April 27th, sprinkler time

My kids played in the sprinkler...first time this season.

They were soaked. Stayed out for probably 10 minutes too!

Rant

Can I rant?

I asked a neighbour who backs onto our street to just send my kids (C 7, R 5) home together at 11:45am. It's through the park. This is the same park my kids ran through yesterday on their way home from another friend who lives on the other court. (3 entrances to the park, ours being the middle) She said "no. I won't" with an attitude like it was completely unsafe for 2 kids, 7&5 to run home the 2 minutes.

I am sick and tired of the cushioned over protectiveness that this society has become. There's a difference between being safe and overbearing. I can understand it if it were just one child, but this is two, together. FFS!

Kids..

We restacked the bunkbeds yesterday, to give Eliana and Rowan more floor space.

Now Calla and Rowan want Eliana to move to Calla's room, and Calla to move back in with Rowan. Eliana is NOT agreeing with this. She loves her new 'fort' of a lower bunk. I made curtains for the bunks, converting them into secret forts.

Calla is adament that they switch rooms. There is room for all 3 in one room, but if we go to the trouble of moving the 3rd bed in, it will stay there for at least 6 months. This isn't going to be a once a week rearrange. That would make the other room a dedicated play room, moving all the toys into one room. Times like this we need the 4th bedroom.

Rowan

My sweet 5yo boy had a migraine today. A headache so bad it sent him back to bed every time the Advil wore off. He's finally in bed now, after nearly throwing up around 9pm. This is the worst headache/migraine any of my kids have had. He complained about the pain throbbing in his forehead, increasing when he lays down, moves suddenly or walks about. The Advil helped, but the pain returned after 6hrs. Gord tells me that he was awake last night around 11:30 with a nightmare or crying out. Apparently I slept through it. If he awakes in the morning with a headache, we'll be off to the clinic at 9am. This is the 3rd headache he's had in 2 or so weeks, (prob.3 since time flies!) and the worst.

I'd take him climbing the fridge over this lethargy any day.

Dryer Joy!

Anyone who has been following me will know that we've been hanging almost all our laundry since November. Today, the noisy beast has been silenced! And all for the price of one $7 part and a bit of grease. Oh, and lots of elbow grease and vacuuming. It's almost as good as new. But I do foresee a new set of felts and glides in another year or so. Small change compared to buying a new one or calling a tech in. Ladies... do it yourself. It's not difficult at all to rebuild a clothes dryer.

So now I add another hat to my collection: Dryer Repair Girl (added to Teacher, Cook, Taxi, Computer Tech...)

About Me (according to Rowan)

About Me...according to my kid

Ask your child the following questions and write down their answers exactly how they answer. It's fun to see what they come up with! the trick is you HAVE to write what they say.. if you chose to do it, you can't stop...

According to my 5 year old son

1. What is something I always say to you?
Eat your dinner

2. What makes me happy?
when we play games

3. What makes me sad?
when we don't help you

4. How do I make you laugh?
by tickling me

5. What do you think I was like as a child?
happy

6. How old am I?
33

7. How tall am I?
taller than me

8. What is my favorite thing to do?
go for a walk

9. What do I do when you're not around?
clean up

10. If I become famous, what will it be for?
doing all your schoolwork (I'm doing my Gr2 Theory right now)

11. What am I really good at?
really good at... theory

12. What am I not really good at?
i don't know

13. What is my job?
teach piano persons..actually you have 2 jobs, fix computers too.

14. What is my favorite food?
turkey

15. What makes you proud of me?
when we do science experiments

16. If I were a cartoon character, who would I be?
bugs bunny

17. What do you and I do together?
play games

18. How are we the same?
we both have the same name on the end (last name)

19. How are you and I different?
'cause you wear glasses and I don't

20. How do you know that I love you?
because I'm your favourite kid...no.. because you love me!!

About Me (according to Calla)

About Me...according to my kid

Ask your child the following questions and write down their answers exactly how they answer. It's fun to see what they come up with! the trick is you HAVE to write what they say.. if you chose to do it, you can't stop...

According to my 7year old daughter

1. What is something I always say to you?
to clean up..uh, i don't know?

2. What makes me happy?
cleaning up.

3. What makes me sad?
not cleaning up.

4. How do I make you laugh?
tickling me.

5. What do you think I was like as a child?
ticklish

6. How old am I?
32..um 33 i mean

7. How tall am I?
i don't know

8. What is my favorite thing to do?
clean up (um.. bad trend here)

9. What do I do when you're not around?
clean up

10. If I become famous, what will it be for?
cleaning up

11. What am I really good at?
Cleaning up (ok, now I'm getting irritated)

12. What am I not really good at?
bbqing (as she walked past the patio door and saw the bbq)

13. What is my job?
cleaning up

14. What is my favorite food?
i don't know.

15. What makes you proud of me?
your love for me

16. If I were a cartoon character, who would I be?


17. What do you and I do together?
clean up

18. How are we the same?
we both have brown hair

19. How are you and I different?
we wear different clothes and I'm younger

20. How do you know that I love you?
by kissing me

Samurai Appliance Guy

I love this website. I'm currently disassembling my dryer, and needed guidance. This site is amazing, and funny too.

http://fixitnow.com/2003/11/appliance-tip-of-day-dryer-disassembly.htm

Daily Ramblings of a Homeschooling Mom

Nice title, but what does it mean?

I am listening to Calla use Spellingcity.com for her spelling practice. The other 2 are napping. A rare but momentous occasion when it occurs. I'm thinking of spending time on www.freerice.com but it's an addiction I shouldn't feed right now, with 1/2 my Theory book still to complete, and my mentor telling me I should be done already. The Exam date is May 8th. I should be starting my practice exams next week. It's going to be a tough month.

Calla really wants to start grade 2 math. Problem is, she doesn't realise that we're only 30 lessons into Grade 1 math, (of 100+ lesssons) I am a baaaad organizer and have let our math slip. Hopefully, now that she had a goal, we'll get through it quicker. I guess Calla and I will also stop waiting for Rowan, and just work on her doing it alone. He can do it next year while she's doing grade 2.

Questionable produce??

I love my hubby. But do question his judgement sometimes.
He does the weekly groceries, and generally does a great job. But what's with the clearance produce?? 5 avocados 10 minutes from their overripe state????
wtf?

Julia

Paper Airplanes

Wow! These are fun!
http://www.paperairplanes.co.uk/nickplan.php
Really easy, and goes fast and far!

Enjoy!