Who gives their postie a Christmas box?

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I have drunk all the coffee. The end.

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Kids rearranged all the furniture last night to recreate the space rocket from Wallace and Gromit’s ‘A Grand Day Out’. Zion is wearing his space suit and helmet, and holding some space poop, which can heal wounds

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It’s started.

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Little one ate his usual two Weetabix for breakfast. Now he’s sat on my lap helping himself to my cornflakes.

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Regular exposure to even low levels of air pollution may cause changes to the heart similar to those in the early stages of heart failure… Low levels of air pollution linked to changes in the heart

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An hour after both kids are usually asleep, they’re both still up and currently rearranging all the furniture in the living room.

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TV dinner.

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CHRISTMAS MARKET SATURDAY 3RD DECEMBER 1PM - 6PM Craft Stalls, Santa’s Grotto, Live Music, Great Food and Beer, Carol Singers, Mulled Wine, and everything Christmassy. The Plough Pub, Tentelow Lane, Norwood Green. UB2 4LG

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Religious leader phoned my lad’s school today to feedback on their visit yesterday. I have never met children who were so knowledgeable about my faith.

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Little one went for a blood test at the hospital this morning. Paediatric outpatient ward was lovely - calm and welcoming - and he was seen straight away. Nurse was brilliant and my boy was as good as gold. In and out with no fuss at all. NHS at its best.

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Public concerns over remediating the toxicity of the land… have not been addressed in the revised plans…. “no details have been provided” on the proposed remediation strategy. Brighton Gasworks developer changes plans to include affordable homes

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“Once in a generation opportunity to look behind the scenes at the replacement of the lock gates at Lock 94, Grand Union Canal, Ealing. Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 November 2022.” canalrivertrust.org.uk Canalside @ Glade Lane Park UB2 4PG

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Lad has returned safe and sound from a school trip to a religious centre. Asked what he enjoyed most about the day he said: There was no learning!

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Yesterday’s chilli today. 🌶️

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Finally figured out how to add @sod’s Search-Space and Surprise-Me plug-ins to my micro.blog. (It requires adding the full URL as the page content.) H/t to @Manton!

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These boots were made for splashing.

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Canal looking lovely this evening.

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WASHED UP

✅ Made breakfast and packed lunch for Kid A. ✅ Dropped Kid B at nursery 😭. ✅ Dropped Kid B at school. ✅ Collected kids' clothes from store. ✅ Listened to the end of The AbsoluteLee podcast and the start of The Prince of Aberystwyth while sitting in traffic. ✅ ☕ and breakfast. ✅ Prepared chilli con carne. ✅ Work call. ✅ Unblocked bath drain. ✅ Received grocery delivery. ✅ ☕.

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It’s obviously good that David Baddiel has finally apologised in person for his racist abuse of footballer Jason Lee twenty-five years ago. That he did it on his new TV show should boost viewing figures substantially with a helpful knock on effect for sales of his book.

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Five hours sleep is enough for my two and a half year old, for now at least, so he’s sat on my lap chitter-chattering away while eating hot buttered toast and drinking cold milk.

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A NEW INGERLAND

Warming up for Ingerland’s opening match in the World Cup by practising penalties.

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Pizza is in the oven. Can finally sit down and relax for ten minutes.

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I got my 🍕 dough dough risin'. Forgot to say that I feed my yeast with malt extract rather than sugar…

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