Well, we tried.
I’ve been determined to get back on to a better footing with home ed and being at home in general, we’ve just been having a pretty crap time lately and getting shouty and just not enjoying our time together. This doesn’t even start to go anywhere near the amount of ‘home ed’ actually being done which gets me down too. It’s bad enough us all not enjoying being at home, but to not enjoy it and it being unproductive too, well that’s much worse. So I was all ready to get back into it all when we’ve been struck down by a horrid cold.
I’ve been a bit out of it, mostly feels like a head cold, enough to just feel wiped out. Alex has been much the same with a temp last Sunday. M has an awful sore throat and snotty nose. I actually thought my luck was turning yesterday and that M would lose his voice, but not yet 
We’ve tried to keep going with some bits and bobs - we’ve done a few bits of reading practice. M has been reading Superpooch which seems just the right level for him at the moment. We read some Murderous Maths and the How big is a Million book (thanks Joanna). Alex and I did some violin practise the other day too, couldn’t find her book so she did some of mine and did quite well with it. Just glad her confidence with it is coming along.
Sarah and the bonkers tribe came over Monday so at least I can feel like I have socialised a bit too. Lovely to have them round and kids played fairly well throughout. I tried to do more socialising today with a trip to the Nature Reserve which I’ve missed the last 2 months. It’s only on once a month and so I really like to try and make it. Got there and M was just being obnoxious so I was thinking of only staying for the morning session, but then A started looking droopy and clingy and said she wanted to go home so we did. She never asks to go home from these things so she must have been bad. We went home and had hot chocolate and watched Indiana Jones. Much better. I think the rest of the week will involve us staying in and just recovering.
Feel like I’ve got more to say, but can’t be bothered just now. Maybe trying to get back into the blogging habit is enough for now.
that cold that I picked up last week is still lingering with tingly sore throat and slightly bunged up feeling, it’s a whole bunch of no fun. Hope you’re all feeling better soon, and it’s good to read you regularly again
Comment by jax — March 5, 2008 @ 7:32 pm
bleugh to colds! hope they clear up soon.
Comment by Anni — March 5, 2008 @ 8:11 pm
I am so pleased you found your way back to the blog
We had a bit of a slog begining of last year, and it takes a good fair time to get back in the swing.
There is a reading link on my blog, i don’t know if it will be helpful to you but it was great for us, helped put all the pieces into place with reading.
Comment by mummynat — March 5, 2008 @ 8:29 pm
hugs kirsty. when you are all feeling crap is def not the time to make yourself be perfect!
Comment by HelenJ — March 5, 2008 @ 10:12 pm
ooh new sidebar photos - fab
Comment by HelenJ — March 5, 2008 @ 10:12 pm
Didn’t notice the pics - they are great. Like them a lot.
Hope you all get well soon. You’re much better than me, I wouldn’t bother until after the holiday at trying to be particularly productive. And there always seems to be another holiday on the horizon
Comment by Michelle — March 6, 2008 @ 12:02 am