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 recently found a newspaper cutting with an interesting description of the “background” of this world. The cutting is not dated, nor does it say any other information.. But here goes :
An old man at llansaintffraed Radnorshire, once told the late Rev D Edmondes Owen that he always did “emsin” when he saw a magpie. He explained “emsin as putting one’s hand to ones heart. “Emsin” is a corruption of the Welsh word “ymswyno”, which means to make the sign of the cross. The incident is one of the many survials of the pre-Reformation ritual still found in some parts of Radnorshire.
As Emsin isnt on the Dictionary.com web site.. I felt we ought to know about this cutting! On the back of the cutting, it has “The 1937 budget is now being prepared, with a view to sharply decreasing the spread between income and ougo”…. Ummm did they manage it?…. President Roosevelt anticipates the deficit for 1935-36 will be $300,000,00 ……
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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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After an increadibly early night, mummy was still exhausted this morning, so daddy and I got up and played downstairs for a while.
I did potions with daddy for a while.
When mummy eventually got up, with some help, daddy and i went and played upstairs whilst mummy sorted out some paperwork she needed to deal with. Because I had been a good girl, we then went to Pwhelli and my treat.
I went to the soft play area at Glasfryn. It was brilliant fun!
When we came home I watched Pete’s Dragon on dvd, then had dinner, and a bath before pudding. Daddy read me a story before bed. Mummy has promised to read to me tomorrow.
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Still taking it easy today. That said we went shopping at around 1pm and by 2pm I was making a roast dinner. Asha really liked hers and ate quite a bit of it. She wanted extra helpings of gravy and another roast potato. It was really nice. We have lost the kitchen again though.
Asha also started eating wheat and gluten today and for the next 2 weeks. This is so the doctors can work out if she is Coeliac.
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Terry Pratchett on Panorama
Author Terry Pratchett has criticised a decision to limit the drug Aricept through the NHS to people in the later stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
He told the BBC’s Panorama programme the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence’s ruling “feels like an insult” and needed a rethink.
NICE decided the drug was not cost-effective in the early stages.
Pratchett, who has sold 55 million books worldwide, has PCA, a rare early-onset form of the disease.
He was diagnosed with PCA, which affects the back of the brain and therefore vision and motor skills, in December 2007.
I am not a Hugh Pratchett fan, but then sci-fi fantasy is not a genre i like. Unlike S who has always read his books, and has read a few to Asha.
But I also dont think this is an independant view point, but his view is very true. WHY does budget matter.. This is lives.. When we have funds for WAR, and security cameras, why don’t we have funds for medical care, housing etc
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http://www.zazzle.com/pd/find/pt-167
I really really like the look of this!
Vicki xx
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Bliss,.
we shared pop corn, and just sat for most of the day. Asha has done some painting and made some potions but a really easy day at home. By 5 pm Asha was in the bath, and I had enjoyed a bath as well by then!
“I stayed in my nighty. and did painting, and finger paints. I did some potions, and ate pop corn.”
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Since we re-did the front end, and added the pencils, we havent been able to get the blog rings to work. I am hopeing that buy the end of this week we will get them working again. Please bare with us over this, its taking more effort and man hours than we thought possible!
Vicki, Steve and Asha!
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Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games, is in the western part of the Peloponnese which, according to Greek mythology, is the island of “Pelops”, the founder of the Olympic Games. Imposing temples, votive buildings, elaborate shrines and ancient sporting facilities were combined in a site of unique natural and mystical beauty.
Olympia functioned as a meeting place for worship and other religious and political practices as early as the 10th century B.C. The central part of Olympia was dominated by the majestic temple of Zeus, with the temple of Hera parallel to it. The ancient stadium in Olympia could accommodate more than 40,000 spectators, while in the surrounding area there were auxiliary buildings which developed gradually up until the 4th century B.C. and were used as training sites for the athletes or to house the judges of the Games.
The Olympic Games were closely linked to the religious festivals of the cult of Zeus, but were not an integral part of a rite. Indeed, they had a secular character and aimed to show the physical qualities and evolution of the performances accomplished by young people, as well as encouraging good relations between the cities of Greece. According to specialists, the Olympic Games owed their purity and importance to religion.
The Olympic victor received his first awards immediately after the competition. Following the announcement of the winner’s name by the herald, a Hellanodikis (Greek judge) would place a palm branch in his hands, while the spectators cheered and threw flowers to him. Red ribbons were tied on his head and hands as a mark of victory.
The official award ceremony would take place on the last day of the Games, at the elevated vestibule of the temple of Zeus. In a loud voice, the herald would announce the name of the Olympic winner, his father’s name, and his homeland. Then, the Hellanodikis placed the sacred olive tree wreath, or kotinos, on the winner’s head.
[Source : http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/ancient/history_uk.asp accessed August 08]
“Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.”
Olympic Charter, Fundamental principles, paragraph 2
Olympic games five rings
The Olympic Truce
The tradition of the “Truce” or “Ekecheiria” was established in ancient Greece in the 9th century BC by the signature of a treaty between three kings. During the Truce period, the athletes, artists and their families, as well as ordinary pilgrims, could travel in total safety to participate in or attend the Olympic Games and return afterwards to their respective countries. As the opening of the Games approached, the sacred truce was proclaimed and announced by citizens of Elis who travelled throughout Greece to pass on the message.
truce logo
The Olympic Truce is symbolised by the dove of peace with the traditional Olympic flame in the background. In a world that is plagued by wars and animosity, the peace-dove symbol represents one of the IOC’s ideals to build a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal. The Olympic flame has brought warm friendship to all the people of the world through sharing and global togetherness. In the symbol, the flame is made up of colourful effervescent elements - reminiscent of festivities experienced in the celebration of the human spirit. These elements represent people of all races coming together for the observance of the Truce.
[ Source : http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/missions/truce/truce_uk.asp ]
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We had planned to go to grannys early Monday morning, but Asha woke up at 9 pm on Sunday night and couldnt get back to sleep. So a quick phone call and we drove to Grannys. Asha stayed awake untill gone 1 am.
Monday morning, she was up bright and early, so we let her play at grannys, playing with grandad, and enjoying breakfast with granny and grandad. After a morning in the house, and visits from assorted people - Mrs C, Auntie Trish, she had a bath and went to bed. Exhausted.
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After 5 nights..in a bed at grannys, it was with some relief we headed towards home today. Asha went to the Blue Planet Aquarium, at ellesmere port with granny and grandad whilst steve and I hit Makro and Costcoe, for some bits we need - vitalite in big tubs, coffee beans, you know the essentials in life!
Anyway, by 1.50 we were on the road, and by 2.20 Asha was asleep. We called into Penrhyn on the way back, but P was busy, so we just came home. Result is a load of shopping to find space for ontop of everything else.. Oh the joys. At least for the next few weeks we are fairly esconsed in Wales - other than for the odd day out!
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I woke up early and went and woke granny up. I slept through last night, and would have slept longer
but a police car woke me around 7.30. anyway, granny got up and we had a cooked breakfast. Around
9 mummy got up, and joined us, and soon after Granny and Mummy took me to the Lady Lever Art Gallery.
We got a music bag, from the gallery, and we hunted for different instuments in the museum. I found a harp
on the wedgewood, a drum, on a picture high up on the wall, and lady hamilton was playing a tamborine. (
‘Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante’
Elizabeth Vigée-Le Brun)
I also saw a harpsicord in a picture, and in the museum., there was a mini grand piano and a harpsicord.
After playing with the instruments, we went to the childrens section, and mummy and i built blocks, then we did
some colouring, and we also played with the cushions. After a drink we went back to grannys. Daddy then
got in the car and we went to the bank in bromborough, then to the shops and for some lunch. After lunch I went
to play with a friend. B. We played on her trampoline, her swing and with her other toys. We had a great time.
I really enjoy playing with B, and her mummy and daddy are funny. C always has bits of computers.. “EVERYWHERE”
and S, is cool.
At around 5 o’clock we returned to grannys, had dinner, and I chased grandad around. Mummy ran me a deep deep bath
and read to me in bed, after granny played with me in the bath. I was asleep for 8pm.. PHEW!
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Weather - damp.
Tiredness - very
Car? Grannys and Grandad.
Yep Asha went off with Granny and Grandad to knowsley and Steve and I went Birkenhead, for exciting things like Axe’s and such items. We also tried to sort out our phones to no effect.
Asha had a lovely time, though got home far too late!
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I have a right to live rather than exist.
I have a right to personhood rather than being an object of possession.
I have a right to equality with every other human being regardless of age.
I have a right to be respected with regard to my own worth.
I have a right to be uniquely myself with my own identity.
I have a right to speak my thoughts and feelings, and to be heard.
I have a right to ask “why” and to receive answers.
I have a right to receive discipline without hollering, discounts and putdowns.
I have a right to be encouraged to grow to maturity at my own pace.
I have a right to be free from physical harm at the hands of resentful people.
I have a right to be loved for being me.
I have a right, with valid guidance, to think for myself, and make decisions.
I have a right to be responsible for myself.
I have a right to feel joy, happiness, sorrow, bereavement and pain.
I have a right to be a winner.
I have a right to care and be cared for, to nurture and be nurtured, to give and to receive.
I have a right to form my own convictions, beliefs and standards.
I have a right to know and experience personal freedom.
I have a right to my own body, mind and soul, and to use them in a sharing experience.
I have a right to recognize and accept the rights of others regarding their Bill of Rights.
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Asha painting by numbers
A couple of weeks ago Morrisons had some Reeves, painting by numbers mini series in, aged at 5 +
Anyway, I decided to get two, one for ,me and one for Asha. Yesterday we started doing them. Asha is finding it quite a challenge, but with me sitting with her, she is really doing very well. Once completed I will get a photograph up of her work. If anyone knows of any other painting by number items suitable for a younger child, please let me know., We love them!
After doing her painting yesterday, Asha played with a load of food dies and some bicarb of soda. Not sure what the learning outcomes were, but the table was prettly covered in interesting colours at the end of it.
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Anglesey Cake: [Teisen Sir Fôn]
4 oz butter
4 oz sugar
1 egg beaten
8 oz G.F Self Raising Flour.
Pinch of salt.
4 oz currants
4 oz sultanas
Milk (i used long life soya milk, sweetened)
( I also use what ever dried fruit i have in)
Set oven to gas mark 4 / 350 F.
Cream butter and sugar together, once fluffy beat in egg.
Sift in flour and salt, fold in.
Stir in dried fruit,
add sufficient milk to give a dropping consistency.
Turn into a greased cake tin. The recipie states a 6″ cake tin, but I tend to double up the recipie and cook in a few small loaf tins :d
The instructions also say bake for 45 mins to an hour, but I find with LPG and gluten free it takes slightly longer, but well keep an eye on it!
Enjoy!
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New search engine.. no collecting of information….
For a while now we have been unhappy about the way most of the search engines collect information and store it whenwe use them.
cuil, claims not to do this…So we are trying it. Are search engines once more going to be free from sensorship, and the internet back to its old glory, of being able to get answers to questions without constently having to get a credit card out!
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Just been sorting out two sets of scrabble I have been given in the last two months, to create one complete set.
After a while searching for what the letters aught to be in it, I found the wikki site, and thought I would copy the information into here, for anyone else with far too many boards but not sure what letters are needed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble_letter_distributions
English-language editions of Scrabble contain 100 letter tiles, in the following distribution:
This distribution of letters has not changed since Alfred Mosher Butts invented the game in 1938.
And welsh?
Welsh-language Scrabble sets use these 103 tiles:
Since there are specific tiles for several of the common digraphs (such as DD), it is not permissible to use the individual letters to spell these out.
Omissions: the digraph PH exists in Welsh, but is used almost exclusively in mutated words, which the rules disallow; K, Q, X and Z do not exist in Welsh. Arguably J does not exist in Welsh either, but it is included as it is sometimes used for borrowed words.
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I got to have a lie in this morning, whilst Asha and Daddy played and watched some TV downstairs.
When I got up Asha did some colouring in and then she did some word traceing from the sheets i downloaded from colourmountain. We have joined for 12 months, just for the ease. I guess 12 months subscription will be enough.
After a while Asha had decided she wanted some alfresco play with her colours and things, so we cleared her some space and she got on with it. Yes she put water in the glitter and just played with things.
After her glitter play, she watched a film, whilst we tidied up, she then did some computing, and typed in
mummy and daddy like asha
asha likes mummy and daddy
We all love each other.
Good enough computer skills for me:d
We then ate tea and we had a go of a board game granny recently got her, but without the rules it was a bit chaotic. Hopefully next time will be better. We have agreed after the bath to play her ducks game, and then story and bed. - another early night, wont be a bad thing!
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