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This was a 4 day week, with Monday being a bank holiday. We thought we worked quite well. SB particularly wanted to point out that though she had less ticks, she did spend a lot longer on maths and music theory, so they should count as double ticks

it was a really drizzly friday, and when I went off to work there was all sorts of moaning about orienteering in the drizzle! However, the drizzle eased off and they all had a fab time . SB partnered off with Lfish from the deepend, and FrB with C from the manor born. BB mostly was a warrior ninja, tho she did do some of it. When finished, FrB went for gaining an extra tick with Latin with the deependers – she is becoming good at self starting and being home educated

following Easter we had a week of bookworking, getting back to the evening bits and bobs, but also took some time to concentrate on FIL as his health just hasn’t been as good as we like, so DH did some ferrying of him about. We were happy that our niece Liana came to visit, so all the girls loved meeting her again. It is a shame she isn;t so local.

We had chemistry group on the tues, and doing displacement reactions and getting copper onto nails. Also making hydrogen and making it go pop

Here are some girls doing work photos…

We do wish grandad would get a bit better, but it was lovely seeing Liana, and FrB got to meet another member of the family too

normal service will be resumed, and I am blogging frantically [well frantically trying to remember what we have done anyway!]

We didn’t do the ticksheets this week as holiday orchestra. However the girls did lots of music, crafts and games

My parents and nephew and niece came on the thursday and stayed till the following monday and we had a great time I love them coming. It was a shame my brother in law couldn’t make it tho. We had DH parents visit on SUnday as P_I_L not really well enough to stay over.

So the children had lots of Easter eggs, and did an easter egg hunt at home [probably what they would consider the most important thing ] and felt suitably chocolated up afterwards,

As always, we did crafts! I bought quite a lot from yellow moon, and the ceramics where particularly enjoyed. We spent a nice whils crafting in the conservtory

we also played a lot of board games. Ticket to ride was the most popular one played!

We had a fabulous day visiting Wimpole farm. we started with the easter egg hunt. led us all round the garden, and I particularly enjoyed the walled garden. weather was fantastic, not too hot but still sunny the clues were mostly easy to find, but on the 2 that werent the children were v quickly disheartened!! Once we had claimed their Easter egg, we went to the farm area and had a good look around at the various animals before having a well earned lunch [yes we did wash hands!] . FrB liked the pigglywigglies [as she calls them ] The kids enjoyed playing outside and also on the adventure park before we treated ourselves to icecream and came home. SB chose to have some second hand cookbooks from a stall rather than the icecream.

Of course, for me, Easter is about one thing. Family. I was glad to share it with mine and DH parents, and the 5 fab kids

I do actually need to find what DH has done with the concert pics for this! the girls had a busy week tho. They went to the holiday orchestra in the city, which is essentially a non residential music camp. you can choose 3 different things to do. Both girls did the intermediate wind band. FrB did djembe drumming and ? whilst SB did gamelan and recorders . SB was very excited to have got to play the bass recorder for the first time, though she did say it was a bit tricky. The course goes on for 4 long mornings, with a concert in the final afternoon.

Both girls were keen to use this as a sleepover opportunity and it did allow DH to then use this time with his parents hospital appointments. And we have very lovely friends who didn’t pale in horror at the thought! SO they spent monday night with the deependers, and very much enjoyed that, and then a very raucous tuesday night at M’s [whose children they do chemistry with] home weds and thurs with the concert and the arrival of my parents.

They had a great time, both enjoyed it, and I look forward to seeing their concert [as obvs i was at work!] and sharing it.

whilst i was working the weekend, DH took the girls to the en famille meet up. it was well attended and they enjoyed getting up and talking about the exchange. It is also good that there looks like lots of exchanges happening next year, as I think it is a fantastic opportunity. SB would like to exchange again to Spain, not sure if we can really afford it, or if I can bear to let her go! I am, however, very thankful to en famille for the opportunity she has had this time!

The rest of the weekend was made up of some home ed type stuff, some gardening – our veg are springing up and some piano lessons

We love all the tickets to ride – Nordic, Europe and Africa and they all bring something slightly different. This has terrain cards, which really alter dynamics of play

oh dear, appart from FrB’s they are REALLY blurry pics! might try and find and redo! FrB 27, SB 32, BB 20. Special events – grimes graves history trip, glass art masterclass.