Home of A Needleworker Too
DH was away last weekend and it was wet so here is where I'm up to. We have another wet weekend forecast so I'm hoping to do more.
School holidays
Queensland school holidays this year at easter are chaotic. School has 4 terms per year, 2 semesters of 2 terms each. Each term roughly 10 weeks followed by 1-2 weeks holiday with a big break over summer in December/January. Because easter is late this year the official first term is 12 weeks followed by 12 days holidays then term 2 is 9 weeks long. DD goes to a private primary school which follows the government holidays so she finishes today (Thursday) and starts back the Wednesday after easter/anzac day holidays.
DS goes to a private high school who had different holidays this year. His first term was 9 weeks, then he had 2 weeks holidays and started term 2 on Tuesday. He has the 5 days public holidays off over easter. His term 2 is 10 weeks long. He gets more holidays than DD anyway. So I've got two children who have holidays at different times and are only off together for 5 days when we can't go away because DH is flying to Vancouver on Easter Monday/Anzac Day! Luckily I work from home so it isn't too bad, I just had to get that frustration out of my system.
Next week DD has to come with me when I'm on tuckshop roster again at DS's school.
Someone asked about tuckshop. It is the kitchen/shop at school where we prepare and sell food for the students to eat at lunch and morning tea if they don't have food from home. It is run by 2 paid convenors and staffed by 3-5 volunteers every day. I'm rostered on one day every 4 weeks working 8.30am to 2pm. Any profits go to school projects. This year it is towards refurbishing the library.
10 comments:
Glad you got some stitching in. Sounds like you will be busy with the kids again this year, with different schedules and all.
Stitching looks great!
There were a couple of years when I had one in primary school and one in high school and their holidays/vacations were different. It's rather chaotic during that time, but try to remember that the years go fast and soon they will be grown.
Your stitching looks really nice!
Lovely stitching. We only have 3 terms a year, each lasting 13wks. Each term is broken in 2 with a weeks holiday inbetween. We're on the Easter break which is 2wks before the next term, then it's the long 6/7wks hols, then at Christmas there is another 2/3wks break. As a parent it feels like they're hardly ever there!!
Kate, seeing your Home of A Needleworker Too makes me want to do mine now, but I already have enough in the works ;-) Yours looks great!
Nice progress on your WIP!
stitching looks good!
Lovely progress. It's one of my favorites and lays here kitted up (since AGES) waiting for me to finally start it. Love watching your progress
Nice progress on this piece! I've been thinking of making one of these for a friend.
very nice progress
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