Daily Archives: Tue Jul 7 2009

new crocs, new suntan lotion, more swimming and a book of lists

Small and I walked into town on our own on Tues morning, as he was in need of new crocs and new suntan lotion. He hadn’t told me that his previous crocs were too small, and I’d noticed when checking … Continue reading

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Mathematical traumas

over the weekend I printed out placement tests from Maths no problem for both offspring. Small is acquiring maths concepts in the same way he acquires all knowledge (ie I have no idea, just suddenly he knows something) but Big … Continue reading

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Wondering how Ed Balls thinks the rest of us cope

his twitter post this morning: on the way to Cabinet… 9am start not v family-friendly… Thank good ness for grandparents… So school isn’t family friendly, business isn’t family friendly, working in a shop isn’t family friendly, in fact, pretty much … Continue reading

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