Day 46

7th December 2021

La Niña

Wet summer!😭

“Didn’t we just have El Niño?” I was asking someone recently.

“Yes, but there’s two. This year it’s La Niña.” She said. (How do people know so much about the weather?)

I just want my summer! And yes, I know how that makes me sound. 😩

Sunny days where are you? Come back!

Blue Sky

We had planned to go mountain biking today, but when we saw that beautiful blue sky, we changed our plans and went kayaking!

A small protest was made by Lincoln, but he got over it.

We went to one of our favourite places. There were no tourists, but there were groups of year 12 students celebrating the end of school.

Such a good feeling!! I remember this time in my life, well.

I couldn’t believe it was over. It was really over! I hated school. The end of year 12 was pure joy!!

Anyway, we had the nicest time.

Lincoln kayaked.

Mila snorkelled & dived.

I swam. (The water was surprisingly warm).

Then we wandered to the shops & bought hot chips and then sat by the sea in the park.

Lincy laid his head on my lap at one point and Mila chatted away, & I had a moment of bliss.

Climbing & exploring the rocks. (The water turns brown due to the tannins in the plants at the creek. Biology, no big deal.😏)

Mila saw lots of fish!
Happy boy.

Sun Dazed

On our way home we were all sleepy and sun dazed.

In the car we usually take turns playing songs and today, we drove in silence to ‘Cookie Chips.’

We were all talking about taking a nap when we got home but, then I remembered.

We’ve got soccer!!!

We were 5 min late. (Bad coach). The kids were absolute champions, mustering the energy to play a game of soccer, after a day in the sun.

No surprise, they passed out almost immediately after dinner.

Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw3VcX0V7vM

The Challenge: Home school for 1 year while not losing sanity or love for children and/or husband.
Contenders: Mila 8yrs, Lincoln 10 yrs, Me (Mum), Liam (Dad), Pepe (dog)
Home School Days: 200

This blog was inspired by the film Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep & Amy Adams.

Julie decides she will take her love of cooking to the next level by cooking every recipe in Julia Childs French cookbook, in one year! 500 & something fancy, technical recipes!! While working full time!

Julie writes a daily blog about her time in the kitchen for herself & other amateur cooks who may, or may not be, reading along. You gotta watch it (http://thehomeschoolyear.com/about/).  Or read it here. (http://thehomeschoolyear.com/book)

I loved that she wrote every day. I loved hearing about her small everyday frustrations, with the recipes & with life. It really inspired me to throw myself into something.

The timing was perfect as we have just decided to homeschool our children as a lifestyle choice and I thought…Cool! A daily blog will be perfect!

There must be other families out there wondering if there’s another way to live? Another way to do ‘family life’?

If you’re here, then hello & welcome aboard! Please feel free to sit back & watch it all unfold. Put the kettle on & check in with us each night to see what went down and how we all got over the line. I’m sure we’ll find our rhythm, right?

Are you a homeschool family? If you’re watching the wheels fall off this thing, I’m open to your emails or comments any time. I would love them! I am very friendly, & I could use the help.

Ok, come hell or high water….I’m in. A daily blog, for 12 months. I’ll be right, here.

Kindly, Lisa x

Can we be friends?!

[email-subscribers-form id="3"]