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Walking Into Town

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After spending the majority of the day at W’s parents, we finally resolved one of those crazy situations that only ever happens in our houseOur eldest daught...

Never Had One Lesson

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If you’re wondering where the total came from, it’s from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”one of the iconic coming of age movies from the mid 80s. I’ve got news for...

Friday Night Melrose Place And Pizza

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A couple of days ago I was looking at Amazon (as you do), and a box set of “Melrose Place” appeared in the suggested items list.

Holy Haircuts Batman

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After the usual struggle to get the children up and out of the house this morning, and histrionics from Little Miss Seven about her having a cold (you would ...

Rising Like A Phoenix From The Flames

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Perhaps a week and a half after being pitched into mayhem I had no part in making, I have emerged today intact, and the project I impacted is spreading green...

Monday From Hell

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I don’t make a habit of writing about my day job in the blog for pretty obvious professional and ethical reasons, although I have been seriously tempted on o...

The Infant School Barbecue

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Our Saturday began with the explosion of an alarm clock from our eldest’s bedroom at 6:30am. She has been learning to tell the time properly, so had borrowed...

Bringing The Game Of Musical Chairs To An End

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Over the past few months my blogging antics would probably have qualified me for a padded cell in an asylum. I’ve written here, at Tumblr, at Posterous, at B...

Madness Surrounds Me

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Working through lunch seems to have become something of a habit recently. It’s not something I ever set out to do, but it keeps happening. This entire week h...

Truthful Tuesday

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I have been reading a number of blogs around the internet for years, and yet somehow or other I’ve let it slide now for months.