tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post6045817064264444129..comments2024-03-25T19:56:04.121+00:00Comments on A colourful life: still ticking alongChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-91890355958098647572018-02-20T02:42:57.921+00:002018-02-20T02:42:57.921+00:00You may not be impressed with your trains, but at ...You may not be impressed with your trains, but at least you have them, which is not always the case over here. Two tracks once went through this town. The second was pulled up sometime after the crash of 2008.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-16962821959110037912018-02-18T09:13:54.083+00:002018-02-18T09:13:54.083+00:00I'd say ending the half term break with a '...I'd say ending the half term break with a 'mostly happy' rating was a positive outcome so well done you. Love the pictures from the museum visit. What is it with boys and bottom noises? love those cupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251676130165434278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-79838492769363550442018-02-17T21:21:09.203+00:002018-02-17T21:21:09.203+00:00I would love to have been a mum but alas it didn&#...I would love to have been a mum but alas it didn't happen for us for various reasons.You sound like a wonderful mum.Did you get an apology from your son.Great photos,I too had a giggle about the chairs.More pics of Jack please,so glad he enjoyed himself too.xLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357706704833965498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-9602585286343478422018-02-17T17:04:25.840+00:002018-02-17T17:04:25.840+00:00That day out looks fab but I am actually chuckling...That day out looks fab but I am actually chuckling to myself about the armchairs - out loud on my own! We have half term this week so a full 9 days ahead of us. I am on my own guarding a lasagne in the oven while the others have gone to the pub! I have had a n hour in the garden today trying to make it look better and an hour on my quilt so it feels like it is all going OK so far, but it is day one. have a great week. Jo xxxJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668713514058875484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-45071936899861681222018-02-17T00:50:15.119+00:002018-02-17T00:50:15.119+00:00I'm quite happy to leave the house in the morn...I'm quite happy to leave the house in the morning before any teen is awake - I'm sure I miss all sorts of things and words. But - I do hear after school how unjust the school is in giving late child a detention and how lame it is for schools to start so early when teens need lots of sleep and that kid is refusing to go to school the next day due to such lame punishments.... then the door slams and .... sigh.... Kimberley https://www.blogger.com/profile/17146156270002756428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-28544726282730807282018-02-16T16:38:27.991+00:002018-02-16T16:38:27.991+00:00The Camera Obscura visit looked like such a fun ad...The Camera Obscura visit looked like such a fun adventure, and should we travel to Edinburgh I will definitely make it a destination. Sleepovers are something I only participated in once when growing up and I can't recall whether much sleeping was involved. Sorry to read about the temper outburst and hope things will be resolved.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-9031857607622258582018-02-16T13:36:01.736+00:002018-02-16T13:36:01.736+00:00Christine, thank you for the thoughtful message yo...Christine, thank you for the thoughtful message you left at my blog, it means a lot.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-51591292324630617522018-02-16T03:28:28.200+00:002018-02-16T03:28:28.200+00:00Your photos from the Camera Obscura were so much f...Your photos from the Camera Obscura were so much fun! I love the one with your son's head on the table. The sleepover thing is hard.. our grandsons have had a friend spend the night a few times and there is a lot of running up and down the stairs and with 3 of them someone is always being left out. <br /><br />Yes, I'm devastated by this school shooting and all the ones before it. Something needs to be done but the gun lobby (NRA) pays millions to the people in government so they can control our laws. It's ridiculous and insane - unfortunately alt right people keep voting for the people who care more about the money they make from the NRA than the welfare of our children. Amazingly horrific.Teresa Kasnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228404538876664577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-79547719332969025992018-02-15T23:47:55.317+00:002018-02-15T23:47:55.317+00:00I am an American, and I am so ashamed of our count...I am an American, and I am so ashamed of our country and so broken hearted. I have called my legislators (though one is bought and paid for by the NRA), and am going to our state capitol to speak to them on Tuesday with another group of mothers. There is no excuse for our ridiculous gun laws.<br /><br />I hope that you have recovered from your sleepover. I loved them when I was a child, but despised them as a parent. My daughter was always the one child who wanted to sleep, and it was hard for her to have the other girls talking all night. My son enjoyed the socializing, but was always exhausted the next day, and often ended up sick.Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-26328334441003285822018-02-15T21:51:16.477+00:002018-02-15T21:51:16.477+00:00By the time I got to sons no. 3 and 4 I had totall...By the time I got to sons no. 3 and 4 I had totally banned sleepovers. They are a form of torture. I loved the sound of your day at the Camera Obscura... what fun! The chimpanzee photo made me laugh. And you are far from being a bad parent. That much is obvious to anyone who reads this blog!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-53067000959267409552018-02-15T20:47:37.305+00:002018-02-15T20:47:37.305+00:00My youngest had a memorable sleepover (at our hous...My youngest had a memorable sleepover (at our house) one year. Like yours, it was a stay awake over. I was so embarrassed having to send kids home 'dog tired', my son slept all afternoon. I had to take him into work with me and he slept for an hour or so, in a quiet space. I hope you managed to sort things with Alistair, I hate it when the kids blow up into the most unreasonable angry monsters. It's horrible. I do find that usually I can sit them down later and speak to them. I am shocked at how kids can be so unthinking and completely rotten at times. Where did the sweet, do anything for you, sweet natured, happy go lucky child disappear to. All the best, Cathy x My Creative Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775981979710429788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-91123542406008877122018-02-15T20:25:07.481+00:002018-02-15T20:25:07.481+00:00Life and plenty of it I think. Sleepovers are utte...Life and plenty of it I think. Sleepovers are utter horror, you're right. It seems to be cool to get as little sleep as humanly possible and of course everyone pays for the next day or two. I don't do them. Glad you had a good day out, it sounds like fun. And it's always one of the loveliest things to see one's pup having fun with a friend isn't it. Bert is always happy to see his bestie on his morning scamper. Still two days off school for the littlest boy here, he will be making the most of it. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-3021818588794836642018-02-15T18:10:31.512+00:002018-02-15T18:10:31.512+00:00I was never a fan of sleepovers either, like you i...I was never a fan of sleepovers either, like you in my experience it was always stay awake all night and then moods for a few days because everyone was tired.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-67180408871517714322018-02-15T17:27:47.414+00:002018-02-15T17:27:47.414+00:00Boys will be boys. They do get better...eventually...Boys will be boys. They do get better...eventually....honest! You have my sympathy meanwhile. Good on Sam for ploughing on at school and improving his levels. I’m off to Camera Obscura next time Edinburgh is near. Sounds wonderful. Hope you have a more relaxed weekend. B xCoastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-57338736231136571872018-02-15T16:25:06.311+00:002018-02-15T16:25:06.311+00:00I'm sorry to hear about Alistair's reactio...I'm sorry to hear about Alistair's reaction. I hope his day improved, but it seems like something that may take some time to work out. I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt your feelings or upset you, but I understand how hard it can be to live with a person who has anger issues. I chuckled at your wish for the person who invented sleepovers. We've never had one here. They haven't slept over with anyone else, either. I don't think I'd be against either situation, it's more that neither of them wants to do it! They don't see the point. Who am I to argue? My son doesn't even like to invite friends over to play very often. When I suggest it, he tells me "I see enough of [insert name] at school. I need a break." My little misanthrope. :)Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-84647571885921522142018-02-15T15:36:40.616+00:002018-02-15T15:36:40.616+00:00Much sitting round in PJs going on here this half ...Much sitting round in PJs going on here this half term (and not by me). The trip to Edinburgh sounds fun and to the country park too. Love that Jack met up with one of his friends. Inventive use of language by small folk, eh? I bet he felt terrible, once the adrenaline had faded away. Keep on keeping on xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-32896843195675733872018-02-15T15:33:33.260+00:002018-02-15T15:33:33.260+00:00That was so sad about Alastair, anger is so hard t...That was so sad about Alastair, anger is so hard to deal with and too frequently we take out on those we love the most.<br />The camera obscura sound fantastic, loved the photos.<br />Glad you survived the break. It will get better.<br />Sounds good that Sam has decided to stay on at school.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.com