The key to weight loss

It’s January, and like half the women in the world, I want to lose a bit of weight. So I promised myself that I’d start exercising again as soon as my son went back to school. Yesterday the morning disappeared as I caught up with housework. When I still hadn’t managed a walk by eleven, I got cross with myself, grabbed my keys, and dashed out. The sun shone, it…

January 9, 2008
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Presents

January 6, 2008

Last night the kings left presents under our tree. It didn’t take long to open them all this morning.

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We Three Kings

January 5, 2008

Tonight the three kings came to Santa Cruz. They come every year to bring presents to the good children, but first they parade through town. We wenbt to see them. Of course the parade started late and of course the crowds were tiring. We had originally planned to see the whole lot, but we gave up pretty early.Tonight the shops will stay open at least until midnight for last minute…

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Update on the feet

As I was chasing my son to bed, I noticed that his feet were a still a bit wiffy. He said, “That’s why I’m growing so fast, Mum. My nose is trying to get awsay from my feet.”

January 4, 2008
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Phew!

January 4, 2008

I have just traced the awful stink in the kitchen to my son’s slippers. They’re shaped like dogs’ heads, with the snout forming the toe part. My son loves them, and we call the Gerroff and Down Boy. I bought them when he was wishing for a pet dog, you see. They look great, but they make his feet sweat, hence the pong. I opened the windows and washed the…

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Happy New Year

January 1, 2008

And a Happy 2008 to both my readers. We partied next door with a selection of my in-laws. That’s my niece in tyhe photo above – good looking girl, isn’t she? I spent a good bit of the afternoon baking a cake. First I couldn’t find my cake tin anywhere, so I gave up and bought a new one. Actually I planned to make a second, individual cake for another…

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