girls. SB most enjoyed the water ride that went round in circles and you got drenched by people pressing buttons to release jets of water [I think it was 64] and the dragon and dragon’s apprentice rides. She loved them all though TBH. BB liked the ferris wheel and carousel best. I think SB driving in the slow boat concerned her – especially as they nearly rode over a honking goose. We missed out great swathes of things, so may make a second trip one day – but never at full price! thanks to Nic for organising.
From there we went to Mum and Dads for a chill out time. lovely day in the garden the next day and the girls ambled to the swings whilst Mum and I had retail therapy – of the what would I do with my house in the future kind. Lots of drawing, colouring as well. Realised that SB needs some hand eye co-ordination practice – badminton/swingball or anything!
Back today – very easy drive! Cat had been stuck in lounge – and pooed – and various plants wilty – so resuscitation all round, made some cookies with the girls, they played in the garden and I planted peas. B***** pigeons have eaten off tops of half the previous peas, so environmeshed until we get some chicken wire put up to protect.
Oh, we are well behind with flickr – aargh
Posted in art and crafts, Cooking, gardening, General, literacy, Out and About, socialisation
In the flickr sidebar!
I loved this photo of SB when I took it, and still do.
we loved and left our first home in leeds and made the great move. I would like to be able to say it was the best decision I have ever made, though that would obviously be an untruth. However, the longer we stay here, the more little rootlets start to tie us into the community and I begin to think of it as home now. not yet as fondly, but home still. Had the job stuff not been such a nightmare i imagine things would seem even better!
i begin to think there may be a slim possibility of staying here. though, the longer I stay, the less likely I am to risk an unforced move [though did spend some of today brushing up cv]
I don’t know, I am just feeling a bit iffy today. tomorrows jaunt is just what i need – and some caffeine – oops had that and chocolate! should have worked. must be severe bean sprain.
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That’s why I didn’t do the game with SB – I was racking my mind for why I hadn’t! When we went outside we heard an accordian and the beating of sticks and rushed to the village crossroad. There they were! Will put a short video on utube [or chris can] and then put it on here.
SB has been wanting to see Morris Dancers for ages and was v happy. SHe asked the fool why he had a pigs bladder balloon. Unfortunately he hit her on the head with it, saying he was the fool and danced off.
I was a bit p***ed off by this.
1. she is 6, and had got the courage to ask him, so to be hit has put her off asking anything again for a while.
2. She was upset – I would have been too as there was no warning.
grrrrrrr. I reassured her, and bless her she was still happy to watch, but we stayed out of his way. Miserable old man.
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