Learning

Me that is, not them. They learn non-stop. Lately I've been learning about things Waldorfy. About the value, oh the value of a strong daily rhythm. About how to lead without controlling. That's hard! Learning about balance too. About when to let go of my attachment to "low media". M has her own iPod now...

Dinner at Eight

This afternoon we rang a local Japanese restaurant to make dinner reservations. We were told "I'm sorry, the earliest we can fit you in is eight.". Ok, not too bad we can do that.
At 7:45 my phone rang. "I'm very sorry, your table won't be ready until 8:30.". So we arrived at 8:20. By the time we were finally seated it was 9pm. By now we were definitely past the "Oh, that's a big late but the children will cope stage.".
They did both manage to stay awake long enough to eat something. Just.

Thunder

We had out first thunderstorm in quite a few months last weekend. Both children needed protective equipment. I think we'll have to get another pair of those earmuffs.

Winter Solstice

What a special treat we had for Winter Solstice this year. The littles and I had been at a homeschool event further down the mountain and this is what greeted us when we got off our train home.

Unschool Monday - downtime or what's the hurry?

I'm learning (and relearning) the importance of time. Time to stop, time to just be. Time to take two hours to walk to the park (20 minutes at adult pace) in the Winter sunshine if that's what we need.
Today is Unschool Monday over at Owlet and we are having a "Home Day" to recuperate from a busy weekend. What are you doing?

Mini-fashionista

Joining in with Owlet.
M, wearing her red coat inside out as a cape. shows off the sparkly lining.

Asgard's Swamp

The obligatory Sunday bushwalk. Lovely day for it. I rather enjoyed it.