Wednesday: Went into Hville to do the F&V shopping, then realised when I got there that I’d forgotten my wallet, d’oh! Had to drive home and get it, so we had lunch before heading out again, since I’d just spent … Continue reading
Thursday was an at-home day since my car was in the garage for a long-overdue service. Unfortunately it was cold and mizzly so I couldn’t just throw the kids outside and let them amuse themselves (ie. they watched a lot … Continue reading
Both Mr Bat and I have been down with tummy lurgis, in his case giardia, in my case suspected recovery from giardia (I had a day of heavy toilet occupancy the other week which I suspect was the same thing … Continue reading
Winter Hanna’s Cold Winter, Trish Marx Spring Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck, ? Africa We All Went On Safari: A Counting Journey Through Tanzania, Laurie KrebsChidi Only Likes Blue: An African Book of Colours, Ifeoma OnyefuluHow it was with Dooms: … Continue reading
After a few weeks of incipient burnout where I found my thoughts dwelling wistfully once or twice on the peace attendant on putting K into school and H into childcare, I seem to be pulling myself back together again. This … Continue reading
After our intense day yesterday, today was more relaxed. K slept in quite late, and H pottered around and talked to me. When she did get up, she and H played computer games together, and played beautifully together in their … Continue reading
Monday Despite appalling insomnia and only three hours sleep I dragged us out to HIP in the morning. Much more sensible than an attempt at keeping everyone entertained all day at home. So we spent a couple of hours there, … Continue reading
Gawd, I hadn’t realised it was so long since my last update… Friday I can’t remember a single thing we did, except that I know we went to the library and post office. It was a better day than Thursday, … Continue reading
Dragged ourselves out of the house around 11ish for a 10:30 park meet being held at a park nearly an hour’s drive away. Um, yeah *blush* When we got there A positively leapt on K and dragged her away – … Continue reading
This morning I finally stopped procrastinating about sewing the iron-on mender onto my worn-out jeans and brown cords. The jeans are only just starting to wear through but the cords are definitely on their last, ahem, legs (sorry). K, who … Continue reading