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Still learning to smile

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Miss M: ”Mummy, we laugh much more when it’s sunny don’t we?” Sometimes I don’t know what I’d do without my little girls. When life seems like one disaster after another and I’ve had to make some tough decisions and feel more alone than I have done in a long time, my kids always always manage [...]

Theiving Hobknobbers

Monday, February 21, 2011

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We’re in. I have no real internet access yet but will soon. The move was great, the removal men seemed great… Even though Miss E’s ipod nano (Christmas prezzie from her Dad) was no longer where she and I remember it being, we continued to think them great, because otherwise, two grown men who I’d ‘plied with [...]

Mean Mummy

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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She sits wrapped in cuddles, blanketed in love, drinking her milk and holding tight. Her face is tight and tense, her eyes wide and staring, a caricature of vulnerability and ‘babyness’. Why is it that she can fall asleep in my arms at a family wedding, rocked and comforted and cherished, yet just weeks later she is [...]

A Glimpse of the Future?

Saturday, September 5, 2009

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Miss E turned 9 in August. Because her party is in the middle of the summer holidays we tend to organise her party before school breaks up. This year we couldn’t get a date until afterwards so 2 days after they returned to school, 10 little girls visited Elliegance for a Nail Art and Sparky [...]

The Night of the Questions

Friday, September 4, 2009

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Miss M: ”Mummy, will you and Daddy kiss each other anymore.” Me: ”Erm. No M. We care about each other but we’re better as friends.” Miss M: ”But I like you to do kissing Mummy.” Me: ”Erm…” Miss M: ”But you did do shouting Mummy. My heard you and Daddy when my was next door and you did both [...]

Break Up Make Up

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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My Mum doesn’t wear a lot of make up. Don’t get me wrong, she doesn’t need to, and I’ve always tended to go for the fairly fresh faced look as well, not necessarily because I don’t need it, but perhaps more because I’m a bit of a coward and also I’m a bit pants at applying [...]

A Rude Awakening

Sunday, August 16, 2009

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A few drinks. A dance. A night bus. A deep undisturbed sleep. A phone call. A shower. A goodbye to a friend. A hello to two little girls. A cuddle. Another cuddle. A tickle. An itch. A quick examination. An expletive. A nit comb.

Missing

Monday, August 10, 2009

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I cannot write. I’m putting it down to hormones, knackeredness, having a ton of stuff to do, and the fact that while I was away I missed my husband. I still know it’s right we’re not together anymore, but I suppose I’m grieving for happier times. For the sharing we did, the laughing. Going to The Big Chill [...]

Wobbly Bits and Hadrian’s Walk

Monday, July 13, 2009

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I’ve just jumped out of the shower and am sat naked on my bed answering a quick email. Miss M is lying beside me, and as I concentrate on the screen she prods me with her little pointy toe. Then she prods again, harder. Then harder. And she’s laughing her head off. Me: ”Ow. What are you doing to your [...]

Stuff and Stuff

Friday, July 3, 2009

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It’s done. Mr B’s new house is fab and he seems happy. He has a ton of work to do but he’ll get there. My two little monkeys are in bed and a bit lively. They always seem to go a bit mad when they get to bed later than usual. Then again I tend to [...]