Christmas Eve traditions haven’t really got off the ground in our house this year. I’m afraid we haven’t been that organised. But the things we have done could probably be classed as traditions, such as: Posting Christmas cards through the neighbours’ doors on Christmas Eve,…
It seems like weeks ago but it was actually only last weekend, I started making salt dough decorations with the kids for Christmas. It didn’t go totally to plan (of course it didn’t) but then it wasn’t a complete disaster either. I think I baked…
Over the past month, I’ve been asked to take part in three different Secret Santa present-giving missions. I said yes to all three, of course, because the bar was set quite low – the first two you had a spending limit of a fiver, and…
Last Christmas was my worst one on record. It should have been the happiest – the first Christmas we had as a family of four, our baby girl being born in the summer before. Instead, we’d had the year to end all years, my husband…
Two of my major vices – drinking tea and buying mugs. As vices go, they’re pretty tame I know, but it’s still getting slightly out of control – so much so that I’ve started to squirrel some of the old, lesser-favoured cups away just so…
This is my favourite picture of the week drawn by my son, and trust me, he draws a lot! What on earth goes on in his head? A smiling, but marauding pig, so it seems. Remember kids, “Woch owt of the pig man!” Oink oink!…
It’s nearly here, how many more sleeps it is I can’t remember as I haven’t had enough sleep this week to process that. Twelve? Oh ok then, 12. TWELVE!! Agghh! I’d better get on with answering my questions about Christmas, as nominated by Amy who…
When your kids get up early, you need more than a few ideas to keep them entertained. If it’s only 8am and you’ve already had breakfast, watched a bit of TV, played a game and split up a few sibling tussles (“Mine!” “No, Mine!” etc)…
Top row – Getting ready for the school nativity, and a make-it-in-five-minutes shepherd costume; the first Christmas dec out of the box; a halloween gingerbread house, that we forgot to make at halloween. Two words – nailed it! Middle row – Posting our letters to…
This Christmas, our children are looking forward to a magical few weeks filled with parties, presents, family time and lots and lots of love. My son has clearly been learning about the real message of Christmas at school, because he keeps telling us it’s not…
So this morning hasn’t gone terrifically to plan. It’s my day off, so as usual I have designs on ticking off lots of things from my to do list. But if you’re a parent to a small child and you have a day off work,…
When I think of Lush, I think of bath bombs, body creams and powerful scents. I’ve long been a fan of their products, my favourites being Flying Fox shower gel, Honey I Washed the Kids soap and Karma Cream, which my husband used to buy…
It’s my turn to host the Sunday Stars Linky again, a place where bloggers can share their favourite posts each week. If you’re not a blogger, why not have a read through and see if you can discover some new good reads? Sunday Stars was…
We might still be in November but my little boy has already seen Father Christmas and got his order in early for the big day. He waited patiently in the queue, anticipation building, and he may have even sneaked a peek inside Santa’s grotto before…
When it comes to Christmas shopping, I find it’s really handy if those I’m buying for give me a few hints as to what they want to find in their stocking. Having said that, sticking to the list is also a bit boring and can…