Most peoples first reaction after discovering I have a toddler and am home schooling three older ones, well to be honest, is popped out eye balls and a gaping wide mouth. After they recover themselves however the first statements/ questions are something along the lines of “Wow you must be so busy” or “It must [...]
Back in October Elijah was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. I wanted to write about it then but it was the day before we flew out to visit my sister, so this post got put off. Then when we got back there were the November birthdays and then Christmas and there never seemed enough time to [...]
I thought a day in the sun breathing air that doesn’t consist of wall rebounded virus spittle would be good for us. I may have been wrong. I really want to bring these kids up with a healthy respect for nature, understanding where their food comes from and having the know-how to produce a fair [...]
We are still stuck at home the chorus of phlegmy choughs preventing us from going near real people. And because my constant command of “no more coughing” is going totally unheeded (by myself included) we are missing out on church. This makes me sad, I love going to church, I love the opportunity to sing [...]
This is a photo of our old, very narrow, constantly flooded and covered in rubble front path. It’s one of the things that has constantly bugged me about this house. When ever I pull up on the drive way a little sigh escapes me as I contemplate herding my gaggle of unruly children into the [...]
As if my week wasn’t bad enough, this is Sabrina with a hole in her head. The worst part was it happened in my room while she was in my care. Hello guilty feelings welcome to my stomach. I hadn’t been feeling the best, hey maybe it’s stress ya think, so I rang Glenn and [...]
The baby flushed my mobile phone down the toilet. Sabrina has an unnatural fascination with the old water closet and lies in wait for any opportunity to dive in. Whenever the door is left open she’s in there in seconds commencing her flotation experiments with whatever valuables she can get her chubby little fingers on. [...]
This actually happened last week and I meant to write it down but I barely have a functioning brain cell left and I simply forgot. Whenever we go to a homeschooling park gathering where swarms of children run free transforming nature into the tools of their imaginations we always have a little bit of trouble [...]
Totally out of the blue today Eli approaches me visibly upset. “ I’m NEVER ever going to be an adult!” “oh well I think one day you will be” “No I’m never growing up, why are you always saying I’m growing up!” He screamed in frustration like I’m constantly jumping out from behind the furniture [...]
What’s Mothers day without breakfast in bed? Mine even came with a menu, all be it limited. And yes they made it themselves and yes it was edible. Glenn even held Sabrina so I could eat without a baby jumping on my head a rare treat in this house. I see mothers day as a [...]
