Messy

As usual I am surrounded by mess, with no time to get it sorted. If I start to deal with some of it and a child wants something, then .....
Ia has had a bonus social day, playgroup in the morning and then a cousin over in the afternoon and a friend over in the evening.
Yesterday she built models from cusinaire rods for me to copy, and then I made some for her to copy.
Boys now have their own e-mail addresses, and have already exchanged messages with one of their aunts. R's tooth fell out while he was fighting with J, but he seemed quite happy as it had been very wobbly.
We've started some fractions work in maths, read about the history of Timbuktu, been to the library and got a historical story out about the plague of 1665. I'm reading it to them and they are getting quite interested in the topic, it all follows on from a comprehension text in their literacy textbooks. In geography we've continued the maps topic by looking at routes.
They've been playing together a lot too, some noisy games involving being inside a tent, and also been enjoying the new board games which arrived yesterday.
U can say again, usually for stories. She has also become keen at helping herself from the fridge. Another of her occupations is crushing items ready for recycling. She has seen me crush the milk cartons and boxes, so all cardboard boxes, whether they contain a puzzle or not now need to be stood on. Yesterday she took a milk container from the fridge, brought it to the living room and was about to stand on it. This is all done in between throwing things from shelves and sprinkling crumbs. U can also sing two songs, Baa Baa Black Sheep, and now also Bob the Builder (that is Bo instead of Ba) Bo is sung when seeing a Bob the Builder umbrella, book or toy, so it is quite clear.
The older three are obviously feeling optimistic about Eid, as they are frequently scouring the Argos catalogue.