T-Bird Anni Rides Again

this evening we spent some time clearing some of the **** up in the garden.  Duke dismembered a play shed last year and never got as far as shifting the wood off the grass but as Aprilia wants her own patch of garden, and as that depends on Duke and I doing the heavy clearing, we set to.  As we lifted one big bit up there was a squeek and suddenly Whiskers was off in hot pursuit of a very cute mouse (I can call it very cute cos it was in my garden, I would be calling it something else entirely if it was in the house )  She caught it, she let it go and played with it a bit, it ran off, she caught it…. you can see where this is going can’t you? 

I think she caought it a good 10 or so times in all, aided and abetted by Duke who thought it was funny to catch it under a flowerpot , put a trowel underneath then carry it to where Whiskers lost the scent and release it for her again   Then she found the nest and rootled round in that for a bit and then came inside for her tea having failed totally to dine on fresh mouse   Duke thinks she let it live so she can play with it again tomorrow.  I think she just has no idea what to do with it once she’s got it!  Either way I finally got round to putting flea drops on her and de-worming stuff in her food as I figure if she has ambitions as a mouser she’d better be protected against uninvited guests.

Before all that excitement, we went to soft play then L came home with us and the two of them rubbed along with minimal sparing most of the afternoon.  

Tomorrow is Rainbows and I have failed miserably to plan anything.  I thought about doing something for St Georges Day but thought that they would probably have done it to death at school all day.  So I’m looking at making bead bangles on pipecleaners as part of "The Right to Be Me" which is all about being an individual and recognising that everyone has the right to their own identity (part of a fab resource pack called Right Now which is all about Human Rights - would be an ace resource for structured Home Ed groups or even for a family) 

Take 2 strong willed girls

Add 1 PC 

Stir in an internet based game where one uses letter keys an one uses arrow keys to play against each other

Wait for teh eruption when visiting girl will ONLY use arrow keys and so will host child….. 

I’m keeping out of it, I figure conflict resolution is a skill both of them will only learn if they have to sort out their own battles.