<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764508609161244448</id><updated>2011-07-07T22:47:21.537-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Miss Blue Sky's Land</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://missbsky.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3764508609161244448/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://missbsky.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Miss Blue Sky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07407915940536750003</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UDALsUDtq2I/SZh5fOp2wtI/AAAAAAAAAAU/NG0X0pz1dTM/S220/DSCF3691.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764508609161244448.post-5171406581438503982</id><published>2010-03-23T15:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-23T16:10:36.958-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Over a year since my first post?</title><content type='html'>No way!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Time is going so quickly these days, it's quite scary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Cormac&lt;/span&gt; (my youngest child) is no longer a baby. He seems to have turned into a toddler overnight. How sad!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I get enough backchat from the other two that I think I have a  couple of teenagers. God, I can't imagine what it will be like when they really are teenagers!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In less than 3 months, I'll be 27, practically drawing my pension.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've worked out that next Christmas is not that far away. In two weeks, the kids will be on their &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Easter&lt;/span&gt; holidays and when they return, it is only 8 or 9 weeks &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;until&lt;/span&gt; the summer holidays. 'back 2 skool' signs have already gone up in the shops (usually written on a pretend blackboard) before the summer holidays have actually started. To warn the poor children not to get too relaxed, I suspect!&lt;br /&gt;I then have 7 weeks to spend with the kids. Unlike most parents, I don't actually mind school holidays, we always find something to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When they go back to school after the holidays, it is only a mere week or two before the shops start getting their &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Halloween&lt;/span&gt; stuff in. Look closely, tins of sweeties and cheese footballs are being sneakily stacked on the shelves &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;as well&lt;/span&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;I notice that more adverts are playing Christmas music in the background and furniture stores are promising to deliver in time for Christmas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You then blink and it's Christmas!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then March again!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then you start the whole rigmarole again...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, time is moving &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; quickly for me, but my children will always be my babies!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3764508609161244448-5171406581438503982?l=missbsky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://missbsky.blogspot.com/feeds/5171406581438503982/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://missbsky.blogspot.com/2010/03/over-year-since-my-first-post.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3764508609161244448/posts/default/5171406581438503982'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3764508609161244448/posts/default/5171406581438503982'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://missbsky.blogspot.com/2010/03/over-year-since-my-first-post.html' title='Over a year since my first post?'/><author><name>Miss Blue Sky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07407915940536750003</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UDALsUDtq2I/SZh5fOp2wtI/AAAAAAAAAAU/NG0X0pz1dTM/S220/DSCF3691.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764508609161244448.post-6693040805484629554</id><published>2009-02-24T14:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-24T15:08:06.561-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hello There!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;Hi, welcome to Miss Blue Sky's land.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;To start with, I thought I'd just introduce myself with a few things about me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;My real name is Layla Jane Grant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I was born in Dumfries, 25 years ago and moved up north a wee bit when I was 9.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I have 3 beautiful children (2 boys, 1 girl) .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;When I was 16, I had a stroke. This affected my right side but I have mostly recovered from it,I just have limited use of my right hand. This would probably be a good time to mention that I don't like pity, so don't feel sorry for me!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I love computers, so I'm currently studying for a degree in Computing and Design with the Open University. It's a lot of work but I'm enjoying it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I was learning Arabic for about 4 months before giving up. God it's hard!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I do a lot of walking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I love to cook. Poppy's (my little girl) favourite is carrot quiche, which my mum taught me to cook. In fact, most of the things that I like to cook for my children are my mum's recipes. I also like to bake cakes when I have the time. Unfortunately, I also like to eat them!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I choose the name of this blog because I'm always so optimistic (and Mr Blue Sky is one of my favourite songs). I don't know if that is a good thing or not because I sometimes think things will get better and they don't.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I really enjoy Mummy-Poppy time on Saturdays. That is when I take Poppy to her dance class class in the morning, then we go and do something different from usual. Maybe go on the train somewhere, to the park, museums etc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I like most kinds of music but my little boy(sean,3) likes the Wham and he also likes dancing to 'it's raining men'. Not that I'm worried about him or anything.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I hate when I don't get my own way and also I'm a sore loser. I remember when I was younger, I used to sit out when my family were playing board games, because I was so afraid of losing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I am very independant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I would love to drive but I think it would lead to chronic laziness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I don't like people who judge someone before they get to know them, but sometimes I realize I do that.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;I love reading blogs!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3764508609161244448-6693040805484629554?l=missbsky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://missbsky.blogspot.com/feeds/6693040805484629554/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://missbsky.blogspot.com/2009/02/hello-there.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3764508609161244448/posts/default/6693040805484629554'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3764508609161244448/posts/default/6693040805484629554'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://missbsky.blogspot.com/2009/02/hello-there.html' title='Hello There!'/><author><name>Miss Blue Sky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07407915940536750003</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UDALsUDtq2I/SZh5fOp2wtI/AAAAAAAAAAU/NG0X0pz1dTM/S220/DSCF3691.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry></feed>
