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

but I can knit, crochet and occasionally sew ;)

Socialisation rules OK

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 tea, but she can’t put Small in his high chair for him to [...]

What’s an outfox?

‘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 [...]

Sound of the day: t

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 hers, I was struggling to find anything good to praise her for, in between [...]