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And on the family front??
Well, SB and BB are really good at playing [most of the time!] SB likes to feed BB, hold and hug her. today we got out the little tykes climbing frame and SB had great fun sitting feeding BB at the top, and then sliding down with her on her knees. [see flikr]
BB rolling and wriggling to get around, and is really good at spotting what might be food! Lovely laugh and giggle, and is such a merry contented baby – I could write a book on my perfect technique!
SB on the whole been great too, keen to play, interact, leading with what she wants to do. Not too much fuss on the tidying up! She is high maintenance to keep happs, and I do worry still that BB therefore gets less of a lookin. It prob is common for second children, but I wish I could just have more time!
Chris been looking at leaking roof – up massively high ladder. SB disappointed that she couldn’t get up there with him. Thought it rather jolly when he took the hosepipe up to see if he could replicate leak conditions [not]. We are debating a bookcase purchase at the mo. We haven’t got the money, so i am tempted to cc it, so I can get the books out [see what debt does to me!] but chris trying to be more sensible.
i have had fun with my girls – SB stayed up till 10pm yesterday playing, so I feel although worked the weekend, I have not been ‘absent’. yet another on call tomorrow though. Cooking risotto, drinking limoncino and blogging – a bad combination!
Posted in Butterbean, DIY/ house renovation, General, Stringbean
Dum Dum de dum Dum da Dah
SB doing her stagecoach concert and all the blog titles have kept this in my mind today.
What have we done in the last 2 days? well quite a bit on the HE front
maths:my friends are here singapore maths with the cubes. number line stuff, addition and easy subtraction, measuring. Joe the dragon. dot the dots [thankyou sarah, this really is reinforcing the higher numbers as is] snakes and ladders.
literacy: studydog – back in favour again, but suddenly we lost sound, and it becomes impossible! Spelling out words [starts and finishes] phonics cards, red nose readers. Also lots of reading of whatever book came to hand [stories]
history: some on ancient egypt, does a paraphrased Homer [usbourne] count, as spun off discussions of ancient greece? history of school on webland [most dischuffed girls didn’t go.
music: rhythms, recorder and create your own on webland
science: mostly concentrating on bugs at the moment – DK book and the magnifying glass. Caught a lily beetle [grr] however we were sitting by pond when we knocked it out, it fell in the water and a goldfish rose up like jaws and ate it. Other bugs included ants, earwigs, woolly aphids [on bay tree - grr], woodlice, dead bees.
PE: well, i played numerous games of tag [thank god garden not overlooked as running a la charlie dimmock not really a good idea!]. Also some scootering/like a biking/gymnastics over the climbing frame. Chris took the family swimming yesterday while I was on call, so also armband free swimming practice.
Also miscellaneous discussions on death, castles, computering, birds, fish etc etc. i am quite worn out!
lots of lovely photos onFlikr
Seen by me 1st at Jax’
 You are dignified, spiritual, and wise. Always unsatisfied, you constantly try to better yourself. You are also a seeker of knowledge and often buried in books. You tend to be philosophical, looking for the big picture in life. |
Posted in Daft Stuff, General
aaargh – edited for kirsty ;?)
resident on call at the hospital, so emailed myself various bits of research/audit and protocols to do.
Can’t access my hospital email.
aaaghh, aaaaghh and more aaagghh!!
what a gorgeous day. Hope chris is putting suncream on.
Must think which thing I can start to do without my emails.
Sonlight order done – only ?20 over budget.
Anyway, have been waiting to do it for 6 months for finances, and felt we really should get going so that when we are feeling official in Sept, I can look at shelves and not worry.
Actually I am not worring about home-ed, as SB very good at demonstrating that learning by osmosis thing. I am really looking forward to continuing to do it, and particularly once she can read. [I do wish I personally was going to be doing more of it though]. I start to wobble a bit about secondary ed, but as my aunt [a secondary ed teacher] says, thats when it will be the most needed. Think I will think in 4 year chunks though. At the moment it is easiest for me to think of it as delayed school entry [ie 8!] and justify it to all and sundry without being expected to have some GCSE schedule all thought out. At that point we can see how we are doing, and how happy we all are, and if feels the right thing, carry on for another 4 years.
edited - this is what i ordered
archaeologists dig for clues
greek myths for young children
maps and globes
aesop for children
ready set go for the code, and explode the code [no's 1-3, not at amazon silly money price though!]
getty and dubay a-c [really is silly money at amazon!]
sonlight timeline and K and 1 figures
susan wise bauer story of the word vol 1
Posted in General
Stringbean the artist :-)
Stringbean did this a little while ago, well I was impressed 
It’s a Cat, Mouse and Dog, just incase you weren’t sure 
Posted in art and crafts, Stringbean's HE
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Posted in General
After the battle
Here we are at the end of the battle. SB a bit disappointed more weren’t dying, or being treated by the doctor, as they were vocal. She realised it was only acting.
Posted in General, Out and About, photos
Mediaeval Fayre
not called in overnight – always a result!
so stagecoach in the morning for SB – last in the term. I think these have been a success, so we will carry on. i do think they are expensive for what they are, but at this stage of the game, its more important to provide SB with pattern. She loved the fact that they sang doe a deer to the video with actions, and that she already knew the words.
We then took a picnic to the animal shelter in godmanchester that was hosting a mediaeval fayre. I was surprised at how empty the place was, and I think it would have been much better if bustling, so that SB could have watched people using the archery/crossbow and jousting stuff. She was just that little bit too young, but next year….
Anyway, she enjoyed the axe throwing competition – but really wanted a go! And found a playmate to play knights and princesses with [i made up a story whilst feeding BB. He was such a nice lad that he immediately gave her his new sword and shield to use while he played with a bigger one! The re-enactment of one of the roses skirmishes was good. no gunpowder due to animals close by. SB very hot, so I amused others by dribbling water down her back and into her hat. [many photos on flikr]
At home we read the ancient egypt dorling kindersley eyewitness and looked at joe the dragon again – SB good at adding [not carrying over] and also like the chinese numbers – I think that might be new. We also did a it more castles at bedtime. I am getting her to spell out headings and have a guess at blending and making words, think this may be successful, as if thinking about it, she can do it. of course postman [as in pat] does not come out quite right, but she did realise what it was meant to be.
Nearly organised the books, but Chris has vetoed stickering for now. Sonlight order will prob go in tomorrow. Thinking about those plug and play electronics things – brainbox whatever. Sarah, are you still being a facilitator for edu toys or should I buy direct?? Looking forward to my lovely books!!! [and no, have not got harry potter, but if anyone does buy 2, i would consider coming to a deal, else tescos next week!]
Posted in Butterbean, General, history, literacy, music, numeracy, Out and About, SB-PE, socialisation, Stringbean's HE