Still Here

Yes we are still here, just very busy, the kids have joined a million home ed groups………..OK not  a million but too many for me to keep up with.  We have been camping over summer, including HESFES, and trying to relax.  I have a part time job now so between the kids, study, dog and [...]

Author Unknown

I AM THE NEW YEAR
I am unused, unspotted, without blemish,
I stretch before you three hundred
And sixty-five days long.
I will present each day
In its turn, a new leaf
In the book of life
For you to place upon
It your imprint

I AM THE NEW YEAR.
Each hour of every day, I [...]

it’s been ages

Well we moved a month ago now, and I’m still waiting for the Internet.  it’s done through Marks work so between them and BT who knows how long it will take.
We have all settled in nicely, Will even started sleeping in his own bed occasionally, we tried bribery to get him to stay there but [...]

I want a Rock BIG enough to hide under

The week has just gone from Bad to worse.  Will is still sick ( coughing all night and sooking, whinging clinging all day)
Riley has taken up vomiting in his sleep.
The washing machine got fixed ( thanks to the repair man who charged £58)  But Riley’s spew fest is filling it faster than I can empty it.  [...]

The Bitter homeschoolers wishlist

  This was sent  to me by Liz at Living,Learning. 
As for us we are all still sick, The washing machine’s door just fell of and Will has not let go of my neck for days.
*1 – Please stop asking us if it’s legal. If it is – and it is – it’s
insulting to imply that [...]

the week in review

Just looking over some post and realised that there is little schooling being talked about.  I’ll be brief because Will is still sick,
” but trying to be very very brave”
Monday: Erik and Logan did Sociology and English Lit, Logan came home and did some info tech/computer programming work.  Erik played Rune-scape.
Riley did maths reading, made [...]

The case of the missing Hamster

Last summer we got the kids a hamster, I have mentioned it somewhere on this blog before but have no idea how to link back.  At the pet shop the other day the owner told us that they really only live for around 2 years, this has really made the boys think about death, not [...]

How many have you broken??

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27%)
2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen’s image upside-down (7%)
3. It is illegal for a woman to be topless in Liverpool except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (6%)
4. Eating mince [...]

Catch UP

Thursday morning after Halloween the boys went to play in the forest behind our house.  I wasn’t too fussed as they do this all the time.  This time however,  Riley came back with one friend and was crying, saying his eyes stung.  I put a cloth on his face, took it off after a few [...]

No Schooling going on here

The boys have had friends stay for the past 2 nights,  Tuesday to Wednesday it was fairly peaceful. We all carved pumpkins to put out so the neighbours knew treats were to be had at our house. Sweets were stacked high in the container, then hidden from the monsters, zombies and skeletons in my house. The excitement of Halloween hit [...]