This is what I see right NOW when I turn and look out of the window......
6 days ago
Aug 28, 2006
Salute to the sun
I thought this was a cute picture of my girls looking at the sunset tonight :)I watch them race around the bales and clmaber through the woods, sniffing and digging and chasing and leaping and I just feel so happy that my girls have this amazing place to run free each day........
Don't forget you can click on each picture to enlarge it.
A joke from Lloyds Mom!
Lloyds Mom (Terry) reads my blog and saw my post about the cows in England having regional accents...she heard this joke a few days ago and thought it would go well with my post....but you'll probably only 'get it' if you're from Britain :)
A Somerset Cow - moooooooer
A Scottish Cow - oh aye the moo
A London Cow - moo you lookin at???
A Somerset Cow - moooooooer
A Scottish Cow - oh aye the moo
A London Cow - moo you lookin at???
Wasp nest..............
Lloyd and I took Amber and Rosie for a walk up along the hay bales.......as we were coming back we spied this amazing wasp nest on the ground beside our back woods.........I couldn't resist getting some pictures...with my long lense...I really wasn't THAT close lol....but yep I still managed to get stung on my leg...in my calf...and OUCH it hurts......my leg is swollen and I have popped some benadryl which will no doubt knock me out in a short while........but I got my picture :)
It works!!!!
Finally, FINALLY, the Unschool Blogs ring have approved me and the turquoise button under my profile will not take you to the next Unschooling blog :) Enjoy...I know I will!
Its wonderful to read the blogs of other unschoolers and know that you aren't alone!!!!!
Actually I do feel alone this week......my really good friend has left me........she's gone away on holiday!!!! I mean, how dare she!!!! lol! I hope she has a FAB time and enjoys all those things she plans to do on this, hopefully her last child free holiday!
I wrote her this morning and told her I will miss her...even though I don't see her often I like to know she's around :) Someone who understands the way I think, the way we live.......
People underestimate her.......and they are really missing out!
Its wonderful to read the blogs of other unschoolers and know that you aren't alone!!!!!
Actually I do feel alone this week......my really good friend has left me........she's gone away on holiday!!!! I mean, how dare she!!!! lol! I hope she has a FAB time and enjoys all those things she plans to do on this, hopefully her last child free holiday!
I wrote her this morning and told her I will miss her...even though I don't see her often I like to know she's around :) Someone who understands the way I think, the way we live.......
People underestimate her.......and they are really missing out!
A last trek to the splashpark............
We went to the splashpark today for the last time this summer.....it was glorious weather...30c and the most lovely breeze........we got to the splashpark around 11am and found a spot amongst some of the (small) trees...but enough for a little shade......
About 11 families came out to join us.........Tasha invited some friends, Shawna came with her girls and the rest were all homeschoolers........I met a few new people which is always nice......and it was great to see everyone I knew...there were a LOT of children of all ages and they seemed to all have a great time.........we left around 4pm.......
I'm so tired right now that I'm not sure what to write.........sitting in the sun for 5 hours is exhausting lol! Such a hard life huh???? :)
Tasha kindly let me borrow her camera to take some pictures .......i'll blog those when I get them. Now I'm going for a quiet walk outside with the dogs........its a lovely evening.........
I get my new point and shoot tomorrow......the children broke mine..........oh and I had an interesting conversation at the park with one of the homeschooling Moms...she's a photographer...specialising in wedding photography and was suggesting I take over some of her customers when she moves.................
I'm very interested but need to sort out my confidence levels..................hhhhmmmmm lots to think about....but Lloyd is of course so keen.......says he'll kit me out with all I need and support me 200% as I know he would......but I need to find that confidence inside of me somehow.....................
Above are the pics I snapped VERY quickly with Tashas camera....just to give you an idea of everyone there yesterday and how busy the splashpark was etc etc...........it was fun :)
I AM a Domestic Goddess :)
Too funny! I won two titles in the Linking Parents awards this year....which is odd because I rarely post there these days.......I won the Domestic Goddess Award......thats nice ...its good to be a Goddess huh????? lol.......and I also won the Blog Addict award for this blogs upkeep :)
You can see the other award results at:
http://www.linkingparents.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=43563/start=0.html
You can see the other award results at:
http://www.linkingparents.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=43563/start=0.html
Slacking on the sunset front..............
I'm sorry I haven't been posting sunset pics the last few days...the sunsets have been glorious....I saw them as I zipped by on my quad lol! Lloyd and I have been out quadding at dusk the last few evenings....................it is just so much fun...the liuttle walking trauil that Lloyd created for me a few weeks back is perfect for a beginning quader...enough hills and bends and bumps to get practice but nothing too adventurous :) Its fun quadding at dusk with the lights on :) and I love quadding with Lloyd..........we just keep grinning at each other and laughing and he says he likes my hair when I'm riding because it blows in the wind lol!
So yes I am slacking in the sunset area of my blog but the sunsets are still being enjoyed!
So yes I am slacking in the sunset area of my blog but the sunsets are still being enjoyed!
That Monday feeling.....................
I woke up this morning feeling wonderful....sleepy and happy.....then I saw Lloyd in the doorway in his work outfit...............and my mood sunk........Its Monday and Lloyd has gone to work :( Our weekend was so much fun and I'm so sad its over.........
Abigail and Sam were curled up in bed beside me still fast asleep :)
The weekend was good....constructive...we managed to fill the dumpster very quickly and easily....we will have to rent it again in the Spring as we still have a ton of stuff to get rid of ....but we made a great start............they come to collect it today..............
And today we have plans......fun plans with 11 other families :) A kind of goodbye to summer fun day enjoying the 30c temperature they forecast today :)
Have a great day everyone.
Abigail and Sam were curled up in bed beside me still fast asleep :)
The weekend was good....constructive...we managed to fill the dumpster very quickly and easily....we will have to rent it again in the Spring as we still have a ton of stuff to get rid of ....but we made a great start............they come to collect it today..............
And today we have plans......fun plans with 11 other families :) A kind of goodbye to summer fun day enjoying the 30c temperature they forecast today :)
Have a great day everyone.
Aug 27, 2006
A Homeschooling post................
Please check out Daisy's recent post on homeschooling, in her blog 'A Montessori Journey'....you'll find the link on the right of my blog....................
Daisy homeschools not only her own children but a few others too............and follows mainly a Montessori approach...which she discusses at length (and with pictures) on her blog for people like me who are fairly ignorant of Montessori theory.................
Her recent post is about skeptics of homeschooling and is an interesting read :)
See you tomorrow Daisy :)
Daisy homeschools not only her own children but a few others too............and follows mainly a Montessori approach...which she discusses at length (and with pictures) on her blog for people like me who are fairly ignorant of Montessori theory.................
Her recent post is about skeptics of homeschooling and is an interesting read :)
See you tomorrow Daisy :)
Summer is drawing to a close.....
The weather is still glorious during the day.....high 20's and tomorrow may hit 30c again........but the evenings are chilly and the sun is setting so much earlier.......
The trees are slowly but surely turning to the most beautiful shades of gold and rust........the geese can be heard saying goodbye as they fly overhead on their journey south.
Our hummingbirds left well overa week ago......they were with us for such a brief time....next year we will be better prepared from May onwards with our sugar syrup......I hope we helped nourish them for their long trip.
Some homeschooling friends of ours in Texas are watching out for them...the hummingbirds stop in their yard for a few weeks on their way even further south for winter.........isn't that amazing? They left here ten days ago and will arrive in Texas around now...................such tiny tiny birds......with such strength.........and stamina.......I can't WAIT to see them again next year...and hear the hum of their wings :)
Summer 2006 has been wonderful! Thanks to homeschooling it has been a lovely LONG and fun summer......we have been able to enjoy every moment since the first warm day...and we have experienced soooooo much...from the arrival of our chicks and their first eggs, to watching Rosie developing her personality alongside her sister Amber........watching our acreage transform from an icy snow covered landscape to a land filled with wildlife and plants we had never seen before........................we have met new friends who have taught us so much...............and have brought so much to our lives..........
Chris has begun his volunteering at the museum and has worked at the library this summer too............Lloyd has enjoyed his job and is taking on more and more projects there.......Lloyd ahs also FINALLY started spending some money on himself and enjoying it after working so hard!!!...............Laurence has found his love of quading and has really come into his own at the homeschool group when Chris hasn't been there..........
Susannah has loved all the edible plants we have grown and has found a love of cooking with them.....I know she has great plans for our vegetable garden next year and wants to focus on baking different breads this Fall.......................Susie also learnt to swim well this summer................Abigail has developed a huge interest in math and just adores numbers...........she is writing a fair bit now and still loves to do 'schoolwork'...................Sam is such an outdoors boy and has thrived from being outside so much....I am so glad we moved here last year and the children have all this land to enjoy.......animals to care for.....trees to climb...........space to run...........................
Chris had two paid jobs this summer........dog sitting for neighbours................he earnt $170..............so is very happy :)
The weather this summer has been amazing! We've been so lucky........and we've managed to make the most of it.......many trips to the splashpark, Fort Edmonton, the zoo, swimming in our own pool, playdates at the park, trips to the lake, and many many many family days just spent playing here :)
And we still have two big trips to look forward to :)
I am not normally a summer person........I prefer Spring and Fall........but this year, well, summer has been GREAT! I hope your summer has been a good one too :)
The trees are slowly but surely turning to the most beautiful shades of gold and rust........the geese can be heard saying goodbye as they fly overhead on their journey south.
Our hummingbirds left well overa week ago......they were with us for such a brief time....next year we will be better prepared from May onwards with our sugar syrup......I hope we helped nourish them for their long trip.
Some homeschooling friends of ours in Texas are watching out for them...the hummingbirds stop in their yard for a few weeks on their way even further south for winter.........isn't that amazing? They left here ten days ago and will arrive in Texas around now...................such tiny tiny birds......with such strength.........and stamina.......I can't WAIT to see them again next year...and hear the hum of their wings :)
Summer 2006 has been wonderful! Thanks to homeschooling it has been a lovely LONG and fun summer......we have been able to enjoy every moment since the first warm day...and we have experienced soooooo much...from the arrival of our chicks and their first eggs, to watching Rosie developing her personality alongside her sister Amber........watching our acreage transform from an icy snow covered landscape to a land filled with wildlife and plants we had never seen before........................we have met new friends who have taught us so much...............and have brought so much to our lives..........
Chris has begun his volunteering at the museum and has worked at the library this summer too............Lloyd has enjoyed his job and is taking on more and more projects there.......Lloyd ahs also FINALLY started spending some money on himself and enjoying it after working so hard!!!...............Laurence has found his love of quading and has really come into his own at the homeschool group when Chris hasn't been there..........
Susannah has loved all the edible plants we have grown and has found a love of cooking with them.....I know she has great plans for our vegetable garden next year and wants to focus on baking different breads this Fall.......................Susie also learnt to swim well this summer................Abigail has developed a huge interest in math and just adores numbers...........she is writing a fair bit now and still loves to do 'schoolwork'...................Sam is such an outdoors boy and has thrived from being outside so much....I am so glad we moved here last year and the children have all this land to enjoy.......animals to care for.....trees to climb...........space to run...........................
Chris had two paid jobs this summer........dog sitting for neighbours................he earnt $170..............so is very happy :)
The weather this summer has been amazing! We've been so lucky........and we've managed to make the most of it.......many trips to the splashpark, Fort Edmonton, the zoo, swimming in our own pool, playdates at the park, trips to the lake, and many many many family days just spent playing here :)
And we still have two big trips to look forward to :)
I am not normally a summer person........I prefer Spring and Fall........but this year, well, summer has been GREAT! I hope your summer has been a good one too :)
Meet Fred................
Fred and his millions of brothers and sisters are visiting with us for a few weeks :)The children love catching them and then touching their butts to make them hop away :)
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