We are all counting down to the return to school with dread; it has been such a joyful 2 weeks of family time and we don’t want it to end. At least 3/4 of the girls would happily not go back to school and I’m fighting the urge to agree to it. It used to […]
4 Box Decluttering.
I’ve been a bit slow on getting my 4 box challenge underway, though I did actually use the system I was sent a couple of months back. Annoyingly though, I forgot to take my before and after photos. As you can see though, the 4 boxes came in very handy when I did a speedy […]
A trip to Narnia.
We’ve not had snow here in our town. The line of settling snow stopped 10 miles above us and we only got the tease of flakes that didn’t stay. It isn’t quite winter without snow; last year never felt right because it never even seemed to get cold. Today I cashed one of my family […]
It comes but once a year.
And I have to say, thank goodness! After 16 years of buying gifts for a large family of children, I am ALL OUT of inspiration. I have to say, that it is the gift element that kind of spoils Xmas for me. Of course, I know we rely on it and we’d be pretty stuffed […]
The ringing bell.
He’ll never grow out of Christmas, The bells will always ring, And if there are angels anywhere, It’s them who he’ll hear sing. They say that he’s a star now, I wanted to show him the moon, To hear the gleeful chatter Of the boy who went too soon. I don’t believe in heaven, But […]
Festive Food Treats with Tesco.
A couple of weeks ago I got the most fantastic (and unexpected!) hamper of gifts through the post from Tesco Food. Since budget really don’t leave much money for foodie treats, I think it is safe to say we were all pretty thrilled. The kids did a quick audit to make sure Max and I […]
Clever Gifting for 3 Year olds with Older Siblings.
As another Christmas threatens to roll down on the family with the weight of a dumper truck, I do my normal helpless gaze around of the beleaguered mother; first I have to think of new and original gifts for 5 children and then I have to find somewhere to put them. When a little boy […]
Dancer.
Last night was the annual talent show at our dance school. This year was lovely because 3 of the 4 girls were in it (and the 4th decided she really missed being in it so is going back to rejoin in the new year). Fran is now one of the ‘big girls’ there; it is […]
Reviewing the #ZentasticXmas Asus Zenfone 5LTE.
The opportunity to do a phone review isn’t one that wafts past me very often; I said yes without really thinking about it and it was only then that it occurred to me, with a sinking feeling, that this meant I was going to have to try and find my way round an android phone. […]
Editorial: Child Benefit Building Blocks.
Over the last few years we have been incredibly grateful for the benefit system, which caught us firmly when life made it almost impossible for us to function and rescued us through a recession and a time of family tragedy that made trying to rebuild a business ravaged by credit crunch and huge corporations something […]
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