It was an exciting day today. The girls and I went to their new school, Blue Gum Montessori Children’s House for orientation. Lillian and Julia seemed to love it, they were…
Tired and a lot to do
Julia and Lillian have had a great day so far, they seem tired but will never admitt it. If I say they are tired, they say, “NO I am not…
Visiting and shopping
Today was a day of cleaning, and washing more clothes, until it turned overcast and rained. The girls wanted to visit their friends at childcare. They are not going to…
Swimming for all, not just for the lucky 10,000
I was watching the Today show on channel nine this morning, and they mentioned the Uncle Toby’s Swim Kids program. They are trying to raise funds to help 10,000 less…
More sunny adventures
Yes another sunny wonderful day today, I am very proud of myself that I managed to do 2 loads of laundry before we left the house and nearly all was…
Sunshine, play and an attempt to rest
Today was a miracle it was sunny and hot. What a change from nonstop rain, although the idea of rain was still around with dark clouds forming and threatening that…
The extreme cost of activities for kids
Why is it that extra activities for kids are so expensive, swimming, tumbling, gym, dancing and much more. I would like to have the girls continue with their swimming lessons…
Pants fabric and paper for craft
Sorry have not posted for a couple of days. Have not been feeling the best, stupid sore throat. Hoping to rid my body of it soon. Yesterday the girls great…
Soup
I make this soup often and it can be done a number of different ways. I look at the vegetables that I have in my fridge and pantry and use…
Learning styles
One of the reasons we chose the Montessori pre-school for the girls was that they look at how different children learn and work with the child’s talents. When I was…
Rain, Rain go away!!!
Not only has it been raining for weeks on end, today it is cool and very windy. Not good at all. Was hoping to go out to a park with…
Julia in the wars
This morning Julia hurt herself. I heard the scream and on opening the door found Julia in tears and so upset. I later found out that they had been climbing…