2006-04-18

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2006-04-18 03:43 pm

Napping: It's the new black

Linnea is napping again. So now her pattern is, as far as we can determine a pattern, to sleep through the night and then have a nap in the daytime. Of course, this means we have to provide a nap-suitable environment, since she will not go to sleep in her own bed (nothing wakes her up more surely; I think she, like me, assumes that if other people are awake they must be having Lots Of Fun and can't get to sleep for thinking about it). But it does mean she naps.

In fact, she hasn't had this much sleep regularly for about a year, I reckon.

Also, she has a slight, mild rash. It obviously doesn't itch, it doesn't look unpleasant, it's just there. I thought it was a heat rash until 4 hours topless in an unheated house failed to cure it. I assume it will be gone tomorrow; she's clearly under the weather (disturbed night, didn't want to play outdoors or indoors or go to the park or hand laundry or anything) but not miserable.

I have a few icons I'd like but no idea how to make 'em. I want one that says "Your parenting license is being revoked" and one that will involve a staged photo of self drinking something or other, in profile so bump and bottle are equally prominent. Can't decide whether it should be something in a shot glass or a bottle, actually. I never drink out of bottles...

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2006-04-18 05:01 pm

To do list


  1. Clean cooker

  2. Tidy spare bedroom until it's almost fit to use as such

  3. Find Linnea's Little Red Book

  4. Get blasted bunkbed parts out of the bloody master bedroom, dammit

  5. Get dangerous DIY kit out of understairs cupboard

  6. Sort "Linnea's" art equipment, not for my benefit, oh no, altruistic parenty stuff only, yessir



  7. Add downstairs poetry and drama to book catalogue

  8. Add paperback biographies to book catalogue

  9. Wipe down icky banister, doorhandles, other grimy icky bits people rub hands all over

  10. Plan meals for the next two weeks and compile shopping list

  11. Print Linnea's birthday invitations

  12. Bring box of books to charity shop or otherwise get rid of them

  13. List stack of misc geek goods on Freecycle

  14. Vacuum three rooms and landing upstairs

  15. Vacuum two armchairs and the sofa

  16. Bake chocolate cake and it was a roaring success though the coffee "buttercream" was a bit strong.

  17. Buy stamps of various flavours for the address book pocket, which currently has no UK internal stamps, only post to US or Europe.

  18. Cut grass

  19. Vacuum stairs

  20. Throw away dead houseplants (we've killed another spider-plant, this time through overwatering)