Category Archives: Family life

Quiet life?

So there is just myself, other half and elder daughter at home and it is eerily quiet. 

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Return to posting

I am totally apologetic that I have been away so long.  QT1 tells me that I will never succeed with my blog because people will lose interest.  But work and life have been so busy that I have not been … Continue reading

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That’s Another Year Over!

After a hectic Christmas entertaining family and celebrating Older Daughter’s 20th birthday on 30th December life is slowly returning to normal. 

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Bits and bobs

Hello dear readers.  Sorry I have been away for so long.  So busy at work and with the kids (QT2 has been sitting his mock GCSEs these past few weeks and has also had plenty of rugby and hockey commitments,  … Continue reading

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On holiday

So today is Wednesday August 5th.  After 4 days of scorching sunshine on the beach (who needs to go abroad,  all brown as berries) yesterday was blustering with sea fret from time to time.  Still spent several hours at the … Continue reading

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Latest thoughts

So we went to the Music Festival on the weekend,  the QT’s, myself and QT1’s friend.  Not a camping event but one with bands (mostly local) on both days from midday.  On Saturday we went on the bus and the … Continue reading

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Weekend again

So this week grinds to an end. QT2 had three excitable 15 year olds round on Tuesday for a “sleepover” and to wreck the blow up spa because one of them got in with his laminated bus pass in his … Continue reading

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Birthday boy

Today is Queenie Teenie 2’s birthday (15).  He had to get up early (shock horror) because we had the alarm man coming for the annual maintenance visit.  So he opened his presents from distant relatives.  As he always asks for … Continue reading

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Sunday

Today I heard the alarm at 7am and turned it off!  Then woke up at 9am (oops that’s 2 productive hours lost).  Went downstairs and dithered about hanging washing out because it had clearly rained a lot in the night … Continue reading

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Yesterday

So I got up at 7 am and can never go back to sleep when the sun’s shining.  Hung the washing out (after going back in for a coat,  wind jolly cold).  Had my usual breakfast smoothie – I have … Continue reading

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