Some Home-Ed [at last!]

Posted on January 30, 2005 by | 2 comments

We do do other things apart from cleaning and viewing, honest!!
As a present to SB for being so well behaved, she got a richard scarry leap pad book, and seemed to really like it. We went through it together, and then her other 2 books, so leappadded out.

We have also been pirates today [in the viking boat] looking for hairbrush treasure [her choice], and Even pirate Alys in the boat – Chris may do piccie if we don’t drunk too much shampers after SB goes to bed. Our pirating antics didn’t put buyers off though!This led to a discussion on pirates and looking at the bit on webland. We weblanded for some time on other bits as well. I think next installment is next week?

A re-enactment of princess and the pea and other stories with puppets, and then some mooching with a tots tv video. So quite a variety of low key home ed things going on with lots of attention to offset house hunt.

BB a delight – v smiley happy baby. She is v interested in her hands now, and gurgles to us.

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OMG

Posted on January 30, 2005 by | 11 comments

This mornings viewers have just put in an offer at full asking price – to include greenhouses, carpets and fittings, but lets not quibble! [value of perhaps 2-3000? but its not as if you can easily reuse fitted carpets, and I'd never conisdered lifting the laminate floor - do people do that? We were including shed and one of greenhouses anyway, the other greenhouse we were going to donate to friends, but they will understand]

Sold in 12 days – maybe we should have made asking price higher! Just kidding, as v happy with result, and house down road at 5000 more been on market 3 months [though dated decor]

Chris and I dancing around house, SB thinks we are mad! Where is that champagne!!!!!!!

We obviously accepted, but as don’t have viewers number who is coming in an hour, we will let him view and tell him we have a full asking price offer.

Wooooooohoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[I am excited!]

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Grrr Vendors

Posted on January 30, 2005 by | 5 comments

We went to Huntingdon fri eve to specifically view one house on sat – though we did arrange 2 other viewings while down there. Sat, 2 hours before viewing, they cancelled it! this is 3rd non-viewing, so guess they are not interested in selling. Howeer, would have been my other prime candidate. so fed up! they new we were coming all the way from Leeds as well. Another view of it. I really thought it was a top contender too, so v disappointed

The Victorian house has received another offer, but rejected it – ? too low, or? as they want the person to have sold their house before they will consider. We need to get skates on, and still may not get if someone bids successfully first or they hold for asking price – sigh.

As for our house, we have another viewing today, someone that has sold. ALso the couple from Wed are doing a second viewing today, and are interested. However they haven’t sold their house. Hmm!!

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Todays piccies.

Posted on January 27, 2005 by | 2 comments

Ok, ok….. here we are with some to go with Helen’s post earlier.

Elinor in her viking ship

Arrrrhhhh !! Viking!!

Viking have to eat

Having a very un-viking Clementine snack.

Alys 9 weeks old

Alys looking cute.

Helen and alys

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Viking Day

Posted on January 27, 2005 by | 1 comment

Hopefully Chris is going to add pictures soon to this weblog. We had a great day together. We started with a bit of baby massage, with SB helping me. BB does seem to like it – even though SB’s technique hardly a recognised one.

Then we did almost all the jigsaws that we have. SB loves jigsaws, and romped through them. Must crack open the harder ones!

Having read the DK Viking book yesterday, we decided to ake some Viking things today. We were going to be simple. but arrival of a reversible car seat for BB [ She is 16-ish lb, so already looking big in size 0 carseat, so have bought a britax 0-4years one] meant that we had a huge box. If Chris pops on a photo, you can see our Viking ship with dragon head. I did the basic shell under SB’s direction. She then stuck on some coloured paper, and then went on adventures. Vikings and pirates seemed a bit interchangeable in her stories, but fair enough.

We did some book reading and cooked tea together – a yummy bits and pieces curry, then a burst of cbeebies while wating for Chris to come home asa bit of relaxing time out fr her, and some BB time for me. I feel we have had a lovely day together.

Tomorrow we go down to Huntingdon in the evening and view a couple more places on Sat, as well as the victorian one again. I am just so impatient to sell ours!

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yesterday catchup – Eureka!

Posted on January 27, 2005 by | 1 comment

yesterday was a manically busy out and about day. We first had SB’s gym class, which she really loves. getting more confident at walking across the beam – forwards and backwards, and is remembering all the different position names. A hasty shop round asda for car-picnic food [samosas, cheese dippers and fruit] and we were off to Eureka.

I was there with my friend Kat . She works part time, has a 2.5 year old and twins of 6 months. SB and Emilia get on v well, and rushed about together holding hands and being generally cute. They had a long shopping session and got more out of the bank than I expected. We then went to the under 5′s area, where BB and the twins could lie in the sensory area, and SB and E could run about looking for things. A short hop into the human body bit, and the girls were pooped. 2.5 hours though before they started to flag, so can’t be bad! A perk up at the cafe and home before rush hour hit too badly.

SB fell asleep in car and was most unhappy to be woken up, so were into some serious blankly looking at CBeebies when the people showed up late to look round house. Ubnfortunately they were there when I wanted to cook SB tea, so not ideal showing, and also the CBeebies background. they did seem v interested though, and were here about 40 mins! hopefully a good sign. Did look in all little cubbyholes though, so a bit concerned at what they saw!

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not much to say

Posted on January 25, 2005 by | 3 comments

SB at nursery today, BB in chris’s care as I was on a fab course on negotiating through change. I have an almost pathological fear of conflict, so have been doing a 5 day management and lradership course. this was the last day. Although I still not a conflict girl, I think the knowledge of the processes and when to draw a line is helpful. I even ended up volunteering for the crappest role in the role play today, and enoying it. Hopefully this will help me in the non-medical part of my job in the future [as well as any potential officious LEA bods]

Also fripped on ebay by buying some german starter leappad books – alphabet and richard scarry. not expecting SB to really understand yet, but will go along with the Muzzy.
Child of our time was predictable on not questionning school. However did suggest that the twins waiting a year to gain more emotional intelligence was a good idea.

we have another viewer for our house tomorrow. Again fingers crossed, and beautifying tonight.

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shopping games

Posted on January 23, 2005 by | 2 comments

i have realised we have a problem. i usually pay supermarket by switch. I also usually get cashback. SB in her games was swiping the credit card and giving me money. She thinks you get money from supermarkets along with other groceries, and the working/earning thing is seperate. hmm!!! Anyway, easy maths and aditions. deciding who would eat what etc.
bit of reading, time telling and mostly play. enjoyed making a helicopter from chunky wooden mechano-ish pack from ikea.

BB has a dreadful cough – poor love.

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First viewing done

Posted on January 23, 2005 by | 5 comments

went ok, house fairly presentable, but garden needs a bit more attention! they were fairly non-commital, so prob not buyers, but hopefully they will leave some feedback to help with next viewing. After all, what do you say about a house??

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party season

Posted on January 22, 2005 by | 5 comments

As I still meet my postnatal group regularly, coupled with the 6month age groups at nursery makes this an expensive season! We went to ‘fun city’. The last time I went there I broke a foot, cuneiform and 2 ribs so no fond memories. SB loved it though and had a great time. It does have a great curly slide and a really high wavy slide. She is a slide girl. I did worry as in and out security v lax, and due to the spread of the place, the children can be out of sight a long time.
SB also getting better at I spy in the car, and that was the only overtly educational part of the day!! Unfortunately she also started to cry in the car on realisation that is was the last time she would go to rossa’s party and next year she would have no friends. We discussed how to make new ones [something I am crap at] and how others would also love her. Felt like crappest mum.
Anywaiy, BB finished feeding so better get on tidying.

ps had hoped to find my payslips, not where they should be, not in any of the standard ‘safe places’. please don’t let me have thrown away as need to get mortgage. sigh.
Also complete panic as have apparently been overpaid the last 2 months – i thought it was pay owed for overtime prev2 months – so hosp took ?1500 out of pay this month without discussing. I’m left with not enough to cover direct debits let alone food. Is this allowed?? I have savings to dip into, but hosp then owes me money with one hand, and clawing it back with other. Much gnashing of teeth, as can’t ring and shout until Mon.

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