Categories: "In real life"

6 weeks school holiday dad - Measles, driving and visitors

It has been a week since I last posted, a week of complete madness! Measles: Sprog2 has been refused an appointment to see our local doctor, who then miraculously changed their mind and deemed it an emergency case and found a slot, once a rash came into… more »

6 weeks school holiday dad - injury, illness and breakages!

Day 17: When I last posted to my diary, it was Friday and a nice relaxing driving job planned. The weekends have now started to melt into the week and with few clocks around hoovertowers* being the school holidays is turning into a normal way of life.… more »

6 weeks school holiday dad - Christmas shopping in August

6 weeks school holiday dad - Christmas shopping in August
Day fourteen: I don't go out with the intention of Christmas shopping, but when a real bargain comes along, not just the old "Now half price" offer thats been doubled in price the month before and returned to it's original price in the "sale," then it… more »

6 weeks school holiday dad - cloudy

Day twelve: I will check the outside of my windows today, I'm sure that someone came round about four weeks ago and put grey tinted film on my windows, as everytime I look outside it's grey! Where has all the sunshine gone? Wondered into a travel agents… more »

6 weeks school holiday dad - day nine

Already two weekends gone of the school holidays... where do the days go? Driving back home after food shopping on Saturday morning, in the rain yet again, I was already grumpy from lack of sleep, I thought about a holiday. With money being tight and… more »