Despite cake, wine and weekend away – i managed 3lbs off in my second week. It was actually off for most of the week too (i did a few sneaky checks) so i am really proud of myself. That is 1/2 a stone since Xmas eve. 🙂 Should have done this ages ago 🙄

Maddy is very concerned about numbers at the moment “why do numbers just go on and on?” she asks everyone she meets. Clearly “because you can always add on 1” is not cutting the mustard. 🙄 She’s been asking all sorts of strange things this weekend, some quite good stuff, though i can’t rememeber it, […]

There are certain things that are valuable beyond compare. These are things which stand the test of time, that are always there, that never falter. Honest, upright and true, the mark of a good friend, the mark of a friend who does not fail, even when times are difficult, even when you are not at […]

I should point Jacqui H at this one; i once sent her into a spasm by starting a white poo thread on Muddlepuddle. Today’s was green, which unnerved Max but i was able to trace it to that blue food colouring 😆 Lol.. poor Maddy. Poo is not meant to be green 😉 We said […]

…just to continue the illusion that Kris and i are sat here talking to everyone but each other! rofl – we are very multi-tasking 😉 Today: short but sweet; we bundled an enormous quantity of small, tremendously excitable girls into the cars, after a task of getting them into shoes and coats which seems to […]

And it’s been a very nice one thank you. 32 does seem to be quite acceptable. Amelie continues to improve; i can’t put it down the the extra sleep now, she’s had some late nights, but she is so much less whingy, so much less in your face. Kate came and noticed straightaway. Today she […]

… exactly 32, according to text from my mum to mark the minute. I think i see where i get my character traits from…. 😉 Apparently, it wasn’t till it was almost dark at 4pm, that anyone told her who i was and that i was okay 🙁 Thanks for all the B’day wishes!

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We have terrible trouble with their names!!!!! 😉 In accordance with resolutions, we added science into the year 🙂 Or more precisely, Tammy did. She set up a series of impressive experiments on air, which i’ll go back and blog properly later, but right now i have about a billion bits of paper on my […]

A School Bullying Policy Wherever possible we will use the “No Blame” Approach Step one: Interview the victim and explain what will happen. Ask for a poem/writing/picture that can explain their feelings; This should be within a day, if possible. Ask for names of supportive friends. Step two: Convene a meeting of the Helpful group […]