Day 57

2nd February 2022

The Grey Nurse

Our diving instructors tell us every year without fail, as soon as the water warms up, the grey nurse sharks appear like clockwork.

So, it seemed like a pretty good time to talk about sharks today!

The kids were so excited to see a grey nurse shark, but they didn’t see one. 😕 The first class back was in the creek to go over the breathing work etc after such a long break.

Makes sense.

We were looking forward to a hot and sunny dive day and you know what, today was cloudy and cool!

Afterwards we went to get hot chips for lunch. There was a huge shark above the counter and the guy said it was once alive and had been taxidermised.

Taxidermised! Ew!!

We chatted about this later at dinner. The kids wanted to know the difference between taxidermy & mummies.

It wasn’t really dinner conversation, but it was educational!

This shark was once swimming free in the ocean.

The Park

We took our chips to the park and then played tips on the spider web.

They had so much fun. The whole day was just filled with laughter and good times.

Run Mila!!
Playing chop sticks.

Japanese

Yesterday we watched a few YouTube videos on Tokyo & Japan. (Lincolns choice).

We learnt about the hundreds of vending machines in Tokyo and the kids were fascinated with all the different things you can buy from them.

Clothes, hot soup, toys & even bananas!

This afternoon out of the blue, Lincoln asks if he could start learning Japanese on Duo Lingo.

“Sure!” I said.

Not long after he started, he came over to where I was cooking dinner to tell me that Japanese has 5 levels of language!

He was showing me different symbols and how they represent sounds and adding two or more symbols created words and longer sounds.

“I need to print this out.” He said.

Over dinner Mila said she wanted to learn a language as well and Lincoln convinced her she should also learn Japanese so they can have secret discussions in front of Liam and I.

Mila said, “Ok. Tell me everything you know so far.” 😄

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

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