puddles and more...

Another busy week

Monday saw me at work and Alanna with a friend for the first time on her own. She seemed to thoroughly enjoy it and is still talking about it now.

Tuesday we got to the home Ed group meet up at JJs (local soft play place). Alanna was so excited she couldn't wait to get her shoes off - we haven't been for over 6 months and then have only been a total of 3 times previously! We have arranged to meet up with a couple of people and I am trying to arrange a few more meet ups on a one to one basis.

Wednesday came I drove 33 miles for a training with staff I work alongside, run by a trainer from the next door building to work, then 33 miles back again! Hopefully part 2 will be at work


Thursday we met a lovely local family for the first time having only spoken over the GP forum until then. We also discovered our children were born on the same day, same year just different towns!

Friday was a work/nursery day and Brownies.

On the way into nursery we heard a woodpecker so Alanna walked in doing woodpecker impressions much to the confusion of the staff! Alanna joined the Brownies going up the bell tower from the church next to the hall with the help of a Young Leader.

Today! - Saturday

Even busier!! and yet so much more rewarding!

We have made bread (again with bread maker)

hung out bird feeders

Alanna has done some maths (from an activity book)

The we went on a puddle walk and remembered the camera

All by 11am!

We then went shopping and came back to an indoor picnic - my Little girl was getting a bit tired by then so we had to have our luxury on our indoor picnic!

one of our guests!

This afternoon with the help of Grandad we have condemned our tv! The sound has gone for the last 2 weeks and when we tried the DvD freeview with the small portable it works fine. So the freeview box is now upstairs with the portable in my room. On the landing shelves are all our videos and DvDs.

Now where the Tv was is our new seasons table!! Which is currently quite big due to using the tv stand. So far it has a rainbow silk on it and a small bowl of blue glass nuggets to symbolise the puddles. When it looks a bit better photos will follow. Until then I just hope the cat has no interest in the table!

Thinking Day

Happy Thinking Day to everyone.
For those of you who don't know this day is celebrated by Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all round the world in memory of our Founders who shared the 22 February as their birthday. We remember we have sisters in many countries (more than the Commonwealth). This year is special as GirlGuiding UK celebrates it's 100 birthday!
There are lots of things on this year ending with a massive renewal of Promises at 20:10hrs, on 20/10/2010 across the Country. Here in Basingstoke we are taking over the local museum, Milestones for the evening.
If anyone is interested in finding out more then take a look at www.girlguiding.org.uk

from the mouths of children...

I had to pass this on -
Yesterday when we were packing for Alanna's big weekend away with daddy Alanna was choosing 3 bed toys to take with her. She chose bunny and a tombilbo(?) and was stuck on what to pick for her third toy. She then looked at me gave me a big hug and said
" I take you with me?"
So I said no, mummy was too big for her suitcase.

She thought about this for a while then said:
" Yes, you break my suitcase - YOU break my TOYS!!!"

Thanks darling - build me up on one side and knock me down with laughter on the other!!

I haven't heard anything from Manchester, so assuming everything is OK - wonder what time she will get back tomorrow - it took them four hours yesterday.

This week - 15 Feb

Been sorting out some recent photos this morning and realised how much we have done in the last week and how much I haven't got photos of!

We've made bread which we hadn't done for a long time as I keep forgetting we can do it now!

Alanna (and Keira the cat) have played at being fairies.

We made bird feeders

Alanna has taught herself to draw around both her hands while visiting a local museum who had half term activities around the Hollywood walk of fame. I forgot my camera that day so ended up taking a photo when we got back to Grandma's house!

Alanna has painted a bird for the first time that looks like a bird!

We have also been to our other local museum for a make and take session about trains as they have recent had a new steam train added to the exhibits. That was great fun, but got no photos apart from playing in the post office! Alanna went running around like the older children with a sheet of drawings of things around the museum for her to find. She also 'wrote' a letter to her friend which we must get round to posting! We talked about trams and looked at the tracks they used. If mummy had been more organised and had taken a packed lunch we could have stayed there all day! Maybe next time!

We are hoping to go swimming this afternoon as long as I get the housework done first. Then she is off to Manchester with her daddy tonight for her cousin's birthday party this weekend. Home ed group next week - looking forward to it as we haven't made it for such a long time!

Our first story

Today Alanna and I wrote our first story! Drawings are to follow. Tomorrow we are both having swine flu jabs so I thought it would be a good idea to write a story about a little girl going to have an injection together. Will update tomorrow whether this was a good idea or not!
The story goes as follows:
Hannah was playing with her toys when her mummy told her that they were going to see Nurse Henry the next day.

"Why?" asked Hannah
"Because you need an injection to stop you getting ill" said mummy.

Later that day Hannah's friend, Josh, came around to play. Hannah told Josh she was going to hae an injection and was a little bit scared. Josh said he had had his injection last week. Hannah asked him what happened.

Josh said "Nurse Henry showed me a needle and told me that he was going to put the end of it in my arm. I would feel a little scratch then it would all be over. Nurse Henry gave me my injection and it only hurt a little bit then it was all over.

Hannah felt happier now.

The next day Hannah and her mummy went to see Nurse Henry. Hannah was a little bit shy. Nurse Henry smiled at her and showed her what he was going to do. Hannah sat very still on her Mummy's lap while Nurse Henry gave her the injection. Hannah felt a little scratch on her arm and then Nurse Henry had finished.

"Is that it?" asked Hannah.

"Yes" said Nurse Henry "and you can have a sticker if you like".

"Thank you" said Hannah. Then Hannah and her Mummy went home.

Ok, not quite booker prize, but not bad for our level of concentration!!