Science Week

Science week has been a big deal at school this week.  There was even an expo held with all the schools science work on display for everyone to visit.  It was really good.  Very well done on the part of all the teachers.  

Months ago however, BJ was working on a writing piece for a competition as it turns out.  It was a statewide competition writing something about "Drones, Droids & Robots".  That was the theme I think & they even had some drone experts come to school to talk & demonstrate a drone!  How cool!  

Anyway, turns out BJ got an encouragement award in that writing comp.  We were pretty stoked for him.  

The Kinder class even had some work on show & some hands on experimenting that people could try.  Robots were fairly big throughout the year & DJ had a picture of his on the wall.  

Spotted another piece of his under the "How Things Move" section.  

It was all very cool.  Such interesting things to do in class.  Lucky them.  It seems like a lot of fun.

New Socks

I've been working on these for weeks.  My in between project, carry in the car project.  Some yarn I bought from someone that is unidentified.  It's really nice though.  Nice to knit.  Wish I knew what it was.  Anyway, these are for Stuart.  I decided he needed some new ones instead of me.  They are on my feet in the picture.  Too big.  Lucky for him.

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A portrait of my boys once a week for a year.

Why is it that at 4.30pm the boys decide to get dressed & go outside to play!  It's almost dark!  Oh well, a bit of energy used up is good...  

Bit Excited

What better way to start a Saturday than with a sleep in.  Did some house work - put the washing machine on.  Then the rain started.  So umm...  what to do but sew the next round on.  I'm a bit rapt.  So pleased to have another one done & to be up to date with it again.  It's 60" now!  Rather big.  Three rounds to go.

Getting Close

Last one for this round.  Stay tuned....

Thursday Thanks

• The coming end of school swimming weeks!!!
• Inspiration for Father's Day stall.  Phew...
• A little bit of time to watch Olympics!  Boy I love it.
• Watching my boys at school swimming, they are pretty good listening & doing all that is asked.  Quite a relief really!  lol
• Getting to know some newer school mum's better.

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Taking Stock - August

Making :  so many things, quilting, knitting, embroidering...  
Cooking : well it seems this week I have to make cupcakes for the RSPCA cupcake fundraiser at school!  
Drinking :  herbal tea
Reading:  The Tenderness of Wolves - Steff Penney
Wanting:  More time to read, more time to make, more time to play games with the boys!  lol
Looking:  At ideas for the school Father's Day stall.
Enjoying:  the recent calmness in my big boy.
Wondering: how bad the next power bill will be!
Loving: old episodes of The Bill on iview
Listening: audio books from the library website.
Considering: options.
Buying: just groceries really!  
Watching:  Olympics of course! 
Hoping:  no harm comes to anyone in Rio during the course of the Olympics.
Needing:  sleep
Smelling:  freshness after some rain
Wearing: a lot of layers
Noticing:  Spring is on the way
Playing:  lots of games with the boys after tea time.  Too Many Monkeys, Pop to the Shops, Sleeping Queens,                     Skip Bo, There's a Moose in the House.
Disliking: having colds
Helping:  kids at school learn to knit.
Hearing:  BJ practice piano.