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Now she is Five
… nearly six actually. Now that she is five she is at school from 9am until 4pm everyday. She has had her first solo playdate in the pueblo with a boy from school. She tells me that they fight “but not hitting”. OK, great. They mostly play Barbies.
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Glamp Lamp
Looks gorgeous, right? Butter wouldn’t melt? Wrong. She has just handed me the biggest bogie ever to have graced this house, wearing exactly this expression. Stay alert, people. And beware 5 year olds bearing gifts.
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The view from Bibsey Towers
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On motherhood
All my glorious triumphs in motherhood and some minor hiccups...
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Nunca digas nunca jamás

April 16, 2013 by bibsey mama 7 Comments

N is for Nunca. Nunca digas nunca jamás. Never say never ever (lit.) or Never Say Never Again, Mr Bond. I am the kind of girl who does not like to say never, ever. If you would ask me if I would ever go back to England to live my answer would probably be nunca … [Read more…]

Posted in: A-Z Challenge 2013, Arse posts, Domestic Wannabe, Expat files, Occasional confessional Tagged: #AtoZChallenge, never say never again, nunca digas nunca jamás, paella, sick

Home Alone II

February 12, 2013 by bibsey mama 8 Comments

As I sit here, writing to you, I am home alone and streaming with cold. I would look well at the Ugly Bug Ball. My lips are dry (last night I managed to smother them in crushed chili via the medium of Nivea) and my right eye (the real streamer of the pair) is red … [Read more…]

Posted in: Apropos of nada, Domestic Wannabe, Life, the universe etc, Motherhood Tagged: cava, home alone, sick

Mummy Mummy Rubbish (MMR)

August 7, 2011 by bibsey mama 11 Comments

Last week I wanted to take part in a lovely meme over at Doing it all for Aleyna which I stumbled upon via the the very funny and super-prolific Motherventing. The idea is to capture your week in seven words. Great, I thought. And my seven words were: Thoughts post MMR: PLEASE RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Baby, Life, the universe etc, Motherhood Tagged: angst, MMR, sick

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