tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577503734632213610.post7906340090776499301..comments2023-04-01T22:09:30.651+00:00Comments on The Life and Times of a Househusband: Sheer Bliss, plus MateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677176752522269843noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577503734632213610.post-1288751502371661402009-10-26T21:47:40.664+00:002009-10-26T21:47:40.664+00:00Only read a couple of your posts so far but am lov...Only read a couple of your posts so far but am loving your writing :)have been laughing so hard - very very fuuny...Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12596061740891058187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577503734632213610.post-59236715321467075932009-09-30T09:03:23.228+00:002009-09-30T09:03:23.228+00:00How long did it take me to get round to reading th...How long did it take me to get round to reading this? Sorry. <br /><br />Well, just throw an inch of brick dust into the scenes you've described so brilliantly here and you'll have a pretty good description of my life of the last three weeks. A wheelbarrow of cement in the middle of your living room will never be a good look. <br /><br />Plus yougest spilling tomato soup all over the sofa and falling asleep on a felt tip pen (so one hand-made nightdress and brand new sheet die an inky death). So anyway, back to your blog, loved it as ever. Get yourself a regular paid for column some where, this stuff is too good to give away for free.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607851893081344888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577503734632213610.post-50152724783936615702009-09-21T10:52:19.422+00:002009-09-21T10:52:19.422+00:00Teehee! Sounds chaotic but fun ;O)Teehee! Sounds chaotic but fun ;O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577503734632213610.post-4397807808472794542009-09-18T17:30:12.263+00:002009-09-18T17:30:12.263+00:00Hilarious! And, as always with your posts, touchin...Hilarious! And, as always with your posts, touching and poignant too. There's so much to like in this one, but I think my favorite sentence - for sheer literary pleasure - might be "I actually waste 30 seconds of my time looking in the mirror, always a mistake as the day is getting old fast, as am I by the looks of it." The map of France is a nice touch, too.<br /><br />I'm also getting to know your family apparently, because as soon as you started waxing blissful about your solitude, I started wondering, "Wait. Where's Mate?"Debra Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467694513460878293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577503734632213610.post-65670693050874087962009-09-17T13:12:20.881+00:002009-09-17T13:12:20.881+00:00I'm still a year out from all that excitement....I'm still a year out from all that excitement. Right now, I'll just have be content with speech therapy and story time at the library.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585098301634584827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577503734632213610.post-988290214049656782009-09-17T13:09:01.649+00:002009-09-17T13:09:01.649+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577503734632213610.post-89100183820793321722009-09-17T13:04:38.399+00:002009-09-17T13:04:38.399+00:00To put it in a few words; Humorous, masterfully wr...To put it in a few words; Humorous, masterfully written, thought provoking and above all my favorite blog of all time.<br /><br />Besides nappies... write, write, write.... Do the world a favor - compile your thoughts, submit it to an agent, harass the publisher and let us enjoy your work! <br /><br />WendyJust Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577503734632213610.post-19378188282764187592009-09-17T10:40:20.803+00:002009-09-17T10:40:20.803+00:00As far as blog postings are concerned James, you h...As far as blog postings are concerned James, you have a lovely pair there. They complement each other beautifully.<br /><br />I remember the early days at primary school that I went through with each of mine:<br /><br />My eldest came out of school one afternoon after rapidly dressing herself after P.E. (done in pants and vest in those days!)<br />She'd fastened up her cardigan with buttons out of phase, and when I pointed to the stray button at the bottom, she explained to me: "One of the button holes must have dropped off."<br /><br />Then there was the first few weeks with each of them, when despite the fact that they'd all begun reading before they even went to school, school (and presumably LEA) policy for their first term was to issue them with home 'readers' that contained only pictures, supposedly for us to discuss with them.<br />Each evening they'd come out of school and pass the book to either me or their mum while audibly complaining "No flipping words again!"<br /><br />The other week I happened to be walking in the general direction of our local primary school on the first day of term, and passed all the 'new mums' - WOW! they'd really made an effort, most of them looking like fair approximations of supermodels; it made me nostaglic for the days when I dropped my own kids off, until I realised that once the first couple of weeks have passed, each of them will resort to dropping off their kids in shell suits or top and leggings (with even the occasional one still wearing pyjamas under her coat.)<br /> <br />Never mind, my letching will keep until next September. (Note to self: mark start of autumn term 2010 in diary)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203970952129824noreply@blogger.com