Tag: kids

I don’t want to be a ‘No Mum’

I don’t want to be a ‘No Mum’ or a shake your head “is that so?” Mum. I decided long ago that I’m aiming for a ‘sit back and let it all go Mum’. I […]

How to carry out the most perfect bedtime routine

Announce it’s bedtime and continue to do this for at least 40 minutes, while also throwing a few ‘if you don’t go to bed you’ll loose your tablet’ empty threats Head up the stairs and […]

It’s a Dad thing

I remember the days when my husband’s old ways would include baggy jeans that hung at his knees. Now he’s a Dad, gone is the lad, he wears trousers with belts and tools hanging down, […]

Swearing

I want to offer reassurance (mainly to my Dad) that I am not foul mouthed. You see he’s offered up his concerns and questioned where on earth I have learned to swear like a mother […]

One, Two, Three

Lets rewind a bit, it’s 2011, we’ve just bought our first house after spending years and years renting. We manage to save for a deposit, we didn’t go on holiday – EVER, we didn’t go […]

The ‘things to look forward to’ jar

Today my son’s teacher suggested the children might like to do an inspirational excise and create a ‘things to look forward to’ jar. Being keen on any work where the girl can also be involved […]

The Twilight Zone

It was a random Monday morning. The worst blinds ever bought by anyone in the world hadn’t by some miracle lost their grip in the night and whooshed up, so the room was still in […]

A Sad Feeling

The first born is sad. He went to bed and, just when we thought they must be asleep (based on the quietness level and lack of shouting) he let out a little whimper of ‘Dad!”. […]

Water and Kids

The girl cannot leave the house without turning on the outside tap as she passes it, full blast, getting soaked and then needing a change of clothes, shoes etc. She will play in the garden […]