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The hardest thing about going to bed on Christmas Day is deciding which book out of the stack I should read that night! I chose Dr Joe’s Science, Sense & Nonsense, but I was kind of leaning towards Snuff, Terry Prachett’s new novel! Today is all about the sleeping, resting, napping, and dozing. I’ve got...
It’s Monday morning and I’m getting ready for my math exam – EEK! Saturday was a crazy day! Video games with the girls at the library, including Dance Central 2 for the Kinect, then Raymond took me out roller skating for my birthday on Saturday night. I haven’t roller skated since I was about 11,...
I’m half way through the post but I won’t be able to post it until later tonight as I’ve run out of time before work this morning! So look for it later tonight or tomorrow or whenever you get time to visit here again. Sorry – so much going on this week and last and...
I haven’t had time to write up posts for this week, so you’re going to get things off the top of my head for the next few days! Sorry! Fellow enjoyers of sewing – When did we stop calling ourselves “sewers” and started using the word “sewist”? According to WordSpy, in 1964. I don’t care...
Thanks for your e-mails and comments while we were away. I’ll be going through them this weekend and answering them as I can. I’ll be back to regular, every day blogging by Monday (she said with hope!), and I enjoyed coming home to a full inbox of interesting questions and pictures! I know I have a...