Elf turns 6

My dear Elf turned 6 earlier this week.

Happy Birthday to you.

Call to arms - how do you deal with an angry child?

I don't just mean one who has a strop because he didn't get his own way. I mean one who gets sooo angry when falsely accused of something. Elf was involved in a fight at after-school club yesterday; we were assured he didn't start it. Oh well that's ok then! 

New Year in a wetsuit

The nursery gang. I am the one in the front middle with a wetsuit and surfboard. There was a random fancy dress theme, and a Your Regional Dress theme. I am Cornish therefore I came as a surfer.


We had: top left-right - Scottish kilt wearer (rumoured to have nothing under but we were too scared to check); Inspector Clouseau (looking for a bum); Queen Victoria; Henry Ramsbottom, Lancashire Pirate and bottom left-right - Cruella de Vil (she said their dog was at a sleepover, but she had a new spotty collar to her suit...); Harry Hill; Surf "babe"; The Only Way is Essex and From the 60s.


Wishing all readers health and happiness for 2012.

G - Z of A Humdrum Christmas (a hurried post)

G is for Gosh, what a silly idea it was to pledge a post a day of the A-Z of A Humdrum Christmas.


H is for Hell, I won't promise that again.


I is for Idiot. Me.


J is for Just one post over Christmas would have sufficed.


K is for Kicking myself.


L is for Let me start anew in 2012.


M is for Me.


N is for New Year's resolutions.


O is for Only going to make 3 resolutions.


P is for Pay more attention to myself.


Q is for Queen. Treat myself like one.


R is for Run more.


S is for Stress, as in have less of it.


T is for Tea. Only drink Dorset Tea.


U is for Under no circumstances can I drink any other tea.


V is for Very difficult this is, talking like Yoda.


W is for When will this be finished? 


X is for Xtremely tenuous A-Z entries.


Y is for Y am I doing this? Just for completeness.


Z is for Zzzzz more sleep please.