Greenwich
… was wet!!!! We like to take the boys to London often for day trips and short breaks, making use of Travelodge special offers. When we’re up there though we try not to do more than one or two ‘touristy’ things otherwise everyone gets tired and grumpy and we find that everyone loses interest in the museum so there is no more »
April 30, 2012 Monday at 3:04 pm
Poo!
Pete went to a conference in London at the end of last week and came home with this gem of a link to an online ‘poo’ tracker. That led to us getting slightly sidetracked — one of the many joys of HE Here are some videos to entertain and educate. The song is inspired, but I warn you letting your kids more »
April 25, 2012 Wednesday at 6:21 am
Beavers
Sunday, was Gosport Scouts annual St George’s Day Parade. This year both of them were in it so we got to sit in a cafe and have coffee and read the paper … in peace! After the service, Sam was invested by the local MP. He might not look it, but he’s very happy!
April 25, 2012 Wednesday at 6:06 am
Fun days
Following Gang Show, I felt Jack needed a holiday so we left the books alone. We had a quiet week getting back into the swing of groups and activities. Not for the first time I was thankful he wasn’t in school, his friends were struggling with tiredness while he was having long lie ins, one day until 12.30! (Kindle helped!) more »
April 25, 2012 Wednesday at 5:44 am
Rivalry…
…no not sibling, boys are getting on well at the moment, it’s me who’s jealous! Over the years I’ve got used to the kids beating me at games and things. I even lost a chess game to Sam recently. There are lots of things they do better than me or know more about. Generally the only emotion I feel about more »
April 23, 2012 Monday at 9:26 pm
Double Figures!
See he was cute once! Last Monday was Jack’s birthday. Coming 2 days after Gang Show and with most of his friends going back to school we passed it uneventfully. A lie in, brioche for breakfast and present opening (mostly money!) took up the morning. We’d bought him a Kindle and he had some Amazon vouchers so he spent some time more »
April 23, 2012 Monday at 8:59 pm
Gosport Gang Show 2012
Back in October Jack auditioned for, and got into, the junior cast of the Gosport Gang Show. For those who don’t know, Gang Shows are theatre shows put on by Guides and Scouts (and Brownies and Cubs). They are based on the old musical hall concept with songs, dancing and drama sketches. In Gosport, at least, they are not some quickly more »
April 22, 2012 Sunday at 3:46 pm
Easter
Yes I’m late I know! In the run up to Easter we found ourselves busy; seeing schooled friends, attending activities at the library and having friends around and of course Pete was off the last day and a half of the week. The result was although we weren’t ‘on holiday’ there was not a great deal of work done, but what more »
April 22, 2012 Sunday at 3:36 pm
I am the God of hellfire and I bring you …
…well, fire of course. We started off sensibly by making a fire extinguisher from vinegar and baking soda. And when that didn’t work (think I held it too far away) we illustrated why we always have buckets of sand at campfires. We also looked at weighing a candle before and after burning it and results of depriving fire of oxygen. Then we more »
April 14, 2012 Saturday at 8:11 am
Blogrings
