lazy days and robots

OK, I know that isn’t the title 😉

Great morning – I didn’t get out of bed. Love my lazy days with breakfast brought to me and children wandering in and out to chat. Big was particularly good this morning – she started another fairy book in her reading time, asked permission to continue and then when she’d finished that, started another. She’s only got two chapters left to go on that one, but she couldn’t find it to finish off tonight, so she’s started yet another.

I did tell her she doesn’t need permission to read. Apart from in the middle of the night, when she should be sleeping 😉 We talked about how useful she finds reading, and how happy she is that she can read – I think the practice time paid off, as that’s what made the difference in the speed she can read now. Plus she’s started reading silently, although I think she still prefers to read out loud to herself if she can find somewhere quiet to do it.

Small came to talk to me too, but I can’t remember what about. I remember he was a bit sad and wanted a hug, but it wasn’t anything major. As usual he spent much of the day watching Numberjacks. A bit later on I got the cuisenaire blocks out for him, and he really enjoyed building stairs and other patterns. Must remember to do that more often for him.

This afternoon we started making presents out of Dangles and Bangles: 25 Funky Accessories to Make and Wear, one of our long term library loans. Turned out that the plastic covered wire we had wouldn’t fit through the beads, so we jumped in the car and hared off up the motorway to Hobbycraft. I love that shop. So do the kids 😀

We got wire, and more beads (you can never have too many beads) and then we sneaked a dolphin kit into the basket for Small after he dragged one around half the shop, but obediently put it back when asked. We stopped off at the services on the way home to get Burger King meals for the kids – that’s the last time I do that. Small ate about three chips, although Big did eat pretty much all of her meal and most of his, but the whole thing cost £5.18 for just two children. It only costs £5.25 for our whole family fish and chip meal – much better value.

Then at home, we made robots. The kids loved it, and them, although I don’t think we’re going to manage to pry them out of their hands to give them away which was the plan 😉 Now I’ve got to make some more, while watching Numb3rs, so I’ll wish you all a very lovely evening, and go get on.

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