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The fun we had

Sunday, October 26, 2008

On a rainy Sunday afternoon, what better entertainment is there for the whole family than a trip to Ikea? No, really, the kids wanted to go, honest, there was no bribery involved, no promises of prezzies for good behaviour or a few minutes on the play park if the rain let up. I mean, that [...]

When I was 23…

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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The fabulous 21st Century Mummy aka Mrs Almost Average, creator (and soon to be published author) of The Rubbish Diet has tagged me for a mini interview type meme thingy. Having had a poorly 3 and 8 year old off school today on the one day I had the car (oh the plans I had), I [...]

Pleasure or pain?

Monday, September 15, 2008

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Hooray, the lergy has left the building. We’re all a bit tired but feeling much better so ta everybody and hope you feel better too babe. Now I have a tale for you. A sobering saga of torture, woe and extreme motion sickness. Imagine… You’re minding your own business. You’ve had a light [...]

Star Crossed Fun Monday

Monday, September 8, 2008

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Woodland Mama is hosting this Fun Monday. She says, “I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what I wanted everyone to do. I wanted to do something that hadn’t been done before, but also something creative. It’s not as easy as it looks from the other side of Fun Monday. Then I [...]

The camera never lies

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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Is it conceivable that Satan might choose to inhabit the body of a gerbil? I mean, ok, there’s perhaps not much ‘dark work’ to be done when you are 3 inches long and confined to a glass tank, but most bad stuff nearly always begins small and insignificant, and if you’re cute it’s easy to be [...]

Where am I?

Monday, September 1, 2008

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The creative and fabulous Gattina is our Fun Monday host today and her request is that we show her our blogging space. I’d love to say that I spend my writing and reading time here… Or that my view as I blog away to my little heart’s content is this, ..or maybe this. But let’s face it, that would [...]

More goodbyes

Friday, August 29, 2008

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Today has been one hell of a day. My lovely sister-in-law’s Grandad has been laid to rest, as has my cousin’s hubby’s Dad who was also a very special and much loved man, and we are waiting on the funeral of my other sister-in-law, Sarah’s, wonderful Gran who also lost her fight for life [...]

Don’t touch your what?

Thursday, August 21, 2008

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It’s just before 10am and we’re on our way to Rosie’s house for Misses E and M to play with Ingenious Junior, and for me to play have witty and intelligent conversation and numerous cups of tea and coffee with Rosie. As we stroll down a quiet sun filled street a middle aged man crosses the road [...]

Sweet Dreams

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

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It’s 3am and Miss M is crying. I lie in bed listening, waiting to see if it will remain the habitual cry of a small child who wakes in the dark momentarily, then closes her eyes and heads off back to dreamland, or whether it will grow and build and become one of fear and need [...]

Sometimes parents are so dim

Thursday, August 14, 2008

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Story over and Miss M snuggles down under her soft pink duvet. On the verge of sleep but not quite ready to surrender, I see a look of concentration on her face, her lips firm, eyes frowning and head cocked to the right, deep in thought. Then a small hand rests gently on my [...]