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 […]
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 […]
Making Christmas.
I don’t really want Christmas this year. Not in the same way that the last 4 Christmases have been their own tiny version of hell (I can’t believe this is our 5th Christmas without Freddie any more than I can believe it 3rd Christmas with Bene) but in a glum way, a dissatisfied with what […]
Can the sofa get your sporty motivation back?
Apparently it can. My Netflix challenge this month was to find a way to make couple time, which is… in the run up to Xmas with 5 kids, a toy shop and a rugby and gymnastics club to take an active part in running… something of a challenge. We have, however, managed to work our […]
The moany one.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this blog and what it is still okay to say on it. I was thinking today about voice and lost mojo and keeping up appearances and stiff upper lips and not going on about stuff and being brave and life goes on ish and how, because the girls […]
Another little evacuee.
A couple of years ago Amelie managed to sneak in on an evacuee day only a couple of weeks after joining school. Today Josie, otherwise known as Ivy Wilson, visited Stibbington to do the same day. From spam sandwiches (she woosed out and went for jam) to an air raid and having to write with […]
Sponsored Video: making tattoo art from Toca Boca.
I know what you are thinking…. ‘Merry? really?’ And okay. Yes. I thought that too. When I was sent the offer to run this video, I thought, “I don’t know, I’m not so into the whole pretend tattoo thing on kids, so maybe not.” But I watch the video – because I’m nosey – and […]
Sponsored Video: Choosing wisely for a bright future.
We flowed from the high of GCSE results day to the final decision on what Sixth Form Fran would attend, to last minute tweaks and changes to A Level choices and the scheduling in of enrichment activities around personal commitments. And all of it, for the first time, was judged up against the future. Lists […]
The Perfect Picnic.
At the beginning of the summer, just before our perfect holiday in Devon, we took a trip down to our local park to get us back in the habit of spending time together. It was entirely impromptu, with no grand food plans and very few wonderful photos. But in the soft heat of the end […]
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