Petits Haricots

Yesterday we went to a meeting of one of the local home Ed groups, organised by Tammy, the theme was American Independence Day. A a good day it was too, so thanks to Tammy.. Glittery fireworks pictures (BB enjoyed this):

Alka Seltzer rockets:

making flags,

eating a themed cake:

a relay race:

a short game of softball

and picnic in the sun. We even got homework from Enchanted Learning and Papertoys – The White House amd the Statue of Liberty

Butterbean munched her way through about half a pound of strawberries (plus the cake). They didn’t have quite the idea of a relay race at first, as everyone ran off at once The softball was similary amusing – as various kids looked bemused, hit the ball then ran after it, or just ran in a random direction – but all got the hang of it eventually, and had fun.

The picnic would ahve been relaxing if BB hadn’t spent all the time making beeline for the lake and the ducks……. I had to strap her in her buggy so i could sit down long enough to eat

1.driving home late this evening, the smell of strawberries from the pYO was delicious.

2. I passed a man earlier in the drive who had 2 bottles of beer in his back pockets of such baggy jeans that they wre below his crotch! YUK [he was clutching the front - rofl]

3.I had my first redundancy consultation meeting. It seems odd to be blogging it openly, but I guess it is now. the deal is 1 redundant now or a further 10% paycut each with no reduction hours. it seems likely that this conversation willr be repeated a number of times. we will end up I predict with 2 redundant having taken a further 10% paycut. [tries to shrug nonchalantly]

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Originally uploaded by Scrumbledelicious.

bed-den made for two

I’ve been avoiding tidying the kitchen by reading posts over on the 4th? Homeschool Country Fair (started up? recently as an alternative to the longer running Carnival of Homeschooling. No links to blogs on Home School Blogger – becuase of the boycott, no posts re corporal punishment, and a more secular bent really).

This post is one of those ones that reminds you just how different a country the US is.