Parenting and family – Mum of 5 boys

It’s nearly tax return last date for filing time

Hi Blog, Following on last year’s successful post of ‘Things that I have done to put off doing my tax return’, here we find ourselves again. This means that it is January. I am not in full procrastination mode yet as I do in fact have weeks before the deadline of 31st Jan-submit-your-Self Assessment form…
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Rocking and rolling – written in haste (so I will repent at leisure)

Blog, Are we still friends? I’ve neglected you – but, if it helps, I’ve thought of you often! Now, before I blog about events of the last 8 months let me tell you about my latest obsession (other than taking photos of spider webs and rain covered grass – thrilling, non?) – singing! Yes, dear…
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Printemps, poo & voyages

Bonjour Blog, Comment ca va? Moi? Je vais très bien because Printemps is coming. ok – that’ll do on the old French and anyway, to say that I am very well is a slight lie as I was in Dublin (again) this weekend and going to bed later than 9 p.m. two nights running (with…
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Trains, planes, automobile taxis & a farewell

Dear Diary-Blog, The dreary February of the last post? I’ll take that description back. Let’s re-wind that last 10 days and we’ll do it all with a fine case of flu. Today – Tuesday Nothing of note other than I managed to leave the house twice and didn’t fall over once. Me: 1 point …
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Things I have done this week to put off doing my tax return…..plus other snippets

Good eve-noon, blog (that’s the time between afternoon and evening. I just made it up), So the Inland Revenue or Her Majesty’s Revenue C….. erm..not sure what the C stands for. I’d suggest that you all (yes, that’s all 3 of my followers) message me with an answer but that could get me kicked off…
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And it has only been a month since Christmas!

Blog, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!! Week before Christmas: Let’s go back four weeks and to the Nativity play at the Prof’s school. Held in an old, crumbling stone church down here in the department of Nowhere, the entire school plus family, plus family friends, plus the friends of friends, plus friends of friends of friends, plus…
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Christmas approaches

Good afternoon blog, Christmas approaches. I’m excited. Genuinely. This will be the first Christmas that I’ll spend in England with my charming (witty, good-looking, intelligent, modest) family since 2006. It’s a shame that my ‘usband will not be joining me and buggers 2-5 (the Prodigal being already there). He is so selfless – offering to…
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Le Paddington Bear goes on a trip to England

Scene 1: London Bridge Station – Mum of 5 boys and the Prodigal are on their way to a family christening: ‘It’s ok Prodigal, we’ve got loads of time. We’ll let this train go and get on the next one. That’s how much spare time we’ve got……….I would go as far to say that we’re…
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A little snippet of a post – it’s been too long.

Howdy readers, No excuses given for not posting for what? 2 months. I’ve been inundated with requests……… Actually, YOUR silence is deafening. Im at the airport with the prof and the lips waiting to board a plane to Somewhere North. This is their first plane trip since Jan 2010. The airport is an interesting place…
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Drowning Dog – attempt II and other trucs.

Blog, Hello there and good afternoon. I’ve just finished my online purchases of more tat for the house whilst the Husband isn’t looking. Do you know how quickly I can punch my bank card numbers into this computer without being caught? Do you also realise how my greed need for these purchases is only short…
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