A few weeks ago Dee and I went to the Library on the way home from school.

 

She got a great Nursery Games book called "peek-a-Boo!". Some of them I had heard before, others not.  

 

This is what is in the book:

 

Peek-a-Boo

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo

Where is Tom (insert name)

Peek-a-boo peek-a-boo

he's behind the drum!

(He's behind the curtain, cushion etc)

 

Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo

Catch a baby by the toe (wiggle child's toe)

If he chuckles let him go,

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo!

 

Round and Round the Garden

Round and round the garden

Likea  teddy bear (fingers makes circles around babys palm)

One step, Two steps (walk fingers up their arm)

Tickle you under there (tickle under arm/chin) (We always sing 'tickly under there!)

 

Tommy Thumb

Tommy thumb, tommy thumb,

where are you? where are you?

Here I am, here I am,

How do you do? (wiggle thumbs)

replace first line of rhyme and wiggle appropriate fingers

Peter Pointer, Peter Pointer

Toby Tall, Toby Tall

Ruby Ring Ruby Ring

Baby Small Baby Small

Fingers All Fingers All

 

Jack Be Nimble

Jack be nimble

Jack be quick

Jack jump over

The candlestick

(child jumps over cushion etc)

 

Jack in the Box

You sit still (child crouches in ball)

Won't you come out?

Yes I will! (child jumps up!)

 

I Have Ten Little Fingers

I have 10 little fingers

And they all belong to me

I can make them do things,

Would you like to see?

I can shut them up tight,

I can open them wide,
I can put them together,

Or make them all hide.

I can make them jump high,

I can make them go low,

I can fold them quietly,

And hold them just so!

(wiggle 10 fingers then mine the actions)

 

This Little Piggy

This little piggy went to market (grab babys big toe)

This little piggy stayed home (2nd toe)

This little piggy had roast beef (3rd toe)

This little piggy had none (4th toe)

And this little piggy (little toe)

Went wee, wee, wee! (tickle up to chin)

ALL THE WAY HOME!

 

One Potato

One potato, Two potato,

Three potato, four-

Five potato, six potato

Seven potato, more

(alternate left fist on top of right fist)

 

Sliding

Climb Up....

Slide down....

Wheeeee!

(adult stretches out legs and child slides down)

 

Racing Car

take a seat,

Turn the key

And off we go

Vroooom!!!

(mine actions and lean left and right, with child on your back)

 

 

My LIttle Piano

You're my little piano,

Ting, Ting, Ting (play pian on childs back)

You're my little banjo

Pinch pinch pinch (pinch childs back)

YOu're my little drum kit

Bang bang bang (tap gently)

Youre my little trumpet

Blow blow blow (blow raspberry)

Your my little baby

Kiss kiss kiss!

 

Slowly Slowly

Slowly Slowly very slowly

Creeps the garden snail.

Slowly Slowly very slowly

Up the wooden rail (fingers creep up childs body)

Quickly Quickly very quickly

Runs the little mouse

Quickly Quickly very quickly

Round about the house!

(fingers run all over body)

 

A Parcel for Grandma

We wrap it (wrap child in towel)

We tie it (pretend to tie a string)

We write the address (pretend writing)

We stamp it (pretend stamping)

We post it (lift child)

Its on the express (move child)

On the postmans bicycle (bumpy ride)

In Grandmas lane

He rings the bell (bell noise)

What a surprise (shriek!)

A parcel for me?

What could it be? (unwrap)

I can't believe it! (shriek)

Its Darcy!

 

Two Little Dickie Birds

Two little dicky birds

 Sitting on a wall (hold up fingers)

One named Peter, one named Paul

Fly away Peter, fly away Paul (Hide one finger then the other)

Come back Peter, come back Paul (both finger reappear)

 

These are Grandma's Spectacles

Theres are Grandma's spectacles (make circles iwth fingers and place them on eyes)

 THis is Grandma's hat (flat hand on head)

This is the way she folds her hands (fold hands)

And lays them on her lap (place hands on lap)

 

Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory Dickory Dock

The mouse ran up the clock (fingers run up childs arm)

The clock struck one

The mouse ran down( run fingers down)

Hickory Dickory Dock

 

The Beehive

Here is the beehive (hide thumb inside fist)

Where are the bees? (shrug shoulders)

Hidden away where nobody sees (place other hand on top)

Watch adn you'll see them come out of the hive

12345 (each finger comes out on each count)

Buzzzzz (fingers flutter and fly away)

 

Knock at the door!

Knock at the door (tap forehead)

Peep IN the window (look into the eyes)

Ring the bell (ring ear)

Lift up the latch (pinch nose)

And walk in! (into mouth!)

 

The Elephant

The elephant walks (get down on all fours)

Like this and like that (walk back and forth)

He's very tall (strech arms up)

And he's very fat (arms out the sides)

He has no fingers (make fists to hide fingers)

He has no toes (touch toes)

But goodness gracious

What a nose! (Hold nose with one hand, then insert other arm through loop to make elephants trunk,)

 

Smell Me

Im Tangerine

Im Bread

Im Perfume

IM Cinnamon

Im Coffee

IM Soap

Im honey

Im Baby Lotion

Im Strawberry

Im Vanilla

(Now make up your own and let the child guess what you are)

Touchy Feely

Touch this one

Touch that one

Which one do you like best?

(Let the child feel various textures and let her guess what they are)

 

What Noise?

Crash (saucepan lids)

Bang (Drum)

Crinkle (foil)

Clap (hands)

Rattle (rattle, keys)

Tinkle (metal)

Click (tongue)

Tap (table)

Jingle (bell)

Shake (container)

Whistle (mouth or whistle)

MIngle (rustle papes)

 

 

Hop a LIttle

Hop a little, jump a little

123

Run a little Skip a little

Tap one knee

Bend a little Stretch a little

Nod your head!

Yawn a little, sleep a little

In your bed

(mime the various actions)

 

 

My poor car is written off. I am so sad, and so depressed.

 

 

The kids were suitably impressed with the luna eclipse last night. We even got poppa down here with his telescope. A telescope he bought 12months ago that was still in the box! So he and Mark spent a rushed time TRYING to get it together so that we could look at the moon more closely.

They got it up and running - sorta, but poor dad couldnt find the moon and the telescope kept moving as he'd brush past with his big tummy! LOL!

 

CJ found it a few times and loved it. The other 2 tried to look through it but didnt find the moon. Here they are looking at it just normally - that tiny dot in the sky is the moon! Doesn't look too red in this one! LOL

 

 

Ceilidh - What is a luna eclipse?

A luna eclipse happens once every 7 years by making a shadow over the moon and the sun refecting off the earth makes it turn red from the reflection. It starts as a cresent but then it goes to the full moon and then back out again. I will be 15 the next time there is a luna eclipse!

 

Connor - What is a luna eclipse?

It gets a little bit of white on it and then the luna eclipse happens and makes it turn red. When the moon fully turns red the sun 'ejects' the red and it gets even redder. And the earth is in line with the sun and the moon and the earth.

 

Darcy - What is a luna eclipse?

The moon was white and turned to red!

 

 

  

 

 

Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 10:30 pm. It will look like the
earth has 2 moons.

The next time Mars may come this close to earth is in 2287.
27th August 2007; the day the Whole World is waiting for .

Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August.

It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This willcultivate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65 Million miles ofearth.

Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again. 

Craig got 6th in the Worlds!!!!!! WOOHOO!!! That is so exciting!! Kara Broughton qualified for the adults, so did Emily Ingram for the Junior.

AND THREE BOyS IN THE THE TOP SIX IN THE ADULT WORLDS! THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!

 

Full results are:

Cowal Gathering 24 Aug 2007
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Adult

Championship Results
1) David Wilton 2) Marielle Lesperance 3) Daniel Carr 4) Kari MacNaughton 5) Angela Ramsay 6) Craig Johnston

Dance Results

Highland Fling 1 David Wilton 2 Daniel Carr 3 Marielle Lesperance 4 Kari MacNaughton 5 Angela Ramsay 6 Jocelyn Case

Sword Dance 1 David Wilton 2 Angela Ramsay 3 Marielle Lesperance 4 Daniel Carr 5 = Desmond Worfolk 5 = Jocelyn Case

Seann Truibhas 1 David Wilton 2 Marielle Lesperance 3 Kari MacNaughton 4 Daniel Carr 5 Craig Johnston 6 Anne Thomson

Reel 1 Marielle Lesperance 2 Craig Johnston 3 David Wilton 4 Kari MacNaughton 5 Anne Thomson 6 Angela Ramsay

 

Cowal Gathering 24 Aug 2007
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Junior

Championship Results
1) Fiona Lee 2) Beth Whitfield 3) Stephanie Wilson 4) Alexandra Matthews 5) Amanda Gentry 6) Laura Raeburn

Dance Results

Highland Fling 1 Fiona Lee 2 Alexandra Matthews 3 Beth Whitfield 4 Laura Raeburn 5 Heather Adams 6 Katie Crombie   Cowal Gathering 24 Aug 2007 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Juvenile

Sword Dance 1 Fiona Lee 2 Stephanie Wilson 3 Kelsey Crane 4 = Alexandra Matthews 4 = Amanda Gentry 4 = Beth Whitfield

Seann Truibhas 1 Fiona Lee 2 Amanda Gentry 3 Beth Whitfield 4 Charlene McMahon 5 Alexa Gilbert 6 Katie Crombie

Reel 1 Fiona Lee 2 Beth Whitfield 3 Stephanie Wilson 4 Laura Raeburn 5 Emma Lowson 6 Alexandra Matthews

Book week was last week.

 

Monday was 'book parade' at school. Ceilidh went as Hermonie and Connor as Harry! They loved it!

 

Then Wednesday I took them to the bookfair on after school and they got to choose one book each to buy.

 

Friday afternoon Connor very excitedly told me that he won an award for book week. He won the Kindy drawing competition! He drew a picture of him in the library reading Harry Potter. I can't wait to see the drawing, will have to make a visit to the library to see it! He received a book as a prize for that.

 

Here are some pix of the kids on dress up day.

 

 

    

A father goes shopping for his daughters birthday present.
He is in a toy shop and asks "How much for one of those Barbies in the
display window?"

The salesperson answers, "Which one do you mean, sir? We have: Work Out
Barbie for $19.95.Shopping Barbie for $19.95.Beach Barbie for
$19.95.Disco Barbie for $19.95.Ballerina Barbie for $19.95.Astronaut
Barbie for $19.95.Skater Barbie for $19.95 or Divorced Barbie for
$265.95 ....

The amazed father asks: "What?! Why is the Divorced Barbie $265.95 and
the others only $19.95?"

The annoyed salesperson rolls her eyes, sighs, and answers:

"Sir.., Divorced Barbie comes with: Ken's Car, Ken's House, Ken's dog,
Ken's Boat, Ken's Furniture, Ken's Computer and one of Ken's
Friends..."  

On Friday last week Connor had more shooting for Raggs. When they emailed me to ask if he would like to do it they asked 'would he like to bring a friend?' I said 'May he bring two?' And they said 'yes, so I asked Brodie and Kaiesha' They had an age range on it - 4.5 - 7. So although I really wanted CJ and Dee to be able to go on it I thought 'oh, they too old/young.'

But on the day I took them anyway because we were going straight to dancing afterwards. CJ was wearing her funky jeans, but her hair was in her bun from school (actually dancing the night before!) and Dee was not dolled up at all.

 

Well, it came to filming time, we were there at Centenial Gardens, we had signed the 'release forms' and the man says 'Ok, if you kids wanna be on tv, come here.' CJ looked at me and said "Can I mum?'' I said 'ahh - go for it, if they say you too big you just come back.' So off she ran with Brodie, Connor and Kaiesha, and who ran after them - DEEDEE!!

 

Well - it now begins. Connor was in a contrary mood and wasn't behaving greatly, infact he was being a little s***. But Ceilidh and Darcy were GREAT!! CJ got chosen for smaller group shots (with Bro) and Dee was amazing. At 2 she was doing what all the big kids were doing, better in fact than many! Kids would run off to their parents for drinks, or because they were tired - but not Dee. She was doing everything the choreographer said!! AMAZING!!!!

 

Then we saw some baby duckings and goslings and signets in the lake!

I can't WAIT until it comes out in December!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was just googling Historical Ficton and I found some interesting series! Liverpool Library have 2 of Stephanie Barron's books, so Ive reserved them! They also have 2 of Bebris' but I have gone over my quota of reserved items! lol I love the name of this one...

Pride and prescience : Or, a truth universally acknowledged.

It was a good website - must bookmark it. http://www.gaslightbooks.com.au/checklists/histmyst.htm

 

Bebris, Carrie A.
Mr. and Mrs. Darcy (Regency England)
1 2004 Pride and Prescience
2 2005 Suspense and Sensibility
3 2006 North by Northanger **  Barron, Stephanie

Jane Austen (Regency England)
1 1996 Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor
2 1997 Jane and the Man of the Cloth
3 1998 Jane and the Wandering Eye
4 1999 Jane and the Genius of the Place
5 2000 Jane and the Stillroom Maid
6 2001 Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House
7 2003 Jane and the Ghosts of Netley 
8 2005 Jane and His Lordship's Legacy
9 2006 Jane and the Barque of Fraility **

Case was very bored the other day. So bored she rang me and whinged about how bored she was!!! RIght on the last episode of Greys Anatomy!!!

 

Anyway, got up the next morning and she had sent the following picture - with the text below....

 

I shant comment............................................

 

 

 

......I'm gonna quickly post this before Casey does...

 

She thinks she is so marvellous, making this drawing.

 

I asked her why we're all so hugely fat and she's not!!!!!!!!!  And check out the size of Justine & my heads in comparrison to Dad's head?  Why does he get to have a little heaad?  And WHY is my nose bigger than his???  He is also known as Gonzo... say no more!  I don't have any secret nickname (that i'm aware of) which points out how honking my nose is!!!  And I love the way my neck is as big as my fat cheeks, and Justine apparently has gone all rusty on us and has dreadlocks.  Poor mum has no defining shape at all and there's something seriously wrong with one eye!  I must also point out the detail of dad's belt buckle (i didn't get earrings but dad got a belt buckle?) and Casey's pockets, which on first glance, really do look like they're outlining her boobies.

 

And there's Casey, with her tiny head, and her perfectly curly (permed) hair, and her little nose and her top which apparently has the measles!

 

ADDED EXTRA'S AFTER RE-EVALUATION, MANY MISERLY THOUGHTS TOWARDS THE YOUNGER SISTER AND COMMENTS FROM OTHER INJURED PARTIES AND INNOCENT BYSTANDERS WHO MAY BE THE NEXT TO FACE HER WRATH:

 

Upon reflection, i can't really understand why she decided to give Dad a belt buckle AT ALL!  I mean, there is no visable belt buckle in the original photograph... maybe she's over compensating because she gave him a Hitler moustashe... i think you've been in Germany too long now sunshine!  It's affecting your mind... time to come home! 

 

And you can tell that I take after Dad... check out our lopsided mouths!  And Case and Jus obviously take after mum mouth wise as well.  Although it's not obvious who's face Justine inherited with those golf ball cheeks.  Perhaps Casey can grace us with a lovely portrait of our grandparents next so we can compare?

 

Honestly, her boobie/nipple/pockets have to go!  It's obscene!  Children and father's are looking at this website!

 

(pretty funny picture - LOVE IT)

 ..........

last Sunday was a beautiful Sunny day (unlike today which is raining and pouring) and so we went out to Panarotti's at Mac Square for lunch. We met up with the Toa Tribe. We spent about 4 hours there. it was really great!!!

 

Here is a not so good picture of the children (except for Connor, he had his gameboy). There was a boy that Leilani and CJ were playing with. He was 8 and from Wollongong and in Leilani's words 'he liked Ceilidh!!!!' ROFL!!!!

 

 

Ceilidh used to love BC (she still does!) Connor enjoyed it but wasn't obsessed with it.

Darcy is obsessed, just like CJ was. I had to go out and buy her a 'handy dandy notebook' (when CJ was little you could actually get the blues clues one! Dee just has a spiral notepad). Everytime BC comes one she runs to get her notebook and sits in front of the  tele to write her clues in!

She answers the Steve/Joe when they ask questions and laughs at the funny things!

It is soooo cute!!

 

At the moment she is lying on the lounge, in front of the tv singing along to some 'yeahaa my shoe is tied' song with her notebook and her pink texta in front of her!!!

What this song says is what I felt when I was dancing. I just wish I had been good enough to cut it. Even if I had gone to the BEST dancing and drama schools in the world, I would never have made it professionally. All heart and not enough talent *violin playing*. But I still get very worked up when I see/hear good dance and theatre. That's why Sal and I bawled our eyes out 15 years ago watching Blood Brothers, and the same with Miss Saigon. Its why I went and watched Moulin Rouge 12 times at the movies. It takes me away and makes me feel...............  well - the song below sums it up perfectly. And then the boys performing it - well - it's just magic! Bring on November !!

 

The lyrics from the song 'Electricity' in the Billy Elliot musical. The clip is the 4 Aussie boys performing it, their first performance since theyve been cast as the Billy's. I can't wait until it opens. I really and truly cant wait... Nick is the one who sings first, he is from RG. The one who sings second is Ramian - he played Little Peter in Boy from Oz. The one that does the fouttes (sp?) at the end is Rhys, and finally, Lachie, who comes from a coalmining family in Newcastle here! How is that for art imitating life!

 

 

     

I subscribe to an e-newsletter from simplesavings.com.au. It has good tips in it. Some are just silly but then you get good ones, like the one below.........

 

Ceilidh came racing out to the car Monday arvo waving a merit award from school saying 'Mum, are you proud of me!?' I said 'Oh yes Ceilidh, wonderful, what did you get it for?'

 

I looked and then I buried my head in my hands and laughed until I cried!

 

What did she get it for?? Scripture of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Good to know the $15000 worth of school fees at the Christian School have paid off over in the Government System! LOL

 

 

Well Master Griff's behaviour is going down-hill at school. I think it's because he feels so comfortable there and knows everyone - so he's being silly.

 

No detention or anything (yet!) but he has been kicked out of infants dance-group...... UMAH!!!

 

He hasnt' been put on 'Sally Sad-Face' yet...... 

 

Friday we had a yummy morning tea at Peeties new house in Carringbah. Mandy and her girls met us there.

It was very lovely. A beautiful sunny day with wonderful company and gorgeous children! LOL

 

Mandy's wee girl, Skye loved Peet's backyard so much! She kept calling it 'Park Park' (she lives in a unit!)

Kady was gorgeous and slept in my arms for over an hour!

Thanks for having us Peetie - YOu ready for Darcy's 4th birthday party in that fairy garden!!!! *g*