Planet Zog

There's a place my children go, when they're woken from a deep sleep, but not completely awake, or poorly and high on Calpol!  I call it 'Planet Zog!'

My daughter visited Planet Zog recently when poorly.

The first clue she gave me of her whereabouts was after getting home from school feeling terrible, she had fallen asleep on her bed fully clothed.  I had gone up and changed her into her pyjamas which she appeared to wake up for, but later proved not.  She slept for 2 hours during the evening and upon waking up asked:

Has my brother been to bed?

Little brother then asked something about dinner, I replied 'yes I'm doing it now,' to which daughter says 'but dinner's later.'  I have to explain that dinner hasn't happened yet, it's 6.30 and it's still Tuesday!

Questions that followed were:

Why am I in my pyjamas?
Are you sure it's Tuesday?  It was a bit like talking to a drunk person!
and most importantly, have I missed the Bake Off!

So after a sleepless night with a hacking cough, temperature etc, she is off school for a couple of days and the following night she falls asleep (at the right time of night this time) but unbeknown to me she has put a fleece poncho on before falling asleep, using it like a dressing gown I guess.  I don't like them falling asleep with something that could potentially be tight around their necks, so I half wake her up to take it off her.  Again I'm fooled into thinking she is actually awake as she starts talking to me, but I soon realise she is again on 'Zog' as she starts bashing her head and talking gibberish!

And on the final night of her mini break to 'Zog' she wakes during the night and stumbles around.  I get out of bed to check on her and find her sitting on the floor in the doorway of her brother's room.  I ask if she needs the loo to which she nods 'yes.'   I guide her into the bathroom to which she starts doing all the right things, then turns round catches sight of me in the doorway and says 'I'M GOING TO THE TOILET' and slams the door in my face!

So I'm stood there waiting for her, not sure whether to laugh or not!  She finishes her business and opens the door and greets me with 'OH WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE!'  And stomps back to bed!

The next morning we seem to return to normal.

'Til next time 'Zog!'

xx

Lemons

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They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.  Or in my 8-year-old's case this morning, warm lemon squash (because we didn't have any lemons and she is off school with a bad cough and generally feeling meh).

I find life throws lemons at you all the time to be honest, a lot of the time it's how you deal with it that deciphers whether you consider it a crisis or not.

Truth is, I have been a bit lost on the blogging front.  To continue blogging, or not?  To take my website down, or not?  The summer holidays were so busy and towards the end I didn't have time to write anything even though the little darlings were providing hourly inspiration!  So having had a couple of weeks off, I feel a bit like I need to decide the way forward.............................

My 'lemons' this week are -  lunch with my Mum yesterday getting disturbed by the school sending 8-year-old home sick.  This morning it's raining and the traffic was horrendous taking 5-year-old to school, and I'm sitting here beside 8-year-old who is watching Harry Potter, and trying to write a meaningful post!

So, my decision is - I will continue with the blog when the inspiration strikes, and uploading a new instalment to my Channillo series every fortnight (after all I want enough material for a sequel to the book for next year!)  However, my decision is to withdraw my website for the time being as it costs to keep it and really I'm not happy with it's design, and to be honest it's just the same information you can get from my blog.  

Don't forget to check out my book which is still available on Amazon, and if you're reading this you've probably already seen my new look blog. 

Much love everybody xx

Rexy

So after taking slightly longer than planned off from blogging, the kids are now back at school.

I found the whole holiday a lot easier this year, I think I was ready for all the fighting over toys.  Braced myself in advance!  However, it's never what you expect is it?!  There was hardly any arguing over toys, instead the 'new 5-year-old' took to moaning about just about everything!  Took him to Build a Bear over the long weekend, as an extra birthday treat, even this resulted in endless complaints because the dinosaur he built couldn't have the outfits on sale!  (His sister has a rabbit that she has outfits for).  Correct me if I'm wrong but how many dinosaurs have you seen wearing t-shirts and skirts!  Anyway, meet 'Rexy!'

I actually think Rexy is quite sweet being carried along in the back pack!

We haven't stopped this summer.  I decided to end the holiday, by investing in 2 new 'easy build ' (yeah right!) clip together wardrobes for the kids rooms.  Literally they are 10 or 12 cube shapes that you clip all the sides together with these stupid plastic clip things, fine once they're up but as you build higher, and the lower ones start 'pinging' out as your trying to fasten the top ones, stress levels increase!  My son's one actually fell on me at one point, I was somewhere under a pile of clothes and plastic panels!

So I hope the kids had a good break, fun packed, they'll probably be glad of school for a sit down!

Happy New School Year everyone! xx