Day 70

21st February 2022

Early Surf

Sunrise

If you’re a surfer on the east coast of Australia, you see this a lot.

Not me, I never see it! 😆

I love my bed too much! 😴😴😴

When it’s Liam’s turn to home school, he wakes early and goes for a surf & is back in time for me to leave for work.

This morning he took this picture. Isn’t it beautiful?

Maths/English

Liam had a plan to take the kids to the beach with some families for bush craft, but first, we had to do some core learning.

First up was maths.

Here’s Linc in this picture revising long division with decimals.

Mila is learning to add and subtract numbers in her head by rounding off numbers and then adding or subtracting remainders.

She hated it at first. She was so angry! 😆 Now, she’s excellent at it and so proud of herself.

First we use the whiteboard, then we freestyle!

Beach Craft

After their core work they headed to the beach.

Mila made a necklace using raffia and wool. I’d love to take a picture to show you the finished product but Liam can’t find it. 😐

Afterwards they played at the beach and in the park.

Liam said the water was still, like a lake.

Linc said he went for a swim and it was beautiful.

We 💗 that the park is never crowded now that we’re home schoolers!!

So, that’s that.

Not too much else to say.

They didn’t really say much when I asked them about it, just that they had a nice day.

I think they’re tired. We might have a quiet day tomorrow. Plus, I think it’s going to rain.

Grey clouds feel comforting after lots of sun, don’t they? Like being wrapped up in a heavy blanket. I almost always put on a pot of soup.

Grey clouds bring the calm, and the still, and the slow.

We hardly ever stay home.

They’ll protest when I tell them we’re going to have a ‘home day’ but after they give in to the idea, they always settle in to craft or cooking and watch a movie, and they really love it.

And I suppose at some stage, I gotta tidy this house!

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?!

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