April 27, 2009

Abseiling

Huge thanks to everyone who sponsored Dino for this - he’s raised over £300!
Holding £300 in their hands!

The abseil was yesterday - Sunday 26th April 2009 - and the weather was mixed with lots of sun and a few showers, some heavy.

Getting kitted up
Dino went up the rock (50ish feet up!) and he found it was so much higher than he thought it would be so he came back down again, very upset. But my brave lad went back up to try again and he got as far as leaning out and letting the rope take his full weight before he decided that actually he wasn’t going to cope with actually going down that way, so he climbed back down again.

He had a good go at it, and he’s very proud of himself for being brave and trying, even if he didn’t finish. We’re all very proud of him too, I hope you are.

This is as far as he got - but we’re still very proud of him!

April 15, 2009

The Baroness and Sir Badman

A fairy tale from Renegade Parent.

Love it. 

April 11, 2009

Free Seeds!

BBC Dig In is offering free packets of seed for Grown ups, and for kids (under 16’s) - just fill in a simple form on each site and seeds turn up 28 days later. I’ve just done it for us and hopefully we’ll get packets in the post!

The Dig In pack has Lettuce, Tomato, Squash, Beetroot and Carrot - no idea what varieties but should be fun. There are also videos on there showing you how to sow, grow and get the best from your seeds and resulting edibles.

No doubt Dino and Mimi will be growing things again this year….. 

April 3, 2009

6 years ago…

I was chilling out in the local hospital after having given birth at 9.06 in the morning. They were happy for us to go home but I couldn’t arrange a lift until around 6 that evening.

Today I have a 6 year old girl bouncing about here and I keep wondering "How did that happen? Where did my tiny baby go?" On the other hand Mimi is wonderful, challenging, curious, inquisitive and I love watching her grow up. 

Happy Birthday Mimi.