I say “Happy St Patricks Day”! What I mean is “I’m so proud to be Irish”. What am I so proud of? Firstly Ireland is a beautiful country… And we Irish know how to have fun! so Happy St Patricks Day, even if you are only barely Irish! I visited “add media” for the first … More What St Patricks Day Means To Me!
As we approach St Patricks Day, I am reading more and more blogs, with “famous Irish Toasts” etc. I live and drink here in Ireland, and can safely say, I’ve never used any of them. However I do realize, that we have developed, a unique way of speaking at times, especially if we are relaxed, … More Understanding English, As Spoken By The Irish!
From the moment we conceive, there are expectations and standards, applied to our children. Anything outside the norm is noted. “Your baby is small for dates”. or “Your baby is big for dates”. Even during labor, our baby is expected to be born, within a certain time frame. Some hospitals have very strict guidelines on … More Most Exceptional Babies Make Average Adults!
My friend, whose son was diagnosed at xmas, with Leukaemia, is waiting for her sons blood count to rise, so they can travel to Dublin, for a week of chemotherapy. They have been packed and waiting, for the past five days. Every time the results come back saying, his blood count is .1 too low. … More “Sick” Joke Of The Day!
When our children were babies, They roared at night. Whilst my husband slept like a log! Then, every morning he would ask me, “How was last night?” Now there is a question, whose meaning has greatly changed, since children arrived! Anyway he’d ask me, and I’d spew it all out. “she slept at 12 til … More Are Men Deaf?
Have you ever declared war in your house but not told anyone? Something suddenly just sends you over the edge! The sweet papers left on the couch. The shoes they stepped out of. The coat that they dropped. The dirty plates left anywhere, except the dishwasher! You pick them up every day, and ask yourself … More I’m On Strike. Somebody Please Notice!
Today is my youngest little ladys birthday. She is eleven, and on a wave of excitement that is funny to watch. The down side is she has school, and today despite it being her birthday, she will get homework! Maybe I am getting old, but I am lost when it comes to modern education. Rote … More Is Education Child Friendly?
I have often wondered about this. My own brothers and sisters are all fairly diverse human beings, yet share common characteristics. For instance I discovered recently that three of us are avid diary keepers. Yet how much of what we have become is down to genetics, and how much is down to our environment and … More Nature V Nurture.
In case you have just arrived blindly to this post, I am updating bloggers on my health and well being, since informing my husband, that the car had an “accident”. The afternoon was not pleasant. I checked quite regularly but the car remained just as damaged every time I looked. I tried to trivialize it with my … More Testing Love (3)!
Are you dyslexic? Do you worry your child might be? This is what writing with Dyslexia really looks like. I’m not one who normally shows my cute kids drawings etc on my blog. However I love this and I think it perfectly shows, what dyslexia really looks like. Its my daughters comment on homework, and … More What Dyslexia Looks Like!
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