‘cos I’m supposed to be elsewhere BUT Claudia has read the first three chapters of Firework Maker’s Daughter I’m bursting with pride! (and don’t even mind that she stayed up half the night doing it)

Claudia passed level 3 (swimming), to say she’s pleased is an understatement

Nope

Spent 4 hours with ebay packages last night. Got 4 hours sleep. Si is being a fuckhead (I may rethink that one when I’ve had some caffeine). C is doing 3 ballet classes a week now so we have no free days at all. J is making valiant but ultimately frustrated attempts at crawling.

Claudia read the first two pages of Worst Witch to me & discovered she can count in threes

Welcome back campers! Bit late I know but I’m struggling with lack of online time

Big news is Claudia’s tooth It fell out yesterday & there’s another very wobbly one next to it!

She’s so pleased, she spent her tooth money on a Happy Meal

We’ve entered the crazy world of spelling tests .. snail, floppy, was, slipped, goat, zebra, elephant (!) etc, only one she got wrong was “two” instead of “to”

Jasper loves his bouncer

Both asleep must knit now & perfect my swearing … life’s good

… got his contract renewed for another year!

;)

First the snow man

Then a note from Claudia!

“Fr tel me the bala is in red but theat is just stoopid idu.!”

Translation - for telling me the ballet is in Reading it was a stupid idea (the it was in London).

and

“inroo theat wonn I sentr you los of lof fom Claudia”

Translated - ignore that one I sent you, lots of love from Claudia.

I love my girl

We’re off the the ballet in a little while (the boy is not very happy though - he had another set of jabs yesterday )

Getting the annual brag letters by the ream now … haven’t these people ever heard of blogs?

Boast post here

Simon took C swimming last night (they were there for hours) and she swam four lengths of the big pool (25m - two length at a time) breast stroke.

I’m so proud of her