It's the Easter holidays. On Good Friday we asked the boys what they wanted to do. As well as various requests for Scalextric tracks and Monopoly, large boy said he wanted to see his grandparents. Trying to meet up with himself's parents for the day is kind of hard as we live 8 hours apart. … Continue reading A Little Joy
The last couple of birthdays for the boys I've written a post about who they are and how they've grown and changed. Himself has just faced a big birthday, so I figured I'd give him a similar treatment. He probably won't like that because I'm likely to get soppy and write nice things about him. … Continue reading Himself at 40
I've got to admit that we're all about the modern day festival of chocolate and treats at Easter. We aren't religious, occasionally forget pancake day (don't even call it shrove Tuesday) and we don't give things up for lent. That said, we also try not to focus too much on the edible treats. Easter in … Continue reading Our Easter Treats
I've decided to do a monthly round up for everything we've read each month. Himself focuses on science articles and forums and news, so he's not getting a section - books only! Large boy The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer I was very impressed with how large boy coped with this. Its a 7.5 level … Continue reading March 2021 Reading
This post has been contributed by Eric at The Thoughtful Beggar, I'll let his own intro do the talking because I love the ethos: ... an online magazine dedicated to thought, and the sharing of it with like-minded people. Like-minded in the pursuit of a deeper, more fulfilling existence, not in a lockstep agreement of … Continue reading Lessons in Loss 10: Show’s Over
What Is The Golden Bloggerz Award? It’s an award made to motivate and reward all these amazing bloggers that work daily to serve their audience and they deserve more recognition. Their priority is to do their best to help their readers solve their problems & reach their goals! Rules Place the award logo on your … Continue reading Golden Bloggerz Award 2
Instagram was something I knew nothing about when I started blogging. I'd been deliberately steering clear of it - all the chat about "insta perfect" lives really put me off. I thought I would end up looking at other people's pictures and feel like I didn't live up to some imagined standard. Facebook competitive parenting … Continue reading My Instagram Favourites
I started writing this post in response to a comment on my post about throwing a lockdown birthday party. I wrote a couple of paragraphs and then decided that it was a bit overkill for reply to a simple "the kids have missed out on so much" sympathetic comment. Here's the thing, COVID is shit. … Continue reading Keep Adapting
I'm kind of jumping on the bandwagon here. I've seen some cool posts from Tom, Michelle and Em lately, giving a lowdown about them using a nifty alphabetic categorization. You can see their posts here: The Doubting ThomasBoomer Eco CrusaderEchoes of Em So, I thought that I'd give it a go, not least to provide … Continue reading A to Z of Me
This post has been contributed by the wonderful Lindsay at Live, Parent, Teach, Repeat. She's just hilarious, reading her posts I feel like I'm a fly on the wall in her house. Her series' of lockdown diaries from both 2020 and 2021 are an absolute must read - waiting for her daily updates is honestly … Continue reading Lessons in Loss 9: Cherishing a Link
