Day 26

9th November 2021

4.30am Start 😫

The day started at 4.30am.

Liam woke to find Linc playing videos games & eating ice-cream.

We used to have this problem a few years ago when we had a Play Station. We would find him at all hours of the night, 1.30am, 3am, whatever; playing video games!

So, we sold it.

After that, Lincoln slowly went back to a normal wake up time. (Normal for him, anyway. 5.30am!)

Every homeschooling family we’ve met, have has said their kids have daily, scheduled free time, to play video games. So I thought, ok I can do that.

Now, we’re back to early starts and sneaking again!! Sigh.

Bush Picnic

We took Pepe out early then hit the road to meet some home school friends at a bike track in the bush.

It was SO nice, and just what I needed.

Some girl time in the sun, while the kids ran free through the bush.

They rode bikes, they played tips, they voted to decide which games to play, (very orderly, & not like school) & we mamas, picnicked.

It was a little slice of bliss.

I always come away feeling so calm after talking with other home school mums.

My home school friend said, they are taking a break from learning because they are just so far ahead and are learning so much!!

Can you believe that?

My two are a couple of blobs that don’t want to do anything & she has two that NEED TO SLOW DOWN!

Unbelievable. 🤔

Anyway, it gives me hope that after Lincoln & Mila de school, they will be inspired to get hooked on a topic.

Kids on the hill — Home school kids hanging out on the bike jumps – being social.

Puppy — And this pokey little puppy named Boo ate them all! And we saw a wild bunny!

It would have been a shame to have gone to school & missed this sun drenched spot by the track! 😎

The Meltdown

We said goodbye and came home.

I was really sleepy and went to lay down for a nap.

Lincoln had finished all his chores and was having some TV time.

Mila hadn’t don’t her chores and so I said she couldn’t watch TV until she had done them.

She didn’t have much to do. She had to make her bed & pick up a few things in her room.

That’s when she lost her mind.

Out of nowhere, she exploded!

“I can’t make my bed!! My duvet is too heavy, and I can’t lift it. Every night I’m freezing because it falls off the side and I can’t lift it up!”

“Mila, I’m sure you can lift it up and make your bed.”

‘NO I CAN’T!” (Storm out. Door slam.)

I drifted off to somewhere between sleep and awake.

She marched back in.

“You don’t believe me, and you won’t let me watch TV & Lincoln gets everything. You’re being mean!!”

This went on for a bit until finally, she collapsed onto me, and half passed out while moaning about justice.

I told her that the feelings she was having might be due to the amount of chemicals and colourings and sugar and additives that were raging around her tiny body.

She didn’t say anything.

Lincoln came in & flopped on the bed.

“I’m so tired. I feel full and sick. I’m tired.” He complained.

“But you two have soccer in 40 minutes.” I declared.

“Urrrgh.” Groan, groan, whinge, whinge.

They managed to get through soccer and when we came home, they made their own dinner.

Along with eating whatever they want this week, they’re also allowed to refuse meals.

Do you know what they did?

They both got chopping boards and began chopping vegetables!

Lincoln said,