My children are desperate to going camping; they want to sleep in a put me up tent on the floor with nature creeping around then nibbling at their toes and the rain gushing in through the flaps of the front door. Me? I am not so keen. We are going glamping in August but this is purely for budgetary reasons and as a partial compromise so the kids get the sensation of sleeping under fabric … [Read more...]
Sep 21, 2012
Advertorial: The Best Shops in Portugal….
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The Best Shops In Portugal You'll probably want to spend a good deal of time lazing about on the beaches and exploring the historical sites of Portugal. However, it is well worth taking a day out to walk around the local shopping stores, where a variety of traditional goods and tourist souvenirs are sold. The team at Directline Holidays have suggested the following retail outlets as being … [Read more...]
Aug 7, 2012
A guide to surviving the six week holidays…
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A guide to surviving the six week holidays... I am sure most of you have noticed by the lack of traffic on the road and the increase in gin sales that the summer holidays are well underway. Local parks are filled with middle-aged mothers hiding bloodshot eyes behind sunglasses and sipping Pinot from a Peppa Pig sippy cup in a bid to survive whilst teachers around the globe lie basking on … [Read more...]
Dec 23, 2011
Not the best of days….
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It has not been the best of days, We are ready for Christmas, the presents are wrapped, the turkey is waiting for its moment of glory and the chocolates are waiting to be scoffed. … [Read more...]
Sep 5, 2011
put the gin down, it’s here at last…
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Its here, it has finally arrived. Hours, days, weeks of waiting have passed. Sometimes the agony of being patient has been almost too much to bear but my endurance has finally paid off and it has come. … [Read more...]
Aug 14, 2011
the evening before the morning after
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Its a strange feeling; from tomorrow onwards I am going to experience something completely alien to me and he who helped create them. From tomorrow onwards for two whole weeks we are going to be living with only one child. … [Read more...]
Jul 31, 2011
Day 2…. Is Hell Freezing Over….
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The Holiday Diary If you missed Day One - click here Day Two, Twin boys diary entry: I went to the park, I was tired. Twin girls diary entry: I went on the climbing frame and the slide. My entry: Dear teacher, The kids are spot on. They did all of the above. My day was fabulous. I awoke at 6.06, fed BB then pulled on my clothes and painted my face in an attempt to erase … [Read more...]
Jul 25, 2011
Day 1 of hell……
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Twin boy and girl have been asked to write memoirs of their six week holidays for school. I am keen for the teachers to have a realistic view of what six weeks at home 247 is like. … [Read more...]
Feb 25, 2011
I am depressed
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I am officially depressed! Half term for me usually means a plethora of new blogging material; but for some obscure reason my children have refused to behave like performing monkeys and provide content for your amusement. I can even confess that I am dreading the return to school on monday as it has been rather nice just crawling around at snail pace not rushing from drop off to pick … [Read more...]
Dec 18, 2010
Gin for breakfast?
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Technically its not even school holidays yet; officially they start on monday but already I have that overwhelming urge to stick needles in my eyes that always seem to arrive with the holidays. I wish I was a mum who enjoyed making things out of glitter and baking biscuits. But the harsh truth is I would rather slowly snip my toes off with blunt scissors that attempt a full on craft session with … [Read more...]
