Monthly Archives: February 2005

Comment your damn code, why don’t you?????

Um, I usually don’t bother? What kind of question is that for a job app??? urgh… In a spirit of solidarity with Joyce, I’m currently trying to fill out a screening document, and resisting the urge to answer questions like: … Continue reading →

Sky News : Three-Year-Old Joins Mensa His parents now want to see him start school full-time. But several schools have told them they feel that he may not be “emotionally ready” to start lessons. *** Oh dear. I would have … Continue reading →

More of that Exeter maths book consumed today as indeed there was yesterday – although apparently it’s got to be mummy helping, as when I retreated upstairs to do some work (without children, during the day!) that was pretty much … Continue reading →

easy one today. [Today's puzzle completed 29 seconds] *grin* Thinking of doing another order – anyone out there interested? Got a few ppl asking about it at Melrose you see…

BBC – BBC THREE – Fantasy That’s my mate Katy, that is.

but it will have to be quickly as somehow it’s nearly lunch time, and I am going to have to go shopping (yuk, on a Saturday ) as we’ve very little food in the house. Melrose was a good week. … Continue reading →

and I’ve already done a wash, cleaned the children, inserted them in bed, and now I’m about to do similarly with myself More tomorrow I daresay!

So I need to get offline (but just been tidying up some loose strings ) and get organised! See you all later.

go to sleep, little blogring…. Wow, it’s not been so small in ages! Hope those of you still out there blog well without us Although at the rate Small is not improving, I’m going to be here with you anyway. … Continue reading →

We aren’t going today. Small isn’t well, and I can’t justify tying him into the car for a four hour journey to a shared room at the other end. I’m a bit peeved, but tbh, I’m nowhere near 100% myself, … Continue reading →

Times Online – What homeschooling taught me The Times gets in on the act. I hear the Daily Mail is looking for a family for an article. Any volunteers? They want someone with “several” school age children at home, so … Continue reading →

Yes, I’m feeling much better, as is Tim, as is Small as far as I can tell. Big has had a difficult day – I think basically she’s bored silly, so it’s just as well that’s she’s out on a … Continue reading →

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | ‘We did a lot of planning and it has been fantastic’ Missed this one the other day – it ran the same day as the two stories I’ve already linked to. So it seems … Continue reading →

Small passed out in the middle of the afternoon today. That isn’t a good sign – he felt kind of warm too. He woke up and had some (not made by nestle, fake) shreddies, then I bathed him and got … Continue reading →

The children are full of energy and I feel like someone has wrung me out. Not ill precisely, nothing that a nice long nap wouldn’t sort out, but how do you do that? And I have a problem. I’ve just … Continue reading →

and I’m failing to do any work, so I’m going to go join them. Just thought I’d record the day: more cuisenaire – actually did some of the activities on the cards. Big likes maths. Worked loads on my cv, … Continue reading →

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | More parents teach their children at home and Guardian School’s out for ever Anyone would think they were on commission! Edited to add: I was going to put this in a comment, but decided … Continue reading →

I was supposed to be going out today, to meet with some feminist parents. I’d got as far as breakfasting all of us, dressing the children, had organised my clothes when I decided to face facts and admit that I … Continue reading →