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26 février 2011

Moules et frites

Tonight is the local moules et frites night that the parents association at the school have organised and I have volunteered to help out. With about 160 people coming to enjoy an evening of food and dancing I was slightly apprehensive about going down...

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24 février 2011

Does my bum look big?

With the bed vacant this morning (Ben at work), the kids woke and decided that they wanted stories in bed followed by trying on my jeans - Ruby managed to get them on and hold them up while she jumped around the bed and Rivan wanted to try but really...

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11 février 2011

Day at home with mum

I foolishly called the crèche yesterday to see if they would administer Rivan's antibiotics and they flatly said no and that he should not be at crèche if he had a chest infection. So a day at home with me - it was actually really nice to spend the day...

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2 avril 2011

C'est la fête!

Carnival this afternoon - the theme being the forest and sustainability. I spent a couple of hours last night making woodland crowns for Ruby, Rivan and myself but sadly the kids ones were too small and they were not interested in wearing them either....

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29 mars 2011

Clothes, clothes glorious clothes

Ben working, Ruby at school and Rivan at crèche - a quiet still house when I return from doing the school run. It is a strange silence and I think back to the time that we first arrived in France - no kids, no work, just a new house and life to build...

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28 mars 2011

Gentle giants

Off to the hospital this morning for my scan to see if this brings up any reasons for the recent high temperature and pain. Rivan a bit confused as Ruby and I got ready, he went to get his shoes also so he was ready but instead of climbing into the car...

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26 mars 2011

We love spring time!

Posh haircuts for everyone this morning, Ruby now has a smart little bob and Rivan looks very dashing with his reduced length. Our delivery from the UK was coming in today (pickle, salad cream, bacon, baby lotion and a few treats too - hot cross buns...

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10 février 2011

Digging up mole hills

Doctors this morning for Rivan who slept most of the night last night and woke a little happier this morning - I did half think about cancelling the doctors appointment but then thought that if he does have an ear infection this needs to be treated. I...

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23 mars 2011

First dip of the year!

Off to the laboratory this morning to give blood so that some tests can be run to see if anything shows up - feeling much better but still not right. On the way in I explained to Ruby that it was really important that she is really well behaved while...

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6 février 2011

Spring like afternoon - at last

The last two days have been hard work - I have been feeling like "death" - it could possibly be man flue but that is pretty serious. Rivan has had a rough couple of nights with sickness through coughing and lots of crying so I have not had much sleep...

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25 janvier 2011

Understanding consequences

Ruby is 3 and ½ now, has a good understanding of the language (both french and English), knows what is right and wrong, knows when mum is cross and is quite intelligent I believe. Having removed the bars on her cost a few weeks ago now (for the 4th time),...

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14 mars 2011

Shared skills

School for Ruby this morning so after we dropped her off we came home and tackled a job I have been meaning to do for ages – clean out the car ! With Rivan in the driver seat pointing out the dirt, I had the Hoover at the ready. A box for the books so...

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17 janvier 2011

He hath no fear

Good morning at school for Ruby and Ben collected her, grabbing a baguette and 4 sweets (2 for Rivan and 2 for Ruby) as their weekly treat. In the car she told dad that she would hold the bag and not eat them as I had told her to save them for her “prize”...

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9 mars 2011

Tea and cake in the garden

No school today so we had a leisurely breakfast (Ben working so just me and the kids). I then went to make some cakes. Ruby told me what I would need to get out of the cupboard - sugar, eggs, butter and flour - ahh no flour in the house so a little outing...

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15 janvier 2011

Can I see your license please

A trip to the toy library this week bought new toys to the house, Rivan delighted to have a “big car” to drive around in and Ruby on her “motorbike” was keen to show Mamie Jo Jo (our French neighbour). It is a little slow going with Rivan in the car as...

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5 mars 2011

First cut of the season

Another glorious day, cold at night but with a light haze in the sky as we open the shutters this morning we just know that the sun is going to shine on us. I hope that this might be the start of spring, the cranes have already flown back which usually...

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3 mars 2011

Spring in our steps

Spring time is soooo just around the corner, I can feel the sun warming our backs and faces and as we headed out yesterday Ruby made the comment "mummy the sun is tickling my face" - what a lovely way for a 3 year old to describe the feeling of spring...

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1 mars 2011

First seeds of the year

It felt good to plant the first seeds of the year today; with the day to myself I arrived back about 11 from the supermarket. Dinner and lunch made, I head out into the garden with a bag of compost, plastic trays saved from our croissants and a box full...

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28 février 2011

Rare breeds

Already the second week into the school holidays - the weather has turned cold again, it has been windy but sunny today so a great day for drying some washing. All the visitors have departed now in Goumas (those with holiday homes who arrive in the holidays)...

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13 décembre 2010

Easy peasy decorations

Easy Christmas tree decorations for the kids was on the menu this afternoon. Ruby decided that she did not want to have a nap this afternoon – having told her to go back to bed several times and her announcing that she was not my friend anymore after...

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12 janvier 2011

Sock rabbits

Rainy wet day today, no school so a nice day at home with the kids. Leisurely breakfast time and Ruby has a taste for croissants – at first I thought that she was asking for fish (poisson) but then when she said “like my daddy”, I knew that she meant...

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25 février 2011

Seed catalogues

End of another week and just as last Friday foggy again this morning as we left the house. After doing the supermarket sweep I headed over to Bernie's to go riding and we had a gentle but fun ride. The horse I rode (with the twisted back) had a bit of...

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23 février 2011

How high can they go?

Tried making tiny chocolate muffins with my new silicone moulds and was delighted with the results. As the kids ate their lunch I did magic with my pink food colouring and turned white water icing into pink Icing right before their eyes! Ruby was impressed...

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9 janvier 2011

Sunday afternoon with friends

Sunday morning, Rivan awake first so we snuggled up in bed and read some stories, then Ruby appeared at the door and sleepy eyed climbed under the duvet to enjoy story time. It was a lovely way to start the day, warm and cosy with the two kids having...

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20 février 2011

The search for snails...

I have started to call Ruby "cloth ears" as her ability to listen at the moment is non existent and driving me a little mad. I am sure if my mum is reading this she will be saying "ah like mother like daughter" and getting your kids to listen is probably...

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