Ok, this heat is getting beyond a joke!
We had planned a picnic for today, with friends, but we all decided it was best to postpone - it was just too darn hot!!!
The homeschool group, RivKids, that we started going to last year, also started back today, but again, the heat kept us at home ... four kids running around and a baby who doesn't like to be put down (especially in the heat!) .... I just couldn't see myself coping with that today.
The kids all did their chores today though - the cats were fed and watered, the table got cleaned this morning after breakfast .... for the most part though, they didn't move much today. I think all the hot days are catching up with them, cause none of them seem to have the energy to do much, and they are all complaining that it's too hot to eat, so they have basically had loads of water today and a couple of pieces of fruit.
Sometimes I feel sorry for the kids "at school", having to travel in this heat, sit in a classroom with 30 odd other hot bodied children, be forced outside at recess and lunch breaks .... when really, all they want to do is stay cool and go slow. If my kids are complaining about the heat and whinging cause they are too hot to deal with it (well, Khaemon and Veygas anyway - they get terribly frustrated when it's this hot), I can't imagine what kids at school are going through!
But today, I think they all finally learned the importance of doing as little as possible in this heat ... the less you do, the less you argue, fight, whinge etc, the cooler (well, less hot and sticky at least!) you will stay! So again, no formal learning, but a lesson in controlling emotions.
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