Know You

Know You

The tadpoles have enjoyed a change of water today. Two are now sporting rear legs and distinct frog eyes.

Continuing the theme S and E have been swimming to Horsham, the pool with the cool outside bit, with Grandma where they, unexpectedly, bumped into a home ed friend.

Meanwhile O and I played Post-It note word game, made a Batman story page and read some books and O wrote his name without any hidden dotted lines underneath.

S and O want to finish their lifesize human body outlines but not yet meaning they remain CSI style on the floor. Fortunately in a room that sees little through traffic.

Yesterday wrapped up with Chelsea Flower Show highlights on TV whilst a huge surge in appetites was catered for.

E's apple trees were delivered today. He's been excited about them for ages. He really wanted to grow one from a pip but we talked about how it was unlikely to fruit in his immediate life time!

More Minecraft.

The Hour

The Hour

We've been to London today. S, 8,  met her penpals and I met long time blogging friend Lisa in real life! The third of my blogging friends I've met in real life this year! Originally I invited a large group of home educators from several groups we belong to but it turned out as just us which was really quiet fine. 7 children is enough :) Some of the second generation home educators we know recall an annual London meet up as their only real contact with other home educators. A big contrast to our social packed lives.

Although it threatened to rain all day it never did, although there has been an oppressive feel about the air.

A Chelsea flower show vibe in the air though - Pertinent to me as my paternal grandfather was a Chelsea Pensioner.

E, 6,  and O, 4,  woke around 4:30am thinking it was morning then we all fell back to sleep making the morning rather a scramble in the end, then our train was delayed leaving us with that strange rushed to sit still feeling. As we were squashed on morning time we decided to go straight to the park, taking in a walk,  then the Science Museum after.

A quick play in the basement area during the quiet 2-3pm zone before heading back. Maybe S's last as she really is outside the target market for the garden area.

Aside from a tiredness meltdown walking from the Round Pond to the Science Museum the trio have been brilliant all day. Lots of hangman on the train and minecraft and drawing. There is a direct correlation between number of exclamation marks in a blog post and my tiredness levels which means it's probably time to stop.

 Hyde Park

Workin' Woman Blues

Workin' Woman Blues

First complete home day since last Sunday. Since becoming a home educator June and September have firmly established themselves as my best months of the year, and, as we approach that time we've organised some cool gallivants.

We have a neat week lined up. Science Museum, London, swimming, The Vyne and the beach all on the itinerary.

Aside from a flying visit from my Mum and Dad this morning E and O have played Lego pretty much all day and S has been on her tablet watching iplayer and playing games. I experienced that 12 seconds of bliss when all the various laundry devices were empty and in the search for the missing 8x2 brick from the times tables puzzle we up ended a sofa and discovered many more lost treasures.

That's the shape of our Sunday.