This week

This is turning out to be one of those weeks where life gets in the way of homeschooling, though really that is a contradiction in terms. It seemed most of Monday was taken up with housework - probably only a couple of hours in reality. Geoff and I usually do the housework at the weekend but we were out on Saturday at Karori Sanctuary's Spider Day, and on Sunday, bouldering, which is rock climbing to heights that are safe to climb to without ropes, at Baring Head.

Tuesday morning, Josiah had Technicraft class and Tessa tried to decide on her costume for the Saints and Angels Party on Wednesday night ("a positive alternative to Halloween"). Tuesday afternoon, the kids had a friend over. Wednesday, I didn't do much more than help Tessa create angel wings out of an old wedding veil; you can see our results in the photos. The Saints and Angels Party was fun, though so loud and frantic that I came home exhausted; Tessa ran around with friends, made a bead butterfly and got her face painted; Josiah, with others from his Boys Brigade company, helped run an abseiling activity; I chatted to the friend we went with.

Today, Thursday, was the homeschoolers library class, after which Josiah and Tessa collected a stack of Asterix books to take home and read - not a particularly educational way to spend the afternoon but that's the kind of week we're having. Tessa is going to a birthday party at the pool at the weekend so at some stage we will have to go shopping for a birthday present and, I think, new swimming togs for Tessa - her current pair was too small for her last time she wore them and I think she's grown even taller since then - she seems to be going through a growth spurt.