Monday was Charli’s first school visit. It went well enough. I’m hesitant to say much as there’s a strong suspicion there will be many more posts on this subject to come. The next few month’s aren’t going to be easy. She’s receptive and welcome to the idea of school; but she’s also extremely overwhelmed. She […]
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Making Real Friendships
Making real friends as an adult isn’t always easy (On the garden wall’s post ‘Stalking Frally‘ sums up many of my encounters of new friendships). I’ve made some beautiful friends over the last ten years I’ve lived in New Zealand; but sadly most of them have moved overseas. With renewed energy I put myself ‘out […]
There She Blows!
We got lucky and saw the whale today! The day started with Dan catching a bus to work, at 8.10am, and then Charlotte shouting at me, ‘Telephone! Telephone!’. I pelted downstairs (as I keep forgetting to set the ring tone to ring more than six times) and just grabbed the phone in time (to cheers […]
Learning through play, bring it on! 
Charlotte started Montessori Pre-School last week. We lasted one week!