Digging in the dirt
Wow. I can’t believe it’s been a week since we last talked. I find the last six weeks of the school year take me by surprise. There’s so much going on …
At our home, we celebrated Sophie’s 7th birthday last Friday night and are now immersed in my older daughter, Liv’s, busy soccer schedule (her school team made it into the city finals – yeah!).
I’m trying to keep on top of weeding the garden (why do the weeds grow so, so much faster than anything else?) and get all of my annuals into the ground. I usually go for white flowers but after such a long winter I want my outdoor world awash in colour, so this spring and summer purple impatiens reign.
We’re also building a deck in our backyard. (Ok, my husband is actually building the deck while I play general contractor and monitor the progress).
With all this activity, I admit homework takes a backseat in our house. I was delighted when Sophie came home from school and announced her grade 1 teacher’s rule: No homework on lovely spring evenings. How very civilized.
I felt quite smug about my slacker attitude toward homework this morning when I read a report from Active Healthy Kids Canada. One of the key findings says: Parents should think about trading time spent doing school work for time spent being physically active with their children because research shows that kids who are active do better in the classroom.
I’m all for this! How about you?
Talk to you soon.
P.S. I know I promised to tell you about some great live music I heard recently and give you the chance to win a CD. Watch for my post this Friday.
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:19 pm
This is exactly why sunny days are great! It's to get out with your kids and go for walks, bike rides and to play frisbee, badminton, etc. When my daughter and I go out for walks, we knock on our neighbours' door and ask if we can take their dog for a walk.