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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 98435" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, everybody.</p><p></p><p>Sharon I, I hope easy child has fun. It's always worrying when there are so many f them so far fro home... right now it's "schoolies" week in various parts of Australia. It actually goes for more than a week, a lot of it is on the Gold Coast and it's a place for kids to head for when they've finally finished their high schooling. We never let our kids go, it's a bit too wild for our liking. And there are the older blokes who prey on the kids, known as 'toolies'.</p><p></p><p>Sharon II, it IS hard when we fail to be perfect with our kids. hey, it happens. And I can't believe how cold it is for you! I'd love the chance to experience more snow some day, when we can just live with it for a while and see how we adapt. It was a bit rough only getting it on the last day in our unit, in New Zealand - we were supposed to be on the road after that, but couldn't go anywhere because of the snow, we were too busy trying to get past roadblocks to really enjoy the novelty of it all.</p><p></p><p>Laura, welcome to the morning thread. I hope you enjoy your respite over the weekend.</p><p></p><p>TM, enjoy your time with Duckie. </p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 hasn't been able to concentrate too well over the last few days. It's been a disrupted week with me heading out to doctors etc. So today, with husband home and difficult child 3 complaining that with his dad home, it was even more difficult to concentrate, I suggested getting away from a lot of the distractions and taking the portable classroom to the beach. So we did - the 'portable classroom' is a large-ish beach shelter which pegs into the sand. I call it the 'floobadoop', in honour of Don Martin, onomatopoeic cartoonist from MAD magazine.</p><p>And in one hour at the beach, difficult child 3 got his maths work finished, all but one problem which he was able to work on back at home with no difficulties.</p><p></p><p>So it looks like we'll be doing more of that.</p><p></p><p>We didn't swim, although I did stick my toe in the water. Cold, but not too bad. About 19C according to the news. But the water was crystal clear, that lovely turquoise you see in tropical island posters, apart from the royal blue of the rocky areas on the sea floor. A faint breeze to take the sting out of the sun, and no other footprints but ours. A few fishermen on the rocks, but our little beach was reserved for me and difficult child 3.</p><p></p><p>I think it really does help him relax.</p><p></p><p>Works for me.</p><p>Back home, Daisy the budgie is flying around the house and perching on the curtain rail in every room, as if testing to see which one she feels happy in. The trouble is, she forgets the way back to her cage and gets agitated when she wants her seed. I keep having to close doors to herd her back.</p><p></p><p>Here's hoping she learns fast, so we don't have to worry so much about her.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Friday.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 98435, member: 1991"] G'day, everybody. Sharon I, I hope easy child has fun. It's always worrying when there are so many f them so far fro home... right now it's "schoolies" week in various parts of Australia. It actually goes for more than a week, a lot of it is on the Gold Coast and it's a place for kids to head for when they've finally finished their high schooling. We never let our kids go, it's a bit too wild for our liking. And there are the older blokes who prey on the kids, known as 'toolies'. Sharon II, it IS hard when we fail to be perfect with our kids. hey, it happens. And I can't believe how cold it is for you! I'd love the chance to experience more snow some day, when we can just live with it for a while and see how we adapt. It was a bit rough only getting it on the last day in our unit, in New Zealand - we were supposed to be on the road after that, but couldn't go anywhere because of the snow, we were too busy trying to get past roadblocks to really enjoy the novelty of it all. Laura, welcome to the morning thread. I hope you enjoy your respite over the weekend. TM, enjoy your time with Duckie. difficult child 3 hasn't been able to concentrate too well over the last few days. It's been a disrupted week with me heading out to doctors etc. So today, with husband home and difficult child 3 complaining that with his dad home, it was even more difficult to concentrate, I suggested getting away from a lot of the distractions and taking the portable classroom to the beach. So we did - the 'portable classroom' is a large-ish beach shelter which pegs into the sand. I call it the 'floobadoop', in honour of Don Martin, onomatopoeic cartoonist from MAD magazine. And in one hour at the beach, difficult child 3 got his maths work finished, all but one problem which he was able to work on back at home with no difficulties. So it looks like we'll be doing more of that. We didn't swim, although I did stick my toe in the water. Cold, but not too bad. About 19C according to the news. But the water was crystal clear, that lovely turquoise you see in tropical island posters, apart from the royal blue of the rocky areas on the sea floor. A faint breeze to take the sting out of the sun, and no other footprints but ours. A few fishermen on the rocks, but our little beach was reserved for me and difficult child 3. I think it really does help him relax. Works for me. Back home, Daisy the budgie is flying around the house and perching on the curtain rail in every room, as if testing to see which one she feels happy in. The trouble is, she forgets the way back to her cage and gets agitated when she wants her seed. I keep having to close doors to herd her back. Here's hoping she learns fast, so we don't have to worry so much about her. Enjoy your Friday. Marg [/QUOTE]
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