How is it Friday already? F has almost finished her second full week at school. She still loves it but she’s full of cold and tired out. After school club went better this week too. I can’t remember if I mentioned it last week but she is only going one day a week and last […]
Category Archives: Lifestyle
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Sep
Sep
Recently I was sent a copy of 100 things to learn before you’re 10 by Gail Hugman to review. Gail has taught in schools for 30 years and in 2005 she set up Lessons Alive, a private teaching and development service. This book has been written to help parents get the best out of their […]
18
Sep
Sep
On my daughter’s second day at school, she brought home a letter to say the following Friday was reading day and she should go dressed as her favourite book character. She’d barely started reception and already it was a themed none uniform day. The idea behind the day is great though as it was a […]
15
Sep
Sep
This week seems to have flown by, despite not doing much. As I write this on Thursday evening, we’ve nearly survived our first full week of school. F has done really well. She really happy to go to school and what little she tells us sounds like she is enjoying it. She’s had her first […]
14
Sep
Sep
This lamb and aubergine ragu recipe is not only simple but also delicious and loved by all my family. Both my girls enjoy it now and have done since they were babies. I love it because it reminds me of moussaka but it is a lot quicker to prepare. Like most mums, I like to […]
08
Sep
Sep
How is it Friday already? I’ve been off work this week and it’s been a busy one. We were in Anglesey with my husbands family until Sunday and F started school on Wednesday. At the weekend we had some nice weather and even made it to the beach. We enjoyed plenty of family time and […]
28
Jul
Jul
I missed last weeks little loves as we were on holiday so these are my little loves from the past 2 weeks. We started the fortnight with my eldest’s preschool graduation after which we drove over to Anglesey for 8 days. We had 3 gorgeous sunny days, one day where it rained none stop and […]
07
Jul
Jul
This week has bee an improvement on last week for sure. E seems just about back to herself for now at least and I’m eventually feeling a lot better. Unfortunately, my husband has now caught it! Sunday was the worst I’d felt in a long time and I spent the entire day pretty much in […]
30
Jun
Jun
This week has not been the best. Both myself and E are full of cold. She’s also got a nasty cough and was sick in the night on Wednesday. She was not herself yesterday and wasn’t really eating or sleeping. I was grateful that I don’t work Thursday or Fridays so I could look after […]
23
Jun
Jun
I’m struggling to write this post as this week has not been the most exciting. It started off well last Friday when we discovered a local forest playgroup. Then Saturday morning we took F to see the school she will be starting in September. The rest of the weekend was just spent at home as […]