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Monthly Archives: December 2007
Post Christmas Trip To Suffolk
Sat Dec 29 2007 – 20:32
So, leaving Jax to the delights of the daily, we decamped to visit family in Suffolk. I must admit I am very surprised at how homesick I feel for the place.
We ate, we drank, the smalls played with a Wii, courtesy of my niece, who has this interesting job which means that she not [...]
have just found
Sat Dec 29 2007 – 15:16
box of basket bases for weaving baskets. Anyone want any? Suspect that the place I usually get cane from will have suitable width cane for weaving baskets. There’s probably about 30 in the box, circular, about 5/ 6 inches (no, I don’t know where the ruler is!) in diameter, with holes drilled [...]
Toy guns promote learning?
Sat Dec 29 2007 – 12:46
Toy weapons ‘help boys to learn’
Boys in nursery schools should not be discouraged from playing with toy guns and other weapons, the government says.
bbc
I find this a difficult one. I suspect that the guidance is actually along the lines of trying to not have teachers forever saying “no, don’t do that” to little [...]
countdown
Sat Dec 29 2007 – 11:12
the family will be back early to midlate afternoon. I’ve had a nice lie in, I’m about to have a cup of tea and some breakfast, and then I need to excavate the kitchen, the living room and the dining room. I may take pictures as I go, or I may just get [...]
the plan for tonight
Fri Dec 28 2007 – 21:37
eat curry (tick).
watch a film
play scrabulous in the adverts
Working well so far
it’s oh so quiet
Thu Dec 27 2007 – 20:35
with only me and the cat in the house.
Very very odd to know that the rest of them aren’t going to arrive back in the near future (within hours that is, rather than days). Trying to resist the urge to just log back on to work and kind of ignore being here – I [...]
well duh!
Wed Dec 26 2007 – 18:48
Small is packing – Tim is taking them away for a couple of days.
“I’m taking everything that makes me happy” he said.
“Are you taking any books?”
In tones of great indignation, with hand gestures and all, he said “well of course I’m taking some books! I said I’m taking everything that makes me happy!”
That’s me [...]
thinking about magazines.
Wed Dec 26 2007 – 16:10
I’m thinking about subscribing to a magazine with some of my christmas cash (and banking the rest to pay off the cards ), but I’ve only seen one of these mags in the flesh, so to speak, so thought I’d ask for opinions.
Craft – I’ve seen this one, it’s hefty, almost booklike. [...]
we’ve built the house
Wed Dec 26 2007 – 13:36
It’s been a joint effort, Tim, Big and myself. Big is thrilled, and she’s already build a shed to go with it. Then this morning I spent two hours building LEGO – Batman – 7786 – The Batcopter: The Chase for Scarecrow so that’s done too. Small is likewise thrilled, but the [...]
Rubbish Christmas 2007 – Grand Prize Announcement.
Tue Dec 25 2007 – 11:00
OK. As before, presents make prizes.
Courtesy of Jax’s sister Jilly. The Rubbish Christmas Awards 2007 Grand Prize is this gorgeous, stylish egg timer, with a ****ing cow on top.
Remember, even if you don’t win the Grand Prize, we are offering two runners up prizes of special Poundland, buy anything in the shop, tokens.
You have to [...]
Merry Christmas
Tue Dec 25 2007 – 9:37
I think Small would have been perfectly happy if he had only had the Batman pyjamas….
Jax and Big are now collaborating on a 3D jigsaw in the form of a Lego house. May take all day.
But Optimash Prime went down well too.
And so it begins…
Mon Dec 24 2007 – 21:00
We are currently drinking the first bottle of Jax’s wine purchase for Yule.
It has been something of a struggle.
“How do I get the wire off?”
“I can’t get the cork out!”
“Man!”
“Man!”
But the wine is excellent… it is also 14% alcohol. We may be needing another bottle.
And when is “The Great Escape” on?
Mon Dec 24 2007 – 20:38
Kim Wilde & Mel Smith – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
OK, ‘fess up
Mon Dec 24 2007 – 19:26
how many of the rest of you are running around going “but I’m sure I put it there”?
Bleargh. Is it time to open the christmas wine yet?
Got Harry Connick Jr on the radio, but I’m still not feeling festive. Desperate maybe, but not festive
reading around
Sun Dec 23 2007 – 22:26
Been a couple of days since I’ve blogged, and sure enough, I’ve pretty much forgotten what I’ve been up to. There was work – mad dash to the shops on the way in on Thursday to pick up leaving present for one of the team (and I wish I’d had a camera ready for [...]
Mrs Battenburg goes on YouTube
Sun Dec 23 2007 – 8:49
The Royal Channel
I found the 1957 Christmas broadcast fascinating.
