Every year for the last 15 years, i’ve paused on April 6th to remember a friend who died aged just 17, on that day along with his 3 friends. I was very sad about his death for a long time, made harder by being very close to his family in the year after that. It […]

Fran and Maddy have spent the week at their musical theatre group, culminating in todays show. Was very good, though i get a bit irritated by the habit they have of having a few pet performers and then too many kids not being in a lot of it. Sometimes they do well, sometimes they don’t […]

Saturday Night Live Dora The last lines made me laugh, so if you don’t mind using up 4 min utes 48 seconds of your life you can’t get back, what this 🙂 Thanks Little Rich 🙂

I’m borrowing babies. I’m quite enjoying borrowing babies and, i hasten to add, i’m doing it quite legally and with the blessing of their mothers. I wouldn’t want anyone thinking i’ve started leaving empty prams anywhere or anything dreadful like that. However, i have an excellent array of small people around me currently, all conveniently […]

*several days swoosh past in the manner of tumbleweed* Erm… where was i? Oh yes… losing my keys 🙄 Okay Friday ended with me doing a (2 hours late) dash up to my parents’ with the girls to drop some or all of them off. Josie was adamant she was staying too but in the […]

I just looked at all the headlines on the BBC news page and decided that all, any or none of them could be April Fools 😕 Teachers Rights Law Welsh Prescription Charges   Trading ban in Russia What’s even worse, is the first 2 seem most likely because i think i’d actually be pleased if either […]

Couple of good days here again. The girls have been heavily into the borrowed copy they have of High School Musical and along with them dancing and singing and strutting their stuff, i’m horrified to find i’ve started singing the tunes too 😆 Is it me, or does the lad in it look like he […]

Claire arrived at 10am today, about 30 seconds after i had woken up and remembered she was coming to see us! Oh, she brought Charlie too 😉 That was approximately the last week saw of the children. Task of the day was this – i retook my Beedible pictures and i’m REALLY pleased with them. […]