What a wonderful week!

We have been so busy 'schooling' I have lost track of time to blog!

On Tuesday morning, excitement reigned supreme as Miss 9 came back from her visit with bio-dad. Hubby took the day off work in honour of the event and we were placing bets on which child was going to burst into tears first (such was the level of expectant hysteria!). It all went pretty smoothly, though and I was even (thanks to my lovely, thoughtful hubby taking over) able to finish my library book!

In the afternoon when Miss 2 was having her nap, we made musical instruments out of burst balloons and cups (drums) and lunch-box containers and rubber bands (guitars) to demonstrate how oscillators and resonators work. We also did an experiment with cornstarch and water to show how viscosity and resistance to objects work together.

On Wednesday, with hubby back at work, we decided to get back to a little book work (the children are using the NSW edition of Targeting Maths and English. The layout really appeals to them). That completed we chose a recipe to cook later, made a list and embarked on the dreaded grocery shopping!

Wednesday is the best day to go shopping in Canberra in my opinion, as most people are paid on Thursdays. Product availability is a bit hit and miss, though - but as I buy my fresh produce at the Farmers Market, it's not that big a deal.

Having arrived back home and done the inevitable packing away and preparing and clean up of lunches, we made a delicious carrot cake. Miss 9 did all the reading, measuring and mixing. I only helped to line the tin and the hot oven stuff.

After yet another clean-up and more snacks all round, we put Miss 2 to bed and indulged in a 'film appreciation' session. We watched the Nancy Drew movie and discussed characters, plots, sub-plots and the difference between the movie and the books.

Then we iced the cake (cream cheese icing, yummo) and got ready for dinner.

Miss 22 was coming over and we have discussed her moving back in with the other children. The smaller ones (well, Mr6 has decided, as official representative of the smaller ones) that they will share a room leaving a room free for her.


Quesadillas and carrot cake were on the menu.

Today we completed our bookwork early, then headed to the local homeschool group activity making and flying paper planes! It was really well set up, with some of the older kids (with paper plane experience) demonstrating different types of planes and aerodynamic principles to the younger and/or less experienced kids. Then we had a competition to see who could go highest, get the planes through a hoop, go the furthest, etc. Then everyone spilled outside the hall to kick balls, climb trees and run around like - well - kids!

Meantime the really little children found lots of lovely mud puddles and proceeded to get as wet and dirty as possible!

Such fun!