Mr Men…. grrr

Posted on February 28, 2006 by | 1 comment

Ok, so we go to the library, a veritable cornucopia of childerns books lei before her. So of course SB goes and chooses SIX? Mr Men books – I ask you. Possibly the most tedious childrens books ever. And now she will want me to read them to her……..

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Funky Monday

Posted on February 27, 2006 by | Leave a comment

Well, as previously reported, they were all a bit lax in the getting up stakes today – good job we weren’t going anywhere this morning. I did have some plans to get into? few things, but that went by the board. By thetime breakfasting/brunching/dressing/packing bag was done it was time to be going out pretty much.

Off again to another CHEF? thing – this time get together at a local (as if anything HEdders do is local to us, except visiting us…) soft play centre.? Pretty standard climbing about soft play sort of place really – nice spiral tube slide though. But a nice enough place, a lot more space for parents to sit around, and babies to poddle about in though than most, which was nice, they even have? a few sofas. Reasonable food a drinks as well. THe groups gets a decent discount and a few tea/coffee thrown in
Of course you need to know who the HE children are so you can play with them. Once I managed to get SB introduced to a few then she was much happier charging about, though didn’t really liek the footbal bit much (there is a small football area, with soft ball. but she isn’t really much of? football girl, and the others were moslty bigger than her bya? few years) but as ever really hard to drag her away from the place while others were still there.

BB poddle about a fair bit, she did go in the toddler bit? couple of times, though I think she preferred the bigger kids place, managed after? bit of effort to clamber up the sort of solpey-step thing to the top of the little slide. I played with BB? and sat and drunk coffee and chatted with other HE parents so good to get to knew? a few more new faces. Shame I can never remember their names to start with.

Eventually dragged SB away to go home to find Helen resting with? a migraine. There was a present for SB form her godmother in the post, so she opened that. A rather nice Roman jigsaw. A bit on the hard side for her at the moment, but she did a lot of the edge and some of the middle before she subcontracted the rest out to me. BB wakign up part the way through didn’t help much with a jigsaw on the floor (must get the old table we ahve been offered from my parents to put in the playroom for a BB free zone.)? Plenty to look at talk about in the jigsaw though
Cooked tea for them – tofu and veg stir fry and noodles, at SB’s request – what a good girl :-) !, a bit of play and then bed. SB took a little time to get to sleep, but probably not surprising.? Must hit sack soon as well.

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Another blog ring meme – from Kath. Johari window

Posted on February 27, 2006 by | 4 comments

Well, why not indeed!!

Basically, you choose 5 or 6 attributes from a set of about 30 [not determined by me!] that you think suits me. I’ve chose – rather self consciously it has to be said! – 6

So if you fancy doing it – yourcan fill it in here
Mine to see the results here

or, a nohari window – the negative bit.

works similarly, you can enter the 5-6 words that fit me here , and I can view it here

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Overdoing it?

Posted on February 27, 2006 by | 2 comments

I think SB maybe have been overdoing it a bit, and not have caught up on her sleep. It’s 10.30 and she is stil asleep (though she was awake a 5.30, but then fell asleep when the aklarm clock went off at 6.30…) BB only woke up half an hour ago, and then she drunk 4oz of milk from bottle in one go, which is equally bizarre behaviour? for her. Time for her brekkie and then getting SB up I think .

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Somewhat tired!

Posted on February 26, 2006 by | 5 comments

We had a lovely weekend with lots of family, my mum, Dad, sister and family and little Nanny stayed overnight, chris’s parents and his brother went home.

E [my niece] spent a considerable portion of the night throwing up. Shades of Melrose! She had brought it with her and had got through all of her clothes on the journey here. BB has been sneaking her sippy cup, so awaiting the worst! Not that we spent an anyway good night, with both the beans in our bed, and BB on snack-attack mode.

So today pretty laid back. Much game playing of new games going on, and racing about with cousins. Us adults drank loads of tea and chatted.

Blasted pub is still pumping out high energy music, has been going on since lunchtime. It carried on till after 3 last night – I am sure it doesn’t have a license for that. BB awake again – must dash.

edited to add – half past 11 and still bloody beating!

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birthday day

Posted on February 26, 2006 by | 3 comments

will obviously be flickring at some point, but not today.

SB had a lovely day, and enjoyed playing with the family – noteably M! BB and E also had more intereactions. infact all 4 were quite lovely!!!!

SB got to open presents when Chris’s parents and brother arrived just after 3 – and no fuss about it either! Thankyou for the presents from her party earlier. Will get her to write thankyou letters tomorrow/Monday. She has already had great fun with the snakes and ladders 3D game [that IS cool] and found lots of things to stuff in a bag! We bought her buckaroo as part of a present, and she is suitably enchanted with the idea, and the angelina books did go down a storm. A fair number of different making projects to keep us nice and busy. FAB.

my mum’s barbie cake rather brill too, and we had a nice party tea.

Not sure where Chris and I are going to sleep, as BB and SB seem to be filiing a superking bed – how do they do that?

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Happy 5th Birthday Stringbean

Posted on February 25, 2006 by | 11 comments

Five years ago I was back in the hospital awaiting your birth, now you are five years old, oh how that time seems to have flown. Last year, maybe even 6 months ago, you still seemed to retain a little bit of that ‘toddlerness’ about you. But that’s gone now. sometimes, in your language, and your behaviour you seem so grown up, and then you can flip back into a little girl again, just like that.

I love your energy, your excitement with things, your thought and explainations of how things work, even if they are totally wrong :-) I love the way one minute you can be ‘princessing’ about, the next you are ‘killing’ things around the garden with your sword. I love your dancing, your little ‘shows’, your love of climbing trees and your general derring-do.

I love you ‘sticking and gluing’, how it’s always over the top, with as much stuck on as possible.

I love seeing you display your increase confidence you have, dealing with new situations and making news friends etc. This last year was a year of a lot of big changes for you, that you didn’t ask for. You found some of it difficult, but you have managed to deal with it and continue to flourish in our new situation. I am very proud of you.
I love the way you relate to your sister Butterbean, you are so loving, caring and thoughtful towards her, and you play with her so beautifully, you have a much stronger realtionship with her than I expected with her at this age.

You are on the cusp of really grasping some major new skills – reading and writing, which will open new windows into the world for you in exploring it, understanding it and expressing your self. We really believe that our decison to home educate is the right one, it is possibly the single most important decison regarding your future we might make, I hope we are right, we would hate to have let you down.

I love you Stringbean, with a strength of emotion that is almost scarey at times, you bring me happiness and delight, in innummerable ways every day. You really do light up my life, Happy Birthday, enjoy it.

i came to do a similar type post. Chris – the first up! has beaten me too it. And said it all so well. SB, you are deeply loved and adored by both your parents. We are looking forward to another fantastic year of loving you and watching you grow and develop. Hugs and kisses, Mummy.

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Thanks Nic, I liked this one

Posted on February 25, 2006 by | 4 comments
You are a No Drama Mama!
No need for drama, you just chill out and don’t let things bother you You’ve got a peaceful, zen-like attitude… even when things get crazy You’re a pleasure to be around, and you have lots of friends to show for it You don’t need to be the center of attention, you’re happy enough as is!

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Itchy feet

Posted on February 24, 2006 by | 2 comments

i have alsways liked northumberland and berwick-upon tweed.

[think i've fixed it sarah ]

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Happy Birthday Chris

Posted on February 24, 2006 by | 4 comments

only 43!

I didn’t manage to say happy birthday as I dashed out of the house this morning, late for work. I think that summed up my da really. totally dreadful – though not as dreadful as some of the people I work with. Finished on a low note with the suggestion that I come in for a day on my annual leave, as although I requested everything I do on that day to be cancelled, it hasn’t been!

So grumped home – at least car worked. Watched the beans diving about. the pink cakes had been very well received at nursery, and SB very proud. However, in floods of tears about finishing nursery at the end of next month. Hmm, maybe announcement should have been next week?

So she weighed out and helped me make Sarah’s fudge cake recipe, to cheer us both up. Didn’t quite work, as a bit too crispy on top, and gooey underneath, so the 2 layers separating?! Still very nice.

BB had a desultory feed, and fell asleep with Chris whilst I settled SB, so i have done about half a feed all day. Obviously I’m not ready to wean her.

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