Today was lovely - scorching hot and sunny.
We spent the morning at the beach followed by a pub lunch. The Princess and I know how to live!!!!!
The afternoon was spent playing with water in the garden and dressing and undressing her doll 'baby'.
The bad news today is that the actor who played Mr Bronson in Grange Hill has passed away.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Friday, August 26, 2005
Sad Sad Sad
Just saw this on Yahoo news...what kind of world is this?
Photo appeal for baby-punching yob
Detectives have released an e-fit impression of the drunken teenager who punched a 10-month-old baby girl as she was pushed in her pram.
Cleveland Police said they are now following up a number of leads.
Sarah Ali was attacked by the youth, who police believe was either drunk or high on drugs, as her mother pushed her along a street near their home.
The child, who was with her mother, Yasmin, 28, was just 20 yards from her home in Somerset Street in Middlesbrough when the attacker struck.
They had been visiting Mrs Ali's mother-in-law in the same street when the incident happened round 9pm on Wednesday night.
Mrs Ali, a mother of two, tried to wheel her daughter out of the way when the teenager came staggering down the street towards her.
But he lurched at the pushchair, grabbing Sarah and trying to drag her free of the buckled straps holding her in place before hitting her twice in the face.
After Mrs Ali raised the alarm, Sarah was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough where her injuries were treated.
She was initially in a state of shock but is now back home and playing normally, apparently none the worse for her ordeal.
Police launched an urgent hunt for the scruffy-looking attacker, aged between 14 and 16, who was wearing a grey tracksuit with three white stripes down the sleeves and dirty training shoes.
A Cleveland Police spokesman said today: "We are following up a number of calls and one witness has now come forward.
"Luckily the baby only had slight injuries and appears to be OK.
"However, the consequences of this attack could have been much more serious."
Photo appeal for baby-punching yob
Detectives have released an e-fit impression of the drunken teenager who punched a 10-month-old baby girl as she was pushed in her pram.
Cleveland Police said they are now following up a number of leads.
Sarah Ali was attacked by the youth, who police believe was either drunk or high on drugs, as her mother pushed her along a street near their home.
The child, who was with her mother, Yasmin, 28, was just 20 yards from her home in Somerset Street in Middlesbrough when the attacker struck.
They had been visiting Mrs Ali's mother-in-law in the same street when the incident happened round 9pm on Wednesday night.
Mrs Ali, a mother of two, tried to wheel her daughter out of the way when the teenager came staggering down the street towards her.
But he lurched at the pushchair, grabbing Sarah and trying to drag her free of the buckled straps holding her in place before hitting her twice in the face.
After Mrs Ali raised the alarm, Sarah was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough where her injuries were treated.
She was initially in a state of shock but is now back home and playing normally, apparently none the worse for her ordeal.
Police launched an urgent hunt for the scruffy-looking attacker, aged between 14 and 16, who was wearing a grey tracksuit with three white stripes down the sleeves and dirty training shoes.
A Cleveland Police spokesman said today: "We are following up a number of calls and one witness has now come forward.
"Luckily the baby only had slight injuries and appears to be OK.
"However, the consequences of this attack could have been much more serious."
Making Cash The SAHM Way
Autumn is fast approaching and I have started to gather beautiful items of clothing for the Princess to wear for the coming season. The trouble is that everything I love is sooooo expensive.
I need to make money but I have these restraints
a) I have to stay home
b) It has to be earnt whilst the Princess is sleeping
c) I don't want to work hard
Not so easy eh?!
So far I am making a few pennies by
a) Selling our old rubbish on Ebay
b) Doing Market Research on the internet (for which I get paid approx £1 for 15 mins - not great)
I need to think of other things to do. I have considered doing Avon or something similar but there it seems that you have to spend a lot of time chasing people for catalogues etc, so that would get on my nerves.
We have a webcam so maybe I could earn money using that, if you know what I mean!!!! (Note to family - I am only joking)
Or horror of horrors I could resist all the gorgeous clothes out there in the shops. I think we all know that that is never going to happen but I will try to resist anything that isn't absolutely necessary. I have already bought a pink tutu which is covered with sequins - vital for the girl about town!!!! Oh dear!!!
I need to make money but I have these restraints
a) I have to stay home
b) It has to be earnt whilst the Princess is sleeping
c) I don't want to work hard
Not so easy eh?!
So far I am making a few pennies by
a) Selling our old rubbish on Ebay
b) Doing Market Research on the internet (for which I get paid approx £1 for 15 mins - not great)
I need to think of other things to do. I have considered doing Avon or something similar but there it seems that you have to spend a lot of time chasing people for catalogues etc, so that would get on my nerves.
We have a webcam so maybe I could earn money using that, if you know what I mean!!!! (Note to family - I am only joking)
Or horror of horrors I could resist all the gorgeous clothes out there in the shops. I think we all know that that is never going to happen but I will try to resist anything that isn't absolutely necessary. I have already bought a pink tutu which is covered with sequins - vital for the girl about town!!!! Oh dear!!!
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
There Must Be Another Way
I have been thinking about food quite a lot recently, what with the Jamie Oliver series on TV highlighting the rubbish fed to our children most of time and the recent documentaries about what the supermarkets are up to with our food.
It got me to thinking about how I want to shape how the Princess thinks and feels about the food she puts into her body. I want food to be a joy to her and for her to understand what real honest food tastes like without all the additives and preservatives which are jammed into so much 'food'. I would truly love for her to understand about how food affects health and for her to discover the joys of organic meat and vegetables and what it means to eat seasonally and locally.
To this end I have just signed up with an organic delivery company for our vegetables and fruit and am looking into the meat aspect. The stuff offered in supermarkets is poor to say the least and so this is my next option.
Our first box will be delivered in a weeks time - I'll let you know what we get!!!!
It got me to thinking about how I want to shape how the Princess thinks and feels about the food she puts into her body. I want food to be a joy to her and for her to understand what real honest food tastes like without all the additives and preservatives which are jammed into so much 'food'. I would truly love for her to understand about how food affects health and for her to discover the joys of organic meat and vegetables and what it means to eat seasonally and locally.
To this end I have just signed up with an organic delivery company for our vegetables and fruit and am looking into the meat aspect. The stuff offered in supermarkets is poor to say the least and so this is my next option.
Our first box will be delivered in a weeks time - I'll let you know what we get!!!!
How Low Can They Go?
Dutch TV to air sperm donor reality show
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Billionaire television producer John de Mol, behind the pioneer show Big Brother, will test the limits of reality TV with a programme in which a woman searches for a potential sperm donor to conceive a child.
His new TV station Talpa, launched earlier this month, confirmed it will air a programme called "I want your child ... and nothing else!" but gave no further details about the show due at 1830 GMT on Wednesday.
"The plan is that we visit potential donors and -- of course on camera -- decide which man is most suitable," the 30-year old woman who will feature in the programme said in an interview with De Telegraaf newspaper.
"Afterwards there will be artificial insemination," said the woman who was identified only as "Yessica" and who has bought a house with a room for a child.
The show is a one-off competing with four other reality TV programmes, one of which follows five former prostitutes starting a cafe. The programme receiving most votes from viewers on Saturday, after all the shows have aired, will be turned into a series.
De Telegraaf also published an email address for men wanting to donate sperm to Yessica.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Billionaire television producer John de Mol, behind the pioneer show Big Brother, will test the limits of reality TV with a programme in which a woman searches for a potential sperm donor to conceive a child.
His new TV station Talpa, launched earlier this month, confirmed it will air a programme called "I want your child ... and nothing else!" but gave no further details about the show due at 1830 GMT on Wednesday.
"The plan is that we visit potential donors and -- of course on camera -- decide which man is most suitable," the 30-year old woman who will feature in the programme said in an interview with De Telegraaf newspaper.
"Afterwards there will be artificial insemination," said the woman who was identified only as "Yessica" and who has bought a house with a room for a child.
The show is a one-off competing with four other reality TV programmes, one of which follows five former prostitutes starting a cafe. The programme receiving most votes from viewers on Saturday, after all the shows have aired, will be turned into a series.
De Telegraaf also published an email address for men wanting to donate sperm to Yessica.
Monday, August 22, 2005
Rain Rain Go Away
Today was filled with...
Rain
Drawing
Teething
Rain
Playing with Rice Krispies
Rain
Dancing
Climbing stairs
Rain
and
Rain
Tomorrow we are getting out and heading for the sandpit!
Rain
Drawing
Teething
Rain
Playing with Rice Krispies
Rain
Dancing
Climbing stairs
Rain
and
Rain
Tomorrow we are getting out and heading for the sandpit!
Friday, August 19, 2005
Something I Won't Be Trying...
Lilly is just starting to talk to us about wee wee and poo poo. She sits on her dolls potty and says wee wee and her favourite book is the story of Molly and her potty. Childcare experts say that a child is unable to understand about bodily functions until at least 18 months to 2 years old, therefore I am not even going to think about potty training until next year.
I was just reading this article though about Elimination Communication. The author of the article has had three babies and has brought them all up without the use of nappies. Rather her than me I think....
I was just reading this article though about Elimination Communication. The author of the article has had three babies and has brought them all up without the use of nappies. Rather her than me I think....
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Trust Americans!
We all know how strangely prudish Americans can be, especially when it comes to breastfeeding in public. For some unknown reason they treat it as if the woman is flashing and it really isn't acceptable in many public places such as restauants or coffee shops like it is here in blighty.
I'm not sure how they expect a baby to feed and women to carry on a normal life but they do come up with all sorts of strange garments to try to disguise the fact that they are *gasp* nursing their child.
This has got to be one of the biggest ripoffs. It is basically a teatowel for which they charge you $38. Now you can call me picky but doesn't that draw huge attention to you instead of discreetly lifting your top and placing the baby close.
Classy name too!!!!
I'm not sure how they expect a baby to feed and women to carry on a normal life but they do come up with all sorts of strange garments to try to disguise the fact that they are *gasp* nursing their child.
This has got to be one of the biggest ripoffs. It is basically a teatowel for which they charge you $38. Now you can call me picky but doesn't that draw huge attention to you instead of discreetly lifting your top and placing the baby close.
Classy name too!!!!
Monday, August 15, 2005
Heidi Klum
How can she look like this with just weeks to go? She really is so beautiful and IF I am ever pregnant again this will be the picture I stick on my fridge to stop the chocolate biscuit cravings.
Friday, August 12, 2005
RIP Jamie Kane
Sadly Jamie Kane of Boy*d Upp has passed away.
Never heard of him?
Don't worry you're not old and past it. He is the latest internet craze.
The BBC have set up a game in which you have to find out how he died by trawling the interweb. There are dozens of sites and blogs set up as well as chat rooms and forums in which clues are scattered. You have to register to play and all the info will be sent to you.
His official site is here and is really good. The music on the site is actually better than most stuff in the charts these days.
To register with the Beeb go here.
Wish I had more time to play.
Never heard of him?
Don't worry you're not old and past it. He is the latest internet craze.
The BBC have set up a game in which you have to find out how he died by trawling the interweb. There are dozens of sites and blogs set up as well as chat rooms and forums in which clues are scattered. You have to register to play and all the info will be sent to you.
His official site is here and is really good. The music on the site is actually better than most stuff in the charts these days.
To register with the Beeb go here.
Wish I had more time to play.
The Geek Shall Inherit.....
Looks to me like Eugene will do it. Maybe this would be the right result though, if you consider the options......
Kinga - no way can she win, it would be just wrong.
Makosi - public opinion has swung too far from her, due to her lies and the 'news'paper reports about her been an actress.
Anthony - undoubtedly a nice guy but really, what has he done? Nothing much. He will make loads of cash and have his 15 minutes of fame just by being goodlooking. He will get paid for his story by papers and Heat type magazines. When the spotlight starts to dim a bit he will still be able to do the nightclub circuit and make a few bob that way.
Which takes us back to Eugene. It would do his confidence a world of good but I'm still not sure if anyone can really be that boring.
UPDATE: A reason for Anthony to win is that the other three have unusual names and therefore could be spelt incorrectly on text votes. How would that affect the result?
Kinga - no way can she win, it would be just wrong.
Makosi - public opinion has swung too far from her, due to her lies and the 'news'paper reports about her been an actress.
Anthony - undoubtedly a nice guy but really, what has he done? Nothing much. He will make loads of cash and have his 15 minutes of fame just by being goodlooking. He will get paid for his story by papers and Heat type magazines. When the spotlight starts to dim a bit he will still be able to do the nightclub circuit and make a few bob that way.
Which takes us back to Eugene. It would do his confidence a world of good but I'm still not sure if anyone can really be that boring.
UPDATE: A reason for Anthony to win is that the other three have unusual names and therefore could be spelt incorrectly on text votes. How would that affect the result?
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Home Alone
We are now back home after a few days visiting family in Cambridgeshire. We had a lovely relaxing time and we all seem to have really chilled after a few really hectic weeks.
Daddy is still home with us for the rest of the week, so lots of family fun is planned. This involves lots of playing in the garden and walks near the sea - bliss.
Thanks to my fantastic Mother in Law, I have been able to stick to my diet and still eat tons of food, so I am hoping that I will have still lost some weight this week even though we have been away from home.
In Princess news - things are changing rapidly. She now says Mummy which is just so thrilling and now has approximately 10 clear words in her vocabulary. She is standing on her own more every day and is so confident and happy that my heart swells with joy every time I look at her. She still shows no interest in walking alone but then why would she need to when there is always someone on hand to walk with her!
Sadly, my husband has discover the 'joy' of Su Doku and has joined the ranks of the other people lost to this puzzle. Personally, I don't get it but then again he doesn't get www.celebrity-babies.com
I have to go now as Daddy and Princess are hiding from me and I have to go and find them.
Daddy is still home with us for the rest of the week, so lots of family fun is planned. This involves lots of playing in the garden and walks near the sea - bliss.
Thanks to my fantastic Mother in Law, I have been able to stick to my diet and still eat tons of food, so I am hoping that I will have still lost some weight this week even though we have been away from home.
In Princess news - things are changing rapidly. She now says Mummy which is just so thrilling and now has approximately 10 clear words in her vocabulary. She is standing on her own more every day and is so confident and happy that my heart swells with joy every time I look at her. She still shows no interest in walking alone but then why would she need to when there is always someone on hand to walk with her!
Sadly, my husband has discover the 'joy' of Su Doku and has joined the ranks of the other people lost to this puzzle. Personally, I don't get it but then again he doesn't get www.celebrity-babies.com
I have to go now as Daddy and Princess are hiding from me and I have to go and find them.
Saturday, August 06, 2005
Good Stuff
Today the Princess said "Mummy" - I don't think I could be happier!
I was made to cry today by a man in a pub. It was happy tears though. We had a swift lunchtime vino in a very nice public house. We had a very nice time and Princess L was having great fun chatting away and enjoying the ambience. As we packed up to leave the man on the next table leant over and said "what a lovely little girl, she is so well behaved, happy and is a credit to you". Needless to say I was in puddles (again).
The other exciting bit of news is that today we discovered that she LOVES pickled beetroot.
I was made to cry today by a man in a pub. It was happy tears though. We had a swift lunchtime vino in a very nice public house. We had a very nice time and Princess L was having great fun chatting away and enjoying the ambience. As we packed up to leave the man on the next table leant over and said "what a lovely little girl, she is so well behaved, happy and is a credit to you". Needless to say I was in puddles (again).
The other exciting bit of news is that today we discovered that she LOVES pickled beetroot.
Friday, August 05, 2005
How Did I Miss That?
Kinga and her friend the bottle. Not sure how I missed that but I'm glad I did.
Oh Deer
Been pretty busy this week, as we have two lots of family staying. One set in a hotel nearby and another staying at our house. As you can imagine not much time spare for blogging. Today, though hubby has taken our houseguest to Windsor to soak up some history and the others are spending the day at a nearby attraction. Therefore the princessI have the day to ourselves. So far we have just played played played and she has now collapsed to sleep so I now have to do all the chores (and of course write this).
SO off now to sort laundry, make a lasagne for tonights meal and do some general tidying up - exciting eh?
In other news, I have lost half a stone (so very very excited as my jeans are falling off me therefore I NEED to go clothes shopping very soon) and I forgot to mention the other day that I came face to face with a deer this week. It was so beautiful and I was about six foot away from it. We just stared at each other and then it watched as I walked on past. I don't know why I didn't take a photo as I had my phone in my hand but my heart was beating so fast with excitment that I think I was just concentrating on not scaring the poor thing to death. I love where I live.
SO off now to sort laundry, make a lasagne for tonights meal and do some general tidying up - exciting eh?
In other news, I have lost half a stone (so very very excited as my jeans are falling off me therefore I NEED to go clothes shopping very soon) and I forgot to mention the other day that I came face to face with a deer this week. It was so beautiful and I was about six foot away from it. We just stared at each other and then it watched as I walked on past. I don't know why I didn't take a photo as I had my phone in my hand but my heart was beating so fast with excitment that I think I was just concentrating on not scaring the poor thing to death. I love where I live.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Homeschooling
Homeschooling is huge in America but not here. I wonder why? Personally, I can see loads of reasons to homeschool but many more against it. I was just browsing an article written by one American homeschooler stating 25 reasons why they do it. Obviously some reasons are a bit oddball but I love these and make for a good argument.......
* No one, and I mean no one, has the right to teach my son how to square dance
* I get to go on the field trips
* To be ready for first grade, you have to excel at kindergarten. To be ready for kindergarten, you have to go to a good preschool. To be ready for preschool, you have to go to day care. At what point do we teach a fetus to square dance?
* Learning never ends — not at 3 p.m., not after homework is done, not on weekends and not on vacation
* Waffle Stix, despite their standing on school lunch menus, are not food (must be the US version of Turkey Twizzlers!)
* Watching the light bulb go on in your child's eyes when he figures out the concept of division
I still don't totally agree with it, but you can see his point
* No one, and I mean no one, has the right to teach my son how to square dance
* I get to go on the field trips
* To be ready for first grade, you have to excel at kindergarten. To be ready for kindergarten, you have to go to a good preschool. To be ready for preschool, you have to go to day care. At what point do we teach a fetus to square dance?
* Learning never ends — not at 3 p.m., not after homework is done, not on weekends and not on vacation
* Waffle Stix, despite their standing on school lunch menus, are not food (must be the US version of Turkey Twizzlers!)
* Watching the light bulb go on in your child's eyes when he figures out the concept of division
I still don't totally agree with it, but you can see his point
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