- My name is Helen (let's start with something simple ( Read more... )

I haven't posted in what feels like about a million years. No excuse, I've just sort of got out of the habit. So I've decided to jump on this particular bandwagon that lots of my lj friends are doing at the moment! It may just kick start me into posting real day to day stuff again. But if it doesn't, then at least I'll be posting something. And I ( Read more... )

For my own reference because my counsellor mentioned this to me today and because I thought it would be good to share with other people ( Read more... )

These poems were written for me by two of my children as presents for Mother's Day yesterday. I wanted to record them here because they made me smile! Each one was written on an A4 sheet of paper and decorated very nicely ( Read more... )

Little Three just brought me an apple through from the kitchen ready for when I finish my meal.

"Wow, thank you L3, you must have read my mind!"

Little Three smiled smugly and said:

"I'm learning how to have eyes in the back of my head, and how to be psychic!"

Well done that small girl. Those skills will serve you well in future years!

I had to giggle earlier, walking through one of the exits at school after collecting my children ( Read more... )

Ooooooh, we've had our census form! As a lapsed family historian, this is quite exciting for me ( Read more... )

Seeing as I haven't posted in about a hundred years (slight exaggeration ( Read more... )

Is it really strange that I love the taste of soluble aspirins and will eat them just as they are instead of dissolving them because in water they taste disgusting?

Just me?

Thought so.

(Disclaimer: I am not suggesting I eat them just for fun because they taste nice... medicinal purposes only I promise!)

No school for me today due to Ofsted landing on them! So I am going to concentrate my efforts on the laundry mountain, I have at least one phonecall to make, and various things to do which still haven't made it off my to do list from last week yet ( Read more... )