You've got to love it.
They make jaffa cakes - really very nice jaffa cakes - they come in their plain packaging, white box blue stripes - you've all seen it before. But the thing I love most about Tesco Value Jaffa Cakes is they don't contain milk which means my delightful but lactose intolerant little girl can munch on them too - till her hearts content, till she has orange splatty bits coming out of her ears in fact!
I always want to do a little leap when I find something ordinary that she can eat too. She has her dairy free chocolate buttons, and her soya spread, her lacto-free milk and even special cheese, but when she can just sit with us and have ordinary food that we can all eat it makes me feel so happy.
She will ask if she can have something, and sometimes if someone offers her something she asks first if it has milk in it, because she knows it makes her have a sore tummy.
It breaks my heart and also makes me beam with pride because I feel so sad that she has to check before she eats things, but I am so proud that she understands at a three year olds level that she can't have some things, and she is clever enough to ask before she ploughs into something she may not be able to have.
Tesco value rich tea biscuits don't have milk in either - but rich tea biscuits are pretty pants anyway!
Wednesday 28 July 2010
Wednesday 14 July 2010
Remembering Fondly
I remember the feeling very well, if I could bottle it and sell it I would be a billionaire, that feeling you get at the start of your six week summer holidays when you are a child.
You don't get that same feeling the year you leave school because there is uncertainty and decisions to be made that you will possibly regret for the rest of your life.
I remember the pure joy, the knowing that early mornings will be reserved for fun days out, the realisation that your school uniform will hang in your wardrobe getting dusty, the fact you can choose whatever you want to wear, what time you will get up, and you have the wonder of a morning full of childrens tv.
Although now I suppose that isn't one of the points that lure children into the joy of summer holidays - my children have tv on tap from the moment they wake to the moment they sleep if required, and its even there on those occasions that they have emptied their stomach contents all over their bed, and need a distraction from the sicky feeling that still remains in the middle of the night.
I have never ever had that feeling since I was approx fourteen years old, and I miss it, and I know I shall probably never ever have that feeling again.
What I do hope is that the children will get that lovely feeling, my little boy is counting down to his first six week holiday from school, and for months has been wanting to know how much longer?! This morning he welcomed me warmly when he woke up, with a big kiss and a lovely hug that only he knows how to deliver - he announced to us that he was really looking forward to school today, and he wished he could go there right now (it was 7am) I asked him why, and he told me because he has so much fun there.
I am so glad he is enjoying school, but I do wish he had discovered it wasn't that bad 6 months ago, instead of waiting till the week before he breaks up for summer!
You don't get that same feeling the year you leave school because there is uncertainty and decisions to be made that you will possibly regret for the rest of your life.
I remember the pure joy, the knowing that early mornings will be reserved for fun days out, the realisation that your school uniform will hang in your wardrobe getting dusty, the fact you can choose whatever you want to wear, what time you will get up, and you have the wonder of a morning full of childrens tv.
Although now I suppose that isn't one of the points that lure children into the joy of summer holidays - my children have tv on tap from the moment they wake to the moment they sleep if required, and its even there on those occasions that they have emptied their stomach contents all over their bed, and need a distraction from the sicky feeling that still remains in the middle of the night.
I have never ever had that feeling since I was approx fourteen years old, and I miss it, and I know I shall probably never ever have that feeling again.
What I do hope is that the children will get that lovely feeling, my little boy is counting down to his first six week holiday from school, and for months has been wanting to know how much longer?! This morning he welcomed me warmly when he woke up, with a big kiss and a lovely hug that only he knows how to deliver - he announced to us that he was really looking forward to school today, and he wished he could go there right now (it was 7am) I asked him why, and he told me because he has so much fun there.
I am so glad he is enjoying school, but I do wish he had discovered it wasn't that bad 6 months ago, instead of waiting till the week before he breaks up for summer!
Monday 12 July 2010
Cor Blimey!
Well should really attempt a blog as it has been a while I guess!
Things are a changing again, work (pants!) is changing, new systems, expectations of great things, reality probable redundancy - phew what an escape! Will be my chance to get off my fat arse and do something less boring instead! Admin sucks!
Me - I am changing, getting very slightly more laid back, have decided that as there is another baby on the way I may as well give up on the show house ideal, and relax in my family home with my quiet frankly delicious little family. Also bump is pushing through now, clothes are no longer fitting, and my legs have begun to swell to enormous widths during the day. I have always had podgy legs, but my goodness these are a sight to behold - elephants would be keen to see the wonder of these!
Add the insect bites (is there anything about the summer that should make me happy?!) and you have horrific looking legs - they really are horrid, and are happiest elevated and covered so as not to alarm the children and the dog.
I am desperately trying to widen my entertainment, too long have I sat and watched american comedies which I have seen several times before. Its all part of my anxiety and trying new things, I am such an idiot - I am scared of wasting time on rubbish tv! I would rather commit to an old favourite episode of Friends or Frasier than explore new territory! Goodness only knows what I will be like when I am old! Sat in front of an ancient DVD player while my Great Grandchildren shy away from the strange old lady that is sitting dribbling and watching odd tv.
I have so far started watching Police Interceptors - on recomendation by a friend, I very rarely venture onto something that is completely new to me! I have also attempted Psychoville which was repeated on UKGold or Dave or whatever its called these days - I watched the entire series over 2 nights, which is kind of old behaviour in that I crammed it in, but it was a new programme so kudos to me for that! lol
This was kind of an easing into the real world a bit - it was a repeat but not something I had seen before!
I even watched a movie last night - all the way through. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, I borrowed it from my parents about 6 months ago, and finally got courage up to watch it, and I am very glad I did. It was very good and very entertaining, and reminded me how much I adore Alan Rickman.
Ahhh Alan Rickman, probably top 5, nay top 3, possibly even number 1 of greatest actors of all time.
Right I am off to do some ankle rotations on order of the midwife and possibly even a relaxing bath.
Things are a changing again, work (pants!) is changing, new systems, expectations of great things, reality probable redundancy - phew what an escape! Will be my chance to get off my fat arse and do something less boring instead! Admin sucks!
Me - I am changing, getting very slightly more laid back, have decided that as there is another baby on the way I may as well give up on the show house ideal, and relax in my family home with my quiet frankly delicious little family. Also bump is pushing through now, clothes are no longer fitting, and my legs have begun to swell to enormous widths during the day. I have always had podgy legs, but my goodness these are a sight to behold - elephants would be keen to see the wonder of these!
Add the insect bites (is there anything about the summer that should make me happy?!) and you have horrific looking legs - they really are horrid, and are happiest elevated and covered so as not to alarm the children and the dog.
I am desperately trying to widen my entertainment, too long have I sat and watched american comedies which I have seen several times before. Its all part of my anxiety and trying new things, I am such an idiot - I am scared of wasting time on rubbish tv! I would rather commit to an old favourite episode of Friends or Frasier than explore new territory! Goodness only knows what I will be like when I am old! Sat in front of an ancient DVD player while my Great Grandchildren shy away from the strange old lady that is sitting dribbling and watching odd tv.
I have so far started watching Police Interceptors - on recomendation by a friend, I very rarely venture onto something that is completely new to me! I have also attempted Psychoville which was repeated on UKGold or Dave or whatever its called these days - I watched the entire series over 2 nights, which is kind of old behaviour in that I crammed it in, but it was a new programme so kudos to me for that! lol
This was kind of an easing into the real world a bit - it was a repeat but not something I had seen before!
I even watched a movie last night - all the way through. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, I borrowed it from my parents about 6 months ago, and finally got courage up to watch it, and I am very glad I did. It was very good and very entertaining, and reminded me how much I adore Alan Rickman.
Ahhh Alan Rickman, probably top 5, nay top 3, possibly even number 1 of greatest actors of all time.
Right I am off to do some ankle rotations on order of the midwife and possibly even a relaxing bath.
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