+ I have been working all year at a school an hour and 15 minutes away. The commute (over 100km each way) has been gruelling. Recently I was offered work at a school in the local town which starts in a few weeks. I have 4 weeks left at the first school. I am really looking forward to the short commute and the extra time that I will have to spend with my family, but I am also now working hard trying to get all my reports and paper work completed before I finish up.
+ My sister bought me Water For Elephants audio book over the holidays, and I am loving it! Once again I am sitting in the car once I get to work, just to get to the end of the next chapter. When I am spending less time commuting it is going to take me forever to get through the books, but it is a downside I am willing to put up with.
+ Toby is going through one of those phases where he is growing and changing before our eyes. He is suddenly speaking in full sentences, and running and jumping – off things! I looked at him yesterday afternoon and there wasn’t even a hint of babyness (so is a word!) in him. He is all boy, and all Country Boy too! What is lovely is that he can now join in with the girls games. It is beautiful to watch him running around with his sisters.
+ We are heading up to Orange field days on Wednesday next week. We are meeting up with my sister, and our kids are going to enjoy a day of looking at machinery and farm things.
+ I read this post by Lisa at Mummy’s Undeserved Blessings. Teaching my kids to share has always been a struggle. If I am honest, I don’t like to share my things either. I have been challenged to think about how I can model sharing to my children.
+ After a busy holiday, I am relieved that this weekend will be quiet. I’m planning on doing a little craft, some school work, and the usual housework. Hope you have a good weekend too
Happy Friday!
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Re: the sharing idea I recall reading something a while back that basically said that, left to their own devices, children will often share without being forced. That is, while they may not share *everything* (and quite frankly, everyone has things that they are unwilling to share) on the whole they will share willingly. As such in our house if one of the kids says "no you can't play with that, it's mine" we'll let them get away with it, but remind them that the next time they ask to borrow something belonging to someone else they may not be able to. And that they need to be ok with that.
I love that photo, those eyes, gorgeous!
How wonderful it will be to not have to drive so far to work everyday, time spent getting to and from work is so wasted.
It's so bittersweet to see how fast they grow, but sibling love is divine to watch.
Thanks for a lovely read x
Audio books are such a great idea for a long commute, your's is especially long! Sounds like it will be really refreshing to work closer to home.
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