September 1, 2012
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Saturday 1st September
Tim, Seb & Thomas went back out to do more mussel work after breakfast.
They didn't get as much done as they hoped but Seb & co had to leave for town soon after midday.
Mahalia decided to make pizzas for lunch so Phoebe helped her.
They made some extremely delicious ones - rivaling Pizza Religion in fact
The guys pizzas had pasta sauce, onions, roast pumpkin, roast pork, spinach, bacon, feta, topped with cheese.
The others were similar just minus the pork.
Then with a hiss and a roar they were off out the door and heading back to town.
Thomas had work to get back for so they had a deadline.
After they left Shanni & Azzan did the dishes and then Tim took the girls out in the boat.
They came back with these.
They are carpet shark egg pouches - referred to as mermaids purses
They have these long tendrils which are used to attach them to a substrate or sea bottom.
All my children have been fascinated over the years by shark egg cases.
Some of them contain a putrid substance which feeds the young.
I remember Anson playing with one when he was quite young and it burst over him.
Despite washing his clothes many times the smell of that thing permeated them and I would get a strong whiff of it each time I would open his drawers to get his clothes out
Azzan has been a bit out of sorts this arvo.
Tired and lethargic and complaining of not feeling great.
Actually both the youngest have been the same.
Maybe it is nearing -he-end-of-term-itis
I am trying to get him to think through his latest GO task but he is really antsy about it.
It all sounded like loads of fun on Thursday while talking with his teacher but now...
maybe he's tired??
The topic for the rest of this term is
'Life - Cryptozoology and Astrobiology.
Biggest Idea: Where there are gaps in our knowledge, questioning and imagining help us to consider new possibilities.'
The first part of the year has been fairly intense and heavy so his teacher is wanting the kids to have some fun and stretch their imaginations.
He has now spent time with me sussing out mythological creatures - cryptozoology.
He has decided that instead of inventing one and creating an environment for it he wants to compare mythological creatures from around the world and see what the similarities and reasons behind them are.
Also he is interested to find out if there is any substance to their being.
He has worked very hard on his maths over the past weeks and has just finished his whole maths book.
Didn't take him long so we can now move on to the next level.
So that is cause for celebration.
Tim disappeared this afternoon.
Came back after dark.
He had been up looking for some errant sheep which have been jumping the boundary cattle stops.
Shanni has pulled up her trapline.
She won't be home to do it for a while and decided to take the opportunity to do some maintenance on the traps and then once she gets back home she will put the line out in a different area.
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We are on countdown now.
Only 1 week to go till Sunni & Mat's wedding.
Only 4 sleeps till we have to start our journey.
All the final packing and getting clothes sorted etc.
Because we are flying we have a limited amount of space.
We are all looking forward to seeing the family again.
The children are excited about seeing their older siblings.
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