10/01/2009 14:00
Last night we picked up 2 new additions to the Cross Clan - 2 lovely guinea pigs we have names Pinky and Perky! Pinky seems to be an Albino as he has pink eyes, but is white with brown patches. Perky is also white with brown patches. They are much loved and doted on already - getting combed and...
19/12/2008 19:35
Today Hayley was given 3 new chicks by her good friend Eden for her birthday. They will probably go down as the most easily remembered 10th birthday present. Hayley has named them Eden, Goldie and Butterscotch. Hopefully they are all females and appear to be Rhode Island Reds (hence the names!)....
30/11/2008 22:05
Today the 4 Cross girls went to see "Little Women" at the Seymour Theatre in Sydney with our friends Kylie, Eden, Cyndi and Hannah. We left at lunchtime and arrived back very late! We had a great time. The production was amazing with only simple props but immaculate costumes and amazing performers....
01/06/2008 17:19
Since we got home, we've been busy in the yard - inspired by our hardworking farming friends and our desire to be more selfsufficient! Neil has rewired the openair roof over the chicken compound ready for new passionfruit plants, and made the compound more foxproof. We've...
01/06/2008 17:08
We got back last Friday from our 2 week holiday around the Central West of New South Wales. The highlights of the trip were visits to see Penny's bridesmaids Sarah and Margot and their families on their farms at Molong and near Forbes, and a visit to Penny's friend from school Cheryl...
07/04/2008 10:02
Term 1 is nearly finished - I can't believe April is here already but I think we all need a break! People often ask if we have holidays when the schools do. We do as we like to catch up with friends and family who go to school and we usually need a change in routine by the time the...
07/04/2008 09:16
The Cross Homeschool has been registered for another 2 years! Lucy will need to be registered in November when she turns 6. Registration went smoothly and we all enjoyed showing Mr Galbraith all the great things we've done in the last year and what we're hoping to do in the next year or so.
13/03/2008 09:36
The Cross Homeschool is up for registration in April - one year after we began our homeschooling journey. On 31st March our inspector is coming to view our school and see if we're doing OK! Hopefully all will go well and we will get 2 years registration.
13/03/2008 09:31
Next weekend we celebrate Easter - the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus the Son of God! It is a weird celebration - a mixture of happiness and sadness that Jesus had to come to the world to die a horrible death on a cross so that we might be forgiven for all the wrong things we've done,...
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