Sophie has had a poem she wrote published in an anthology of poems by children from her school. I am so proud of her. I love the images she evokes of the animals in their different habitats and the way she moves from the fast exciting section with polar bears and crocodiles to finishing off with the sleepy hippo.
Happy birthday Felix. You are an amazing person. Thank you for choosing us to be your family. It’s wonderful to watch you turning from a boy child into a young man. I wish you a brilliant year full of fun, smiles, friends, yummy food, wonderful experiences and excellent WiFi at all times.
Annie likes of Jaygo and Sophie to wheel her around in her dolly buggy. She looks so cute and we all laugh to see her whizzing around in it. This photo reminds me of a scene from Lilliput with Jay in the role of Gulliver.
Now that the weather has turned wet and windy my washing can no longer be hung outside to dry. Instead it resides flung over banisters and towel airers in the hope it will dry before getting smelly. All the landings look like a Chinese laundry and there is a feeling of having to fight through the washing to get from… Read more →
Sophie, Annie and I spotted a gorgeous rainbow on the way home today.
Annie and her friend Ozzie had a wonderful time at Harrogate and Knaresborough Toy Library’s outdoor play session. At £3 a session they really are very good value. The sun shone and it was the perfect day to spend some time outside playing in mud and water and generally having a fantastic time. Annie and Ozzie borrowed waterproofs and wellies… Read more →
Annie and her friend Ozzie had a wonderful time at Harrogate and Knaresborough Toy Library’s outdoor play session. At £3 a session they really are very good value. The sun shone and it was the perfect day to spend some time outside playing in mud and water and generally having a fantastic time. Annie and Ozzie borrowed waterproofs and wellies… Read more →
I was looking through my phone photo album. I think a certain little lady has being playing with the photo editor. The pictures made me smile and I thought they might make you too.
The children have decided that bacon sandwiches are the best sandwich filling for pack lunches. Jay and Felix take it in turns to burn the bacon and fill the house with smoke at 9 o’clock at night. If Sophie prepares her sandwich in advance one of the boys pops her cooked bacon into it. Sometimes this system works sometimes it… Read more →
When I was a child my mother and I used to frequent the theatre often. I saw many of the classics, Gypsy,Hello Dolly, Fiddler on the Roof, before I even knew what a classic was. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to keep up the tradition with my children being as I have so many and theatre tickets are really expensive…. Read more →
Last night when I went to bed there were two cheeky buffy balls sitting on the kitchen window ledge; Now look how many there are. It’s going to be hard to eat them now they have personalities. I shall just have to become my alter ego, Eirene the buffy ball slayer. I blame it on the kids.
Sometimes when life is busy and finding the time to see friends is tricky, we put dates far ahead in our diaries. These dates seem, at the time they are entered, too ridiculously far away to really even be thinking about. However the event always arrives far sooner then anticipated. One such happening occurred today when we met up with… Read more →
Sophie and I were walking home today when we discovered a ladybird party. More ladybirds then either of us had ever seen in one place at one time had gathered on a sign and on the next few signs along the path. Sophie took one of the ladybirds home to eat the aphids on our rose bush. Maybe we should… Read more →
Here are some recent Annie-Mo pictures. Just like her big sister and one of her older brother’s, Annie is very into shoes. They don’t even need to be hers or fit perfectly. She loves being outside and enjoys climbing up onto people’s doorsteps then shouting ‘ready’ and jumping off. Each new day brings new words and new exciting things to… Read more →
I attended a governor training evening tonight concentrating on the improvement partnerships that will be brought into being Dec 2014. Apparently the government have listened to schools and this is what they have come up with to stop schools feeling isolated. To me it sounds like another committee our over stretched head teachers may be encouraged to join. The budget… Read more →
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