I know, I know. There really is no excuse worth having. But the gps were very hungry, and when teens are hungry, instant foraging is essential. The McDonalds just happened to be next to the Asda carpark when we stopped in Omagh for essential supplies (read alcohol) en route to Donegal. (I’ve just reread that - [...]
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The rain in Spain…
Published September 27th, 2008 in Communication, Family, Ireland and Miscellaneous stuff. 2 CommentsRoyal connections
Published August 25th, 2008 in Boys, Communication, East Lothian and Edinburgh. 3 CommentsWe went to the Royal Garden Party at Holyrood earlier in the summer and had a very pleasant afternoon in the sun. Yes, the sun shone, a rare event this year. We didn’t chat with the Queen but did pass the time with some friends we bumped into. I didn’t eat the cucumber sandwiches but [...]
My email inbox has been pinging with excitement over the last day or so. And why? The pings trumpeted (can pings trumpet, I wonder?) the arrival of several work-related messages which were sent on the 7th April. So that makes, ummm, approximately 3 months in the ether. They could have been sent by sea in [...]
When they’re babies…
Published June 26th, 2008 in Boys, Children, Communication and Family. 11 CommentsWhen they’re babies
Yours are perfect and everyone else’s are horrible.
Childminding is a huge expense, and why isn’t it tax deductible?
They’re smaller than you. You can pick them up. Just as well, really; you need some sort of head start.
They generate so much washing. Sick-covered washing. Lots of tiny baby grows.
Nappies. Yuk. Need I say more?
There [...]
Protective? Or overprotective?
Published June 11th, 2008 in Blogging, Boys, Communication, Family and School. 10 Comments“You’re an overprotective mum. ”
“No I’m not, I’m just interested. Do you know all the people on your contact lists?”
“Of course I do. Do you think I’m stupid?”
“Well, anyone can see those pictures you’ve put on.”
“No they can’t. It’s private. And I haven’t put my surname, or my [...]
The personal touch
Published May 22nd, 2008 in Boys, Communication, Highers, SQA, School, Standard Grades, Teachers and Work experience. 2 CommentsSo there we are. External exams are over for another year. Next year will be the big one - GP1/Highers (I’m trembling and pale at the prospect) with GP2/Standard Grades (an entirely different proposition). This year, though, was a relative breeze.
First up there was SVS. Once I’d got my head round the fact that
Long ago, in the days when I was naive, innocent and, dare I say, young, I thought that diving was the planet’s main repository of acronyms. SCUBA, BSAC, PADI, NAUI, ABLJ (remember those?), BC, AAS, ITC, PIE, TIE, IFT, NDC, NDO… The list could be very long. And boring. And growing - let’s add in ERD. [...]
It’s good to talk - Part 2
Published November 7th, 2007 in Communication, Miscellaneous stuff, NHS and ovarian cancer. 7 CommentsNuns get it, apparently. Non-smokers get it. Ovarian cancer, that is. I can make no claims to anything in the nun department, despite the nunhood clearly being my destiny at 7 years old. Seven year olds are notoriously fickle, though, so by the time I was 8 I had the medical profession in my sights. Given recent events, [...]
Should I stay or should I go?
Published November 5th, 2007 in Blogging, Boys, Communication, East Lothian, NHS and ovarian cancer. 9 CommentsMy blog is fast approaching its first anniversary and I find myself in a place I couldn’t have dreamt of a year ago. As a family, we seem to have experienced a Series of Unfortunate Events this year, starting with the death of my father-in-law in January (we all hated those books, by the way). On [...]
It’s good to talk - Part 1
Published November 2nd, 2007 in Blogging, Communication, NHS, Working at home and ovarian cancer. 4 CommentsI’m not sure how I ever had time to work. After the excavation of my insides, the physio said “You’ll need at least 6 weeks off work. Maybe 12.” My comment: “So that’ll be 2 weeks then. I’m self-employed.” I could in fact have started work again last week (make that 1 week) but I’ve [...]
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