Farming !!!!!!!!!!

A couple of weekends ago I got to look after the farm and be the interim Farm Manager while the Farmer was away. With some help from D, A3, E10 and S7 I milked four cows twice a day and fed some calves, pigs, rabbits and the farmer's cat. I really enjoyed it!!! D took these pics:

Nature in the Garden - Part One

This morning when us three biggies came home from the farm M asked A2 to show us the "juicy caterpillar" as A2 called it while taking us. Once we got there, sure enough, there was a very "juicy caterpillar" on one of the two Swan Plants in E10's garden!!!

"School"

School in our family is done in the home. It doesn't just involve sitting down at the kitchen table from 9 to 3 and doing English, Maths, Social Studies, Science and Music. In fact, at the table we only really do English (aka writing) and Maths in books (s+ometimes this doesn't happen though). Usually this happens before lunch.

We all learn some type of instrument except A2, M (who already knows the Piano) and D (who can play the Cello). S7 and E10 learn the Piano and I learn the Guitar. We learn most of our other subjects doing either: things with other families such as the A's on Thursdays and the T's on alternate Wednesdays or things such as going to the park, reading together, reading by ourselves, reading the paper, helping on the farm and going to Homeschool Group.

I have been very lucky in being able to go over to the farm this year and help the farmer with milking and feeding the animals. It has enabled me to be able to find out how a farm like that is run and I have enjoyed immensely. Being homeschooled gives us the flexibility to do things like this which would be harder to work around school schedules.

OUR BRAND NEW KITTEN

On Saturday we went to the SPCA to choose and adopt the kitten that E10 was promised when she stopped sucking her thumb!!! We named her Daisy later that afternoon! I think she is really
cute!!!!! Here are some snaps of her: