Today I have been getting some more stuff organized....booking field trips to the museum and planning a workshop here for Remembrance Day in November............I cancelled the childrens fitness class and called up Parks and Rec to see if they had talked with the homeschooling community before planning classes......NO (duh) why not???? Surely if you are planning classes for a group of people you talk to them first to see a what day is best b) what classes are wanted or needed c) what ages should it be for d) what activity/ for fun/ for phys ed curriculum/ for fitness........................
So I phoned them and asked if the homeschool community could have a part in planning activities and she was thrilled to have contact with us and sorryt hat are needs aren't being met...someone just needed to taslk to them!
So I am researching what is needed and when..................
The Lets Play field trip has been planned (thank you R) and one of the homeschool Moms has planned a monthly Barbie playdate which Susannah is VERY excited about!
I've booked a tour of the museum for November too.........
So with the city workshops, Science centre workshops.......museum workshops, HS drop in group, playdates, Barbie playdates, MP..........well we have lots to look forward to :) Its going to be a good homeschooling year this year.
Susie and Laurence made scrambled eggs for lunch..............on their own................Chris is now baking lemon bards............again on his own.................Abigail is playing oin the fort they built yesterday.......................
Chris wrote an essay on Japan this morning and Susie used a rollwercoaster plot thingy (lol) to create the basis of a story..................Laurence has started writing a story.............he's written three pages so far...................
Susie and I drove the garbage down to the end of the driveway and then drove to the mail box...............nothing interesting...a reminder from Walmart for Chris's eye check up and some junk mail from the dvd club........................
I did some laundry....................I haven't walked the dogs yet......I will have to drag my butt out in the rain shortly I guess lol....................................but they have been playing outside for a while so they are fine....in fact their friends Yogi and Gizmo came over to play so they were running about with them for a while................
I should do something with the kids....I've been really lazy today..............I know they are doing 'stuff' and what I've been doing ahs been for them but I've also been ultra lazy and sat around a lot and read far too many blogs ;)
And the idea of sitting here all afternoon and eating the lemon bars CHris is making sounds very good to me :)
Here is the recipe he is following:
Winning Lemon Bars:
Ingredients:
- 2 sticks (8 ounces) butter
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 4 beaten eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel
- sifted confectioners' sugar
PREPARATION:
Heat oven to 325°. Blend butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar. Pat into ungreased 13x9x2-inch pan. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
For filling, blend together eggs, sugar, 4 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, and lemon peel.
For filling, blend together eggs, sugar, 4 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, and lemon peel.
