This morning I brought Smallest to the swimming pool for her weekly swimming lesson. It runs alongside a women’s only swimming session, populated mainly by women of a certain age. This leads to an interesting mix in the changing room, and this morning we just couldn’t seem to get out of the way of an [...]
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
April 6, 2012 By 28 Comments
No, not inconceivable. (Though go to the top of the class for recognising the Princess Bride quote. Bonus point if you know which character says it ) In this case, the word is Average. It gets bandied about lots. In discussion of children’s school achievement. Talking about pay scales. It is so often abused in [...]
We’re here again – hospital adventure part two.
April 5, 2012 By 17 Comments
Crisis of confidence.
April 3, 2012 By 9 Comments
Trapped under a bottomless pit.
March 26, 2012 By 5 Comments
Also known as a three week old baby. Yesterday and today Tigerboy has only been happy feeding himself into stuffed sleep, powernapping for a few minutes, then declaring himself ravenous and starting the cycle again. Which is all well and good for him, but a bit wearing for me, and not brilliant for the rest [...]
How much is too much? #tmitweets
March 31, 2011 By 10 Comments
There are no bars here.
November 14, 2010 By 6 Comments
Recently I came across an article by Erica Jong that is getting a less than positive reaction. The article is entitled Mother Madness and the tagline reads Spend every moment with your child? Make your own baby food and use cloth diapers? Erica Jong wonders how motherhood became such a prison for modern women. Hm. [...]
So far today
November 2, 2010 By 1 Comment
Two hands free
November 26, 2009 By 7 Comments
and half a braincell working (so know how you feel Deb!) Soa is currently on her big sister’s knee, or trying to crawl up her shoulder. She appears to like crawling up ppl’s shoulders. She is a very strong willed baby, who likes to feed frequently, but for some reason, doesn’t open her mouth properly [...]
