Piked out of going to HIP because H is streaming snot and has a nasty wet cough. K lay on the floor and read Dr Seuss to herself (she wasn’t reading out loud, but later she told me very specifically … Continue reading
Published as a raw dump of Wot We Done, because I can’t be arsed editing it now. LaundryMade beds Kids brought wood inKids brought out farm and played in front of the fireChecked drying rosehips; deseeding the driest ones. Kids … Continue reading
Monday morning had lots of disturbed sleep, which resulted in a very grumpy, slow-to-get-started mummy. We didn’t get out of the house to go to HIP til close to midday, and since the kids hadn’t had lunch and I keep … Continue reading
Today the kids played with playdough a lot, until most of the playdough got lost and covered with dirt and fluff. K had a big themed birthday party for her teddy going on, and used the letter biscuit cutters to … Continue reading
Sunday I went to the markets at Franklin and then had lunch at Petty Sessions. When I came home, I kept H with me, and Mr Bat took K to the SCA fighter training/baronial day gathering, where she played with … Continue reading
Another nothingy sort of day. Was sunny in the morning and I thought of excursions but by the time we got our act together it was lunchtime and raining. We went to Margate to the tip, and just happened to … Continue reading
A bit of a nothingish day, today. K continued her interest in beads and beading from yesterday afternoon, after I sorted out the cheap’n’cheerful plastic beads into one sectioned storage box and gave them to her. The two of them … Continue reading
I started out today by deliberately settling down to play kitchens with H, then K as well. As I had hoped, some concentrated attention meant that when I got bored and wanted to do something else, they kept on playing … Continue reading
I got up and shaped the bread dough in the bread machine and put it on for second rise in the cupboard with the water heater. I started breakfast for the kids – H was being his usual pain in … Continue reading