May 2011
25 posts
Almost the end.
20 is almost at the end of his degree. He has exams on the 10th and 13th of June and then he is done. Yesterday he went with us, aged 2 1/2 weeks to his father’s graduation. The day after that he began school, now he has handed in his dissertation, written his final essays and is studying for his finals. This morning I ordered his gown, hood and mortar board and booked his official...
May 31st
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Mostly vacant but a little spinny. →
Wherein I’m not terribly well but can still torment my husband, so all is not lost.
May 29th
I'll take a spoon full of sugar over a bucket load... →
Baking, cupcakes and boobs.
May 27th
No questions, I don't even know if you're out... →
May 26th
3 notes
Residential schooling for special needs kids. →
If your consultant is advising residential school to more than one family you’ve got to ask why.
May 25th
Yo-yo.
12 seems to have the up and downs tonight. Every time I go downstairs she gets up. I think this is my signal to go to bed. She keeps me on a short leash.
May 24th
5 tags
Money, money, money, it's a waiting for funding... →
Now I ponder two separate issues at the one time, that will keep me out of mischief for a while.
May 24th
12 notes
Silent Sunday, clouds and clematis edition. →
I don’t say much but there are some pictures.
May 22nd
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Such sweet, sweet oblivion. →
Perchance to be too noodled to dream.
May 21st
There will be no napping. →
Still no sleep but I can’t sneak a nap today.
May 19th
May 18th
One is not amused. →
One is, however, flippin’ knackered from lack of sleep.
May 18th
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Exam time. AGGHHHH!!! →
It’s examination time at Tŷ Penbleth, now ain’t that fun.
May 17th
Don't pout, you're detracting from my ennui. →
May 15th
3 notes
3 tags
I don't really feel like it. →
Photos of Surrey, should you be interested.
May 14th
4 tags
Grown up. →
On school days friendships and passing time. Plus pictures. 16’s prom.
May 13th
6 tags
... skip and a jump. →
May 12th
Day one →
There’s very little signal so I can’t be in touch. I’ve popped out to the garden to write this. Great place, lovely staff, not so anxious now.
May 11th
5 tags
D-Day minus one. →
Tomorrow we go to Surrey, tonight I sort socks. It’s a coping mechanism.
May 9th
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It ends with a crash and a thump. →
12’s behaviour is going back downhill but I have to be glad we had improvement, the hope it can happen again.
May 8th
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There's a big sloppy kiss at the end. →
I’m working on the worrying, or not worrying, but in the end there will always be cookies.
May 7th
6 notes
5 tags
Tuck in. →
Because today has been baking day at Tŷ Penbleth.
May 6th
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Relief, sigh with it. →
Wherein I fight the Mongolian hordes to go to a meeting and after much fretting get some things sorted. Then I came home and I’m REALLY trying to fret no more.
May 4th
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One day I will be organised, but not today. →
Wherein I discuss trips to places that aren’t here and not wanting to send my child to boarding school. Then I forgot to add that I’d banjaxed the appointment days.
May 3rd
3 tags
Well, that was the weekend, tomorrow it's... →
Wherein the coffee cakes were actually yummy, teenage boys don’t know what they’re talking about and pit ponies can be made out of iron. Plus, I really don’t want next week to happen.  I suppose they must have wi-fi in Surrey.
May 2nd
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