Oh, yeah...that blog thing...

First my sister came. Then, my parents came with two of my step-sisters to take us on holiday to Dorset. Then, the Husband went away for a week on business to the States. Then Easter showed up with its attendant family visits. And finally, to top it all off, the boys and I got ill and have been hunkered down in the house for nearly a week now.

Great-Grandchildren...all in pairs.

So I'm still the horrible person who has yet to charge the batteries in my camera so I can download the pictures from my sister's stay and the family trip to Dorset, but I have a few Twitter updates and pictures from my father-in-law to make up for it all. Call me low-maintenance, but I can still rustle up a quick update every once in a while.

When you are surprised by the blackened remains of a waffle fry that is both caramelized & fossilized, it's long past time to clean the oven
— Bryony Dick (@beginningbryony) April 3, 2014

When you are surprised by the blackened remains of a waffle fry that is both caramelized & fossilized, it's long past time to clean the oven
— Bryony Dick (@beginningbryony) April 3, 2014

My respect for Nick Jr. just increased: Andy Hamilton on Peppa Pig and a #GameOfThrones style trailer for Ben & Holly. #mumlife
— Bryony Dick (@beginningbryony) April 10, 2014

Struggling over whether or not to keep watching #Cosmos tonight...feels mean to watch without the husband.
— Bryony Dick (@beginningbryony) April 14, 2014

Forced to admit my entire knowledge of cricket is based solely on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Not sure if proud or ashamed...
— Bryony Dick (@beginningbryony) April 14, 2014

Cinnamon raisin bagel and diet coke...breakfast of champions? Er, more like breakfast of overworked, sleep-deprived mothers. #mumlife
— Bryony Dick (@beginningbryony) April 17, 2014

I watch "The Ten Commandments" like other people watch the Rocky Horror Picture Show. #Easter
— Bryony Dick (@beginningbryony) April 19, 2014

With the boys yesterday at Donnington Castle. pic.twitter.com/B5QmcJtSJo
— Bryony Dick (@beginningbryony) April 22, 2014

I'm frightened by the fact that I had so many Very British Problems even before living here. I *so* belong in this country. #Awkward
— Bryony Dick (@beginningbryony) April 23, 2014

I propose a diet that includes only the most refined sugar. You know, the sort that went to finishing school & use the right forks at dinner
— Bryony Dick (@beginningbryony) April 25, 2014

Desperation has set in when I run a bath at 3am just to sleep somewhere with no one coughing on me. True story. #mumlife
— Bryony Dick (@beginningbryony) April 28, 2014

Ah well. In the midst of generally struggling at life (and looking up preschools, and booking GP appointments, and clearing eye-bogeys all day) I get a break at last! Tomorrow I get to go to London for a set of history lectures at my old university. History, London, the Tube, and scrummy frozen yoghurt...sounds like a good evening to me!