Yesterday was a lovely, lovely day. Huge thanks to Chris and Helen for their hospitality and to all of the other assembled people for their company, entertainment and friendship. I love these events even more than the camps I think – Chris & Alison’s party last summer, our Halloween party and yesterday have all been …
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Fairly Fun Friday Featuring Freya, Family Film Night & Flickr
Have done my photoblog today, but you can find that over on the Monster & Teeny blog where educational stuff happens! I;ve been meaning to d o it all week and either had a bad day or forgotten, but when I caught Davies ‘reading’ to Scarlett this morning I decided it was too good a …
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When Mummy turned into a monster…
Had a very, very productive morning this morning. Lots of cuddles on the sofa and watching early morning (up before 7 – urgh!) TV together and chatting about it as we did so and then they were tasked with giving me an hour to get some work done before we went out. During my hour …
Bit quiet in my corner of blogland tonight…
Got home expecting most of you to be bold in sage and there were only 3 new ones to read – I’m almost reduced to reading the long and protracted conversations on email on the list I always forget the name of where everyone argues about EO! And then I spent ages downloading all sorts …
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Will probably blog more later…
well maybe tomorrow actually as I’m off out in an hour or so, but just wanted to post a few pics. Ros and the children came over today and we’ve had a lovely day. The sun shone so the children played inside and out having a great time while me and Ros gossiped, painted nails, …
We’ll consider that one a success I reckon :-)
Must issue myself onblog to do lists more often 🙂 I managed almost everything on my list except for my slightly ambitious and actually not necessary completion of all 3 CVs and deciding what to wear tomorrow night. Let’s face it that will be sorted by this time tomorrow regardless cos I’ll be sat there …
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Today…
I must get the following stuff done: the 3 CVs that arrived in the post this morning (woohoo) – done one, which is probably even more than I would have hoped for actually. I’ve got until Thursday night to get the other two done so one a day is fine, and I’ll probably get another …
Badgertastic
Writing this mornings post motivated me to get the children sorted and we headed off into town. Parked for an hour and a half and thoroughly enjoyed wandering the shops with a child holding each hand. I am a much better mother without the distraction of internet access within reach 😳 I cannot find any …
Badger Boy
The weekend, part two.
Early start yesterday – my turn to get up with the children and Scarlett rose slightly after 6.30am. Unfortunately she would have preferred Ady to be the one getting up with her and was very vocal about this, which woke Ady and Davies too. Despite being up early I was still sitting in my nightie …
You are my sunshine…
Had a very nice day today. 🙂 Lovely lie in til nearly 9am which is always pleasant, Ady did loads of ‘stuff’ (excuse me for having no inkling of what it was but it all involved garden tools and machinery :oops:) and the children pottered in the garden getting their clothes muddy, sandy and wet …
Halfway up the stairs…
is the place where I sit there isn’t any other place quite like it It’s not at the bottom and it’s not at the top but this is the place where I always stop. By Kermit’s nephew Robin. A ditty for all occassions that one really, a bit like supercalifragalisticexpialidocious – a word to say …
Hmmm….
Not at all sure I did much which isn’t already documented here today really 🙂 Ros was planning to come over but couldn’t make it due to delayed piano delivery, which was a shame as I was looking forward to adult company and the children were in dire need of other small people to run …
Just for Alison :-)
and cos I’m distracting myself from children – I rang up for costs for the other hostels. Great Yarmouth is cheaper – rooms would work out as follows: 1 x 2 bed – £44.50 2 x 4 beds – £89 2 x 6 beds – £135 1 x 8 beds – £185 1 x 10 …
Right then….
On the basis of numbers, preferences and so on I have provisionally booked Helmsley for 23-37 October. I need to return the booking form with a 25% deposit within 14 days to secure the booking… so, it’s firm committment time I suppose. There are seven rooms at Helmsley. 1 x 3 bed 2 x 4 …
Just had to pull this off the sidebar
when I noticed it come up in the random flickr shots. Taken two years ago in April 2004 here is a picture of Scarlett aged 15 months old. Naked, she’d climbed up on top of a unit far taller than herself to get to her dummy (which she was only allowed at night) and my …
Inbetween…
having 5 tabs open to try and sort out links for youth hostels we’ve had a bit of an arts and crafts (for girls) fest here today. After a long and oft-interupted IM chat with Ali this morning during which I got the children dressed, made cups of tea, brushed Tarly’s hair – and yes …
Okay…
I need to know (in the comments box please): Name, how many of you coming and whether you will share a room or not. Any of the choices which would be a ‘No’ for you. So e.g. I’ll be: Nic, 4 people, won’t share, all OK To reiterate everyone who reads this blog is invited …
Halloween
I’ll do some sort of poll to try and work out which would be best for the majority of people although I suspect whatever choice is made will sadly rule somebody out. I’ve checked availability of hostels for two weeks – Monday 23th to Friday 27th October and Monday 30th October to Friday 3rd November. …
Sorry Heather! :-)
But had to blog again 😉 Just got back from Reading Group and wanted to enthuse again about how much I’m enjoying it really. Ironically given how many of my old pleasures I have recently given up and forgone I am very happy right now. I had my low period a couple of weeks ago …