I rented this version of Troy which was the first version to come up on Amazon. Now it says main language is english and that its dubbed in German and has subtitles. Fair enough. I’m still assuming its in English. The dvd is printed in English, it says region 2 on the dvd but i […]

Otherwise known as unpacking avoidance techniques. Fran’s got more than a soft spot for this boy :~) The rather awesome pancakes So much fun at Dynamic Earth Friends. Playing parachutes (I never understand why that game is fun!) More parachutes. Its all too much for JosieJo. Princess Maddy. Too gorgeous for words. (Both of you, […]

Apart from the pretty Youth Hostel Duty Manager (Jax, are you charging for his email address????) Ros’s SIL telling me i have flawless skin and asking if i have a skin care routine :~D If ever i could have kissed a woman…. I liked seeing bits of Hadrians Wall too – although we only drove […]

Still not unpacked. Trying to summon the enthusiasm for this week which i had packed full of days out at friends for the girls so now i have to cancel at least two of them thanks to the application of pox germs to Josie. Bah humbug. A number of interesting moments today; Maddy announced she […]

Okay, its a week later than i planned but i just got into my size 18 jeans and did them up!!!!!!!! How pleased am i! 2 stone to go…..

Well that could have been worse by a long chalk. Although if those were my more lucid moments, i dread to think what i said the rest of the day! I definitely told them not to use my “housewife” slip!!!!! Startled by how nice my house looked, kids adorable naturally and i didn’t look as […]

Hm… wonder where the apostrophe should be in that title? Well, we had a LOVELY time. I’m always really proud of myself when i make it back from weeks away with my kids without Max. I think i managed better this year than last actually, despite the extra one. However i couldn’t have done that […]

Maddy has had “my loveliest birthday ever” so i think we pulled it round :~) And she has i think; Fran went off to a Rainbows thing this morning but Moo chose to stay behind. Funny how different it is to have Maddy and Ammi here, not Fran and Ammi. Works much better. So Maddy […]

Maddy, the alternative version ;~)

Can’t believe my girl is 5. (Well, 5 tomorrow, but you know, today will do.) This has to be one of the most impressive £17 dressing up dresses i’ve seen. Its Eriks on one side and Annelise on the other and its beautifully made, all things considering. Predictably, she loves it.