tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61464967702485481302024-03-13T16:59:15.583+00:00Just Pirouette and Carry On...Kate Pirouettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02609441919103983501noreply@blogger.comBlogger356125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146496770248548130.post-53263249231331787062014-11-16T21:01:00.001+00:002014-11-16T21:05:08.508+00:00It does not do to dwell on dreams, and forget to live...Ahhhh lovelies, it feels strange and unfamiliar to be here, I'm not sure why.<div><br></div><div>All is well with me, all is well with my little family. I hope the same is true for you. I'm grateful to you for taking the time to read this.</div><div><br></div><div>I can't give you a reason why I haven't posted for a while, as I'm not sure there is one. I've just not feel compelled I'm afraid. </div><div><br></div><div>I've been so touched by the lovely, sweet, emails I've had from a couple of you checking I'm ok. You are dear, dear people. I'm completely convinced we'd be wonderful chums "in reals". </div><div><br></div><div>I'm not closing down and I'm not going away, just sitting it out 'til I feel drawn.</div><div><br></div><div>"Soaking my head to unrattle my brain..." as wise, wise men say ;)</div><div><br></div><div>Kate x</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Kate Pirouettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02609441919103983501noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146496770248548130.post-91736836288816231932014-09-14T17:58:00.000+01:002014-09-14T17:58:04.929+01:0037/52A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2014.<br />
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Funny really, this week Biscuit looks older and Wiggles seems to look younger. Biscuit shows off her tiny teeth, just a little. She is still yet to lose one, much to her dismay. I keep telling her that's a good thing! It means she'll keep her big teeth looking nice for longer, but the lure of the Tooth Fairy is too much for her!<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Monday - Thankfully Biscuit seemed to have largely recovered after being poorly during the night. So much so she was cross that I wouldn't let her have cocoa pops for her breakfast! It seems there is a nasty bug going around, the only people yet to have it are myself, Tilly, Impressive D and Dinky. Fingers crossed we survive! I spent the morning tidying up, boil washing and trying to make things a little less whiffy!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My golly it was good!!! It was a really lovely morning, and Tilly is a complete Domestic Goddess! I nipped out to the doctors so I could get my knee checked out - ligament damage apparently. Ugh. They seemed to think it would be ok to keep running, but Mr Husband and I went out together in the evening and it was so painful I had to give up. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Friday - Work for me. Sitting with Carlos the Jackal made my day brighter. I picked up a takeaway on the way home courtesy of Mr Husband. We had a lovely evening stuffing ourselves and drinking Black Cherry Bulmers. Mmmmmm.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Saturday - Mum, Dad and my brother headed off up North for a few days away visiting family. Mr Husband took the girls to the zoo so I was home alone! Very strange! Instead of parking my bottom I cleaned the house from top to bottom! Then Impressive E and Impressive D dropped by and we headed off to the annual allotment holders BBQ which was nice. We had paella which was AMAZING! When I came home Mr Husband and the little lovelies were home so we spent the remainder of the afternoon snuggled up in the lounge watching The Incedibles. </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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Same walk, totally different children! Biscuit races off towards the tall trees pretending to ride her pony. Wiggles sees it, and biffs it with a stick. Two quite different personalities, both excellent ways to pass the time!<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Monday - Started in the usual way, sorting out the house after the weekend, then Wiggles and I took Pearl the Pug for her walk whilst Biscuit stayed at home and kept Gran entertained! We all had carrot soup together for lunch then after trying to persuade Wiggles to nap for an hour we gave up and went to the library! I signed the girls up for cards and they took some books out - which was VERY exciting! Mr Husband played golf after work so I watched girl telly- woooo yeah!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tuesday - I got up early and went for a run first thing. Needed to get it out the way as it was the Toddler Group day trip!! Unfortunately it was terrible weather. We got a little lost on the way, Wiggles and Em fell over in the water. Wiggles lost her shoe (never to be found again) Em was VERY unhappy and we all got soaked in the rain. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wednesday - work for me, day with Gran for the Smalls. I met Mr Husband at lunchtime as he'd had a new tattoo. It looks fab. Then he bought me lunch; winner!! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thursday - Went for a run first thing. After a house tidy we all went to the park and met Tilly, Em, Lucky, Dinky and Bell. It was still pretty cold so we went back to Lucky's house for tea, cake and lady beer, lovely! In the evening we had a McDonalds because we are lazy, lazy people! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Friday - I had the day off!!! The children and I went to the seaside with Lucky, Dinky, Bell and our lovely friend Tea and her little boy M. We all had such a lovely day drinking tea in deckchairs and generally watching the children have a marvellous time. There were fish and chips, obviously.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Saturday - We went to the beautiful wedding of our friends Mr Small & Curly Small. It was a lovely, lovely day. I enjoyed it thoroughly!!! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sunday - A bit of a relaxing day, after yesterday's busy one! I went over to see Impressive E and Impressive D at their new house. They were busy, busy, busy painting, decorating and making it liveable. Its going to be gorgeous when they're done. Spent true rest if the day very little, but did manage a run in the evening. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tuesday - Wiggles, Biscuit and I went to the swings to meet Tilly and Em. The weather was so rubbish that we came back home and watched Harry Potter!</span></div>
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Wednesday - work for me, very dull unremarkable day!!</div>
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Thursday - Mojito day at Lucky's house!! We had a lovely lunch followed by a couple of cocktails and the children all played together. It was really nice.</div>
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I then picked up Biscuit before collecting my brother from a garden party. Mr Husband made coffee cake and I sat on the sofa to rest my aching knees (running injury, ugh). In the evening we watched Kill List (brutal) and ate Eton Mess ice cream. For future reference, Eton Mess ice cream is not a good accompaniment to that particular film! </div>
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A week late I know! I'm not even going to apologise! We've been enjoying ourselves and things got busy, as you can see from our pictures! We had a lovely day at the seaside, for a change the sun came out and it was even hot enough for swim things! The small ones enjoyed all the traditional things, ice creams, sandcastles and fish and chips and frankly, it was flippin lovely!<span id="goog_1422715079"></span></div>
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Worse are the FISHERS! People who have so little going on they have to attention seek through the medium of status updates. Phrases like "feeling a little broken hearted" creep up. Now firstly, in my opinion, you are either broken hearted, or you're not broken hearted at all. You can't be a little. That's like saying something is "a little bit unusual." It either is or it isn't, just decide! Secondly if you were truly, truly broken hearted and wallowing in a pit of despair I doubt the first thing on your mind would be to make sure the world and his wife were aware of your predicament via your pitiful status update. So you're not really any of the above are you? Right, so shush. <br>
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I also have a problem with words like Unlike and Unfollow. Mostly because they're NOT REAL WORDS! Unhinged yes, and yes, I just might be close to being just that, unlike, no, no, no, no, NO. If you insist on dragging these faux-words into my daily life I think it only fair that I should be allowed to add a couple of my own: upsmash mother-hugging screenypops. I will, don't push me. <br>
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I have rules regarding Facebook friends. My biggest is my acceptance criteria: if I would happily go to the pub with you, sit opposite you and converse with you in the real world, then we can be friends. If you bullied me at school/met me once on a night out/once sat on the same bus as me, sorry love, but it's a no. Someone round here has to maintain standards!<br>
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A very happy Biscuit at her first football match. Sadly it all went a little bit wrong shortly after this photograph was taken!<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tuesday - My car was due at the garage for its annual service and MOT so I packed up our bags for the day and Wiggles, Biscuit and I stopped it off and headed off to the park. We were met by Tilly and Em and Lucky, Belle and Dinky who were fresh back from their holiday. I'd missed them so much!!! We had a lovely time at the park together. The children played in the sand and we had lovely coffee and cake made by lovely Lucky. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We has fish and chips for lunch followed by more playing before we picked the car up and headed home. In the evening Mr Husband and I went to the shops to buy a few essential bits and bobs. Oh yes, and ice cream!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wednesday - Work for me. Ugh. LB clef in with her poorly leg, it was lovely to see her. At lunchtime I went to H&M to get a security tag taken off a t-shirt Mr Husband bought on Friday. I nipped to M&S to buy some cake ready for Crafty Stella's visit on Thursday.</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> Apart from that, very dull! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thursday - Got up and tidied up, then after lunch we were joined for tea and cake by Crafty Stella and her two gorgeous girls. We had a good chat and a lot of cake, which is always a good sign, right? In the evening I had an early night and watched iplayer in bed (bliss) while Mr Husbabd watched Thor. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Friday - Work for me, my lovely friend Lynne gave me a bottle of perfume (which I love) that she wasn't sure was "her". I couldn't have been more chuffed!!! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Saturday - my turn for a sleep, then a lovely long bath followed by cooked breakfast (mmmmm). Biscuit was very excited because she was going with Daddy to her first ever football match. He'd promised her an Arsenal shirt and a car picnic on the way home. She had sweets for half time and had been counting down the days with excitement. They headed off and around an hour later Mr Husband rang me to say that Biscuit had been sick all over the back seat of the car. I spoke to her and we put it down to travel sickness (not something she's ever really suffered from) and we'd decided that she should probably be ok to go ahead and continue. Just as I was saying goodbye to them Wiggles stood directly in front of me and threw up all over me! Ugh! The smell is never a good thing is it? Thankfully my Dad was on hand to help and I cleared up whilst he hosed poor Wiggles down. Strangely she seemed fine and was running around nose diving into sofa cushions so after a little while Mum and I decided to chance it and take her with us to a local vintage fair. It was lovely. We headed back without incident. I had a Rusty Nail in a vain attempt to kill any germs that might have been hanging around in my system!!</span><br />
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My children are not little airbrushed, filtered balls of perfection. Wiggles is a perfect case in point. This week's picture captures her the way she often looks, messy of hair, runny of nose, grubby of t-shirt, but happy, smiley and content.<br />
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Another shot of Biscuit trying out new things this week and concentrating hard in the process. Swinging from the bars she didn't know I was watching her!<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Monday - For some reason I woke up pretty late (8am) I'm not sure how I managed this as Wiggles was not being exactly quiet! We had breakfast and I did the usual tidy around. The girls watched a bit of TV whilst I tried on some potential outfits for an upcoming wedding. We decided that we'd have lunch at home before heading out for the afternoon to some different swings (for a nice change) after Wiggles had enjoyed her nap. The sun was shining but it wasn't toooo hot so the swings were a lovely place to be, I think they really enjoyed themselves. I was chatting to a lovely lady from Colorado who was on her holidays with her Husband and five children, she was lovely and it was a really nice afternoon.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tuesday - We woke up, tidied up (yet again) and made oat, raisin and honey cookies before heading next door to Jill's house. The girls played really beautifully and I was dead proud. We stayed for a spot of lunch, which was lovely. We headed home for Wiggles to nap. Once she woke up we went out for a walk then scooted to the supermarket to buy ladies fizzy wine, hurrah! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Friday - A day off with my lovely husband! I went to pick up a dress I'd ordered first thing, then when we headed off together to town. We did some shopping, Mr Husband booked a tattoo appointment (yay) and I had a bra fitting at Marks and Spencers. We bought some more clothes for Mr Husband then went to have lunch. We opted for Mexican. It was YUMMERS and lovely to spend done time with one another alone. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Fell a bit in love with this beer!!! I am obsessed! Later on lovely Mr Husband bought me a fab jacket, bless him. We picked my Dad up from the station on our way home and gave him a lift home. I nipped back out to the supermarket and bought some more tequila beer and some ice cream, yay! Proper lovely day. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Saturday - I woke up late (my lay in, yay) and had a lovely bath. My parents and brother had gone to London for the weekend so the house seemed lovely and quiet. I had a lovely hot bath and afterwards walked Pearl the Pug and Wiggles round to the paper shop in our village to sort out a problem with my Mum's newspaper bill (she thought she'd underpaid). Whilst I was there the lady that runs the shop was having a mini meltdown because her delivery people hadn't turned up. To cut a long story short we ended up delivering some of the local newspapers to help her out and in exchange Wiggles was very pleased to receive a Barbie Easter Egg! In the afternoon we went over to Mr and Mrs Small's house to attend their pre-wedding celebration, which was lovely. We came home late (9pm - after the children's bedtime) but happy at having spent a lovely afternoon with friends.</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sunday - I woke up early and took care of the children and Mum's dogs before Mr Husband joined us. He took Biscuit to the cinema and Wiggles and I spent the afternoon together. The weather was fairly terrible and as soon as it stopped raining we nipped out for a quick walk and some fresh air. We bumped into Impressive D and then Impressive E who told us that they were due to exchange on their house move on Tuesday so they'd spent their weekend moving stuff into their new garage in readiness - exciting hey? We came home and had a lovely Sunday lunch together all four of us and then an early night because we were so sleepy from the night before.</span></div>
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Another trip to the park, this time further away from home. Biscuit tries out her new-found adventurous spirit by attempted the slide via the least obvious route. I love how she's spied me, but can't break her concentration. Wiggles sits and plays happily in the sunshine. Everything is a toy to her, wood chips, her own feet, her shadow. She's quite gleeful here, chatting away to herself and having a marvellous time.<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Monday - After a quick house tidy first thing Wiggles, Biscuit and I set off for the park in a nearby town. We set up camp around a park bench and were joined by Impressive E, Woolly and Beetle, then Jill and Ned and Tilly and Em and eventually Mrs Robinson and Hank. We let the children play with the equipment and in the sand which they really enjoyed. At lunchtime we went to the fish and chip shop and all enjoyed some fish and chips in the sunshine. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tuesday - In the morning I made some cinnamon bran muffins before heading out to the park. We met Impressive E, Woolly and Beetle then Mrs Robinson and Hank joined us for a wee while. I sat chatting with Nark in the shade for a while, which was nice. People came and went and we just enjoyed being outside. Impressive E went home for sausages and we had sausage sandwiches and crisps for lunch. Tilly and Em joined us and we had a nice glass of wine before eventually heading back home another six hours later! We stopped off at the river to feed the ducks and dangled our feet in the cool water which was lovely. Such a relaxing couple of days! </span></div>
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After lunch and after Wiggles had a very brief nap we went up to the allotment and waged war on some weeds! We had to double back pretty much as soon as we arrived due to a nappy incident, but after that we stayed for a couple of hours and made some real progress. We came home and had some donated allotment runner beans for tea, which were yummers! After the children went to bed we whipped out to the supermarket for nappies and coffee. Life's essentials!! </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Friday - Work again for me. On the way home I collected a take away curry that Mr Husband had ordered that he'd been hankering after. It was good! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Saturday - Mr Husband's turn for a lay in so we had coffee with my Mum and Dad. I mended a dress before Impressive E popped round with some bits for me. Woolly stayed and played with Biscuit for a bit whilst I cooked lunch, then I walked him back round to his Mum and Dad. After eating Wiggkes had her nap and Biscuit and I walked round to do some gardening. The children played beautifully together whilst I attacked the rhubarb bed and sorted it out. When we'd finished we all sat down a had a well earned beer (not the children) which was lovely in the sunshine. We came home and I made car-Brie-nara which was delicious! </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sunday - My turn for a lay in, but I decided to get to early and soak my aching gardening bones in the bath. We sat outside and had coffee in the sunshine with my Dad before I started on the lunch. We had allotment potatoes, green beans and beetroot which always makes me happy! I sorted out Wiggles' wardrobe and took out all her outgrown things ready to pass on to Dinky. After eating lunch I drove over to meet my lovely friend Winky, who I haven't seen in ages. We had a really good catch up in the sunshine and it was lovely. So nice to see her again. </span></div>
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Kate Pirouettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02609441919103983501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146496770248548130.post-28916526663098398322014-07-28T10:00:00.000+01:002014-07-28T10:00:00.088+01:00The Week That Was - Really Rather Metropolitan! <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Last week, my week went a little something like this:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Monday - The last Monday before the Summer Holidays! After walking Biscuit to school Wiggles and I went to the church to go to Biscuit's school assembly. I was a very proud Mummy when she was awarded an English award in front of her whole school. She was pretty chuffed too. After coming back home again I walked the dogs with Mum. We seemed to come home pretty much at lunch time so after eating Wiggles had her nap. We collected Biscuit from school and went to the swings. It was very warm, we sat on the grass with Tilly, Impressive E and Impressive D (who was chucking a sickie) before going back home to scoff pizza!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tuesday - Biscuit's last day of term. She had to go in wearing her PE kit which seemed really strange for some reason. They were having a sports tournament, which she was very excited about. Wiggles and I went to the last Toddler Group before summer where they were having a party. She had a ball playing with her friends, eating crisps and ice cream. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wednesday - Work for me, it was V's birthday and he amused me for most of the morning with his responses to me sending him a Happy Birthday message. At lunchtime I went to pay done cheques in for Mr Husband. I stopped into a chazza and bought Biscuit a gorgeous little green dress. Mr Husband went to the shops and bought a lovely posh tea. Mmmmmm :)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thursday - What a busy day! Before leaving for the day I made sausage casserole and bunged it in the slow cooker, I knew I'd have no time to make tea later on. First of all we went to my colleague Anita's house to collect some clothes for Biscuit. She has a little girl a few years older and we've had an excellent arrangement where I buy the clothes she's outgrown. Anita is marvellous!!! After that we drove to LB's house to visit her, she's been off sick following a knee operation. It was lovely to see her and we all had tea followed by a trip to feed the ducks and the seagulls. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Friday - Work for me as usual, but I got to leave early at 5pm. After arriving home I added the last minute bits and pieces to our suitcase and we set off for London in the car. After parking for the weekend we strapped Wiggles into her buggy, Mr Husband put the travel cot on his back like a rucksack and we braved the underground. It went surprisingly well and we arrived at the flat for the weekend somewhere around half eight-ish. I'm not exactly sure though, can't remember looking at my watch! It was the first time the children had seen the flat so they raced around and Biscuit declared it to be "Very fancy!" She made us laugh asking if all the tall buildings were where the Queen lives, bless her! We put the girls to bed and had a little something to eat and drink, somewhere around ten Wiggles stopped yelling at us from her cot and finally went to sleep!</span></div>
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Enjoying a messy ice cream on a hot summers's day in the city. Nothing quite beats that! The concentration on her little face is hysterical, she was most upset that it was melting faster than she could eat it.<br />
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I love this picture of Wiggles, I can tell that she's mouthing "Ooooh" and whatever it is she can see. I love the fact that even tiny things hold her attention, I forget that I've seen most things before and that a lot is brand new and exciting to her.<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Monday - A pretty quiet day, Wiggles and I started the morning by having coffee with Mum & Dad. We did the school run and went to the park. After tea both sweaty little herberts had baths. Then Mr Husband and I went out to do the food shopping - rock n roll! When we came home we had some nibbly snacks before bed. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tuesday - Wiggles and I went to baby group where the Mummies that went had a music festival debrief. After coming back home Wiggles' had a short nap. We went to pick Biscuit up from school, went to the park again then came back home. I made chilli for tea. After the children were in bed Mr Husband and I headed back out to a school meeting to introduce ourselves to Biscuit's teacher for Year 2. After that Mr Husband, Impressive D, Lucky and I went to the pub for a couple of glasses before heading back home. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wednesday - Boring day, work for me in the ridiculously hot weather. I spent most of my lunch break trying to find a hat for Biscuit to wear to school tomorrow. It seemed the heat had caused most people to have bought them before me. I called into Asda after work and yay! Found a hat! We had a yummy Indian meal for tea and Mr Husband and I watched several episodes of Big Bang Theory before bed. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thursday - It was Biscuit's Beach Day at school so she went dressed in her shorts and t-shirt and of course her new hat! I went to coffee at </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Me-Julie's, which was nice, but a little full of what I like to call "Yummies", ugh. Wiggles made full use of the trampoline and the sandpit though so she was happy!</span></div>
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Out walking both girls' venture ahead. Wiggles still needs to hold onto Daddy when it's a bit rocky underfoot, but Biscuit susses it out and walks cautiously up front. Enjoying being able to get out and about and enjoy some early evening sunshine.<br />
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I was a child when my hair first started to fall out. I couldn't tell you how old I was, the first thing I can recall about it was my Mum telling me that I had to have my long hair cut shorter because it was getting too heavy. </div>
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I hated my shorter hair. Hated it until my Grandpa told me that when he was a boy he thought girls with bobs were the prettiest. I hated it slightly less after that.</div>
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Over the years since then my hair has fallen out, usually in small round patches in various spots around my head. Some not so noticeable, some pretty impossible to disguise.</div>
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I've had special shampoos, steroid serums to rub on my head, I've been banned from swimming, colouring my hair and even from brushing it unless it's wet. None of these things have ever made the blindest bit of difference.</div>
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I've seen Doctors and Specialists, I've been prodded, poked, had my hair pulled and been quizzed about my pubic hair (yeah, thanks for that memory), but I've never been given any explanation beyond "it's auto immune, it's caused by your own body attacking your hair". The only useful thing a Doctor has ever done to help was to give me the correct name for my condition; Alopecia Areata. </div>
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My hair loss seems to be triggered by times of stress, A Levels, moving house, money worries, getting married. I've had bald patches for all of those! On my wedding day my Mum had to spray one of my patches brown to disguise it for me! Bless her, she'd done some sneaky research for me and discovered Bumble and Bumble's Brown Hair Powder spray, which is, quite frankly, the best bald spot cover up ever invented! And I love her for her sensitivity and her desire to make it all better for me. </div>
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I've always said my hair problems don't bother me, but if I'm really, brutally honest, that's not strictly true. Of course it bothers me. Children are cruel, they will pick on anything that singles another child out and make them feel worthless because of it. Thankfully, most adults are more understanding. Some of my dearest friends would give me a silent tap and let me know to shift my hair slightly. The way you would for any poor soul with her skirt tucked into her knickers! When my hair is bad, I try not to think about it, but when I do it can truly make me feel wretched. </div>
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Although my hair is doing really well at the moment, I have a very high hair line at the back of my head, which means I can never wear my hair up. It's not pretty, but most of the time you can't see it. It will never grow back here, it will always be scarred and blotchy from years of pointless "treatments". </div>
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I've found my own way with my hair. I know what I can do and what I cannot. I am quite "particular" with my hair and have a bit if a tendency to glue it down with hair spray when I go out, but hey! That could be worse, right? I have annoyingly thin, fine hair and at times I've gone a bit overboard giving it extra body using the array of clever little products available nowadays (Schwartzkopft's Powder'ful you've changed my whole life) all because hair with body is not a luxury I've ever been afforded before! But who cares? If I want big hair, I shall have it! Ha! Quite frankly I feel lucky to have hair at all.</div>
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Recently a couple of people have complimented me on the blog or Instagram for having "great hair". Throw away (but lovely) comments for some mean the absolute world to me. For many years my wayward hair (and lack of) has been my great shame. To be told my hair actually looks good, I cannot tell you just how much that means to me. I never, ever thought anyone would say that to me. Me?! So I thank you, something so small to you, will be something I remember my whole life.</div>
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My hair may get better, it may get worse again, but really? I know now that it matters little. I'll get through. I'm grateful my girls don't seem to have inherited the same condition (and there's no reason that they should). If I could say anything to a person in the same position I'd say hang in there, it's a shitter, but you'll work it out. It may grow back, it may not, but underneath your own treacherous scalp, you're still AMAZEBALLS. </div>
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Kate Pirouettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02609441919103983501noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146496770248548130.post-55776547425289622082014-07-13T19:59:00.001+01:002014-07-13T19:59:25.601+01:0028/52A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2014.<br />
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Don't ask me why Biscuit is dressed as a witch, she knows and I know that it's nowhere near Halloween, but let's face it, what does that really matter? If she wants to cheer up her day with a bit of fancy dress then that's fine by me. Both deep in concentration this week, Biscuit watching Daddy help her with her game and Wiggles with her "draws". I love her sleepy eyed look and peaceful expression.<br />
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Kate Pirouettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02609441919103983501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6146496770248548130.post-70079639085284255322014-07-05T19:57:00.001+01:002014-07-07T14:11:15.153+01:00The Week That Was - Turkish Meals & Tacos...<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Last week, my week went a little something like this:</span><br>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Monday - School run in the morning, followed by lots of tidying up, bed making, organising etc and a fleeting visit from a neighbour before Wiggles and I took Pearl the Pug for a walk. It occurred to me that we've got out of the habit of doing this and I wanted to make sure that I had some activity for my new activity tracker to well, erm, track! In the evening Mr Husband and I drove to a town quite a way away to meet Tallulah and Mix for a Turkish meal. We'd bought a Groupon a little while ago as it makes it a very affordable way for us all to go out for food. It was great, and they're three of my favourite people so it was lovely to spend an evening in their company. Here's me before we left:</span><br>
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After a week of sunshine we went out armed with safety umbrellas prepared for showers! Although we didn't get wet you can see the storm brewing behind Wiggles' head! It was so close and sticky we were all in short sleeves, Wiggles even abandoned her shoes in the hope she might be to dip her toes in some water, the sunshine does make us happy though. Hope you've all enjoyed some this week too!<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Saturday - Lovely lay in for me. Me Husband took Biscuit to the cinema to see Malificent, Wiggles and I were happy mooching about. My new toy arrived in the post! </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A Jawbone Up activity tracker a gift from my lovely husband. I spent quite a whole obsessively finding out how works. Once I've been using it a while I will post a proper review. In the afternoon we went to the supermarket where we bought Wiggles a soft toy princess doll and Biscuit a Frozen sticker book, they were both very pleased. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sunday - I got up and Mr Husband had a lay in. We tidied up a bit and I started on making roast chicken for our lunch. After we'd eaten and Wiggles had her nap we went for a little walk to get some fresh air. In the evening we went to our neighbours house for drinks with lots of the other neighbours. We all get on very well, it was lovely. After coming home and putting the girls to bed Mr Husband and I ate cheese and biscuits together until we felt fat, fantastic! </span></div>
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A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2014.<br />
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Woooo wooo, half way! This week both girls doing their favourite things, Biscuit sticking stickers into her Frozen sticker book, she is a child obsessed! Whilst Wiggles happily hunkers down on my knee for another Peppa session. Can't believe how tiny they both seemed at the half way point in last year's project. Check them out <a href="http://www.justpirouetteandcarryon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/2652.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Hope you all have marvellous weeks!<br />
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