Tag: fainting in coils
Well, it seemed like a quiet day
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,…
Friday, Brewsters and home again.
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 how to get…
Thursday Jorvik and National Railway Museum.
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, so…
Wednesday in Scarborough.
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 left. A…
And the lights went out…
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, no, he didn’t…
Learning while I wasn't looking
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. (This is a child who was…
And to round up
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 to…
A curious symmetry
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 with the…
Alien offspring
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, I got…
A day of rest?
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…