Mr. Waffle says that minding Daniel and Michael
is like barwork. During the day things
are quiet, ticking over, but quiet, then around six in the evening things
really start to get busy reaching a peak between 10.00 and 2.00. You then spend the morning washing bottles
which you have rescued from odd places (behind pillows, under beds etc.). Fascinating eh?
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on 18 October 2005 at 14:58
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on 18 October 2005 at 19:13
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on 19 October 2005 at 13:09
Well, Lauren, I have help and I can type one handed while breastfeeding (marvel, gasp).
Minks, today much better mercifully, thanks for sympathy.
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Why do I read it, if I don’t like it?
Thank you Mr. James for giving me a whole new worry.
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NorahSplogon 18 October 2005 at 15:23
I am an anti-maven (or whatever the opposite of a maven is). I couldn’t tell you the price of something I bought 2 minutes ago. Consequently I am always skint. 
Friar Tuckon 18 October 2005 at 23:42
Am envious of your skrimping prowess.
belgianwaffleon 19 October 2005 at 13:07
Very funny, FFE.
Norah, FT, I’m always skint too. But I do have 18 litres of Evian in the kitchen.
And for a bonus point, who is this in the, perhaps a little too large, bouncy chair?
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LondonMom
on 17 October 2005 at 19:55
on 17 October 2005 at 20:03
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on 18 October 2005 at 12:25
2 out of 3 LM, and yes, they do look like their Daddy, particularly Daniel.
Norah, they look different to us – I know, they look the same to other people but we’re their parents. Herself, however, can’t tell them apart at all.
Ta Minks.
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When I was in the hospital, everyone kept
asking me whether Daniel and Michael were real twins. And I would say “no, they’re fraternal”. And the person would then, always, say “no,
what I mean is was it a natural pregnancy?”. Everyone here is obsessed by IVF.
Since we have come home the dishwasher, the
washing machine, the microwave and the dryer have been going constantly. Mr.
Waffle points out that all twins in the
western world must grow up with the hum of labour saving devices in the
background. Last night, I was saying to him how handy it is that
we are getting up at 4 in the morning anyway so that we can put the
wash we put on at midnight into the tumble drier and have dry baby
clothes for the morning. He looked at me a bit oddly and then
said drily “Yes, that certainly is a silver lining”. Well, it IS.
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There is an annual cartoon exhibition in our
local town hall. I saw the posters up
yesterday and they remind me that last year, we went to investigate with the
Princess. I asked the man at the
entrance whether the exhibition was suitable for small children. I meant was it more aimed at adults or were
there things a little girl might be interested in. They take their comics very
seriously in Belgium.
ItÂ’s an art form here and hence it was quite likely that the exhibition
might be for grown-ups rather than children.
The nice man on the desk said “Absolutely, there is no
pornography”.
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on 16 October 2005 at 22:46
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on 16 October 2005 at 23:45
I wouldn’t go as far as to say they’re pornographic.
…
No, I might edit that remark a little. Here goes:
Yes, lots of them are sheer Filth. But artful Filth.
(That’s better).
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on 17 October 2005 at 11:24
(Well, maybe not the eye)
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on 17 October 2005 at 16:33
JD, humph, no.
Mike, am very impressed by your knowledge of the 9th art.
BHM, quite.
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