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New Clothes & First Dogwash
Only two things of note happened today. First, Dad took the kids shopping for clothes. Given that they rarely get brand new clothing and that they love spending time with their Grandad, you can imagine just how pleased the children… Read More ›
Wollongong
Everybody woke bright and early today, anxiously checking the weather. Sunny, no clouds, definitely no rain. Relief! Quickly shovel breakfast down our gullets, then it’s into the shower, one by one, quick wash and out, dried and dressed. We’d better… Read More ›
Spicy Pasta Yasmina
My beautiful daughter Yasmine created this delicious dish, which we then named after her. It is very economical and feeds a family of 6. Thanks to my husband for allowing me to re-publish this from his blog, A Wombat’s Web…. Read More ›
1 Million Kilo Challenge
I am gearing up to get started on the 1 Million Kilo Challenge. I am starting a week later than everybody else, because of the initial cost of stocking up on groceries. Tomorrow, I will be shopping, using the grocery… Read More ›
Earth and the big four oh
Today is Earth’s birthday. He is now forty years old or, as my daughter puts it, officially an ‘old man’. I would have liked to have a big party for him, but we couldn’t afford it and anyway, there aren’t… Read More ›
Sonlight Language Arts on the Way
If you read my previous post, you will know that I have been considering buying a curriculum for Yasmine and Storm (Annie has chosen to give school another try). Well, last night I took the plunge. I can’t afford a… Read More ›
Cinderella
Ha, ha, ha! Annie has a friend over this weekend for her birthday. They were dressing up in each others clothes when they spontaneously decided to put on a play for us. They dressed up Yasmine and Storm and proceeded… Read More ›
Accessible Learning
The last few days I have felt really sick from a medication I am taking, so we haven’t done much by way of formal lessons. We don’t do much anyway, but we’ve done even less the past few days. In… Read More ›
Rafferty's Rules is Closing Down 