| Saturday, September 26th, 2009 |
| 9:59 pm |
Why?
Why am I checking LJ when I have a 7,000 word essay to complete by Tuesday....! Especially one which requires me to draw (completed) stakeholder analysis charts and cultural web diagrams as appendices (which is a sneaky and underhand way of making you do more work than first realised since appendices are not included in the work count!) I wish I had the modern equivalent of the lovely, and underappreciated at the time, programme that Steer wrote for me which locked me out fo Jorvick when I had been logged in for more than an hour during essay deadlines! |
| Monday, February 16th, 2009 |
| 7:46 pm |
I know it's true but...!
Ellie created a beautiful piece of art from the tiny flowers from her playmobil today. She arranged them to create a picture of a cake, with a spotty pattern on the side and covered in tiny candles. "Mummy Mummy come and see what I've made for you" "Oh, that's so beautiful and clever - a cake with lots of candles" "Yes, because you're really old aren't ya?" Current Mood:  amused |
| Thursday, December 25th, 2008 |
| 1:05 pm |
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| Sunday, November 30th, 2008 |
| 7:54 pm |
KFC
Today's conversation: Paul : "You'll have to buy us lunch at KFC in return for this" [re: helping me move offices on a Sunday morning] Me: "Ok, I'll buy you and Ellie lunch at KFC" Ellie: "Is it really called that? Or are you calling it that because I can't read?" Current Mood: amused |
| Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 |
| 9:21 pm |
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| Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 |
| 7:42 pm |
Happy Mothers Day
I have had a lovely mother's day today - lie in until 10.30 (!!!) then breakfast in bed (not just any breakfast in bed - pancakes and maple syrup which, according to Ellie, is the best breakfast in the world). We went swimming with Ellie who showed me her 'frog legs' 'circle arms' and 'push off and glide'. It's amazing (to me anyway) that she is only 3 and can competently swim without any aids.
The only tricky bit of today has been answering Ellie's question "When is it happy child's day?".
Paul tried to say every day is child's day - but I think we want to avoid Ellie having pancakes with maple syrup in bed as an everyday thing!
Current Mood: happy |
| Sunday, January 6th, 2008 |
| 4:19 pm |
Forgotten pleasure...
With it being winter (cold, wet and all that) I'd not been down to Rowntree Park with Ellie for quite a few months. We went today, and I had that whole cornflakes "have you forgotten how good this is" thing....
Ellie had a great time, clearly her intensive regime of Gym, active games, trampolining and regular kiddy climbing zone places (and this new year with the addition of swimming and ballet) has paid off in terms of her physical co-ordination. She was climbing on things she wouldn't have considered in the summer. She was very very happy, which as all parents know, leads to a very happy parent (if a bit chilly!).
Why didn't we do this sooner? |
| Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 |
| 8:21 pm |
Lots of 'mummy blogging' updates!
Ok, so I had a plan of ditching all this waffle to Blogger. But Blogger just isn't playing with me today - so I'll post it here instead! |
| Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 |
| 5:50 pm |
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| Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 |
| 6:14 am |
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| Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 |
| 9:26 pm |
Fish
Ellie's nana has 'given' her a fish tank (a stylish biorb) for her birthday. We set it up, waited the absolute minimum of 24 hours and then went to buy a goldfish... Pets at home's fish expert was very very helpful, and gave us lots of advice about, for example, putting the plastic bag with the fish in the tank so it can adjust temperature before letting the fish into the bowl. On the drive home, I wondered aloud whether the bag would float. "It does in Nemo" said Paul. We clearly have so much expertise in goldfish between us!!!! Hm.
Welcome to your new home George the goldfish (and Good Luck - you might need it!) Current Mood:  worried |
| Tuesday, April 17th, 2007 |
| 12:27 pm |
Ellie's Third Birthday
It's Ellie's third birthday today! Where did the time go? And how did I get such a gorgeous daughter!!!???? Current Mood: ecstatic |
| Monday, March 26th, 2007 |
| 9:17 pm |
Newcastle
Last night marked a turning point ... not a big one... but nevertheless a turning point. Last night, I spent a night in a hotel just outside Newcastle (not as exciting as ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) makyo and steer's recent trips to Paris but the location isn't really the point). Just me. No Paul. No Ellie. Just me - in a big Kingsize bed. And I slept in until 8am!!! I felt like a bad mother, having abandoned my baby (Ok, so she's 3 in a couple of weeks...) overnight (I left at 8pm, once she was in bed :) ) , so when the training course ended at 4pm, I immediately drove home. And got back just as she was returning from nursery - to a big hug. Ahhh. Then she said "what have you brought me from the castle Mummy?" ... Oops, no present. Hadn't even crossed my mind. Maybe I really am a bad Mummy! |
| Thursday, March 1st, 2007 |
| 8:07 pm |
Paul and illness
I wrote a long post updating on Paul's illness and our situation yesterday - It's on my other blog should you want to read it. Current Mood: content |
| Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 |
| 1:32 pm |
Small things make all the difference
Life has been feeling an uphill struggle recently. But today it feels much better. In fact it feels so much better that I even have time (and mental energy) to tell you why: It is because 1) I had time to sit down and eat breakfast with my family this morning. 2) steer very kindly bought me a USB extension cable - so I no longer have to physically move my computer and monitor to plug in memory stick. Life might get better than this, but for now, life feels pretty good! Current Mood: chipper |
| Sunday, December 24th, 2006 |
| 10:34 pm |
Merry Christmas!
Well the mince pie and Sherry is out for Santa, and I have a lovely glass of mulled wine waiting. It's shaping up to be an excellent Christmas. Wishing you all a very merry and joyous time. |
| Saturday, November 11th, 2006 |
| 10:23 am |
Long time, no post
I've updated my other blog with what's been happening... If you haven't already read it (those of you in the know with the url and RSS feed) - here's the link |
| Friday, October 13th, 2006 |
| 8:01 pm |
No clever title!
Yet another update on Paul, and hence my life currently... He was discharged from hospital today - they have run various tests and have ruled out "several hundred" possibilities. So, pretty much, whatever you may have thought he might have, they (the hospital neuro team) are fairly confident that he hasn't got it! Unless of course, you were clever enough to think that Paul has a 'localised electrical disturbance' - which is what they now think he most likely has. The good news is that it won't be permenant. The bad news is that it will probably take weeks/months for the memory loss and 'absences' to stop. And until things improve, he can't drive, work, use dangerous machinery or take 'responsibility'. Paul's reaction - "this is really going to screw up my game playing!".(I think he's just pleased to be out of hospital!) Current Mood: relieved |
| Saturday, October 7th, 2006 |
| 8:42 am |
Yeah! Paul has been granted 'weekend leave' so he's back home from hospital until 7am (ish) on Monday... Phew... Much easier than going back and fro to visit him! And Paul is happier too. Apparently the Dr was reluctant to let him out of the ward, as he considered it too risky given Paul's potential for memory loss - but I must appear very responsible!!! Thank you to all who have provided emotional and practical support. I have greatly appreciated it (and so has Paul). Given that Paul has no discharge date, I will no doubt be contacting people over the weekend to try to plan assistance/support for next week!! Current Mood: calm |
| Friday, October 6th, 2006 |
| 8:10 am |
Update on Paul
Just a quick update, before Ellie destroys the lounge! Paul is still in hospital, with no signs of a discharge date yet. He has had an EEG, and should be having an MRI today (if he can get an appointment). He has memory tests with a psychologist planned for Monday. Given that there are no tests planned for over the weekend, I’m trying to get him ‘weekend leave’ with the promise that I’ll do some good observations for them. (Although I would rather they speeded up getting the tests done!) He is no better yet. He is still having ‘frozen’ moments when he appears lost in thought which can last about 5-10 seconds, although he’ll snap out of them if you call his name. His memory is still very patchy. When he was admitted, he had blanks what had happened the day before – yesterday he couldn’t remember that Ellie and I had visited 2 hours previously. Paul is, as you would expect, bored with hospital life, and quite worried and stressed about what is happening to him. I’m coping, but a bit tired with all this to-ing and fro-ing to the hospital. If anyone would like to visit him next week visiting hours are 3-8. But, don’t take it personally if he doesn’t remember your visit! Current Mood: worried |
