i just remembered my LJ password, and thought that maybe I would start writing stuff in it again. But I can't really think of much to say.  I will be back, though.

My friend Catherine will be running the Great North Run this weekend, and her two daughters and husband will be running the shorter distance events. If they raise £1,000 in sponsorship, her husband Jim will dress as a hairy fairy with wings and a tutu. The money they raise will go to the Children's Liver Disease Foundation www.childliverdisease.org ( Read more... )

I've been working on a rolling 5-week meal plan to save time. So  far it's been going pretty well. I've kept things vague on purpose so I can base most meals around what's fresh and available at the time. A vital part is a permanent supply of fishfinger, frozen veg and the makings of pasta with tomato sauce and cheese for days when I can't be ( Read more... )

Birth Story

( Cut for detailed description of natural birth, so no scary medical stuff, but lots of unmentionable fluids. )

The Bad:

• One broken glass
• One tantrum at being removed from the kitchen while I swept up the shards of glass from the floor
• One biro scribble on the kitchen table that I can't quite clean off
• One tantrum because I couldn't make Little Red Tractor come back on the TV
• One tumble down the stairs after tripping over her toy dinosaur

Kit is 18 months old now, and has started speaking lots. She's been taking part in the babbling babies studyat the local university and so I've been keeping track of the words she uses, and she can now say around 90 words. So I thought that I would list them as a record of what she's up to at this phase of her life.

Animals and their noises

pig
bee
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Kit had her first birthday on Sunday, and we combined her birthday with her Baby Naming. It was a wonderful day - absolutely everything I could have wished for. It was lovely to see so many friends who gave such thoughtful gifts and good wishes.  I'm really proud of the ceremony, which managed to be anarchic and witchy while looking  repectable ( Read more... )

ARMISTEAD MAUPIN is coming to York! I am hugely excited. He will be in Borders from 6.30 on 9th July which clashes with Kit's bedtime, but she'll just have to stay up late for once.

Dear Kit,

3.45am - 6am is a time for sleeping, not for being rocked and cuddled.

Love Mummy.

Dear
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In her poll this morning,
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