tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22609700611020683012024-02-19T04:34:32.534-08:00Four Happy BunniesFourHappyBunnieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03056612885535032854noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260970061102068301.post-74475498176272945012013-07-07T13:11:00.000-07:002013-07-07T13:11:41.341-07:00Instagram and twitter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Oh my goodness, I didn't think I would ever write a post again. So much has happened, some good but mostly unhappy things - hence the long absence. However I have now discovered Instagram and twitter and as they take up so little time and effort I have decided to stay there!!! Hope you will join me on instagram - happybunnyl and on twitter - LozzieBee. Hope to see you there<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">amazing work, she is so talented.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">So patriotic was I feeling that I bought</span> <span style="color: red;">10m of plastic bunting</span>!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">(no I didn't buy</span> <span style="color: red;">union</span> <span style="color: white;">jack</span> <span style="color: blue;">flags</span> <span style="color: #666666;">for my car!!!!!!!!!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">30th May - 5th June!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I <span style="color: magenta;">love</span> ice-cream and this has to be my </span></div>
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before we sliced it, but believe me that was the last thing on my mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Admittedly this isn’t a ‘pretty’ cake but
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I am just a little in love with Helen!! Helen's blog</span></div>
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class was run over after school a couple of weeks ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went in the ambulance with him to
hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Words cannot describe the
trauma and the impact it had on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lovely boy is okay and back at school (the driver was travelling at under 20mph
– thank goodness for low speed limits near schools).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apart from losing consciousness and some
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Miss B revising (AS levels in French, English and Biology) and My Boy playing
football, Steve and I went to a May Day Fair, in a village where I spent a lot of
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lived in the neighbouring village and I would walk through a lovely bluebell
wood to meet with friends and pass lazy days gossiping and planning our future
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and stalls selling everything from plants, French bric-a-brac, homemade crafts,
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">but totally forgot what I was doing/where I was going</span></div>
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innovative solution to a problem is needed, a Plant is a good person to ask</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really, really love my job.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will admit that I look forward to the holidays and spending time with my own children and catching up with friends, but I think I am very fortunate to be able to work in a wonderful school, with amazing colleagues and fantastic children. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr B really doesn't get the whole making things/crafting life. He believes in order, not chaos, in his life! If I have a project on the go he thinks I should complete it before moving on to the next thing. In an ideal world, I would agree with him. But in my<em> real</em> world I get bored and distracted far too easily. I am like a magpie - I like collecting pretty things that might one day come in useful. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">As you know, I am very new to blogging, but already I am addicted. I found this lovely blog recently <a href="http://jenlittlebirdie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">little birdie</a>. The post this week that really meant a lot to me was called <em>Inspiration. </em>I am sure many of you will identify with this post - I know I do. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">to the lovely <span style="color: #783f04;"><em>Mr B</em></span>..... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">I love family 'get-togethers'.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;">From the very</span> <span style="color: #783f04;"><em>young</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">my <span style="color: #783f04;"><em>white love!!</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">My house is very <em><span style="color: #783f04;"><strike>neutral</strike> white!</span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">MissB was away for 4 days at Pembroke College, Cambridge Univerity on a residential <span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><em>law</em></span> <em><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">course</span></em>. I missed her so much - counting down the days until she came back home. </span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Help!!!</span></em></div>FourHappyBunnieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03056612885535032854noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260970061102068301.post-87266633340740311552012-03-25T13:20:00.000-07:002012-03-25T13:20:42.725-07:00Hello Blog!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My first post in blogland!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am soooo excited ...</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Inspired by the very lovely and helpful Jooles at </span><a href="http://sewsweetviolet.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sew Sweet Violet</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> I have </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">decided to have a go. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am very nervous -</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have I got anything interesting to say?</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Will anyone follow me??</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> As the saying goes</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'nothing ventured - nothing gained'</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I think there is so much to gain. Already I have discovered </span><a href="http://talesfromahappyhouse.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">tales from a happy house</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and </span></div>
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<a href="http://talesfromcuckooland.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">tales from cuckoo land</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Let me introduce you to my family...</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">This is my dog, Ollie. He is a springer spaniel who is</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">full of energy, incredibly nosey and very loyal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">I wanted to post a picture of my children (should I use their proper names or </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">call them Bunny Boy and Bunny Girl?) but </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">they tend to hide when I point a camera in their direction ..</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Bunny Girl is 17 years old and Bunny Boy is 15 on Thursday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">I am married to the lovely Mr B </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">(photo to follow)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Well I must go now - lots of marking to do before school tomorrow. Easter holiday starts </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">on Friday. Yipppeeeee</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Take care lovely people - I hope you have a great week</span></div>
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