Category Archives: family
Basic Human-ing
Full time step-mumming continues. And I think that three and a half months in it’s going better than expected. In an attempt to make it work, I started to introduce ‘basic human-ing’ quite early on, one item at a time. … Continue reading
The ‘it was Harrods!’ Tuesday
This Tuesday was slightly more chaotic than usual; unpacking after Tescos I discovered that Mum and Dads freezer had at some point started to defrost, then refrozen. It took a while, two knives and a bucket to get the excess … Continue reading
The many Mummy W’s Tuesday
Over the next four weeks it is Sister 1 and Sister 2’s birthdays (they’re twins), Mums and mine. This Tuesday Mum and I cooked up a storm. First last nights dinner (theirs, mine, Mr Rs and Stepson 2’s as I … Continue reading
A Quite Lovely Tuesday
This Tuesday included 30mph on the M23, Tesco, prescriptions, road closures, spaghetti bolognese cooking, and steam cleaning of floors. (It also contained a bit of sulking, shouting and crying and – possibly surprisingly – I wasn’t responsible for any of … Continue reading
We need badges!
I’ve had an idea. We need badges! And now I will take a couple of steps back and explain myself: Some of the time I spend with Mum is funny and some is daft and some is enjoyable and some…well, … Continue reading
The more than a small adventure Tuesday
Last summer I requested Mum’s GP put her forward for a memory assessment. We were told that the waiting list was so long we were on the waiting list for the waiting list. I took Mum to a private doctor … Continue reading
The Tuesday and bonus Friday with lots of giggling
Well, Christmas feels about three years ago now, doesn’t it? I’ll just skip all that bit and share this weeks Tuesday TV with you – which was actually mostly last Fridays bonus day. After a few initial hiccups with dressing … Continue reading
The visiting Tuesday
I’d made two dinners – one meat (Boys), one veggie (Me and Mr R) by 7.45am this Tuesday. I impressed myself. And wondered if I’d peaked a little early. After the usual bits back at Mum and Dads (Showering, hair … Continue reading
NOT for sharing
My sisters and I don’t share food. With anyone. We suspect based on Mums ability to inhale cake and then snaffle our portions when we take her out for coffee. it may be something to do with our upbringing. But … Continue reading
The Christmas Card Tuesday (and a secret plan update)
Tuesday this week started a little fraught..and mostly continued that way. Mum had dressed in a pair of trousers and a jumper…over her PJs, and insisted that was fine and that she was wearing underwear. (She wasn’t). It’s hard to … Continue reading
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