So I asked the parent community for its thoughts on the ironing. Here’s what came back and my response in italics; Hang up the clothes straight out of dryer, do not squeeze them into a wardrobe. So straight out the dryer requires me to coordinate the dryer with my availability and my hangers’ availability. It’sContinue reading “Wave your magic steam wand”
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Camping Failures
There is no such thing as a comfy air bed, camp bed or futon mattress. Inside the tent will get dusty, muddy, sandy, grassy or all of these. And this dirt will find its way into sleeping bags, rucksacks, food boxes and coating toothbrushes. While I mention sleeping bags, they are either too hot, tooContinue reading “Camping Failures”
Health and Safety
Every time one of the girls has to visit the ‘medical’ at school (I think the ‘medical’ is just a room set aside for a bit of first aid and a lovely member of staff called Gloria, who may or may not be a nurse though I presume and hope has some kind of firstContinue reading “Health and Safety”
Oh sugar!
In my crusade against sugar, today I instigated a ‘new deal’. Anna has a bowl of porridge for breakfast every morning, and she likes to add sugar on the top. I can’t remember the origin of this arrangement. A good guess is that I suggested it to solve one problem – like a refusal toContinue reading “Oh sugar!”
