last-minute-mummy

eldest is in year 2 now and that means homework. spelling, to be precise. she gets a list home on friday, to be practised over the week. test on thursday. if she's done well, there is a next set of words that friday.

the first set of words was
after
about
because
again
been

ok, i thought. because will be tricky (she usually spells it 'becos') but the rest is a doddle

then i forgot all about it.
well, sort of.
just busy, you know. i see them for breakfast and for bath & story time and denial is a wonderful thing. the weekend was spent at their cousin's birthday. that sort of thing. i'm a last-minute mummy.

wednesday night, panic hit. gaaaaahhh gotta do that spelling. right. 'how do you spell after?'

'ufta'

oh dear. ok. let's sit down and do spelling instead of story time this evening. she just loved spelling 'because' and got it right every time.

next morning, we drive to school, cheerfully practising the words again (eldest, cheerful; mother, quietly frantic), she gets them all.

you're soooo clever eldest!
yes i'm soooo clever aren't i mummy?! i can tell Mrs L i am sooooooooo clever! i learnt all my spelling in just one day!
(no darleenk you don't tell her that bit)

she has been given a next set of words
we have already managed to practice... twice...