Monthly Archives: July 2005

Deferred success

No more miserable failures, not in our schools. ROFLMAO.

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Days like these

are thankfully few and far between. I don’t think it would have made much difference what I had done today, it was just bad. Discovering that Tim had gone to a meeting with the carseats on the day that I … Continue reading

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email blog

My browser is sitting refusing to do anything while I print henry cards out for Big. Small has discovered how to take his clothes off and is running around with only a nappy departing from his nether regions. I’ve discovered … Continue reading

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Weekend recap

Feeling that we did more history on Friday night, seems to be the in thing atm. Sat morning wandered around packing up the car with overnight gear that included a tent (!) and we pootled off the path which was … Continue reading

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I like this one

thanks Jodi You are dependable, popular, and observant. Deep and thoughtful, you are prone to moodiness. In fact, your emotions tend to influence everything you do. You are unique, creative, and expressive. You don’t mind waving your freak flag every … Continue reading

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Apparently

“statistically, marriage makes you live longer. So no escape there then.” I have no idea what we’re watching, I’m not concentrating on it, I’m writing php. But that tickled me.

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After the chaos of the morning

the children pretty much amused each other all day This is a result. Oh, there were plenty of calls for referree-ing, but they amused themselves all day. I had printouts of 25 year calendars and sun dials to make, but … Continue reading

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Scientists propose growing artificial meat – Science – MSNBC.com

Scientists propose growing artificial meat – Science – MSNBC.com Writing in this month%u2019s Physics World, British physicist Alan Calvert calculated that the animals eaten by people produce 21 percent of the carbon dioxide that can be attributed to human activity. … Continue reading

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Sometimes in our lives…

  We all need somebody to lean on.

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Piccadilly circus!

Been like that here this morning. After staying up ludicrously late working last night (and *still* not getting project in hand finished, doh!) I had set the alarm knowing that Sarah was dropping Dino off for the day around 10. … Continue reading

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Whereas, I’m unique

You are a Pomegranate…unconventional, unique, andjust a little bit tart…you know how to make alasting impression and often do so with yourzest for life… What Kind of Fruit Are You? brought to you by Quizilla How long will I stay … Continue reading

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I’ve just wasted

the entire morning. Well, we have done some drawing, and built a skeleton from the horrible science mags, but that’s about it. So the puter is off until I’ve done the washing up, the washing, showered, lunched and sorted out … Continue reading

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New lodger?

He’s been sleeping on the compost bin for a while, but tonight he appears to have decided to move in. If he keeps the grotty cats from next door out, it’s a deal And in other news, well, I already … Continue reading

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Speech Language Pathologists – Hanen Programs on Language Development and Delay

Speech Language Pathologists – Hanen Programs on Language Development and Delay Anyone come across this? Just had the speech therapist on the phone, following up to check that the stuff she put in the post on Makaton had got here, … Continue reading

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Second party of the week

round at the bonkers household this aft. As already mentioned, I struggled to get going this morning after a stunningly bad night, so I’m heading for bed in a minute. Kids enjoyed the sun, I enjoyed the company, it was … Continue reading

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catching up

took me a while to get my act together after the speech therapist went, we had lunch then went over to Kirsty‘s to help Marcus celebrate getting older. The kids seemed to have a pretty good time together, and we … Continue reading

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Coo

the cavalry round here is definitely on the ball! We had the nursery nurse round last week, and she’s coming on Friday to play games with Small. This morning we had the speech therapist, who was also very lovely, of … Continue reading

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Taking a leaf

out of Merry’s book, been targetting my efforts this morning! Gotta love those red nose readers – Big is sitting on the floor right now reading one, and Small is on the couch looking at another. They are excellent! OK, … Continue reading

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Feels good to plant stuff

even if it is plants someone else has grown Went round to Kris‘s this afternoon – we were chatting, I was moaning about the garden and how nothing has grown (apart from the weeds, they are doing *really* well) so … Continue reading

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Elvis

Post-It Elvis “…we came up with the idea of filling the wall with Post-it notes in a multicolored mosaic…” Nice.

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