Category Archives: won’t cook, can’t cook

but I can knit, crochet and occasionally sew ;)

Scenes of domestic bliss.

Posted on Wed Feb 16 2005 by Jax

After yesterday’s less than educational offerings, determined to do better today. So imagine my joy at all of this being self determined! I think the pictures speak for themselves

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in case there is anyone else out there as utterly misguided as me. Don’t try to go shopping and for a haircut with two small children, not when the shopping and haircut are kind of time critical. It’s been a … Continue reading →

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Started the day

Posted on Mon Dec 27 2004 by Jax

with a family row. Not our little family here – it appears my decision not to trek up the road to meet up today didn’t go down well. Oh well – I felt the decision was justified when Big went … Continue reading →

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Ropey start, but we recovered well.

Posted on Mon Dec 20 2004 by Jax

Small is just full of cold – I hauled myself upstairs and steamed myself gently in the shower for a bit and that seemed to help. Once done with that, rolled up my sleeves, metaphorically speaking, and cracked on. Big … Continue reading →

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Aargh….

Posted on Fri Dec 17 2004 by Jax

Well, today I have learnt that the work rate of a four year old is nowhere *near* that of a 34 year old. In the time it took me to make 10 hama stars, Big assembled the rest of one … Continue reading →

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Ought to blog the day really

Posted on Wed Dec 1 2004 by Jax

As we seem to have fitted an awful lot in. Think Big was doing her maths workbook before I’d finished breakfast. Turns out that the first couple of easy pages were breaking you in gently, by page 4 it’s onto … Continue reading →

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Never let it be said

Posted on Tue Nov 30 2004 by Jax

that I don’t learn from my mistakes. Today I have tried really hard. I have wet washing on the line (sigh) and wet washing in the machine (bigger sigh), the kitchen is trashed again, but was clean and clear before … Continue reading →

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We had our quiet day

Posted on Fri Nov 19 2004 by Jax

after I got another decent night on the pullout bed. Apart from the backache Mainly today we’ve pottered. Finally got around to doing some more work on Big’s scales – I’m taking piccies as we go along. We played the … Continue reading →

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Doesn’t the world look different

Posted on Thu Nov 18 2004 by Jax

from the other side of 7 hours sleep? Horrendous evening trying to get Small to bed last night, resulted in me in tears downstairs after 45 minutes of trying to settle him, while Tim did finally succeed. Really couldn’t face … Continue reading →

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Look what we found!

Posted on Mon Nov 15 2004 by Jax

Not done much with the children today – instead with the help of Claire we’ve excavated the dining room! We even found a piano in there…. There’s an awful lot of books too, but you knew that already. Small is … Continue reading →

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What an excellent day

Posted on Sat Nov 13 2004 by Jax

Employing the head in sand approach to the financial situation again here, but hey, it’s working for me Bad night with Small – he went down at about 7.45 last night, but was restless all evening, Tim settled him down … Continue reading →

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By contrast, today really was quiet

Posted on Sun Oct 17 2004 by Jax

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 … Continue reading →

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And to round up

Posted on Fri Oct 8 2004 by Jax

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 … Continue reading →

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Socialisation rules OK

Posted on Tue Oct 5 2004 by Jax

Started the day by embarassingly falling asleep again as the children tootled off downstairs. Oops. Eventually woke up and came down and fed them – Big can do breakfast for them, and usually does while I’m getting my cup of … Continue reading →

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What’s an outfox?

Posted on Sun Sep 26 2004 by Jax

‘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 … Continue reading →

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Sound of the day: t

Posted on Wed Sep 22 2004 by Jax

Well, we didn’t make it to home ed group. For whatever reason, Big is wound up like a tight spring this morning, and although I am aware that it is my own behaviour that requires modifying in order to improve … Continue reading →

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