Yesterday was Oscar’s fifth birthday! I can’t believe it’s been five years since he was born! Why does time seem to speed up when you have kids? He had a great couple of days celebrating. He was at school on the actual day, so we had a party at a…
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I tend to keep my New Year resolutions realistic, to ensure I actually have a chance of achieving them. This year will be no exception. I thought I’d share them here, in the hope that writing them down and being able to refer back, will mean I don’t forget them…
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I’ve had a bit of a break from blogging over Christmas week, but in order to capture the memories of Christmas, I thought I’d illustrate my past week using just photo’s, so here we go… Hope you’ve all had a lovely Christmas too! J x
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We had a great day at Alton Towers today. We’d heard great things about the Santa Sleepover and when we called to enquire, we discovered that you can also just visit for the day. As we only live an hour away it was a much better option for us. We…
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The other day I was looking through my blog archives and came across my very first post. It was the day after the scan, which revealed we were expecting twins. I think in terms of key lifetime moments, that one is definitely is top of the list. I’m not going…
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Today was Oscar’s first school nativity play. He was an angel and he sang his heart out – bless him. I was super proud! And yes, there was the odd tear! It was a little disappointing the we couldn’t take photo’s during the production or of the whole cast, but…
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So, a few weeks ago, I posted some tips for having a stress free Christmas, which I’d pledged to follow. Well it’s not quite going to plan! Life appears to be getting in the way of my plans! Our extension is now almost finished (full post and pics coming soon),…
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In our house it’s that time of year again…time to arrange the childrens’ birthday parties! Oscar’s birthday is the beginning of January and the twin’s is the beginning of Feb (great planning there!). Kids today appear to have a jam-packed calendar of parties to attend. I’m sure when I was…
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Last Friday it was my lovely mum’s birthday. She does so much for us, so I always like to make sure I buy her something extra nice. This year I decided to treat her (and me) to a day at Eden Hall Spa at Nottingham, the week after. I love having…
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Apparently today is ‘Black Friday’. And yes it is… in AMERICA! I just don’t understand why it is suddenly a thing here in the UK. Everyone seems to be jumping on the bandwagon and my twitter feed was full of Black Friday deals this morning. I remember when sale times…
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Getting in the Christmas spirit has had me thinking about the things I would like to receive from my loved ones. So, in the spirit of making things easier and less stressful, I’ve put together my wish list. Hopefully Simon will appreciate the helping hand..! Whistles Duffy Satchel…
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