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First snot, then spitting, don't think the calibre's gonna be raised today!
S'not looking good is it Carolyn?! ;)
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Oh Julie! Lol!!
: DYou're awful Jools!
Oh dear!! I'm off to the naughty corner with my book ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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No book! How is it the naughty corner if you have a book! Nothing to read for you....
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Haha!! Opposite ideas...I wonder which one she'll listen to;)
Phrynne wrote: "Take a couple of books Julie. You deserve it;)"Lol....I wasn't planning on being there for that long Phrynne!
Brenda wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Oh dear!! I'm off to the naughty corner with my book ¯\_(ツ)_/¯"No book! How is it the naughty corner if you have a book! Nothing to read for you...."
Oh Brenda!! What if it's not a very good book...would that work for you??
Just occurred to me that a good way to get kids to read would be to strategically place a couple of books within arms reach of the naughty corner ;)
RitaSkeeter wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "S'not looking good is it Carolyn?! ;)"Hahahaha!! You're a very funny woman!!"
It's not funny Rita, I'm in the naughty corner now and Brenda says I can't take a book, and Phrynne says I can but I think she's thinking something like Proust's masterpiece In Search of Lost Time!!!
Not sure about the reading total but [as good as he is] I think it would do my head in! ;)
Progress report:The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes.
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time.
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Just occurred to me that a good way to get kids to read would be to strategically place a couple of books within arms reach of the naughty corner ;)"LOL - a teacher friend of mine does that - it is not a 'naughty corner' she calls it a reflection corner. but there are books there and a poster picture of a pool in a forest with trees reflected in it. the reflection pool :)
Sally906 wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Just occurred to me that a good way to get kids to read would be to strategically place a couple of books within arms reach of the naughty corner ;)"LOL - a teacher friend of mine..."
I love that idea Sally, I think that's the corner I will go to ;)!
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The reflection corner sounds like a great idea. A rose by any other name.....
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No book! How is it the naughty corner if you have a book! Nothing to read for you...."
Oh Brenda!! W..."
LOL!!! No book! Remember what you told the kids? No book means no book! Not even a bad one;)
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LOL - a teacher friend of mine..."
That's a great idea!
Three sleeps until my Blue Mountains/Canberra trip. Woohoo!
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We would like some of your rain in Sydney please. Nice and sunny here but so dry.
Phrynne wrote: "Michael wrote: "Great start to Spring we have been having in Adelaide with rain, rain and more rain. Ok mother nature, we get it, you like rain. How about something else for a change like say days ..."Down on the south coast we had enough rain last week to do us for a long while. Floods and road closures resulted. I would gladly have parcelled up some of our rain. Big clean ups going on for some people. Thankfully we were not among then. The advantage of living on a bit of a hill.
Phrynne wrote: "We are not allowed naughty corners in child care any more. It is not good for their self esteem:)The reflection corner sounds like a great idea. A rose by any other name....."
Seriously, that sounds silly you can't call it that :/ But coming to think of it I don't hear 'naughty corner' being used anymore in school. I usually see 'relocating' for a child who's been really naughty.
I have heard in other places people call it the 'thinking corner' or 'cool out corner' or something like that...Or sometimes it's simply go sit away from everyone else so you can stop causing problems..lol
I've known people to use 'time out corner' now that you mention it Rita.Saying 'time in' reminds me at HS we used to have internal suspension which kids would refer to as the 'dog box' but I guess that's different again?
I've missed so much helpful information while I've been trying to catch up on reading. I like the idea of reflection corner even if the children don't understand what the word means. My time out is the laundry and I just call it the laundry. It doesn't get used much only for hitting and biting. I like the idea of books there although I think the longest anyone has stayed there is about 5 seconds.
Kiera wrote: "Three sleeps until my Blue Mountains/Canberra trip. Woohoo!"That's a long way from Brissy :)
Have a wonderful trip. I love both the Blue Mountains and Canberra
Kiera wrote: "Three sleeps until my Blue Mountains/Canberra trip. Woohoo!"Still cold in both those places so take your winter woollies.
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Yesterday we caught the train from Rugby to London Euston and stayed overnight in the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge. Been on the London Eye and to the Globe theatre. Soon to set off for the train to Paris....
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Marianne - How cool! :) Safe travels to Paris!urrgh...up so early...more espresso needed...lol
Marianne wrote: "Yesterday we caught the train from Rugby to London Euston and stayed overnight in the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge. Been on the London Eye and to the Globe theatre. Soon to set off for the train t..."Sounds excellent, Marianne! Have a fantastic time in France!
Kiera wrote: "Three sleeps until my Blue Mountains/Canberra trip. Woohoo!"Sounds fun, Kiera. Enjoy :-)
I absolutely LOVE road trips. It's going to be great. :) Thanks for the well wishes. I am so excited. It's just what I need after the 1/2 year I've had.
Marianne wrote: "Yesterday we caught the train from Rugby to London Euston and stayed overnight in the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge. Been on the London Eye and to the Globe theatre. Soon to set off for the train t..."You're making us all envious Marianne! I'd love to be heading to Paris right now!
My DH also flew off this morning for two weeks in Israel and London. A work trip but he'll have a little free time and will be catching up with friends in both places.
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Hope he has a lovely time! (work or no work!)
I'm all set for the readathon this weekend Brenda!
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Carolyn wrote: "I'm all set for the readathon this weekend Brenda!"Ooh footloose Carolyn, plenty of reading to get done now :)
Veronica wrote: "Kiera wrote: "Three sleeps until my Blue Mountains/Canberra trip. Woohoo!"
Still cold in both those places so take your winter woollies."
Veronica, I have just noticed that you have changed your icon. :)
Still cold in both those places so take your winter woollies."
Veronica, I have just noticed that you have changed your icon. :)
Melissa wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Kiera wrote: "Three sleeps until my Blue Mountains/Canberra trip. Woohoo!"Still cold in both those places so take your winter woollies."
Veronica, I have just noticed that you h..."
Ha ha you missed my makeover, amazing what a bit of makeup can do :)
Kiera wrote: "I absolutely LOVE road trips. It's going to be great. :) Thanks for the well wishes. I am so excited. It's just what I need after the 1/2 year I've had."Have a fantastic trip :) Loads of fun and relaxing :D
Sitting in a cafe Brioche Doree on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Just been up the Arc de Triomphe. Piccies a bit later.....Wonder what the poor people are doing
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Marianne wrote: "Sitting in a cafe Brioche Doree on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Just been up the Arc de Triomphe. Piccies a bit later.....Wonder what the poor people are doing"
The poor people are reading your words with envy and waiting for the crumbs of descriptions to fall down and feed our nosiness -lol
Marianne wrote: "Sitting in a cafe Brioche Doree on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Just been up the Arc de Triomphe. Piccies a bit later.....Wonder what the poor people are doing"
Yeah...what Sally said!
Lol..sounds like you are having a fabulous time Marianne! What better place to be enjoying a nice cuppa...lap it all up ;)
Yeah I know. Just meant I was feeling very rich being able to do this! Not forgetting of course this is the first OS holiday in 4 years......had a week off to go to Mittagong last year, doesn't count in my book. Will try to post some more pics when the free WiFi is a bit more generous, or we get a Sim.
Oh I love the Champs Elysee! I love Paris! I've been there twice and it is just wonderful!
Marianne wrote: "Yeah I know. Just meant I was feeling very rich being able to do this! Not forgetting of course this is the first OS holiday in 4 years......had a week off to go to Mittagong last year, doesn't cou..."I don't know - Mittagong has its garden and craft shops - and like Paris is near to wineries :)
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Hmmm.
Seems to me that when we all get in one of our silly moods that's like spitting into the wind - just keeps coming back!!!"
Haha! Don't get me star..."
My dad was a sea captain - I can quote silly nautical terms till the gulls come back to the ship to roost