Had a bit of a ‘day off’ today. Took almost 2 bloody hours to walk to the market and back (in reality only a few minutes round the corner, but the queue in the post office wasn’t short and I had to keep stopping to catch my breath and wait for the stabbing pains to go away - why, in late pregnancy, does it feel like your insides are dropping out?)
R. carried the veg. We came home, made a cup of hot chocolate and sat down to knit. R. has decided to make a knitted cuff for his granny. He’s going to felt it once it’s knitted and then decorate it with beads and sequins. So he’s been enthusiastically, if a little slowly, knitting one, in between stopping to listen to the Gruffalo (for the umpteenth time - Nin actually quotes from it now - she is, apparently, ‘The ‘ariest ‘eature in this wood!”) Pity I’m not feeling more inspired to make a toy Gruffalo, she’d probably play with it for hours……..
Nin’s dolly has new bootees and I’ve almost finished a dolly hat too. I received my book order for Making Dolls (I’d like to have a bash at making the small ‘dollshouse’ dolls) and Teaching Mathmatics by Ron Jarman (for Steiner schools - very interesting, although it will take a few re-readings as the more esoteric elements of the Steiner approach to mathematics is a little much for my rather addled brain ATM, although I find how maths corresponds to the four elements etc. very interesting and of course the nods towards the symbolism of numbers is again of interest - I’d love to study this more but honestly don’t know where I’d squeeze in the time!)
I’ve hit a bit of a brick wall maths-wise. I like maths, but I’m having a little difficulty enthusing R. and so have pushed it back for a while to have a read and a bit of a think on it (in the hope that some inspiration might present itself). In all honesty I don’t think it’s helped by the fact that our relationship is a little *strained* ATM and I have recently requested a re-referral to CAMHS as I feel I’m floundering a little - although I do feel there are still other avenues of support to explore, I just need a bit of a light to shine from somewhere. It is, of course, never easy to work with someone with whom you’re finding it a little difficult to get on with, even if they are one of your children. So stepping back a bit and chilling out seemed like the best thing to do today.
Anyway, I really should go to bed!
(Slings'n'things)
