averybadmum

1. Lift toaster to position above bin.
2. Carefully remove and empty crumb trays
3. Shake toaster in attempt to dislodge residual crumbs
4. Turn toaster upside down and shake again in attempt to dislodge residual crumbs
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 a couple more times for good measure
6. Replace crumb trays
7. Carefully replace toaster on cleaned surface.
8. Sigh as crumbs which had hung on stubbornly throughout the cleaning process break free and scatter across the surface...

Rice expands when it's cooked.

So today we discovered that teenager had removed (and lost) some of the screws holding the wardrobe door batons on.
More seriously she'd also attempted to unscrew the side plank on the top bunk, and in the process got the bolts jammed in too far so they were no longer holding stuff together securely.

While you've got to respect the experimental and creative thinking that went into these exploits there's also a case for the application of a large quantity duct tape to keep her under control in future...

Sigh...

I'd bought a mixed pack of baby corn and sugarsnap peas, intending to make a stir-fry.

The kids, however, found it and ate all the sugarsnap peas.

So we had a stir fry with frozen peas in instead. It looked a little odd, but it tasted okay.

The verse inside includes a claim that the bedroom is, against all evidence, actually tidy.

Daughter asked if she could invite a friend to stay for dinner yesterday.
I overheard her say "My mum's cooking is really good."

Of course this would be the day I when I got distracted and burned the rice... :-)

The predictive texting on my phone thinks 'b' is the start of "be home by six".

Daughter (cleaning out the pantry) : Mum, the sell-by date on this is June 2006!

It appears that a roleplaying sourcebook does indeed look enough like homework to fool your mother for quite a considerable amount of time.

... Oh well, at least it wasn't Facebook this time...

Tonight we will be holding a masterclass in remembering to replace the seal on the liquidiser after washing it up...