Owner: From Dawn till Rusk URL:http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/fromdawntillrusk/ Join Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:49:04 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: An English working mother with two small children and a slightly less demanding career. Site statistics:Click here
Things that made me laugh out loud #1 2008-06-30 02:00:46 Described as Adult versus Toddlers, this You Tube clip looks, well just plain wrong to be perfectly honest. And you will probably have you grit your teeth in parts - but let me tell you from experience, boys L.O.V.E a...
Six things you need to know about me 2008-07-25 01:06:36 I have been tagged by mummy blogger Tiffany at One Woman's Rants and Raves to come up with 6 quirky things
about me... Gulp! On top of that I have also been tagged by Karen at Busy Mamas to sum...
Do you suffer from working mum guilt? 2008-07-24 02:50:24 There is a really interesting debate raging over at SchoolGate, a new blog set up with all things education in mind. The debate is essentially about working
parent guilt
and how schools seem to assume that all mums and dads... Read more:suffer
Wordless Wednesday: A vision of dometic calm. In green 2008-07-23 02:00:15 This is a portrait of me by my five-year-old son. When I quizzed him about the crooked smile, he said it was me just after I get home from work which explains quite a lot really. I have no... Read more:Wednesday
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Look at me with my shiny new posh award! 2008-07-21 14:37:05 I am currently dancing around the house! My computer died over the weekend and I felt totally lost without the ability to plug myself into the blogosphere (surely a sign if one were needed that it is fast becoming...
Now why didn't I think of using that as a painkiller? 2008-07-19 04:00:10 I'm putting both of the children to bed on my own. They have not wound down and are in fact winding each other up more and more. And the volume is increasing at the same rate. I'm feeling - and... Read more:think
Kung Fu Panda reviewed by a five year old - scadoosh! 2008-07-18 03:28:18 (watch out for the slow mo belly moment towards the end of the trailer) "Scadoooosh. "Scadoooosh. "Scadoooosh. "Scadoooosh. "Scadoooosh. "Scadoooosh. "Scadoooosh." This is all Daniel says shouts with feeling pretty much from the time we leave our seats in... Read more:Panda
Wordless Wednesday: We're going on a bear hunt 2008-07-16 02:00:30 Now what do you suppose is in there? Dragons? Brave knights? A damsel in distress? A grizzly bear? You just know that their imagination has taken them way beyond the dirty interior of this tree stump and transported them... Read more:Wednesday
I will never be like THAT mummy 2008-07-14 02:04:41 Do you remember way back before you had children - let's call it BC - when you made yourself certain promises about the type of person you would be in motherhood? Do you remember being out for a nice meal...
How to lose weight without ever actually dieting 2008-08-10 16:01:53 Skinny people really get on my nerves! Especially the ones that say ridiculous things like: "Sometimes I actually forget to eat." Forget to eat? Pah! That is as foreign to me as forgetting to breath. Sure I've forgotten to put... Read more:lose weight
Movie heaven 2008-08-08 04:30:06 We were talking in the office today about which of the actors from Friends has had the best career since the show ended. I said Jennifer Aniston hands down had been in the best film. In fact, I said, the...
We can officially defend Great Britain from our lounge. 2008-08-07 03:09:47 We don't really do weapons in our house. I'm by no means a 'no child of mine will ever play with guns' kinda mum, but Dan has never really been that into shooting everything that moves. He's more of a... Read more:Great
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Wordless Wednesday: Summer 2008-08-06 04:52:36 It keeps them entertained for ages, it gets them out in the fresh air and it cost me £2. Bubbles could quite possibly be the best buy of the summer. See more of my Wordless Wednesday
s or visit 5... Read more:Summer
Dear Lord, don't let my children become teenagers 2008-08-04 02:34:48 Hubby and I have just watched around 20 teenagers fall out of a house we can see from out the back of our house. It is not a pretty sight. They're singing, snogging and staggering all over the place and...
Introducing . . . my much maligned little girl 2008-08-01 09:35:48 Last Friday I posted a blog about how difficult and demanding my little
girl is. I don't mind admitting that in my weaker moments I want to give her away. Ok, ok not so much give her away, but I... Read more:Introducing
, little girl
David Beckham to star in Sesame Street! 2008-07-31 15:18:16 David Beckham
continues his quest for world domination with just about the smartest move he's made to date. We've had the mean and moody ads for aftershave, sunglasses and (oh my goodness me!) Armani underwear. But now he's hitting... Read more:David
, Sesame
, Street
, David Beckham
, Sesame Street
Toddler logic 2008-07-31 02:05:39 "Can I have a hug before you go to sleep, Mia?" "No I don't have any left." "You don't have one hug for your mummy?" "No, I gave it to daddy so you just can't have one. You can have...
Wordless Wednesday: The great outdoors 2008-07-30 02:34:22 No, I'm not an overprotective mum who makes her kids wear crash helmets to climb a tree! We were out on a bike ride and they came across this gnarled old thing and couldn't resist the urge to, well... Read more:Wednesday
Shouldn't there be some kind of entry qualification to be a parent? 2008-07-29 07:24:00 Let me tell you why I find summer in the city so utterly depressing. I know the school holidays can drag on and the kids get bored and it's hot and tempers can fray, but really, there is no excuse...
It seems I am married to my son 2008-07-28 02:15:13 Yesterday I decided to curl my poker straight hair. Nothing fancy you understand, just a bit of wrist flicking with the trusty GHDs to give my boring I'm-growing-out-a-bob style a bit of umph. Five-year-old Dan, looks at me like I've... Read more:married
Because you can never get enough of Star Wars 2008-07-27 02:00:48 This is for all of you mums and dads out there with sons as excited as mine about seeing the animated movie Star Wars
: The Clone Wars. It's out August 15 and this teaser trailer might just stop the...
And you thought Apple was a strange name to give a baby . . . 2008-07-26 08:34:33 I just had to share this great post with you - The 20 Strangest Baby Names over at Alpha Mummy. Utterly unbelievable. A baby called Lotta Bacon? You can just imagine the grandparents' faces.... Read more:thought
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First my daughter thinks she's a boy, now this . . . 2008-08-24 16:37:33 Today was grandad's birthday, so the children were dressing smartly for a little party at his house. Dan: "I don't want to wear that. Not that, mummy. I don't want to wear that." I am forcing him to wear... Read more:First
Doctor doctor, there's a child in my soup 2008-08-22 04:15:36 I sometimes absolutely dread going out with my child
ren for fear of what they will say in pleasant company. I try to limit the damage by only taking one out at a time, but sometimes a double dose is unavoidable....
My 15 minutes . . . 2008-08-22 03:16:52 Did you see how many fabulous visitors descended on this humble blog yesterday? Amazing! I have just started to visit their sites and have a little root around (and it's going to take quite a while judging by the number... Read more:minutes
Today, I am famous . . . 2008-08-21 01:40:14 If you're visiting my humble abode from SITS (The Secret's in the Sauce), then welcome, welcome, welcome! I am chuffed to bits to be the featured blogger of the day and really looking forward to meeting all of you.... Read more:Today
Life's lessons learned at the age of 3 2008-08-21 01:28:03 Daniel and Mia are having their night time bath together and enjoying their favourite pastime - making bubble beards and spiking up their hair with shampoo. I nip out of the bathroom to get their pyjamas and suddenly a commotion...
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