But i do think that when massive disasters happen, you can’t help thinking about it. Last night i was watching the news and theBBC had emails going across the bottom, from people who had heard that everyone in certain hotels were safe and well. So much news is bad these days, so much is about […]

Okay, i think Maddy has had enough of Christmas. One more day would have done her in i think, but she made it through. Much better than last year and a full scale pat on the back to all of us for it i think. Today she required a bit of quiet time with Max […]

Can i go to bed now? ;~) Couldn’t give it internal structure though, it wouldn’t fit. Still trying to suss the one in the book that seems to be grown outwards from 14 stems on one ball.

Excellent, one of those “year 2” topics covered effortlessly on Boxing Day :~) You’ll have to excuse me ethusing about this but it will make a perfect “liftable topic” for next years Educational Report. Enchanted Learning have quite a good page for this but i really must do it on mP too – they would […]

And thank you very, very much for the beautiful Christmas decorations we were sent. We all loved them and the girls have hung them all over the house. They will be treasured for years. You know who you are :~) Which is, of course, more than i do!

Was lovely, from start to finish. And i just want to say it, for the day in the future when the girls read this, that i’m really proud of them. They spent the day being delighted with everything, delightfdul to each other, pacing themselves, not demanding more andm ore and more and, especially in Fran’s […]

Mammoth photo blog tonight. But before i say anything else, can Joyce please stand up and take responsibility for the hole in my bank balance, thanks to her mention of Lakeland and craft materials in the same sentence… drool… i’m going back in the sales to stock up for next Christmas. Its been a lovely […]

Lol – how many times have i done final shops now? Back into town today for more bits and bobs, but i’m pretty much there now. Its only relatives anyway, somehow i forgot them all! Today has been festive TV day- Tikkabilla Nativity, The Snow Queen, Aladdin – all good fun anyway. Amelie conked out […]

Not too bad, considering the state Maddy was already in by this time last year. So far she has washed her hands often enough to make the skin split open, a new departure but not horrific. At least not horrific yet. Her hair has two horns where she has twiddled it short, a slightly comic […]

Thanks everyone :~) Today is sort of okay, although i am seriously failing to manage these scrapbook things – inspiration has flown away. Hm. Its hard to concentrate for some reason. Ammi and Maddy have streaming colds, Maddy has earache, Josie is snuffling. Still, with luck they will all be clear by Xmas day. Max […]