Tag Archives: afterschooling

Christmas is coming

December 1, 2008 – 12:24 pm

Well, the snow didn’t last long. It melted in yesterday’s rain, but not before we managed to make a snowman and have a good, old-fashioned snowball fight. And, best of all, it ushered that ‘Christmas is coming’ feeling. We haven’t decorated yet, which is unusual, because I like to have everything in place on December [...]

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Afterschooling: what is it all about?

November 26, 2008 – 2:46 pm

Someone asked me how I afterschool—so here comes. Because Nicco already spends plenty of time in school, I don’t do any workbooks or seatwork with him. I don’t want to bore him to tears and run the risk of burning him out. Instead, we curl up on the sofa with a bunch of good books. [...]

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Gearing up for Thanksgiving

November 24, 2008 – 5:27 pm

We must be the only non-American family to celebrate Thanksgiving this side of the pond. This is partly because we are partial to holidays and like to celebrate as many as we can, and partly to honour Manfredi’s American relatives (I am thinking of you, Georgeann). So we are busy getting ready for it. The [...]

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Still alive!

November 13, 2008 – 12:44 pm

Oh my goodness. I can’t believe it has been more than a month since I last posted. Nearly two months really. I have been buried under a vast amount of work from which I am only now managing to emerge. So much for my end of summer optimism that, when Niccolo resumed school, I’d be [...]

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