We were out in the garden enjoying the sunshine the other day when my sister asked, could I still do a cartwheel. I laughed as I recalled the last time I had tried to do one. It was a few years ago and my elder daughter, who was around five at the time, had asked if I could teach her. 'Of course,' ... READ the POST
Learning to Love Lego Star Wars
I'm currently reading Lego Star Wars, The Visual Dictionary, with my five year old son. It's his bedtime reading choice, after having read to me first. I am learning about things like, in which sets you would find Annakin's Podracer, how different mini figures have appeared in various sets over the ... READ the POST
Happy Mother’s Day – a poem from my daughter
This is me, as seen through my seven year old daughter's eyes: My Mum She's a: Vacuum cleaner Potato peeler A dish cleaner A bedtime reader A hard worker cleaner A hugler A cuddler A school taker A cool maker My Super Mum Apparently I do a lot of cleaning. Don't know where she gets that idea ... READ the POST
Why do my children never listen to me?
'Kids, get your shoes and coats on, it's time to go to school now.' Nothing... 'Come on you lot, time to get ready for school.' Still nothing... 'GET YOUR STUFF ON NOW OR WE ARE GOING TO BE LATE!' 'Alright, alright, mummy, why do you always have to shout.' This is a frequent occurrence in my ... READ the POST
How Entertaining Our Children Has Changed
I grew up in the seventies. We lived on a cul-de-sac, which was inhabited mainly by other families. It was sheltered and it was safe. Life was very different to today. We went to school and we came straight home afterwards. Our parents didn’t take us to after school clubs and we didn’t do ... READ the POST
How Do You Organise Your Life?
'You're so organised' people often say to me. 'Am I?' I tend to reply. Wondering just how they have come to this conclusion. For the most part I am the way I am because otherwise I would never survive running around after three children and trying to work in between if I didn't have some kind of ... READ the POST
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