Category Archives: Ages past

telling it the way it was

Wednesday wanderings.

Posted on Thu Sep 24 2009 by Jax

After a jampacked Tues, obviously the next thing to do was have a fun filled Weds too. Hm. Not sure that I’ve quite got the hang of this scheduling yet. Anyway, we started out by dashing over to the next … Continue reading →

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autonomy vs peace and quiet…

Posted on Sat Sep 19 2009 by Jax

I have been waiting since January for my children to deschool, stop watching endless CBBC or playing on mind numbing websites, for them to show and develop some interests and learn to get along instead of screeching and bickering all … Continue reading →

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Sutton Hoo.

Posted on Sun Sep 13 2009 by Jax

I’ve driven past the signs to Sutton Hoo lots of times on our way to Framlingham Castle, but somehow I hadn’t registered that it’s really very close to us, linking it in my mind with Framlingham, which is about a … Continue reading →

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Iron education and swimming.

Posted on Sun Sep 13 2009 by Jax

On Friday I decided I needed to get to the bottom of my blood test results and understand whether I needed medication or not, and whether my preferred option of homebirth was a realistic one. So I nerved myself up … Continue reading →

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The return of Captain Hook.

Posted on Sun Sep 6 2009 by Jax

Some time ago, Small spent an entire Melrose, pretty much, dressed as captain Hook. I believe several ppl have pictures. When I eventually pried them away from the screen yesterday, they settled on dressing up, and I was treated to … Continue reading →

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Rolling into one…

Posted on Fri Sep 4 2009 by Jax

Weds, Thurs, Fri, can’t quite tell where one ended and the next began This is mainly because I’m struggling atm. Bump is big and uncomfortable (and pleasingly wriggly!) and the strain on my back is pretty much constant now. I’m … Continue reading →

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And on to September.

Posted on Wed Sep 2 2009 by Jax

Swimming has reverted to evenings, which should make for an easier Tuesday. Maybe. Certainly yesterday seemed easier, but that might have been because I got to lunchtime and keeled over, retiring to bed for a couple of hours! Children played … Continue reading →

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If it’s Friday it must be Framlingham (again :) )

Posted on Mon Aug 31 2009 by Jax

Friday heralded our last time travellers trip to Framlingham for the summer. We’d already finished the passports and put them in the post, and Small’s bag arrived in the morning. It’s not desperately exciting, but it will serve to remind … Continue reading →

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Swimming, beach and quiet afternoon.

Posted on Wed Aug 26 2009 by Jax

Last Tuesday morning swim – next week it reverts to evening sessions. Got up to find that the loo wouldn’t flush, didn’t appear to be refilling with water. Odd, but assumed it would be something Tim would sort out. (Yes, … Continue reading →

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5 children, 2 puters, 1 website.

Posted on Sun Aug 23 2009 by Jax

Not a particularly good combination for a harmonious morning! Despite their late night, all children were up reasonably early, although the preteens were the last, unsurprisingly. They mainly managed to play on moshi monsters – there was an attempt to … Continue reading →

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Maths, Time travelling and scanning

Posted on Thu Aug 20 2009 by Jax

Can’t quite remember how I got into the battle with Big Wednesday morning over her maths, but we did. From being thrilled with the new books, she’s now back into full resistant maths is boring mode. But I put my … Continue reading →

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Days not to dwell on

Posted on Tue Aug 11 2009 by Jax

Monday was one of those days. By about 10 o’clock I was offering Big out on brightkite – she was in a foul mood for no apparent reason, and any interchange with her resulted in screaming and wailing or stropping … Continue reading →

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two hours on my own

Posted on Mon Aug 10 2009 by Jax

although why I spent them in Sainsburys I can’t imagine! That was the afternoon though. The morning passed in the standard haze of ‘putering and refereeing small squabbles about who had overrun their turn and so on. Won a knitting … Continue reading →

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A little art appreciation in the morning.

Posted on Sun Aug 9 2009 by Jax

It was the last day of the local art group’s art exhibition yesterday, so I decided that we were going to make it down there, and organised a family walk out. Beautiful weather – very sunny and hot again. Kids … Continue reading →

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and so to Friday.

Posted on Fri Aug 7 2009 by Jax

Had invited Big’s friend C round for a playdate, but didn’t tell the children til this morning as I couldn’t stand the steadily mounting excitement pitch that I would have had, nor the disappointment if she didn’t turn up. Was … Continue reading →

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Maths in the morning, maths in the evening

Posted on Fri Aug 7 2009 by Jax

a little bit of time-travelling in between A good way to spend a Thursday. Kids started the day with putering, but soon drifted towards their maths books, aided by Tim and me taking them out to the garage to find … Continue reading →

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and so to the weekend

Posted on Wed Jul 15 2009 by Jax

Saturday morning we re-tidied the children’s room, this time to the point that sufficient floor was found to hoover. Quite an achievement, although there was still the strip in between the beds covered in scraps of paper. Tim decided to … Continue reading →

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Sunday at Kentwell

Posted on Mon Jun 29 2009 by Jax

Up early on Sunday as we had a freecycler coming round to collect two divan bases from the garage. In the end she took all three, and now we have half a garage clear. And Tim will be taking L’s … Continue reading →

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A quieter day

Posted on Wed Jun 17 2009 by Jax

with a return to funking on my part. Started with the delivery of the final part of my Amazon order, Understanding English – Spelling for Key Stage 2 for Big. She glanced at it and discarded it, as they were … Continue reading →

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Two for the price of one

Posted on Mon Jun 15 2009 by Jax

days that is. And I really mustn’t do this, if I don’t blog the day slightly after the fact, I lose all the details. Let’s see, I’m trying to remember Sunday. It started slowly I think, with children’s tv, most … Continue reading →

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