tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post649866933954874081..comments2024-03-28T23:19:53.362+00:00Comments on A colourful life: random facts of lifeChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-13580550633682575462014-03-14T19:37:01.709+00:002014-03-14T19:37:01.709+00:00You're funny :-) I like this post! Definitely ...You're funny :-) I like this post! Definitely agree with you about dress-up days... I'm not a fan but always go along because I don't want S to be the only kid not participating. Always annoys me though how the school never gives enough notice that they need an outfit. Anyway, enough moaning :-) Have a great weekend! xCol | Hello Olive Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573590870299496730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-83338080912340765852014-03-13T19:48:48.251+00:002014-03-13T19:48:48.251+00:00I can't believe I missed this post, it's r...I can't believe I missed this post, it's really made me laugh! We would get on so well, I can identify with all of the list, well maybe not the cat basket purchase or rescuing my cat from a fox - I don't have a cat!<br />Keep up the good work, I think you're doing just fine!! Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805509603176943176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-63106882569641835482014-03-13T18:57:18.154+00:002014-03-13T18:57:18.154+00:00Laughing is permitted Gillian. Thank you for the l...Laughing is permitted Gillian. Thank you for the lovely compliment! Oh yes, Elizabethan costumes, they are so easy to find.... what a nonsense, as if little children cared much about Shakespeare in the first place... I do the wine thing, too..... CxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-12463078545501125222014-03-13T18:54:31.237+00:002014-03-13T18:54:31.237+00:00Laughing is good for you, Gina! Laughing is good for you, Gina! Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-76948908797797376342014-03-13T17:07:16.836+00:002014-03-13T17:07:16.836+00:00Oh Christina, thank you for sharing this! I don...Oh Christina, thank you for sharing this! I don't I shouldn't laugh but it did make me smile. You are an excellent mother, and I hope you know that, and I think it's brilliant that you ate all the doughnuts as I always want to do that but instead drink 3 glasses of wine... <br /><br />Oh, the endless non-school uniform days. I dread them. But last week, for World Book Day, the kids had to just come in their own clothes and donate an unwanted book in exchange. Brilliant. No stress, I was so happy. But at the end of March, it's Shakespeare Week (or something) and so my daughter needs an Elizabethan costume. Yes, one of those. Because I've got LOADS of those knocking around the house... xGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-68262579606702255182014-03-13T11:35:51.621+00:002014-03-13T11:35:51.621+00:00I'm not sure I should be laughing at all of th...I'm not sure I should be laughing at all of this but it certainly made me smile. How reassuring that other peoples weeks can sound like mine, even though I don't have the small children anymore.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-76559580409917512302014-03-11T21:04:07.116+00:002014-03-11T21:04:07.116+00:00Thank you! I am sometimes looking forward to missi...Thank you! I am sometimes looking forward to missing it all... CxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-58853691292366194882014-03-11T21:03:38.089+00:002014-03-11T21:03:38.089+00:00I agree, doughnuts are better than drink! On the w...I agree, doughnuts are better than drink! On the whole, my days are actually quite easy and there is definitely some fun in all my days. Sometimes quite well hidden but always there.... CxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-27123919921729374792014-03-11T21:01:30.651+00:002014-03-11T21:01:30.651+00:00I hope the tea was not too hot! Never a dull momen...I hope the tea was not too hot! Never a dull moment, you are right. I nearly didn't post this picture because it is rather revolting.... CxxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-65104798277949883502014-03-10T08:20:55.537+00:002014-03-10T08:20:55.537+00:00Christina the joys of motherhood, my brood are all...Christina the joys of motherhood, my brood are all grown up but it has started again with my grandchildren. If we didn't laugh at our days we would cry and turn to drink so I think doughnuts are a grand alternative. Hope your days get easier but they sound like they are always full of fun xsweetpea familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626243589084593611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-9836414946946268242014-03-09T19:51:32.287+00:002014-03-09T19:51:32.287+00:00Oh and non uniform days are hideous. I remember wh...Oh and non uniform days are hideous. I remember when Olly was a couple of weeks old, and I was entering the arena of sleep deprived hysteria, I had to make a book day costume for Alfie. I sent him in in his school uniform as Just William. Needless to say it went down very well...Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-36574340875255788072014-03-09T19:47:31.147+00:002014-03-09T19:47:31.147+00:00Hey Christina,
I just laughed and tea came down m...Hey Christina,<br /><br />I just laughed and tea came down my nose! Life with children and animals eh? Never a dull moment. That lunchbox is probably the best picture I've seen all week!!<br /><br />Let us jointly gird our loins for another fun packed seven days.<br /><br />Leanne xxLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-54615251035149960742014-03-09T12:33:12.020+00:002014-03-09T12:33:12.020+00:00I found the mess peaked at around 13 for girls and...I found the mess peaked at around 13 for girls and 15 for boys, although the 23 year old is currently trying to outdo his younger self. Sorry, you probably didn't want to know that.Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-9270046241333619422014-03-09T12:30:34.703+00:002014-03-09T12:30:34.703+00:00Sounds like the life I once led! Oddly, now they&#...Sounds like the life I once led! Oddly, now they've grown up, I miss it! <br /><br />Brilliant post :)Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-44673710508625552802014-03-09T11:30:20.817+00:002014-03-09T11:30:20.817+00:00Oh Chris, this is so funny. I never considered the...Oh Chris, this is so funny. I never considered the possibility that teachers might hate such days, too. Silly me! In fact, it must be worse for a teacher to come to school in pj's.... Thanks for enlightening me! CxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-14806146336795973692014-03-09T11:28:24.307+00:002014-03-09T11:28:24.307+00:00Thank you Jennifer, for saying I AM Super Mum! No,...Thank you Jennifer, for saying I AM Super Mum! No, the kids didn't vomit in the lunchboxes, I think the sandwiches got soggy with spilled drink and leftover yoghurt.... CxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-38150745310231590132014-03-08T23:26:42.944+00:002014-03-08T23:26:42.944+00:00I have had a laugh at your post, and as a retired ...I have had a laugh at your post, and as a retired teacher I second your screams at different days at schools. I once had to join in for a slipper day for a charity. Keeping order in a year 6 class room in slippers was not easy and my feet ached. Fortunately I had my shoes to change at lunch time and I felt in total control again! But on another day I was up late then night before making myself a bonnet to go with my homestead type clothes as a member of the Mayflower sailing to America. But even worse we were expected to act the character with a short speech in the assembly that morning.. what a to-do I was glad to get home and slob into my track suit! <br />If only parents knew the agony that teachers are put through to encourage the children to be a bit daft !!!! <br />Thank goodness I am retired!<br />Keep up the good work, you're a super mum!<br />Chris xChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332613086771922320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-45774637324656173142014-03-08T19:41:25.742+00:002014-03-08T19:41:25.742+00:00You ARE Super Mum. I *NEVER* have allowed my kids ...You ARE Super Mum. I *NEVER* have allowed my kids to participate in pajama day. NEVER. They're the only kids who aren't in pajamas. My daughter's school just had one yesterday. Nope, not for my family. The very idea makes my skin crawl. I don't want those pajamas to ever get into one of my beds again after they're been in school. And I agree, I don't want to see the adults in pajamas either. The only one I could tolerate yesterday was the assistant in my daughter's class, a lady in her fifties, who was wearing a giant muumuu over her regular clothes. That, I can tolerate. Did they vomit in their lunchboxes? Oh dear. What a lovely gift to bring home to mum. :)Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-78708146732934667022014-03-08T19:01:06.509+00:002014-03-08T19:01:06.509+00:00The older ones bedrooms are even worse. I wonder a...The older ones bedrooms are even worse. I wonder at what age the mess peaks? Definitely feeling less greedy about eating all those doughnuts. CxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-35031632158751420652014-03-08T19:00:10.249+00:002014-03-08T19:00:10.249+00:00I think it is healthy to laugh at the realities of...I think it is healthy to laugh at the realities of parenting. A good sense of humour helps! Plenty of relaxing this weekend but my weeks are not too bad either, the above are just snapshots of an otherwise uneventful life. CxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-34712812664895771062014-03-08T18:57:48.631+00:002014-03-08T18:57:48.631+00:00I am glad you like it here! I'll probably miss...I am glad you like it here! I'll probably miss having children in the house, too, once they have left. CxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-62975977628967652262014-03-08T18:57:02.424+00:002014-03-08T18:57:02.424+00:00Yes, the interviews went well. It is fun to listen...Yes, the interviews went well. It is fun to listen to adult people's stories for a change! I feel less greedy now, nobody seems to think that eating five doughnuts is that outrageous. CxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-19499604862294246602014-03-08T18:54:57.949+00:002014-03-08T18:54:57.949+00:00I gave the yoghurt to the little creatures, they d...I gave the yoghurt to the little creatures, they didn't seem to mind the funny texture... I can't wait for all my children to be at secondary school, so much fewer parental work required... CxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-50716294574123476692014-03-08T18:53:14.070+00:002014-03-08T18:53:14.070+00:00I am glad you feel less alone in these things when...I am glad you feel less alone in these things when you read my blog. It makes me happy that you like it here. I love visiting your space, too. Cx Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-71117708351059013032014-03-08T18:51:16.364+00:002014-03-08T18:51:16.364+00:00I am glad I made you smile! CxI am glad I made you smile! CxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.com