#Blogtober17 Day 21- Unusual Crushes

Haha, unusual crushes, not many topics I could think of beginning with a U… But now I think about it, I don’t think any of my crushes are that unusual, in fact they are pretty boring… I really don’t get the likes of Mr Bloom or Mr Tumble, even the uproar about Tom Hardy never … Read more

#Blogtober17 Day 20 – Teenagers

SO, Teenagers! I currently have three of them,with Kaide nearly there!  Xene is 19 and now settled into university life, although she is coming home for a short visit next week and I cannot wait! Lochlan is 17 and in his second year at college studying Games Development and Film & TV, he is unsure … Read more

#Blogtober17 Day 19 – Secrets

 Ooh secrets…But as someone pointed out, if you tell us, then they won’t be secrets anymore, which is true, so instead I will give you 10 things that you probably don’t know about me, although if you took part last year, there may be a couple of the same ones, because you know baby brain … Read more

Norwich Airport McDonalds #YourNewMcDonalds

The children are huge McDonalds fans and when we are going on holiday, a trip to the golden arches usually signifies the start of the holiday! Tyrus is particularly partial to their Chicken Nuggets, and with his food issues, I always know that if he has been having a bad few days with food, a … Read more

Top Tips For Dealing With Teenage Problems

If you have yet to find yourself with a teenager in your household, don’t worry your time will come, just appreciate when your younger children listen to you and do as they are asked, without a humph or an eye roll… No-one has ever said that parenting a teenager is going to be easy and … Read more

The school run gets easier with a Vauxhall Zafira Tourer.

My school run every day now consists of depositing six children at four different educational establishments. I can no longer use the 5 seater car that we have (unless I want to do two trips!) so the very lovely people at Vauxhall allowed me to get behind the wheel of a Zafira Tourer and here’s … Read more

#Blogtober17 Day 18 – Relaxation

Relaxing! What’s that…. No, i’m joking, of course I relax, if you count going to bed and sleeping! With seven children constantly needing something, there is never much time to relax, there are always one hundred other things that still need doing, having said that, if we don’t all take some time to relax, then … Read more

#Blogtober17 Day 17 – Quotes

Today it’s quotes, here are a couple of my favourites! Can’t wait to read what your favourite quotes are. <div align=”center”><a href=”https://norfolkfamilylife.com/category/Blogtober17″ title=”Hexmum”><img src=”https://norfolkfamilylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Blogtober17.png” alt=”#Blogtober17″ style=”border:none;” /></a></div> [inlinkz_linkup id=743918 mode=1]

cosy autumn updates for the home

With the clocks due to go back next weekend (hooray an extra hour in bed!) the nights will be drawing in sooner and the temperature will start to drop. Today I heard the gaggle of geese flying overhead, signalling their migration to a warmer climate (only a little bit jealous) I am currently decorating the … Read more