tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16681940.post4200043035504254769..comments2023-10-01T14:56:34.054+04:00Comments on mothers on the verge: Excuses my daughters use on homework nightKate B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11997733172043900832noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16681940.post-63472218338414050832011-05-24T01:48:55.134+04:002011-05-24T01:48:55.134+04:00I know, it's already summer in Dubai; spelled ...I know, it's already summer in Dubai; spelled "H" "E" "L" "L" in Arabic.<br /><br />I mean summer in Blighty - if it ever comes. Bloody volcanoes! Bloody Iceland! Bloody thieving banks! Time to give Johnny Icelander a whiff of grape! Grab a pitchfork and join us in the streets!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16681940.post-67853839876986442372011-05-24T01:44:03.418+04:002011-05-24T01:44:03.418+04:00Dunno ... try the Khan Academy http://www.khanacad...Dunno ... try the Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/<br /><br />The little ones came home from school today *begging* to be allowed to continue their arithmetic exercises they started yesterday instead of watching a movie. In two days, they're doing addition and subtraction that *I* can't do without a calculator! It's nothing fancy, either, just Dr Khan "chalk'n'talk". It's free, too! I reckon they'll be on differential calculus before the summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16681940.post-24094827177299916462011-05-23T22:51:25.314+04:002011-05-23T22:51:25.314+04:00Its like you are living with my kids.... I hear yo...Its like you are living with my kids.... I hear you.The Body Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915299355282453338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16681940.post-50270735005814954662011-05-23T21:09:34.168+04:002011-05-23T21:09:34.168+04:00I certainly use the first excuse if asked to empty...I certainly use the first excuse if asked to empty the dishwasher/washing machine/the bins or hang the washing out or put the seat down ....Daddy Papersurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06229588740716431666noreply@blogger.com