G'day, folks.
Sharon/WO, that chicken recipe sounds good. I hope it works out well for you.
Linda, I hope the meetings all mesh together for you.
TM, if you're having trouble finding the black pants for a school play, what about checking out op-shops? Anything you find there is generally cheap enough to alter without feeling like you're wrecking perfectly good, new, clothing.
Trish, good to see you on the thread again. I'm glad you're feeling so comfortable with everyone here. Us Aussies got to stick together!I'm glad little cherub had a good afternoon. Hope her cough gets better soon (it's a nasty bug doing the rounds, husband & difficult child 3 have had this same cough for two months now). I hope the Morning Tea thing goes well for daughter tomorrow.
Andy, sounds like you have a hectic lunch schedule. The bag of carrots sounds like a good idea. Why not just let the kids hve them whole and raw, they can do the Bugs Bunny routine AND get some vegetables into them.
We had a very early start today, it was difficult child 3's school's big expo day today, a fun day for all the kids (and parent/supervisors!). We got in early (beating the traffic). Met some new students, was delighted to see difficult child 3 welcoming new faces and helping them find their way around. I saw some familiar faces too, including classmates of difficult child 3's who he has spent time with on previous study days and open days. There were a range of different activites, all showcasing different faculties of the school. The History department had a trivia contest (which our table won), there was a huge jigsaw puzzle which had everyone (at different times) working on it. The Science faculty had some invertebrates to look at - pond life plus some spiders (alive in boxes as well as dead in perspex). The Technology faculty were making photo frames and the art department were making beads. Music department were jamming and operating a portable community radio station. The kids got some great hands-on stuff and had a ball. Then for lunch the school had ordeed pizza, the tables were groaning with pizza boxes and students, supervisors and staff were all milling around mingling, scoffing pizza and talking to one another.
These school days finish ahead of school hours, to give people time to head home (most students live well away from the school, some travel for hours to get there for these days).
difficult child 3 & I headed home but stopped at the mall on the wya, to buy some fruit & veg. Talked to easy child 2/difficult child 2, she was on a work break and wanted my help with some wedding register stuff. She looks so young that when she's looking around the stores, especially home wares and appliances, sales people ignore her because she doesn't look old enough to be shopping for home wares.
I didn't really do a lot today even at the school, but I was really exhausted by the time I got home. Because of this and my sore throat, I begged off going out tonight to choir practice. I've stayed in and had an easy night. Heading to bed soon.
Tomorrow is my washing/housework day, I hope my cold hasn't freshened up too much or we'll have to cancel it. No, it's not swine flu.
I have some cooking to do tomorrow as well, plus it's back to the academic grindstone for difficult child 3 in the morning, after his party day today. It does seem topsy turvy at times, when difficult child 3 goes in to school it's like a holiday for him.
It was lovely today to meet one new student and his very frustrated mother and to see her frustration with the education system begin to melt away, as she met her son's teachers one by one. By the end of the day she was beaming - was it all too good to be true? I LOVE seeing these reactions, this school has been the best thing that has happened for difficult child 3. She also has had to fight for ages - weeks, months or longer - to get ANY support for her son even talked about, and today (on a day when the paperwork tends to not get done so well, every teacher being busy with their presentations) she was still finding red tape being slashed and strategies put in place for her son. "Modify work for your son? No problem, we'll have it in the post to him in the morning." She had told me how for years she has been refused modifications for him, at his old schools.
Enjoy your Wednesday. Mine was great (apart from this bug slowly tightening its grip).
Marg
I doubt it can be done!
