This month, I've been using my crafting time to fill in any blanks in our 2018 album and in The Boy Child's album. There was a title page for the second 2018 album (we average 2 albums per year plus one for that year's travels. I'm not joking when I say that we are running … Continue reading Scrapping in 2018 #14
In late October, The Brainy One was working in Holland and we agreed that The Boy Child and I would fly out to meet him in Amsterdam the weekend half-term began.We were fortunate with the weather; it was mostly clear and bright, apart from our last morning, although there was a noticeable drop in temperature … Continue reading Amsterdam
October has been and gone in a blur of crisp and clear days, sunshine and chilly evenings. Let's see how the numbers look:15 pieces of Happy Mail sent. One black eye (and a whole host of other bumps and bruises). 330 lengths in the pool at the gym. £8.80 won on the Euros ... not … Continue reading Month in Numbers | October 2018
The Boy Child had a reasonable amount of homework set over the half-term break (why do schools do that?) and tucked away in the middle of what was required was the instruction to keep a daily diary … Something that was right up my street, um, his street ...Do you think his teacher … Continue reading Dear Diary
When I said last month that The Boy Child had joined a school where I hoped he could shine, I didn't expect it to happen so soon.The week before half-term, I arrived at school for a 'parents welcome' assembly to discover that yes, The Boy Child was indeed singing. But what he forgot to mention … Continue reading Letting Him Shine
The Boy Child has a set of 6x8 albums recording his school days and I have just begun volume 3 (there's an album for each school). The greatest change for him, aside from leaving mainstream education, is that he (we) goes (go) to school on a London bus. And that definitely needs to be included … Continue reading Scrapping in 2018 #13
With a change of school comes a change of how to get there. Gone are the days of reaching the school gate within 15 minutes of leaving home on foot. The route to school now involves using the London bus network. There are two positives about using the bus to get to school … 1) … Continue reading The Route to School
With everyone back into their post-Summer routines, there's been space for me to build a spot of scrapbooking time back into the daylight hours. First up was a classic back-to-school layout.I followed that up with a page capturing an early morning shot-from-the-bus stop.I went back to a design by Shimelle from 2011 to make an … Continue reading Scrapping in 2018 #12
September meant that the Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness is approaching. It also meant that Shimelle was running her annual class, Learn Something New Every Day. Like last year, I'm recording what I've learned throughout September here. Day 16: Climbing 253 steps in one go is beyond me. Day 17: Attendance at pre-school club … Continue reading Learn Something New Every Day | Days 16-20
I'm currently ... Reading: (and re-reading) The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. I reviewed it here. Listening to: The Mama Mia! Here We Go Again soundtrack. It's been the soundtrack of our Summer. Watching: Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime. Planning: What we'll be doing during the October half-term. The plans involve passports. Making: … Continue reading Right Now …
