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		<title>I&#8217;m a farm in Malaysia</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jo Beaufoix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a story to the first bit of todays post.
It is long.  Are you ready?
So, Groovy Mom&#8217;s son, superdork made this video, or at least added his own bits&#8230;
&#8220;I&#8217;m a firin&#8217; ma laser&#8221;
And in response,
Holly&#8217;s kids, Queen of Hearts and The Thrower, made this&#8230;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s a story to the first bit of todays post.</p>
<p>It is long.  Are you ready?</p>
<p>So, <a href="http://www.now-is-good.blogspot.com/2008/04/superdork.html" target="_blank">Groovy Mom&#8217;s </a>son, superdork made <a href="http://www.now-is-good.blogspot.com/2008/04/superdork.html" target="_blank">this</a> video, or at least added his own bits&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a firin&#8217; ma laser&#8221;</p>
<p>And in response,</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hollysnevereverland.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Holly&#8217;s</a> kids, Queen of Hearts and The Thrower, made <a href="http://www.hollysnevereverland.blogspot.com/2008/04/q-saturday-april-5.html" target="_blank">this</a>&#8230;</p>
<p>And Miss E and Miss M loved it so much they decided to make <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAVXyNco8Rk" target="_blank">this</a> with the puppets Holl sent.  Please forgive the gormless sounding woman on this.  I cannot explain it.  I am much more sophisticated in real life.<br />
And I&#8217;m so sorry I can&#8217;t imbed these from youtube, I tried, but wordpress doesn&#8217;t seem to like it.  If anyone has any ideas then I&#8217;d love to know how to make it work.</p>
<p>And I did try to teach Miss M the proper words, but I&#8217;m still getting, &#8220;I&#8217;m a farm in Malaysia.&#8221;</p>
<p>Or maybe she&#8217;s trying to tell me something??</p>
<p>Anyway, I have awards to bestow, and to thank some lovely people for.</p>
<p>The first is this one from my gorgeous and fabulous mate <a href="http://www.parentingissues.typepad.com/my_weblog/" target="_blank">Rosie</a> at Parenting Issues,<img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/parentingissuesuk_award_2.jpg" alt="parentingissuesuk_award_2.jpg" /></p>
<p>And I bestow it upon:<a href="http://www.belle-diaryofahousewife.blogspot.com/2008/04/sanity-restored.html" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.belle-diaryofahousewife.blogspot.com/2008/04/sanity-restored.html" target="_blank">Belle</a> for performing duties beyond the call of parenting.<a href="http://www.livingandlovingeveryminuteofit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><br />
Corey</a> for being such a cool mum who remembers to take her camera everywhere and offers Sugarbear unique opportunities to grow and learn.</p>
<p>Thanks Rosie.</p>
<p>Oh, and this is she, if anyone was wondering what Rosie looks like.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/p3290018.JPG" alt="p3290018.JPG" /></p>
<p>Isn&#8217;t she a doll?  (Snort.)</p>
<p>Next, I received this little gem from the wise and wonderful Sweet Irene at <a href="http://www.zoethout.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Wood Talking</a>,<br />
<img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/irene-award-gratitudeaward-greatfullivin4-2-08.jpg" alt="irene-award-gratitudeaward-greatfullivin4-2-08.jpg" /></p>
<p>And I&#8217;m passing this on to these dudes, because  I can, and they&#8217;re just a few of those bloggers I heart.<br />
<a href="http://www.hollysnevereverland.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Holly</a><br />
<a href="http://www.parentingissues.typepad.com/my_weblog/" target="_blank"> Rosie</a><br />
<a href="http://www.camikaos.com/" target="_blank"> Cami</a><br />
<a href="http://www.livingandlovingeveryminuteofit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Corey</a><br />
<a href="http://www.leendaluuwitsend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Kim<br />
Leendaluu<br />
</a></p>
<p>Thanks lovely Irene. <img src='http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>And lastly, this from the warm and witty and just plain lovely Belle at <a href="http://www.belle-diaryofahousewife.blogspot.com/2008/04/sanity-restored.html" target="_blank">Diary of a housewife</a> who I will soon be sharing air with, and coffee/booze and giggles.</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t wait.<br />
<img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/belletvblogaward.jpg" alt="belletvblogaward.jpg" /></p>
<p>Corey at <a href="http://www.livingandlovingeveryminuteofit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Living and Loving EveryMinute of it</a><br />
Dumdad <a href="http://wwwtheothersideofparis.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Other Side of Paris</a><br />
Mya <a href="http://www.missingualready.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Missing You Already<br />
</a>Laurie <a href="http://www.missingualready.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.lifewiththreedogs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Three Dog Blog<br />
</a>Belle <a href="http://www.runningwithbooks.com/" target="_blank">Running with books<br />
</a><a href="http://www.momo-fali.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Momo Fali<br />
</a><a href="http://www.rottencorrespondent.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rotten Correspondent</a></p>
<p>Thanks Belle, you&#8217;re a star.</p>
<p>Mwah, mwah.</p>
<p>Oh, and if you&#8217;d not guessed, we&#8217;re still under construction here.<br />
Babs the Ostrich will be back soon, and I will stop all the nakedness.  Okay?<a href="http://www.missingualready.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><br />
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		<title>Small town invaded by aliens on rainy day</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jo Beaufoix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When they set off, the weather was ok.
Not amazing, but there was hope.
A farm park seemed like a good idea, so they loaded the car with kids and snacks and headed off to Matlock in the stunning Derbyshire Peak District.

As they drove, things got a little darker.

The mist rolled in&#8230;

And images of Heathcliff and Catherine [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When they set off, the weather was ok.</p>
<p>Not amazing, but there was hope.</p>
<p>A farm park seemed like a good idea, so they loaded the car with kids and snacks and headed off to <a href="http://www.peakdistrict-nationalpark.com/tourist/Matlock.html" target="_blank">Matlock</a> in the stunning Derbyshire Peak District.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/p2250037.JPG" alt="p2250037.JPG" /></p>
<p>As they drove, things got a little darker.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/p2250002.JPG" alt="p2250002.JPG" height="165" width="221" /></p>
<p>The mist rolled in&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/p2250005.JPG" alt="p2250005.JPG" height="233" width="312" /></p>
<p>And images of Heathcliff and Catherine filled Ms Beaufoix&#8217;s head.  Sighhhh.</p>
<p>Yeah ok, I know, that was based in Yorkshire, but the bleak winter scenery, the rolling hills, the weathered rocky landscape, the mist&#8230;you get it right?</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s just ponder that for a while.</p>
<p>Well, ok, just Heathcliff.</p>
<p>Heathcliff, sighhh.</p>
<p>Passionate, dark, brooding&#8230;</p>
<p>Ok, on with the story.</p>
<p>As they neared the bustling little town, favoured by leather clad and bearded bikers, hippy chicks, posh folks, and well, pretty much everyone because it&#8217;s so darn lovely, they noticed something unusual.<br />
<img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/p2250006.JPG" alt="p2250006.JPG" /></p>
<p>When they reached the car park of the Farm Park, (try saying that very quickly while drinking a pint of port), their worst fears were confirmed&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/p2250004.JPG" alt="p2250004.JPG" /></p>
<p>There had obviously been some kind of mass exodus, or maybe an alien invasion, because, this bustling hamlet of culture, quaintness and character, was</p>
<p>EMPTY!!</p>
<p>Or it might have just been the cold and the wind and the rain&#8230;</p>
<p>But hey, they got to have lunch here;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/p2250026.JPG" alt="p2250026.JPG" /></p>
<p>The food wasn&#8217;t great, but they loved the idea, though of course it would be even better if they added French afternoons into the mix, just hang a little garlic over the door, et voila.</p>
<p>And after wandering around a few fabulous antique shops, the adventure truly began when their 7 year old daughter, Miss E, was attacked by one of the above mentioned aliens;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/p2250028.JPG" alt="p2250028.JPG" /></p>
<p>A face sucking Minnie Mouse from the planet, erm, Cheese.</p>
<p>Luckily they managed to save their small child, and escaped relatively unharmed, unless you count mud splatter.</p>
<p>And to top off this tale of joy and merriment, a real treat awaited them on their way home.</p>
<p>No, not a sighting of a wild unicorn atop a blustery hill doing the can can,</p>
<p>but this..</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/p2250045.JPG" alt="p2250045.JPG" /></p>
<p>Croc-a-tile.</p>
<p>How clever, it&#8217;s like a very funny play on words.</p>
<p>Or as Mr B would say, &#8220;It&#8217;s <em>like</em> a very funny play on words&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>Sighh.</p>
<p>And they all lived happily ever after, especially Ms Beaufoix, as she had only yesterday received this lovely award from the thought provoking, witty and wonderful <a href="http://www.zoethout.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Irene</a>.  Thank you so much Irene.  <img src='http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  <img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/bloggersoftheworld.jpg" alt="bloggersoftheworld.jpg" /></p>
<p>And without further ado she will present it to,</p>
<p>Hmmmm</p>
<p><a href="http://www.parentingissues.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Rosie</a><br />
<a href="http://www.hollyandherpeculiarthoughts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Holl</a><br />
<a href="http://www.david-mcmahon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">David</a><br />
<a href="http://www.livingandlovingeveryminuteofit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Corey</a></p>
<p>Erm, and when I say, she, I mean me, right, just in case you thought Alien Minnie had infiltrated my blog.</p>


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		<title>Madness and Mad Skills.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A small, sleep warm child clambers into bed with me.
Her Daddy is getting dressed and ready for work, but it&#8217;s half term, so there&#8217;s no rush for us.
Miss E is still sleeping, her soft snores heard through her door when I checked on her half an hour ago.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A small, sleep warm child clambers into bed with me.<br />
Her Daddy is getting dressed and ready for work, but it&#8217;s half term, so there&#8217;s no rush for us.<br />
Miss E is still sleeping, her soft snores heard through her door when I checked on her half an hour ago.</p>
<p>Miss M squeezes me hard in a big bear hug, then sits beside me and holds my face in her tiny hands.</p>
<p>Then she looks deep into my eyes, fixes a serious expression on her face, and says&#8230;</p>
<p>Miss M:  &#8220;And I turned into a sponge.&#8221;</p>
<p>Me:  &#8220;Pardon M?&#8221;</p>
<p>Miss M: &#8220;At Hursery.  I turned into a sponge.&#8221;</p>
<p>Me:  &#8220;At Nursery?&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr B:  &#8220;Was it a dream?&#8221;</p>
<p>Miss M:  &#8220;Yes.  An my friends weren&#8217;t sponges.&#8221;</p>
<p>Me:  &#8220;Weren&#8217;t they?&#8221;</p>
<p>Miss M:  &#8220;No, but my cousin was.&#8221;</p>
<p>Me:  &#8220;Oh.  And what did you do in your dream?&#8221;</p>
<p>Miss M:  &#8220;I talked a crying noise.&#8221;</p>
<p>Me:  &#8220;Oh.  Were you sad, or is that just how sponges talk?&#8221;</p>
<p>Miss M: &#8220;I was a sad sponge.&#8221;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/sad-sponge.jpg" alt="sad-sponge.jpg" /></p>
<p>Me: &#8220;Oh dear. &#8221;</p>
<p>I glance at Mr B and we share a smile, which I manage to hide quickly, then I return her solemn gaze with my own.</p>
<p>Miss M:  &#8220;And den I waked up.&#8221;</p>
<p>Me:  &#8220;Ooooh.  That was a funny dream wasn&#8217;t it?  Maybe you&#8217;ll be a happy sponge next time.&#8221;</p>
<p>Miss M:  &#8220;Mmm.  Can I have some moke pease?&#8221;</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve talked about being a sad sponge on and off all day.  It doesn&#8217;t seem to bother M.</p>
<p>But me?</p>
<p>I want to know why she wasn&#8217;t a happy sponge.</p>
<p>Did some of the other sponges upset her?</p>
<p>Had she fallen over and hurt herself?</p>
<p>Can sponges hurt themselves?  I mean, they pretty much boing back into shape don&#8217;t they?</p>
<p>Then I think of my kids and their &#8216;relationship&#8217; with sponges.</p>
<p>They tend to bite bits off them.  It&#8217;s like a mad irresistible thing.</p>
<p>Sponge = bite.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/sad-sponge-2.jpg" alt="sad-sponge-2.jpg" /></p>
<p>So then I&#8217;m thinking, maybe I should find out who made her cry?<br />
Or tell her to tell the teacher?</p>
<p>Then reality flicks me on the nose and goes, &#8220;Noooo.  It&#8217;s just a blumming dream you looney.&#8221;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s mad isn&#8217;t it?  Even in their dreams we want to comfort and protect.  Maybe in her next dream a big Mummy sponge will go into school and kick some little sponge butt with her amazing karate skills.</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t suggest that to her&#8230;but it could happen right?</p>
<p>And talking of skillz, first of all I have to apologize to the gorgeous, talented and very clever Miss <a href="http://www.camikaos.com/" target="_blank">Cami</a>, who awarded me with her very own <a href="http://www.camikaos.com/2007/12/mad-skillz.html" target="_blank">Mad Skillz Award</a> on December 6th LAST YEAR.</p>
<p>I am sooooo bad.</p>
<p>She awarded me this honour for my psychic abilities as I knew she was playing with her new phone, ytou know, THAT phone.  THE phone.  Big sighh.</p>
<p>&#8220;What I really want to do is honor those of you who are really good at some crazy things with a little award I&#8217;m calling&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/madskillzlittle.jpg" alt="madskillzlittle.jpg" /></p>
<p>Now go forth people and award this pretty to others you know! Let the people know you appreciate their mad skillz as much as I do!&#8221;</p>
<p>Soooo, I&#8217;m passing this in (at last), to&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.leendaluuwitsend.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Leendaluu</a> for Madskillz with carrot porn<br />
<a href="http://www.kymburleev.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Kimberly</a> for her mad tidying skills and ability to make me laugh then go all profound and make my lip wibble.<br />
<a href="http://www.aojthelurchers.blogspot.com" target="_blank">AOJ</a> for just being so lovely and cool and having very cute mutts<br />
<a href="http://wwwtheothersideofparis.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Dumdad</a> for amongst other things, his cartoon skills.  Maurice Mouse rocks.<br />
<a href="http://www.belle-diaryofahousewife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Belle, Diary of a Housewife</a> for drunken posts and extreme sarcasm/wit.  She is tres fab.<br />
<a href="http://www.rottencorrespondent.blogspot.com" target="_blank">RC</a> for her mad nursing, parenting, and blogging skills.  She always makes me laugh or makes me think.<br />
<a href="http://www.southernsnowball.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Jen</a>, for her mad baby growing skillz, I mean, at least half the population can&#8217;t do it, and it is mad.  Mad, mad , mad.  Mad as a box of frogs mad.<br />
<a href="http://www.missingualready.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Mya </a> for her ability to cope with the evil mum-in-law.<br />
<a href="http://www.kittens-homeschool.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kitten</a>, for her juggling skills.  And she is juggling a ton of heavy stuff at the moment.<br />
<a href="http://www.momo-fali.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Momo</a> for her love of American Gladiators, and her insight into why they are soooooo popular.<br />
<a href="http://www.averygrayday.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Avery</a>  for her ability to incite, then caaaaaaalmmm the chocowar.  And because she is mad, and has many skills.<br />
<a href="http://www.zoethout.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Irene</a> for her wit, candour and fab mad art skillz.</p>
<p>So there you are people.  Take &#8216;em, display &#8216;em and pass &#8216;em on.<br />
And that is Cami in the picture displaying just one of her mad skillz.</p>
<p>Wow.</p>


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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Beaufoix</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As we&#8217;re driving to Mr B&#8217;s mum&#8217;s I glance out of the window to see two vapour trails crossing in the sky.</p>
<p>They are neat and deliberate looking, and I can&#8217;t help visualizing the near miss that might have been.  I look down at the point the two trails meet to check for smoke, rubble, and erm, craters??<br />
I know none will be there.   I mean, we&#8217;d have heard it on the news, they&#8217;d have blocked the road off, and well, there&#8217;d have been a huge cloud of burning ash we could probably have seen from our house, but there is nothing.</p>
<p>Involuntarily I imagine the two pilots in their mini planes, Dastardly and Muttley, blackguards of the sky.<br />
I see a game of dare gone wrong, nobody backing down at the last minute, clipped wings and trimmed egos. I see cartoon pilots in scarves and goggles, &#8216;cabbage crates over the briney&#8217; and all that.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dan-dare.org/Dan%20FRD/Dan%20Hanna-Barbera.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/dastardlyandmuttley1.jpg" alt="dastardlyandmuttley1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>A glazed expression is fixed on my face.  Any one driving past us will probably look at Mr B with sympathy.<br />
I look a bit like this.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/dopey-2.jpg" alt="dopey-2.jpg" /></p>
<p>Do you know what Miss M sees?</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/vapour-trail-kiss-2.jpg" alt="vapour-trail-kiss-2.jpg" /></p>
<p>Miss M:  &#8220;Mummy, dare&#8217;s a kiss in the sky.&#8221;</p>
<p>Talking of kisses, gorgeous Mya has bestowed upon me a full on snog.</p>
<p><em>‘It’s a big kiss, of the chaste, platonic kind, from me to you with the underlying ‘thanks’ message implied. I really do appreciate your support and your friendship, and yes, your comments.’</em></p>
<p>That&#8217;s the bit you have to put.  Mya is far less ladylike&#8230;  <img src='http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> <em><br />
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<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/mwahbutton.jpg" alt="mwahbutton.jpg" /></p>
<p>Isn&#8217;t it fabulous dwarlings?<br />
And no risk of passing on any lergy with virtual tongue sarnies right?</p>
<p>So, I am blowing this to;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hollyandherpeculiarthoughts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Holly</a><br />
<a href="http://www.camikaos.com/" target="_blank">Cami</a><br />
<a href="http://http://www.kymburleev.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kim </a><br />
<a href="http://www.belle-diaryofahousewife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Belle Diary Of a Housewife</a><br />
<a href="http://www.leendaluuwitsend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Leendaluu</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fairytalesandmargaritas.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lori<br />
</a><a href="http://www.verygrayday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Avery<br />
</a><a href="http://www.livingandlovingeveryminuteofit.blogspot.com/2007/11/wordless-wednesday_28.html" target="_blank">Corey</a> (Nearly forgot you sweetie.  Bad Jo.)</p>
<p>Ta for being such fantabulous blog babes.</p>
<p>Slurp<a href="http://www.fairytalesandmargaritas.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><br />
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I wanted to say thanks.
No don&#8217;t go.  It&#8217;s not schmultzy or vomit inducing I promise.
But just a simple, heart felt,  (what is heart felt?  Could you make a dress out of it??), cough,  a simple heart felt thanks to someone who is just, well, fabulous.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today, I wanted to say thanks.</p>
<p>No don&#8217;t go.  It&#8217;s not schmultzy or vomit inducing I promise.</p>
<p>But just a simple, heart felt,  (what is heart felt?  Could you make a dress out of it??), cough,  a simple heart felt thanks to someone who is just, well, fabulous.</p>
<p>She has given us the chocowar with epic<a href="http://www.hollyandherpeculiarthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/01/giving-peace-of-my-mind.html" target="_blank"> polly pocket posts</a> where she keeps track of who everyone is, even after having forgone chocolate for a month, <a href="http://www.hollyandherpeculiarthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/01/series-of-pictures-each-more-odd-than.html" target="_blank">chicken porn</a>, <a href="http://www.hollyandherpeculiarthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/01/why-you-should-not-eat-sandwiches-and.html" target="_blank">road safety tips,</a> <a href="http://www.hollyandherpeculiarthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/01/hoik-is-not-word-son.html" target="_blank">the thrower</a>, <a href="http://www.hollyandherpeculiarthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/12/q-saturday-dec-29.html" target="_blank">Queen of Hearts</a>, <a href="http://www.hollyandherpeculiarthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/01/mummy-monday.html" target="_blank">Mummy Monday,</a> an <a href="http://www.hollyandherpeculiarthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-aunt-wants-me-to-heart-jesus-part-1.html" target="_blank">Aunt who really hearts Jesus</a>, and she did NanoWriMo with me and<a href="http://www.camikaos.com" target="_blank"> Cami</a> and <a href="http://www.kymburleev.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kim,</a> and calls her boss darling, and makes me laugh so much, and well, I love her.</p>
<p>Another reason I love her is that she sent me a fabulous &#8216;cheer Jo up after her op/Happy Birthday for the 12th (Hint hint) parcel&#8217;, full of all manner of gorgeous things such as cute finger puppets which will appear in a future post,</p>
<p>a fab book, in fact <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/jo-brand/its-different-for-girls.htm" target="_blank">this one</a>&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/jo-brand.jpg" alt="jo-brand.jpg" /></p>
<p>I read it.  It&#8217;s good.</p>
<p>And a hamster in a bag with an <a href="http://www.edwardmonkton.com/" target="_blank">Edward Monkton </a>poem on it.<br />
I heart Sir Edward of Monkton.</p>
<p>And a card that is funny and witty, and oh, just a ton of lovely, lovely stuff.</p>
<p>But she has also given me something you cannot buy, and no, I don&#8217;t need any cream for it, tsk,</p>
<p>She has given me, wait for it,<br />
&#8216;cred.&#8217;</p>
<p>Yes, cred in my hood.</p>
<p>You see, she has polished my reputation at my local post depot enormously by addressing me as &#8216;The Fabulous Jo Beaufoix&#8217; when sending me my lovely lovely goody bag  &#8211; which I will add pictures of when my camera returns from the Camera Repair Shop (after I post it to them tomorrow and they mend it.),</p>
<p>And,</p>
<p>..she even arranged for it to be delivered while I was out, so that my neigbour took it in for me and brought it round to me later and actually curtseyed when she handed it to me.  I mean, she normally bows her head a little, but she has never actually done a full on curtsey before.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/curtsy-jo.jpg" alt="curtsy-jo.jpg" /></p>
<p>And, to top it all, she also gave me this&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/love252baward.jpg" alt="love252baward.jpg" /></p>
<p>How pretty is that?</p>
<p>She thinks I spread lurve.  Hee hee.</p>
<p>So just to make sure I don&#8217;t get behind with this one as I have all my other recent awards, I will immediately bestow this on all the people who offered advice on the throat situation&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.southernsnowball.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Snowballs Chance in …</a><br />
<a href="http://www.rottencorrespondent.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">RC</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.napoleonfantastic.com/" target="_blank">Napoleon Fantastic</a> <a href="http://www.napoleonfantastic.com/" target="_blank"><br />
</a><a href="http://www.camikaos.com" target="_blank">cami</a> <a href="http://www.camikaos.com" target="_blank"><br />
</a><a href="http://www.kymburleev.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kim</a><a href="http://www.camikaos.com" target="_blank"><br />
</a><a href="http://www.blogiota.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Iota</a><br />
<a href="http://www.akelamalu.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Akelamalu<br />
</a><a href="http://www.glenyalla.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Willowtree</a> Because I know you love awards&#8230;<a href="http://www.glenyalla.typepad.com/" target="_blank"><br />
</a><a href="http://www.lifewiththreedogs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Laurie<br />
</a><a href="http:///www.livingandlovingeveryminuteofit.blogspot.com/">Corey<br />
</a><a href="http://www.pixelpi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">PixelPI<br />
</a><a href="http://www.kittens-homeschool.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kitten<br />
</a><a href="http://http://www.missingualready.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mya</a><a href="http://www.lifewiththreedogs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><br />
</a><a href="http://www.verygrayday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Avery<br />
</a><a href="http://http://www.alifewithaview.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">San<br />
</a><a href="http://www.leendaluuwitsend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Leendaluu<br />
</a><a href="http://www.jeri-thisjustin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jeri<br />
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and anyone else I forgot because it is late and I need to sleep&#8230;</p>
<p>And also, a big thanks to fabulous <a href="http://wwwtheothersideofparis.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dumdad</a> who has bestowed upon me this:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/excellentblog.jpg" alt="excellentblog.jpg" /></p>
<p>He is a lovely, lovely man and I am truly honoured Mr D.<br />
And I shall in turn hurl it across to <a href="http://www.runningwithbooks.com/" target="_blank"><br />
Bellevelma<br />
</a>and,<a href="http://www.runningwithbooks.com/" target="_blank"><br />
</a><a href="http://www.notworldfamous.com/">Troy</a> whose blog I am not reading enough right now, bad Jo.</p>
<p>And that&#8217;s just about all.</p>
<p>Oh, except, I got a huge surprise when I nipped over to the Bloggers Choice Awards site to vote for Kim and Holl and Leendaluu.  You see, Kim nominated me too.  I am so excited, thank you so much sweetie.<br />
So please, if you get the chance, click my buttons, ooer, and go vote for us, and all the other fabulous bloggers over there.</p>
<p>We have an amazing little corner of the blogosphere.  <img src='http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>


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		<title>Mums, we have the power</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jo Beaufoix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know how it happened.
It is a mystery.
Maybe it was small green beings from another planet?
Perhaps some kind of &#8216;anti-ostrich outfit manipulation&#8217; society?
Or even the &#8216;Beaufoix Conspiracy Theory Body&#8217; who believe I have sold my soul to a Jaffa Cake??
But&#8230;
..somehow, (I have no idea when, or where, or by whom), somehow, I have been [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know how it happened.</p>
<p>It is a mystery.</p>
<p>Maybe it was small green beings from another planet?</p>
<p>Perhaps some kind of &#8216;anti-ostrich outfit manipulation&#8217; society?</p>
<p>Or even the &#8216;Beaufoix Conspiracy Theory Body&#8217; who believe I have sold my soul to a Jaffa Cake??</p>
<p>But&#8230;</p>
<p>..somehow, (I have no idea when, or where, or by whom), somehow, I have been biologically altered.<br />
There has been an insertion, an addition, and probably some might say, a perfection of my left cheek, and we&#8217;re talking my face here you lot, nothing else.  You see, it seems I have developed an off switch.</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p>I said &#8216; an off switch.&#8217;</p>
<p>If it weren&#8217;t for Miss M I may never have discovered this.  Thank God for small children.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re lying on her bed.  I&#8217;m reading her <a href="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/2008/01/23/pink-castles-and-sweet-dreams/" target="_blank">that book</a> again.  I&#8217;ve just got to the bit where we assert that &#8216;a pretty dress is no good at all&#8217;, when M pokes me in the cheek.</p>
<p>I look at her, eyebrows raised, then carry on.</p>
<p>Me:  &#8220;The not so perfect princess has&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>Miss:  &#8220;No. No.  I turning you off mummy.  I press de button.&#8221;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/button.jpg" alt="button.jpg" /></p>
<p>Me:  &#8221;               &#8221;</p>
<p>(It&#8217;s so cool how 3 year olds have the power to make their parents do almost anything they want isn&#8217;t it?  Why do we lose that power?  I would love to still have that power.  Sighhhh.)</p>
<p>Miss M cackles with glee.  I point to the book, hinting that we should continue, so Miss M pokes my rght cheek, and I begin again.</p>
<p>Me:  &#8220;The not so&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>Again she presses the off button.  Then she quickly flicks the &#8216;on switch&#8217; that seems to be situated on my right cheek.</p>
<p>Me:  &#8220;..perfect princ&#8221;</p>
<p>Miss M:  &#8220;I turn you off mummy.  Hee hee hee.  Haa haa haa. Mwah ha ha haaaaa.&#8221;</p>
<p>And I look at my little girl, and see there is something else in her eyes other than the cute twinkle that is usually there.</p>
<p>My just turned 3 year old has realised there is more to this game than it being funny, or cute, or silly.<br />
My tiny girl has realized that there is power.  She has the power to turn me off.  When I am turned off, I cannot finish the story, I cannot tell her &#8216;night night&#8217;, and I cannot say the words, &#8216;Okay M.  Sleep time now.  Time to stop the game.&#8217;</p>
<p>I go cold with fear as I realise what this means.</p>
<p>While she is in control of my ability to articulate, I am stuck.  I cannot leave.  She can keep me there as long as she wants!</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/jail.jpg" alt="jail.jpg" /></p>
<p>Oh the fear, the terror.  I look helplessly from Minnie Mouse, to the fluffy black dog situated below Miss M&#8217;s right arm.  M is giggling and singing and I am a little scared.  Several more times Miss M frees me from my silence to continue with the story, but each time we turn a new page she presses the button and I am once again rendered speechless.</p>
<p>After 2 minutes it&#8217;s cute.<br />
After 5 minutes it gets a little annoying.<br />
After 10 it gets worrying.  So I formulate a plan.  The next time M prods me in the side of my face and shouts, &#8220;Off, off&#8221; gleefully, I poke myself in the right cheek, jump up from her bed and run away.</p>
<p>God I&#8217;m good.</p>
<p>And talking of good, I recently had an email from some people, and I thought what they had to say was kind of important because it&#8217;s an opportunity to &#8216;big up&#8217; some mums.  Mums who are doing something for themselves, who have ventured out into, well, let&#8217;s face it, what is pretty much still a male dominated world, and built a little niche for themselves&#8230;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m talking about the &#8216;Inspirational Business Mum of the Year Award&#8217;, which is run by <a href="http://www.prowess.org.uk/" target="_blank">Prowess</a>, who in their own words are;</p>
<p>&#8220;..a network of organisations and individuals who support the growth of women&#8217;s business ownership.  Our work encompasses raising awareness, sharing of best practice, advocacy and information.&#8221;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/wins-mum-2.jpg" alt="wins-mum-2.jpg" /></p>
<p>Have a look at the site if you get chance.  It is full of useful facts and advice on how to start and grow your business, and is tailored specifically to the challenges business mums face.</p>
<p>The competition is sponsored by <a href="http://www.yell.com/ucs/HomePageAction.do" target="_blank">Yell.com</a>, who have completed a study, &#8216;Mum Magnates&#8217; which found that:</p>
<p>&#8216;40 percent of &#8216;Mum Magnates&#8217; get the idea to start a business whilst pregnant, or within a year of their baby being born.&#8217;  (So it seems we&#8217;re having some inspirational kids.  <img src='http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p>
<p>&#8216;92 percent attribute their success to skills they develop after becoming a mother such as multi-tasking, planning,  efficiency, and baby poop.&#8217;  (Can you tell which one was my own little addition??)</p>
<p>&#8216;Business Mums are well connected and a quarter are in weekly contact with supportive groups.&#8217;  (Well we all know about that right?  I mean, we have the most supportive community here I could imagine, as well as places like myspace, facebook, and cre8buzz.)</p>
<p>&#8216;The internet is playing a key role with mums who start their own businesses.&#8217;  (I am so not surprised at this.)</p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span>Any mums out there who would like to enter, are interested in the research, or just looking for advice can visit <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"></span><font><a href="http://www.bizmums.yell.com/"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">www.bizmums.yell.com</span></a></font> to find out more.<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><font><a href="http://www.bizmums.yell.com/"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span><a href="http://www.bizmums.yell.com/"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> </span></a></font></span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span><br />
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		<title>Center Parcs Rocks Part I</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jo Beaufoix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It rocks.
It truly does.
I have proof.
We spent every evening at the kids disco.

No, not all night, are you mad?  Just till it finished at half eight.
The kids danced, the adults drank, well, ok, we danced a bit too.  And everyone was happy.
Miss E was a funky monkey, and Miss M shook her thang [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It rocks.</p>
<p>It truly does.</p>
<p>I have proof.</p>
<p>We spent every evening at the kids disco.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/boogie-sign.jpg" alt="boogie-sign.jpg" /></p>
<p>No, not all night, are you mad?  Just till it finished at half eight.</p>
<p>The kids danced, the adults drank, well, ok, we danced a bit too.  And everyone was happy.</p>
<p>Miss E was a funky monkey, and Miss M shook her thang very convincingly.  It was hilarious.<br />
Mr B was all puffed up and proud that his kids had a certain amount of natural rhythm, (what with him being a drummer and all), and it was a great way to tire them out so that when we got to the villa they would sleep and we could all stay up and play addictive games such as Perudo, and chat till the early hours.</p>
<p>(<a href="http://www.jesters.com/acatalog/after_dinner_games.html?gclid=CMLUpYO--ZACFQdtMAodNm7prw" target="_blank">Perudo</a> is fabulous.  You should all buy it.  Honest.  According to Stephen Fry, it is &#8220;The second most addictive thing to come out of South America!&#8221;   And I totally agree.)<br />
<img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/perudo.jpg" alt="perudo.jpg" /></p>
<p>Anyway, back to the disco.</p>
<p>Miss E worried me slightly when she did this.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/p1130112.JPG" alt="p1130112.JPG" /></p>
<p>Yes they had padded concrete columns in the kids Disco.</p>
<p>And yes, Miss E decided to straddle them.</p>
<p>I have no idea why, except she loves to climb and has a current infatuation with horses.</p>
<p>Otherwise, erm, I will be steering away from any possible career path this action may inspire.</p>
<p>I mean, I have nothing against pole dancers, but, you know, it&#8217;s not something I&#8217;d choose for her.<br />
Although, obviously, I wouldn&#8217;t stand in her way if that was really her dream job&#8230;</p>
<p>Ok, maybe I would.</p>
<p>Hmmm.</p>
<p>I must take her to see a real horse.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/sweet_horse.jpg" alt="sweet_horse.jpg" /></p>
<p>Though not this one.<br />
How rude.</p>
<p>Oh, and one more thing,  a big thank you to the fabulous, intelligent, witty and wonderful <a href="http://wwwtheothersideofparis.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dumdad</a>  for bestowing me with this&#8230;<br />
<img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/makemydayaward.jpg" alt="makemydayaward.jpg" /></p>
<p>I am so behind with awards at the moment.  I   have a few to bestow, so I will get to it soon I promise.</p>
<p>Oh, and I ate no chocolate, though it seems I have come back to a <a href="http://http://www.hollyandherpeculiarthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/01/carnage-at-carnival.html" target="_blank">chocowar. </a><br />
Be strong choconots.</p>
<p>We shall overcome, reign victorious, never surrender etc. etc and all that stuff.  <img src='http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The fantabulous <a href="http://www.walksfarwoman.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Walks Far Woman</a> who is having a little break at the moment but I hope will be feeling much better soon, tagged me with this some time during Bert, and I started it, then kind of got sucked into word counts etc.  But <a href="http://www.camikaos.com" target="_blank">Cami </a>has tagged me now too, so I thought I&#8217;d best get it done.</p>
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<p><strong>8 things I want to do before I die: </strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Have at least one book published.</li>
<li>Feel comfortable in a swimsuit.</li>
<li>Visit my friends, Ju, Dave and Breeze in New Zealand  (Love you loads you lot.)</li>
<li>Swim with dolphins  I know, everyone wants to do this, but I really, really do.  I don&#8217;t want to give birth with them or anything.  That&#8217;s just weird.  But I&#8217;d love to swim near them and feel their power and calmness.  It would be such a privilege.</li>
<li>Be able to go shopping and not have to think about how much I can spend  (i.e.  Be a tiny bit rich.)</li>
<li>See elephants, lion etc in their natural habitat.</li>
<li>Have a tidy house.</li>
<li>Meet Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Stephen Fry, Alan Davies and Billy Bailey and shake their hands because they make me giggle</li>
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<p><strong>8 things I say often </strong></p>
<ol>
<li> &#8220;Bugger.&#8221;</li>
<li> &#8220;No way.&#8221;</li>
<li>  &#8220;Oh my God.&#8221;</li>
<li> &#8220;It&#8217;s on the side next to the cooker.&#8221;</li>
<li> &#8220;Put that down.&#8221;</li>
<li> &#8220;Don&#8217;t touch.&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;How rude.&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Noooooooooooo.&#8221;</li>
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<p><strong>8 Books I’ve read recently (or am still reading):</strong></p>
<p>The Memory Keepers Daughter &#8211; Kim Edwards (Bit disappointed with the end.)<br />
Panic &#8211; Jeff Abbott  (Ok.  Didn&#8217;t love it.  Didn&#8217;t hate it.)<br />
Shantaram &#8211; Gregory David Roberts  (Loving this but taking it slow.  It&#8217;s one of those books that you kind of read chapter by chapter, mulling things over a little at a time in between readings.  I love the imagery, humour and candour.  It really feels like a taste of India.)<br />
The Girls &#8211; Lori Lansens  (Really well written and believable.  Sad, but not as sad as I thought it might be.)<br />
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows &#8211; J K Rowling (Loved it.)<br />
Last Known Victim &#8211; Erica Spindler (Not bad.  But  I&#8217;ve enjoyed others by her more.)<br />
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8 Songs I Could Listen to Over and Over<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Norah Jones &#8211; What am I to you?<br />
Amy Winehouse &#8211; Back to Black<br />
Blondie &#8211; Picture This<br />
Libertines &#8211; I no longer hear the music<br />
Pulp &#8211; Disco 2000<br />
Nat King Cole &#8211; Unforgettable<br />
Elvis Costello &#8211; Alison<br />
David Bowie &#8211; Starman</p>
<p><strong>8 Things that Attract Me to My Best Friends:</strong></p>
<p>They are so funny<br />
We have the same sense of humour, i.e. daft.<br />
They are the best listeners<br />
Intelligent and interesting<br />
A lot of my friends are very creative and look at life differently which I love.<br />
They accept me for me and are very open minded and none judgemental.<br />
They like my kids, even when they are being bratty.<br />
They don&#8217;t laugh at my hair</p>
<p><strong>8 People I Think Should Do Crazy Eights:</strong><br />
<strong><br />
</strong><a href="http://www.livingandlovingeveryminuteofit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Corey</a><br />
<a href="http://www.southernsnowball.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jen</a><br />
<a href="http://www.leendaluuwitsend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Leendaluu</a><br />
<a href="http://www.akelamalu.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Akelamalu</a><br />
<a href="http://www.missingualready.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mya</a><br />
<a href="http://www.runningwithbooks.com/2007/12/06/under-penalty-of-law-and-other-things/" target="_blank">Bellevelma</a><br />
<a href="http://www.belle-diaryofahousewife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Belle</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ingeniousrose.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Ingenious Rose</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.rottencorrespondent.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rc</a> I would have tagged you too but I have a feeling you may have done this one&#8230;</p>
<p>Now, as usual with me, no pressure on the meme front.  If you like it, do it, if you don&#8217;t, don&#8217;t worry.</p>
<p>Oh, and Miss M shared a little something with me today.</p>
<p>Miss M:  &#8220;Mummy.  You got a big massive mummy bum bum.&#8221;</p>
<p>Me: (Giggling)  &#8220;You shouldn&#8217;t say that to ladies M.  It might make them feel silly, hee hee hee ha ha ha.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hmmm, remind me to teach M some other words for small.  Her vocabulary seems to be growing in a certain direction.  Or is that my behind??<br />
<img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/elephant_behind.jpg" alt="elephant_behind.jpg" /></p>
<p>P.s.  A big thank you from my mum for all your get well messages.  She&#8217;s loads better and it made her smile to read them all.  Thanks.  You&#8217;re all fab.</p>
<p>P.P.S.  Cami, thanks you so much for the &#8216;I got Skillz Award.&#8217;  I will pass it on soon. I promise.  It is beautiful. <img src='http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>


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		<description><![CDATA[Ok.
No bottoms today.   I promise.
But instead, I am here to educate Cami and Troy on the delights of Fruit Shoots and Jaffa Cakes.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok.</p>
<p>No bottoms today.   I promise.</p>
<p>But instead, I am here to educate <a href="http://www.camikaos.com/" target="_blank">Cami</a> and <a href="http://www.notworldfamous.com/" target="_blank">Troy</a> on the delights of Fruit Shoots and Jaffa Cakes.</p>
<p>So, I will put my teachers hat on.</p>
<p>Ahem.  Pens down everybody.  Cami, stop fiddling with your phone.  Troy, I am over here, not under the table.  Now, do I have your full attention?</p>
<p>Right.</p>
<p>Fruit Shoots</p>
<p>Robinson&#8217;s <a href="http://www.fruitshoot.com/" target="_blank">Fruit Shoots</a> are the biggest selling kids drinks in the UK.    My kids love them, and they are sold everywhere.    Pubs, food stores, theme parks, museums, sports clubs, everywhere.</p>
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<p>It tastes sickly sweet and comes in these little sports bottles which we save and use for drinks in general as they&#8217;re cheaper and more grown up than sippy cups, but still have lids.</p>
<p>But, we have decided recently that Fruit Shoots seem to send Miss E especially, a little bit wappy.  She runs around the room giggling madly, and while I know that&#8217;s pretty normal for most seven year olds, this is more than just your general everyday daftness.  This is full on craziness to the enth degree.  I checked the label and realized it is only 10% juice, and that it contains sweeteners which I&#8217;ve read can cause hyperactivity in some kids.   So although we don&#8217;t buy it loads, we will probably buy it even less now and stick with the fresh fruit juices they enjoy, and good old plain water.<br />
<a href="http://www.images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/jaffajudgement/mvgroup.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/jaffajudgement/&amp;h=268&amp;w=320&amp;sz=17&amp;tbnid=zw5NpJD8aEF7FM:&amp;tbnh=99&amp;tbnw=118&amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Djaffa%2Bcakes%26um%3D1&amp;start=1&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=images&amp;ct=image&amp;cd=1" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/jaffajudgement/mvgroup.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/jaffajudgement/&amp;h=268&amp;w=320&amp;sz=17&amp;tbnid=zw5NpJD8aEF7FM:&amp;tbnh=99&amp;tbnw=118&amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Djaffa%2Bcakes%26um%3D1&amp;start=1&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=images&amp;ct=image&amp;cd=1" target="_blank">Jaffa cakes</a> however, are calorie free, preservative free, additive free, and grow from cocoa and orange trees.   They are a fantastic source of vitamins, minerals and other good stuff like fibre and &#8216;good&#8217; bacteria, and they also contain the antidotes to several poisons.    They an be classed as a fruit portion in your daily allowance, and have special toning agents in them that make you look younger, the more you eat.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/jaffa.jpg" alt="jaffa.jpg" height="249" width="298" /></p>
<p>Ok.    That was a lie.</p>
<p>But they are yummy so I don&#8217;t care.</p>
<p>According to <a href="http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/jaffajudgement/" target="_blank">A Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down;</a><br />
&#8220;The Jaffa cake fuses its three elements seamlessly to create a taste and texture that we instantly appreciate. The bitterness of the dark chocolate is complemented by the sweetness of the jam and its zesty orange flavour enhanced and carried to our tastebuds and palette by the chocolate. The sponge base provides a space for these sweet flavours to pause briefly and express themselves, whilst its insubstantialness is the main culprit for the speed at which the Jaffa cakes disappear.&#8221;</p>
<p>I couldn&#8217;t have put it better myself.</p>
<p>So there you go you two.  Jaffa cakes and fruit shoots are basically  things to bribe small children with.</p>
<p>And talking of small children&#8230;</p>
<p>A small piece of advice for older siblings.<br />
If you think your small sister or brother is tickling you with their sharp little nails&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/pc020011-1.JPG" alt="pc020011-1.JPG" /></p>
<p>It&#8217;s generally best to check&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/pc020009.JPG" alt="pc020009.JPG" /></p>
<p>If it feels so gentle and yet so pointy that it&#8217;s almost pen like&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/pc020008.JPG" alt="pc020008.JPG" /></p>
<p>..it probably is.</p>
<p>Arghhhhhhhhhhhh.</p>
<p>And, lastly, a big thank you to the lovely <a href="http://www.fairytalesandmargaritas.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lori </a>, who nominated me for a cool award at <a href="http://www.dixiechick-dixiechick.blogspot.com/2007/11/oklets-celebrate-underblog.html" target="_blank">Dixiechick&#8217;s</a> site.<br />
I am now officially an underblogger.  The lovey Miss Dixiechick said,  &#8220;I wanted you, my blogger friends, to give me a list of blogs that you like&#8230;.there are so many great ones out there, that post awesome material&#8230;yet, some of us never know about these blogs..it would be such a shame to keep them in the dark&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>And Lori nominated me and Cami and <a href="http://www.hollyandherpeculiarthoughts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Holly</a> and Troy.  How cool is that?<br />
<img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/underblogger-cami.jpg" alt="underblogger-cami.jpg" /><br />
And here it is.</p>
<p>And here is a list of other things I would like to be under right now&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li>A warm cosy duvet.</li>
<li>The roof of my fifty room mansion with built in swimming pool and spa.</li>
<li>Contract with Walker or Penguin or some other cool book publisher.</li>
<li>A warm sunny sky.</li>
</ul>
<p>Ha.   You were all thinking rude things weren&#8217;t you?</p>
<p>Tut tut.  I have eyes only for <strike>David Tennant</strike> Mr B.  Hee hee.</p>


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		<title>Hue are you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Beaufoix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I nabbed this from lovely Lee at Wit&#8217;s End.
Only she gets to be all deep pink and gorgeous while I get, erm, this&#8230;




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 you are light cyan






Your dominant hues are green and blue. You&#8217;re smart and you know it, and want to use your power to help people and relate to others. Even though you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="center">I nabbed this from lovely Lee at <a href="http://http://www.leendaluuwitsend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wit&#8217;s End</a>.</p>
<p>Only she gets to be all deep pink and gorgeous while I get, erm, this&#8230;</p>
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<p align="center"> <font color="#000000"><big>you are light cyan</big></font></p>
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Your dominant hues are green and blue. You&#8217;re smart and you know it, and want to use your power to help people and relate to others. Even though you tend to battle with yourself, you solve other people&#8217;s conflicts well. </font><font color="#000000" size="-1">Your saturation level is very low &#8211; you have better things to do than jump headfirst into every little project. You make sure your actions are going to really accomplish something before you start because you hate wasting energy making everyone else think you&#8217;re working.</font><font color="#000000" size="-1">Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation.<br />
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<p align="center">&#8230; a greeny, bluey, wishy, washy, colour with a made up name.</p>
<p align="center">Bugger.</p>
<p align="center">I imagine I <strong>can</strong> be irritating too in that I do try to look on the bright side and see the good in people etc etc.</p>
<p>But I have an edge too don&#8217;t I?</p>
<p>I mean, I&#8217;m at least slightly spiky at times right??</p>
<p align="left">Hmmm.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/hedgehog-cyan.jpg" alt="hedgehog-cyan.jpg" /></p>
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<p align="left">Things may have to change around here, you , you, naughty monkeys you.</p>
<p align="left"> (There see, feisty.  Grrrrrrrr)</p>
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<p align="center">Oh, and a quick thanks to <a href="http://www.runninginwellies.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The Farmer&#8217;s Wife</a> for my beautiful new Smile Award.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/smileawardfromfarmers-wife.jpg" alt="smileawardfromfarmers-wife.jpg" /></p>
<p>I have to admit I ave coveted this or a while as it&#8217;s so cute, so thanks Miss H.<br />
I won&#8217;t be passing it on today as I&#8217;m hoping to finish Bert tonight, then I can relax and catch up on all your blogs, and the SOSs and the Fun Mondays, Cre8buzz and everything.<br />
I can&#8217;t wait. <img src='http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Oh, and one last thing&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.topmomma.com/mommas/" target="_blank">Top Momma</a>, go click me and give me some lurrrrrrve.  You know you want to…</p>
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<p>Please keep clicking me if you get the chance, and thank you so much for the clicks so far.   <img src='http://www.jobeaufoix.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
And why not join up too.  It&#8217;s fun.  <a href="http://www.camikaos.com/" target="_blank">Cami</a> has done it, and <a href="http://www.anenglishmum.com/An-English-Mums-Bloggy-Bits/An-English-Mums-Bloggy-Bits.html" target="_blank">Englishmum</a>, and let&#8217;s face it, we&#8217;re all top mommas, even you dads..??</p>
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