It's all about practice...

There has been a definite theme of the day emerging in my house today and it is quite simple - practice makes perfect. As a family, we are not without talent in various areas of life, but I would have to say that we do not excel at anything and hard graft, patience and practice make the Hammond clan a success. Firstly and most importantly - we are not easy to live with - collectively and individually (realistically I probably top that list) and we are truly well practiced at winding each other up! Lucy has particularly learnt lessons today about the virtue of practice and its benefits. Lucy does take time to warm to a new challenge and on the park today she nervously tackled the bike ramps. After a complete melt down, she dusted herself off and mastered them with much practice and patience on her father's side! Well done Lucy and you were rightly honoured with the 'superstar of the day' award. This evening, she applied this patience and diligence to her writing and produced some lovely work.

Anna, is a bit more of a natural at what she does and winding up her sister is her best skill, in fact she excels! She is a bit more comfortable than Lucy in taking on a new challenge at the moment and her fearless nature drives her forward. For instance she mastered the bike ramps weeks ago and at quite a speed! The need to practice also applies to the grown ups in the house too and Mrs Hammond has been researching and working hard with her latest assignment in her Masters course. Fingers crossed for an excellent mark, if the effort gone in is a reflection of the mark to come, this should be a very high one. I, of course, have no need to practice, as I am perfection personified...