Am just loving how motivated my kids are at the moment 🙂 Getting Fran to work is virtually simple-pimple and she appears to be really something out of being able to apply herself. So first of all she did a unit on Penguins and finished that off, then she finished reading Matilda. Hurrah! Planning on […]

I think most of my lacklustre inclinations towards the weekend stemmed from having to drive to new places, but in the event, it was perfectly okay., if entertaining. I admit to having cried 6 times by 2pm on Saturday but the last time at least was because Louise Brown (of first ever IVF baby fame) […]

…well, Charlie and Lola is the perfect sisterly activity for after lunch, isn’t it? And where better to have a group read than tucked up in bed 🙂 While i was out at the nursery today (still can’t believe how up for it Amelie is!) Fran and Maddy were left with Lucy and strict instruction […]

I’ve got all these new beads and i have to manage to take the photos myself, using a minimum ability camera and fairly basic lights etc. So this is my first half decent go. Obviously you don’t know what the beads look like, but in fact it is pretty much right i think, so… if […]

In general i liked the nursery very much and particularly liked the girl who showed us round. It has a pleasant feel to it, they seem quite switched on to the fact that the flipping Foundation Stage is far from the be all and end all of life and very responsive to the kids needs. […]

Stayed up too late again last night (and have done again tonight 🙄 ) but i seem to have some energy left. Must get an early night if i’m going to drive to Sheffield. REALLY wanted to do that by train, but hadn’t thought of the station-house-party transportation issue. Bother. Not got the energy for […]

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I’ve just opened my PO Box post and in it, unexpectedly, i found this. Made me cry instantly, obviously 🙂 To the artist and, i guess, my sister, i can only say thank you very much indeed. You are both really quite lovely.

“Ministers unapologetically “raised the bar”, saying the benchmark of five good grades must include English and maths. They want a quarter of pupils in every school to manage this – but in almost a sixth of schools they did not.” You know, if any self-important jumped up little twerp (you know, like a Prime Minister […]

More Antarctic stuff today; must admit, *I* am now becoming fascinated by this topic. Gosh i love HE sometimes 😆 Our student started and(thank goodness) she seems very able, personable and kid-friendly. There is such a difference between the types of students in different courses, BTEC ones are always a massive step up in ableness. […]