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Not wordless Wednesday… but speechless

July 21, 2010 By Ellen

Shame on you London Sealife Aquarium for this notice in the lift. At £34 for Boys One, Three and I to have a wander around, I expect better. No fault with the fish, but I hope to get good spelling from somewhere that purports to be educational. And now Boy One has seen your film […]

Filed Under: family, spelling, things I learned from my children today, Wordless Wednesday, wordy wonders

Postcard from Turkey

July 2, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children on holidayDressing for travel is no longer a function of style. Considering travelling with children I opted for sandals comfortable and sturdy enough to afford sprinting if necessary. I decided to dress in dark gray and black, colours least likely to show up chocolate, ketchup or anything worse. I […]

Filed Under: beach holiday, feminsm, good idea, holiday, nappies, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today, travel, travel with children, Turkey, women

The one with art, school dinners and sharp teeth

June 26, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children Colour by numbers isn’t as easy as all that. Boy Two has an art thing going on and he’s very good. See the T-shirt he decorated, I think it’s cool. He asked for a colour by numbers painting so, yesterday, I met Super Sister and Baby G at The […]

Filed Under: art, aspergers, things I learned from my children today

Bike riding, bird watching and food stealing

June 21, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children. To get started riding a bike, lean over to the side that you don’t kick with at football and push down on the pedal with your kicking leg. Boy Two has decided that the best thing in the world will be a bike ride with his mother. His mother […]

Filed Under: baby-led weaning, football, things I learned from my children today

Home Alone has a very flawed plot

June 17, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children today. Just how much vomit can come out of a baby. And with so little warning. It seems something like norovirus is stalking the corridor of this particular semi-detached house. One minute Boy Three was bouncing on the childminder’s trampoline and the next he was showering me with half […]

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