*Lose 3lbs a month – yep! Be up to date with my tax figures all year – ahem *Do one set of new patterns for the site each month – yep! *DO one worthwhile newsletter a month – yep! *Add up personal finances – yep! Offer more science – oops. Offer more art, both appreciation […]

The girls seem to like Education City. maddy spent a long time on it this morning, then Amelie did, and Fran and i spent ages together on it this afternoon. After the maths wobble of the other week, i want to see if she really did have gaps in what she understood, so i set […]

Hurrah, my sinuses are my own again! Got a shed load of stuff to achieve tonight so i’ll blog todays relatively meaningful achievements now. Fran: spent ages on some English tests, then a handwriting book, then did some new knitting (dolly blanket squares) and then played on EducationCity doing this and that. She seems to […]

Max and i have been unbelievably coldy this weekend, to the point where just doing ANYTHING has felt like ridiculously hard work 🙁 What a waste of a weekend. Still, in the interests of trying to do something, we spent yesterday in the car travelling the wilds of the fens and in doing so, visited […]

Your wise quote is: “Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life” by Leo Buscaglia. Yes, love is indeed what you desire in your life. If you have it or not is another matter, but it is in your eyes the most important feeling. You tend to be a romantic dreamer and […]

This week has been one of the hardest weeks of ordinary mothering-grind that i have done in a long time. It was definitely comparable to being heavily pregnant and reminded me most of the unremitting toughness of being at home with 2 small and relatively boring small people. I never really did enjoy the bit […]

You Are 20% Boyish and 80% Girlish Even if you’re not a girl, you’re very feminine. You’re in touch with your feelings, and your heart rules you. A bit of a emotional roller coaster, one moment you’re up and the next you’re down. But no matter what, you try to be as cute and perky […]

Before i go and announce this on the main lists – i’ve been thinking about camp this year. I’m thinking of charging an optional ticket price this year of £7.50 per actively participating head (so perhaps 3+). I wanted to do £5 a head but i can’t see the figures adding up. This would get […]

City made of biscuits I wish i’d been there!

The big two have just been helping me unpack my bead delivery. (Maths, business studies, PE) Maddy said “Hey, we can pretend we live in a house where they do parcels of beads to send out to people.” (Observation skills :roll:) Pretend?!?!?!?! Do you think they actually take any notice of my existence at all?