My fussy eater is driving me crazy! I am writing this post in an attempt to keep my sanity and reach out to other parents experiencing similar difficulties! Allow me to set the scene with a small victory: A couple of weeks ago, we visited family for dinner to celebrate Granddad’s birthday. They had decided… Continue reading Parents of Fussy Eaters, Stay Strong!
No, I don’t like that! No, I don’t want to do this! No, I can’t do that! No, I want daddy to do it! No, I can do it! No, no, no, no, no! The Boy will be six in May and up until now, has been a relatively passive child. Lately however, he’s started… Continue reading 6 Ways To Change Mr.No-Mummy into Mr.Yes-Mummy!
**Warning** soppy post alert! Proud mummy gets mushy!!! The word ‘proud’ isn’t strong enough to describe how I feel about K’s latest school report. It was just an end of term brief really, stating how much they have progressed, attitude to learning and where they are in relation to what is expected for their age,… Continue reading Overcoming Dyslexic Difficulties
We’d been considering joining the National Trust as a family for a while, so when we were looking for things to do over the Christmas holidays and saw that Cliveden were doing a Pantomime Trail, we decided to take the plunge! As non-members, admission, plus the trail would have cost £50 for our family of… Continue reading A Day out at Cliveden, National Trust
All that work, planning, buying and wrapping, came to a head a couple of days ago, where the majority of the excitement was over in a matter of minutes and my thoroughly spoilt children discarded most of their gifts, without a second glance and played in cardboard boxes for the rest of the day! We… Continue reading Why I'm Reconsidering Our Christmas Day Traditions
All that work, planning, buying and wrapping, came to a head a couple of days ago, where the majority of the excitement was over in a matter of minutes and my thoroughly spoilt children discarded most of their gifts, without a second glance and played in cardboard boxes for the rest of the day! We… Continue reading Why I’m Reconsidering Our Christmas Day Traditions
The kid’s school choir, take part in an event for the children’s cancer charity, CLIC Sargent, every year at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Children can join the choir from year 3 and this year both K and Lou have spent their lunch breaks singing their little hearts out, practicing to be part of the… Continue reading Our Evening Supporting CLIC Sargent (Child Cancer Charity) at The Royal Albert Hall
I’ve never been one to make a huge fuss about birthdays and Christmas. I do like to make things special but don’t go over the top, spend vast sums of money or verge on the ridiculous! As I’ve gotten older, I care less and less about what other people think and simply aim to tick… Continue reading Keeping up with the Joneses at Christmas!
The kids have already been driving me potty, singing Christmas songs ready for plays and concerts. I’m pretty sure mince pies replaced the hot cross buns after Easter this year and there was certainly some Christmassy stuff sneaking into the shops in September with the rest bombarding the shelves as soon as the doors closed… Continue reading Now It's December, Let The Christmas Festivities Begin!
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