but boy did it take some doing. I think my next project for the year is going to have to be sorting out his sleeping patterns - I’ve just spent two nights away from home, and I didn’t get any evening time without children to talk with adults. Hohum. Apart from that, [...]
Forgot to blog yesterday that I’d had a call from a lady we met at group on Wednesday - Big and her daughter had really hit it off, in fact C had dissolved in tears when we left. So I gave her our phone number and asked her to call. We arranged to [...]
I’m never going to remember it all!
First of all, the new mattress is lovely. Tim slept a full night on it - and I did alright even if Small did manage to crawl up on to it at one point and crash into me
Pondering this morning on education and the point thereof, [...]
Small and I had a lie-in, much needed after another bad night. I’m sure it’s his teeth, but he will not take anything for it, and indeed acts as if I’m trying to poison him throughout.
Despite this we had a pretty good day all round. Big and Small played together quite well, and [...]
I should have done some shopping. We’ve got friends coming round tomorrow, I should have done some tidying. I have lots of work to do, I should have done some of that. (Well, OK, I did do some).
I also broke the blogring, but come on - did anyone notice? And it’s [...]
until I got around to ticking the category list!
How did we fit so much in?
Up very early is one clue, as it was Big’s swimming lesson at 9.40 this morning. She and I fell out before and after, although she managed extremely well during (and I did make sure I told her so, even [...]
Bumbled around this morning feeling sorry for myself - extremely stiff and battered. The children were fine - Small had three bowls of rice crispies and two bananas for breakfast. Took me a cup of tea and a shower before I felt even half human. So I have the answer as to [...]
After a really terrible night (the children took it in turns to wake up screaming, or lie on my throat, or just generally disturb me) we got ourselves organised and took the bus into the centre of the city to meet up with Joyce, Kath and Tech at Jorvik. I’d not met Tech before, [...]
I’d planned an early get away. I’d planned to pack the night before. What actually happened is that I fell asleep next to Small when taking him to bed, and didn’t wake up til 6.17am, still fully clothed, with no packing done. Ah well.
Accordingly, it was gone 11 by the time we [...]
in our third power cut of the day. Hence the lack of posting last night - lack of just about everything really. Took Small to bed by the light of one of our rather swish camping lamps (so glad I splashed out on them, they really are excellent.) For those who asked, [...]
Big, it would appear, has been paying attention at times I didn’t realise. In the shops today, she said “this says one ninety nine”. I agreed. She then proved it wasn’t a fluke by going along the shelf edge and reading several more prices. Impressive. I told her so. [...]
It’s quarter past seven and Small is in bed asleep - unheard of! Big is upstairs with Tim having her bedtime story, and I am savouring the silence…
Let’s see, we didn’t do everything I’d hoped for, but we did a fair bit. Big did some more of her workbook, filled in a form [...]
Hung out washing in the rain, brought in washing in the rain. In between it dried (well, mostly).
Wanted to blog the bits that were good of today - another page of the Jolly Phonics book, some sticker book work (odd books these, one is a spot the difference and fill it in [...]
One of the things I was nervous about when I was first pregnant was having a girl. I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to do girly things - I don’t wear make-up, hate pink, I’m sure there’s a hairbrush somewhere in the house - well, you get the picture. Sure enough, [...]
Well, for the washing machine maybe!
The rest of us got up bright and early, after yet another night sleeping through for Small (almost afraid to blog it in case he somehow hears ) and I decided we’d risk a trip to M’hell. I thought if we went to be there as the shops [...]
Didn’t post yesterday as I couldn’t face it - lovely days away and less than 24 hours back and I’m screaming like a fish wife again. Aargh! And then I read the guardian article that implies all of this is my own fault anyway, so that just rounded off the day perfectly. [...]
with The Portico.
We came down yesterday, arriving at 5 and heading straight out for a swim. Big proved that the swimming lessons are worth every penny as she discovered that she could manage without her float jacket. Fab. She also managed to jump in without anyone holding her!
Very late night [...]
‘What’s an outfox, mummy?’
‘I have no idea - what are you talking about?’
‘Swiper outfoxed Dora - so what’s an outfox?’
Light dawns…
It’s been a Dora fiesta today, and Big still went up to bed in tears because she couldn’t watch yet another episode. Sigh. I did washing, more washing, some shopping, some more shopping [...]
is in heaven in this house
Small is spending the day toddling into the dining room, fetching a book to read, reading it, then taking it back to exchange for another. So cute.
We had swimming this morning, then we did library, post office, co op, boots and TKMaxx. Then Small fell asleep [...]