Monthly Archives: January 2012

Make today count.

Posted on Tue Jan 31 2012 by Jax

Tomorrow the welfare reform bill returns to the House of Commons. There were a few modest amendments won in the House of Lords – the government is threatening to overturn them all, using financial privilege as its method. I could … Continue reading →

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Rubbish diet – Monday meeting.

Posted on Mon Jan 30 2012 by Jax

As part of our involvement with the rubbish diet we’ve got a weekly weigh in – every good diet has to keep track of how it’s all going after all. So before I ran out of the house towards the … Continue reading →

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Crafting with children

Posted on Mon Jan 30 2012 by Jax

or more accurately, what do you do with boys? I’ve done a lot of craft through the years with Big. We’ve done first hama, midi hama, knitting, sewing, used bead looms and knitting looms, tried out origami and paper making … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday 29 January 2012

Posted on Sun Jan 29 2012 by Jax
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Wot, no twitter?

Posted on Sat Jan 28 2012 by Jax

Picture a lost and lonely chad peering over the twitter wall… I read the forbes article on the #twitterblackout, and thought, yes, censorship is bad, must help send a message to twitter. So I blogged a quick mention, tweeted a … Continue reading →

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Emma’s Diary meetup.

Posted on Fri Jan 27 2012 by Jax

I’ve been a bit quiet overnight and today. Mainly because yesterday I set off in the afternoon to travel through London and beyond so that I could spend today with some of my fellow Emma’s Diary bloggers and meet a … Continue reading →

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Cute.

Posted on Thu Jan 26 2012 by Jax

But tired.  Trains will do that to you it seems.

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Iron levels. Again.

Posted on Wed Jan 25 2012 by Jax

Yesterday I saw the midwife. And I got the results of the full blood count done 3 weeks ago. 10.6 for Hb levels, which according to the research I’ve read, puts me pretty near optimum levels for a good birthweight, … Continue reading →

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Never Coming Home by Evonne Wareham – review

Posted on Tue Jan 24 2012 by Jax

I’ve read a wide variety of stuff already this year, and some of it has been slightly traumatic. Eg Life, Above All, read the book and watched the film for Movie Gazette. (That’s one of my new projects. I’m doing … Continue reading →

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All the old chestnuts again – home education is not a safeguarding issue.

Posted on Mon Jan 23 2012 by Jax

There’s a letter floating around Facebook and creeping on to blogs, from a Kent county council employee, referencing new intentions from the secretary of state for education to link HE children to schools and include them in school attainment targets. … Continue reading →

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Rubbish diet – a waste reducing challenge ;)

Posted on Mon Jan 23 2012 by Jax

The start of an 8 week Rubbish Diet challenge, coordinated by Karen over at the Rubbish Diet. Our starting weigh in is a bit odd with having been away at centerparcs for 4 days last week! We threw out one … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday 22nd January 2012

Posted on Sun Jan 22 2012 by Jax
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Tax, benefits, morality and #spartacusreport

Posted on Sat Jan 21 2012 by Jax

I’ve been arguing with the HMRC website this afternoon. It’s coming up to the deadline for SA returns, and even though I’m fairly sure I don’t owe anything, I have to submit on time or I get a £100 fine. … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Malice – book review.

Posted on Fri Jan 20 2012 by Jax

So I completely forgot to publish another Our Year in Books post last weekend (gah!) but I have been reading. In fact I’ve read four books so far this year, but some of them will be reviewed other places, I’ll … Continue reading →

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Nearly time.

Posted on Thu Jan 19 2012 by Jax

It’s nearly home time. Nearly time to step out of the other worldly quiet of our chalet (disregarding the fly overs from the local RAF base) and walk away from the four hours a day in a swimming pool. And … Continue reading →

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Top 5 tips for bloggers.

Posted on Wed Jan 18 2012 by Jax

Seen lots of these around on twitter the last couple of days, and now worked out why – it’s a listography prompt I can do that. 1) Blog for yourself. If you don’t, you won’t enjoy it. If you don’t … Continue reading →

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Swimming, reading, playing.

Posted on Tue Jan 17 2012 by Jax

Today we have swum. The children played games. I read a book. They watched a film, we swam some more. Let’s dwell on those positive moments. Goodnight.

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I made the stars.

Posted on Mon Jan 16 2012 by Jax

Walking through the dark woods tonight, hand in mine, Smallest looked up at the sky, and said in all seriousness “I made the stars.” I don’t quite know what she meant, but I wasn’t going to argue. In showing them … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday 15th January 2012

Posted on Sun Jan 15 2012 by Jax
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That creative challenge…

Posted on Sat Jan 14 2012 by Jax

A little while ago I set myself a creative challenge. First of all I had to buy some dpns (double pointed needles) the local charity shop came through there, with three different sets for £2.40. Bargain. So I tried with … Continue reading →

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