phew
I needed a day like today. Have been feeling really wibbly about lots of stuff, including HE which I never wibble about. Not helped by my yahoo group e-mails being all to pot so I’m feeling really out of everything - anyone else having problems??
Started off this morning by looking at some chess books we borrowed from Barbara. Marcus is showing quite a bit of interest in learning to play so we’re learnign together. Played some sort of game with the pawns this mornign and he managed to beat me at that!! *sigh* better luck next time 
We read Checkmate at Chess City twice in the day and he really enjoyed doing the puzzles and I think some of it might be sinking in with him.
Managed to get quite a few jobs done today which always makes me feel good. Alex helped me roll out and cook some tortilla wraps to freeze as I made extra dough the other night and couldn’t quite manage to be bothered to make them all
After lunch the kids requested (??) their eye patches to be worn on their computer time. Marcus has developed a real obsession with the PS2 so we’ve started to limit his time to an hour after lunch. Actually having a limit has stopped loads of tantrums he’s been having about having to stop it so it’s been a good idea. But he has to have his patch on for 2 hours so we agreed to a 2 hour play if he kept it on and he did it. Alex plays on Cbeebies and the same applied to her too.
Marcus and I have been getting on really well lately which I’m so glad about. He tells me he loves me so much more and I get loads of cuddles 
He sat with me and read a whole page of words from the JP book (probably about 30 words) and they weren’t just “mat” and “sat” but “grand” and “luck” and more complex stuff iykwim. He was so chuffed at himself for doing it and I was too. I know once he *wants* to read he’ll be there, and tbh that’s his problem. He’s no inclination to do it yet. But it’s coming, I can see it.
Took Alex to Kwik Save to get a couple of essentials while checking on my mums dogs and then home for tea. Kids helped me make pitta bread pizza’s and they all went down well.
Bedtime is still proving a problem, but we’re getting there I think. It’s a slight improvement on before at any rate.
good to hear you sounding a bit brighter - must make time to get together soon.
Comment by Jax — January 10, 2006 @ 10:34 pm
you sound so much brighter Kirsty! Good to see they are getting the idea with patching, good plan there… patch = computer play time. I have the slide on the specs patches here if the sticky ones get to be a problem, let me know.
Comment by Katy — January 11, 2006 @ 9:41 am
Don’t know whether I want someone to wibble with, or someone who will tell me not to wibble! So don’t get too wibbly, will you?
How about a wibble over a cuppa next week?
Comment by Kris — January 11, 2006 @ 5:21 pm