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<title>Blog Of A Full Time Mother.</title><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/index.html</link><description>News and chaos around a full time mum.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2007 Freya Tarttelin</dc:rights><dc:date>2007-10-27T20:25:50+01:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:26:04 -0600</lastBuildDate><item><title>Tapas</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-27T20:25:50+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/3fa419ba9a9c950e82dead78db01c1cc-61.html#unique-entry-id-61</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/3fa419ba9a9c950e82dead78db01c1cc-61.html#unique-entry-id-61</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We saw Marcos and Barbara today for lunch and a trip out to the park.  They are wonderful with our kids and it was wonderful spending the day with them and the food was brilliant too.  Wow even Jessica ate more than usual.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Cooks out and about.</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-26T20:58:35+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/101ed754aed84fdeccd26d5907ac5483-58.html#unique-entry-id-58</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/101ed754aed84fdeccd26d5907ac5483-58.html#unique-entry-id-58</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font:12px Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Today we had a wonderful time just spending a day with another family with kids the same age.  In the morning </span><span style="font:12px Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.snakes-and-ladders.co.uk/" rel="external" title="Snakes-and Ladders">snakes and ladders</a></span><span style="font:12px Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> at </span>Syon Park, then picked up lunch from Ham Parade and Kingston Market before off to see <a href="http://www.stardustmovie.com/" rel="external" title="Startdust">Stardust</a>.  I loved it, but I always love that kind of movie.  My son was of the opinion it was boring as there was not enough fighting in it.  I am going to send him to <a href="http://www.wwe.com/" rel="external" title="http://www.wwe.com/">WWE</a> next time.  Then off to <a href="http://www.wagamama.com/index.php" rel="external" title="http://www.wagamama.com/index.php">Wagamama's</a> for supper.  We all came back full and happy.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mute</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-10-25T20:24:14+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/11e3645b72c3a45f2b26396749becab8-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/11e3645b72c3a45f2b26396749becab8-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font:12px Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">My kids have proved you can get a sugar high from eating all the plums in the house.  Now I want to know how to stop a boy from shouting.</span>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Best Toy Shop In England</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-24T09:16:13+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/5fc606890458134aaad706774dc55221-59.html#unique-entry-id-59</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/5fc606890458134aaad706774dc55221-59.html#unique-entry-id-59</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you are going to the best toy shop in the world everyone thinks of Regent Street.  For the big kids according to Chris there is the Apple Store, but to everyone else there is <a href="http://www.hamleys.com/" rel="external" title="Hamleys">Hamleys</a>.  We had a good day out with my Father visiting the two european bookshops and Hamleys.  My son has made it clear he is following his parents into loving computers and gadgets, also Ben 10 is up there with them.  My daughter, it was obvious loves painting and cuddly toys.  She cuddled all the cuddlies she could find and came away with more paints, (and I thought she had loads of both already.)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Pairing</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-23T15:30:24+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/4d5715e6c2886512032f1f0bb00df680-56.html#unique-entry-id-56</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/4d5715e6c2886512032f1f0bb00df680-56.html#unique-entry-id-56</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font:12px Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">My daughter and I have come to a compromise, she will get warm in our bed if she watches Miffy at the same time.  Chris's Mac is big enough for me to have the other side of the screen, so we are all happy.</span>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Emails</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-23T13:35:28+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/06db485762c81c59b315cb1e40ecc7eb-55.html#unique-entry-id-55</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/06db485762c81c59b315cb1e40ecc7eb-55.html#unique-entry-id-55</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font:12px Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">I logged in to email someone, about bits I had found in Kingston, when I saw I had an email.  How to make my day an email from Rich this morning and one about ten thirty.  I guess being a full time mother means just any communication with other adults cheers me up.</span>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Accepted</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-23T08:55:04+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/506459f6780543eb0992fe61c186158f-54.html#unique-entry-id-54</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/506459f6780543eb0992fe61c186158f-54.html#unique-entry-id-54</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I think we are accepted by Timothy and Matilda they are both purring in their sleep on our bed.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Wokingham</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-22T22:55:36+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/872f998ba2b31e7c622853a89ab018fe-57.html#unique-entry-id-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/872f998ba2b31e7c622853a89ab018fe-57.html#unique-entry-id-57</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font:12px Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">We went to Wokingham today.  We saw the Aunts, cousins and of course Nanny in the afternoon, then we got invited to P and Rich's for supper where we discovered that our sons are remarkably alike.  From Pokemon to having their photo taken.  The boys seem determined to keep in better touch than us parents.  Lets just wait and see.  Then we dropped in the last of Tiggie's bits in on Dad and Carol and the kids were so pleased to see Tiggie again.</span>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Old Maid</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-22T08:49:12+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/d2da734595d5ff1228885a1e7383289b-51.html#unique-entry-id-51</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/d2da734595d5ff1228885a1e7383289b-51.html#unique-entry-id-51</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My son has asked for a while for a game of Old Maid / Donkey.  I now know why, he beat me twice.  During the second game my daughter came in, so for the third game I helped her, as we played go fish.  I won three, and the kids won five each.  I guess it is not my game.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Illuminating Tree.</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-21T18:53:47+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/53cb66299c2ca5099146620e520657de-52.html#unique-entry-id-52</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/53cb66299c2ca5099146620e520657de-52.html#unique-entry-id-52</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It has been a plan for a while, to remove the conifers at the end of the garden.  So yesterday we started digging round the roots of the one by the garage door.  Then last night Chris put the fuses back into the lighting circuits and discovered the kitchen light was still crackly (after my daughters efforts with the water).  So this morning, Church got ditched to catch up on the jobs around the house.  So Chris removed the strip light in the kitchen, followed by more water pouring from the ceiling and when homebase was open we all went and bought a new light for the kitchen.  So after a late lunch and a new light in the kitchen we all set to work on the tree again.  It felt like we were recreating a mango grove tree with all the roots being exposed.  The kids seemed to think that pulling a rope or watching nick jr was more interesting.  So when the last root was half cut through, being under the tree, it was left to Chris push/guide and me to pull the tree down.  Sadly the apple tree had to get pruned to allow it down too, as the conifer was growing between the apple trees branches.  But we achieved the two main jobs this weekend that we had to do, lights downstairs and a tree down.  I just hope the green bin men are kind in a week and a half's time as our green bin is overflowing and so is the black recycling bin.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Plants</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-20T08:57:49+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/5bf26fad2a0c34d2d1f84f1152b85c0d-53.html#unique-entry-id-53</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/5bf26fad2a0c34d2d1f84f1152b85c0d-53.html#unique-entry-id-53</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As we are going to give up the allotment, owing to me not having enough time to get both the house and allotment done during the week.  We are going to transfer the plants to the flower border on the left.  So today is the day to clear some of the left hand border, mainly one conifer tree.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tidying</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-19T14:24:20+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/a819803d523f696c4a6e543c2319ff8f-48.html#unique-entry-id-48</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/a819803d523f696c4a6e543c2319ff8f-48.html#unique-entry-id-48</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My son's version of tidying is interesting.  He picks up all the towels off his floor and dumps them in the bathroom, he then picks up all clothes (clean and dirty) and puts them in the laundry basket.  Then collects the Beano comics and puts them on a shelf.  There done (except everything else left on the floor).  For once I was grateful that he had been tidy last night and put the towels back in the bathroom.  It meant his sisters flooding was not as bad as it could have been.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lunch</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-19T12:48:20+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/11bdb2c00fc053705983dd2b34d58c1a-50.html#unique-entry-id-50</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/11bdb2c00fc053705983dd2b34d58c1a-50.html#unique-entry-id-50</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today we were going to have my daughters particular friend over after tots and tamers.  But owing to earlier actions I called her Dad to cancel.  I could hear her friend in the background repeating mine had been very, very naughty.  By the end we were both in giggles.  When repeated by a two year old it sounds very funny.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>It&#x27;s Raining&#x2c; It&#x27;s Pouring</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>heads and tails</category><dc:date>2007-10-19T11:10:38+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/b95cb514dccf6136281eacdde3617186-47.html#unique-entry-id-47</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/b95cb514dccf6136281eacdde3617186-47.html#unique-entry-id-47</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I tried filling the dishwasher, so my darling daughter tried washing the bathroom and then the kitchen.  I suddenly realised it was raining, on the inside of my kitchen window.  I ran upstairs and found her playing with the sink.  I picked up her cuddly Remy Ratatouille and threw the dripping toy into the bath saying he was too wet to play with.  So she said "Sorry Remy", twice.  I told her she could not see her particular friend today, and then she realised that she had been bad.  Then later I showed her it raining in the kitchen to which I did get a second "Sorry Mummy".]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Class Photos</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-10-19T09:29:26+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/9f2d340d7a099363291f691ceb708733-49.html#unique-entry-id-49</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/9f2d340d7a099363291f691ceb708733-49.html#unique-entry-id-49</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today is the day of the Class Photo.  Last year they started with siblings not in school, followed by siblings in school.  Then starting at nursery they went up the school, so to get the kids before they got grubby.  This year they started at year 6.  They agreed to call me for the sibling photo when they got to it.  Ahh.  The first thing my daughter wanted to do was colouring with felt tips!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Fish</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>heads and tails</category><dc:date>2007-10-18T18:23:47+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/9050753b96ba42ccd257a977bf38ab02-45.html#unique-entry-id-45</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/9050753b96ba42ccd257a977bf38ab02-45.html#unique-entry-id-45</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Every week while my son does his Karate, my daughter and I wait outside the hall.  Most weeks she fishes in a large puddle for sharks.  His week she caught a two pink fish, three yellow fish and a pink shark.  We then went to get some stamps for Daddy.  The post office is in the parade of shops next to the hall / library at the back of a corner shop.  So we queue up next to the freezers, which my daughter knows they contain frozen food.  So she started a chant of catching frozen fish.  I agreed if we had enough coins after getting Daddy's stamps.  Which we did, so she carried, very proudly, ten fish fingers and four pound coins to the till at the front of the shop.  She was marching right up to the front when I said "Stop, you must wait behind the gentleman."  "Ok Mummy." and she stands at the end of the queue, waiting patiently for her turn.  He person in front said "Wow me a gentleman" and then bought her a chocolate reindeer with a bell for being so good.  She did say thank you for the rabbit!.  I guess with those large brown eyes of hers this is the start of getting away with loads.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Harvest Praise</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-18T11:15:53+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/c503c007f5c6cd40e2204067834ce0df-46.html#unique-entry-id-46</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/c503c007f5c6cd40e2204067834ce0df-46.html#unique-entry-id-46</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My son had Harvest Festival in the church associated with his school today.  It made me smile to see him bouncing to the song he was singing but also trying not to.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>For Jacqui</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-16T07:37:34+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/f0cc9c7b9cbd2c19dc6bd33ff60a8690-43.html#unique-entry-id-43</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/f0cc9c7b9cbd2c19dc6bd33ff60a8690-43.html#unique-entry-id-43</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We opened the cat flap after we found Matilda, and showed  her the garden via the patio door.  As she was hungry she came straight back in after a quick sniff and explore.  Timothy has made it out from under the cupboard.  He came out of the kitchen just before supper and got sworn at by Matilda.  We shut our bedroom door last night and when we got up we found Timothy being a carpet on the stairs.  When everyone started getting up he dived for cover under our bed.  So things seem to be going well.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Back Again.</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-10-15T19:28:18+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/7657aa472a88e3a40936555a8e304a80-39.html#unique-entry-id-39</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/7657aa472a88e3a40936555a8e304a80-39.html#unique-entry-id-39</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[That did not last long.  I have just checked the kids hair and my son has three parasites again.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Missing</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-10-15T18:31:11+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/39203171905c8045ca11ca10dab979f3-42.html#unique-entry-id-42</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/39203171905c8045ca11ca10dab979f3-42.html#unique-entry-id-42</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was worried today.  I had been out since the morning and after the school run the house seemed very quiet.  Matilda has a very load purr compared with the other cats I have been near.  So it was very worrying.  I occasionally heard a jangle but could not work out if it was Timothy or not.  Then I realised the noise was coming from behind the cooker, Matilda had climbed into the gap next to it and could not get out.  Five minutes later she was out, and purring loudly, and I felt that I was not going mad.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Leaves</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>heads and tails</category><dc:date>2007-10-15T16:15:58+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/a4a6182ca7c710d8b43c5da5827c1ae7-38.html#unique-entry-id-38</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/a4a6182ca7c710d8b43c5da5827c1ae7-38.html#unique-entry-id-38</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It must be autumn now.  The leaves have finally started collecting in piles.  My youngest has found them and has enjoyed jumping and crunching them.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Arrivals</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-14T15:54:30+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/de190c3a14b58eb8dc491f7cf15919c7-41.html#unique-entry-id-41</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/de190c3a14b58eb8dc491f7cf15919c7-41.html#unique-entry-id-41</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Matilda and Timothy arrived today.  Where as Tiggie was a kitten, these two are siblings that know their own minds.  They immediately went to ground under a cupboard.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bye Bye Tiggie</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-13T19:28:32+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/8a9e741915237e6219c6639d3586e5fb-40.html#unique-entry-id-40</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/8a9e741915237e6219c6639d3586e5fb-40.html#unique-entry-id-40</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="IMG_1313_2" src="http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files//page8_blog_entry40_1.jpg" width="119" height="119"/></div>Tiggie went home today, and my daughter in particular really did miss her.  She had, had Tiggie asleep on the end of her bed, most nights for the last three weeks.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Beaver Badges</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-12T19:50:31+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/857a0a1edfc35b6de7c44cb753b0e954-44.html#unique-entry-id-44</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/857a0a1edfc35b6de7c44cb753b0e954-44.html#unique-entry-id-44</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My son has really taken to beavers.  (<a href="http://www.scouts.org.uk/beavers/index.html" rel="external" title="www.scouts.org.uk">Scouts for youngsters</a>).  I has just done enough work to get his first badge with a cardboard box - aircraft hanger and paper airplanes.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Treasure Time</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-11T10:21:40+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/bb7d2831123d98b80e7c38c0890aa735-29.html#unique-entry-id-29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/bb7d2831123d98b80e7c38c0890aa735-29.html#unique-entry-id-29</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We got the treasure box down and my daughter discovered that it is stuffed with enough semi-pressious stones to make rainbows and practice telling me the wrong names for all the colours.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Morning Folks</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-11T09:25:55+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/1fc859199b3fb1d8cebee506ce862597-30.html#unique-entry-id-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/1fc859199b3fb1d8cebee506ce862597-30.html#unique-entry-id-30</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Usually on a week day morning all three of us walk down the road to walk to school with our friends.  Their youngest goes to school by scooter and my daughter brings it home.  Today my daughter must have seen the mist around Ham.  She requested to watch Dora instead.  So my son and I left her and Chris tucked up in bed watching a new Dora DVD.  Only one small hiccup, under the plastic some one had left the security seal on.  I am surprised the alarm did not go off, but it was one of three in a metal packed lunch box.  After about five minutes they got to watch and we left for school.  Well at least they are on DVD and she did not do her usual and ask for Blues Clues.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Joined Facebook Today</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-10T23:27:01+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/http:/www.facebook.com#unique-entry-id-26</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/http:/www.facebook.com#unique-entry-id-26</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have finally got round to joining Facebook, so you can now add comments on my wall.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Ahh</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-10-10T21:57:55+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/b5aff2b19f4ce76cdd67e891a2cd41f7-37.html#unique-entry-id-37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/b5aff2b19f4ce76cdd67e891a2cd41f7-37.html#unique-entry-id-37</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So I can work on the website down stairs, I moved the website files so I could access them downstairs.  Then discovered it is an old version and it corrupted the copy of the website.  So I updated the copy of rapid weaver then discovered it does not work on that operating system.  Ahh I now have to wait for Chris to finish with this machine.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Not A Well Boy</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-10-10T19:15:17+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/1228fada2321bbfdedd238803312e7c0-27.html#unique-entry-id-27</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/1228fada2321bbfdedd238803312e7c0-27.html#unique-entry-id-27</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Chris has not been well.  Friday he caught the sickness bug going around Ham about a fortnight after everyone else.  But Chris decided not to just have it, he damaged his Uvula (the dangly bit at the back of your mouth), while being sick.  Since then he has been in bed, hardly eating and working from home when not sleeping.  It also means I am updating about a weeks worth of blogs in one go.  I am just hoping he feels better soon, it cannot be fun with a Uvula twice as long as normal, glands up and a sore throat, also it is no fun having a hubbie who is not well.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Friends Assocation</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-10T16:25:49+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/79f80ee9260be3c865f2b6bad99810be-36.html#unique-entry-id-36</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/79f80ee9260be3c865f2b6bad99810be-36.html#unique-entry-id-36</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The kids went to play with friends as I needed to go to the Friends and teachers association meeting.  Our treasurer is now at work and so I am helping her.  Back to the same jobs I had two years ago.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Water</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>heads and tails</category><dc:date>2007-10-09T08:48:35+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/727c448480bec3423a05f42b946f28a8-34.html#unique-entry-id-34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/727c448480bec3423a05f42b946f28a8-34.html#unique-entry-id-34</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My son seems keen at the moment to kill or drown things.  I boy thing I guess, but when my daughter tried, she managed to make it sound cute.<br />"My water is beginning to drown."]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Parasite Update</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-10-08T20:26:49+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/7706fc4030ec1da0997aa58f6b6c64fe-32.html#unique-entry-id-32</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/7706fc4030ec1da0997aa58f6b6c64fe-32.html#unique-entry-id-32</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We checked our hair tonight as all three of us were in school for the afternoon.  I had listened to year 3 read while my youngest was in afternoon nursery.  After them hatching in my son's hair, then finding six and two, I really checked everyone's hair.  The kids were clear but I had come home with one.  Arrr.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Going Potty</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-08T10:20:34+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/f74afd525ba361e81cf7efb6d8413054-28.html#unique-entry-id-28</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/f74afd525ba361e81cf7efb6d8413054-28.html#unique-entry-id-28</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since we now have some more dresses we are trying without nappies during the day.  Wish us luck.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Remy Ratatouille</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-10-08T09:13:32+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/70780ab7104ed049e1f2fe58f8f83297-35.html#unique-entry-id-35</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/70780ab7104ed049e1f2fe58f8f83297-35.html#unique-entry-id-35</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We have lost <span style="font:11px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; ">Remy Ratatouille.  Since getting him he has had a bath, helped with the cooking and now he is missing.  I forgot to get my daughter to put him to bed last night.</span>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Change Of Plans</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-10-06T18:39:19+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/9641aded111e9ffd78a31eb54775823b-33.html#unique-entry-id-33</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/9641aded111e9ffd78a31eb54775823b-33.html#unique-entry-id-33</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[At ten Chris and my daughter were going to swim in the schools swimming pool.  My daughter had been looking forward to finally being able to swim in the pool after seeing her brother do his swimming lessons there.  But owing to an ill Chris, we ended up visiting Teddington Hospital for the Saturday morning doctors surgery.  Our wait took so long, the kids and I ended up getting toys for them, a Ben 10 watch and a <span style="font:11px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; ">Remy Ratatouille cooking pot.  When they finally saw Chris, it was even too late to go to our cousins birthday party in Bracknell.</span>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>He Balloons</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-04T10:26:16+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/b42cc890da742d81b68ddcfa123a66a6-31.html#unique-entry-id-31</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/b42cc890da742d81b68ddcfa123a66a6-31.html#unique-entry-id-31</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday while my daughter was at Acorns (afternoon nursery), I walked down to the parade.  As doing the jobs I went down to do, I ended up in the card and gift shop.  It is a wonderful shop and as well as other bits I came home with a helium balloon.  Both kids loved it and this morning even Tiggie thought balloons on ceilings with ribbon hanging down were good.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More again</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-10-03T20:08:16+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/7b253e848115616dfab4c6844ff4d3d5-25.html#unique-entry-id-25</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/7b253e848115616dfab4c6844ff4d3d5-25.html#unique-entry-id-25</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I guess yesterday was a lucky, yesterday none, today 5.  so combing for another 10 days.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Drinks</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-03T08:01:54+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/0c723f5e0b8587b8d9c25f9c15616836-24.html#unique-entry-id-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/0c723f5e0b8587b8d9c25f9c15616836-24.html#unique-entry-id-24</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My son and I were chatting about drinks and then which drinks he associates with his family.  Chris has white coffee, his sister has apple juice, him pineapple juice and me Katy Cider.  When I asked why, Chris will not get up without coffee, his sister calls all squash and juice apple juice and I make a point at the beginning of each month to pick up one bottle of Katy cider for the month!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>And so we continue</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-10-01T19:46:37+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/eebe0a4e71357a4e66ee3b9bb966aec8-22.html#unique-entry-id-22</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/eebe0a4e71357a4e66ee3b9bb966aec8-22.html#unique-entry-id-22</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Again one parasite again today.  Hopefully by the end of the week whoever has them discovers and get's rid of them.  I am guessing the next attack will be end of november as it was in patches of every two months last year.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Callum&#x27;s Teeth</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>heads and tails</category><dc:date>2007-10-01T16:27:56+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/2ad102d70ded04f813cd656ed8c0d994-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/2ad102d70ded04f813cd656ed8c0d994-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="image-left"><img class="imageStyle" alt="IMG_1230" src="http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files//page8_blog_entry15_1.jpg" width="200" height="300"/></div>I have  <div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="IMG_1284" src="http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files//page8_blog_entry15_2.jpg" width="200" height="300"/></div>been told by my daughter that this set of photos are better of her brother.  My son would like it pointed out the first was so wobbly that it fell out with not much blood.  The second the floor attacked him and it took year three a while to find it on the floor, it made up for the first on the blood front.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Spiders</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-10-01T16:25:47+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/872394c7c62b18149e14ebc34a6ad553-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/872394c7c62b18149e14ebc34a6ad553-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since Tiggie arrived, I have spotted our spider population has gone down.   I think we have lost all the large ones I know about.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Onions</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-09-30T19:52:21+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/4ed987ab1abaa7052d8ab8af6512de15-23.html#unique-entry-id-23</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/4ed987ab1abaa7052d8ab8af6512de15-23.html#unique-entry-id-23</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have picked up a cold, and spent today sneezing.  Although what is worse is trying to chop onions with a runny nose and puffy eyes.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Happy Birthday SWLV</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-09-30T12:30:27+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/http:/www.swlv.org.uk#unique-entry-id-19</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/http:/www.swlv.org.uk#unique-entry-id-19</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Our church had it's 20th birthday party today, and after we all sat outside Elliott's School eating spit roast pork.  A brilliant time to catch up.  I was asked to look at the vogue.com website and see if I could replicate any of the designers pages, as there may be a website like them needed.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Leather Jacket</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-09-30T10:36:38+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/de909197fbd0e7cb5c20d156df19397f-20.html#unique-entry-id-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/de909197fbd0e7cb5c20d156df19397f-20.html#unique-entry-id-20</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I am really proud of my leather jacket and especially the dragon on the back.  It is the second time I have worn it to church, no one has said anything, and the second time the dragon on the back has made me feel uncomfortable. .....]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Party time</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-09-29T22:16:34+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/bad93ab5e34e1dda09c26f1ad10fd924-18.html#unique-entry-id-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/bad93ab5e34e1dda09c26f1ad10fd924-18.html#unique-entry-id-18</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Happy Birthday Roisin, Thank you for a wonderful party with really tasty food.  Sadly I did not realise it would have been outside otherwise I would have wrapped up warmer.  By the end of the evening I had my leather jacket with Chris's long woolen coat on top.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Vampirates</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>websites</category><dc:date>2007-09-29T15:00:44+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/e07ce6f3ca7a19aa0329eedc557dabb5-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/e07ce6f3ca7a19aa0329eedc557dabb5-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="Windsor" src="http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files//page8_blog_entry17_1.jpg" width="261" height="300"/></div>As you might have twiged by now Saturday 29 September at 11.30, I was at the Vampirates show by the author, Justin Somper.  Everyone who has seen me since has noted I loved it.  I hope I did not steal the show, as soon as I walked in the photographer wanted photos of me dressed up.  I did notice from the pictures she took for me that the sword hanging from the tiara had slipped and my spider ear cuff had fallen off.  During the show he asked if any one knew who one of the characters was - Cheng Li, I must have been the only one to put up my hand.  Then he asked me to describe her, I must have gone the same shade as my wig.  But I feel as if I did a fair job, it is not as if I have not been reading and trying to describe the characters for the last three weeks or anything like that.  Later after signing books he mentioned to someone that the fan site I made had only been up since the beginning of September.  On the train ride home, it sank it that he must have really looked at the site, and not given it a cursory glance, I felt so chuffed.  He very kindly signed my books and one for my kids school.  I hope everyone enjoyed the day as much as me, I tried to play the Ma Kettle part and offer Justin Somper a drink at the end.  Chris wants me to dress up again on Wednesday so he can do a page on this website called how nuts is your mum.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Getting To Windsor</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>websites</category><dc:date>2007-09-29T11:30:42+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/df3c9c985e1e9f3a425a0590c22d661c-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/df3c9c985e1e9f3a425a0590c22d661c-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font:11px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; ">Even the trip was interesting, first at Richmond ticket hall someone came up to me and said "Did you used to live in Bromley?" Yes, Then she said "you have to be Freya, you have not changed since we did Brownies together"!!  Then I just missed the Windsor and Eton train, so waited for the old favourite Reading train to Stains.  On that train were a group of lads who obviously knew each other but had not met up for a while.  Then one went down the corridor and appeared back as a gorilla.  Your everyday occurrence on the Reading train.  Well that broke the ice and everyone started chatting in our portion of the carriage.<br /><br />Tried scooting up the hill at Windsor, easier without a bag of props, Saturday 11.25 and their not being an occasion at the castle.  When I arrived at the Guildhall the lady at the door looked at me and said "you will be wanting the loos", and pointed in the direction of them.  "How did you guess?", she smiled and pointed to my bag.  But I made it just in time, they had not started.  Hurray.</span>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Snakes and Dragons</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>heads and tails</category><dc:date>2007-09-29T09:53:23+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/06cfe6c5ccc816767f2665935aa05de4-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/06cfe6c5ccc816767f2665935aa05de4-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[While getting ready to go out for the Justin Somper show, my daughter was in our bed handing out comments with Chris.  I love the excuse to dress up, although with kids you don't always get much of a chance.  On the side I had put some pieces out of Mother's jewellery box, and my old favourites out of mine.  (Oh, Eda I have your spider).  I was allowed the ear rings, rings, broaches and when I came to Mother's bangles there was uproar from my daughter.  Mother's coral snake looks like a plastic bracelet she owns.  She would not even let me borrow it, she is quite sure it is hers.  Then she spotted the chocolate gold coins.  So it was bought back for a couple of coins, until they were eated.  So after some slight of hand by Chris it was hidden in the same bag as the wig, (good camouflage).<br /><br />As I was out without kids and rucksack I fished out my leather jacket.  This caused another unforeseen problem.  The dragon on the back needed breakfast before I was allowed to go.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Their Back</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-09-28T19:39:24+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/30e81b4370c4135039123f559d30d26f-21.html#unique-entry-id-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/30e81b4370c4135039123f559d30d26f-21.html#unique-entry-id-21</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[What can I say, we have not even managed a month back and my son has come home with an unwanted guest.  There was a note outside nursery, saying that there were parasites in the school and to check you family's hair.  My daughter was clear and my son complained bitterly that nursery had them so he did not need to be checked.  But I know year three are prone to them, so checked him and yes one parasite.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Cats</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-09-28T07:46:19+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/995883b633d75a4b953b116e106ec99e-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/995883b633d75a4b953b116e106ec99e-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font:11px 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Verdana, sans-serif; ">Both Jessica have really been a blue lately.  Chris put it down to summer holidays.  We have been cat sitting for almost a week now.  His morning he had to admit he thinks we do miss our Tig (Tiglington for long), and cat sitting Tiggie has pulled us out of our blues and the house looks tidier!!</span>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>And more kids.</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-09-27T18:54:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/1a58d1d11de2d347c771a9cf3a6976af-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/1a58d1d11de2d347c771a9cf3a6976af-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The barter system seems to be well alive round here and I am working on extra points.  Well that is how I feel at the moment.  I have had a friends kid for a couple of days (child-minder was not available) and my daughters reaction was now Abigail.  I feel as if we have had all her friends over for some reason or the other in the last two weeks and she thinks this is wonderful and is trying to book up more.  I am really looking forward to Saturday a morning where I can be the kid and not be the responsible adult.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Teeth</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>heads and tails</category><dc:date>2007-09-27T15:50:01+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/db5df534f705e36f29e2e9d3629e98e8-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/db5df534f705e36f29e2e9d3629e98e8-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[While shopping today we picked up some vampire teeth for Callum.  He tried them on when he got home from school and remarked that his own vampire teeth effort looked much better.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Library</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-09-27T08:55:10+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/ff9a344ad3fd076284a08b1f15f47e60-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/ff9a344ad3fd076284a08b1f15f47e60-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Callum's challenge for today was to learn how to spell Library.  So now test him when you next see him.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Spell Checkers</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-09-27T08:12:46+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/00761182a1cb55ee46550dab3ecfba55-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/00761182a1cb55ee46550dab3ecfba55-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I do like spell checkers as this morning almost every other word has a red line under it.  Except this line.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Parties and Busses</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-09-27T08:07:35+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/c2d11c6e13bc9e8bd7edbcf08003c015-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/c2d11c6e13bc9e8bd7edbcf08003c015-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I am coming to the conclusion that parties are like busses.  You don't have one for years and then two the same weekend.  Chris is on support and cannot get out of it, so we can only go to one.  This one is fancy dress, cowboys or angels.  So as I am going to a Vampirates / Justin Somper show in the morning (yes I am escaping) dressed as a pirate, I will be a pirate called Ma Kettle to the evening party as well.  Especially as the pirate flag on the back took about four hours to sew on.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Emails</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>websites</category><dc:date>2007-09-24T18:57:38+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/0e15dbc8822a9bca5dbb3fb76c29434c-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/0e15dbc8822a9bca5dbb3fb76c29434c-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I got some emails.  Well it is a change from ebay and junk.  Kerrie, Eda (well wonders never end) and Justin Somper !! He found my website, Yipee.<br /><br />Hi! This is Justin Somper writing to say thanks for creating a wonderful site. I've just found it and was really delighted and impressed with how much you have up so speedily. I'm just kicking off a national tour to introduce readers around the UK to BLOOD CAPTAIN.  I'm also busily drafting ideas for the fourth book - as yet unnamed - which I will start writing in earnest on my return. Trust the tide! <br />Justin Somper<br /><br />How to brighten up my day.  Thank you guys.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Kids and Cats</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life but not as I know it.</category><dc:date>2007-09-22T18:52:21+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/43aab6198f04ee1d7982b8570e94fd23-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/43aab6198f04ee1d7982b8570e94fd23-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Saturday worked out really well actually.  I was a bit worried.  I went over in the morning and then just before lunch we all met up for football on the common.  Then four kids back to the friends house for lunch (while Chris got our house sorted).  All four play really well in two groups.  Then when their Mum arrived home we walked back to find Gramps and Nai Nai had arrived with Tiggie.  This allowed Tiggie a bit of time to get used to the house before we descended.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>My little Vampire</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>heads and tails</category><dc:date>2007-09-20T21:26:57+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/599aa5de68bd959f38cfa7af2a91377a-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/599aa5de68bd959f38cfa7af2a91377a-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="image-left"><img class="imageStyle" alt="IMG_1230" src="http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files//page8_blog_entry4_1.jpg" width="200" height="300"/></div>In twenty <div class="image-right"><img class="imageStyle" alt="IMG_1283" src="http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files//page8_blog_entry4_2.jpg" width="200" height="300"/></div>four hours Callum has gone from having two wobbly front teeth that want to occupy the middle of this top gum, to having a wide gap between his lateral incisor occupied by the beginnings of his adult central incisor.  The effect looks like, he has two big teeth in the top jaw like a vampire especially when he smiles.  Sorry the photos don't quite show the effect as by the end the two front teeth were really squashed into each other.<br />]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Morning World</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>life don&#x27;t talk to me about life</category><dc:date>2007-09-20T13:02:36+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/dc499ab3efd1c056b5bd826d191ab266-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/dc499ab3efd1c056b5bd826d191ab266-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I had a chinese style sleep last night, lots of small portions.  Well I guess Jessica having a dry nappy this morning makes it worth it.  But my head is running slow today and getting up was hard.  Jessica has the television now so I can check emails etc.  Out of the many choices on kids TV she wants Blues Clues, Nick Jr only now do it at 6am (too early) and this video are getting really grainy and it has a buzzing sound every so often.  Why have they not released the UK version on DVD??]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Author Time</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>websites</category><dc:date>2007-09-19T19:53:06+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/d9f3b11460b672003864fd91ecf9572d-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/d9f3b11460b672003864fd91ecf9572d-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I am now taking over the Tarttelin website to try to keep it up to date.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Live</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>websites</category><dc:date>2007-09-07T23:50:36+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/http:/www.tempesttwins.co.uk#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/http:/www.tempesttwins.co.uk#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I did it, I promised myself I would get something visible by Friday and if you look under http://www.tempesttwins.co.uk/ you will find it.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Term</title><dc:creator>freya@tarttelin.co.uk</dc:creator><category>websites</category><dc:date>2007-09-04T19:48:43+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/http:/www.tempesttwins.co.uk#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tarttelin.co.uk/blog2007/files/http:/www.tempesttwins.co.uk#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As Callum went back to school today, I am discovering if I can create a website all by myself.]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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