Beans seem to have a great day, they went to the mudpud group at Merry’s this pm. chris didn’t manage to make the animal halves, but it didn’t seem to matter. SB was full of playing whisper games and dragon chasing with Fran Maddy and E.
I was at work [and on call] and had to give my business plan type talk – was asked for a 1 1/2 hour talk on the future [to infinity and beyond...] – well, I’m afraid I find some of this management stuff a bit playacting at times. But was told this morning that they really wanted a SWOT analysis and 10 mins, so rewrote the whole bugger. [having googled for SWOT analysis!]
Actually it went well, i overan so was cut short, but fairly bounced like tigger around room with enthusiasm for my field, and apologised for my lack of management jargon [aka twaddle] due to not having an MBA [though didn't mention I had had to google SWOT analysis!], and stuffed talk full of incomprehensible speciality and health economics words instead As it happens, I actually had prepared talk properly [can't bear not to], and chief exec seemed impressed [good heavens].
Rather relieved to join the real world and speak plain english again. [well, for me, I know you think I write like dictation or telegram!]
home to the beans, and SB kisses and cuddles, and cupboard love and chuckles from BB. We have done some letter writing and sticker maths, and a bit of reading [a science encyclopaedia way over head about atoms, molecules and the periodic table. She did enjoy it, and we played find the element – wierd!]. Chris’s new tandem arrived, so duly oohed and aahed over it. SB very excited.
Edit – added by Chris.
As Merry has mentioned the Puddlers groups didn’t go quite to plan, but Merry’s house and garden were very accomodating, hope the carpet recovered ok. SB fell aslepp in the car on the way their and was still asleep when I put her in an armchair. Looked a little confused when she woke up, not expecting to be there. 
Got upset on the way home though when she suddenly said ‘we didn’t go to the pirate place’ – (she means the hall, this is our second visit to the group – first time they were doing parents) – convinced her that she hadbeen, just at Merry’s house. She moslty did colouring in green and yellow of various animal printouts and then lost of playing and running around. Prised her away so that we could get home in time for the man from the bike shop to deliver the new toy. I gave it quick twirl, SB was really excited by it and wanted ago, but it was to late so she’ll have to wait until tomorrow. With petrol set to hit ?1 litre we will have to give it as much use as we can.
Helen has mentioned looking at the Science encylopedia, I do love the way she seems so interested in this stuff. Even when the book is pitched way above her age, she really does like you to read/tell her things about what it is showing.
Nothing to do with the above, I just love this url Raising Godly Tomatoes – not so sure of the content, TCS it ain’t. Came across it on another email list (CM4earlyears)
Hi both – don’t have your email, but have passworded my blog. If you’d like the user name etc, then if you have my good address, use that one, otherwise send me an email at highlandquean2000 at yahoo dot co dot uk and I’ll send you it
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I was on the CM4earlyyears group for quite a while, nice bunch and lots of useful stuff in the files from what I remember!
As for Godly Tomatoes…. treat it like the curates egg and you won’t go far wrong, it is in deed good in parts…..
it’s hit ?1.05 here already
It costs me about ?25 per day in fuel to go to work, ?10 in parking when I get there, as my new base doesn’t have parking, ?30 a day for the childminder, plus all the wear and tear on the car. And no public transport. I never touch the thing the other five days of the week though.
er -not sure why I’m making a comment on poast this old – the others weren’t there when I opened the page, so I assumed it was the top one. And then after I posted, I realised it was a week late. I thought it looked familiar ;-/
But I check back and see Joycce – your words are never wasted!