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Three good things happen every day
Gripping
- posted on November 18 2009 at 11:09 pm by serenedays
1. Holding Up
2. Falling Down
3. Clinging On
Yesterday I allbut wore an evening dress to work. Only dark tights left, nothing else would Go, so I poshed up. Loads of compliments, so that dress is now a work outfit. It’s also a Tesco outfit, because I wore it to the Big Shop with Son 1 aged 5y [...]
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Tags: clinginess, Hold Ups, running, stockings, suspenders, tights Posted in Tuesdays | No Comments »
Positive
- posted on November 17 2009 at 10:52 pm by serenedays
1. The School
2. The Surgery
3. The Shop
Son 1 aged 5y 1m went Back To School, hooray. He was reluctant, felt poorly and couldn’t possibly manage breakfast. But then he forgot, and bounced around the kitchen, pestering Son 2 aged 2y 2m, playing with the big bunch of balloons I brought back from the concert and [...]
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Tags: scarlet fever, shopping, strep, Tesco Posted in Mondays | No Comments »
1. Cleaning
2. Keening
3. Meaning
Our Family Activity this morning was cleaning the Fish Tank. Flossie, Floppy, Fluffy, Zizzy, Sulky and Coupon are all still going strong. Floppy last part of his tail and it has grown back. Betcha didn’t know that happened. Sulky and Zizzy have put on a bit of weight. So telling them apart [...]
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Tags: Aged Aunt, bereavement, Coupon, crabbing, death, fish tank, Floppy, Flossie, Fluffy, illness, quayside, Sulky, Zizzy Posted in Sundays | No Comments »
Healing
- posted on November 14 2009 at 9:54 pm by serenedays
1. Hair
2. Skin
3. Bone
I’ve had all my hair cut off. I’ve worn it short for 20 years anyway, but recently I grew it. A bit. It went wavy. Straight-haired, don’t-care-if-it’s-raining me. It went fluffy at the ends. I couldn’t do anything with it. On holiday, The Man said it was horrible. Now I am elfin, [...]
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Tags: bacteria, eczema, Hair cut, hairdresser, lamb shanks, Lifestyle Guru Hairdresser, molluscum, rash, scarlet fever, strep Posted in saturdays | No Comments »
Unconditional
- posted on November 13 2009 at 9:58 pm by serenedays
1. Red Eye
2. Red Alert
3. Red Roses
I’ve been up with Son 1 aged 5y 1m every night this week. He’s cried, he’s wanted water, he’s wanted squash, he’s needed Calpol, he’s been hot, he’s been cold, he’s climbed into bed with his Mum. Then last night, he slept like a stone, all the way through, and [...]
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Tags: child's love, insomnia, rash, scarlet fever, strep test Posted in Fridays | No Comments »
Seeing Red
- posted on November 11 2009 at 11:40 pm by serenedays
1. Blotches
2. Does Your Child?
3. A Shade Different
Not a Good Night. Poor old Son 1 aged 5y 1m came in at 0230, and I had very little sleep after that. I went downstairs at 4, and then got up at 6, with Son 1 pad-pad-padding down behind me. One Wednesday Friend - the Booming Businesswoman - [...]
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Tags: antibiotics, doctor, illness, penicillin, rash, rashes with fever, scarlet fever, sore throat, South Africa, swimming, Wednesday friends Posted in Wednesdays | No Comments »
My Generation
- posted on November 11 2009 at 10:47 pm by serenedays
1. Geography
2. History
3. Biology
I was late out of the door because we were up in the night. Son 1 aged 5y 1m was hot, thirsty, uncomfortable and wanted his Mummy. On my way out I met a friend, the same age as me, with granddaughters aged four and 10 months. Her 27 year old son went [...]
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Tags: Afghanistan, army, bereavement, chromosomal disorder, illness, older mothers, running, servicemen, The Office Posted in Tuesdays | No Comments »
1. Getting Up
2. Stepping Out
3. Lying Down
As always, on a Monday morning, The Man and I were clattering around downstairs while the Son 1 aged 5y 1m and Son 2 aged 2y 1m softly snored in their bedroom. I drank coffee, and gazed blearily at the clocks. Every clock in the house has to be fast, [...]
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Tags: After School Club, clocks, clocks going back, exercise, illness, pancakes, running, school run, sibling rivalry, sore throat, temperature Posted in Mondays | No Comments »
Gutter Clips
- posted on November 8 2009 at 9:42 pm by serenedays
1. Reindeer
2. Remembering
3. The Lullaby League
Before the boys were born, The Man put up a roller blind in the Blue Room and hole-punched the wall with the end, leaving a golf-ball sized chip through the paintworkand deep in the plaster. Son 2 aged 2y 1m has, over the last year, excavated it with the interest and determination of [...]
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Tags: B and Q, bulb planting, Christmas, house decorations, Judy Garland, Munchkins, Oompa Loompas, plastering, Remembrance Sunday, singing Santa, Sleigh Ride, toy golf clubs, Wizard Of Oz, Yacht Club Posted in Sundays | No Comments »
1. Dough
2. Bread
3. Darkness and Hail
They wanted to play with the Playdoh, and like a fool I let them. Son 2 aged 2y 1m plays with it during the week, under Wonder Nanny’s gentle supervision. Son 1 aged 5y 1m plays with it at school, charming teachers and Tea Club Helpers with the delight he takes [...]
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Tags: bickering, Big Pram, carpet cleaner, hailstorm, library, Playdoh, shower, sibling rivalry, vicar, Vicar's Wife Posted in saturdays | No Comments »
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