Day 104

8th April 2022

Baby Bunnies!

There was too much excitement when they got home from the farm today!

“Mama there were baby bunnies!” Mila squealed.

“They were so tiny, they fit into your hands!” Lincoln demonstrated.

“Awe!” I cooed.

We used to have a house bunny called Lucy and we miss her so much. 😒 We all love bunnies.

“We’re allowed to carry them around all day!” Mila continued.

“Their eyes weren’t opened yet.” Linc explained.

“Really?! They must have been so little.” I said.

“Do they have names?” I continued

“Rainbow Butterflies, Luna Silk & Poison Dripper.” Mila answered.

“Poison Dripper?!” I said.

“Farmer Jim named that one and he renamed Luna Silk, Razor Face!” She added with a big belly laugh.

“But we said no, she’s Luna Silk.”

Just a wee little baby bunny cuddling a ball of wool – no big deal. 😍😍😍😍
3 baby bunnies cozied up in Mila’s beanie.
Teeny, tiny!!

It was hard to move past the bunny chatter. They were so excited!

“So, what else happened today?” I asked.

“There were baby chicks too mama!!” Mila said bursting with happiness.

“Really?” I said.

“We made them a maze out of bricks.” Mila said.

“They were so happy in there. They were running around and exploring.” She continued.

“We played the frisbee game in the forest.” Lincy said.

“Yeh, I love the frisbee game.” Mila said.

“Ooh, we also made a chocolate cake today mama!” Mila added.

Baby chick maze. πŸ˜‚

Frisbee in the forest.

Meanwhile…

Liam found this AMAZING recycle warehouse in the country side.

Look at this treasure trove!!

He sent me a picture and then called me almost immediately with excitement.

Liam came home with 3 really cool bikes & we’re planning on taking them out tomorrow. 🚲🚲🚲🚲

He also went foraging for mushrooms and collected loads. (Of course!)

He’s actually planning on eating these ones and it’s freaking me out! 😦

These ones are called ‘white brain’. Ew!
The common field cap.
Theses ones are called, ‘saffron milk caps’.

Pyromaniacs

Got matches?

The fire fascination continues at the farm.

They just love blowing things up & experimenting with fire. πŸ˜‚

Watch their latest video here. (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DzIZXimcwes)

Here’s the jet propulsion experiment. (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dH8w2aSmP50)

On The Tools

Lincy just loves working with his hands.

He loves engineering, woodwork, metal work, anything where he can use tools really. 😎

This morning when I said goodbye, I told him he’d probably get to do some whittling today because it was a wet day.

“I’ll make you something.” He called out. “How about a mascara holder?”πŸ˜‚(Awe!)

While we were chatting about the day he said;

“Oh mum, I have something for you!”

He became frantic, “Dad where is it?”

“Here it is.” He said with relief.

He carved me a little wooden spoon. It is so cute and so well made. πŸ’—

He’s really proud of it.

“I LOVE it!!’ I gasped.

His little face beamed up at me.

“It’s more of a stirrer.” He continued. “I couldn’t hollow it out because there’s a knot in the wood.

Note the lads in the background preparing the next pyrotechnics. πŸ˜‚

That’s a wrap for term 1.

Our recipes will continue over the holidays. I’ll add them to the recipes page. πŸ˜‹

Check out our Instagram feed at the top of this blog for daily catchups.

Full write ups begin again in term 2.

Have a wonderful Easter!!

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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