The Week That Was – 2.46…

Well we may have been hunting for Autumn, but winter arrived before we found it.

Just look at all those blue leaves on our tree and just look at all that rain.

Generally not many takers for swimming anymore. Just a few crazy cold-resistant ones!!!

And the bikes were hauled out for moments of sunshine.

Here is documented evidence that my children have grown, there I was thinking they had forgotten how to. Those bikes that were once so big are now very small!!! Who knows were a local bike dumping ground is – I think we need to do some reassessing of the bike situation – a raising of saddles and a shuffling of ownership!!!

Otherwise I strongly believe tired boys are happy boys…

And some girls were just meant to sit and watch and eat a bunch of bananas and look beautiful.

We were pretty stuck indoors and toys that have been forgotten the whole summer were hauled out…

And we whipped up some sultana scones – totally yum!!!

Anyway when the sun came out a few lizards went out too… He’s reading Popular Mechanics and she is reading the Laura Ingalls Wilder series again and again and again (Can you blame her!!!).

I didn’t ask them what they were up to… but this was what they wore for school every day this week!!!

Otherwise it’s our last week of school and I finally got around to covering our journals…

Our book of the week has to be: well an author!!! We were asked for a list of South African picture books that we liked and I gathered a collection from the library and I have to say my kids have gravitated to Niki Daley again and again and again… Nice lovable children, stories that are sweet and vibrant and busy… and normal – places and faces my South African children rocognize!!! I think my children can recognize themselves in the stories and they love that there are places where they know the words and can join in themselves!!!

And of all the gifts that were left for me on my keyboard, this is this weeks highlight, from Hood #2 who is studying Japan.

And this is what the Hoods got up to:

Hood #1: Started the whole Salvador Dali Project and caught up with his science experiments – well they called it science!!!

Hood #2: Discovered marble running and I feel our lives may be changed forever…

And I discovered he has a hidden talent…

Hood #3: Took to the couch for school – aaahhh school happens anywhere, any table, any chair…

Hood #4: He could stand it no more, he grabbed his sister’s bike and with a little help from the father person he was off…

Hood #5: Kept the Zoob flag flowing…

And he was learning “H” this week and his picture for “H” was … “Hancient China”…

And I think I need to remember these eyelashes forever!!!

Hood #6: Took care of a bug that the rain brought in…

And has been on an arting spree of note – I can barely find my keyboard for contributions… this will have to be a totally separate post.

Hood #7: Meet the play-do champion of the world!!! I am sure there is a career waiting for her!!!

And she knows exactly what to do on a rainy day – take your baby to bed and nurse it under the covers – what can I say a girl after my own heart!!!

Hood #8: Just can’t stop standing!!! His perfect spot is along the edge of the bed and if you would like a chat then that’s where to find him!!!

That’s us! Have a Great Week!!!

Otherwise this was the week of returned mails… We got four packages returned in the mail. One was opened but they obviously didn’t like the contents, one wasn’t collected… and two were ummm just returned… So I will be resending your packages and if you are expecting a GiveAway it will be repackaged and back in the post. Patience and humble apologies for the long long wait…