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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Rules of Engagement
Andrew: There was a new child in our class today. Me: Oh, that’s nice. Did you talk to them? Andrew: No. Me: Oh. Why not? Andrew: It was a girl. Me: Well… that’s okay – boys can talk to girls … Continue reading
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Countdown
We are now into the final month – we fly in 29 days. We have our one-way tickets! We have told our landlady we’re going. And we have a definite sense of peace. (Of course, anything could happen, but really, this … Continue reading
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Brotherly love
When we were staying at my parents’ house a couple of weeks ago, the boys went out to play in the garden after tea. At home they have to wear shoes in the garden as we occasionally find nails and … Continue reading
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Dinner Conversation with a Four Year Old
Half way through dinner, Andrew left the table to relieve himself. (That’s the last time in this post I will be euphemistic – if you’re eating your dinner, you might want to leave now!) After a few minutes my lovely … Continue reading
Posted in Boys, Food
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All better?
When the kids get slightly hurt, we kiss them better. Isn’t it amazing how effective this medication is?! Andrew went off it for a while – maybe a year ago when he was three, he started saying indignantly, “It still … Continue reading
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Visual Aid
In our kitchen, the wall next to the table is tiled. Each tile is just the right size to stick a square post-it note on, which is perfect – it has become our ‘word wall’. Every so often we stick … Continue reading
Posted in Boys, The passing of time
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A sign of things to come?
Tonight as I was putting Philip to bed, he said his first 4-word sentence (admittedly about the shortest one possible!). I was holding him, standing ready to put him in his cot, and asked him, “Do you want to switch … Continue reading
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Little Boy Big
I can only think of cliches… it’s the end of an era, a whole new phase, my baby is growing up etc etc… it’s true though. We no longer have only preschool children. Today Andrew started school. No fuss, no … Continue reading
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Life in the Strange Lane 