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Dear Amy, Almost one and a half week I remained over burden in office and at the same time my computer stop working properly. Almost all problems except internet connection are fixed and I am able to write this comment. At the time of uploading it, I am going to internet café. 1. Though I became too busy doing office works, I managed to read Amy’s blog and comments to my blog. 2. I would like to go in detail about the construction and the materials used in making these huts. May be for some of you it can be a repetition. 3. Height of the thatched roof is around 2 to 2 and half meters. 4. In some places of Nepal, red mud is used more than white mud because of its availability. (In some places of Nepal, red mud is used more than white mud because it is easily available.) 5. Though the metal sheet roof makes the top story too hot during the day time, most people prefer it to thatched roof to become free from tension of maintaining the roof every year. Meaning of the words: A lie-in – to stay in bed longer than normal, Hyperactive – becomes more active than normal due to consumption of more food., To have a ball – to enjoy oneself, A meltdown – become passive, To brandish – waving something, To resume – restart, To be set – to become well cooked. Correction from direct and indirect questions- I am eager to know that if you have ever been abroad?

Interesting to see how you spend the day. I suppose that sometimes you go our to buy ingredients for your cooking. Do you go to a supermarket? perhaps you have to go to different shops, for instance for bread or meat. I am surprised each time that someone says that the dinner was at 7 p.m. I know that it it tipical in UK. Here people eat later.

Hello, Amy!! Nice to see you here again, especially because the first time that I read a BBC blog, It was yours blog. I saw in one of your topics you asking for suggestions. Could you teach us a little bit about gerund????? Sometimes gerund confuses me... :) About your daily routine I liked 7:00 am, I don't belive your beautiful kids are so naughty!! hehe

Hi Amy! it was very nice to know about your daily routine. Well, your new job makes you very busy, doesn´t it? Anyway Amy, I think you´ve used this way of writing because you´re talking about your daily routine. Hmm... it´s just a guess :-). A lie-in: to spend more time in the bed than usually in the morning; Hyperactive:to have more energy than usual, to be very excited; To have a ball: to have a great time; A meltdown: to become upset and out of control because ( in this case a child)can´t have what want he wants; To brandish: to wave sth in the air in an excited way; To resume: to come back; To be set: something like until it grows. By the way Amy, I´ve never cooked a quiche. Could be possible for you posting a quiche recipe in one of your future blogs, please? I think it would be nice to learn how to cook this dish :-). Good night, Ana Paula.

Congratulations Amy! I think you are a great writer. The way you turned such an everyday topic into something very interesting is very admirable. Best, H.

Dear Amy - your daily life is very busy and tiring so you need much energy and patience. I don't think you have any free time for yourself indeed, however looking after children and discovering day by day their progresses is a great reward. Your funny description about making quiche reminds me of a similar story I read some years ago. In that story there's a mother who, at the end of a troubled try to make a recipe, throws away all ingredients and orders some pizzas. To answer to your question, you have used the present tense because you have described things you usually do as a routine. Best wishes

Hi Amy, I got tired just to read about your daily routine. Kids can really give us a hard time. I liked Ana Paula's suggestion of you giving us your qiche receipe. I'd like to try to make one. I guess you used the present simple because you were describing things you do everyday. But I'm not sure why you used the note form. I'd say it's because it's an informal text maybe. By the way, the DVD you mentioned, is it the one with that funny guy who played a priest in "Four Weddings ans a Funeral"? If it's him he's quite funny. Well Amy, nice talking to you again. See you soon. Bye.

Hello! Your daily-life reminds me of mine a few years ago.I've got two sons .And when they were little I was often interrupted as well in whatever I did! Mum here..Mum there.. Time flew so fast as sometimes I had the feeling not to breathe for myself, you see!but it was so nice! Would I be a bit wistful?I spent a lot of time with them : reading, plaing, walking, riding on bicycle (baby in a seat behind me and later each on his own bike ) and so many children arts and crafts together. Now they are 22 and 17 and I find they still take a lot of my time. It is different, less often but so much more seriously. We' ve got to be there to help them when they face a problem , hold them up in their studies..What a stress when they sit an exam!They occupy our mind every minute! We want the best for them but we are kind of powerless.. they hold The reins and they do it well. There is a French saying : little children little worries, big children big worries. Do you know it? I think so because parents all over the world must more or less have the same problems, haven't they? In a nutshell, these worries are worth the joy they bring .. don't you think so? even if the elder is somewhat stupid today !!! Kiran, your grandmother is really nice. She looks like mine in my mind, I was young when she died.

Hi Amy, obviously tense that you used in time table or diary on Tuesday August 19, 2008 is the simple present tense. This tense refers to familar event in daily life or habit that is to say that you do it every day, so the past tense isn't necessary in this context. Is it true? Anyway while I read your dairy, I feel that your life is so graceful and neat. So I think that one day I will meet the girl friend as she will do like you. Bye.

Hi Amy - I'm here again. While I was making dinner, I had the idea of give you a simple but delicious summer recipe with zucchini (I know you are vegetarian).Here you are: Zucchini au gratin Ingredients: 4 medium size zucchini - 4 small ripe tomatoes - 40 gr. grated pecorino or parmesan - 1 spoon breadcrumbs - 1 small chopped bunch of basil - a pinch of oregano - extra-virgin oil. Wash, dry and cut zucchini in some thin slices lenghtwise. Layer them in a bakin oiled tin and sprinkle with salt. Put on each slice a slice of tomato. Mix chopped basil with parmesan, breadcrumbs and a pinch of oregano. Sprinkle this mixture on the zucchini, add a bit of oil to season and put the tin in the oven (180°/200°) for 30 minutes. Buon appetito!( Have a good meal!)

Hi Amy! Wow! Your days are very hectic!! What newspaper do you usually read? When I surf the net, I usually read the music section of "The Guardian". I quite like it. We have those shops in Italy as well. My mother loves them. Have a nice week-end!!

Hi Amy, It was lovely to read about your daily life. Your new job is quite amusing. About dinner time, I've heard it several times but I always find it amazing. British people have their dinner very early. We are used to having dinner around 9 pm and going to bed at 12 pm. Bye for now, Cris

Hi Amy Thank you very much for sharing to your daily routine. It seems it is a hard work.Raising children is very rewarding as well very challenge. There is no time for yourself. Is It sometimes boring for you? 1. staying in bed 2.restless 3.enjoying oneself 4.keeping under the control 5. throwing away something around as unproperly 6.restart 7.well cooked bye for now. Goodnight :))

Hi Amy! You have used simple present tense which is used in news to refer about past actions in order to look more timely, actuel? Actualy, I don´t read newspaper now even not ours. Politics became more boring and tiring than it was in our past when everything was presented in one colour only. I didn´t find time for kniting in your full shedule. We´ve learned to sew knitting and embroidering from our mum since our schooltime. The oldest sister embroidere very nice another was best for sewing and I liked most knitting. Maybe like your Granny I´ll find time and good eyes for that again. There wasn´t tely daily in our youth. Good luck for you!

Hi Amy! Nice to know about your daily routine! It seems you’re really busy all day to manage your two sweet children :-) at the same time it’s really enjoyable. But do you sometimes miss your “working life”? Do you miss Indian dishes now which you’d enjoyed in India? Which Indian dish you think is very easy to cook? Oh yes, What’s your favourite English dish? :-) Anyway, down to homework:- 1. a time when you stay in bed longer than normal in the morning. 2. Someone who is hyperactive has more energy than is normal, gets excited easily and cannot stay still. 3. to enjoy yourself very much. 4. become very angry (guess!). 5. to wave something in the air in a threatening or excited way. 6. start again after a pause. 7. get ready. Thank you for sharing another interesting post with us. Waiting for next one! Hug to Louie and Oslo :-) With kind regards, Pritam.

Quiche for tea? That's a very French thing to cook, isn't it? Or is there a British version of this traditional French dish as well? Anyway, yummy... In your entry you mentioned a newspaper - which one do you read? I like both the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph even though they are quite different in their own ways. And I used to do the crossword in the Times too. Do you have enough time to do stuff like that? Must be quite tiring sometimes to be a mother... I mean, getting up at six o'clock - that is quite a sacrifice, isn't it?

Hello Amy, I forget to do the HW from your previous blog so here are my corrections i know u've posted the answers but i haven't checked it honestly. So, here i go: 1. This week i was too busy doing office work, even then i was managing time to read the Amy's blog and comments in my blog.2. I'd like to go in detail about the construction and the materials used in making these huts, maybe for some of you it could be a repetition. 3. The roof is thatched and height is aroung 2 to 2 and half meters.4. In some places of Nepal red mud is used more than white and it depends upon their availability.5.During the day the metal sheet roof makes the top story too hot but people prefer it to free themselves from maintaining the roof every year. Anyways, its always nice to read your blogs and this time your daily routine from dawn till dusk :). Take a good care of yourself, Mahjabeen

Dear Amy, Your blog remind me to ask a question about family relationship words. Can you give us proper word for granny of one’s spouse? I have not read single word for it even in family chart. Certainly both of you are proud of yours granny. Your post shows that both of them are quite active. I am again posting linker exercise as you suggested. Here is my answer: Although it may a repetition for some of you, I would like to go into detail about the construction and material used. Your replies and correction for exercise always encourage us to participate actively to write comments in your blog.