Archives for 2006

… Helen is going to get a blog in before i do, nothing she says is true 😉

Fran is downstairs with Amelie, using her own method (scrabble squares and a book) to teach Amelie to read. Maddy is inventing something and Josie is playing in the kitchen. Her kitchen, not mine (or um… Max’s, more appropriately!). I’ve even done my parcels and i’m now browsing the site of a posh beads distributor […]

… but i can’t even summon the energy to type for long. Christmas has definitely started; i’ve packed 66 parcels since 8p on Sunday 😕 However, i am doing it all at night, so the kids aren’t noticing anmd we’re getting stuff done. Today was area, cats eyes (again) and erm… oh dear. There was […]

Urgh. I can’t believe i’ve just finished packing parcels. I think i might leave and come back after Christmas; when am i going to find time to sleep? Ah well, yesterday i spent trying to master 1 section of Quickbooks (hahahahahahahahahaha 🙄 ) and putting my stock into it. Obviously this meant i then indulged […]

… i wish that i were back 8 years ago and had it all to do again. I wish that i had known how to birth and how to shine with effortless ease at that most basic skill. I wish that i was the mother i meant to be, wholesome, engaged and endlessly patient, never […]

…if you google for “hama bead pictures” i get a pretty good showing these days!

… is a very long word for someone who has only just turned 2!

As my email has dumped all my addresses and my rss has dumped all my blogs, i can’t think how to get in touch with you at this late hour but…. THANK YOU for the card for Josie, that was lovely of you and can you drop me an email as i want to pick […]

Middle of the week heralded another stop over from E; she is a fab child to have around, i really enjoy her being in the house. Although an only child (or perhaps because of, i have no idea, not having experience of them really!) she is exceptionally adept at blending into the pack here and […]

… and you don’t mind taking a wander about Beadmerrily I’d be interested in your opinions. This will be particularly helpful if you’ve used the site recently anyway 🙂 I’ve happened upon a little switch i can flick which alters the set up so it doesn’t flick to the cart view after you put something […]