Hello my friends...
Don't you just love the word " rambling"? No, not the rambling-on that we associate with someone carrying on & on about something, but rather the walking ~ going on a ramble. It conjures up images of a gentle stroll here & there with no definite destination in mind & every chance of distraction, change of path & retracing of steps to find something delightful. Well today's post is much like that ~ a little bit of this & a little bit of that & nothing in particular... so come on a ramble through my mind & let's see where we end up ~ we all will be surprised!
Brothers ~ these 3 are best mates! |
Teaching our precious children is currently a full time job. It is really my own fault~ you see I was the one who wanted to do Spalding & I wouldn't change it. I love this program, but it is definitely a whole lot of work. Thankfully this is a great time in my life as I can focus on this & make sure they really are getting it ~ isn't is so exciting when they do??!!??
Last Sunday afternoon as I was taking a much needed rest, Jud curled up next to me & read the first half of his first Fitzroy reader ~ sounding out the words (with Spalding you don't do sight words). Sure it was all about a 'fat cat who sat on a mat' , but it was so exciting for him. I really thought Eli wouldn't be interested, but 5 minutes after Jud left Eli came in & asked to read it as well. He sure surprised me as he read the whole book.... I'm feeling a bit of healthy competition may occur between these two when it comes to their educational pursuits ~ certainly something that can help push a child that little bit further.
Do you know our ducks have begun laying? ~ Well at least one of them has, but we're not sure which one. They both look so much alike that we are wondering if we have two females ~ guess we'll know if we get any ducklings or not in the future. We had a little troubles with these ducks.... you see we'd been keeping them in with the chooks. We were quite surprised to find that our hens had quit laying ~ we just couldn't find any eggs. Hens do go off the lay, but generally it's in winter & not at the end of summer. After a month of no eggs Zai finally wondered aloud if it could be the ducks. We decided to experiment & remove them to another pen. We got eggs again ~ what do you know ~ the ducks were eating the hens eggs??!!?? It couldn't be for the shell calcium as we always include shell grit in their food, so maybe it's just that they are tasty ( & we know they are :).
Those pesky ducks ~ it's a good thing that they look so pretty! |
My daisies are in bloom & I just had to take a picture :) |
Zai & Dave adding some composted manure to the big circle 'garden' in the middle of our driveway ~ it melts this Mummy's heart seeing father & son working together! |
I'd better head out to the washing line & hang out the last of the laundry for today. Oh yes I'm sure I'll get mildly distracted with some garden element ~ maybe I might even do some of the much dreaded, but oh-so-essential weeding ( I have done one garden, only 2 million to go ;).
**Note: got terribly distracted ~ now posting with photos when I should be heading to bed**
**Note: got terribly distracted ~ now posting with photos when I should be heading to bed**
9 comments:
Looks like you all are having lots of fun!
Thanks for taking us on a ramble. Good to hear all the excellent things going on. And I hear you about real life first, blogging second.
Enjoy your sweet family Renata.
A little rambling seems to be just the thing to share a bit of your life with us! Your kids are darling, by the way!
Yes Renata, I love a good ramble:)
i want you to know, I'm reading your blog, but just don't have as much time as I would like to make a comment on each of your beautiful posts.
Wishing you a beautiful day my friend:)
Oh Renata! I understand!! Being a mother is a full time job in and of itself. Add into that mix full time teacher (in your case to 4 kids at once! At least 2 of mine still aren't into "formal" schooling" yet.) Plus all of those little unimportant extras like laundry, gardening, meal planning and preparing... you know the "extras" Mamas just don't seem to have enough time in their days! I'll be praying for you. Don't wear yourself out. Especially with schooling!
On a different note, we had the same problem last summer with our chickens suddenly stopping egg laying. Turns out our 2 turkeys were sneaking in the hen house and eating every single egg! Very frustrating, but we did away with the turkeys, and then had eggs aplenty!
Sending hugs and prayers!
:D JB and I loved having your precious children - you are more than welcome anytime - if you think you are sefe without them to look after you! ;)
Hope you enjoyed that Choc cake I sent out with Dave... (grab sometime with a coffee and enjoy the warm-ness of the autumn sun today) xxoo Corinne.
Hi Narn,
Lovely ramble!!
Have a nice day,
luv
sel
Just love that photo of Jud with the ducks - he looks so sweet and innocent (with maybe a touch of cheekiness in his eyes!)
Wish we could give you a hand with things so that you could just enjoy a break now and again. It was lovely for you to have that time out (even if you did err....I bet you don't do that again!)...I think I told you about my first night at QUT.........maybe it's a genetic problem!!! No wonder your ducks look pretty sensational - chook eggs probably do wonders for them!
Love to everybody at Sunnyside. xxxxxxxxxMum xxxx
hi Renata - I do love a ramble too. So lovely to read how you have been going of late. Lots of love and God's blessings to you, Martine
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