When it comes to Schleich animals Jimmy is a pretty big fan. He got quite a few for his birthday this year and because we are lucky enough to get to review them for the blog, he’s had a fair few more to play with too. I’ve bought him lots of zoo animals and dinosaurs and recently we’ve been sent horses and sea creatures. Truth be told Florence bagsied the horses but Jimmy managed to claim everything else. As well […]
I often see other parents in restaurants and other places where you need to keep children sitting nicely and they have whole bags of tricks to keep their little ones happy. Out come tupperwares filled with cars, Lego, crayons etc and all I can do is look on with jealousy. Jealousy that they’ve been so organised and as my children look longingly at the ther kid’s fun things I try to force them to busty their head in the iPad […]
There’s a Mum I chat to at the school gates who has a 9 month old baby as well as two big ones. She often has that very definite look of a woman who’s been up all night with a non sleeper and as I sympathised with her the other day, remembering the feeling oh so vividly (not that Jimmy sleeps much better now he’s 3), it made me wonder at how she manages to get her older girls ready […]
October may have only JUST begun and the days may very well have taken an upturn when it comes to sunshine but there’s no denying that the nights are drawing in, cold weather is looming and October half term is just around the corner. It’s the half term with a bit of spook to it and we’re already thinking about what we’re going to do for Halloween this year! Dressing up, party food and days out to entertain are at […]
One of the biggest joys about having a family is that sheer vibrancy of home life. There’s truly never a dull moment as your little ones will invariably find new and creative ways to explore their home domain. However, there can be more than a few moments of occasional friction too. Whether it’s noise, messy habits, or even just cabin fever during rainy days, it’s important to make sure that everybody has their own comfortable space in your home where […]
Tonight Jimmy said ‘My Grandad used to be a genius and then he was an ice cream man and now he is just my Grandad’. He’s twice right. There’s no way he could ever be in any form of catering because he’d be terrible at it. I once asked him for some onion in a cheese toastie he was making me and he chopped one in half before placing it between the two slices of bread. I realise ice cream […]
When I was little I knew that my Great Aunty Anne was gay, I think we all did but for some reason it was never spoken of. I used to ask her (A LOT) if she would ever get a boyfriend or get married knowing full well that she’d dodge the answers but I just wanted her to tell me the truth and I couldn’t understand why she wouldn’t come out with it? She came everywhere with her friend Morgan […]
Last month we reviewed Interplay’s glitter tattoo kit which is part of their Fab Lab range and we LOVED it. We’ve used it lots of times now and the children are always thrilled when we do. I surmised in my review that it would be the perfect kit to use at a children’s birthday party and we’ve been using it when we have friends over too. This month they’ve sent us their rather more extensive kit along the same lines […]
I’ve resigned myself to the fact that we’re moving now. I even find myself getting excited about it most of the time. The thought of a big house with enough bedrooms for all of us (and more for any extras – fingers crossed) is spurring me on and we’ve found a house which is definitely a plus. Of course moving from East London to Norwich is never going to be an easy feat so choosing the right removal firm is […]
Before this year I’d never really got into the Great British Bake Off. I’d heard loads of really good things about it but for some reason it wasn’t on my radar or timetable or something. Anyway, it’s all change this year as I’ve discovered it and now, I look forward to Wednesdays all week (and Friday’s for the Jo Brand spin off ‘Extra Slice’ show)! The things is, Florence has also discovered it and I’m not sure why I didn’t […]
