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Child centred Sunday.
It’s supposed to be a day of rest, isn’t it? And after last week, I needed it. The problem was that while I was driving the boys all over the county yesterday, Smallest stayed home with Big and Tim and recharged, so while I wanted to slump, she was ready to go. “I can’t give…
Trying to do all the things
Did you ever have one of those days? Where you try really hard to be focussed and achieve things and you even write down things on your to-do list that you’ve been avoiding thinking about for weeks but then despite your best efforts nothing works. It actually started last night when I was trying to…
At the going down of the sun
We visited the war memorial. Smallest was not impressed. It was only flowers and stuff, there was nothing exciting to it, and I wouldn’t let her run across the little bridge and play. I had conversations with relatives who fought in world war two. They’re gone now. I don’t know how to give her those…
Blogfest – the last minute night before packing list
Panic! No, I don’t need to pack panic, I’m having one. The day seems to have evaporated, and I’m not ready! Right, OK. I have clothes. (New shirt!) Will be wearing my gorgeous Hotter Shoes, as they are comfortable and practical and just all round the best shoes I’ve had in absolutely ages. (Will attempt…
All of these rules.
We were at the soft play/ skating monthly home ed meeting for the first time in months on Monday. The older two skate, and the younger two very much enjoy soft play. I took crochet and got on with igglybuff 😉 The set up of this particular venue is that the roller skating rink is…
Dora and Friends party
People following me on twitter yesterday could hardly have escaped noticing that we were having a party 🙂 I admit it got off to a slightly rocky start. We were due back from home ed roller skating at 4, but I’d forgotten to take my house keys with me, and Tim had gone out. So…
How to keep the kids amused as the nights draw in
Also known as half term resources and competitions to enter! We got a fab Transformers Age of Extinction #5 magazine for review, which includes a great competition running right the way through to 19th December. You get to decorate and build your own robot from the template supplied, then send in a picture to Autumn…
Student advice
Currys are looking for bloggers three top tips for students, so I thought I’d join in, because let’s face it, it’s an easy ask. Wear sunscreen. What do you mean that’s not original? Bah, I thought I’d get that through 😉 OK, fair enough, I’ll start over. I’m allowed to start over right? (It’s my…
Sunday: sea and sunset and sneaky book previews
I went for a calming walk. It was really Tigerboy who needed the calming, but by the time we got to the beach he was asleep. So I enjoyed it, calmly, by myself. I think the nap did him good. (I assume that’s why he’s still bouncing off the walls at 21.54.) (Am now wondering…
