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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Easter Holidays begin!
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Happy Easter!
A Prayer for our Children - New Life and Health
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Amen
Saturday, April 23, 2011
A Prayer for our Children - Forgiveness
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Amen
Friday, April 22, 2011
A Prayer for our Children - Salvation
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Amen
Family all well, Computer all sick...
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Thrifty Week - Green Credentials
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A Prayer for our Children - Growing Up with God, plus some Synchronicity
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Thrifty Week - Baking
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A Prayer for our Children - Caring and Thoughtful
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Amen
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Thrifty Week - Clothes Shopping in France
- our clothes should be good quality and last well, at least for adults - the boys grow out of their clothes so fast that it's less important for them!
- our clothes should good for the environment
- our clothes should not bought from people who ran sweatshops to make them
- we should look good in them!
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A Prayer for our Children - Enthusiastic, Hardworking and Motivated
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Monday, April 18, 2011
Thrifty Week - Vide Grenier in the South of France
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A Prayer for our Children - Knowing They are Loved
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
A Final Pause in Lent 2011 - Routine and Ritual 2
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Easter bonnets, Easter scents
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The Flea Markets of France - a little book review
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If that section is useful to someone who's been here for six and a half years, it's likely to be helpful to anyone who uses it, visitor or resident. I loved the vocabulary and bargaining advice - I've been doing a lot by facial expressions and gestures up until now!
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We have an interesting week coming up. Son 1 is currently travelling to Spain for a four-night visit with school, which is just marvellous - what an opportunity! They will be staying in Santender and visiting a lot of museums and galleries. Son 2 and I are going to enjoy some time together after school, walking the dog in our rather variable weather. Our holidays don't start until Easter Saturday, so I will be posting for Thrifty Week and Holy Week whilst working. Things might get a bit scatty... I am doing very little commenting on your blogs at the moment, although I often do have time to read them. I just seem to have energy to read what my friends are doing, without having quite the mental oomph to respond! I'm sure you know the feeling...
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PS Blogger went nuts and posted this as I typed the second word of the title, so it's been on my blog for the last half hour simply as: 'The Flea!'