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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Gruffalos

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Amaia: I would really love it if you could find Gruffalo dressing-up costumes for me and daddy. I could sit on his knee and we could play...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Changing technology

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Discussing Jurassic Park over lunch, I asked Léon if he had seen it when he was little: 'I'm sure we used to have it but it was o...
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

A not very sporty girl

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Growing up I hated school sports. I didn't mind the term when you had to do Scottish dancing but other than that I dreaded PE. I wa...
Monday, June 15, 2015

How cute is this little girl?

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Lily Hamster

The joys of parenting

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He must think my head buttons up the back! There I was this morning sitting on the downstairs loo (TMI) when I heard this conversation: ...

The dos and don'ts of granny-shoving

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Amaia's been learning traditional Scottish songs at nursery this term. We've had Donald where's yer troosers , Ally Bally , T...
Thursday, June 04, 2015

A different Denmark

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Here's a photo of Anna the last time she was in Copenhagen. She had just turned two! She has spent five days in Denmark ...
Wednesday, June 03, 2015

Oh, the imagination!

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I'm working this evening so I ask the four kids who are home if they can entertain themselves. Léon heads for the PS3, Charlotte disa...
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Growing into my Phyllisness

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At this ripe old age, I learned something about myself yesterday. The 47 year old penny finally dropped... I was supposed to be working on...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

The cheek of them!

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Out shopping on Saturday evening when Amaia suddenly noticed: "Asda copied my fashion, mummy! "
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Parenting

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Amaia came home today with Hamish McHaggis  and his diary to fill in.  We've all been there as parents: you get home some stuff...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Coffee man

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Léon's always been a wee coffee lover. Even at three he knew how to make an espresso! We've told him he can have a little ro...
Monday, May 18, 2015

Nursery uniform

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Amaia: Mummy, see when I finish nursery next month, can you put my nursery t-shirts, jumpers and jacket up in a bag in the loft for me?...

Awwwh - the world of a 5 year old

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Amaia: Mummy? Me: Yes? Amaia: Do you think Charlotte was the actress who played Rapunzel in Tangled? She's got the same hair a...
Monday, May 11, 2015

Dad

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Three years and one hour ago my dad died. It feels like a lifetime ago, and strangely, at the same time, it feels like an hour ago, a min...
Sunday, May 10, 2015

A strange thing happened

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A strange thing happened to me last week... It was Wednesday evening. Marcel asked if I'd drop him at work. Léon was on cooking duty a...
Thursday, May 07, 2015

Edinburgh it is

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                    And so the decision has finally been taken.  Since the beginning of January Marcel has been evaluating the p...
Saturday, May 02, 2015

The bracing climate

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First there was 22-4-15... ... then there was 27-4-15 I love this country...
Friday, May 01, 2015

The torture is finally at an end

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It's been a bit of an emotional roller coaster week anyway. Marcel left school on Monday as I blogged the other day. As I sat ther...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Leavers' hoodies

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I've seen a number of kids around Newton Mearns over the last week or two wearing various High School leavers' hoodies. That...
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