Category Archives: OU

Orford castle.

Posted on Fri Sep 25 2009 by Jax

After a couple of days off working due to our hectic social life I was quite pleased with the children’s attitudes yesterday. Small did a sheet on telling time, plus a maths practice, and some reading, while Big did some … Continue reading →

Posted in Ages past, Big, Jonny had two apples, OU, Puters!, Small steps, fainting in coils, places we like, reeling, writhing, things that go bang | 1 Comment

Turnaround Tuesday.

Posted on Thu Sep 24 2009 by Jax

Tuesday was Forest School, which surprised me as it has more often been on Thursdays before. Just as well I’d checked my calendar an evening or two before, otherwise we’d have missed it completely, and that would have been very … Continue reading →

Posted in OU, Small steps, fainting in coils, things that go bang | Leave a comment

And on to September.

Posted on Wed Sep 2 2009 by Jax

Swimming has reverted to evenings, which should make for an easier Tuesday. Maybe. Certainly yesterday seemed easier, but that might have been because I got to lunchtime and keeled over, retiring to bed for a couple of hours! Children played … Continue reading →

Posted in Ages past, Big, Doodling, drawing and decoration., OU, Puters!, Small steps, fainting in coils, reeling, writhing | 4 Comments

last day of August

Posted on Wed Sep 2 2009 by Jax

and where did the summer go? Blink and you miss it. Although I’m hopeful that we’ll stay warm and dry for a little longer, I’m quite disturbed at how the evenings are drawing in already. Monday was a mainly quiet … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, OU, Puters!, Small steps, Where did you say you were going?, reeling, writhing | 1 Comment

Something’s got to change.

Posted on Wed Aug 12 2009 by Jax

Another day of petty squabbling and far too much screen time, with reluctance to go outside (it did rain somewhat, which didn’t help) which culminated in tears at bedtime when Small wanted to play as they barely had all day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, Doodling, drawing and decoration., Making things, OU, Puters!, Small steps, how we do it | 6 Comments

swimming and wayside school.

Posted on Wed Aug 12 2009 by Jax

We’ve got two more morning swimming lessons before it switches back to evenings, and I can hardly wait. Small is not a morning person. Well, I’m not a morning person either, but I don’t actually throw tantrums about it. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, Jonny had two apples, Making things, OU, Small steps, fainting in coils, reeling, writhing | Leave a comment

hovercraft, puters and stuff

Posted on Mon Aug 3 2009 by Jax

Didn’t have a good night’s sleep last night, so was reluctant to start the day today. Am told by Tim that I missed Small strumming his guitar this morning, but there you go. Once I was down and breakfasted, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, It's where it is, OU, Puters!, Small steps, rhythm of the day, things that go bang | 1 Comment

Just one child

Posted on Wed Jul 15 2009 by Jax

On Monday, Tim took Big up to Yorkshire to spend some time with L. Obviously first of all we had to have traumas as she thought she’d packed the day before, but she’d forgotten things like cuddlies, and coats and … Continue reading →

Posted in Doodling, drawing and decoration., Jonny had two apples, OU, Puters!, Small steps, reeling, writhing | Leave a comment

Mathematical traumas

Posted on Tue Jul 7 2009 by Jax

over the weekend I printed out placement tests from Maths no problem for both offspring. Small is acquiring maths concepts in the same way he acquires all knowledge (ie I have no idea, just suddenly he knows something) but Big … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, Getting to know you, Jonny had two apples, Making things, Montessori minded, OU, Puters!, Small steps, reeling, writhing | 1 Comment

Fractious day

Posted on Tue Jun 23 2009 by Jax

Having done the classic thing of waiting for my deadline to finish my TMA work, I really needed to get stuck in this morning. Which of course meant that the children picked up on this desire to do otherwise than … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, Doodling, drawing and decoration., Making things, OU, Small steps, fainting in coils, reeling, writhing, things that go bang | 2 Comments

Quiet day, followed by measuring, patterns and art on the beach.

Posted on Mon Jun 22 2009 by Jax

Yesterday I wasn’t much up for interaction, and Tim took the children out for an hour to give me some time and space. I think they had rather a good time of it at a nearby copse of trees with … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, Doodling, drawing and decoration., Jonny had two apples, Making things, OU, Puters!, Small steps, ufos | 1 Comment

What the children did

Posted on Tue Apr 28 2009 by Jax

Outsourcing the children for the morning was an excellent thing for them – while I’m sure they’d have enjoyed the scan bit of my morning, I’m just as sure they would not have enjoyed the well over an hour of … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, Jonny had two apples, OU, Small steps, family, reeling, writhing, won't cook, can't cook | Leave a comment

Knitting and ecotech.

Posted on Tue Apr 21 2009 by Jax

Today was my deadline before my second extension for my TMA, so obviously I was frantically writing it up and trying to finish it off yesterday. :/ Wonder if I’ll ever get to a point where I don’t run my … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, Getting to know you, Making things, OU, Puters!, Small steps, things that go bang | 4 Comments

Sunny day with added playdough.

Posted on Fri Apr 3 2009 by Jax

Once again the main focus to the day as far as the children were concerned was playdough. They played a long (approx 2 1/2 hour) game which involved them making things and selling them in their imaginary shop. Eventually they … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, Doodling, drawing and decoration., OU, Puters!, Small steps, family | Leave a comment

And another day passes

Posted on Thu Apr 2 2009 by Jax

Tim and Small finished putting the curtain rail back up this morning and thus the computer/ tv ban was over, so they celebrated with a viewing of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I saw a game, Harry Potter … Continue reading →

Posted in Ages past, Big, Doodling, drawing and decoration., Making things, OU, Puters!, Small steps, fainting in coils | 6 Comments

I am so tired

Posted on Mon Mar 2 2009 by Jax

again. Still. Bleargh. Anyway, after lunch, Small listened to Harry Potter for approx 5 hours (!) and is now well on his way through the Goblet of Fire, which is cheering Big up as they may get to watch the … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, Jonny had two apples, OU, Small steps, reeling, writhing | 2 Comments

Politicising the offspring.

Posted on Tue Feb 17 2009 by Jax

This afternoon Big and I have wrapped IT and civics together by sitting down to talk through and complete her response to the current review on home education. Her identifier was 1103, so the numbers are climbing steadily this week, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ages past, Big, OU, Puters!, Small steps, political stuff, ranting or raving, reeling, writhing, rhythm of the day | 3 Comments

Yet another weekend.

Posted on Sun Feb 15 2009 by Jax

I was very tired yesterday, not least because Tim and I stayed up unfeasibly late the night before catching up on TV (As an aside I highly recommend Big Bang Theory – Season 1 [2007] especially for those of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, Doodling, drawing and decoration., Making things, OU, Puters!, Small steps | 1 Comment

Fitting more in

Posted on Fri Feb 6 2009 by Jax

The children seem to have reached a stage where aimless wandering through the day is insufficient and they are both looking for something more structured to do. So I came down (late again, have stopped taking the diclofenax, would rather … Continue reading →

Posted in Ages past, Big, Jonny had two apples, OU, Puters!, Small steps, reeling, writhing | Leave a comment

Losing track of the days

Posted on Wed Feb 4 2009 by Jax

The children are doing a lot of reading atm, both working on their HP books. Small is about halfway through book 1 now, and Big is racing through book 4. They’ve watched some tv, though I have noticed that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ages past, Big, OU, Puters!, Small steps, reeling, writhing, things that go bang | Leave a comment