A grumpy day mostly. I got up early as Gill was taking our youngest to school in a taxi. and then going on to the Credit Union to put some money aside so we can pay the Steiner School for the second term in May. So they were ready more or less on time and as they got going, the taxi broke down. So they had to wait for a replacement one. Apparently they weren't very late and people were rolling in behind them.
I tried to do some home education and failed. This is what caused my stress today. I was glad to see Will, who arrived just before 11, to do some maths with our home-schooler. Gill arrived back then too.
I helped Gill do some sorting out, as we have Hector coming to install a new sink tomorrow, a Freecycled stainless steel sink which we hope will be less yukky than the white enamel one we have now... He's also going to put up a new shelf, which will give us more storage space.
I managed to get outside and do some more prep for getting the 50 sacks of compost up to the front. I think I'll need to do this for the best part of a day... but maybe it won't take that long. I stacked a load of cut logs from the front into the covered shed down the garden, and dismantled another compost bin ready for re-installing it in a rat-proof way, up off the ground more than it was previously. They like hiding places, so the less cover they have, the less likely they will be attracted to the heaps.
At 2pm I set off with some of my circus gear to the Steiner School, plus our youngest's bike on the trailer. Angela, the class 8 teacher, had requested that I go in and help one of her 3 children (yes, a very small class!) with his 'walking ladder' trick. I cannot do the walking ladder, but as I do assorted other physical skills, including balancing and unicycle, I was able to go through some of the science. So I covered pendulums (as a ladder or unicycle are similar to a metronome or upside-down pendulum) and gravity, and how best to learn (little and often) and how playing and experimentation is the best way to learn too. The 50 minutes seemed to go well.
I cycled home with our youngest, a good ride, but as he arrived home he too had a teen turn and this didn't help my headache.
Ros came round and needed help with her bike, as it had a flat tyre and her pump seemed to be letting more air out than in... However, I managed to get it hard and ride-worthy.
Gill made toasties for tea. Then, although I wasn't feeling like it, I went to the LETS meeting, as I have an obligation to go... and within about 10 minutes of the company of my friends there, I'd cheered up considerably. It was a laughter-filled meeting, minimally chaired by Melody. At the end of the meeting, I gave a copy of 'The Curious Incident' to Kay and Ben (to give to Jill). After the meeting I went looking for the skip which had the beer in it a few days ago, but it had gone, so no rooting around in that tonight.
I was happy to get home and warm up as it was cold in the pub. I did one batch of washing up and then got trapped into facebook and Jango.
I tried to do some home education and failed. This is what caused my stress today. I was glad to see Will, who arrived just before 11, to do some maths with our home-schooler. Gill arrived back then too.
I helped Gill do some sorting out, as we have Hector coming to install a new sink tomorrow, a Freecycled stainless steel sink which we hope will be less yukky than the white enamel one we have now... He's also going to put up a new shelf, which will give us more storage space.
I managed to get outside and do some more prep for getting the 50 sacks of compost up to the front. I think I'll need to do this for the best part of a day... but maybe it won't take that long. I stacked a load of cut logs from the front into the covered shed down the garden, and dismantled another compost bin ready for re-installing it in a rat-proof way, up off the ground more than it was previously. They like hiding places, so the less cover they have, the less likely they will be attracted to the heaps.
At 2pm I set off with some of my circus gear to the Steiner School, plus our youngest's bike on the trailer. Angela, the class 8 teacher, had requested that I go in and help one of her 3 children (yes, a very small class!) with his 'walking ladder' trick. I cannot do the walking ladder, but as I do assorted other physical skills, including balancing and unicycle, I was able to go through some of the science. So I covered pendulums (as a ladder or unicycle are similar to a metronome or upside-down pendulum) and gravity, and how best to learn (little and often) and how playing and experimentation is the best way to learn too. The 50 minutes seemed to go well.
I cycled home with our youngest, a good ride, but as he arrived home he too had a teen turn and this didn't help my headache.
Ros came round and needed help with her bike, as it had a flat tyre and her pump seemed to be letting more air out than in... However, I managed to get it hard and ride-worthy.
Gill made toasties for tea. Then, although I wasn't feeling like it, I went to the LETS meeting, as I have an obligation to go... and within about 10 minutes of the company of my friends there, I'd cheered up considerably. It was a laughter-filled meeting, minimally chaired by Melody. At the end of the meeting, I gave a copy of 'The Curious Incident' to Kay and Ben (to give to Jill). After the meeting I went looking for the skip which had the beer in it a few days ago, but it had gone, so no rooting around in that tonight.
I was happy to get home and warm up as it was cold in the pub. I did one batch of washing up and then got trapped into facebook and Jango.
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