On the up side
24/03/08 22:52
Well I think about school, decide it's going to happen, tell the girls and then spend the next week meeting every reason why they shouldn't go including more conversations with strangers about how wonderful I am for doing it then I care to think about 
More thought of course to follow.
HE life is going good. I'm firmly in the camp of HE is just life continued until secondary school age (or there about). I do firmly believe that formal work needs to happen at this age. So this is what Pea and Boo have been doing. Only 3/4 mornings each week for a couple of hours. We're enjoying it, it's nice and the results are to be proud of. We're recovering lots of math to keep their confidence up until our new Singapore books arrive, we have some lovely new Schofield and Sims english books which are really good and they all (Buzz included) like doing these. Buzz is grasping early spelling and Pea has started a dyslexic program to help with hers. All three are writing out a poem and illustrating it each day to work on their handwriting. She was disgusted at herself to see Luke had better writing than her!
Tony has taken the piano lessons on board which is making one happy, I can't bring myself to find new tutors yet. Boo wants to do her next grade so we'll have to soon.
As part of getting the girls to work as a team they are creating little booklets on something of their choosing. As we are doing things to do with Italy through March they did a fabulous on The Leaning Tower of Pisa. I was really impressed.
The biggest change in our lives in swimming. It's a world known fact that I hate swimming. Well I hate fat even more so have taken up swimming 3 times a week in an effort to rid my brand new tire from my body. It's still there but I'm rather enjoying our time at the pool. It's at the gym so I can fool myself into thinking it's not full of stuff from peoples bodies LOL! The kids are loving it and the girls are really getting into their lengths again. They are both great swimmers but have no interest in competitions so when they passed their life saving their lessons ended. It's nice for them to get to do something they really enjoy. The benefit has reached Buzz's lessons also and he has been moved from widths to lengths. He is so proud of himself and like the girls has a beautiful stroke.
I have been making time for myself each day doing something I enjoy. I have just finished a bag for a present for Boo's friend. I love making things and this has been something I've really enjoyed. It took a long time!
We've had a lovely weekend this Easter. Tony took most of it off work and we have done just about nothing! It's been great staying in bed until nearly lunch time, lazing about playing computer games, sewing and letting the kids have the neighbours children here nearly all the time. We took them to Brighton on Saturday for dinner at the Mongolian BBQ, they just loved it and made themselves some really interesting dinners! Today we swapped Buzz for Summer and they all played then we all swam.
Buzz is being 7 and upping his questions, we must be at about 3000 a day. It's exhausting and highly amusing. I remember the girls going through this sponge stage. I love how most of the questions are things that I have no idea about, such as can ducks smell (yes they can btw). We all think these strange things so why do we stop asking?
Boo has applied to JA's again. I don't think her legs are long enough still, which is what it would seem they are still looking for, though her chances seem higher for White Lodge next year going by this years in take (obviously based on body!). It's a tough business and one that I'm not 100% sure of but she's talented so I can't stop her. She has also applied at a couple of agents for acting work.
So life is it's usual busy mad self but we are doing well, the children are happy and our days are full and fun.
More thought of course to follow.HE life is going good. I'm firmly in the camp of HE is just life continued until secondary school age (or there about). I do firmly believe that formal work needs to happen at this age. So this is what Pea and Boo have been doing. Only 3/4 mornings each week for a couple of hours. We're enjoying it, it's nice and the results are to be proud of. We're recovering lots of math to keep their confidence up until our new Singapore books arrive, we have some lovely new Schofield and Sims english books which are really good and they all (Buzz included) like doing these. Buzz is grasping early spelling and Pea has started a dyslexic program to help with hers. All three are writing out a poem and illustrating it each day to work on their handwriting. She was disgusted at herself to see Luke had better writing than her!
Tony has taken the piano lessons on board which is making one happy, I can't bring myself to find new tutors yet. Boo wants to do her next grade so we'll have to soon.
As part of getting the girls to work as a team they are creating little booklets on something of their choosing. As we are doing things to do with Italy through March they did a fabulous on The Leaning Tower of Pisa. I was really impressed.
The biggest change in our lives in swimming. It's a world known fact that I hate swimming. Well I hate fat even more so have taken up swimming 3 times a week in an effort to rid my brand new tire from my body. It's still there but I'm rather enjoying our time at the pool. It's at the gym so I can fool myself into thinking it's not full of stuff from peoples bodies LOL! The kids are loving it and the girls are really getting into their lengths again. They are both great swimmers but have no interest in competitions so when they passed their life saving their lessons ended. It's nice for them to get to do something they really enjoy. The benefit has reached Buzz's lessons also and he has been moved from widths to lengths. He is so proud of himself and like the girls has a beautiful stroke.
I have been making time for myself each day doing something I enjoy. I have just finished a bag for a present for Boo's friend. I love making things and this has been something I've really enjoyed. It took a long time!
We've had a lovely weekend this Easter. Tony took most of it off work and we have done just about nothing! It's been great staying in bed until nearly lunch time, lazing about playing computer games, sewing and letting the kids have the neighbours children here nearly all the time. We took them to Brighton on Saturday for dinner at the Mongolian BBQ, they just loved it and made themselves some really interesting dinners! Today we swapped Buzz for Summer and they all played then we all swam.
Buzz is being 7 and upping his questions, we must be at about 3000 a day. It's exhausting and highly amusing. I remember the girls going through this sponge stage. I love how most of the questions are things that I have no idea about, such as can ducks smell (yes they can btw). We all think these strange things so why do we stop asking?
Boo has applied to JA's again. I don't think her legs are long enough still, which is what it would seem they are still looking for, though her chances seem higher for White Lodge next year going by this years in take (obviously based on body!). It's a tough business and one that I'm not 100% sure of but she's talented so I can't stop her. She has also applied at a couple of agents for acting work.
So life is it's usual busy mad self but we are doing well, the children are happy and our days are full and fun.
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