fright night
Halloween came early to our house as last night I awoke at midnight to howls of anguish and found myself drenched in blood. So had casper come to play? Was …
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Psychomama
Its one of those things that shouldn’t be hard but is and it normally reduces me to the verge of tears every time I attempt it. I did it today, …
Blogging in business class
So why is it that if you get a glass of wine in the pub at 10am you are considered borderline alcoholic but in a business class airport it is …
Making new friends (and losing them)
New schools are terrifying, lots of new people stood about in established groups, rituals and greetings established. Most have obviously grown up in pre schools and nurseries together and share a history that we have not been part of. However twin boy, twin girl and I have tried to fit in. To be honest the twins are doing a lot better than me. Twin boy has befriended a boy who can produce a competitive amount of green stuff from his nose, so they are clearly friends for life; he also has a trusted circle of pirates that he can turn to for new hints on how to cause significant pain with daggers made of foam and swords made of plastic. Twin girl has found herself chair of the school mothers union, they meet every playtime to look after their silent babies, exchange head lice and discuss the latest going ons in Scooby Doo.
Car Journeys in the big red bus
Car journeys, I used to love them. In fact at uni I was known to love them so much that I would go for a pootle. Pootle being grab a friend jump in the car and drive around randomly until you get lost then find something to do. It was on my pootles that I enjoyed a day at a wild owl sanctuary, found several fab country pubs and went rock climbing.