Today I had some D A R K thoughts about home education! They've moved on now, but I had this image of these children all Swanning around doing what they like without helping out with the house jobs and Why Can't You All Just Bog Off to School Then??????????? I needed to check with a friend - Are they OK? Is it OK for them to be around us when Papa W and I are so very very tired?
Yes it is OK, its real life, its learning opportunity, its still the babymoon and any wild thoughts that we should all be Doing more are fairly misplaced (the old parental guilt rearing its head again!) Besides they are doing heaps, its me who can't chart it! There's many sane traditions about the lying in period when a new baby comes. Modelling this for my daughters feels very wholesome even if I am occasionally champing at the bit to get going again. Where does that pressure come from besides my own impatience?
The moment has passed (so much so that I can't believe I was even thinking it).
Elderflower and Sunburst are out with dad doing the Brownies thing. Blackberry and I have been getting the crystals out of boxes to put them on beautifully sunny window sills ready for the bright moon tonight. She learned today that if you place a bid on ebay its legally binding.... thank heavens she only bid £3! Its her new favourite way to spend her pennies. Most often on old or foreign pennies to add to her collection.
Thats all for now.
Peace.
Ali Weststar x
OK ok ok, here's a photo......
I can only imagine the shuffling and adjusting that's going on. I've only been through it once with D joining M in our family and then I hadn't just gone through childbirth, wasn't feeding D myself and she was sleeping through the night. You have all the physical recovery, the hormonal stuff going on, and three children to help cope with the new babe. You're a hero! Looking forward to seeing you - you still up for a visit?
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