Charlotte’s had a busy week at school and done brilliantly, considering she’s got a bit of a cold, even earning an ‘Outstanding’ certificate for giving 100% effort to all she does at school. She really didn’t seem ‘A1’ this morning so a rest day was definitely in order. She has been learning about procedures in…
Month: May 2010
Cooking with Sophie: Butterfly cakes
Sophie whipped up some delicious butterfly cakes yesterday. The recipe and instructions follow. The biggest lesson we learned was DOUBLE the recipe! The recipe we followed was supposed to make 8 cakes, but we managed to make only 6. They must have used mini paper cake cases to make 8! We used muffin cake cases,…
Orcas to start the day
Think of the perfect start to your day. A coffee and pain au chocolat perhaps? A beautiful sunrise or birdsong at your window? Happy children that eagerly cooperate in everything that is asked of them? Tuesday morning we couldn’t have asked for anything better than seeing a family of Orcas just metres from shore. FIN-TASTIC:…
Rascal thumps his stuff
He came, he went, he came again. Rascal rabbit is living up to his name. After causing us one sleepless night back in January, when he went missing for 24 hour’s and was later found in a neighbour’s backyard, he has done it again! This time he went missing for not one, but two night’s…
The Magic Fart Day
One day in a city lived Mrs. Ratbag and Mr. Ratbag. They lived at number 99 Fart Bay Road. Their phone number was 297829694. Mr and Mrs Ratbag spent all their time farting. They were professional farters. Actually, they were the most professional farters in all the universes. Mr Ratbags favourite fart was a wet…
Carlucciland mini-golf
Last week Charlotte had a play-date here at home, whilst Sophie enjoyed a visit to ‘Carlucciland‘ mini-golf with Frances. Frances took some lovely photographs, many of them under direction from Sophie – who loved the varied sculptures: On the way home Sophie was delighted to see some horses and the most beautiful sunset with the…
Descriptive Colour Poem by Charlotte, Age 6
Red is the colour of an angry face, Blue is the colour of the wavy deep sea, Orange is the colour of a beaming sunset, Green is the colour of soft grass, Yellow is the colour of a flashing lightening strike. Silver is the colour of a shinning car
Bullying at 7?!
Aren’t these supposed to be the golden years of innocence for our children? My daughter is coming home from school with murmurs of bullying. She’s not yet 7, but many of the children in her class are. I talk with other parents and hear of the talk of ‘gangs’ and one girl ‘firing’ other children…
Baby yoga with Alice & Sophie
With Alice being awake for longer stretches during the day I am finding time to do more exercise. Today, Sophie led me in a yoga workout. Alice joined in with a few baby stretches and thought the sight of Sophie and Mummy standing on their heads was hilarious…
Every day has its highs and lows…
but when the lows are met with humour and acceptance, rather than resistance and annoyance, they are much easier to deal with and quickly forgotten. I have a saying that is frequently used in our home, ‘It’s in the past, put it behind you and move on’. I use this a lot when the children…
Then and Now
Taking my shower on Saturday morning, enjoying ten minutes of ‘me’ time, I found myself reflecting on how at this stage of my life I am more inspired and pleased for friends when they shout from the roof-tops that they’ve done a 5 km run or joined a gym, than stories of downing shots over…