How to survive Grade 4
I have said this before but I feel quite strongly about it so I will say it again. No one really prepares you for what happens after you kid is potty trained, sleeping through, can wipe their own bum and eat on their own. The literature kinda all just stops there! My reasoning is that […]
Back to school, what I know for sure
We have been doing back to school for about 12 years, the novelty has kind of warn off now and we know the drill, we stopped buying the stationery list from the school for Cameron a few years ago, they don’t use half the stuff and no one checks and half way through the year […]
School does matter, unfortunately
I often tell my kids that school doesn’t matter in the bigger picture of life. I tell them to work hard but really, it is not something that they need to take too seriously. I never felt I fitted in at high school, I was overweight, plain and completely awkward in my own skin. I never […]
Five For Friday – The Hungover Edition
We had a Santa Shoebox meeting last night and it was a rare meeting where almost all of us could make it. So there was lots of laughing and catching up and drinking wine. It was just what I need to relax a little bit. I only had two glasses of wine but woke up […]
Things on Thursday – Random Things
A little bit of a random things update today! I can honestly say that, apart from the yukky 1st trimester, this has been my best pregnancy so far! I am feeling good, my weight is under control, I am still going to gym. AND I am nearly half way already – hows that? David has […]
Two different schools means getting organised
Kiara seems to be settling well. She was bubbling over with excitement yesterday – part of their “stationery” pack is a lunch box and water bottle and the way to my daughters heart is a water bottle so she thought it was Christmas. She is only one of 3 girls which means she made friends […]
Going to school
There have been some posts around about extra-muruals lately – I shared my thoughts in the comments of this post and then again in this one if you want to read them 🙂 Today’s post is more about things I think parents need to know about starting primary school (or even school in general). Find […]
I burnt the rice…again
We have this gene in our family – it’s called the “unable to cook rice” gene. My mom has it and she has passed it down to me. My mom discovered the wonderful world of the rice cooker and so for the most part she manages to get it right (it is still possible to […]
On reports, decision making and stuff
This week an opportunity came my way – it was unexpected in an expected kinda way! Usually I am pretty good with making decisions! I go with my gut, make the decision and move on but for some reason I battled with this one :-/ I went from yes to no to maybe to yes […]
I think the government should ban school!
Education is really over rated! I think it would do the economy well to make kids go out and work at 8. No really! I think this is a great idea! I am gatvol of school and teachers and homework and projects and requests for money and cake sales and dress up days! EVERY single […]