Went to Reverse Garbage this afternoon… got some lovely beads, some tiles and even some magazines! Had a lovely look around… a bit barer than I’d hoped..
They’ve just moved, so I’m hoping there’ll be more of what I want next time I go.
The boys did a worksheet each that I’d downloaded from the site…
A lovely afternoon 😀
Not here, obviously 😀
Well, we’ve finally done some sprouting and planting, so I’m feeling a glow of achievement…
We did one round of sprouting last week – red Caloona peas, mung beans and lentils. We soaked the Caloona peas (which I’d never heard of before then…) but not the others… the peas flourished, the mung beans eventually sprouted, and the lentils did as well, but smelled fermented and had to be thrown out. This time around I soaked everything. This is the next day and I think the peas and beans are nearly ready for eating. The lentils are still dodgy though…
Yesterday we did origami newspaper seedling pots. The boys both had a go, and did well. Biggest boy’s pots were pretty much perfect by the time he’d finished. We planted – lychees, plums, blueberries and cherries.
We had black hands after (from the newspaper), and got a bit dirty from the soil, but, all in all, a good morning. 😀 Here’s a link to the method –
www.forgreenies.com/origami-newspaper-seedling-pots
The seedling pots in action.
From my littlest boy, who managed to score 100 points for vocabulary… the first time, and he is very excited….
Yesterday, he came back to us after a sleepover… he’d had a lovely time, but was very tired. We had a morning of extra grumpiness, and school was impossible. I eventually sent him off to bed, where he grumbled and wailed, before finally dropping off, and sleeping till lunch time. Got some work done in the afternoon…. 😉
Today is a new day, and unexpected achievements always make things go better! 😀
…although it’s February now 😀
With floods/cyclones etc, it feels like the year started in chaos, so I’ve only gotten into gear this week…
First week of homeschool for this year… went well! (yayy!!)
Boys did well, worked hard, not too much complaining. It feels like we’re getting into a groove re: discipline. I’ve been quietly confident this week – alternating with sudden “tearing hair out what am I doing” feelings as well…
Perhaps I’ve found my groove 😀
I’ve been reading a book called “Just Courage” by Gary A. Haugen, about the work of International Justice Mission. I can’t find the quote just at the moment, but it basically says that if we really believed that God was the One Above All, that Jesus really had died for us, and all the biblical promises, then no sacrifice would be too much – we would be going out into the world and fighting for justice, because we would not be constrained by false comforts and desires… that’s my interpretation, anyway! 😀
It also touched on how we teach our children – all the things we teach them about God, and His provision and protection, only to sit back in safety, too afraid to let them loose to be the little warriors they should be.
I want my boys to be warriors for God – to fight for justice, and care for the poor, and shine God’s light in the world! … but I want them to be safe as well….
May they stay in His hands, and grow in His grace!
a bit of creativity, a bit of eco consciousness, a bit of inspiration.... hopefully not a lot of pompousness and blathering :D
i'm not entirely sure what's going on here... let's travel along and see...
1000 Fields of Roses 