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Hands free hair washing
on Nov 2, 2009 in developmental milestones The hygiene of my children is very much a hands on affair. Having overcome the seasonal changes from baths in the winter, to showers in the summer and then back again, I can honestly say that the painful transition period has shortened considerably...
Do we not Bleed?
on Oct 26, 2009 in sense of smell The great thing about growing up is that life becomes so much more calm, relatively speaking. The bad thing about growing up is that the cues become more subtle, or at least they are for complacent, half witted parents, such as myself. Both the bo...
Blood Hounds
on Oct 19, 2009 in sense of smell acute I dry my hands carefully so I can put a fresh plaster on my finger, post washing up and then nip upstairs to bed down the smalls. I whip up the ladder to start with the smallest one on the top bunk.“Night, night luvvy.”“Agh!”“What’s th...
All Systems Go – Cruise control
on Oct 12, 2009 in Chrysoberyl word visual acuity retreival green We’ve always had problems with green, for as long as I can remember. Such a simple word that can be described in so many or few; a secondary colour, mix blue and yellow, use different proportions of each primary colour to produce different shades.
Where oh where?
on Oct 5, 2009 in pyjama case Sometimes these things creep up on you when you least expect them. This one runs at me, bowls me over and catches me out on a day when we’re running behind schedule, loudly drowning in the minutiae of the early morning schedule, the one designed t...
One makes a difference
on Sep 29, 2009 in syllables I prompt them from the calendar, the speech calendar from school that provides a daily prompt, as much for me as for them:- “so…...…what do you know about your grandparents dear?”“Dey are nice and dead.”“Dead?”“Yes.”“Nonna next...
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