Day 22 – Stories. Do I choose one from my school days (Animal Farm)? Or one I love teaching (A Christmas Carol)? Or perhaps one I remember from childhood (Each Peach Pear Plum)? Day 23 – At the weekend we made our Christmas pudding. I love Christmas traditions, and Stir Up Sunday is a good […]
The One About Things I’ve Forgotten
We’ve welcomed Baby E into our world last week. She tried her best to make it as dramatic as she could for all involved. Now, a week later, I’m remembering all the things I’d forgotten about life with a newborn… They have more arms and legs than an octopus. However I hold her to feed […]
The One About Long Days and Short Years
The days are long but the years are short. I’ve been told that several times in the almost four years since my son was born. I’ve passed this wisdom onto other parents having a terrible day with their little ones. But today, as I left my son at his new primary school for the very […]
The One With More Ordinary Adventures
I read this old post earlier, and realised how much has changed… so I’m writing an update! Mondays Swimming is no more. Mr A did not enjoy it,so we gave it up before Christmas. Monday is now our stay at home day. I do the washing, done of the cleaning and things like that. Mr […]
The One With a Different Perspective
I’ve spent the last few amazing days away with MrJ enjoying a short break on Venice. Without MrA. It’s been great, a real treat, and very relaxing. Have I missed MrA? Yes! I didn’t think I would. I thought it would be like turning back the clock to when I was in my 20s and […]
The One With Spots
The story starts at around 7 pm Friday. While getting MrA ready for bed, we noticed one red spot on his chest. By 9 am Saturday, he’s scratched it and a few more spots have appeared around his collar bone and his neck. By 12 noon on Saturday, there are a few on his hips. […]
The One After the Christmas Adventures
Make Painting and sticking decorations – we both had lots of fun doing these and our family loved them too! Make paper chains – another hit! I even let my OCD about patterns relax a bit! Bake mince pies – we did. .. and ate loads! Visit Sure Start Christmas trip – much fun was […]
The One About Christmas Adventures
I blogged earlier in the year with my Easter holiday adventure plans. It worked well & focused my holiday time on enjoying family time, nor catching up on school work…. so here’s the Christmas version. Make Painting and sticking decorations Make paper chains Bake mince pies Visit Sure Start Christmas trip Nursery Christmas concert Carol […]
The One With the Scotch Egg
I’ll admit now. .. The Scotch egg doesn’t take the leading role in tonight’s blog. It played an important part in my picnic lunch though! Today I was lucky to spend the afternoon with family and friends celebrating the successful fundraising project 10kforOlly which has raised over £25,000 for the Histiocytosis Research Trust to date […]
The One About Dust
No, not the ethereal stuff from His Dark Materials… The ordinary, run of the mill red brick and plaster type that builders leave behind. The sort that gets everywhere and, even after the cleaning, seems to reappear. Anyone who knows me well enough will know I’m not house proud. At all. I am the kind […]