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Another tick on the list

July 7th, 2009 by Sarah

Josiah’s violin exam is out of the way :) He was very happy with himself, although apparently Steve had to apologise to the examiner for his appearance! He’d picked Joe up from school after lunch and playtime, and honestly, his t-shirt was filthy! I am convinced that child rolls around in mud at playtime, and I’ve lost count of how many pairs of school trousers he’s been through the knees of this year, at least 6 I think! Anyway, just waiting for results now – Joe’s desperate to beat Anna’s best exam score so far (130); we’ll see!

Anna’s out at rehearsals for the Panto Society’s Summer Show every night this week, so that’s keeping her busy, and Abbie’s having to knuckle down to get a school project done. Having shed plenty of tears over aborted lapbook attempts at the weekend she is planning to change her presentation style to something less written and more oral, thank goodness. Freestyle lapbooking obviously wasn’t her thing; despite enjoying the art side of it, her handwriting isn’t really neat enough … I’m sure the revised oral presentation with added video/slideshow clips will be much better (and save me a fortune in printer ink!).

Meanwhile we are starting a Grand Sort Out prior to decorating the upstairs rooms this summer. The girls are moving upstairs, we’re moving down, and the music room is moving across so that it’s not above the main lounge. A very good opportunity for some de-cluttering, although it’s going to make a right old mess along the way!

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7 Responses to “Another tick on the list”

  1. Ruth Says:
    July 7th, 2009 at 19:44

    No more ensuite? How will you cope? ;-)

  2. Sarah Says:
    July 7th, 2009 at 19:59

    I think we’ll manage ;) Plus, the loss of ensuite will be far outweighed by having their mess contained in a room that I don’t have to walk past every day!

  3. Merry Says:
    July 7th, 2009 at 20:26

    Giggle. I really like that about our house, having them n a floor i can’t see helps a lot :D

  4. Elizabeth Says:
    July 7th, 2009 at 23:24

    We all had rooms upstairs so my mom never saw the mess. But when she did-yikes!!

    Why can’t Abbie type out what she wants to write for the lap book and paste it on?

  5. Sarah Says:
    July 8th, 2009 at 6:16

    That would just require too much forward planning, Elizabeth! She probably could, but to get it printed out the right shape/size for each flap/booklet or whatever would be tricky …

  6. Alison Says:
    July 8th, 2009 at 22:54

    So you’ve bribed the girls with the ensuite to stop them wanting separate bedrooms? ;-)

  7. Steve Says:
    July 10th, 2009 at 10:48

    Lol Alison! You know us so well :)

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