I love my kids and would throw myself into the path of danger to protect them. Already, you know there’s a caveat coming up imminently. And here it is. I’m truly sick of them getting in our bed! Saying ‘them’ may seem somewhat uncharitable towards the older two as they’re a lot less to blame …
I can’t believe we’re in late October. The weather we’ve had this week has been amazing! Yesterday we had to drop off oldest at a friend’s birthday party. As it was near a favourite countryside route, we decided to go for an impromptu walk. Lovely it was, too. The younger two got plenty of fresh …
We went to Rhymetime this morning. Or ‘Mimetime’ as it shall henceforth be known. Why? Well, youngest seems to think she’s on an episode of Top of the Pops somewhere in the mid-1980s. She used to merrily sing along, but now just either keeps her mouth shut or pretends to sing. We have no idea why. …
My parents are moving house soon and we’re really going to miss the place. They’ve lived there for 25 years, so it has been a happy home enjoyed by several generations. Yesterday, we went for the final barbecue in their lovely big garden and, of course, to enjoy the surroundings too. Youngest didn’t need much …
Youngest is going to be three next month. Three! I can’t quite believe it. All clichés about the passing of time are spot on. I remember her birth more vividly than those of her brothers. Not simply because it was more recent, but because of how far removed it was from the quiet homebirth we …
One of the best things about being self-employed is that I get to do the morning school run. I know it’s not the most relaxing of parental responsibilities. This may also raise some eyebrows among people who see me on it every day and I can understand why. I always look exhausted, exasperated and, to …
Whether you like it or not, autumn is definitely here now. For the record, I really don’t like it but I’ve mentioned that before. I’m one of those people who insist on not using the central heating in September so, for me at least, today is the official first day of the season. As it …
Our house has been on the market for a couple of weeks. We’ve tried to move once or twice before only for circumstances to change, so are determined that this is our time. As a result, our house is the tidiest and cleanest it has ever been. All of the long-neglected DIY jobs have been …
We’re a few weeks back into the new school year and all three kids seem to be doing well. Youngest has settled into nursery without so much as a drop-off tantrum and the six-year-old is doing brilliantly at everything. I always worry about oldest, simply because he’s been there that much longer than his siblings …
They grow up so quickly, don’t they? Youngest is now at nursery a couple of times a week and is loving it. She’s settled in so well and it’s as if she’s always been there. There’s one day a week when her pick-up time coincides with that of her brothers. It’s lovely to watch them …