I’m writing this column on day four of the World Cup: Italy have just drawn with Paraguay. By the time you read this England will no doubt be in the semi-final against Uruguay/have gone out in Round 2 to Serbia/long since exited and the nation’s switched allegiance to Mexico (*delete as applicable). Read the rest of this article »
I’m not sure how successful we’ve been in getting The Boy to tidy up. Actually, that sentence isn’t strictly accurate. I know exactly how successful we’ve been. We’ve been ‘Un.’ Couple this with his love of construction-type toys – Lego, K-Nex – and of ‘making’, and basically you’ve got a profusion of ‘bits.’ By the end of the day, even if you’ve started off OK, it’s always carnage on the carpet. He does make some effort, sometimes, out of fear we’re going to break up some valued creation, but this is the exception to the rule. Read the rest of this article »
Youngest™ has his first toothbrush. This is well named in the singular, as he just has the one tooth. For all the rest of us, it should be ‘teethbrush’. Read the rest of this article »
“He looks surprised!” So many people comment on Youngest’s™ default expression. He constantly looks surprised: wide-open round eyes and eyebrows raised. A lot of people think it’s to do with something he’s seen, something that’s just happened. If so, it’s just one damn surprising thing after another.
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As parents, we don’t get out much. So when it does happen, I may as well write about it, to make a change from the usual mixture of Lego, Star Wars, and sleep-deprivation. To be fair, getting to see any culture is so rare I’d be grateful to be seeing a blank piece of paper pegged to a wall – in fact, I think that was at last year’s Fringe – but yes, I did enjoy each thing I saw. Read the rest of this article »
The Boy enjoys counting. He finds addition addictive and multiplication has the X-factor. He’s not really got the hang of division yet, except to know that to cut his piece of cake in two to share is bad news. Read the rest of this article »
I don’t think enough has been written about the election. P.S: I am mad. (*This is a variation on an old Spitting Image joke, and it made me think they should bring it back.)
I lapped up the election, couldn’t get enough of it. At the time of starting this column, we’d had the bit where everyone votes, but were still awaiting who the government would be. Gordon Brown had just offered to step down as leader. Read the rest of this article »
I’am fully immersed in the world of consumer jargon. Last month we had to buy a kettle. This month we bought a new bed. Now our TV has given up the ghost – it had been deteriorating for a while, but suddenly it was taking 20 minutes for the picture to appear. This involves far too much planning in advance, so we needed to get one of those too. Read the rest of this article »
It’s feeding time with Youngest™, AKA sword fighting a seven month old. That sounds dangerous and competitive but, in fact, it’s necessary and involves plastic spoons. Read the rest of this article »
The Brighton marathon has shamed me into getting fit. I didn’t get to see it, but people I’ve spoken to all said what a great atmosphere it was. It also – if I’m going to make this all about me, which my column normally is – shone a light on my own physical state. So it’s time to take action. (I write this bit with a glass of wine next to the computer.) Read the rest of this article »
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