We went on our first proper family day trip in two years at the weekend. We’ve had the odd afternoon out locally, of course, but this was the first time we’d been on a full day out since before the pandemic. As the nine-year-old is about to become the ten-year-old and nobody has had a …
Month: March 2022
A few weeks ago, we had parents’ evenings for all three kids. And they all got glowing reviews from their teachers, which was nice. It seems that my belief that all of them are geniuses may not be completely unfounded. But then something else happened. A few days later, they spent the night at my …
Happy World Book Day. Or commiserations on World Book Day, depending on where you stand. I’m somewhere in the middle. I love books and it’s only right that the importance of literacy is both celebrated and promoted. It’s a nice distraction from all the awful things happening right now too. But, bloody hell, it’s hard …