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Himself had emergency surgery on a ruptured brain aneurysm last July and has recovered brilliantly (but with lots of hedaches). However, at a recent check-up they discovered that there is some...
I always get my shopping delivered on a Sunday. Got the usual email today saying that my shopping would be here between 11 and 12 and duly got on with the stuff that needed doing. 1.20 and still no...
Got a freebie through the post today (don't recall signing up for anything though). It was a small, metal tin with a glass and metal lid. Inside was a miniature, plastic, soy sauce bottle on a key...
Got two Easter eggs to get decorated, two decorated Easter bonnets to supervise and now I have got a Roman woman's costume to make (and my hand still hurts), haven't got a clue where to start with the...
Not concentrating properly when cooking tea, managed to pour boiling water all over my hand. Have had it in a bowl of cold water for 2 1/2 hours, parts of it still really hurt when I take it out &...
Himself recently had an angiogram to check that the widget they put in his head (following a ruptured aneurysm) was doing what it's supposed to do. He has received a letter today saying there is some...
Thing 2 has blisters on the tops of his ears. I don't think it can be due to the sun as we haven't seen it for months. He did have a problem last year with his hands blistering and peeling. I haven't...
Saw a friend's son on the school playground today wearing a top that used to belong to boy #1, who's now 13 and the other boy is 4 - all three of my boys have worn it and the other boy wore it last...
I am well experienced at holding kids parties but today's was the most stressful one ever. One child spoilt it for nearly everyone else. She was so mean that thing 1 was crying and saying she wanted...
Been vaguely aware of new dog poo 'warning signs' appearing everywhere over the last couple of months. Walking home from school today, boy #2 noticed yet another one of them and said 'that's mine'!!!...
Saw this article (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2569397/Street-covered-thousands-bird-droppings-flock-starlings-swarm-area-like-scene-The-Birds.html) and thought it must be fab to see an...
How can I tell if a pineapple is ripe, I thought it was when the leaves pulled out easily. Himself bought a huge pineapple which is best before 12 March but it still feels like a brick and the leaves...
Thing 2 has progressed onto more complicated Lego sets (he's nearly 6 but doing sets designed for 10+ year olds). He is having no trouble at all and is doing a beautiful job. However, he is following...
