When The Super Six Went To Northumberland
Last week we went North. To the Cheviots in Northumberland, and stayed at Dunsdale House in the College Valley. It was about the THE most perfect holiday cottage location we have ever found. Simply Stunning – and utterly remote. we cant’ wait to go back when the weather is warmer! Here’s a glimpse: Tweet
Rod, Own and Back… (aka Jolly the soft-hearted)
(Pink) “I’m too TIRED to do my lunch box” (Jolly) “Mummy, Ella’s really tired, and her head is very hot” (me, from upstairs) “she’s fine, she’s just tired and moany from school that’s all” (Pink) “But I’m TIRRRRED” (Jolly)”Ella, don’t cry, I’LL do your lunchbox for you, would you like that?” (crying noises cease instantly) (Boy) “Jolly, don’t you do that! She’s just moaning, she has GOT to learn. Oh, what are you doing? Well, that’s it then. You’ll be doing her lunch box for the next five years – good luck with THAT!” Tweet
Our House
Boy’s home work tonight was to describe his house – physically in terms of rooms, and then five descriptive words for his home… Wonderfull Great Big Happy Exellent. Yes indeedy, my Boy. Tweet
That yawning chasm of a summer…
I sit here, I go through my photos, I start to create the posts… and time runs away with me. And so another week goes by with nothing recorded. SO. I’m jumping back in again, and I’ll back-fill as I have time. Yesterday was a Big Day. No.1 had a rough start to Yr 8. He’s been dropped a set in three subjects, and his best friend and he fell out over the summer, so he spent a very lonely and sad first day back. He’s a bright bright boy – but out of the last three school years he’s maybe managed four full terms (if you add his entire attendance up; Last year he managed just THREE weeks at 100% attendance, and for the year he was at 43% attendance). No wonder he has gaps in his Maths and IT knowledge, and his confidence in...
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