ky was too exhauseted to get up for gym today, so we all had a lie in.  by noon though, i was itching to attack the mess... isnt that what saturdays are for?!

so after much shoo-ing, i finally got dh out the house with kids in tow. instructions: "pls feed them and take them somewhere to play."

and when they came back a few hrs later, the washing-up was done, the laundary was washed and drying, the toilets were fragrant, and the entrance hall looked like someone else's :)

yes, our entrance hall...it had been bugging dh for qt some time...(it's where i teach kay and her buddies) but during the last term, a whole lot of books and papers had got in a tangle. now i've finally  tidied and shifted.   

e school lsp kids' stuff has gone to a completely diff area, neatly kept in a box, basket and accordian-filing system. there's so much of it that i cd actually do with a little cupboard just to keep it all! 

on the opposite side, in the same spot but tidied up, i now have kay's books and worksheets for homeschool, playgroup, and her reading-club. on another shelf i have kynan's extra scout journals and activity bks.

our plants hv moved outside again (they gather too much dust!) and our interest table has been cleaned up to make space for our cat (who's found it to be one of his most comfy sleeping spots!)

all that remains now is for me to cart off 7 bags of goodies for 're-use' faraway, and to send off a couple of parcels to s/a.

once the kids are both in primary, i think i'm gonna hv to open up a little school somewhere so i can put all my resources to further good use :)

...and dh will most likely be veeeery happy to hv our home once again looking like a home...rather than a playschool! :)   bless his soul, he's very patient!