Hi there, My husband has been given the possibility of being transferred to Tokyo with his work. We have five children and I did live in the orient as a child. Has anyone any experience of living in...
I HATE MORNINGS! I really, really struggle to get up - I am now thinking that I have got myself into a routine that isn't helping the situation. I have to be up at 7 but set my alarm clock 20 mins...
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13 530326,00.html I suppose this should be in J&E but as it's a news Item I thought I'd put it here. I have my own views but I thought I'd let you lot have...
I've just hit the roof! My partner has just bought a pair of shoes for our 15 month old daugter. 26 quid!!! She only walks 6 or 7 steps at a time and thats mainly around the house. Is that over the...
My daughter and I was talking today about children learning to tell the time. Do they teach it in school and at what age.? if not what age do children usually learn. And has anyone any tips on how to...
In the newspaper this morning it said that NICE had reported that 90% of births are in a hospital and 2% are home births. What happened to the other 8%?
On a trip to Sainsbury's this afternoon,I came across a young Mother (20~22),and her baby (6~8months).The baby was vigoursly chewing on one of those clear plastic bags that you put fruit and veg in!...
Hi there, I am really interested in becomming as self sufficient and enviromentally friendly as possibly but don't feel brave enough to just self up, purchase small holding and install septic tank...
A moving and thought provoking trilogy for teen readers. Very sad and a commentry on our world today. My daughter has just read the first two: Naughts and crosses and knife edge. We have ordered...
Hi there all you culinary kings and queens: Just wondering if you can in fact pickle lettuce? And, if you can, does it taste nice? cheers me dears... mimififi!
My church is doing some voluntary work helping newcomers to learn the language, and i am going to be a tutor. Is it best to read together from newspapers, explaining what the words mean, or should you...
... or Nay-els, as they say in Essex. :o)I'm growing mine, but as I do I find that they grow really soft and weak and therefore split easily. What's the best product on the market to harden my nails?
Hi there, I am about to pop out the front of my house on the green and snip the elderflower heads off the massive elderflower tree. I have to do it now as I've noticed there are no cars in any of the...
Anyone out there homeschool? I would love to hear any experiences either for or against, and especially how your education department/school reacted to your decision to homeschool Thanks :o)
has anyone chosen an unusual name for their child? we chose fabien for our son, which is french. if in the future we have more i would like another unusual name as i dont thank fabien and dave or john...
that is my big question. We have for the first time ever booked our summer hols for the 12th July (school finishes on the 21st) Its all booked and paid for and the Primary school does not have a...
Hi there, I'm at a loss at the moment with my dog. We have had her for about 7 months and she has a very delicate constitution. She rarely has a 'solid' motion which makes it very awkward when we are...
Hi there This evening I cooked yummy liver and bacon for my children and husband for dinner which they all liked (except by my son; but hey, it's the middle to end of the month and liver and bacon is...