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WW - The Wonders of Sleep

July 24th, 2007 at 8:36 pm » Comments (28)

This is Keira five or six days after she was born.
This is Keira now. I can still see the similarities in her face. Note if you will the Hi-5 hairstyle, which I talked about the other week! I mastered only one….


Eating my words - Cheerios vs Froot Loops smackdown

July 23rd, 2007 at 8:54 pm » Comments (7)

Adam was most aggrieved the other day when he read my post about Cheerios and Froot Loops.
“They do not taste the same, and I’m going to go buy a box of both to prove it!”
So yesterday I was subjected to a blind taste-test, where which I learned that, indeed, they do not taste the same. […]


There’s a kind of hush all over the world….and some aren’t happy!

July 22nd, 2007 at 8:32 pm » Comments (6)

[scene: bedroom. Sometime after 9pm.]
Adam (shuffling closer under the sheets): Hello there little lady….
Karen (gently edging away, book in hand): Go away, I’m busy.
Adam (trailing a finger up my forearm): Guess what I’m in the mood for…..?
Karen (irritated): I’m reading Harry Potter. It’s getting good.
Adam (growling): I wonder just how many sex lives that J. […]


1001 Book Challenge - Saturday by Ian McEwan

July 21st, 2007 at 9:13 pm » Comments (1)

*warning - spoilers*
This is the 1000th title on the 1001 list. It’s odd reviewing a newer book, because all of my reviews so far have been pretty much from the middle of the lot. It’s also the first book I’ve read so far specifically for this challenge, although I have been fully aware of its […]


The day has arrived!

July 20th, 2007 at 10:13 pm » Comments (7)

There’s less than an hour until Harry Potter #7 is released.
I’m reporting to you live from the place I’m to pick it up from. I’m sipping an extra large coffee and feeling slightly giddy because I am here sans husband and children. They opted out at the last minute; begging off due to the cold […]


Getting in the spirit of the occasion

July 19th, 2007 at 8:46 pm » Comments (9)

Karen: Do you want to get dressed up when we pick up the new Harry Potter book on Saturday morning? Would you like to be a wizard?
Keira (wrinkling her nose): I don’t like wizards. I want to be a fairy.
Karen (secretly dismayed, but putting on a brave face): How about you dress up as a […]


13 things that have preoccupied my brain this week when I haven’t otherwise been in agonising pain

July 18th, 2007 at 8:49 pm » Comments (28)

Is it just me………
Or do Cheerios taste the same as Froot Loops?
Or does Robin McGraw (Dr Phil’s wife) need elocution lessons, because dammit she can’t read a teleprompter to save her life. It infuriates me. I hate watching the episodes she’s on (although I’m sure she’s a swell lady).
But when the housemates in Big Brother, […]