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We went to the Netherlands National Circus yesterday, and whilst all of the acts were fantastic, I would now keep an eye out for the cube artiste alina eskina as I felt she was fantastic, and her act was asthetically beautiful. I saw a fairy….

THE BUGROVI SISTERS were also inspirational, as were the trapeze artists, (The Bull Dancers) however I did feel sick watching them doing tripple summersaults in the air.

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We took Asha to see a friend in a Pantomime today in Ellesmere port, at the civic hall.

Although during parts of it Asha was very upset, she did say on the way home she loved it, wants to see it again, and thought G was very very funny in it!

Asha also enjoyed seeing Granny and Grandad I think!

Tonight when we got home Asha enjoyed playing around with a torch, making shadows. After a few minutes I found some work sheets to formalise this exercise onto.. So today she has had a very educational day!

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Yes, I know I havent been very good lately at providing a running commentry again of our day.  why? Apart from the fact i feel awfull, Asha has been doing so much, and I just havent felt like spending time on the computer.

Anyway some fun things she has done:

Fungal forrage with friends at Moleci.

Swimming with friends at Portmadog.

A day at the beach – yes the second week in October! at Dinas.

Dutch Pancakes at a Tea Room near Snowdon.

A go on go-carts at parc Glasfryn.

Ride on her bike and on scooters in the road.

A trip to the play ground with J from CLAS.

A play date with R and A. – water bombs made, cutting out of words done.

A play date with T and R.G fed the ducks, and played with their dog.

Watched the Steam Train in Caernarfon.

Made bread rolls, very successfull they were as well!

Done more glass painting.

Completed a painting by numbers she started in August.

Plus so many other things, like swimming lessons, gymnastics, learning welsh, and being able to write her own name. Asha also drew a lovely picture of her daddy helping her to roller skate. She started wth the boots, drew her legs, then her body and arms and head, then she drew daddy.

Book wise, she has completed Toms Midnight Garden, and has been loveing the Medici Chidrens books lately. Not really wanting any other books to be read to her. I cant blame her really the stories are so gentle, and the illustrations so peacefull, they are a great bedtime story!

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What a little hero she is. She loves it.

She rolled around, jumped around, followed the line around, played tick, and went on the horse thingy. She smiles, and lands with her hands together and has a great time.

I just hope she keeps on loving it!

The rest of the day wasnt as sucessfull, we think Asha is stuggling with milk and gluten in her diet, and as such is being a number one cling on. Which is tireing and hard work. Though she did play outside for a while with daddy, and she did have a small rest when we went for a drive, as she was so tired.

Education done today. Not loads, but we have talked, we have read a few stories and we did look at a big plan of a human body, and talk about teeth, blood cells and veins. We also looked at where our hearts were… My child is 4, and knows more biology than I knew at 16!

Its actually very hard for Asha not to get an education in our house, as we have SO many books of all kinds lieing around.. and with her toys as well!!!!

Oh we also melted some chocolate and added corn flakes to it. We then made some pepermint iceing up, and dropped it into the chocolate crispy cakes. Its really interesting what then happens.. you have after eight choclate crisp cakes!

Oh and before bath, Asha also played with ff.
Vicki xx

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At Penygroes leisure center.

It is fantastic, Asha loved it. well organised fun group. The two leaders were great to watch at work, and soon made Asha feel at home. Amazing.

I just hope it stays this way, as she has waited 12 months for her gymnastics, and it has been worth the wait!

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Daliwn ddwylo’n gilydd, Yn gylch ar y cyd,

I uno cyfeillion, Mewn hyfryd o fyd,

Gadewch i ni ganu, Yn llawen a chryf,

A sawl sydd yn blino, Rhown gymorth i chi,

A sawl sydd yn blino, Rhown cymorth i chi.

English

Link your hands together, A circle we’ll make,

This bond of our friendship, No power can break,

Let’s all sing together, in one mighty throng,

If any be weary, Well help them along,

If any be weary, Well help them along.

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If I were a teddy, where would i sit?

I’d sit with my mummy, who would knit knit knit.

If I were a dolphin where would i swim?

I’d swim in the sea, my mummy and me.

If I were a princess, what would I wear?

I’d wear my makeup and brush my long curly hair.

If I were a daddy, what would I do?

I’d sit on the toilet and make lots of Poo.

Written by Asha 26th August 2008

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What did we do today then?

Another section of painting by number, no 33 was painted in her picture.

She decorated a plate which was a present she got for her birthday, which she enjoyed doing. In doing it, she learnt how to draw a basic flower, which she was VERY pleased with. Her copying skills have really erupted this week.

She copied the word Mummy out beautifully, and Asha. I will try and get a photograph of her work up this week sometime.

She sat and played in the lounge at making food, and copying letters using peices of wood. As the bits of the letters.

We read a Elmer the elephant book this morning which she loved.

We watched the closing ceremony of the olympic games and talked about Greece, and why the Greek flag was flown on the last day of the games.

greek flaf

We looked at the other flags flying – Peoples republic of China,

olympic rings

olympic flag and

union jack and said the significance of them. -

Asha wanted to know why the welsh dragon wasnt there… Umm anyone care explain!

Asha danced to the music, loved the big wheels the dancers the riding on and said she prefares gymnastics to the trapeze artists.. I was rather pleased about this!

She danced like the rather beautiful chinese dancers, and enjoyed herself.

So for a day which I felt awfull in, Asha seems to have rather an educationally sound day. Just a pity mummy felt like a bag of wet potatoes all day!

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Yes darling if you listen to your instructor when you start Gymnastics, and you practice regually.. However If you dont do that, you will do something else wonderfull.

and what were we talking about?

Mens gymnastics off course

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I Will Survive (the first year of homeschooling) *Or* any year homeschooling.
Originally written and produced by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris
Originally performed by Gloria Gaynor
Mercilessly altered with apologies by Natalie Criss

First I was afraid
I was petrified.
Kept thinking I could never teach
´Cause I´m not certified.
But we spent so many nights
Reteaching homework that was wrong.
I grew strong, so now I teach my kids at home!
We study maths and outer space.
I just kept on despite the fear with a big smile across my face.
I bought a set of Base Ten blocks.
I bought books with answer keys.
My parents think we´re nuts, but they don´t even bother me

Come on, let´s go walk out the door.
We´re on the road now, ’cause we´re not home much anymore
My friends would laugh and say we´d be unsocialized.
I heard one mumble that I´d give up by July.
Oh no, not I!
I will survive!
As long as I know how to read
I know we´ll be alright.
I’ve got all my life to learn.
I’ve got energy to burn.
and I’ll survive.
I will survive.

It took all the strength I had not to fall apart.
Decided to attend a play date at the local park,
and I met oh so many mums who offered eagerly to help.
They used to cry.
Now they hold their heads up high, and so do we!
My kids are cool!
They´re not those chained up little people stuck inside at school.
So if you feel like dropping by and just expect us to be free
you´d better call ahead first ´cause we´re probably busy!

Thanks to all those who have posted this on home edd forums, world wide.

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Bodnant Gardens Web Site.

Everyone has always told me how fantastic they are, but to be honest:-

Disabled Parking, used by anyone who thinks they are disabled, no badges in site. I had to park somewhere else then move.

Wheelchair access diabolical and no signage for alternative routes.

Food provision for an Asha – fruit salad, out of a tin.. It “should” be o.k.

The producation by The Chapter House Theater group, was o.k., but i wish it had said in its blurb it was aimed at 4 – 8 year olds, and not sold as an outdoor production of sleeping beauty.. It was slightly confusing, I wish they had omitted the stork and the baby bit, and it took me about 3/4 of it to actually enjoy it.

Asha however loved it.

PDF file on Bodnant Garden and Estate

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Since Asha was tiny and we introduced her to nursery rhymes, there is one edition which I have really loved…

Little Miss Muffet,
Sat on a Tuffet
Eating her Curds and Whey
Down came a spider
And sat down beside her
and gave her a lovely bouquet..

Asha shouted at me one night last week, as I said the old words.. And frightened miss muffet away, she informed me “spiders arent scarey mummy, you have the words wrong”

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Cheshire Show.

I went to my first cheshire show today. I missed it the year I was born, and mummy and daddy were busy the following two years.
It was in tabley which is near knutsford, so we had to leave the house at 8am. So rarely these days, daddy had to wake me up!

After what seemed like minutes in the car, I fell asleep. We arrived there. Mummy then got me dressed, and we had a sandwich.
Mummy had parked in the disabled area, and we slowly trundled over the the kiosk. Where we bought our tickets. We then met granny
by the cheshire hounds. The dogs were noisy. Granny then paid for me to have a go on the bouncy slide, but a boy tripped me up and I fell
down the steps. Shaken we went for a walk around. After some time, we found some fun things to look at, sheep, goats and apache. They were cute
I also saw big horses, cows and baby calfs. Mummy took me into the poultry tent, and we looked at the flat bills of the ducks, the small hooks
of the pigeons, and there wonderfull chests which puffed out. Mummy also told me when she was little she held a baby chick at the cheshire show.
I was watching them with my mummy. We looked at an array of egg yolks, the range in colour yellow was fascinating.

I spent some time playing on the fair ground, I went on the carosel, and train. I also climed into an Airport fire engine, it was a lot bigger than
the one which toppled over in portmadog recently. After making mummy a bouquet with granny, we had pork butties whilst listening to the school band.

I am sure i have missed a lot out of this.

Asha

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When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn’t a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.

Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Kommunist.

Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Sozialdemokrat.

Als sie die Gewerkschafter holten,
habe ich nicht protestiert;
ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter.

Als sie die Juden holten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Jude.

Als sie mich holten,
gab es keinen mehr, der protestieren konnte.

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Whilst reading bedtime story.

Asha : Mummy, What did children get at night in old times?

Me: What do you mean darling

Asha before books?

Me : oh we used to sing.

Asha: Oh no, we SING all the time anyway.

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Yes, Asha and I had Pancakes for breakfast. then we planned on going to Caernarfon after the post office van. But the van never arrived here

Anyway, we went to Caernarfon Morrisons, bought some fuel and came home.

We all seemed tired today, so we then sat and watched Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on video. It was o.k. Its amazing when you consider when it was first made! (1937)

After that Asha played with next doors kids for a while and on her bike, had a late tea and went to bed tired!

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and not had any in?

well whilst reading another blog – thanks Melanie – I was introduced to this site : http://www.printablepaper.net/

Fantastic!

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Asha and I both woke up this morning coughing, so I decided that ballet wouldn’t happen.

However we decided that a trip to the theater, and the CLAY PLAY was worth risking, and we were right. We had a lovely afternoon, it was fantastic, and I really felt the staff right from reception, to the guy on the door at Galeri Caernarfon were brilliant with the kids..

The play… Oh, dont ask, I want to do it tomorrow as well! The “presentors” were fantastic. The kids and adults alike were transfixed and laughing, The whole thing was fantastic.

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Well we were out first thing this morning, enjoing the sun and rain, and sleet. Yes I know its April.. Its what happens in April!

Anyway, after our trip to see the MP, in Caernarfon.. isnt it funny how holiday towns never seem to have to deal with real life, untill you live in them. Anyway.. we called in to pick Asha’s tickets up for CLAYDAY tomorrow.

‘Claytime’ is a play with clay, where the audience are invited to participate. Presented by Indefinitearticles, you are invited to a place where the earth’s natural material meets with children’s imaginations: a world of fabulous forms, amazing animals and morphing monsters.

Each Claytime is totally unique – creating its own world, its own characters and its own stories drawn directly from its young audience. Truly, interactive theatre at its most engaging. This show is made with and for 3 to 6 year olds. Parent / guardian will need to stay throughout the performance.

http://www.galericaernarfon.com

I am so looking forwards to this, I think it will be great for Asha. She has ballet in the morning and then a small period of time out. Then a great afternoon doing make and do and theater, what else can a three year old want!!!

Anyway, after getting her tickets, and me collapsing in a heap, which I woke up from four hours later. We went for a drive down to Trefor Beach. Asha had a lovely walk and play, on the beach, Steve took some photos, and I enjoyed watching them both.

We piled some wood into the back of the van, and came home, prepared and ate tea, did some reading and sewing and then Asha went to bed, tired.

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She has returned to her world of ballet, happy content and dancing again.

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