This year I’m actually fairly jolly. Ho ho ho and all that, but some things are baffling me: Who said we have to get all our shopping done by the first weekend in December? Why is a dressing gown and a tea towel the accepted costume for nativity plays? When are all these parties we […]
Kids’ questions that don’t have an easy answer…
“But why?” It’s a question that draws a deep sigh from even the most patient parent. Not me though. I’m not even a slightly, vaguely patient parent so by the time I we get to “But why?” I’ve graduated from sighing, through eye-rolling and muttering to swearing under my breath. Perhaps that’s why my children have been […]
Team Honk Scotland – the one with the questions…
One Saturday morning in March you’ll find me wet, cold and probably making a fool of myself. However, it’s all for charity so that’s OK then. I’m taking part in the Team Honk Comic Relief relay. Oh. What’s that then? Short answer: It’s a Land’s End to John O’Groats relay by bloggers to raise money […]
282/365 Shadows and difficult questions
“We are so tall. Look mummy,” said Boy Three, who then insisted on me taking a picture. I’d have taken a picture of just about anything at that point because he’d been asking difficult questions. “Is there a baby in your tummy?”“No.”“Why not?”“There just isn’t. And there isn’t going to be. You’re my baby.”“When I was […]
15/365 A hairbrush bush
Today was my regular (ish) trip to the hairdresser. I came away with a haircut and some questions: How can there possibly so many different (expensive) substances to glue your hair? How can something be both blow dried and finger dried? Why is the music so loud? Why do you insist in painting bits of […]