Chickafinty ~ A Life in the Laundry

staying accountable part the fourth

3x3 minutes kitchen

3x3 minutes kitchen

pupa lounge room

3x3 minutes kitchen

washing

washing

washing

dryer

dryer

dryer

3x3 minutes kitchen

3x3 minutes kitchen

journal

maths

history

science 

writing with ease

biblical studies

handwriting

spelling

social studies

Typepad is not playing nicely

Typepad is not cooperating with me at all at the moment.  About three times in the last few days I have blogged (quite a bit) and then as soon as I hit publish it goes haywire and I lose my post.  I've been with Typepad since 2004 and this is the first big snag I've hit.

It's a wee smidgen disappointing but I imagine it will resolve itself.

Shattered

Mister Bear works in Aged Care and has a lot to do with one of the facilities called Newmarch.  M. works at Newmarch and has a little dog called Cocoa.  Cocoa comes to work with her every day and visits with the residents.  He's very popular with everyone.  It is his first birthday today and they are having a birthday party at the nursing home to celebrate.

Except that Cocoa got out onto the road this morning and was killed.

On his birthday.

Mister Bear is pretty shattered, but is training today at Gordon, so he has to put his brave face on and train anyway.  I am pretty shattered.  I only met Cocoa once, but I have heard all about his antics and carryings on from Mister Bear.  Mr Bear had to deliver a birthday card for Cocoa today from one of the girls in the Volunteers Office.  I don't know if he will now.  I hope so because if nothing else it will demonstrate to M. how much Cocoa was loved.

M. will be absolutely devastated and my heart breaks for her.  It also breaks for the residents who considered Cocoa to be *their* doggy, and were looking forward to his birthday party this afternoon.

It is indeed a very sad day.

ETA Mister Bear delivered the card on Saturday so M. will already have it.  My day has been completely thrown out of whack...this is just so very sad.

Staying accountable III

I know these blog posts are not especially scintillating, but they are helping me stay focused and on track, and I am actually accomplishing things. 

Today is supposed to be back to school, but Ladybug is running a fever, Chickabid is running an intermittent fever, they are both miserable and bed bound.  Once again, we have a temporary hold on school due to illness.

Onto today's list then:

• shower
• dress
• make bed
• load in the dryer
  
• washing
• supervise sick children through the shower
• dress kids
• 3x3 minutes kitchen
• 3x3 minutes kitchen
• washing
• pupa lounge room
• pupa family room

 

The school room

We are in the very fortunate position of having a room in the house that we can dedicate to school.  Many families have just a bookshelf or two and the kitchen table to work with, but we have a whole room.

I am at my wits' end with it.  It doesn't seem to matter how many times I clean it up, within a matter of days it is back to the cluttered unusable space I started with.  there's a huge box on the floor packed with stuff and I have absolutely no idea what to do with that stuff.  It's too good to throw away, it's quite possibly useful stuff that I don't want to give away and there is nowhere to put it at the moment.

My plan is to work on the room in little fits and starts as I don't have time to dedicate a whole day or a whole week, or even a whole weekend to dealing with it.

Like I said, I am at my wits' end and stymied.  Can't see my way out of the clutter at this point.

Staying accountable II

get dressed

make bed

washing

after dinner clean up

3x3 minutes kitchen

pupa lounge room (pick up put away)

washing

3x3 minutes kitchen

mop kitchen floor

3x3 minutes kitchen

clean bathroom

washing

3x3 minutes school room

3x3 minutes school room

washing

pupa lounge room

 

Staying accountable

3x3 minues kitchen

3x3 minutes kitchen

load of towels

load of towels in dryer

3x3 minutes kitchen

3x3 minutes kitchen

pupa lounge room (pick up put away)

fold towels

load of washing

load of washing in dryer

3x3 minutes family room

3x3 minutes family room

clean toilet

load of washing

pupa family room

3x3 minutes kitchen

after dinner clean up

meds

knitting

Ughhh

Have woken up this morning with the lurgy.  How this could be I don't know because I don't go anywhere much, or see anyone much, but there it is.  Another round of illness for the family starting with me.

And because I am a glutton for punishment today is the day that I am going to start the kinds on a more independent homeschooling path.  I'll be around, but not necessarily sitting with them at the table.  I have a list to work through which is going to take most of this week to accomplish.  The kids have to become more independent in their learning.  I have no idea how this is going to work out...we\ll have to play my favourite game of Wait and See.