Day 140
15th June 2022
Hatshepsut
We had a slow lazy morning today.
I slept in and when I woke the kids were watching The Floor Is Lava. 😂
They love that show!
After the team ‘Dad Bods’ beat the team ‘Mum’s of Steel’ to the top of Lava Lamp Mountain, I turned off the TV and we started with history.
Today we learnt about the first female pharaoh of Egypt. I remember learning about her in my senior year at school.
Hatshepsut married her half-brother who was pharaoh, as you do. 🤢
He died soon after and her stepson was due to be king but as he was an infant she took over as his regent until he was old enough to rule in his own right.
Of course, she didn’t give up the throne and went on to successfully rule for 20 years.
She fought hard for the Egyptian people to accept her as pharaoh, as women didn’t hold positions of power.
Hatshepsut began dressing like a man and even wearing a beard! (The kids loved this!).
Years after her death someone tried to chisel her out of history.
Some historians believe it was her stepson and others believe it was the people of Egypt who wanted to erase the memory of a female leader in Egypt.
Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bYRy_wZEJI
After history, we completed English and played some Math’s games online.
There was a little grumbling, but not too much.
I made snacks and all was well. 😂
The Rescue
They were a bit lazy and restless today, so I put a documentary on.
We ended up watching The Rescue, which is the story of 13 boys rescued from a cave in Thailand back in 2018.
I wasn’t sure if it was the right choice, but we want them to know they live in a big world with lots happening all the time, and that they are a small part, of a really big thing.
Anyway, I chose it.
It was so good!!
They came and went a bit during the beginning but once they started the rescue, we all sat their glued to the spot.
At the end I bawled & held them close and told them how lucky we were to have each other and to be safe.
I’m pretty sure they eyerolled the whole way through that moment. 🙄
What an incredible display of the human spirit!!
If you haven’t seen it, check it out. Here’s the trailer.
Birthday Surprise
Mila went to check the mail and found a birthday present at the front door!
Squeals of delight burst out of her, and she ran back inside and threw herself on the sofa.
Paper flew left & right.
Inside, were an adorable pair of spotty rainbow socks and a little teddy that clings on for dear life, and a pen set.
She loved them, and the socks went on right away. 😂
Doughnuts
Ok, by now it was 1pm, and I still hadn’t taken Mila back to the park to look for Skye, the lost Squishmallow.
If we waited any longer, school would be out and we’d be faced with hordes of kids.
Now that we’re spoilt home schoolers, we’re not too keen on sharing public facilities! 😂😂😂
I know what you’re thinking and yes, I knew that Skye was not going to be there, however a promise is a promise.
We stopped off at the doughnut van to grab some insurance, and then we headed to the park.
We searched everywhere but no Skye. 😢
The hot cinnamon doughnuts helped with this. 😏
We learnt about centrifugal force from one of our science crates, so I guess we can tick off physics with this video. 🤔
Afterwards, we came home for some quiet time.
Linc read for a while & Mila played on the laptop while I did some work.
At 4pm our house turned into a bit of a zoo with kids from all over the neighbourhood coming and going.
I counted 6 kids at one point!
Of all ages.
That’s not including our 2.
We always wanted to be the house all the kids came too for parties & to hang out & I really saw that starting to happen today.
There were kids everywhere!
They were bouncing on the tramp, playing with the dog, downstairs on the tools, playing Shopkins in the bedroom & stopping now & then to entertain me with their stories.
It was so adorable. 😍
