Sunday Day 166 – 14th June
A bit of hula hooping in the garden and then decided to take the girls to the local park so Bee could practice cycling on a slighter bigger bike than what she was taught on. She did pretty well….she can’t quite get the hang of steering properly yet (tighter turns) for some reason but at least she has the balance sorted. It is the first time we have ventured to the local park and it was packed. People just weren’t bothering to socially distance when passing you so I doubt we will return. If we do, it will be early morning or late evening….and definitely not on a weekend.
Monday Day 167 – 15th June
I really struggle to get the taste of pilau rice and I am a reluctant cook when it comes to chicken on the bone…am paranoid I won’t cook it properly. However a relative started up a You Tube channel and I decided to try out their chicken pilau recipe….and it tasted delicious. The girls liked it so it was definitely good. If you want to check out their channel its A&Z Kitchen.
Tuesday Day 168 – 16th June
I realised that I kept telling Bee to go out and get some fresh air in the garden….but then there wasn’t a whole lot she can do in the garden except for a swing. So I decided to order her an archery set. She loves it and had a competition with me to see who scored 100 points first. She won. Eldest made some biscuits….she seems to be developing a love for biscuits.
Wednesday Day 169 – 17th June
Had to go and collect the eldest’s GCSE books today. They have started working from them this week…it seems like they are working on the basis that there will be some element of home learning come September, but the books they have given are just for English, Maths and Science. We still don’t know what choices she has got as the letter went missing….seem to be getting parcels and letters go missing a lot recently.
Thursday Day 170 – 18th June
After joining in with the 30 Days Wild Challenge through the Wildlife Trust we got inspired to become members. They were offering half price membership and I had decided to take out a family membership. The packs arrived today!
Eldest finally received an email confirming her GCSE choices and she got her first choices. She will be studying Double English, Maths, Triple Science, History and Sport. The Sport is a BTEC rather than a GCSE as I guess they didn’t have enough students to do the GCSE. The did say it would be the BTEC or the GCSE when we went to the open evening about the GCSE’s. She started work on the books this week and think it has all already overwhelmed her. Think I will be sitting down with her and trying to get a study plan together and make sure she stays calm about it all.
Friday Day 171 – 19th June
Eldest decided to make chocolate muffins today. She had to develop a love of baking when I have been put on diabetes meds and am trying to be careful. Must admit I did end up trying one….but then we did go on a long walk to burn it off! Was a nice walk although the girls were tired by the end of it! We saw swans, cows, rabbits and baby frogs. In the evening managed to get some blog work done and published a post about the Hajj Fun Game.
Saturday Day 172 – 20th June
Booked Bee in for a karate session last minute. She ended up being the only one there and the instructor let her pick what she wanted to do. She chose fitness and they had a good session and a random chat too. Also popped to the parents house so Bee could practice on her roller skates which arrived today – they have a bigger enclosed driveway so it is safer. She was beginning to get the hang of it before she said she was too tired. I had also ordered some macaroons for fathers day which were delivered today……thought we might as well eat them today seeing as we were already at the parents house! They were delicious.
The Father’s Day macaroons look amazing! It sounds like a very active week for Bee. So glad you’ve finally got confirmation of the eldest’s GCSEs, but sorry to hear that she’s already feeling stressed about them. Hopefully she will feel better about them when she’s back at school and back to some sort of normality.
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Yes I think once she is back at school with friends it will be less stressful
Ahh! I am sure Bee will get used to steering her bike in time. It’s a shame people weren’t socially distancing. Ugh!
That chicken pilau dish looks so good. You should have more confidence in yourself.
The archery set looks like a lot of fun. My girls would love something like that.
Ahh! I remember those books from when my teen was doing her GCSE’s. They really are worth the money. I am so pleased your girl got her first choices for her GCSE’s
Those Father’s day macaroons look fab! You always get the best sweet treats. x
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We went again this morning and there was less people and felt happier as people were keeping their distance..
The macarons look good. That’s good Bee got a private session. N loves archery too – he had a bow from his uncle for his birthday after we did it in the Lakes.
Everyone has been having a go at the archery!
The macaroons do look wonderful. Bee sounds likes she’s been getting very active. It must be odd for your eldest to be starting work on GCSEs without being in school.
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Yes it is not ideal starting them at home
We have the wildlife watcher set and it has been a godesend. Sebby loves keeping a diary of the creatures we see
It is so useful isn’t it?
Those macarons look lovely, such a fab idea… is it wrong that I could probably eat all of them? Absolutely adore them!
The GCSE books bring back some memories! Won’t be much longer and we will be holding them too!
That archery set brings back memories too, I had one similar when I was a child, it was great to play with outside! Hope you are all having a lovely week! Sim x
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I could have easily eaten them all too!
The Father’s Day macaroons look amazing. I love macaroons. It sounds like a very active week for Bee. Glad you’ve finally got confirmation of the eldest’s GCSEs. Hopefully, she will feel better about them when she’s back at school. xx
Yes I think it is a bit overwhelming starting them at home
Great work on learning to ride the bicycle. Wherever there’s alot of people, social distancing is difficult. Pilau does look delicious. Cool archery set. Interesting choice of subjects by the eldest. OoOoOO a fellow baker like me! Great to hear Bee is keeping herself active and fit. The macaroons look delicious
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Yes social distancing is going to get harder now that a lot of places are opening up
i don’t tend to go anywhere on a weekend, jsut too busy for me, the local supermarket was a free for all inside once we’d done the 2m queuing, even the staff were just walking past. The archery set looks fun and the fathers day treats look lovely
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Think we will be avoiding going anywhere at the weekend too now
Sounds like a very active sporty week for Bee. Well done to her for mastering the balance. Sorry to hear the park was packed full. People are so not keeping social distancing, I notice how many more people are in town.
The Father’s day macaroons look splendid.
We have started going in the weekdays in the morning and it is much better
Wow a super active week. I like the look of the archery set, my two are starting to bore of the same things in the garden and it seems we are destined to spend most of the summer there. Love the macaroons a clever idea for Fathers Day. Must be hard having to think about GCSEs, hope you manage to get a study plan together.
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The macaroons are a lovely different gift to cupcakes and cake!
That archery set looks great, my two would enjoy that, where was it from? How amazing do those macaroons look for fathers day! What a tasty gift. It’s good to see that the school are well organised getting resources to you. It does sound possible we might still be home schooling some of the week in September. I asked my son’s secondary school and they said they weren’t sure what might happen, I had hoped life might have been more normal by then, but who knows..
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I ordered it from the Decathlon website.
Think most of the schools are unsure as to whats going to happen!
People not bothering to make any attempt to socially distance makes me cross too. I’m now avoiding our local shop for the foreseeable future for that exact reason. Glad Bee enjoyed getting out on her bike though. That chicken pilau looks amazing. We’ve yet to get around to joining the Wildlife Trusts but that membership pack looks amazing and makes me think I should really get around to doing so. The archery set looks fun and I love the Father’s Day macarons. #project366
Yep I have been ordering everything I need online…except groceries and hubby has been going to the supermarkets. I haven’t stepped foot in one since March.