February half term is often a bit bleugh. It’s the tail end of winter, and if I’m honest, I’m still on the post-Christmas lull. At this point, I’m ready for Spring and willing to hibernate until it arrives. The prospect…
View PostOne thing I have realised since having children is that they can cost a small fortune. As babies, they need nappies, milk as well as all the baby equipment you acquire. When they grow up, it’s no better as they…
View PostHenry asked me for the second year in a row of we would be getting an Elf on the Shelf visitor. I smiled to myself and with great delight as I broke the news to him that no, we would…
View PostWe spent the evening nostalgically looking at photographs and videos from the last seven years. Comparing Hugo to Henry and vice versa. It’s hard to imagine that the baby Henry in those videos is actually my seven-year-old giant today. He…
View PostAs summer draws to a close its very much bittersweet. Back in July when the freak heatwave struck I couldn’t wait for it to end. I had a newborn baby and with temperatures reaching almost 30 degrees Celsius in my…
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