It has been really special looking after the kids while Matt is doing his course. There are difficult moments sometimes, when the 3 of us have had enough of each other, but it doesn't last too long! I'm getting to know Alex too, its funny, we send our kids to school and we don't really ever get to see them learning. I can appreciate parents that feel passionate about homeschooling. By teaching Alex I realise how clever he his and what a thinker he is. We've been reading "The Mystery of the Strange Messages" by Enid Blyton together. When we read Alex responds to the text with the right emotions, he gets the jokes and the sarcasm and he uses the right tones and emphasis on words...I love it. While Alex does his work Ashah just potters around with her toys, containers and her drawing things, she's very good at entertaining herself...you can often hear her talking to herself or singing or pretending to be a musketeer.

I've been getting on the motorbikes with the kids to go places. When I walk out of my little lane there are a bunch of men and ladies that sit out there talking and the men waiting for customers for their taxi bike service. There are 2 main guys and they always compete against each other for your service, they are quite friendly, they do a good job getting us where we need to go. The kids love it. Going to the supermarket or bookstore with the taxi bike costs $1 and to go with the normal taxi it's the same but sometimes the taxis don't like taking you on such short trips so the bikes can be more reliable.

Matt's doing well and really getting into it, he's becoming a real grammar freak! He's doing his lesson plans, preparing and getting all his materials ready...do you know why you double the 'm' when you are adding 'ing' to swim? Do you know that there are 44 phonemic symbols to denote all the sounds in the English language, it's like looking at another language completely - kənˌgræt.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən - this is one example, it translate to congratulations! He is also learning how to effectively use auxiliary verbs to assist the main verb using appropriate stressors and intonations in the pronunciation of sentences...I'm not jealous one bit! He's keeping up a good attitude even getting a bit passionate.

Tomorrow's school outing is Dam Sen water park...can't wait