We went to Milton Keynes today - we went there and we DIDN’T go to the new IKEA!
Josie kindly woke Max and i up at about 5am, in that odd time where you haven’t really had enough sleep, but you’ve had too much to actually get BACK to sleep. Max got up with [...]

If anyone has good tips on this craft, i’d appreciate them. Brothers girfriend needs some help

The slightly less pleasant side of winter is having to go out in the post-snow freezing, driving wind and rain. It was -2C when i went out this morning, with a distinctly less that impressed Amelie in tow. First stop was for cheap-o bookshelves which are nonetheless perfectly good enough for a bathroom book/toiletries shelf [...]

***You Passed 8th Grade Math***
Congratulations, you got 9/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?
Admittedly, i guessed at the median/mode one, had to ask what the silly hat arrow was and got the percentages one wrong (so Max tells me) but hey! lots of equations there - before you know it i’ll be “good” at maths!

Another day in the familiar winter close down chez Raymond. So far everyone seems to have come through remarkably well, although Amelie is being a royal pain in the arse. Everything is a face off at the moment, she can’t do a single thing without a fight and argument. Oh well, another year and she’ll [...]

How on earth has one photo clocked up 846 views?
I only just even added its tags, so it can’t be that.

Brrrr…. it takes quite a bit before Max leaves the heating on high all day - but that is where it has been today! It is SO cold! We’ve had snow showers for a fair bit of the day, just on and off ones, after maybe 5cm of snow last night. For the first time [...]