Things I’ve learned from my children today. I was wrong about the spare room. When we got the extension built, the spare room was supposed to be a serene spot – a place of refuge for family members and visitors alike. I imagined it all sunshine, clean sheets and dust motes dancing. Well I was […]
Butterflies, speaking Scots and the pouch of doom
Things I’ve learned from my children today. Butterflies taste with their feet. Boy Two sneaked into bed with me at stupid o’clock this morning. “Mum I’m going to tell you something you don’t already know.” I quite often ask the boys to tell me something I don’t know in an attempt to get them talking. […]
Curiosity, swearing and the facts of life
Things I’ve learned from my children today. I must keep reminding myself that curiosity is a sign of intelligence. Boy Three has recently got mobile and it’s making him very happy. He’s able to grab hold of all those fascinating things he could only squeal at last week. Lately he has had to be separated […]
Cups overflow, boys pick up the wrong end of the stick and a new craze
Noise abatement and a terror attack
Things I’ve learned from my children today. The volume needs to be turned down. I’ve been offered the chance to do a bit of extra work somewhere new and I’m very excited about it. During the process of all the necessary sorting out to free myself to get there, I thought I’d organised out another […]