Recent posts - Mrs Badcrumble's Diary

#77 - lazy Sunday afternoon From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (268 days old)

Well it's been a relatively uneventful week, culminating in a pyjamas day today. I have hardly seen Alister as he's been watching dvds and playing in his room. I managed to move from PJs t… more

#76 - a very proud mummy and a happy wee boy From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (273 days old)

Well the big green family tree went down a storm with Alister's teacher. He told me he stood up in front of the class and explained that his gran and grandad are at the top and the ladies on the… more

#75 - a big green family tree From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (275 days old)

Today started off quietly. I had a shower, washed my skanky hair after 3 days on the sofa, we had breakfast, Alister was watching scooby doo dvds yet again. I had no food in the house and … more

#74 - ouch! From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (276 days old)

I have the worst headache today, just cant shake it. I've had a rotten cold recently and ws sick at work on Thursday so am having a couple of days on the sofa just taking it easy, lovely! So it… more

#73 - happy families From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (279 days old)

Mrs Badcrumble's sister blog has now joined us - http://the-only-way-is-up.blog.co.uk/ big love Jill xxxxx… more

#72 - ups and downs of the week From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (282 days old)

It's been an upsy downsy sort of a week. Unfortunetly, human nature means I lean more to the downsy feeling and tend to forget the upsy bits. Never mind, onwards and upwards.... Alister i… more

#71 - it's my party and i'll smile if i want to From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (288 days old)

see, that's all my smiles! So....yes..... i had a party on Saturday night. I had a blast! Thank you to all my lovely guests. I learned a lesson on Saturday night. Even… more

#70 - Noisy neighbours From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (306 days old)

You know when you go for ages not noticing a noise but then you do and it's all you can hear? My neighbours are that noise. They live upstairs from me and ages ago they put in laminate … more

#69 - Last day of hols :( From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (308 days old)

well, back to work tomorrow. I could sooooooo be a stay at home mum!!!! Right - the health kick is well and truly back. The house is heaving with fruit and veg. I feel loads better after … more

#68 - oops, forgot this little snippet of news from 2008... From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (309 days old)

... i passed my exam that I sat in October. A Pass 3, i could have done soooooo much better but I was kind of coasting cos I knew I had enough knowledge on the books already to coast it and… more

#67 - Most splendiferous wishes to you all for a happy and prosperous new year! From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (309 days old)

Well that's the annual craziness over with. Roll on Easter, it's much more civilised (apart from the whole throwing eggs around the countryside thing). I feel I am now craving normality, routine… more

#66 - Al's well that ends well From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (345 days old)

no, not a typo, I do mean Al's well! Young master Blair was a wee trooper at the hospital last Friday. I had prepped him to be ok with getting an anaesthetic injection and he was a bit ner… more

#65 - be brave, be brave...(and that's just me!) From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (355 days old)

So after alister had his teeth x-rayed last week I got a call on Tuesday to say the hopital had a cancellation and could Alister go in on Friday to get his teeth removed. That will be tomorrow then.&n… more

#64 - Mummy's Marvellous Medised From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (362 days old)

To the makers of Medised - a million thank yous!!!!! For those not in the know, Medised is a kids medicine that is supposed to dry up snotty noses etc and 'aids restful sleep'. I think I m… more

#63 - A very nice Monday From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (365 days old)

Oooo look at me blogging twice in a week! This week is the first week that Janet and I are doing our proper jobshare days. Which means I am only working Wed-Fri. Lovely!!! Made some… more

#62 - Bad Mrs Badcrumble!!! From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (367 days old)

5 months!!!??? 5 months since I last wrote here??!!!! What could I have done in 5 months??.... I could have travelled the worldI could have saved the world enough times to have material for app… more

#61 - the Secret Life of Mrs Beeton - BBC4 From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (525 days old)

It's late, 1 minute to midnight as I start typing on Tuesday 3rd June 2008 actually. Tonight I got hammered into an essay for TMA4 for OU course A210 - Approaching Literature. I got 800 wo… more

#60 - bloggy bloggy blog blog! From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (527 days old)

ooooooo it's been a very long time since i last blogged! now what's happened.....alister and i had a fabulous long weekend in the lake district. We stayed in a lovely wee cottage near penr… more

£1/£2 off at CD Wow! From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (583 days old)

I have a pile of £1 vouchers and a £2 voucher to use at cd-wow.com but you can only use one per transaction. I don't need anything just now but hate to see them go to waste - they mu… more

#59 - avoidance tactic number 5 today.... From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (588 days old)

I should be writing my essay but decided it was much more important to set up my Google Adsense ads (see boxes to the right. If you feel inclined to click through any then feel free. Even … more

#58 - humble apologies From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (589 days old)

Sooooooooooooooo......yes.............. it's been a while hasn't it!?? I bet you've been sitting by your PC every day, hoping that this time when you click on the link to this blog that, of cour… more

#57 - daily quiz!! (and other bits and bobs) From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (622 days old)

Today's daily quiz is ready and waiting for you clever clogs to nip in and beat me!http://my.funtrivia.com/tournament/Mrs-Badcrumbles-Challenge-81362.htmlToday we were at the dentist. I knew Ali… more

#56 - VERY cheap flights. 2nd blog of the day... From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (623 days old)

Just a quickie but Ryanair have relaunched their website and have masses of 1p flights on the go. I think they are only for travel on a Tuesday or Wednesday between 1st April and end of June and… more

#55 - new!! Daily Quiz! From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (623 days old)

well, when I say 'daily' read that as 'intermittent'!But here it is, the very first Mrs Badcrumble's Challenge... http://my.funtrivia.com/tournament/Mrs-Badcrumbles-Challenge-81362.htmlenjoy!&nbs… more

#54 - whoooooosh!!! From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (624 days old)

crikey the days really are flying by just now. We seem to be so busy all of the time. This wee we had Fi stay for a few night which was nice. I had an OU tutorial in Edinburgh on Sat… more

#53 - sun, sea, sand and sodding airlines.... From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (631 days old)

Lynne and Alister and I booked to go to Lanzarote in June this year. We were VERY excited. I keep a picture of the apartments on the fridge to stop me snacking. We had fab flights fr… more

#52 - busy bee From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (632 days old)

It's been ages since I blogged - apologies. I have been up to my neck in studying and ironing and housework and shopping and work and being a mum and zooming around with alister and... oh just b… more

#51 - a very quiet weekend From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (647 days old)

Does what it says on the tin. This weekend has been really uneventful. Alister had a really good day at nursery on Friday so that was good. he went to drama and had a brilliant time … more

#50 - more tantrums.... From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (650 days old)

not a good day for tantrums. Took alister to football training today and he kicked off big time cos I asked him to give his coach the money for the class when he went in. I could understan… more

#49 - flapjacks and stickers From Jillybean in Mrs Badcrumble's Diary (651 days old)

well what a grand day Alister had today. Started the sticker book up again and he got every one of them, plus a couple of extra shiny animal ones for being so good. no tantrums today, he g… more