Twenty eight hours later: my ears are bleeding…

Six kids.

That is a lot of little legs.

Its also a huge amount of noise.

Its also the number that he who helped create them and I had entrusted to our care from ten am saturday morning until two pm sunday afternoon.

twenty eight hours…

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I am being made redundant….

Being a BOTTOM* is hard work I’m finding.

Let me talk to you about separation anxiety.  The most agonising thing for a parent to endure as you leave the house and your baby holds our their arms to you and wails sorrowfully as you exit stage right to earn some pennies.

Well this is what I have been told about separation anxiety; I have yet to flipping experience it first hand…

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Working Mums: Ever considered being a BOTTOM?

I often considered being a SAHM (stay at home mum) and a WAHM (work at home mum) however recent circumstances have ensured that I have firmly returned to my role as a BOTTOM (bugger off to the office mum); much to the excitement of twin boy and twin girl as they now firmly believe that as Mummy is earning pennies so they can go on holiday again…

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tap dancing through a thunderstorm

I am trying to find the happy today, my maternity leave is finally over after a rather splendid year with the small ones and I just can’t help but feel a little glum.

Actually for the last two hours or so I have felt pretty darn miserable hugely exaggerating

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A Carnival of Madness: Newbies and Photos

I may have mentioned that I am a finalist in the Mad Parenting Blog Awards.  We are halfway through voting and the results will be announced in September.  In total there are fifteen categories and some rather splendid blogs have been shortlisted in all of them and I have the pleasure of showing some of them off on my blog.

Grab a large bottle of gin and a small bottle of tonic mix them together in a glass, pop your reading glasses on and settle in for some rather good reads.

So *assumes best Oscar style voiceover*…

Today I will be introducing you to the nominees for Best New Mad Blog and the Best Mad Blog Photography Finalists

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