Homeschool roundup, crochet progress and lots of water :)

Howdy!

Well the big news here is it has rained..... we've had over 100mm since Easter, which I am pretty sure is more than all of 2018! We have water in the Paroo, and more coming from the northern floods and the campground, usually sporting views of the dry river bed is actually 90% under water! The SES is continuing to monitor the situation with the river, and we are getting very regular updates about the peak flood being expected to come in just under the 3m mark middle of this week or so. The roads are all still closed, and so I hope they are opened soon (so as not tin interfere again with travel plans!). If not just good for the soul to see the rain, it has been a very timely, valuable and genuine learning lesson about the water cycle, rain, where rivers flow from and to and how even though there is so much water at the moment, it still is a drought. Morgan even linked his knowledge of early Australian Exploration into the conversation, which tells me one thing - we are ABSOLUTELY loving homeshool, and there is no way the kids are 'missing' anything.....


But onto the photos...



The campground opposite the Pub 5.5.19.... that big green tree in the middle.... we were standing under it 2 days ago!

Here's Simon and Dodge-y Boy playing about a week ago. This is the tree just off centre of that picture above, well and truly in the water now.

The Billabong western side of town now flooded to the signs 5.5.19

And again the billabong off the bridge today, 5.5.19.
The billabong about 2 weeks ago.. same spot
In crochet news, I am onto the border of the Harry Potter blanket for Morgan and have started a Dinosaur for Austin... He decided he didn't really want a Harry Potter one... phew... and so we are dino-a-long ing with Emma Wilkinson Designs to make a dinosaur blanket.
I also started (and finished) a simple star blanket that I suspect might make it next door when the lady has her baby ;)

Made from a Papatya wool cake and using the Raspberry Road blanket pattern I found on Ravelry.... very lovely.


















And this is a blanket destined to keep me busy on our upcoming holiday made with Caron Cupcakes and using Rachele Carmona's Soulful Sierra pattern.... another of my favourite designers (check her our here https://cypresstextiles.net/)


On the homeschool front, we are settling into Term 2 with our new core, Eric Carle's Animals Animals (covering most of the curriculum) and continuing with Maths U See and a travel theme - the Australian Book Traveller with our homeschool Co-Op. Austin is still completing Creative Phonics and Morgan the Dyslexia friendly Toe-by-Toe while we wait for advise on formal testing and diagnosis. 

The travel kit I've put together to take on all our road trips.. can't wait to use it this week

Austin's writing is improving so much.

And a beautiful drawing of a dolphin family, and someone swimming with them.
My collage... it's supposed to be a dolphin....

Love it when the kids do it better - Morgan's sunset Dolphin, Sam.


Austin's Phonics work


Alright, that's it for now,
We'll be off for an adventure at the end of the week - if the road dries out enough - so stay tuned for holiday snaps when we get back.

Lots of love
Jen

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