So every autumn/winter is marble season at the local school. A group of at least moderately geeky kids mobilise themselves to play, trade and battle it out to win rare and cool marbles to add to their collections. I whole-heartedly encourage the children to play marbles. They are timeless, inexpensive, and unpretentious. Trading them and … More Kids Losing (and winning) Their Marbles
We’re about a week out from becoming parents again. Pre-knocked up self had pictured this point in the pregnancy as seeing a glowing and maternal me crocheting blankets and staring blissfully off into the distance imagining the hours of baby bonding that lay ahead once the fourth and final heir to the Happy Hobbit throne … More Wanting to Run Away
This is the first time I’ve had a moment to sit down and blog, so I’m a week late getting the second installment of the “Happy Hobbit Tenth Anniversary Special Edition” online. I’ve also missed sharing a Birthday Blog for Daniel with you all on his actual birthday, however, I’ll get that out soon as … More What Seems to be Working (So Far Anyway)
After nearly ten years of marriage, Grumpy and I still snog passionately several times a day. This only occurs under “normal” circumstances, like so long as we’re not fighting or I’m not going through some sort of deep dark Dee-pressive episode, you understand. Last night after being released from a particularly passionate embrace, our daughter … More Some More Insight into Hobbit Existence: Snogging, Sandwiches, Songs, Snuggles, and Sincerity
Our eldest son has been bullied in one form or another since pre-school. Some of the perpetrators whose stories I’ve become aware of had reasons for their behavior. Some had anger management or learning or behavioural difficulties, some were going through genuinely tough times in their lives. The evidence very strongly suggests that our little … More Our Son the Bully Magnet
