Sunday: we drove out to Sevenoaks for a superb lunch at The White Hart. Shortly thereafter we cut short a walk at Knoll Park when the Wonder Hound disgraced herself. That's all I have to say about that. Monday: with LBG back to school, Dimples and I had to 'get stuff done' which went surprisingly well. I've given up pretending I do anything other than fall asleep at the Girls' bedtime, so my days are truncated. Tuesday: with … [Read more...]
Swagbucks: the story so far
So, what have I learned about Swagbucks in the week since I joined up? Well, Swagbucks is a strange animal. You have to programme yourself to change the way you do things online in order to make the most benefit from it. Using Swagbucks as your search engine randomly nets you bucks. But it's an effort to remember to do it and I use Chrome, which doesn't support the Swagbucks toolbar. Likewise, you have to network: the more referrals you … [Read more...]
Our Advent Activity Calendar 2012- now with added linky!
Last year I followed an idea I'd seen for an Advent Activity Calendar. It was their first Advent Calendar and worked really well for us: in addition to them getting a treat every day, we got to do a fun activity or craft that really cemented the notion that Christmas was more than simply gifts. And so I have put together a similar calendar for this year, including activities that I have already booked that the children don't know about. We are … [Read more...]
How to make a Gingerbread House from a cardboard box
We got back from the school run last Monday to find a rather large delivery. The large delivery was, in itself, very dull. But it came in a large box with a lot of bubblewrap. So, after lunch, we put the box- along with a second smaller, document box- to good use and made a Gingerbread House. … [Read more...]
366 Week 47
Sunday: late-night walking incident left DH carrying the dog home sans collar so Girls and I indulged our inner Essex at the Pet Store. The Wonder Hound is now the blingiest dog in Bromley I shouldn't wonder. Being Girls we also made a few other purchases of shoes, craft stuff and storage: the Holy Trinity! Home to DH for lunch, a walk out along the sea front in the sunshine and then the regular drive back towards the Big Smoke. There wasn't an … [Read more...]
{Help me} with my Tots 100 Christmas Swagbucks Challenge
I have been a bit broken of late. That must be one of the reasons that I have committed myself to a month-long challenge laid down by Tots100. Because I would like to stress that this really isn't my thing. Evidence that I have never used a website like Swagbucks was apparent when I inadvertently spammed everyone on my twitter contact list whilst setting up the account. To say that this is not a good sign would be an understatement. Which … [Read more...]
#healing4Kerry
Kerry from Multiple Mummy is not someone I have met. But I have seen a room of women rise to their feet- sobbing in most cases- to applaud her husband. He collected two awards in her name in September at the MAD Awards, not long after she suffered a Brain Hemorrhage. Sadly she is still in a critical condition. So tonight at 10pm, the blogging community will be downing tools- in some cases picking up chocolate- to send all the positive … [Read more...]
