It was an interesting week this week. Local school Saint Mary's had their school fete, so we took the kids for the festivities. While Jeff took Carmie around to get her face painted, go in a fire truck and on the jumping castle slide, I got stuck over at the 'white elephant' sale area with Arley who discovered a massive box of Thomas the Tank engine trains and tracks. For an hour and a half. He pulled them out and started playing with them, and then he screamed bloody murder at anyone who came too close, including all of the people trying to shop at the stall. Some mothers looked at me with understanding, but others were shocked and one even looked at me and said, "Scary." :( In the end we had to buy the box of tracks and trains, as Arley had prevented anyone else from getting it. But he is one happy little guy now, with a very intricate track system set up in his room that we have to climb over. And speaking of happy, he seems to have turned over a new leaf this week. He still has his tantrum moments, but for the most part, he has been a happy, easy-going little guy, and life is so much more pleasant now! It's amazing how a two year old can emotionally control a family, but they can!
So, the big dilemma of the week was whether or not to enrol Carmie in school next year. She is only 4 years and three months - she just makes the age cut off - so I had always had it in my head that she would start real school in 2017 (for the Americans reading, the school year starts here in January). It is orientation week at the local schools, and I didn't give it a second thought until all of Carmie's teachers told me that she is ready for school. They said if she stayed at the Montessori preschool for another year, she would be so advanced that she would be bored out of her mind going in to kindergarten. Then I took her for her 4 year health check up, and the nurse looked at me like I was crazy because I was doubting sending her to school. There is a Montessori school starting here in 2017, but the chances of us being able to afford it are slim to none, but that would be my ultimate goal for both of the kids. Then they could just learn at their own level and never be held back. Given the way we feel about Montessori, we have decided to keep her in it as long as possible, even if that means only another year of preschool. If we mainstream school her after that, we will tackle school boredom as it arrives! But her teachers even told me to ask if the school has a talented and gifted class in kindy that she could get in to this coming year. Apparently Carmie is the star student. I knew she was smart, but that was news to me :)
Lolo and Dida left this week for Thailand, for their annual month-long holiday. And no Mum, I am not jealous, I don't love mango and I hate having a maid, swimming in the pool and relaxing all day long. To say goodbye, we met up with them as well as the kids' cousins and Aunty Georgia and Uncle Mark, for a play at the park and a picnic. The kids had a blast, as usual. They are missing their grandparents terribly though, and ask about them every day. On their first morning in Phuket, Carmie took my phone into her room and called Lolo. It was 4am over there. Sorry Lolo!
And the best thing about this past week is that my art studio got finished, and all tradesmen have finally left our property! I can't tell you how nice it is to have our privacy back and to not have builders and sparkies roaming around! And how amazing it is to have a place to work! I have spent the last two days painting in the studio, and it is awesome. Best thing to ever happen to me, besides my hubby and little munchkins!
At the fete
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